Laying the best

Reading time: 1 min Parents are coming over tonight, primarily because we are selling our bikes and need to get them to the buyer and (buy-ess?) and I guess, possibly, because it’s my sisters birthday tomorrow. Guess we’d better get her a pressie.. So Thursday is an important day, not only is it the birthday of my little sister…

It makes me happy

Reading time: < 1 min Cripes I almost forgot to mention the BBQ on Saturday. What to say, what to say. Well for one the weather did it’s best to help, only a light drizzle later in the afternoon, by which time we were too sozzled to care, the food was fab as ever, I had a lovely big tuna…

Grammarian

Reading time: 3 mins Microsoft Word Grammar Checker Are No Good, Scholar Conclude I’d wager that the majority of my beloved readership (yup, all three of you) have used this software product at some point. Some may use it every single day and you have my pity as, no doubt, it is STILL invading your work, suggesting improvements, alternatives…

Balls

Reading time: < 1 min Blimey. Anyone watch the snooker – what a finish!

Bankers Skive

Reading time: 2 mins Standing around in the rain isn’t the best way to spend a hungover Sunday morning, but then neither is working on a bank holiday Monday whilst several gallons of phlegm slosh around your head. Anyway. Series finale of Huff last night, and boy am I glad that a second series has been ordered. Of course…

Feline and Dogged

Reading time: < 1 min Dragged ourselves out of bed, loaded the car and were at our alloted pitch by 9.05pm. Home again by 12noon. Whilst the early morning started grey and patchy, by midday it was chucking it down. Fervent attempts to repack the car, shuffle things on the table and generally getting soaked whilst trying to protect our…