Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s nice to see you again. If you’re a newcomer, this blog is unusual because it directly relates to a blog I published on 15th January titled “Haiti – day 3.” In that blog, I was highly critical of what I considered was an inexcusably slow response by aid… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s always nice to see you. Winter is reluctantly loosening its’ grip on the Independent Republic of.. but Spring is making few inroads. I say few because down here we don’t get clumps of snowdrops, swaying catkins and cheerful primroses signalling the change of season. The odd seagull may… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s nice to see you and sorry I haven’t been around for a couple of weeks. I promise I’ve not just been sitting around pondering. I’ve been busy, busy busy. After my last blog on Haiti, I thought it only fair that someone on the inside had a chance… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. Thanks for popping by, it’s always nice to see you. I was going to start this blog in my normal way and this week was going to tackle the art of relaxation. However, I’ve abandoned that idea because it is so trivial in comparison to the devastation that has… Continue reading…
Welcome to my blog and a very happy New Year to you. I hope it’s a good one. Well here in the IRoSB, it’s snowing. Our snow was a bit laid back and arrived way after the rest of Shoreham’s. It must be feeling a bit guilty now as it’s furiously trying to make up… Continue reading…
Hello there. It’s shattered, sickly and slightly sloshed of Shoreham here wishing you a very merry Christmas. Shattered because I’ve just completed 8 days of 4.30am starts and a night-shift. Sickly because I’ve just completed 8 days of 4.30am starts and a night-shift, sloshed because I’ve just completed 8 days of……….. And anyway Lemsip and… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. I hope you’re keeping as well as you can. Here in the Independent Republic of Shoreham Beach, Christmas lights are re-appearing and it’s all looking very festive. We put ours up last weekend and have invited House and Garden to come and have a look. They are taking an… Continue reading…
Hello there and welcome to my blog. If you’re a regular, I hope you’ve had a good week. If you’re a newcomer, wonderful to see you. Come on in, put the kettle on and pull up a chair. Here in the Independent Republic of .. it’s been another quiet week, unless of course, you count… Continue reading…
Hello there and welcome to my blog. If you’re new, lovely to see you. Do come in and have a browse. If you’re a regular, howdee. Wonderful to see you again and look, it’s Wednesday! Well here in the Independent Republic of.. it’s been a bit blowy and a bit rainy. The plants are a… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. If you’re new, welcome, it’s nice to see you. If you’re one of my regulars, wonderful to see you again. Well, here in the Independent Republic of.., it’s wet, cold and chilly. We’ve even lost our kite-surfers but we did see a hardy surfer out on Sunday. We stayed… Continue reading…