With award ceremonies in full swing, I’m reminded of the occasions I picked up my own awards. My early childhood was largely uneventful, certainly not a tale that could be converted into a Hollywood blockbuster to win any screenplay Oscars. … Read More ›
Feeling strangely optimistic that I would live for another 21 months, I decided to purchase my usual fun calendar for next year from Amazon. It arrived in an envelope so big that Sting phoned me to ask for the return… Read More ›
I woke early and did some mini houseworky things to make my flat more presentable. I even changed the bedding and hoovered the bedroom carpet. I’m not sure what I was expecting from someone who was just coming out to assess… Read More ›
The BBC has recently resurrected the show Gladiators. I first became aware of the show in the UK, whilst watching night-time tv in the very late 80’s under its guise of American Gladiators. I don’t know why it was called… Read More ›
When the pupils at St. Nicholas at Wade C of E Primary School in Birchington returned from their summer break, they were delighted to see a 9-hole miniature golf course installed within their school grounds. The idea was to offer… Read More ›
With Mother’s Day approaching, many children celebrate the occasion by drawing pictures of their mums. As a child, I did likewise. The hair colour rules were simple. You’d use a black crayon if your mum had black hair. Brown crayon… Read More ›
The Brit Awards are not aimed at my age demographic. Luckily, TV executives commissioned “Walking With Dinosaurs” to cater for my need to see and relive my childhood.But I watch the awards anyway solely in the hope that something unexpected… Read More ›
The film Last Christmas was recently released in the UK and is tenuously based on the Wham song of the same name. Unfortunately, for me, that song brings back some painful memories of a failed teenage relationship. During my college… Read More ›
People say your schooldays are the best days of your life. My best times at school were 10.45, 12.30 and 2pm because these were breaktimes.But a recent ongoing survey states that breaktimes for children have actually decreased over the past… Read More ›
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