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 has
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 they’ll
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 caused
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 decided
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 had
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. This
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 number
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 been