Goodbye Crocodile Rock
The suspense has been almost unbearable since those heady days in September when I first saw the sign Crocodile Rock on the shop across the road from where I live in Lewes, East Sussex. Since then it has been a…
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The death of an amiable giant
I read about someone’s death this morning and felt that oddly non-personalised sense of loss which occurs when someone who you don’t know but who has always been there fades from the scene. It is a bit like when you…
What I write when I decide not to write
I was tempted not to write anything today. Well, I am ill with the ‘flu and I should take it easy so they say. So I thought I might just write a few words of apology on here today and…
‘Flu on a rainy day
It is raining here in England. It isn’t as bad here in the South as the 12 inches that fell in one day up in the Lake District in the North West over the weekend where there have been major…
My favourite albums from the Naughties
A good friend of mine, Adam the guitar genius from the band Foxes! has asked me to come up with a list of my favourite albums released in the decade that is just about to end. It is so tough…
Obama Sitting On The Wall
Whilst we in Europe have been excluded from behind the scenes meetings between our leaders trying to get their act together and agree who should get what job, electorates elsewhere are also wondering what the hell’s going on with their…
Vote for the Iron Lady! Oh, sorry, we haven’t got a vote
I am not familiar with Vaira Vike-Freiberga, two-time President of Latvia who is known to her friends as V.V.F and to everyone else as Iron Lady. Mrs. Vike-Freiberga was interviewed today in The Times and, well, I was impressed. I…
My Garden in November
It is a fine mild November day here in Southern England and my small courtyard garden in Lewes Sussex is looking good. I missed it last year as I was in hospital with a brain haemorrhage, in fact I think…
Seeing Double
More is not always better especially when it comes to getting an eye full. I know we shouldn’t say that we have seen enough of the excellent American president but even he would get fed up if this was what…
Who do we want as European President? Who cares?
Do we feel sorry for Fredrik Reinfeldt, the earnest and ever so moderate Swedish Prime Minister? He is the current president of the European Union in the system which is about to be changed where the leader of each EU…