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Following o­n from yesterday……. So Macdonald's not o­nly tastes the same the world over (I won't even try to describe it) – It sounds the same too.

Grand-daughter Katie (aged 6) phoned to speak to Grandpa yesterday. “Guess where I am?”Granpa hears the background noise and says, “At a party?”That wasn't right, so he suggested the Sports Centre. Eventually inspiration dawned and he guessed correctly – MacDonalds! … Continue reading →

For half of my working life I worked as an insurance broker, usually enjoying the cut and thrust of competition and also getting the best for my clients. Professional standards and fair play were important to me. The work was … Continue reading →

My mother-in-law used to play scrabble a lot. When asked if she enjoyed it, her reply was “Well, it passes the time.” I used to think it a strange thing to say. She was in her eighties after all, and … Continue reading →

Website has not been working properly for the past few days. A bit like me. Incidentally, I don't know how anybody runs at all in the heat and humidity of Athens.

Dana's return to home seems to have coincided with the arrival of a new postman. She is extremely friendly. He is extremely nervous. She tends to greet postpersons as bearers of dog-treats – thanks to o­ne postman who actually used … Continue reading →

A fly decided to commit suicide in my meal. It drowned in my green Thai sauce.Not a nice experience for either of us.

Reading 2nd Chronicles has made me realise that people were always suckers for descriptions of decor and interior design. The Sunday Supplements are full of how other people live. And TV programmes about choosing property, moving location or doing up … Continue reading →

The heather is blooming in abundance. Surely it is early this year? And at the same time some of the spring flowers seem to be having a second flowering.

From John Donne At the round earth's imaginerd corners blowYour trumpets, angels, and arise, ariseFrom death, you numberless infinitiesOf souls, and to your scattered bodies go:All whom the flood did, and fire shall o'erthrow,All whom war, dearth, age, agues, tyrannies,Despair, … Continue reading →