Most remiss of me, but I forgot to mention that the Man With No Knees (I don’t know where that came from – no offence meant) is walking again, of a fashion. The physios have done a great job, namely not taking ‘no’ for an answer, and the medical team have succeeded in reducing the [...]
The way things are going, a long wet July is beginning to look like a normal summer. This will be the third such summer in succession, and my money is on next July being exactly the same. Nothing can be done, of course. If the climate is changing, it is beyond our control. The truth [...]
Well, it seems that there are only 22 weeks left to Christmas. That’s according to a certain shop in Monmouth, displaying a fully jazzed-up Christmas window with all the usual red-and-green motif, snowy scenes and tinsel. I can’t really put my finger on it, but I feel oddly disturbed by seeing this window display today. [...]
Two headlines popped up on my internet home page this morning, viz: * “Peter denies song is about Katie.” Peter Andre has denied that his new single is about his estranged wife Katie Price. * “Who’ll go this week?” Eleven housemates are up for eviction this week. Who’ll get your vote? I could ask the [...]
When the Aged Ps headed off for Saundersfoot on the Sunday before last, Sal’s Dad didn’t seem in the finest of fettle. He made much of the pain in his knees, but we all brushed it off as an attempt to get out of leaving the comfort of his own home. After all, the flat [...]
Halfway through July. I find that hard to comprehend. I’ve only just got over Christmas. Another five weeks to go and we will be starting our eighth year at Aspen House. Unbelievable. At the outset of this new venture, we were going to give it just ten years, thinking that by then we would be [...]
Yesterday was supposed to be the official launch of my second book but, due to crossed wires, poor communication and lackadaisical organisation (by others, not us, I hasten to add), it turned out to be the biggest non-event since my 21st birthday party. So I’m not going to talk about it. We are simply going [...]
After a disastrous summer for bumble bees last year, I am pleased to report that there is much more activity in the garden this year. No doubt that is partly due to the rather better weather we are having (notwithstanding the fact that it looks none too promising at the moment), but I wonder also [...]
With the approach of the full moon on Tuesday, the weather moved from gloriously hot and sunny to colder and more unsettled. Although there was no marked change on the actual night of the full moon, it is probably fair to say that the weather is likely to remain unsettled for the next two weeks, [...]
If anyone out there is in any doubt that we have become a nation of fatties (Whoops! How very un-PC!), all you have to do is to stroll through the lingerie department of any of our High Street stores. Now, before anyone reports me to the authorities for suspicious behaviour, I have to tell you [...]