On holiday in Barbados a couple of weeks ago, and went with another couple - Geoff and Rosemary - to Oistins Fish Market on Friday evening, where there are loads of stalls all doing fish fry ups - fantastic! One of the traditional dishes to accompany fish is rice and peas - so Rosemary asked [...]
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Went to my local opticians yesterday, for the regular check up. As usual, this led to looking for new frames. My optician, his wife, and an assistant, as well as Caroline, were all there, offering their choices and their views. I said, “You know, I don’t really mind - I just want something that might [...]
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Nathan and a firefighting colleague were giving a talk at a local primary school last week. After their presentation, as usual they asked if anyone had any questions. Immediately a young girl put her hand up. “Yes?” “Have you ever been hit on the head with a mushroom?” - priceless!!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Overheard in conversation recently: “If you can manage to find a sentence that doesn’t begin with ‘I’, then get back to me…” - brilliant!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Hot off the press - we’re tired, but very happy. On one of the warmest days of the summer, we had fun and games, from 11am to 9.15pm, and managed to raise £2,700!! So a very big THANK YOU to everyone who took part and made the day so special. Not only the visitors, who [...]
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Overheard in a shoe shop in Cockermouth: I play military golf: left, right, left, right…
Thursday, July 2, 2009
This month sees the 40th anniversary of man’s first landing on the moon - 20 July, 1969. I was an avid follower of the space programme - everytime I hear ‘Also Sprach Zarathustra’ I can hear James Burke’s voice and see the opening credits, and see the sun rise and the Apollo rockets lift into [...]
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Here’s something quirky. When the boys were young, anytime they got a new pair of shoes, they always slept with them on the bed for the first night….! Any other examples of quirky family customs or superstitions? Please let me know by leaving a comment below - it would be great to have a collection…..
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Quoted in today’s ‘Independent’: Sir Alan Sugar, when i-pods were introduced, in February 2005. “Next Christmas, the i-pod will be dead, finished, gone, kaput”. Result: 173 million i-pods sold worldwide. Sir Alan - you’re fired!
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Worth a try, this…I’m going to put on this part of the site little pieces of information that I’ve picked up during the day/week whatever. Not something I’ve looked up, but something that’s caught my eye, or someone’s said to me. For example, today’s nugget: the reason for the word ’sabotage’: “the Dutch word for a [...]
Saturday, November 28, 2009
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