Tag Archives: food

Fortnightly rubbish collections

I had to take a load of household rubbish to the tip today. I was clearly not the only one. Every now and then, the regime of fortnightly rubbish collection proves to be too  big a stretch for us. I am not sure why. Perhaps we just spend more money than a lot of people.

The Curry Evening at my Brother's

A while ago my brother invited me to pencil in my wife and I to join him at a curry-evening dinner party he planned to host where he would again demonstrate his pretty-good culinary talents. As I had not heard anything to confirm, I dropped him an email earlier in the week to check if

The 39 Steps

Went to the Belgrade Theatre in Coventry to see an award-winning comedic version of the 39 Steps played by just 4 actors. Direct from the West End and prior to Broadway comes Alfred Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller, The 39 Steps, brilliantly and hilariously recreated as the smash hit Olivier Award Winning Best New Comedy. This

Bojangles swing band in Whitchurch

Bojangles are a recently formed swing band group in the Midlands. They performed in Whitchurch in April 2008 in support of a fund-raising event for an overseas school-trip to an under-privileged region. [If someone can send me the proper details, I shall include them here.]   We know on the band members, the pianist, very

Uncle-in-law for 2nd time

My wife’s brother and his wife have become parents for their first time with the birth of a daughter. Several weeks earlier than expected but a good weight and healthy. Obviously needs support on the food and temperature fronts. My wife’s sister and her husband are also relatively new parents having see their first child,

Postponing a holiday for work

One of the things I am usually really careful about is ensuring that I take my holidays on time with my family. I do not generally make much of a song and dance about it, but I do work very hard and very long hours. Although I try to get away from the client offices

The first CV

Our oldest daughter is getting to the point where she needs to think seriously about building up some work experience (and earning some money). She completes GCSEs this summer and then gets the longest summer break of her school life so far before returning in the autumn term to the 6th form to commence work

Birthday party

Good birthday experience for Mutty.

In Derbyshire

Great day in the Peak District.

Heading North

Usual walk and dance sessions and then we headed off to the peak district.