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 →

... forgetten to bring your wallet when you’ve been scheduled to pay for a meal? No. It's a subject I feel rather strongly about having had an ex who used to do what I called the wallet dance - you know, gesticulating and miming "is it me or is it you?" despite having insisted we... Continue Reading →

That use it or lose it is absolutely true. To date, I've chosen to prioritise my brain health, being afraid of my family history of dementia - but the reality of a body wearing out as you age is also no fun. Being in your sixties doesn't mean you lose the ability to undertake new... Continue Reading →

We're knocking on the door of my favourite season - autumn/fall. September has just started, and I find myself disturbed to hear rumours of an Indian summer. This is hardly unusual for this time of year - indeed, the opening game of the rugby season was often a time I'd find myself unexpectedly bathed in... Continue Reading →

Once upon a time, I was a regular user of an online forum where one of the popular threads was called "Today I learned..." And I have to admit that - nearly 15 years later - I still think about having a place to mention those things I have recently learned, so I thought I'd... Continue Reading →

As we move into the final knockings of summer, my mind went back to that time I remember fondly as my last summer of freedom. I can't lie, I longed to go to boarding school. I'd been brought up on Enid Blyton's "Mallory Towers" and "St Clare's" books, and it sounded like so much fun.... Continue Reading →

So... it turns out I'm not just getting old 🧓 I've not been feeling what you could call tip top of late, and it turns out there are one or two good reasons for that. After a lot of too-ing and fro-ing, many (many) blood tests, it turns out I am deficient in Vitamin B12... Continue Reading →

After moving earlier this year, lots still remains on the to do list, so I've decided to give it my full attention. I'm not going to put a firm date on my return, as I suspect it'll end up being somewhere between how much gets achieved and how much I miss being here 🙂 Till... Continue Reading →