A photo of the O2 arena

Up At The O2

If you were given fifty pounds and told to have an ‘experience’, something that pushes you, maybe takes you outside your comfort zone or is something you wouldn’t normally do, how would you spend it?...

Bill Bailey Larks In Transit

Last night The Wife and I had one of those rare nights out together when we went to see Bill Bailey on his latest tour at Chatham Central Theatre. The last time we’d been on...

Cloesup of a Russia 2018 Panini Sticker Album

Got Got Need – The 2018 Edition

With the FIFA World Cup getting ever nearer it’s time to start collecting Panini stickers again! The FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 album was released a couple of days ago and I’ve already ordered a...

Getting Ready For The Superbowl

Now that the two teams have made it to the Superbowl it’s time to get ready for Superb Owl night with @phileasphil. As we have done for the last few years, we try to source...

2017 in firework-style lights

Farewell To 2017. A Review

It’s time for the customary look back over the last twelve months as to what the hell has been going on in my world. The year started really positively as I spent the first two...

Rare Breeds Again

Another day off work and so we headed off again to see the animals at the Rare Breeds Centre again, this time we had Nanna with us so Little E had someone else to entertain....

Mistaken Identity Part 4

It’s been a while but I’ve started receiving email again for another Ryan Andrews. Time to hit the ‘Reply’ button… Dear Ryan, I am the Manager of University Collections & Loan Services at Indiana University....

Anyone For Cricket

Sometimes at work, we get some nice little perks which can go a little way to making the every day mundane stuff a bit more bearable. Yesterday was one such day when I was offered...