My latest story, still called "Pirate", for want of a better title, now has the following stats ( Read more... )

When you've read this, have a go at my " beat the intro" quiz ( Read more... )

Well, I was craving cheesecake and Connie needed to buy some cakes to take to work tomorrow. So we did a late-evening shopping trip. Went to the big Tesco Extra up by the river, instead of Morrisons ( Read more... )

This is not the first time I've said this and it sure as shit won't be the last...

MY WIFE IS THE BEST COOK IN THE KNOWN UNIVERSE

So, Saturday while I was at work selling stoves and gas fires etc, my darling Connie spent most of the afternoon baking a moussaka. As ever, it was absolutely fantastic. Connie couldn't find any lamb mince, but she ( Read more... )

Yesterday I was very tired when I got home, hence the rather testy post. But most of this happened yesterday ( Read more... )

Four days off!

Went shopping for last minute things, like cream and fresh veg. Forgot a few things as always. We'll pick them up on Monday or tomorrow. We did buy some tequila and lime juice - I already had a bottle of Triple Sec, and Connie managed to make a decent margarita. This was her first attempt, too, using a recipe from the webtender. We ( Read more... )