The Austin Maxi 1750
I saw an Austin Maxi today, which must be rarer than seeing a Swallow in January, it is the first one I have seen for years, and it was pretty immaculate. If you are wondering what the relevance of this unusual sighting is, the Maxi, (if you discount a Mini I wrote off a week after purchase) was my first proper car, handed down to me by my Father shortly after I passed my test at the third time of asking on my 20th ...
Christmas Cards
I sent out a batch of Christmas cards late last week, which to be honest is a major achievement for me as there are five major steps to sending them that makes it a much harder task than it may seem, especially for someone of my unquestionable ineptitude.Here they are:Purchasing the cardsPurchasing the stampsWriting a message in themFinding the address of the intended recipientPutting them in a letterboxDealing with Christmas cards is right ...
I Have Travelled 9% of the World
I have just completed a travel map of the world that shows I have travelled 9% of our planet in my life time, that's not very impressive is it? My first excursion abroad was in 1983 on a camping trip to the Loire Valley in France with my parents and I have since visited Germany, Spain, Belgium, Poland, Norway, Jersey, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Turkey, the Canaries, India, North America (Washington, Florida, Nevada) and Tunisia. ...
Beware the Wounded Aussie
It was a pleasant experience going to bed last night at an hour that was reasonable, it was a lovely deep sleep that was definitely required by cricket fans across the country. All credit must go to Australia as their final day collapse at least meant we were all tucked up at around 2.00am on Tuesday morning celebrating victory before the rain crashed down in Adelaide, albeit to late to save Australian blushes. They were totally outclassed and ...
Search Words
I have an account attached to my Blog which tells me bits of information about who and what type of people read my blog, how often they view it and what search words they use. Don't worry it doesn't indicate who you are personally, it just says the name of the server, for example SKYor BT internet and what part of the country the page viewer comes from. Actually it doesn't always, as when Diane (my girlfriend) views it, it says BT internet (St ...