Year: 2008

Hello gentle readers, Earlier in the week I had the pleasure of eating my lunch under pale blue sky in a local park. I sat quietly on a bench enjoying the view. My telephone was set to silent and I had nothing to rush back to the office for. Just me, a tasty sandwich, the distant rush of traffic and the soft whisper of a breeze. I could hear birdsong as I’d switched off my MP3 player. It was one of those cherished moments of calm that, if you’re lucky, find you. What made it all the more enjoyable is that I hadn’t gone looking for it. I could have quite easily walked back to work, caught the bus or […]

Hey peeps, How’re tricks? All good I hope! I’ve just come in from being sat in the garden enjoying the spring weather and now I’m being distracted by Futurama on Sky Three. So much for blogging while the TVs on. (Ed: no, not that type of TV). [ time passes ] Okay, now the gender-bending festival featuring Coilette has ended, I can start waffling on. 🙂 I went out to Chams the other night and it was good to catch up with friends. The group decided on a logo and following last month’s *ahem* wardrobe malady, dress code and other amendments to the group’s statement is firmly on the cards. After all, we wouldn’t want Joe Public to think we’re […]

Hey there, You know how those old routines used to start with: “A funny thing happened on the way to the theatre”? Well, I had two slightly odd incidents this week… and I don’t even work in theatre. Two times where I’m glad I kept my trap shut rather than blurting out what’s rattling around my brain. The first incident was when I dropped my lad off at school. One of the mums – clearly a working mum – had on a pair of 20s style heels. I’d put money on them being the same ones I got from New Look the Christmas before last. I’ve got a pair just like them and they are probably the comfiest high heels […]

Yo! Did you have a good Easter break? In fact, did you get a break over Easter? Not everyone does these days. Luckily for me, I did. Not that I’m one to gloat. Well, okay, maybe a bit 🙂 The other night – at NottsChams – we had a dress code incident. Which is kinda funny (not funny ho ho) because officially we don’t have a dress code. I appreciate that there is a certain amount of irony in a group of TG folk reporting what is proper attire. 🙂 Heh, proper attire, makes me sound like some school ma’am. 🙂 Now I’m not talking about short skirts or low tops. It’s more – how can I put this tactfully? […]

Hey there unbelievers 🙂 The Easter holidays are upon us once again. Let’s here it for bank holidays! What follows is a bit of a retro-post. Not so much ‘What Lynn Did Next…’ but some back story. A couple of days ago I got in touch with an old school friend (IT is a small world) and we got talking. He – let’s call him ‘B’ – was my best mate at primary school and, for a time, at secondary school too. I remember not fitting in with the other boys in class. They liked fighting and football, I liked Banarama* and books. Alarm bells anyone? 🙂 But B didn’t care and we were mates through the end of the […]

Howdy pardners, It is, as someone once said “it’s the little things.” Sometimes Lady Luck smiles on you. One The other day I was circling a full car park with Wee Man in the back – who *really* wanted to go the park and not wait 10 mins while I found a space. As a looped back, someone pulled out and we slipped straight in. The rain that was forecast never arrived and I found a tenner in my wallet. Two Earlier in the week – after the wind had died down – I made a trip into town for a spot of shopping. I was running low on tights having put my finger through my fishnets and then laddered […]