Sunday, 15 October 2017

Day of the Lamps

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I accept that I'm not someone who's ever been regarded as a person of good taste.  Clothes, sports teams, food, music, TV, idols - n...
Sunday, 8 October 2017

Farewell to a legend

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A fun but sad moment last night when we said "goodbye for now" to my old mate John McIlroy. But not before he (and...
Monday, 25 September 2017

Seaside perspectives

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My old mate John Gordon and I headed up to Scarborough on Saturday morning to witness something a little bit different. Oliver'...
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Tuesday, 19 September 2017

A farsighted gesture of kindness

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Jamie has for some time held a fascination for birds and is now something of a self-taught expert in our feathered friends. This is a...
Thursday, 14 September 2017

Creeping away from the nest

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Something of a landmark moment on the walk to school this morning when Jamie disappeared off into the distance. Now into his second week i...
Monday, 11 September 2017

I'm not bored, I'm not bored, I'm not bored...

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Good evening once again from Salford where my "working away" adventure continues apace.  And out and out luxury is never far away....
Wednesday, 6 September 2017

I'm only writing this so I don't have to go to bed

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Greetings campers.  You join me in my uber-budget hotel in deepest Salford where I'm staying whilst doing a bit of work.  Just s...
Friday, 1 September 2017

The Lion's sh*t tonight

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"Where is ze boy?" Those were the first words we heard this morning when Jamie's new amigos rocked up at our balcony de...
Thursday, 31 August 2017

Camping it up

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I never thought I'd say this but I'm sick of drink. OK, I take that back - it was the drink talking - but, when yo...