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Continue reading →: Oven delayed gratification
This is not what you think, unless you were thinking his oven delivery has been delayed, in which case you’re bang on. Ordered a Bosch in-built oven on 7th January from Argos – told delivery would be 16th February – accepted delay reluctantly – checked online to see why they…
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Continue reading →: Massacre in Chicago
Today we commemorate the brutal slaying that happened in Prohibition era Chicago. Yes, it’s Valentine’s Day. Duped lovers will be buying cards, roses and champagne, whereas true romantics will have penned poems, baked heart-shaped scones and wooed away without commercial exploitation sullying their efforts. Cheapskates or romantics? Chicken dinner is…
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Continue reading →: A right card
My enthusiasm for my website project is unabated. Having designed a business card, I have ordered 250 to be printed silk\matt 440 something or others. I picked an image of a hand holding a fancy fountain pen and made it appear to have written When English matters…my tagline. I will be looking…
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Continue reading →: Reflection
Rather than sit and look at a screen which is failing to load a program, I have taken this opportunity to share some inspired thoughts with my readers… Nuns are nice. I have this on good authority, so please do not bring up the infamous laundry in Ireland or Christopher Hitchens’…
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Continue reading →: Hot flushes
Today was central heating day, at least in our house. Do we need a pump flush? The sludge built up in our central heating system means that we have radiators that are only partially hot, and the one in the hall is stone cold. The fine art of balancing was…
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Continue reading →: Soaring with the eagles
As I stepped out onto the Mongolian plains from the warmth of my tent, I filled my lungs and savoured the advent of spring. It had been a harsh winter, as usual, and it was good to throw off my winter clothes. My horse was tethered outside and gave me a…
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Continue reading →: Feedback
People rarely tell you exactly what they think about something you have created. Brutal honesty can hurt. Being a pseudo masochist, I pretend to like the pain of honest criticism. A sophisticated colleague commented on one of my odes (inuendo) which is a touch racey. I lean towards racey at…
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Continue reading →: It’s just another day
I forgot how boring it was to read blogs that itemise the trivia in people’s lives. My apologies. The BSD is what it says on the tin, a diet. If I have become one of those bloggers that types out their eating habits thinking that other people might be interested,…
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Continue reading →: Day 2 – BSD
Breakfast: black coffee – 2 cups 2 boiled eggs Mid morning break: double espresso – 1 cup Lunch: Quorn curry After work drink: Water sparkling
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Continue reading →: Day one – BSD
Q1. How much weight do I plan to lose? A1. About 3-4 stone (40-60 pounds) – 10-15% of my body weight =approx 30 pounds Q2 Where can I get a digital blood sugar monitor? A2. Boots has a mobile tester for £30 Go M-Plan – eat the Mediterranean way (lowish…
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