It’s been a busy few weeks since we had our little trip to Yorkshire just after the Easter weekend. I still have lots to write about our stay in Bridlington – blog post imminent. Rory...
Fond memories of Jackie magazine
“I’m scared! Mind if I hold onto you?” A suggestion from the Jackie Annual 1980 on small talk worth trying on a boy in the cinema. The article was titled ‘Boy Calendar – where...
Step away from the computer!
I am sitting at the computer trying very hard to ensure my posture is correct. For the last few weeks I have been suffering from a trapped/pinched/displaced/blummin’ painful nerve in my spine which has...
Christmas: no turkey, rude reindeer and trouble on the trains
Well what a funny old Christmas break that was. My aunt remained in hospital throughout the period and this just put everything out of kilter. Christmas Day itself was odd as Mum and I...
Pre-Christmas catch-up
Things still a bit crazy here so apologies for the lack of communication from me here on the blog and the lack of visits to other blogs. I mentioned last time that my aunt...
Remembering each and every one of them
Knowing some weeks ago that Remembrance Day, 11 November, would fall on a Tuesday, the day my weekly column appears in print, I was in no doubt what I wanted to share with readers....
Florentines, guitar riffs and the Nobel Peace Prize
Often when I do a quick round-up of my columns for the Lincolnshire Free Press, regular blog readers will have noticed that some of them have content from previous blog posts: snippets from a...
Crutches, celebrations and columns
I’ve still got a couple of posts from our trip to Northumberland but I’ve decided there’s no rush to get them on here: they can keep. But I will just let you know what’s...