Pam burst into the lounge accompanied by a stranger, a habit I’m getting accustomed to. She shrieked in excitement “Oliver I’ve got an idea. You know I have been volunteering, the community health walk in. “  “No.” “Well, they’re after somebody to […]

The mail arrived early this morning. It’s Saturday and I don’t open mail at the weekend. There may be something that requires an immediate phone call to prevent (say) a horrendous miscarriage of justice e.g. bailiffs calling tomorrow or a request to […]

The sun has regrettably set on the long reign of Her Majesty the Queen and has risen for King Charles III. It’s hard to witness the last two weeks without having enormous respect for the Royal Family carrying out their duties at […]

Deepest sympathy to members of the royal family at the passing of the Her Majesty The Queen. So grateful for her seventy years of selfless commitment to our Nation, the Commonwealth and beyond.

I’d just returned with the shopping when Pam caught me and said; “Morning Oliver, you had a visitor whilst you were out, your aunt. She seems very nice. Chatty.” “She is, I suppose. What did she have to say?” “I think she […]

For some time, I’ve been thinking about converting a van to a campervan and sample some of the great places around the UK. I guess I was inspired by the local garage who carry out conversions themselves. They always have half a […]

After coming back from the local shop, a stranger met me in the kitchen and said “Someone had telephoned, from the biscuit factory, asking for you.” “Sorry, do I know you” I asked. She replied, “No…..The line was really bad but she […]

Pam (my housemate/lodger) is babysitting her nephew Adam today.  His parents are decorating and the last time they decorated Adam got involved, resulting in a new carpet and curtains. Gloss paint isn’t as easy to remove as his usual water based play […]

I’ve been checking the job sites for IT jobs, looking for something of interest. Really, I’d prefer something completely different and I think I may have found it, a Marketing job in TV. How hard can it be? The TV adverts are […]

I’m a firm believer that if you decide to commit your time to doing something new, you should learn from others who have trodden the same path. Unfortunately, I’ve found that this can get you into trouble. I decided to start using […]