What A Delightful Culinary Yummy Treat
This certainly banished the grumpliciousness blues the other day. My Dear wife bake me a Victorian sponge cake that was just beyond words to describe!… Read More »What A Delightful Culinary Yummy Treat
I'm a retired guy who enjoys blogging. I try not to take life too seriously, that's why I have called this blog Silly Old Sod. I suppose sometimes I am silly and I'm definitely getting old so the name suits me. I hope you enjoy your visit and if it made you laugh then I have achieved my mission. Thank you and I hope you visit again.
This certainly banished the grumpliciousness blues the other day. My Dear wife bake me a Victorian sponge cake that was just beyond words to describe!… Read More »What A Delightful Culinary Yummy Treat
Being at home a lot these days often means a stint of ‘do it yourself’ jobs. Mine usually consist of a brush and a tin… Read More »Have You Ever Cut A Tile Successfully?
I think it’s happened, well, something has happened. I’m nearly proper old! It crept up on me when I was least suspecting anything, doing things… Read More »I’m Officially Proper Old
Knock knock, who’s there? It’s me again, yes, me and I’ve got something to say. Nothing important, just that I have been absent again and… Read More »Knock Knock
Is napping a thing? I know I’m not a Spring chicken, but I have never thought of myself as a ‘slouch on the couch’ either.… Read More »Is Napping A Thing?
Here I go, trying again after what seems a lifetime away from my blog. Before I jump straight back in, I just want to say a big thank you
I just don’t know what’s going on anymore, I’m talking from a technological stance. I’ve always thought of myself as being ok in the internet,… Read More »Challenged
Pas De Moutarde Française as they say in France. There’s an official shortage of French mustard in the shops. There are a couple of reasons… Read More »No French Mustard!
It’s been a strange year, well, for me it has although I’m not complaining, honestly. Now it’s almost time to welcome a new year, 2024… Read More »Happy New Year 2024
I can’t believe how busy I have been these past couple of weeks. I originally came to Wales to put my feet up and generally… Read More »Busy! I Have Been Non-Stop
Sleep has been something that has been lacking in my life lately. I don’t mean like I haven’t slept for months on end, total insomnia,… Read More »Brand New Tossing & Turning Machine
What goes ‘Whoa, bloody hell, plop’? I can tell you, it’s my wife, Debbie, carrying a freshly homemade Banoffee Pie from the kitchen to the… Read More »The Banoffee Pie Incident
Right, where to start? Apologies for being missing in Action for at least a month or two or perhaps, even longer. I got myself a… Read More »I’m Back And Hopefully For Good!
Well, I have finally managed to get our new apple tree and plant it in the old dustbin that was lying around and doing nothing.… Read More »Our New Apple Tree
My dear old Mom used to say quite often, ‘..these things are sent to try us’ which usually meant she was having a bad day.… Read More »Things Sent To Try Us
So far, it’s been a strange summer, certainly here in mid-Wales. We’ve had the hottest June on record followed by what must be the wettest… Read More »My Garden
I’m not very good when left to my own devices. I can cook, sort of and make drinks, wash up, clean and, dare I say… Read More »What A Mess
It was my wife, Debbie’s birthday a couple of weeks ago and when I asked her what she would like as a present, she said… Read More »Alexa Has Arrived In Our House
I have this old galvanised bin that’s been in the garden since we moved here in 2017. It’s always been empty, I’ve never used it… Read More »My Old Bin
Sometimes it’s not as bad as you first think. I’ve been having a few laptop troubles this past month or so when the thing seems… Read More »My Missing Mouse