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Daily Archives: October 13th, 2009

I’m dreaming of a…Tesco checkout

You might think that living and owning your own hotel in the sunny south of France would be the ideal idyll – it can be you know, but it is not sunny ALL the time and being a hotel owner definitely has it’s drawbacks. I watch episodes of Fawlty Towers with a whole new perspective [...]

I miss throwing a shrimp on the barbie…

One of the things I really do miss about living in Australia is the backyard barbeques we always had throughout the year. Fortunately the weather in Sydney, where I lived, was suitable for bbq’s pretty much all year round except for certain times at the height of summer – that’s when you get the total [...]

My son and a man called ‘Marilyn’

Back in July I asked my son what he would like for his birthday in August and his very quick reply went like this: I want tickets to see Marilyn Manson in concert!
Well it so happens that I do know who Marilyn is mostly because Mr Manson has been around for quite a while now [...]