We have been planning a short break for the half term holiday for some time. I've kept tight lipped about it because there has always...

We live in a small house. It's got 3 bedrooms but they are small. It's fine for us. So when Morticia's father turned up on ...

On Thursday we lost my Great Auntie Doreen, she was 86 years old.

It seems the world is going mad. My country is falling apart yet still committing itself to building a railway line nobody wants. The US ...

I am honoured that Susan Leighton of Woman on a Ledge has nominated me for a Liebster Award. Susan blogs about life and does so in an ho...

We were on a mission this weekend. We have been working on friends' wedding photos (which Morticia had taken) and we planned to drop ...

Last month in the UK a new £5 banknote printed on polymer, a thin flexible plastic film, was issued. The new note bears the image of wart...

My youngest daughter was born fifteen years ago this day. Everything changed. Even though I had been a father for 5 years previous to...

Before I start I'd like to thank everyone for their kind words regarding my last couple of posts. I am feeling much better now, I kno...

Since 2012 I've lived with the darkness. It's always there like an unwanted stalker forever traveling with me. Back in 2012 I had...

I get 1 weekend off in every 3 with my current shift pattern. This makes every weekend quite special. This weekend I planned to sort out ...

Don't worry, whist this is a blog post about plums, it's not the plums you might be thinking of. These plums are mine but they ar...

Last year I did the 65 Roses Holme Moss Classic Sportive because I needed a challenge to help me come back from an injury. This year I ...

I was rudely awoken this morning at 5:20 by a violent thunderstorm. I had to come downstairs to let Angel the cat in, she was grateful an...

I've never had my ears syringed before so at my appointment yesterday I was a little nervous. I was also excited at the prospect of h...