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Continue reading →: Carl Frampton- World Champion
My £2.00 was wisely gambled on yer man Carl doing the business in Brooklyn last night. 2 to 1 odds meant I didn’t put the mortgage on the outcome, but 66 to 1 had me dreaming that he would win the fight in Round 12. In 1985 Barry McGuigan wore…
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Continue reading →: Perigord, je t’aime
Don’t worry, I’m not going to blog in bad French. I have just been looking back at photos of my brother and sister-in-law’s place in France and the wonderful holidays they have treated us to over the past decade. The lavender and hollyhocks were just as abundant this year, the…
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Continue reading →: Back to the Smoke
We have journeyed to the cradle of democracy (England) where grey skies meet men in suits and the women in power. The glottal stop is ‘in’ and the beer is crafted. Surbiton is still a busy place, both on the pavement and on the highway. Shopping is easy and so…
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Continue reading →: Bordeaux
We are on holiday, staying in a beautiful apartment overlooking the ancient church of Sainte Croix and the cobbled square. Tonight we had Lebanese food and then stumbled upon a Brazilian bar where a Salsa band had the place jumping. I ordered a couple of beers, one of which exploded…
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Continue reading →: Turbulent times
Musical chairs has proved popular with British politicians of late. Some have ended up on the backbenches. Notably the former Prime Minister, Michael Gove (the man who would not be king) and the Northern Ireland Minister who refused some other office of state. Northern Ireland ends up with James Brokenshire…
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Continue reading →: A beautiful wedding celebration
My wife and I were invited to an amazing wedding. The priest kept things light in a charming ceremony in a traditional setting. The reception in Cabra Castle had it all; the bride and groom looked very stylish as did the entire wedding party. The food was delicious and plentiful…
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Continue reading →: Dwindling Welshness?
Wales got beaten by 2 goals scored in quick succession in the second half by Portugal last night. A cynic might assume that I would now cast off my Welshness and resume an air of English smugness. Not a bit of it! The sound of the Welsh fans singing our national…
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Continue reading →: What cide are you on?
Matricide is frowned upon from Bombay to Brazil They’ve other fish to fry and other folk to kill From Bethlehem to Amritsar motherhood’s held dear Don’t be worried mothers and put away your fear We’ve locked up all our weapons, our mission one of peace We only kill your bastard sons to make the…
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Continue reading →: Underdog Euphoria
If you don’t like football or understand tribalism, look away now. Last night Wales erupted onto the soccer scene by beating Belgium to earn a place in the semi-finals of Euro 2016. It has been at least five years of hard work for manager and team to resurrect Welsh football.…
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