It is a curious thing, but if you were to ask the average Englishman or Englishwoman which country was England’s oldest ally, he or she – if well educated – would probably say, correctly, “Portugal” (I refer the honourable reader to the Treaty of Windsor of 1386). Ask the same English person which country isContinue reading “Blog 145. Janet and John Go To Paris”
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Blog 80. Pull The Ladder Up, Jack…
“Someone seems to have got out of bed on the wrong side this morning”.So went the breakfast greeting from my dear wife earlier in the week as she bounced into the Garden Control Tower in her new plimsolls. I grunted in reply. I had woken at 0500 and tossed and turned, as you do, snuggledContinue reading “Blog 80. Pull The Ladder Up, Jack…”
Blog 75. Start Pumping That Iron.
Well, I never thought I would ever be reporting this: it is undoubtedly a tergiversation in Shacklepin behaviour, so marked that I am still reeling under the realisation that I have done it. I won’t keep you in suspense any longer, better out than in: I have ordered an exercise bike. Those who know me,Continue reading “Blog 75. Start Pumping That Iron.”
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