Monday 18th June I decided to take young Heather out to see the Roman City at Wroxeter, this is the first time I have visited the actual site since I was a child despite it being just down the road from where I worked for 7 and a half years and a tiny bit further … Continue reading A Grand Day Out (1)
What would you name the autobiography of your life? Ah this old chestnut. I think I'd have to do a George Melly and write separate volumes of autobiography focusing on different parts of my life. For the highs, lows and indifferences in my career in the Pub and Bar trade it would be a choice … Continue reading Share Your World 9th July 2018
Tell us about your first bicycle or car? I can't really recall any of bikes much, I remember I had a blue BMX around age 9, but I was never really interested in riding a bike so it didn't get used very often. I much preferred walking. I definitely wouldn't want to bike these … Continue reading Share Your World 2nd July 2018
You can have an unlimited supply of one thing for the rest of your life, what is it? Sushi? Scotch Tape? Moisturising cream. I suffer badly from dry skin on my feet and hands so an unlimited supply of cream would be beneficial, if I let it slide it can get pretty nasty. Teleportation or … Continue reading Share your world 18th June 2018
If you could choose any person from history to be your imaginary friend, who would it be and why? I sort of already did that. When I was 12 I had a dream I was having afternoon tea with Karl Marx, HG Wells and Homer... As in the poet Homer, not Homer Simpson. I guess … Continue reading Share Your World 11th June 2018
Bank Holiday Monday was surprisingly a day off for me, surprising because it was the day of the Bridgnorth walk, which is a charity walk of 22 miles raising money for a Dementia Charity. I was expecting to work because six of our staff were doing the walk, but I am not complaining and have … Continue reading Relaxin’ at the Quarry
Another week draws to a close in the Life and times of the Sentimental Sandman of Jazz. So how has it been? Well it has been a steady affair really, nothing overly dramatic but not exactly dull. Monday was another good day as I met up with young Heather again, this time on my own … Continue reading Under the Bridge
Parts One, Two and Three can be found by clicking on the links. After a pretty good day out, I chilled in the bar writing some notes in my journal and reading more of Enter Wildthyme and discovered not only is it a sort of reworking of The Scarlett Empress it is also a sequel … Continue reading Cuba 2014- Part Four
Part One Can Be found here Wednesday I was woken, somewhat red-eyed and bushy tongued, at about 9:45 by the maid knocking on the door to inform me the water would be off for a little bit as they were running Chlorine through the pipes in order to clean them. Lucky for her I had … Continue reading Cuba 2014- Part Two
Cuba 2014. Part One. As many of my readers and friends know, including people I met in Cuba, while I was on my 2014 pre-Christmas Break I kept myself a holiday diary with the intent of bring it online upon my return to the UK. Well dear reader, I am bringing the diary of my … Continue reading Cuba 2014 Part One
