I have had a curious week. There has been a fruitless telephone conversation with a pension company, followed by a random cheque received from Scottish Widows with no covering letter to explain what the money is for. Maybe they appreciated my calligraphy so much that they sent me money for making an effort. I had previously explained to them that my investigations proved that they had sold my old workplace pension to another pension provider. I know better than to cash-in random cheques. I will wait patiently for the explanation that will no doubt arrive some time in May 2026.
To soothe my weary soul – and it is weary, what with all the football and politics colliding on our screens – I made another collage. I am rather fond of this one:-
And this is it before it was stuck down:-
It takes a lot of time to find an assemblage of pieces that I am happy with and when I do I take a quick snapshot of it so that I don’t forget where I’ve placed all the papers.
I haven’t had an ear-worm this week – Elegia kept popping in for a reprise – it seems I am still watching Pretty in Pink in my head, so I can’t go wrong with another from that film….
Have a good week, and don’t forget to vote for one of those 2 men!! Or somebody else if you have a choice.
Wonky Words 
Oh, craps, pensions! I hope you get your sorted soon. I will have to brace myself and look into mine, which will be scattered about all over the place and worth bugger-all anyway.
I’ll definitely vote for one of those men, or maybe a woman…
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Eryl – I’d strongly advise a good bracing and look through your paperwork! Those old pensions might be worth more than you think – especially if they were final salary pensions – if they were, then don’t transfer them. The tough part is knocking on doors for money that’s rightfully yours. It’s surreal. And you may be sent random cheques!
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Um..is that Revolting John? I have drunk rather a lot of wine so perhaps I’m confused. Probably not..it does look the chap who dances with his knees on backwards.
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Dinah – Revolting John??? Nope, not one iota of this post has anything to do with John Travolta!
I shall let you sleep it off.
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I wish someone would send me random cheques!
Love that collage… Jx
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Thank you, Jon!
Scottish Widows have form for sending out random cheques to non policy holders – they perform like the national lottery. One man received a cheque for £14k!!! My cheque was a smidge less than that. Anyhow, you might get lucky one day.
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You received a random cheque and I won an e-gift card from the People’s Lottery, these things come in threes I wonder who the third will be, isn’t it exciting?
I vote for man 2 he is less fuzzy around the edges.
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Mitzi – Mr Devine is missing in action – Ernie has probably paid out and he’s now off on his yacht somewhere.
I’ll vote for man 1 then, I wouldn’t want him to feel rejected, and I like a bit of blur.
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I agree, all letters should be prepaid. And I learned a new word : Slovenly.
Thank you for that. As in opposition to Salubritas et Eruditio as they say in Cheltenham.
Sorry, I have not seen these men, received no cheque also, excuses.
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Mr Mags – Scottish Widows sent me £75 – my goodness, this means they want at least another 10 envelopes??! I will spend it on food if I get a letter of explanation. I would rather be an honest beggar than a thief.
Have you ever seen me write a slovenly letter?? Well, on occasion, perhaps! I am always careful when addressing Cheltenham – tittles in place – taste and judgement exhibited for all to see.
Anyhow, no excuses necessary.
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I would gladly accept a check (as we write here on this side of the pond) and dare a MF to ask for anything back! But, to be civil I would not use any profanity in writing! All the best, sweetpea! xoxo
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Savvy – I’ll probably cash the cheque/check eventually! But… I will proceed with caution. I think it’s compensation for a data breach, I’d like to be sure though.
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Oh yes, I know those men very well. They’re Jim and Jolyon Pringle of 33 Aspidistra Crescent, Biggleswade. They’re quite reclusive which is why they only permit symbolic figures rather than an actual photograph. Apparently they own the world’s largest collection of stuffed koalas.
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Nick – Really? I thought it was Mrs Betty Pickering who had the collection of Koalas? I thought the Pringle twins were famous for reinventing the portable toaster? Wiki’s got it wrong again!
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Ah yes, my mistake. It was indeed Betty Pickering. In fact as a qualified soft-toy operative I donated a number of koalas to her.
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Nick – I always wanted to be a soft-toy operative.
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Sounds like exactly the right kind of curiousness – xxx
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Lulu – I still haven’t got to the bottom of that cheque. Weird, we live in this high speed age of technology yet getting answers in real life is very hard!
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