Month: May 2008

We get along well with most of our neighbours. The couple across the drive are amongst our best friends. However, there is one couple that {...}

I know Bank Holidays are supposed to be wet (did you know there’s a scientific basis for that (has to do with a reduction in {...}

So, we have the in-laws down visiting at the moment. I’m lucky that I like my in-laws. I get along famously with my FIL. If {...}

As a day it started out quite sad. One of our neighbours, a delightful old guy, passed away last week. All quite sudden, he was {...}

There are so many interesting things on the web, its hard to keep track and find them all. I must declare a bit of an {...}

Last week I was in Beijing for our annual corporate conference. These can be dire or wild affairs, sometimes both at the same time. This {...}

I’ve been here many times over the years. Its been fascinating to see its evolution and to get to know people here and how they {...}

It’s Pirate Pete’s birthday this week. He’s turning nine. I can’t quite get how I ended up with a little boy who’s now nine and {...}

A lovely word that. Discombobulation. Yesterday I had one boss, and a number of peers. Today I have a different boss, and some of my {...}

This isn’t the greatest picture I’ve ever taken, but we’re in one of my favourite weeks of the year. The apple trees are in bloom, {...}