Family Life

Crackers

Tuesday, 1 February 2011

We always plan to light every time we go away, but it never seems to work that way. There is always something else t0 throw in the packing “just in case.” For me, the problem is books. I have this mini library of titles that I must get round to reading some day and holidays [...]

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Ticka Ticka Timex

Thursday, 27 January 2011

They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it can certainly feed your paranoia. I made the mistake of browsing a site for ex-pats in Cape Town that attempted and failed to be reassuring. It said that the city’s reputation for crime and violence was totally unwarranted, that Cape Town was an idyllic [...]

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The Fear of Crime

Monday, 24 January 2011

Do you know which European country has the highest crime rate? The Vatican City. There are around 1,000 crimes reported each year, or 1.25 instances per head of population. It also has the lowest age of consent and it is legal to have sex with a 12 year old. The fact that it has such [...]

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Bright Lights of Stockport

Friday, 21 January 2011

The forthcoming trip to SA has taken over my life, making sure I’ve remembered everything — toothpaste, camera filters, books, clothes, maps, mosquito repellant, maps — the list goes on. The biggest problem has been finding some shorts. I went into every shop I could think of yesterday, but while there were plenty of t-shirts, [...]

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Jack

Sunday, 16 January 2011

This is one of the photos I took of our dog Jack to send to our daughter in South Africa to remind her to feel homesick every now and then! And ourselves that it is 17 days and counting till we join her in Cape Town. We can’t wait to see her or the fabulous [...]

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Everything Must Go

Monday, 3 January 2011

When I wrote about the Morecambe and Wise drama yesterday, I should have mentioned that quite a lot of it was filmed in Stockport where I live. I recognised the art deco lamps and the steps that appeared quite early on during the wartime scenes, but it was later that the town played a bigger [...]

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Spirit of ’67

Tuesday, 21 December 2010

I’ve never much bothered with the solstices. I may been around on those days, but I haven’t been up early enough or paid enough attention to see the sun rise or set or whatever it is the druids set great store by.

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Found Wanting

Saturday, 18 December 2010

After my Bah! Humbug moment yesterday, I decided that I’d go in search of something more appropriate to the season  for today’s festive soundtrack. I failed. I came across the album, Christmas in the Country, on Spotify which included today’s track. What it was doing there, I’ve no idea, since Belshazah (sic) by Johnny Cash [...]

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Buy Nothing At All

Friday, 17 December 2010

I had the idea of posting the odd bit of festive music on the run up to Christmas, but I have to admit to distinct feelings of Bah! Humbug at the moment. This is unusual for me as I have always enjoyed Christmas — the crowds on the high street, the parties, the blessed relief [...]

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