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Continue reading →: Chelsea vs Albany
The Chelsea is a beautifully designed reincarnation of what had been a muddled concept – a sports bar cum gastro pub. It has been transformed into the sort of venue for BT9 residents, or those who aspire to be part of Belfast’s nouveau riche, with a round bar on the ground…
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Continue reading →: Burning the past
La Piaf sang it so well “avec mes souvenirs j’ai allumé le feu”. Yes, it was barbecue time chez nous yesterday afternoon. Our recycling centre behind the oil tank has all you need: bikes, plastic containers of all colours and types, and Christmas trees. You have to wait a while…
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Continue reading →: Such a night
Dr John sang it and I lived it, in a modest way, last night on the tear in Belfast. D, R, Y and I started chucking down the frothy stuff about 5.30 pm in the Speakeasy bar. Sharps for me, Guinness for them. I was in no mood for a…
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Continue reading →: Elephants galore
There is a leafy part of Surrey where elephants are gathered in large numbers. The curator of this collection is none other than my own mother.
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Continue reading →: Change is as good as a rest – discuss
Change in our work or domestic life doesn’t have to be daunting. Just ask Michel de Montaigne. He was a French aristocrat with a unique way of describing the world, from which perspective we have the word ‘essay’. His essays drifted along like a modern day blog, encompassing a wide…
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Continue reading →: Plans
I sometimes do a bit of planning, nothing too dictatorial. The flexibility is an essential feature of our bohemianism. Money comes in, goes out and occasionally we have some left over to do stuff. With my seventies on the horizon, financial security would be nice and good health a more…
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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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