Grumpliciousness
Grumpliciousness
Have you ever heard the song, ‘A Working Man?’ Strangely, it was written and sung by a Canadian lady, Rita MacNeil back in the 1980s. It’s one of those songs that can stir your soul and get tugging the heartstrings….
By Trev
I spoke last week about my DNA Conundrum and its problems. Well, one week on and in true Victor Meldrew fashion, ‘I don’t believe it’ after a distant cousin’s details were forwarded to me. This one though stood out above…
By Trev
I was given a DNA kit from Ancestry Uk for my birthday back in October. I’ve been tracing my family history for over 20 years and I always thought the DNA kit would be the icing on the cake. You…
By Trev
Shocking It has been very dry and very very cold at the start of December. Brass monkey weather all over again!! I know November was one of the mildest on record, which I have no complaints about. Anyway, December came…
By Trev
What on earth was or is Lumbago? It’s something you never hear of now. Growing up, there was so much that I heard the elders saying, things like ‘…my nerves are shot’ or as the famous song goes from the…
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I know the Americans usually have trouble saying Worcester Sauce, sometimes calling it Worcestershire Sauce, but I had long forgotten about this delicious seducer of taste buds. When it comes to lunch, I usually have a couple of slices of…
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May Her Majesty the Queen rest in peace. I’m sure most people feel the same as I do at this moment, like losing your favourite Grandmother. Certainly, in my lifetime I have never known anyone other than Her Majesty being…
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Since moving to Wales and in particular, almost the middle of nowhere, with no buses, no shops but there is a pub, I’m often asked, ‘What do you do all the time?’ An initial look at where we are and…
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I’m retired and free to inflict my thoughts and sense of humour upon the world......
Working Man
Have you ever heard the song, 'A Working Man?' Strangel...
I Don’t Believe It
I spoke last week about my DNA Conundrum and its proble...
My DNA Conundrum
I was given a DNA kit from Ancestry Uk for my birthday...
Shocking
Shocking It has been very dry and very very cold at the...
What On Earth Was Lumbago?
What on earth was or is Lumbago? It's something you nev...
Benchman: My Alter Ego Gloria Smud Poet
Working Man
Working Man
Working Man
Working Man
Working Man