THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS
It’s Sunday morning. I cheerily call ‘Hola!’ as I cycle towards a small group of Cubans waiting at a bus stop. It’s exactly the same spot...
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Sep 28, 20234 min
SMASHING IT!
Quote of the day is a message I received from our youngest son Tom, a few days prior to us setting out to Cuba - ‘A holiday + a disaster...
Apr 17, 20235 min
YOU’RE RIGHT, IT REALLY STINKS
Quote of the day: ‘A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.’ - H. L. Mencken Crack. Giving the throbbing...
Mar 27, 20232 min
SQUARE TWO 🤞🏻
Quote of the day: ‘Scars remind you of difficult places in your life that you've championed.’ - Burt Bielama Things have all been...
Mar 20, 20233 min
DRUGS AND ALCOHOL
It’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 14, 20235 min
BECOMING 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 3, 20235 min
MOVING FORWARD
Quotes of the Day: “If your world doesn’t allow you to dream, move to one where you can.” - Billy Idol “If it scares you, it might be a...
Mar 1, 20237 min
SIX DEGREES INSIDE
‘Home - a gathering place for family and friends to join together in laughter. The one place you will always be surrounded by those who...
Feb 22, 20233 min
SHIT HAPPENS
“Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.” Vernon Sanders Law ‘Our pancake day yesterday was...
Feb 17, 20237 min
BE GONE, FOUL DRAIN
‘Simon went to McDonalds yesterday evening. A guy came up to him and started talking. Half his face was covered with floral tattoos and...
Feb 15, 20232 min
UP AND ABOUT
‘You know what really winds me up? Spiral staircases.’ Not so sure now about that one Simon although it sounded better this morning, love...
Feb 12, 20233 min
BONE TIRED
‘If you boil a funny bone, does it become a laughing stock?’ - Anon From a very unscientific study carried out last night, I can confirm...
Feb 11, 20235 min
THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD
‘A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step’. - Lao Tzu After struggling for years with lower back pain, things have...
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