I had never heard of the Freecycle online service, although I knew some sort of community based on giving away your old items existed. It was my sister, Samantha that mentioned the website to me back in April. I had just moved into my flat in Slough and had an old TV combi unit to […]
Ghost Protocol Initiated
I am sure we can all recall a moment in time when we truly grow up. These, ‘rights of passage’ occur throughout our lives but generally are confined to our early teens and twenties. In June 1998 I headed on my first solo journey into Central London. It was perhaps the biggest interview of my […]
Last Christmas
Usually I do not make much of an effort for the Christmas party arranged by Emily. A Santa hat is as far as I go! Even that is more than the majority of my friends. This year, I thought I would go the extra mile and actually buy my own outfit. Unfortunately I would later […]
Cross Dressing
Michelle’s friend Ali was appearing in a London pantomime, so she eagerly booked tickets for us, mainly based on the fact the story was written by former One Show presenter Hardeep Singh Kohli. I had quite low expectations of Bollywood Cinderella after reading the blurb on the Tara Arts website. However, I liked the idea […]
What Is In A Name
My wife, Michelle received her new passport this morning and with it a new surname and new identity. We have now been married for just over four months and in a twist of fate, her ten year old passport expired a few days after our honeymoon in Rome in mid August. (The same week many […]
Religious Beliefs
I parked my car in the Tesco Extra car park and headed off into Slough town centre. There were a few errands I needed to run before picking up a few groceries from the supermarket. The sun was shining brightly, unusual for such a cold afternoon, making it difficult to make out cars and people […]
Weekends Before Christmas
The weekend officially began (week 49) at 18:00 sharp, as I started my car and Rihanna featuring Calvin Harris – We Found Love blared out of my radio. I had tuned into Capital FM. The song had been recommended to me by my sister, Samantha and I had listened to it via YouTube a few […]
Defying Gravity
During 2010, my wife Michelle was a fan of Glee along with me and we were watching series one at practically the same time. Although I was a few episodes ahead, on my weekly TV diet, she would watch episodes in major blocks. We watched an episode together, “Wheels”, one weekend (I think I may […]
The Big Three Zero
Hogmanay Tickets
Michelle had a special item for me this evening. She told me to close my eyes and hold out my hands. I was not expecting an early birthday gift (eight days before my big 30!) They were our tickets for the Concert In The Gardens, part of many celebrations for start of 2012 in Edinburgh. […]