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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1059 )

• Back to Turkey

  

  We were struck down with the dreaded lurgy over the festive period and it just went on and on. What’s a boy to do when he’s at his lowest ebb, snot-wise, and... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Matilda, the High School Musical

  

  The last time I was at a school play, I was in a school play. That was 1976 and it was Midsummer Night’s Dream. No, I wasn’t typecast as one of the fairies.... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Kinky Boots

  

  A glitter bomb of drag queens in outrageous slap and the highest heels sashayed onto the stage at Norwich’s Theatre Royal to add a little glamour to the... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Man Called Otto

  

  A feel-good flick is the surest way to chase away those midwinter blues and they don’t come more feel-good than A Man Called Otto, with an unusually brittle... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Then and Now

  

  Back in 2008, the eccentric old fella next door bought my London Victorian terrace in Walthamstow. One fateful evening he popped round with his chequebook and... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Empire of Light

  

  Our first film of 2023 was ‘Empire of Light’ written and directed by Sam Mendes and set around a grand old art deco cinema in a forlorn English seaside resort... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Snotty Jack

  

  According to those in the know, as most of us took precautions during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic – social distancing, mask-wearing, hand-washing... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Jack and the Beanstalk

  

  The weather outside is dull and drizzly so it must be pantomime season, just the thing to chase away those winter blues. Panto is a centuries-old theatrical... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Like a Million Party Poppers

  

  Last year New Year’s Eve pyrotechnics were all big bangs but no punters. The pandemic saw to that. This year, punters were back in force, lining the banks of th... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2023 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Top of the Pansy Pops 2022

  

  All in all it’s been a strange year and this is clearly reflected in my most-read random ramblings. Top of the pansy pops included the death of the Queen and th... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Peace on Earth

  

  I’ve never been religious. Despite singing hymns and reciting the Lord’s Prayer in school assemblies back in my kiddie years, the whole God thing pretty much... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Glad Tidings We Bring

  

  Yes, folks, it’s that time of year when big money is lavished on those big-budget Yuletide TV ads with a social conscience – ads to make you smile, make you... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Chet Valley Community Larder

  

  With energy costs and inflation as they are, for many, going under is the new getting by. This year, Christmas will be particularly tough. Village people... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Deep and Crisp and Even

  

  After a ridiculously warm November, we’ve been hit by an early winter arctic snap. Newly abandoned spiders’ webs are frozen in time, autumn leaves are cracked... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Bet Your Bottom Dollar

  

  Money’s tight right now and when school budgets get squeezed something has to give. And what gives tends to be non-core activities like music, dance and drama.... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Letter From America

  

  Last year I acquired my very own online troll from across the pond who accused me loudly and often of conspiring with her ex in a sustained campaign of hate... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tit-faggots and Tittle-me-fancies

  

  After an unseasonably warm October with elderly chaps flashing their knobbly knees to all and sundry on the streets, November has cooled down nicely, with... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• It’s All About the Money, Stupid

  

  Despite coming from a football-obsessed family and a football-obsessed country in a football-obsessed world, I’ve little interest in the beautiful game. Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Older the Fiddle, the Sweeter the Tune

  

  Once upon a time a long time ago, a pretty girl was swept off her feet by a dashing young corporal in a smart uniform and a devilish twinkle in his eye.... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• He’s Behind You!

  

  Norwich’s Maddermarket Theatre has an eclectic offering coming up in the next few months judging by the ‘what’s on’ brochure that dropped on our mat. Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION