Here is my Facebook diary entry for 3rd May 2012:
Today I walked to Raynes Park and back via a fry-up at the Eat Well cafe in Grand Drive. Not up to the Martin Cafe standards, but ok. The long drag up Hillcross Avenue was lightened this time by the Independent Crossword which only lasted halfway. The paper got a bit damp.
A couple of days ago I mentioned the boring Blay-built houses. That was a little unfair because there is nothing wrong with the houses themselves. It is just that there are thousands of them in identical side streets, with no shops or other facilities, filling the area between Morden and Raynes Park (now referred in Estate Agents’ speak as West Wimbledon – provided you live on the right side of the railway). What were once pretty front gardens are gradually giving way to the motor car. Soon there will be nothing but standing room for cars in the fronts of all the houses.
This evening we ate Chicken Jalfrezi (one I made earlier) out of the freezer.
I am using a mouse I got out of a Christmas cracker.
You write on FB like the way you post here. Are you still active there Derrick?
No, Arlene. I began on Facebook and was very soon informed about WordPress and how to do it. I moved over on 9th May 2012. What you see today had those small beginnings
WordPress is way, way better, isn’t it?
It certainly is
Thanks for reading and asking
I love these pithy daily jottings, Derrick. And I see that even then, you were still very witty when it came to titles!
Actually I didn’t have titles then. That is today’s effort 🙂 Thanks very much, Sandra
Ah ha, that explains it, Derrick! 🙂
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Mouse in a Christmas cracker. 🙂
Thanks very much, Merril
Lovely to read your entry in 2012 and the Chicken Jalfrezi sounds nice 🙂
Many thanks, Sue. It was one of my staples when I cooked and Jackie was still working
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A mouse in a Christmas cracker? How would such a thing be used?
I used it on my laptop. It was small but perfectly serviceable 🙂 Thanks a lot, Laurie
What a nice little prized to find in a cracker.
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I like WordPress better as well. I have found so many wonderful friends like you. ❤️
So true – and like you. Thanks very much, Laleh
Pleasure is all mine ❤️
I made the same shift from FB to WP. I guess that is the story for most bloggers. Happy that you made the switch.
And vice-versa, Andrew. Thanks a lot
So sad when the traffic of cars takes over!
Yes, indeed. Thanks a lot, Gary
WordPress is so much more interactive, don’t you think?
Quite so, Jill. We have that to thank for our conversations. Many thanks. 🙂
You know – it is only now that I realize that I did the same thing. When I started on facebook, I would put up photos of my yard, garden, and plants. I never had much time for it or love of it, and I mostly only went on FB to see what my kids were up to on it. Then the kids grew and I used it even less and then I started blogging.
🙂 Thanks very much, Jodie
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You made Chicken Jalfrezi! Did I read correct?
You did. I cooked many Indian meals, until Jackie retired, and being better than me, does it all now. Many thanks, Rupali 🙂
LOL – I know – that’s Jackie’s thing!
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You got a mouse in a cracker?! Those crackers must have been good!
They must have been, Clare. Many thanks