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• A Message from My Publisher

  

  Summertime Publishing has reduced the Kindle edition of five of its most popular titles to $3.99 (Amazon.com) and £2.99 (Amazon.co.uk) during December only. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tom Daley: Something I Want to Say

  

  Yesterday, the British champion diver, Tom Daley, posted a simple video message on YouTube to tell the world that he was in a relationship with man and that he... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Saving Mr Banks

  

  Another Monday tea time, another free film preview from Virgin Media. This time it was Saving Mr Banks, a Disney flick that chronicles the fandango between... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Turkish Love Letter

  

  There’s no doubt about it, if you fancy that swarthy look with a headstrong Mediterranean temperament, Turkish men have it in spades. But beware, my Shirley... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Smash

  

  We have an embarrassment of TV choices courtesy of Virgin Media but it’s funny how the more channels we get, the more selective we become. It’s a reflection,... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Turkey in Berlin

  

  Today, I’m featuring a guest post from the gorgeous Marta López, a Spanish travel writer based in London. I rarely include guests posts on Perking the Pansies... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Barking Up the Wrong Tree

  

  I’m used to receiving tons of emails telling me that a little blue pill will put the spring back into my step or I’ve hit the jackpot in the Burkina Faso... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Yellow Brick Road

  

  The blogging gospel according to St Jack, Chapter Two…Posts can be written in batches and scheduled to be published over time. Try to post at least once a... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Once Upon a Time…

  

  Another weekend in the Smoke, another birthday surprise, this time from my old dance partner, Ian. We were treated to matinee tickets for Once, a new musical... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Old Posts Never Die

  

  Readers of Perking the Pansies tell me that I’ve laid down some vintage posts in my time. They very kindly don’t mention the dross. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• One Equal World

  

  I’m always chuffed when I’m asked to write a few words about the bees in my bonnet. One Equal World publishes thoughtful and thought-provoking articles about... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Roy’s Town

  

  At the tail end of summer, we took an afternoon excursion to Wroxham, gateway to the Norfolk Broads. We expected pretty and quaint with teahouses, old pubs and... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Philomena

  

  The nice people at Virgin Media offered us two preview tickets to see Philomena, Judi Dench’s latest flick. The advanced screening was at our local Odeon... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Beamed Back to Bodrum

  

  The beauty of renting is that we’re not responsible for all those annoying little things that inevitably go wrong around the home. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• This Sceptred Isle

  I really like this. Okay, it says nothing about the evils of empire, world plunder, the subjugation of the Celtic Fringe by the perfidious English or the... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Thou Shalt Blog

  

  Read the blogging gospel according to St Jack, chapter one, on Displaced Nation.Those who regularly dip into Jack the Hack will know that I’m a passionate... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Downtown

  

  Unlike many of the stately old homos of my generation, I never quite developed a taste for the torch-song trilogy of Garland, Minnelli or Bassey. Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Faerie Queene

  

  It’s my birthday today and I’d like to share a little poem that my English teacher, David Steddall, wrote in the card he gave me when I reached sweet sixteen. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics

  

  According to a recently published survey by Britain’s Office of National Statistics, 1.5% of the adult British population is either gay or bisexual. Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Back on the Treadmill

  

  Regular readers will know that I’ve been under the doctor because of something called PAD (Peripheral Arterial Disease). It’s caused by the thin veins I... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2013 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION