Ahem Laurie, my father-in-law, died just a week ago. He was a close friend before he became my father-in-law as we were in neighbouring offices […]
Ahem The weather this past month has been ridiculous even by English standards, a confusing farrago of passive aggression and bipolarity. For several days it […]
Ahem, La Hune, our long-neglected house in south west France, was my location and work-place for most of the month. Plotting a non-motorway course due […]
Ahem Ant and Susanne, the magnificent Miles from Luxembourg, arrived at Broad Oaks on their bi-annual work detail on a long list of repair and […]
Ahem Our dogs have not been well. Both Bonnie and Max have suffered from stomach trouble, but Bonnie stopped eating and drinking and her temperature […]
Ahem A small section of the road outside the house was resurfaced one day without warning, with a lorry, a paving machine, several vans, and […]
Ahem The year started new-pin-brightly, with a hangover-free park run on a mild New Year’s morning. Also, I began a diet and forswore alcohol, once […]
Ahem On 5th December, Jurrat knelt in the autumn leaves before our first-born daughter Jessie in the garden of Broad Oaks and asked her to […]
Ahem My previous one-scener blue moon trips to London have now turned into weekly or twice-weekly trips into the City for my temporary stint as […]
Ahem So they want to make me go to rehab, I said yeah yeah yeah? The NHS has answered my enquiry from last year about […]