Eureka – I have the SOLUTION

I have unlocked my laptop computer! What a joy. I was really in attack mode and would have solved it myself eventually but son David came to the rescue. He has all my passwords and he had the key , presto, to open the computer. In all this I learned a few things too.

Music is the answer – very soothing in times of stress

A Three Dog Problem by S.J. Bennett – An unfortunate death and a wandering painting leads to a royal investigation

joulesbarham's avatarNorthern Reader

A Three Dog Problem: The Queen investigates a murder at Buckingham Palace:  Amazon.co.uk: Bennett, SJ: 9781838774820: Books

A Three Dog Problem by S.J.Bennett

“The Queen investigates murder!” It’s a headline that has never appeared, but in Bennett’s world of palaces, dogs and a huge band of people who make royal life work, Queen Elizabeth II takes more than a passing interest in the unexplained events that take place in that world. This is the second book in a series of cleverly constructed mysteries, where “the Boss” may not do the hands-on investigating, but knows how to ask various people to do so on her behalf, very discreetly. This book relates to the events of the first book in passing, and develops some characters introduced, but is so well written that it stands alone. Yes, there is some difficulty with the basic premise that a ninety year old woman, who is probably the most photographed person in the world over her lifetime, could quietly gain enough exclusive information…

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Navigating Between Roadblocks

I am not even sure of a proper title for this blog entry. But I am wending my way among numerous roadblocks. I will try to find an appropriate photo to illustrate this dilemma.

First there is the wise squirrel from the website Peter’s Pondering.
One of my favorite photos – Picasso and his cat

These kittens are befuddled also

Our Third Born Son Is Coming Today

As I write he is in the air winging his way to Seattle. I hope he is in the mood to sort out all the tangles of Assisted Living for two old geeks.

Plants at the entrance to our apartment – the container on the right was given to us by said 3rd born and his wife when we moved in almost 2 years ago. Thanks to COVID we haven’t been visited in person by most of our family. Thanks to modern technology we still know what we all look and sound like.

A very old photo of Janet (me) using an Amstrad computer (?) in our home in Ireland

Our little family 50+ years ago in St. Lucia

The Computer Is Mixed Up

It couldn’t possibly be me could it? I am having a hard time sorting things out between my laptop and my tabletop computers. So failing to get back to my old way of posting I have improvised and am now working with my table top. the only trouble is that part of this set up is rather wobbly. Good for a laugh any how.

Inside looking out

This isn’t quite the image I was looking for to portray the situation. Maybe I should stop now so I don’t get in even more of a muddle – looking for special notebooks with passwords. Passwords are all important!!

I KNOW NOTHING

Don Ostertag's avatarDon Ostertag: Off Stage

HOGAN’S HEROES was a weekly prime sitcom consisting of 168 episodes running from 1965 until 1971. Set in a German POW camp, it’s humor revolved around an inventive group of Allied POW’s outwitting the inept group of German overseers. It scripts and cast continue to amuse us even today on cable.

This reblog is from 2014. While it doesn’t deal with the TV show directly, it hits on my experience of the show’s acceptance on 2 former POWs and also a time Leonard Nimoy asked a question..,and was sorry he did..

One reason for the reblog is the excellent work being done by John Holton in his blog The Sound of One Hand Clapping. After a post on the Allied characters/actors, and another on the German characters/actors, John is writing a complete synopsis of each of the 168 episodes. Fine, entertaining writing, whether or not you are familiar with the…

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A Real Muddle

Now I am in a real muddle. Unable to open my laptop computer. So I am sending this SOS from my improvised Table Top Computer set-up.

Imaginary image of me having packed up my computers and walking away.