TANGO IN THE KITCHEN The missus and I have just got back from out holiday in Puybrun, the small village in the Aude which I’ve used as a setting for a couple of my novels. Several of my friends have … Continue reading
Category Archives: Life
HOW TO WRITE A BLOG
HOW TO WRITE A BLOG As with so much else in life, I know very little of this subject – effectively damn all. Not least because I write blogs so infrequently. When I started, I had in mind that blogging … Continue reading
A CHRISTENING
A Christening In a general way I don’t approve of christenings, having no religious beliefs. However a naming ceremony does seem appropriate, and if one’s inclination runs in a churchward direction, a christening is a as good a way as … Continue reading
CHEAPER THAN A PSYCHIATRIST
CHEAPER THAN A PSYCHIATRIST No. 2 Son and I went to Paris for a few days this last week. Last year we went to Rome and next year we shall probably go to Berlin or Venice. Dad and his lad, … Continue reading
Collective Nouns
Editing my diary has caused me to reflect on some of the odd collective nouns provided by the language. My late friend, Olive Brown, had two of her own invention. They were (1) a reluctancy of volunteers; and (2) a … Continue reading
MY CAREER AS A JEWISH MISSIONARY
MY CAREER AS A JEWISH MISSIONARY My career as a Jewish missionary was necessarily a short one because (a) I am a goy, and (b) I am an atheist. It probably wouldn’t have happened without Gerry Cohen. There are … Continue reading
DANCING CHEEK TO CHEEK
Dancing Cheek to Cheek At my age I will do anything for fun. Her Indoors and I tip up at a nearby village to entertain a crowd of crumblies. This courtesy of our friends Su and Alan – she lovely and kind … Continue reading
FA AWAY PLACES WITH STRANGE SOUNDING NAMES
My wife and I have just returned from a holiday in the Aude, a region of south west France in the foothills of the Pyrenees. It was there, last Thursday night, that we went to a dance in the tiny village … Continue reading
Two silly old sods go walking
TWO SILLY OLD SODS GO WALKING This last Friday my old friend John and I went walking – after a fashion. The plan was to hike along Frogatt Edge, but John selfishly claimed to have agonising arthritis and so we busied … Continue reading
Flying with Monkeys
FLYING WITH MONKEYS It’s 1991 and here I am in Delhi for the first time with my Indian lawyer, Mr. Ratnadatta, on the lookout for a likely fellow to name as our candidate on a three-man arbitration panel. Mr. R … Continue reading