I've worked for nearly 50 years with only a couple of gaps while still in my twenties. I started life as a lowly copy typist, slowly progressing via secretary to PA/EA/Office Manager, finally to what I call "running small businesses". But I've struggled to put a title to it... 'cos it encompassed so many areas,... Continue Reading →

As I write this, I've been on a period of enforced rest for two months, while Himself's rest period has lasted for seven months. As is my wont, I've been musing on rest itself... what form it takes, and the impact it can have (both negative and positive). Himself is not good at resting -... Continue Reading →

Just of late, in addition to the health challenges I've been dealing with, I've also been feeling somewhat peeved. Sometimes those words have been a true reflection of the emotion I've felt, while at other times, it been very much a polite euphemism. Here's the kind of thing I mean... My car has just had... Continue Reading →

Here's a link to a previous post which explains the origin of this idea. ... that the magnificent British sense of humour has found a way to deal with the outbreak of right-wing idiots who've been painting things in the street (roundabouts and the like) with red crosses - or the cross of St George.... Continue Reading →

In answering this question, I'll be talking not about the edifice, but the location. Being British, I shall start with weather 😉 Having become intolerant of heat and having never become immune to cold, I'd seek somewhere with a temperate climate. A place without extremes of either heat or cold, but also not crazily wet... Continue Reading →