Lynne

I've been leaving books on a box on my garden wall (when it's not raining, obviously) Most have gone.

Moody kid doesn't like step-father, rows with mom, gives girlfriend the elbow, writes angsty poetry

Bloke takes a very long time to throw away some jewellery

There was a jewellers somewhere near Chener's Books, two antique shops in Grove Vale, a charity shop somewhere around Moxon's. The Thai restaurant in North X was a second hand shop briefly

I have every sympathy with postal workers during the Covid epidemic. But as most people in ED will tell you (and read the threads here) the service was dreadful long before the lockdown. Of course we will make allowances now, but what went wrong before? And did the postman who left my bank statement out on the porch, and give me mail for the wrong address and give next door my post do this because of Covid? I suspect not.

Hi Any plans for the libraries to open? If shops can, I don't see why they can't

St John's & St Cs has been closed for years. Moved to the much larger school building opposite St. John's church

St. John's and St Clements School on North X rd. Also on North X, a barbers, a clock repairers (Cramers?), a charity shop,a butchers, a haberdahers. A stationers near the roundabout

They say the price of freedom is eternal vigilance. Because these last few weeks one room here hasn't had much use, I found the moths had eaten a circular hole in the carpet under the waste paper basket. Experience had taught me you can almost eliminate them, but they will return. Inspect your house at night when they come out,like most moths and just be prepared to keeping vacuuming and turning out the wardrobe regularly. Also in curtains and any fabric areas that don't get disturbed much

I agree with Localmum. There's a difference between the normal noise of children playing and continuous screaming (yes, I do mean you at the top end of Crawthew)

If this was Midsummer Murders you could break into his house while he's out, put a drugged cobra into his clarinet which would then wake up the first time he played it. Or a movement sensitive explosive.

We've had two ?600 calls today. A little originality is called for, I feel

I read JohnL's comment as he tried wearing a banana as covering which bemused me for a while On the return trip to Peckham yesterday I did a rough head count and about 50% weren't wearing masks on the outward journey and about 25%on the return (including an off shift driver). Most of the maskless people were on their phones

Thanks you very much, James. I've been on Southwark's impenetrable site for about 30 minutes trying to order replacement garden bags, and none of the pages ever let me actually order any. Just go round in circles. But your link worked first time

The male great tit from our nesting box was attacking the sparrows on the bird table yesterday. I would have liked to explain there was plenty for all but I don't suppose the voice of reason would have worked.

Just had a recorded phone call saying my BT account had been hacked. Wasn't too bothered as I don't have a BT account, but saw it as a sign that thing's are getting back to normal

The post got far far worse after the closure of Sylvester Rd. I didn't have many problems before then

We have great tits nesting in our nesting box for the first time! It's been there for a couple of years, ignored, but obviously the ED housing shortage has made it a des.res.

Hurrah! Post Oh. Wrong street.

Nor me. Except for the bank statement just left openly on the porch

Not as bad as a wasp sting, I'm finding

Got stung by a bumble bee yesterday when I accidently disturbed a nest. I didn't know they could sting. Didn't leave a barb in the skin.

One morning last week the water level had dropped by several inches. Re-filled it and it hasn't leaked since, so I wondered if it had been foxes jumping into it to get fish or just have a splash about. In the past they have chewed through the cable that runs the pump and knocked pots over.

Nothing to do with ED, so a digression, but I saw my first ever slow worm this afternoon

Very long queues at Homebase and B&Q on Friday