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Birthday Buns
Known for my subtlety and restraint I decided to go light on the icing, after all, less is more, isn't it? My youngest turns 15 today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY ABBY!She shares her birthday with Jess, who at...
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My Poacher's Jacket
Glamorous it certainly ain't, this I freely admit, but I wouldn't swap my dear old padded jacket, not for all the hat boxes in Jurby Junk, not even if they came with that gramophone I've been eyeing...
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Call of Duty
Yes, 'tis true I don't get out much.Some might say that's just as well. Considering.However, come Monday week I've been called up for jury service. When I telephoned to confirm I'd received the...
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My Big Bruv'
The biggest moocher in town, serial philanderer, talented landscape painter, brilliant guitarist/lead singer, qualified chef and (last I heard) currently married to wife number five.He frustrates the...
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Be Still My Beating Heart
Due to an under-active thyroid gland, I'm meant to have my bloods regularly checked. I take daily medication, and so long as the dosage levels are right, which they generally are, I'm hardly troubled...
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Dogs as Penis Extensions
Damned irresponsible dog-owners need putting down! What is it with these sad old sacks who need to advertise their manhood by the breed of dog they choose to own? I'm sure Pit Bull's are pussycats in...
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The Olden Days
"What happened to your hair?""Er, well it was the fashion back then." (Have they any idea how much back-combing went in to that?)"It looks weird. Why are you wearing that long frock?""It was a...
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True Confessions
In light of my previous post, I have a hereforeto undisclosed on-line confession to make. A few years ago, I went and had me a breast reduction. Well, c'mon, you've seen my body frame, marrying it to a...
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Our Friend, Kicoo
Beccy, Matt, Abby & me, plus othersBeing more than happy to wave us off, Sam and his daddy stayed firmly on the ground that day, but they did manage to sneak into the group photo with us before...
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Me and my Big Mouth
The teenagers confiscated my laptop this week for knocking all of theirs off-line. I didn't mean to. Besides, we already had a dodgy connection, that's why I got the Mr. Fix-It guy out in the first...
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Spring And All That
Yup, spring is in the air. I've been shamed into shaving me shins again, and in to donning a frock (I won't ruin that image by mentioning the band-aid's I'm now currently sporting).My eldest daughter...
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Shifting Sands
I didn't know my maternal grandfather well, I left Scotland at the tender age of eight and he died less than a couple of years later. I have a vague recollection of a thin, bald headed man who would...
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Shameless
I know, I know, you are all asking yourselves, "Now, where on earth might I be so lucky as to find such a fine, long-sleeved t-shirt such as this, without having to walk to the very ends of the globe,...
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I'm Tellin'!
"Ma, Ma-a, come quick - Looooook!"" - He's only off an' diggin' up Da's veggie patch, again!"Hey, ho, no rest for the wicked, eh? Jake really is such a scamp, he knows he's strictly...
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Shrinky's Douglas
Firstly, may I welcome you aboard to my the all-inclusive Shrinky Tour, and thank you for your gullibility discerning taste in choosing to book with "us" again. Please note, all fees are strictly...
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Bottoms Up
It's been a fun week. I've been showing my wifely support for this festival hubby's been helping to organise.Shame I'm not a beer drinker, eh?Luckily, they also had a fine and wide selection of ciders...
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The Birthday Meal
'Ma (affectionately snarling as she scratches at a flea-bite): "You've had that mangy mongrel back in this house again, haven't you, you idjit?" Me (innocent as the day is long): "Eh, dog? What dog?"...
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The Case of the Stolen Governor
I love this photo, I just happened to have my camera to hand as he exited the police station. Er, before proceeding, think I'd best pop up a little disclaimer: This here following story is purely...
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Do You Believe In Ghosts?
Oh boy, and doesn't that one question open up a whole can of worms? I don't know about ghosts, but I do know of several first-hand, very unsettling experiences I've had, which have certainly given me...
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What The Fly On The Wall Heard
Some things I've been caught saying:-To Matt, aged 3: "Nope, Goldie-fish isn't "resting" on the conservatory roof, he's dead. Say sorry."To Abby, aged 5: "And you cut your fringe off, because.?"To...
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