I know, not the subject you want to start a good blog but let us get it out the way and enjoy the rest. Putin wins again but he still has...

A friend once told me she likes spanking! I thought it wise not to delve deeper into her special desire only I did wonder if it is the...

They do leave real life behind. This is the story of a young man who was a great chef who left his job and came home to help his mother...

No, not mine, that is in the middle of the year. This time it is Michael’s birthday and he is turning 30. Where has the time gone, just...

Disaster Strikes The latest news is the house that the eco-friendly manufacturer built and the insurance broker has collapsed. Structural...

I would like to propose a new idea for Christmas. Instead of all the normal Christmas food let’s do everyone’s favourite food for...

Life through a lens On my 14th birthday, my mother gave me a Browning camera with two rolls of film. It was a square cardboard box with a...

What is Christmas without a little drama to take you out of that dreamy path of preparations for the festive time? Ours was last night,...

What is the Day of the Dead? Good question and from my research I have come across the following. It is held around the same time as...

Marley was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk,...

Before I get on to the subject of Halloween, let me just update you on the progress of certain individuals from the last blog. Michael is...

Well, it has been a while but I am back typing away with gusto. Talking of gusto, Gary has just had his birthday, he has one every year,...

The Chinese are up to their subterfuge again. GSP went to the Chinese embassy to get a visa to visit China in the New Year and they...

Common sense is not so common. (Voltaire) In my opinion, a blog is to moan about why people are like that and why all the stupid things...

This weekend had everything, from Lauren picking Alex up as they walked into the sea for a swim and hurling him into an oncoming wave....

When someone passes away, tradition is when one chapter departs, another begins, and while it is a moment to grieve, as one chapter...

Firstly, in case we forget, it is Robert's birthday on the 12th of August and he has bought himself a Tesla Model 3, an electric car with...

Those sweaty Italians are getting hotter by the day. I blame it on all those Fiat Pandas they drive around. I am pleased we did not have...

Talking of memorable times, Matthew has just had his birthday, yep, comes around every year and we hope he has had an amazing birthday....

The trip is over and now it is time to knuckle down and earn some of the money, we so liberally spent in Italy, surcharges a shame as the...