Well. Twenty twenty two. That was quite a year. An absolute shambles of a year, many would say. It kicked off with soaring energy prices, followed up quickly with the Ruzzians invading their neighbor. Did anyone else notice how quickly the folk who have been fans of the US wannabe fascist in the 2016/20 White … Continue reading The New Year
It's the last day of the year. The day before the first day of next year. It's time for some resolutions to be set. I'll try and be realistic. I'll pay off what's left on my credit card. It's 0% interest and there's not a lot on it, and no urgency to settle it, but … Continue reading The Last Post
My new year wishes come late, I know. I blame my inner Mexican. But then again, everything tends to be delivered late, if at all, on this blog these days. I've tired of blogging. Or at least of the sort of blogging I used to do. Long, rambling posts. It requires thought, time and effort. None … Continue reading Happy New Year
As both the big and little hands hit twelve at the end of the year, the tradition in Mexico is to gulp down a dozen grapes. One at a time, keeping in rhythm with the tolling of the bells. This is the sort of thing that's always won by the fatties. I know, it's not technically a … Continue reading Happy New Year
Wishing you all a very Happy New Year. A prosperous one too. May 2014 be fun, different, safe and everything you wish it to be. And may we read all about it on your blogs. This is how I celebrated the turning of 2013 into 2014. No, not on the Embankment. Tucked up in bed … Continue reading Happy New Year
Stately homes, various castles, film sets, Prince Charles, the graves of Lawrence of Arabia and Jim Morrison's, Paris, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Hitler's writing desk, fields of snowdrops, bluebells and other English flowers, Lord Mayor Shows, a thousand miles on the London Underground, Romans in Bath, King Arthur in Winchester, skating in Hyde Park and Somerset … Continue reading Goodbye 2012
It's the last post of the year, so I'd just like to wish you and yours the very best for 2012. Which, I think, can now be pronounced twenty twelve, rather than two thousand and twelve. To be honest, I've been using the 'twenty' method since 2012. I seem to have been in the minority … Continue reading Happy New Year
The Mexile 