February was another good month for televised sport, keeping me entertained. The men’s test match cricket series between India and England continued. I had hoped for great things following England’s sensational comeback win in the 1st test last month. Sadly, England contrived to lose the next three tests. Oh dear! It does irritate me, though, […]
January is always cold but this year it has been even colder than usual. Despite that, we have had only brief flurries of snow here in Nottingham. We have, though, had more torrential rain bringing yet more severe flooding, particularly in villages near the River Trent. On the bright side, we have been treated to […]
As in previous years, December was dominated by Christmas. Our daughter, Fiona, once again ‘managed’ Christmas for us, even more so than last year, taking charge of all the food, and most of our Christmas shopping. Yet again, a real star! Our son, Adam, was here too for Christmas, with his partner, Laura, so it […]
November seems to have flown by this year. Certainly World news has kept me enthralled, especially the continuing events in Gaza, and the war in the Ukraine, but also the revelations coming from the Covid inquiry, not to mention the circus surrounding Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York. The approach of Christmas is […]
Events this month have all been overshadowed by what is happening in Israel and Gaza. I won’t comment on the rights & wrongs of the situation but the barbarity of the original Hamas attack, and the implacable severity of the Israeli response, are both shocking. With the eyes of the World’s media fixed firmly on […]
September is usually a transitional month for UK weather as we move from summer heat and sunshine into autumnal cooler, wetter weather. But in this year of exceptional weather globally, the catastrophic flooding in Libya this month being the latest example, I read that the UK has just experienced its joint warmest September on record. […]
My day always starts in much the same way. After morning ablutions and breakfast, I begin with a thorough review of the news on the BBC website. Themes that always grab my interest are the activities of those two political clowns, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Recently, the news frequently reports Putin ‘accusing’ The Ukraine […]
Climate change has been prominent in the news this month, with record high temperatures around the world starting wildfires, and exceptional rainfall causing flooding. Somehow this has completely bypassed Nottingham. July for us has been mainly drizzly and dreary. I know we should be grateful not to be troubled by extremes but a little bit […]
The arrival of June and the possibility of hot weather presented me with a new problem this year. My desktop computer is located in our conservatory/garden room which can become unbearably hot on a sunny summer afternoon, at precisely the time of day when I regularly play bridge on line. In the past, I have […]
The biggest national event in May was, of course, the Coronation weekend, which included an extra bank holiday Monday. That Monday, coincidentally, was our son-in-law, Tudor’s, birthday so he and Fiona organised a BBQ at our house for family and friends. In what was otherwise a wet weekend, that day was glorious. I had my […]