Treading on eggshells

Wednesday, 11 July 2018 - 9:24 pm - No comments
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Very recently I somehow succeeded in getting myself banned from Twitter. While the microblogging site has been under pressure to clamp ... [Read on]

A nose that runs faster than Usain Bolt

Wednesday, 20 June 2018 - 10:43 pm - No comments
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Yesterday Hannah and I went to visit her grandad in Letchworth. He is 90 years old and is doing very well for his age. The day went well ... [Read on]

Speak as I find

Tuesday, 15 May 2018 - 1:04 am - No comments
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On Sunday we visited a couple who lived on the premises of the prestigious Oundle School. This was to collect the aforementioned Ikea ... [Read on]

Bedding down

Thursday, 10 May 2018 - 10:01 pm - No comments
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When we moved to our current home, we realised there would be a fair amount of downsizing required. Those two huge Italian sofas had to go ... [Read on]

Sitting on a fortune

Monday, 30 April 2018 - 11:58 pm - No comments
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We moved home back in January, and prior to that move we had to make a painful decision. Of our two sofas, we would only be taking the ... [Read on]

To earn a crust

Thursday, 22 February 2018 - 12:56 am - 1 comment


We have been in our new home for almost four weeks now, and things are falling into place in their own time. The office/spare bedroom is ... [Read on]

Keep on moving

Monday, 5 February 2018 - 12:43 pm - No comments
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Last week we moved to a nearby village. There is still much chaos, but walls are painted, carpets have been laid, and two unwilling cats ... [Read on]

Dotty Christmas

Monday, 25 December 2017 - 2:57 pm - No comments


The big day itself, and the cock is in the oven. The yearly juggling act that is managing to prepare two plates of yum. And the gifts of ... [Read on]

Pull a cracker

Thursday, 21 December 2017 - 1:55 am - No comments
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Christmas is coming, and we are preparing to move home. Not too far - just five miles away to a nearby village. It will be quieter, and ... [Read on]

Snow joke

Monday, 11 December 2017 - 2:23 am - No comments
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My partner Hannah has a bit of a love affair with snow. She does love it when "there's tinkles". I don't, because it's cold and it ... [Read on]