Category Archives: My World and As I See It

And another one

Posted on Nov 3, 2017 by

It’s now getting scary. Another friend and colleague has passed away, I think he was in his early 60s and died in his sleep. The cause was ‘excess fluid around his enlarged heart.’ This is scary on many levels. I … Continue reading →

Posted in My World and As I See It | Leave a comment

The Final Frontier

Posted on Sep 14, 2017 by

We’re all in the same boat. I think its been said by many well known quotation makers that there is nothing more sure than death and taxes. Well while some be able to get away with not paying the latter, … Continue reading →

Posted in My World and As I See It | Leave a comment

The Men’s Shed

Posted on Aug 2, 2017 by

Some three months ago I was at my monthly Repair Cafe in Farnham ( see other posts) when a chap called Ed, who was there to repair furniture, needed a electrical heater repaired. It belonged to a friend who is … Continue reading →

Posted in My World and As I See It | Leave a comment

40? Not possible!

Posted on Jul 4, 2017 by

My daughter passed a milestone age last week, she turned 40 years old. I’ll avoid the cliches of ‘where did that time go’, because those sorts of comments are boring. I would like to discuss how the hell I could … Continue reading →

Posted in My World and As I See It | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Like a bunch of kids…

Posted on Jun 1, 2017 by

I’m referring to the debacle of the ‘Leaders Debate’s on TV last night on BBC1. I switched off after the introductions and the the first ten minutes. They all talked at once, didn’t say anything of import, and generally acted … Continue reading →

Posted in My World and As I See It | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The 6th May 2017

Posted on May 7, 2017 by

Saturday 6th May 2017 was a day of contrasts in two main ways: marriage and rugby. Many months ago we were invited to the wedding of good friends John and Sue Wells’ daughter, Hannah. The wedding was to take place … Continue reading →

Posted in My World and As I See It | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Farnham’s Last stand.

Posted on Apr 1, 2017 by

I’m referring of course to Farnham Rugby Union Football Club (FRUFC) who currently occupy top spot in the London 3 South West league. Despite only getting back from Australia the night before l was determined to get to the last match … Continue reading →

Posted in My World and As I See It | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

This won’t be the last time.

Posted on Apr 1, 2017 by

So, our third trip to ‘down under’ is complete. Including our previous trips we have spent a total of 15 weeks in Australia. Now don’t jump to the conclusion that we might up sticks and move out to that lovely … Continue reading →

Posted in My World and As I See It | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The Repair Cafe

Posted on Feb 11, 2017 by

For the last 18 months or so, I have been involved with a repair cafe. A Repair Cafe is a meeting place for people who have something that needs repairing, and people who could possibly repair them. The movement started … Continue reading →

Posted in My World and As I See It | Leave a comment

And so it finishes…

Posted on Jan 29, 2017 by

The treatment that is, for now. The brachytherapy went well, it was not as bad as I thought it was going to be, and I didn’t have a general anaesthetic! I arrived at St Luke’s on Wednesday a bit early … Continue reading →

Posted in My World and As I See It | Tagged , , | 1 Comment