COVID-19 Diary: Get A Structure
For many one of the biggest issues to address with the COVID-19 imposed self isolating and social distancing will be the lack of structure. This is common when people retire …
COVID-19 Diary: Week One
The week COVID-19 got serious in the UK, but unfortunately not serious enough for many of the Great British public, who reacted in what at best can be termed variable …
One Year Back In UK
Back in September 2018 I posted about our decision to base ourselves back in the UK, a decision we had made earlier that summer, but held off telling anyone until …
Importing Spanish Vehicle Into UK
When we first bought our apartment in Spain (2000) we were inundated with helpful advice from ‘established expats’ as to who to go and see to get various things set …
Dry January: 33rd Year
Here we go again, another ‘Dry January“, the 33rd in a row, but the first following our move back in the UK for 20 years – last time I did …
Our Christmas Traditions
As we head towards our first Christmas in our new home, and the first in the UK since 1999, we will be introducing some new “traditions” to our established ones, …
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 …