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Continue reading →: Tricast Betting
Hanging around on the Lisburn Road yesterday evening, I wandered into the bookies curious to find out what bets they could accept on the Olympic games. It was mutually agreed that I could take a punt on predicting who would be 1st, 2nd or third in the men’s 100m – tricast betting.…
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Continue reading →: Too much cake
My early morning cooking has been noticed and a halt has been called to the 4.30 baking. Fair enough, dawn should be given a break before I inflict myself upon the world. Hairy Bikers, thank you for inspiring the above. It tastes great.
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Continue reading →: Fat man loses weight
16 stone is a lot…103 kg roughly, but I always knew that I had become a blob. Denial wasn’t an option. I’d seen me in photos and it was not pleasant. 3kg lost since my last weigh in with the Practice Nurse. She is probably a lightweight, but I wouldn’t…
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Continue reading →: Tea Fruitcake
Hairy Bikers have a recipe for tea fruitcake, which I tried to bake the other day while I was over at my mother-in-law’s. Judith eschewed the collaborative baking suggestion, so I had a go on my own. I had brought round a bunch of ingredients, but sadly no mixed fruit.…
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Continue reading →: Blood Sugar
I did well to stay off the booze for over 8 weeks, but after the holidays my belly bounced back. Today I will be getting some advice from the local Practice Nurse on how to manage my blood sugar. I don’t know why I haven’t finished reading Dr Mosley’s book…
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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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