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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1092 )

• My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do?)

  

  At the tender age of 12, Rob put on a full-blown Disney parade for his giggly Grandma. In dodgy wigs and improvised costumes, he gave her Ariel, Belle, Mary... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Go West, Young Man

  

  We have old friends in Torquay, a palm tree-lined seaside resort in Devon. We hadn’t seen them in ages because of the pandemic, so a catch-up was well overdue. Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Waitress

  

  Take Steel Magnolias, add a dash of Thelma and Louise, a big dollop of Burl Ives in a white linen suit, sprinkle with slapstick, mix with some catchy toons, the... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• GoGo Mammoths

  

  Over the past decade Norwich has seen an invasion of psychedelic mountain gorillas, a parade of glittery elephants, the flight of the camp dragons, a husk of... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Way to Go, Tom Daley

  

  Our rainbow day came hot on the heels of the opening ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham earlier that week. Eccentric, multicultural and with ... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Welcome Back, Norwich Pride

  

  Last Saturday Norwich Pride was back painting the town pink after a three-year absence because of you know what. And it was back with a bang – bigger, brasher... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ant Wars

  

  We returned from our glorious Greek idyll to a heatwave and an invasion of tiny black ants. The little buggers were climbing up and down our narrow cottage... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Postcard from Paxos

  

  After flying into Corfu, we had some time to kill before our ferry to Paxos so we dropped off our suitcases at left luggage and went for a casual stroll around... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Greek Treat

  

  After the big letdown that was our Canarian getaway – cancelled flight, greyish skies, cool-ish nights, sad face, sad face – a Greek treat is next on the holida... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Must Be Kismet

  

  Perking the Pansies runs on WordPress, the blogosphere top dog. And being best in breed, it comes with a catch-all spam filter called Akismet which keeps the... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ten Lucky Years

  

  A decade has now passed since we closed the door on the stone house in Bodrum for the last time and brought our four-year Turkish adventure to a sudden end. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tenerife: Was It Worth It?

  

  Not really. Our digs were great – comfy and well-dressed – and the staff were fantastic but, let’s face it, the point of any holiday in the sun is, well, the... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• We Cross the ‘T’s, Dot the ‘I’s and Put ‘U’ in the Middle

  

  This spells out TUI (get it?) and is the not so catchy slogan from probably Europe’s largest travel company. Sadly there wasn’t much crossing and dotting going... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Tenerife, the Return

  

  To banish our winter blues, we’d booked a welcome pre-Christmas perk to Tenerife for a much-needed shot of vitamin D. But instead of a restorative pick-me-up... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• It’s a Beautiful Thing

  

  On our recent trip to London we strolled past the Greenwich Tavern, just outside the gates to Greenwich Park. Before it went all gastro-pub with real ales and... Read more

  Posted on 14 May 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Ahoy, Me Hearties

  

  Last Christmas, our gift from the in-laws was a fancy meal in a top-notch Indian eatery in old London Town – at a time and date of our choosing. Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Spoof and Spam

  

  I remember the days when spoof meant imitate for a laugh and spam was cheap tinned meat of dubious nutritional value popular with students. Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• They Think It’s All Over

  

  In November 2020, quite by chance, we were asked to participate in a national COVID-19 study being run jointly by the Office for National Statistics and Oxford... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• Coast to Coast Ireland Walk

  

  I first posted this way back in February 2020 but then COVID-19 took centre stage and the rest, as they say… Two years down the line and my brother-in-law will... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Little Mermaid Makes a Big Splash

  

  The Maddermarket Theatre, former chapel and the spiritual home of am-dram in Norwich, is firing on all cylinders again after a tough couple of years because of... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2022 DIARIES, EXPAT, SELF EXPRESSION