Most people out there in Blogland have opted to go anonymous. It gives them the chance to say things without worry about the fallout, so lon...Read More
Following my last entry, Bstrong ( downsyndromelife.blogspot.com ) wondered if I’d publish my wife’s bramble crumble recipe. I thought it w...Read More
Tonight my wife made that greatest of great desserts, bramble crumble. Packed with the hard won blackberries from our annual hunt (See The G...Read More
I’ve heard it said that it’s better to regret the things you’ve done than the things you haven’t done, and I can’t help but feel that there’...Read More
This is sooo funny It would probably help if you have some kind of broadband connection, but it is worth the wait. http://www.pureesoiree.be...Read More
Maggie and I celebrate ten years of marriage today, making it our “tin” wedding anniversary apparently. We met at the local college where we...Read More
Returning from the fairground with my children, it was all I could do to keep the contents of my stomach where they belong. I’m too old for ...Read More
We live in the future. Despite the fact that we are not all driving around in hover cars and wearing silver suits, there are times when it s...Read More
If I ever found myself employed as a state torturer, I would do away with the rack, the iron maiden, red-hot pokers and truth drugs. I have ...Read More
Before I get complaints that it looks like I dragged my daughter face down along a gravel path, I should explain that she’s covered in blac...Read More
Local papers often give away more about the nature of their area than they intend. The freebie that we get through the door every Friday is ...Read More
Needless to say, having set up Losing a Hundredweight , I thought I’d see if I could find other like-minded sites out there in blogworld. To...Read More
For those following my ramblings, you will know that as well as turning the rest of my life upside down, I have changed my eating habits too...Read More
Across cultures and across time, men have had the need to prove their manhood. The most powerful of rituals have traditionally been kept for...Read More
For a rural county in Scotland that is mostly made up of remote villages separated by lots of hills and countryside, there are plenty of cul...Read More
For those who don’t know, a Lada is a car made in the old Soviet Block and for a while was relatively popular in the UK because it was so ch...Read More