Mar 20, 20233 minDRUGS AND ALCOHOLIt’s 45 days since I last had an alcoholic drink. I think it was last year I did a two month abstinence spell through choice. A few years...
Mar 18, 20238 minMY MOTHER’S DAYQuote of the day: ‘Every day I wake up and think: How on Earth did I become this much like my mother.’ Simon’s busy watching Chelsea FC...
Mar 17, 20234 minDOGGY DOINGSQuote of the day: ’A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.’ - Josh Billings Simon’s offering: ‘I’ve...
Mar 16, 20234 minHEDGING MY BETSIt’s less than three months until they start breaking ground at Hampton Court Flower Show. That means midsummer is not that far away. Of...
Mar 15, 20235 minSIMON AND THE C WORDBig day! I‘m going out. Only to our local town with Simon, but it’s still almost ‘out, out’. First thing is to get into the car. This...
Mar 14, 20235 minBECOMING ELIZABETH‘Some plants become weeds simply by virtue of their success rather than any other factor. You merely want less of them.’ - Monty Don...
Mar 13, 20233 minSQUEAKY CLEANQuote of the day: ‘Turn off your email; turn off your phone; disconnect from the Internet; figure out a way to set limits so you can...
Mar 12, 20234 minTHE TRAMADOL DOGQuote of the day: ‘If you walk a mile in my shoes. you’ll end up in a gin bar.’ - Unknown It’s 38 days since I had drink. An alcoholic...