What is Christmas to you ( Read more... )

Today is, as they say, one of those days ( Read more... )

I survived a kids party ( Read more... )

Yet again, it's just been announced that there are record results in GCSE passes this year! Even more students got A or A* results ( Read more... )

Yes, another post - I may actually be back now ( Read more... )

Odd, but I find myself back here again after a discussion with a friend about 'blogging'. I knew I had one, even knew my login, but couldn't remember the damned site! Google was no help, but finally it came to me (about 3 minutes after my friend walked out the door heading home for the night ( Read more... )

Well ( Read more... )

Well, christmas has been and gone, and I survived another one.  I can now loose the 'scrooge' persona that always infects me come december, and get back to being me again for the rest of the year....  *grin*

A friend asked me today what my new years resolutions were going to be, and I answered (honestly) that I hadn't even thought about it (and I ( Read more... )

Yes, it's THAT time of year again.  Children are getting excited, parents are getting frantic, and the more sensible amongst us are just getting drunk...

I know some of you may think it sad, but I'm a definite "Christmas?  Bah!  Humbug!!" type of person.  You may ask why this is (go on, please...?).  Well, although I'm not religious, I do believe ( Read more... )

Apparently, the things noted below are 200 things we must/may do, and comments on my own personal experiences/questions about them...

(NB. the BOLD ones are the ones I've done...)

01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink          Only done this when there's only been a few of us and the landlord there, so I don't count it...)
02. Swam with wild ( Read more... )