Jackscott

LATEST ARTICLES ( 1098 )

• Evolution

  

  I’ve always worked, even in the loosest sense of the word. When my dear old dad popped his clogs way too early, my mother lost her husband, her livelihood and... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Now That’s What I Call Really Old

  

  This blogging lark is a bit of a hit and miss affair. Who knows the right formula to blast a post into orbit and keep it there? Certainly not me. Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy Anniversary, Liam

  

  It’s our wedding anniversary today. Unlike the resurrection of Christ, it’s not a moveable feast. We celebrated our nuptials a day early with a boozy lunch at... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sing, Little Birdie

  

  Liam hyperventilated at the prospect of watching Eurovision’s Greatest Hits, an extravaganza beamed across Europe by the BBC to celebrate the sixtieth... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• I Could Murder a Pint

  

  Norwich is blessed with a wealth of hostelries to quench the thirst and chew the cud, but few are as famous as the Gardener’s Arms on Timberhill, one of the las... Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Jack the Lab Rat

  

  With Norwich covered in a blanket of low grey cloud, the much anticipated solar eclipse was a bit of a damp squib – more like God just dimmed the lights than a... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Chasing the Dragon

  

  In 2013, we had gorillas in our midst. Last year it was the elephant parade and for 2015 it’s Go Go Dragons. Expect to chase the technicolor creatures along... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Through the Round Window

  

  For weeks now, a flock of starlings has been ebbing and flowing in the skies above Norwich. Every evening, at dusk. I took a few snaps from the loft with the... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bewitched

  

  A damp and dingy Saturday afternoon saw us at the Maddermarket Theatre for an am-dram matinee courtesy of the Norwich Players. We were Maddermarket virgins and ... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Jihadi Janes

  

  With the remorseless horror in the Middle East being played out on our screens every day at 6pm, it’s hard to make sense of the senseless. Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Who’s the Daddy?

  

  When I first started this blogging lark way back in 2010, I began to attract cyber-friends from across the blogosphere. Yankee repat, Charles Ayres, was one of... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• And the Winner Is…

  

  It’s Oscars night and the smart money’s on Eddie Redmayne as Best Actor for his extraordinary portrayal of scientist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Letter to Özgecan

  

  Jack Scott:Maybe, just maybe, something positive will emerge from this. Originally posted on janeyinmersin: I never had the pleasure of meeting you Özgecan. Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Death Duties

  

  Every so often, Liam whips out his abacus for a fiscal review. Nothing gets Liam’s juices flowing quite like a multi-coloured spreadsheet and a rub of his... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Whinging Brits

  

  According to the Legal Ombudsman, the average Brit moans about something going awry 71 times per week but less than 1 in 5 of us are prepared to do anything... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Pardon Me!

  

  Grey gays are in the news right now. For a start, Joel Grey, the actor who found fame as the camp Emcee from Cabaret, came out publicly at the grand old age of... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• In the Bleak Midwinter

  

  East Anglia tends to get to best of the weather – it’s often drier and warmer than other parts of these wet little islands. During the bleak winter weeks, when... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Give Us a Quiche

  

  Beverages are big business these days and popping out for a cuppa has become something of a ritual in the Brennan-Scott household. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Happy as a Ring Tone

  

  After a two year love-hate relationship (more hate than love), I’ve dumped my smarty pants Samsung phone. Good riddance to bad rubbish. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Catching Crabs

  

  Those naughty young men at Warwick University Rowing Club certainly know how to perk up a dull day. Since first getting their kit off in 2009 to raise money... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2015 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION