Nigel makes some pathetic excuses why his weekly blog missed out this week.
Continue reading “SH*T HAPPENS”HAPPY NEW YEAR
Wishing all the best for a splendid year ahead to every one of our wonderful readers.
Continue reading “HAPPY NEW YEAR”MERRY CHRISTMAS
Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Continue reading “MERRY CHRISTMAS”SAD LIFE
Dealing with the loss of a loved one is perhaps the hardest journey we will ever undertake.
Continue reading “SAD LIFE”REMEMBERING
In memory of all those who served, ancient and modern, especially my family.
Continue reading “REMEMBERING”BLESSED ARE THE FORGETFUL
Trying to remember things gets more difficult as we age. I was trying to remember a poem about memory, but when I remembered it, I found that it was called Forgetfulness.
Continue reading “BLESSED ARE THE FORGETFUL”THE GRAVEYARD OF GOOD IDEAS
My late father-in-law and mentor used to keep a filing drawer labelled ‘The Graveyard of Good Ideas,’ which he thought were brilliant but had been unable to sell to clients.
Continue reading “THE GRAVEYARD OF GOOD IDEAS”LEST WE FORGET
On Remembrance Day, I remember and honour those members of my family and ancestors who fought to defend us in wars and conflicts. Let us never forget them.
Continue reading “LEST WE FORGET”HITTING A BIG ZERO
When you have a birthday with a zero at the end, it’s time to take stock and look back at life … and forward to the future.
Continue reading “HITTING A BIG ZERO”BUNTING BONKERS BRITAIN
Jubilee bunting covers much of Britain for Jubilee weekend and the weeks and days leading up to it. In the local village both the butcher and the baker have strung up little flags across their frontages. The lamp posts have pairs of special Jubilee Union flags with the 96-year-old monarch’s smiling face in the centre.
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