I used to dream about the flint buildings and chalk grasslands of Sussex when work took me away for a few years from the county of my youth. I have been back, thankfully, for some time now and, on Sunday,…
I got my camera out over the weekend in the interests of martial arts. My kung fu club (White Crane Fighting Arts) asked me to go to Eastbourne where they are doing a demonstration of the finer points of kung…
After a week of uninterrupted sunshine here in South East England, I woke up this morning to a fine shower of constant Spring rain. Grey skies, a hazy damp mist and, yes, OK, rain. Out in the street people are…
It was an exciting race. Two horses fighting it out over the fences to the narrow margin of victory at the Cheltenham races yesterday. The two jockeys too – fought it out with even more determination and vigour. What got…
On-line banking is fun. It is what we are all told that we should do. It saves paper. It is easy. It saves time. It saves money. Well Bankers’ money…..do we want to save them money? I have an on-line…
I am putting my feet up today. After the weekend of thinking about the consequences of my visit to the hospital on Friday, I have had to let a number of thoughts float freely round the majority of my brain…
I had to look for reasons to be cheerful over the weekend after spending some time on Thursday at the Eye Hospital and on Friday with my neurologist. Luckily the Golden Croci have decided to steal centre stage in my…
If you are ever misguided enough to think that Beethoven’s Fifth is too familiar and hackneyed a work to get you all excited any more then, I have some advice for you. I have been listening to the excellent Naxos…
British politics is getting exciting again. Well, to tell the truth, I have always found politics exciting but I am a bit of a news nerd. Now, however, we should all enjoy the fun. The latest opinion polls show that…
Now that we are progressing through March, the Sun is getting higher and, looking out of my study window, I can see that it is now getting higher enough to send its restorative rays into my little courtyard garden that…