Best books read in 2023
03 January 2024Time for my annual Best Books I Read Over The Last 12 Months report!
I read 40 books in total in 2023, down quite a bit from my 2022 numbers, but there were a few very big books in among the...
First Tattoo Tuesday of 2024
02 January 2024It's my first Tattoo Tuesday post of 2024, and what a stunner it is!!!
This tattoo of a tower of books, topped with an actual castle tower, was shared with me by a Tweeter with the user handle...
Happy New Year 2024
01 January 2024Happy New Year, everyone!! I hope you all had a great time over the yuletide period, and are enjoying a nice start to the new year.
The first 2024 issue of my online monthly newsletter is now...
Catching up with old friends
28 December 2023I had a lovely online reunion yesterday with these two girls -- who are now young women in their mid-twenties! You might recognise the photo if you've ever checked out my Wikipedia page -- it was...
Christmas Day video
25 December 2023It's my Christmas Day speech to the world!! Want to watch me waffle on for 7 minutes, chatting about what I got up to last year, what I'm planning for 2024, and when I'm having my Christmas...
Twas the Night… 2023
24 December 2023Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the flat
Not a creature was stirring, not even a cat.
The black bags were hung outside by the lifts,
In the hope that old Santa would drop off some...