A surfeit of Rugby?…
…surely some mistake! How could such a thing be possible? It has been sometime since I last mentioned the noble game of Rugby Union within these scribblings. ‘Too long!‘ – I hear you cry –…
A pat on the head
“Certification from one source or another seems to be the most important thing to people all over the world. A piece of paper from a school that says you’re smart, a pat on the head…
Break a leg…
…no – not actually! So – a couple (or more) of posts back I mentioned that we had finally plucked up the courage to return to the theatre here in Victoria for the first time…
A momentous day
Yesterday was a momentous day – and not just because the tory government that has afflicted the UK for longer than I have been keeping this journal appears finally to have plunged itself into a…
An explanation
“London is a riddle, Paris is an explanation.” G.K. Chesterton High time to put to bed – once and for all – the trickle of images that I have been slowly posting of our trip…
A mixed bag
…random ramblings on a recent rag-bag of topics from the Pacific northwest… First things first… ‘Tis once again the time of year to wish The Girl a very happy – if slightly belated (in real…
Fontainebleau
I have been completely remiss in leaving unfinished my posting of images from our wanderings abroad during the summer – for which I heartily apologise. I shall remedy immediately… Whilst in Paris we took a…
All good things…
…come to he who waits! Well, well, well! That is certainly the case in this instance. Just this morning – as I sipped an almond milk latte in the company of some of the other…
Eddie Butler
Eddie Butler 1957 – 2022 RIP Further sadness this week at the news of the passing of Welsh rugby player/captain/journalist/peerless commentator/iconic voice of Welsh rugby. It feels slightly awkward to be mourning someone even so…
A good idea
“Paris is always a good idea.” Audrey Hepburn Though it seems a long time ago now our trip to Europe back in July culminated in a few busy days in Paris, soaking up the culture…