Please forgive my brevity and lateness but we are living in very interesting times at present. This New Year has certainly been eventful and I am really, really hoping it doesn’t carry on as it has begun. After all, interesting times in China is a curse. We opened the month with one of our little […]
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Living in interesting times, in the Chinese sense
Posted by Jennie Finch on January 29, 2026
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/living-in-interesting-times-in-the-chinese-sense/
A bit more than “something” this month
As I have said before, there’s always something. Something to go wrong, or get in the way, or just vanish for absolutely no reason. Well, this month there’s been a bit more than just something and this overload’s the reason I didn’t post last time. Generally there are a few hiccups, living in such different […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on December 7, 2025
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/a-bit-more-than-something-this-month/
Well, some upgrades are good, if annoying
In this networked and computer driven society one of the most annoying thing is the compulsory upgrade. After years of using IT, way back to the dial-up days, I have always been of the opinion that if something needs constant upgrading it doesn’t work properly anyway. This rather rough rule of thumb applies to many […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on October 30, 2023
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/well-some-upgrades-are-good-if-annoying/
Love our home but hate the infrastructure
Pondering over the last month or so over last night’s dinner we both agreed we love our home. When we were first considering the move we had a short list of what we would like. A very short list actually. We wanted off road parking, one of the growing problems in Saltburn. In fact it […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on September 11, 2023
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/love-our-home-but-hate-the-infrastructure/
Not everything new is a good thing
My apologies for the brevity of this episode, but there are very good reasons for it. I am currently struggling with “the new”. Specifically, the new Google that has imposed itself on the website I use. It has been sending little messages for several months now about “sun setting” some elements. I should move to […]
Posted by Jennie Finch on May 14, 2023
https://www.jenniefinch.me.uk/not-everything-new-is-a-good-thing/