Happy Anniversary Moreno
Thirteen (13) years ago Sands and I made the decision to adopt Moreno. We had been thinking about it for some time, so were a tad disappointed when he wasn’t …
Happy Birthday Tigra
Happy Birthday to Tigra who is seven (7) years old today. She remains a very sweet lady, a little nervous still around strangers (especially children), but once she gets to …
Election Fever
We are going to have an election then. I think it only fair that the people are allowed to decide the future regards Brexit, but I am far from convinced …
Choices, What Choices?
Politicians, Marketing Specialists, Broadcasters, Retailers, Hospitality and Leisure Companies will, I have no doubt, a) tell you that we the paying public have never had so many choices, and b) …
Talk To Me
In 1974 I saw Michael Crawford in Billy (the musical based on Billy Liar by Keith Waterhouse) at Drury Lane, London. In fact to be precise I saw him twice: …
My Summer Of Cricket
Back in October 2018 I wrote about my plans for a 2019 Summer of Cricket, and I have recently written about the first 6 months back in the UK, and …
Christmas 2019
Hold the back page. Grab a (large) drink. Sit down. Pinch yourself. As we approach Christmas 2019, our first in The Cottage, I am looking forward to it. I know, …
Happy Anniversary Orla (RIP)
It is eleven (11) years ago today that Orla entered our lives, and although in many ways it was a lifetime ago (we hadn’t set up the pet transports, we …