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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1105 )

• Riding the Mail Rail

  

  Whenever we’re in London for our regular rendezvous with nearest and dearest, we try to fit in something a little different. And what could be more different... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2026 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Spending a Penny

  

  I see some weird and wonderful stuff about Norwich and its long and glorious history. Perhaps the weirdest and most wonderful is about the city’s lost loos... Read more

  Posted on 23 May 2026 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• And Then There Was One

  

  I received sad news of the sudden and unexpected death of someone I once knew well. Paul and I were firm friends at secondary school. Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2026 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Best Place to Live in the UK

  

  Good old Norwich has been crowned the best place to live in the land for 2026 by The Sunday Times. Judges heaped praise on the city for its ‘historic... Read more

  Posted on 09 May 2026 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fling That Sling

  

  At last, Liam’s liberation day has come to pass. Six weeks following surgery on his shoulder to repair a rotator cuff tear, Liam can finally fling that sling. Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2026 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Norwich Castle Reborn

  

  The last time we had a gander around Norwich Castle’s 900-year Norman keep, it was a hollowed-out shell. When converting the structure from a prison to a museum... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2026 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Do Calm Down, Dear

  

  The relentless rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is fast impacting many aspects of our daily lives. I have no insight or wise words about where AI will... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2026 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Bird’s Eye View

  

  Recently, I stumbled across a fuzzy aerial view of Loddon Staithe, the inland harbour which divides our sleepy parish of Chedgrave from our larger next-door... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2026 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Nobody Likes a Slack Ring

  

  A couple of years back, Liam lost his wedding ring. He knew not how, he knew not where. He got really upset about it, but these things happen. We put it down... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2026 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Perky Daffodils

  

  Ringed by wonky tombstones, our pretty village church sits on top of a small hill. Called ‘All Saints’ – to cover all the holy bases – the unassuming little... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2026 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Palladium of Drag

  

  I recently stumbled upon this delicious titbit – pun intended – on Faceache about drag life at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern way back in the sixties. Click the imag... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2026 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Load of Bowls

  

  The sedate game of bowls has ancient roots going way back to the time of the pharaohs. Nowadays, the Brit variety is traditionally associated with carefully... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2026 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Flirty Birds and Ruffled Feathers

  

  After a relentlessly dull and drizzly winter – unseasonally wet even for these notoriously showery islands – the sun finally poked through the low cloud and... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2026 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• There’s Still Life in the Old Blog Yet

  

  When I started this blogging lark way back in October 2010, life in pansies HQ was a different place – different house, different town, different country. Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2026 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Wuthering Heights – Wild and Windy, Moody and Broody

  

  What better way to spend Valentine’s Day than a love story at the flicks? So that’s what we did. But this wasn’t any old love story. Oh no. Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2026 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Ferrow Brothers

  

  Another remarkable little gem lifted from the Queer Norfolk Archive at Norwich’s Millennium Library is the astonishing story of the Ferrow sisters of Great... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2026 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Cottage Ladies

  

  Until modern times, the status of women was Bible-clear – to love, honour and obey – with a particular emphasis on obey. Women had little say and precious few... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2026 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• He’s Behind You – Again

  

  This year’s winter has been more or less the usual tedious diet of dull and damp. So what better way to blow away the blues and lift the spirits than a festive... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2026 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Hamlet Or Hamnet? That is the Question

  

  We’ve seen a bunch of films over the last year – some good, some less so. But none have been as powerful as Hamnet. This no-holes-barred historical drama... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2026 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Glitter, Glamour and the Glums

  

  Our yuletide revelry was crowned with a trip to the Great Yarmouth Hippodrome, Britain’s last remaining circus building, for their ‘Christmas Circus and Water... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2026 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION