Month: August 2008

Hey ppl, A good week? I hope so. Mine – or should I say ‘ours’? – was rather good. A very pleasant week spent in quaint rustic setting far away from the maddening crowds. It felt great to have some proper family time together and get away from the modern world… Well, okay, we did still have Freeview and a dishwasher, but then I don’t do tents or ‘roughing it’. If it ain’t got 4 stars, I ain’t going. You can pry my luxuries from my cold well manicured hand. 🙂 There was no timetable or the ever beeping mobile to distract; just leisurely strolls around woodland parks, the odd afternoon tea shoppe visit and the obligatory stop offs at […]

Hi folks, Friday rolls around again huh? You’ll have to make do with a scheduled post from me this week as the Jones Crew are off on a summer holiday (Ed: cue Cliff!). I wonder if we’re having a nice time? I hope so! 😀 Anyhoo, here’s the music quiz from last week. It’s not exactly high brow, but then what did you expect from a blog that quotes pop songs week after week? 🙂 There’s no prizes although if you want to add a bit of tension, I’m sure there’s a WAV for Who Wants to Be A Millionaire on t’interweb you could use. Louis Armstrong’s Wonderful World appeared in which famous film about Vietnam? A) Platoon B) Good […]

Hey y’all, How’s it going? All fab and groovy I hope! After last week’s kick in the spiritual nuts, this week’s been a bit of a hoot. Thursday saw the annual ‘Cream on the Green’ at Nottingham Chameleons. Basically, it’s an excuse to have a party, eat food that’ll make your skirt tight (Ed: no, not like that!) and dance the night away in good company. For a laugh, this year’s do had a movie theme: so come along as your favourite movie star or character. Numerous ideas went through my head as this was suggested. I considering hiring an outfit, but I wanted something that went with the wigs I had in. I fancied the idea of going as […]

Hi peeps, What to write about today eh? Truth be told my mind’s been in such a spin today that I feel blank. The thing is I want to write something. I enjoy writing even if it is this old dribble. 🙂 Writing this blog is part of my weekend. It’s something I look forward to and when I miss a Friday – ironic considering I’m generally sh** at deadlines – I feel that in some way I’ve missed the mark. So today? What can I say. It wasn’t a bad day, not compared to some of the bad sh** people have to wade through. Y’know one of those days where it’s got capitals and a bold font to drive […]

Hiya, Roads are empty, parks are full and shop centres heave with teenagers. The school holidays are upon us once again. How time flies eh? Just last week I was with my son at his mate’s birthday party. The young guests were certainly enjoying themselves and the weather kept things perfect. One of those childhood summers where the fun never runs out and the sun is shining. There seemed – at least to me – a certain amount of magic in the air that afternoon. Perhaps it was just my parental knowledge of knowing that the school holidays were well underway and maybe the happy recollections of my own childhood. With the sun shining and the kids all laughing, I […]