Marilyn Monroe
My other half arrived home from her Mum’s late last night with a bag of things that had belonged to her Dad that she thought I might be interested in. Among ...
Recent Posts
You Are The Night Sky
I have the strangest thoughts while catching up on blog posts. I’ve followed the majority of the people I follow for long enough that I might claim to”know” ...
What Kind Of Nerd Still Has A Filofax
I updated the calendar section in my Filofax today - I should really have done it at the start of August (mid year diaries run August to July), but because w...
The One Where The Nice Lady Cut My Hair Off Again
In recent days my hair had crossed the line from being half-way manageable, to slightly deranged. I tend to make the judgement as I pass the mirror in the ha...
I Want To Believe
Anybody who watched the X-Files back in the day will remember this poster on Mulder’s office wall. When I was a teenager I wanted to believe too. Then you ge...
Back To School
After a few days going through endless lists, and making seemingly endless trips to stationers, school clothes suppliers, sporting goods stores and so on, th...
Returning To Work
The radio alarm clock burst into song at 7am this morning, and got switched off perhaps one bar into a forgettable pop music track who’s name escapes me now....
The Journey To Ireland
Rather than tell the entire Ireland story in one go, I’m going to break it up into several smaller posts - otherwise it could stretch on for several thousand...
Preparing For Ireland
Wehead out of England to the coast on Wales on Friday night, and then catch the first ferry to Ireland on Saturday morning. We have rented a cottage in Count...
Perseids
We just spent the last hour on a blanket in the garden at midnight, gazing up at the night sky, trying to catch a few Perseid meteors. We saw quite a few. We...