Hello and welcome to my blog. As we’re only 16 days from Christmas, it’s time to get into the festive mood and hear some seasonal greetings from some of those who have been featured in this year’s blog. It’s fitting that the first message comes from Tony Bathmaker, a man who, more than… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. Sorry its been such a long time since I dropped in, but boy, what a difference a fortnight makes. It can be summed up in three words – Adur Ferry Bridge.Althougth I saw it take shape, it was only when we were on it that we really appreciated its… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s lovely to see you again. I’ve got lots to cover this week, but precious little time in which to do it so it’s bullet points and capitals I’m afraid. FAMILY BEACH BONFIRE ON SHOREHAM BEACH – SATURDAY 9TH NOVEMBER at 6.30pm The procession will start at Beach Green at… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s lovely to see you again for, what is, an EXCLUSIVE issue. As you know, months ago, Alison Lapper commissioned me to co-write her essay on What makes us Human? for BBC Radio Two’s Jeremy Vine show. Excitement didn’t come close and I quickly set to work. Ali… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s lovely to see you again. With only one day to go before Alison Lapper and I travel to the BBC, we’re busily engaged in fine-tuning her essay on, “What makes us Human?” Due to the nature of Ali’s disability, it’s not just a case of practising, but mastering tiny,… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s lovely to see you again. The imminent opening of the new footbridge, (christened the Adur Ferry Bridge), is a major topic of conversation on the Beach. Sadly, it’s usually in disparaging terms. As we know, the old footbridge was in constant use. Being… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s lovely to see you again. If you’re new, welcome. Come on in and make yourself at home. There’s plenty of room for all. In my last blog, I wrote about the night we realised that our 8 year-old had become addicted to screens. Whilst I neither named him… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my Birthday blog. It’s lovely to see you again. Now that I’m comfortably settled into middle age, it would be rude not to have a moan, so mine is about screens. I’m not fussy which ones; computer screens, mobile phone screens, DS screens, TV screens, all types of screens really, except windscreens.… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog.Y’know I wanted to complete my next chapter before the end of the summer holidays? Well, as my Grandma used to say, “Who wants, never gets! So guess who didn’t get it done? Worse still, our internet coverage is playing up, (I blame the Footbridge), so I’m fearful that I… Continue reading…
Hello and welcome to my blog. It’s nice to see you. It’s always tricky trying to write during the summer holidays. Routine’s abandoned and finding forms of entertainment becomes the new priority. So, whilst Tom is at his intensive swimming lesson, I’ve got just enough time to tell you about my current project, a non-fiction… Continue reading…