I have been at work today, so a bit busy for blogging, but I did a little survey of my colleagues to see what their favourite Christmas film is and here is the result. …and aren’t I clever, I have figures out how to add youtube video links. Yay! Miracle on 34th st. Love Actually.. It’s a wonderful life … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2012
THE CHRISTMAS “DO……on the third day.
Being socially phobic. ie I get anxious with gatherings of more than about six people, I dislike Christmas dos. Plus I don’t drink alcohol, so while I do socailise, after midnight when there is alcohol involved, everybody seems to me to get really silly. It seems to me me that these are just … Continue reading
KEEP UP THE EXCERCISE….Christmas day 2
O f course I need to keep up the exercise to offset all the overindulgence over Christmas but the weather sometimes restricts my use of bike in winter and yesterday torrential rain and wind, forced me to use the car for work. I need to keep up my fitness level so this morning I went out on … Continue reading
THE JOY OF GIVING. first day of Christmas counting down…
I found this little chap in my box of Christmas tree decorations. He was given to me last thanksgiving by a friend I have not seen for a while. This lady is very good at giving presents She also agave me very handy roll away bag that comes in handy on lots of occasions…….and matches my capsule wardrobe! LOL! The effect … Continue reading
CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE I ADMIRE…….
I first met Francis some years ago , when I worked on a project with the homeless with alcoholic and drug problems. I remembered him previously as a rich successful minor local celebrity, so I was surprised to learn that he too had once been homeless and was a recovering alcoholic. He was also working as a volunteer on … Continue reading
to. FATHER CHRISTMAS, NORTH POLE, TOP O’TH WORLD.
Dear Father Christmas. I know on my list there should be things like, world peace, the end of hunger and disease and all those altruistic thing I wish for the world, so I will start with these, but being a normal selfish mortal there are a few things I would like on my list that absolutely NOBODY knows … Continue reading
NO MORE BAH HUMBUG!
It is amazing how my perspective on the world has changed since the man who can suddenly do no wrong decided to whisk me off to Paris for Christmas and Boxing day. I find myself doing a little jig to the Christmas songs playing in the shops, instead of grumpily moaning “I wish they would change the record”. Today … Continue reading
THE BIG DECISION. or what makes a house a home?
For the past few days I have been visiting my son Bloggerman’s, new family home. A 1930’s suburban semi in the Midlands Conveniently situated for commuting by train into Birmingham city centre , London or Manchester.. The hotch potch of houses all around were built for white collar workers and their families that once worked in the vast offices of the … Continue reading
MORE GLASGOW.
Its a bit disconcerting when you visit a museum and find things that were items you remember, like our car when I was a child The pram I had for my babies. and the Triumph Herald car I had when I was 21. I spent really enjoyable couple of hours, browsing the Riverside Museum, Gasglows Transport … Continue reading
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