Monthly Archives: November 2014

Last night was special; for the first time in ages, all three kids for the weekly Kids Dinner (see previous posts). Christy arrived first so we chatted away about all the things that had happened in the week before. Eventually … Continue reading →

It’s a conversation I often have with my daughters; the price you pay for quality. For them, it is about clothes or shoes and they ask me what I think – by now they know that I support paying more … Continue reading →

This weekend Germany celebrated the 25 years since the Berlin Wall was demolished. In 1961, when it was built, I was just 13 years old and nowhere in my memory can I find an image or recollection. When it fell, … Continue reading →

It took some time but I have now escaped the tyranny of American Express. In previous blogs I have expressed my displeasure with this credit card company and, since (stupidly) adding the KLM Flying Blue to the Gold Card, things … Continue reading →

On my desktop PC, I have 2 screens which allow me to keep the BBC News page open all day and follow what is happening in this merry world of ours. On the other screen I have my Gmail and … Continue reading →