Jackscott

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1059 )

• Jurassic City

  

  It’s been a pretty dismal summer, weather-wise. The shortest of heatwaves in June, a washed-out July and a blanket of low cloud for most of August. Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Washing Machines Live Longer with Calgon

  

  Not in this house, they don’t. I can’t be arsed to buy any product advertised on the box which has been dubbed into English. I use a supermarket own brand... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Summer of Laughs (Part 2)

  

  Hot on the heels of Teutonic comic Henning Wehn came a comedy night courtesy of Shaft of Wit and hosted by our very own village watering hole, the White Horse. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Summer of Laughs (Part 1)

  

  It’s been a comedy season of fun and laughter, despite the COVID blues and the hit and miss weather. After drag gags from the extraordinary La Voix a couple of... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Close Encounters

  We were to meet up with the fragrant Roving Jay for one of our regular bloggers’ food-and-drink conventions but our plans were scuppered at the last minute. Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Ship of the Fens

  

  Our next family do since the end of lockdown was to Liam’s lot. A fun family BBQ in rural Hertfordshire, a night or two in Cambridge and a visit to Ely, a... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Scammers, Spammers, Tricksters and Trolls

  

  Hardly a week goes by when we don’t get a call telling us we’re about to get done for tax fraud or threatening to cut off our internet if we don’t pay up. Read more

  Posted on 05 June 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Final Farewell

  

  We can’t complain. Village life is calm and cuddly. But when the easing of lockdown let us travel further afield for the first time in around seven months, we... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Partridge in a Pear Tree

  

  We had the partridge. Now all we needed was the pear tree. At least that’s what I thought until Liam pointed out that the big fat bird wandering around our smal... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• I’ve Got It Covered

  

  I ’ve had my second jab – Yay! It was a wet, wild and face-slapping day so I was grateful for the kindness of one of our new village friends who taxied me to an... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Twelve Camels For Your Wife

  

  I often get asked to review books. I usually politely decline. But sometimes something grabs my attention and this is one such time. Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bring Out Your Dead

  

  Before the miracle of modern medicine and universal health care, life for most was plagued by illness or the fear of it. People croaked in their beds from... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Shop ’til You Drop

  

  To misquote Mark Twain, ‘The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.’ And I hope that’s also true of the long-anticipated demise of the high street. Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Out on Parole

  

  A few more lockdown restrictions were lifted this week and we were able to enjoy a bottle or two in the garden of our local hostelry. It was pleasantly sunny... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mole-opolis

  

  Last summer, Mr Mole was that unwelcome guest at a party who refuses to leave. We tried everything – organic repellent, castor oil spray, coffee grains, stompin... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• School’s Out

  

  Fleeting spring warmth, the partial easing of lockdown and the Easter break brought villagers, young and old, out onto the streets to make the most of the fine... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Mean Fields of Norfolk

  

  I’ve always said that if I was a stick of Brighton rock, you’d find the words ‘city boy’ stamped all the way though me. And if, as a city boy living in the city... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• National Treasure

  

  I got my first jab a few weeks back but, being a tad younger than me, Liam had to wait a tad longer for his. He got his first shot in the food court at the... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• And For My Next Trick

  

  We’re currently living next to a building site. A local developer is chucking up a few more bungalows, like the world really needs a few more bungalows –... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Jack in the Bottle

  

  That flicker of light at the end of the lockdown tunnel is getting brighter. Our days in the sun (or beer garden) will soon return. Meanwhile, we continue to... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION