Category Archives: memories

It Shouldn’t Happen To A Lawyer: Knitting And The Danger Of Flying Low

Posted on Jul 24, 2019 by

Most of my working life was spent in and around London. However, the projects I worked on were nationwide, from shopping centres in Chester and Barnstaple to retail parades in Cambridge and Brighton, Offices in Poole and Manchester and industrial … Continue reading →

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Shoes Have No Soul

Posted on Jul 23, 2019 by

I bought new shoes for the forthcoming nuptials. Brown lace ups from Sons of London, an online emporia of gentlemen’s shoddery. This was under instruction from the happy couple to ensure I am fully compliant with the tonal requirements of … Continue reading →

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A Triumph Perhaps And Then A Tear #cricket #memories

Posted on Jul 13, 2019 by

Regular readers will know I like cricket though ‘like’ is a facile feeble flaccid word to describe the ludicrous passion I have for this game of ins and outs and meal breaks. The love began in the 1960s and runs … Continue reading →

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Part Three: Working The French #france #french

Posted on Jun 12, 2019 by

Et encore more reminiscences of La Belle France Work. I’ve had to visit Paris many times through my work. Conferences, partners get togethers, client meetings and marketing trips, one football tour with the office eleven and the final meeting in … Continue reading →

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Part one: My French Debut #france #french

Posted on Jun 10, 2019 by

I’m in France for most of this week so I thought a series of posts on my experiences of all things French. As our nearest neighbours – I am speaking as a Brit not as an Englishman, just to clear … Continue reading →

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Use It Or Loos It #toilets #bogs #WCs

Posted on Jun 9, 2019 by

Baby boomer, London suburbs 1960s I have had a curate’s egg of a relationship with the little room, the bog, the gents, the WC whatever you want to call it. At home as an infant it was just a toilet, … Continue reading →

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It Shouldn’t Happen But It Did: The Dog And The Strip Light

Posted on Jun 6, 2019 by

I spent the first two years of my legal career in a small firm dealing with mostly domestic matters: property buying and selling, wills and probates and domestic disputes, including divorces. One case involved a family restaurant where the son … Continue reading →

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