bloody britain

A list of things I find annoying:

1) There is no place to buy reeds in Cardiff.
2) I have to order said reeds online in bulk from a provider in Britian.
3) The postman won't leave them for me; I must sign for them.
4) Postman leaves me a note telling me that said reeds have been taken back to the Delivery Office, with a stamped phone number on the back that is illegible b/c the ink ran out.
5) I have to search for said phone number online.
6) I call said Delivery Office, and they are not open, but the man who answers looks up my package on the computer and says, no, it has not been returned to the delivery office.
7) I have no idea where my reeds are or when they will be delivered.

Yay for Royal Mail.

Now let's turn our attention to the issue of the clothes dryer. No one in Britain seems to have one. We do, however, have a clothesline in the so-called "backyard." I mistakenly dropped a white tank top on my way back into the house after collecting my freshly dried clothing. I did not find white tank top until this evening--in the rain. Yay for odd British idiosyncrasies. Yay for Shelley's clumsiness and inattention to detail.

Things that make me happy :-)

Digestives! mmmmmmmm.......
Shortbread sticks! mmmmmm.....
umm, when i think of something not food-related, i'll post it.

For now, goodnight, gentle readers. May your mail be on time and your clothes always be dry.