NEWSLETTER

It is interesting to see how the eating habits of this country has change over the last 50 years. When I was young, our Saturday lunch was always sausage, egg and chips, the reason being that it was a quick lunch before Dad and I went to watch Newcastle play. They...

I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and have a happy and healthy New Year. Each new year is a fresh start as far as I am concerned as it gives me a chance to reflect on the previous year, see what I can learn from it and I also look to see what anniversaries...

Last weekend we had a very ‘exciting’ trip to London for Matt and Miriam’s engagement party. At least ‘exciting’ was how Maria’s Mum described it – ‘stressful’ was how Maria described it! We decided not to drive but to take the train as it was a full family outing;...

I am sitting on our patio; juggling my laptop on my knee, trying desperately hard not to spill a glass of water on my keyboard and trying not to burn the top of my head in the glorious sunshine, whilst contemplating what impact the so-called ‘lifting of restrictions’...

I was never a great Dr. Who fan as a child, but I did watch some of the episodes when it was revived some years ago with Christopher Eccleston as Dr. Who. Maria was more of a fan, especially when David Tennant was in the lead role!! I’m not sure if it was the...

I must admit I was never a fan of ‘April Fool’s’ day when I was at school. I was always the small, slightly tubby, naïve one who always got caught out with April Fool pranks. It was a mighty relief when it got to 12 noon and the pranks stopped, or better still when...

I think I should confess that I’m a secret “Star Wars” fan. I enjoyed the last couple of films, but particularly liked the first three. I remember vividly seeing the first one in 1977 – I’m still not sure why George Lucas started with Episode IV? We were living in...