WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2008 Dreaming Last night I dreamed I was in the kitchen with Dave, and he was prodding my stomach with a for...

Last night we played Scrabble and only scored for me, to see if I could reach my target of 600 for the double board. I got 582. Not bad. It ...

I'm still reeling this morning from this dizzy virus, but I did manage to cycle up the Trail yesterday. I knew I was under par and going...

You can tell you've not shaken off last week's virus when you wake up with a headache and tinnitus (which you usually only get when ...

When I first heard that there was a new film adaptation of Little Women , I thought 'Why do we need another adaptation? Haven't we g...

I'm not too well today, with a head too thick to blog, but this old post came to mind because we've recently been embroiled in a pa...

Have I ever shown you this piece I had in the Times some years ago? I hope not... He loves me! He thinks I’m an old Land Rover ...

You know that petition I asked you to sign the other day? Yesterday, the House of Commons rejected proposals to keep protections for child...

I haven't got the time to write a decent blog post, but I do want to tell you that I went to see the new Little Women adaptation yester...

At the end of previous years on the blog I have given a New Year round-up, sometimes with highlights of the year, or highs and lows, or best...

I've been worrying about what I was going to write on the blog for New Year. Look, you know I try to be honest on here and that's wh...

Today, there's a real treat for those of you who recall Dave's blog from some years ago. He suddenly stopped writing it, much to e...

“It all matters. That someone turns out the lamp, picks up the windblown wrapper, says hello to the invalid, pays at the unattended lot, l...

I turned 70 this year and it's OK. If you're not there yet, be encouraged! I hated being 60. I was miserable at 60, and 70 is so m...

Wishing all my friendly readers a Very Happy Christmas. I hope you're having too nice a time to check my blog, but if you're not, ...

Apart from the sign on the landing - and look at it very carefully, friends -  visitors to Hepworth Towers wouldn't know this w...

Every morning for the last three months, Dave - who gets up hours before me - has come into the bedroom while I am drinking my first mug of ...