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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1092 )

• A Pansy Anniversary

  

  My irreverent, irrelevant ramblings reached the grand old age of 10 in October last year. It passed by without notice. Blog years are like dog years so all... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sixty is the New Fifty

  

  I reached the grand old age of sixty last year. This year was Liam’s turn and I’d planned a succession of treats – for me as well as for him – in old London... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Tale of Two Villages

  

  We queued up at the checkout with two bottles of Majestik and a tub of Cadbury’s Celebrations, attracting the curiosity of the shopper ahead of us. Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Home for a Gnome

  

  There may not be fairies at the bottom of our garden – they live in the house instead – but we are now proud owners of a handsome garden gnome. Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• What a Cheek!

  

  You know you’re getting old when the UK’s best-known high street pharmacy chain starts sending you information and advice about erectile disfunction, hair loss... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Come On You Queens!

  

  Now that live theatre is back in full flow after the lockdown drought, we’ve been lapping up the good, the bad and average. First on the bill was the fantastic... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tweety Porn

  

  As we all know, Twitter is the social media platform of choice for ranters of every persuasion – from Tango’d ex-presidents to assorted nerds, nutters,... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Prime Time Gays

  

  We’ve put Amazon Prime on trial. The retail juggernaut offers Prime free for a month. The jury’s out whether we’ll carry on once the trial is over. Not because... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Mean Streets of London

  

  It is said that if you hang around Piccadilly Circus for long enough, the entire world will pass you by. In my day, working the Dilly was popular with rent boys... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Come From Away – a Show for Our Times

  

  No trip to old London Town is complete without taking in a show. At last the curtain has gone up all over the West End after a very tough time. Our musical trea... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Princesses of Persia

  

  We spent three days in London, staying close to Soho’s Berwick Street Market. How things have moved on since I was a likely lad about town. Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Forever Young

  

  Last month saw us in London for a very special commemoration. An old friend died suddenly in early 2020 and it would have been his sixtieth birthday on 25th... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Strike A POSE

  

  We love ‘POSE’ – a must-watch on the telly box. The first two series were compulsive viewing and pioneering in the heart-warming but warts-and-all portrayal of... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2021 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• 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