2011-07-22 20:16
Thus spoke a former leader of the Conservatives, Ian Duncan Smith (IDS) who was widely derided in this role. Yet, he is now the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and depending on your… Read More
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First there was the man on the Clapham Omnibus. Now there's me! A reasonable woman, living near the Piccadilly Line.
2011-07-19 16:04
Watching TV last night on our huge screen attached to cinema surround sound I said to Alex – I’ve seen this Come Dine With Me. At least three times, I added. This led me to moan… Read More
2011-07-06 15:05
Well, ok, it wasn’t quite that but Alex and me did go to register our intent at the town hall this morning. Tom, the registrar could not have been nicer. He told us all about his gay s… Read More
2011-06-24 07:32
A crystal ball was passed around in the pub at last night’s leaving do for a colleague. We all asked it a question, shook the ball and awaited our fate. The answers were abysmally nega… Read More
2011-03-01 21:25
You haven't done a blog in ages Alex whinged earlier this evening. Well, dear reader, the reason is twofold. One, there's been nothing in particular to blog about and two, life has just been… Read More
2011-01-18 17:43
We spent the actual Christmas with Alex's folks and it was a quiet one with all the family present. Alex's grandmother did not make it to the table, however. She is 91 and has had a few set… Read More
2011-01-18 08:53
Occasional pauses from the treadmill of professional life such as Christmas holidays can result in life changes. Alex and I spent last Christmas cogitating about moving from her cottage and… Read More
2011-01-18 08:48
It was our anniversary on Saturday and Alex asked me where I was going to take her. After some searching I came up with a plan and suggested that in a neat little corner in our end of London… Read More
2011-01-17 17:49
We went to see Salad Days in the Riverside Studios on Sunday. What a delightful warm confection of a show that was silly at times, slapstick, witty, funny and could make you laugh and cry, a… Read More
2010-12-21 10:02
Ireland has ended up with egg on its face. The responsibilities for it, it is said, are collective. As the Celtic Tiger slithered off to its natural home in the East, the hangovers set in a… Read More
2010-12-21 09:52
Marge and I got drunk one night, years ago, with the Proclaimers as we walked 500 miles around the houses in the bar of a hotel on the banks of the Foyle. The great thing about Marge is th… Read More
2010-12-07 11:13
The woman on the radio was well excited. Corrie is unmissable this week, she declared breathlessly. So with that in mind I suggested to Alex last night that she interrupt her viewing of Come… Read More
2010-10-13 10:20
I woke up yesterday to the news that Claire Rayner had passed away. Yesterday was also the second anniversary of my mother’s passing and I was feeling the loss of her. I listened to Cl… Read More
2010-09-22 10:35
So today, with the dust settled after the departure of one and all, there is no time to relax and little time to reflect. We have spent the day at the washing machine and packing. The break… Read More
2010-09-22 10:33
Alex and I had spent Sunday morning painting and decorating after spending all day Saturday at it as well. The Leonard Cohen words from the Tower of Song, accurately summarised how I felt… Read More
2010-09-13 09:53
Jack is one of my longstanding friends and he and I both moved from the old country to London around the same time way back in the late 80s. And while I was happy to live in Zone 2, Jack wa… Read More
2010-08-31 15:25
Home is an elusive concept at the moment. When we got back to the Piccadilly Line from the Village just over a week ago our new house was like a building site with a film of dust everywhere… Read More
2010-08-18 09:56
Sorry, is, in many respects, a throwaway word, uttered countless times during the course of a day. You accidentally bump into someone, you sympathise with the bereaved, you hurt feelings uni… Read More
2010-08-02 18:23
Hilary has an accent that would cut glass. Even if I heard her speak anywhere near the Piccadilly Line I would find it so. But to hear it here in the Village is quite another matter. It&rsqu&hell…Read More
2010-08-02 18:05
IN MEMORY OF EVA GORE-BOOTH AND CON MARKIEWICZ The light of evening, Lissadell, Great windows open to the south, Two girls in silk kimonos, both Beautiful, one a gazelle. But a raving autumn… Read More
2010-07-16 09:23
That Alex and me are still smiling after loading this lot up is amazing. There was much coming and going, lifting and toting, not to mention pushing and shoving. The hardest thing, we both a… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
In the spirit of Letitia Cropley one of the eccentrics in the village of Dibley, I set to baking a loaf of bread this morning without buttermilk. Buttermilk is a commodity that’s nigh… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Alex and me were just getting out of the car after our Friday night curry, when Anni, smart and sassy appeared next to us in the orange glow of the street lights, fizzing with excitement abo… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
We left the Piccadilly Line to visit Pobol Y Cwm. It was Alex’s grandmother’s birthday at the weekend. Mam, as she is called in the family was born one year after Armistice Day… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Alex and me did it. We got married. It was the happiest day of my life. From start to finish, and I wish we could live through it all again. We made our vows in front of our nearest and dear… Read More
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