There is something which has worried me about the human race, or at least the local community, in the last week. I’m not talking world issues, I’m talking the general public’s apparent inability to step in when they see something ‘amiss’, albeit they weren’t amiss. Leo, my typical 17 year old teenage son, had left his […]

At last, the local TV and Radio can forget about the normal main item of “Cyclist falls off bike and hurts dog” and replace it with news of global importance! There I was, a rare lay in for me, staring at the ceiling contemplating getting up, when the earth literally moved for me. For about […]

I’ve had to make two visits to the Hospital in the last six months, both for different reasons. The first visit was for the Eyes and was quite a long event. After that experience and upon hearing I needed to make an appointment for some tests, I thought it wise to purchase a good book. […]

When you’re travelling along on the train, keep a careful eye on the end of the platforms, especially the London Stations. You’ll usually find a a group of chaps patiently focused on the distant tracks awaiting the next oncoming train. As soon as one does, the conversations amongst themselves over something they saw last weekend […]

Are you like me and cringe everytimne the phone rings? It’s either someone you don’t really want to talk to, someone phoning up for money, someone trying to sell you something – or family. Now family and friends is OK, but if you haven’t got the little screen which displays the phone number, you are […]

I went to Kent Cricket Club today and because of the weather, thought I’d let the train take the strain. Before I left the Club I had a quick look at the timetable and found I would have about half an hour to spare, so thought I would pop into Canterbury Cathedral just to light […]

It’s strange because my son Leo, at 17, can inform me of things which happened in the 1960’s music scene which I either didn’t know, or forgotten. Maybe that’s the evidence that I was ‘in the 60’s’!! But once in a while, names from the past come out and the memories roll back. Something like […]

My son has arrive down the lane for a temporary, maybe permanant basis and I needed to get a few things sorted out on the financial side. At the best of times I’ve about 25p in my pocket and where we live means a 4 mile bus trip etc.,etc. So, boldly I went. Never before […]

I guess I may as well start off the new year by being a miserable old git and say – when you’ve had more years than you’ve got ahead of you – why celebrate!! This year I shall reach the, what I thought back in about 1966 as impossible, age of 59, one off the […]

First, I know I have one and I use it, albeit only if I really have to and I’m inclined to turn it off quite a lot. Also, I have a respect and understanding for those who really need them, especially women who are maybe travelling alone either by car or public transport. Other than […]