from Pantperthog to Knockando

We arranged a pre-Christmas meet-up with Cathy's aunt and uncle and they suggested visiting The Longest Yarn, an exhibition in Tewkesbur...

I went to Tewkesbury Abbey today and saw a Nativity scene with a scary angel - it looked like one of the Weeping Angels from the most terrif...

I bought Orbital by Samantha Harvey in Wolverhampton on our wedding anniversary back in September. It was marked as being on the Booker lon...

First up, an announcement - I think this is going to be my last regular snack of the month post for a while. I've been blogging monthly ...

Froot Loops are one of my favourite cereals. The proper radioactive American cereal, not the anodyne, watered down version sold in the UK.  ...

Cathy recently ordered some gear from a company specialising in American sports. This included a new beanie for me so I can represent my fav...

With all the work going on in the house, Christmas decorating has taken a back seat. However, my sister sent us a festive dinosaur diorama t...

Music makes Christmas feel more Christmassy for me. For years we had a few Christmas CDs that were on heavy seasonal rotation in our house. ...

It feels like every month I say 'another busy month', but November was busy, including Cathy's birthday, a work weekend in North...

I love a good map. I enjoy books that have a map in the front of them. I like looking at old maps, obscure maps, made up maps...  Some of th...