Step this way…

So there I was, two delicious Cox’s Orange Pippins on my plate, washed and polished, with their little Union Flag stickers removed, my fruit knife poised, when I was struck by one of those ‘Oh, dammit’ particles.

“To hell with it,” I said. “Time to put my new teeth to the ultimate test.”

 ”Are you sure?” Graham asked.

“Yup.”

“Well, be careful.”

And that was the moment when, for the first time in umpteen years, I sank my teeth into a good British apple. Perfection!

With no problem at all I bit off a nice little mouthful, the juice spurted, and my taste buds recorded a spasm of delight. Only way to put it.

“You look as though you enjoyed that,” said Graham when I’d finished chewing.

“I most serpently did. And what’s more I’m going to finish both of them the same way.”

He wandered off, leaving me to the delights of my apples and my perfectly functioning teeth. I’ve always heard that the test of a good, properly fitted denture was to be found in the eating of an apple. I don’t know about that but I do know that for five minutes I was served more than adequately by my new gnashers.

I’m a happy man.

The rest of the day was spent in bloggery. I’m going to have to find a way of handling all the old archives other than moving them over one entry at a time; I tried a few, but even without a calculator I know I’ll not be able to summon up the time and patience needed to do the job that way. So, for the moment, I’ll leave them where they are and put up some links here, probably in the sidebar.

Because, yes, you’ve guessed it, I really, truly like writing my journal this way and I’ve decided to cut over here and now. If I were not experiencing a feeling of massive liberation I’d be a little sad. As it is, it’s a case of “So long, and thanks for all the hits.”

And, to my friends and readers, welcome to the journal in its new home. I shall be fiddling with the layout and stuff for a few days more but it’s already functional and, more important for me, fun. I’m looking forward to journalling my way through the New Year now.

Care to follow me? Great. Step this way…