Tag Archives: humour

That Christmas Letter…

Posted on Dec 24, 2018 by

25th December 2018   Dear All, It has become customary, I’ve found, for friends and family, to enclose a letter with their Festive  cards summarising their family’s many glorious achievements during the past year. These missives have taken on the … Continue reading →

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The Lining Of Clouds #memoir #humour

Posted on Dec 6, 2018 by

Dave The Mechanic Coming home from holiday brings back many memories. In the long hot summer of 1975 (no, ok, that was 1976, but where would we be without rose tinting) my holiday comprised a kind of grand tour around … Continue reading →

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Equine Ambivalence

Posted on Nov 15, 2018 by

The other day I wrote a post that included a picture of a horse. Someone saw it and expressed a certain concern, wondering if it was happy. It does have notes of eeyore about him. But I was ambivalent, I … Continue reading →

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Asking Questions Can Be Dangerous

Posted on Oct 27, 2018 by

As a lawyer in the field of property, one of the simple tasks, when buying a piece of land, is to ask what are called ‘Preliminary Enquiries’. These are a set of questions that aim to dig out any little … Continue reading →

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Hunted #holidaymemories

Posted on Oct 23, 2018 by

Today, a dog, not Dog, some black-brown-drool combo rather randomly decided to check if his paws could reach my shoulders. To say I was taken off guard is rather like saying I’m not surprised when my children offer to buy … Continue reading →

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Niceland: #iceland Part 3

Posted on Oct 19, 2018 by

Iceland had lived up to its own stereotype: the geology is otherworldly, converting your bill into sterling is like rubbing soap in your eyes, and the weather swings from chilly to downright parky and back again. The capital, Reykjavík, is … Continue reading →

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Naturalised Londoner – The Outdoor Life, Part Two

Posted on Oct 17, 2018 by

In part one I set the scene, of my joys as a delivery boy, here. The nadir so far as this role was concerned came in the Spring of 1980. The senior partner had a client who worked in the … Continue reading →

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