Not socialising much isn't unusual for Faith and I; It's not that we're anti-social per se, just that we are often most comfortable and satisfied either being alone or together and don't need to surround

"If fate is against me and I'm killed, so be it, but make it quick and painless. If I'm wounded, don't let me be crippled. But above all don't let me fuck up the task." - The bomb technician's

We had every intention of doing something productive today and even woke up early to make sure we could make the best use of the day. It started well, with eggs on toast and coffee...But went down hill

Today was like any other Saturday although I had Grouchy nagging at me because he was bored. I threw him to the cats for a bit just to see if getting thrown around by them like a cat toy would stop his

I'm not one to keep a daily diary and certainly haven't felt inclined to keep a lockdown diary as some people are doing. Although if I did decide to keep a lockdown diary I think it would look something

All over the world people are spending time in isolation and working from home because of virus-lockdown restrictions. It's been a little difficult for most, the boredom, lack of ability to move about

This weekend is one on which Faith and I would normally be far away from home. Easter weekend is a four day break for us here and we'd usually add a few extra days, hook up our off-road camper to the big

One of the most engaging, interesting and intriguing periods of England's history would arguably have to be the Tudor period. The Tudors, a family of Welsh-English background, ruled the island for 118

Don't worry, the G-dog wasn't doing anything nefarious or illicit and the all-important social-distancing regulations were stringently upheld...It was just an opportunity to good to pass up...An impromptu

An account of the life of Australia's deadliest sniper, Billy Sing (Lockdown reading book four)

Online dinner party: An unscientific method of dealing with coronavirus-blues

I've never broken out of prison; In truth I've never been incarcerated so have never had to do so. However today Faith and I staged a successful breakout from lockdown-confinement and it felt good! Only

The seven ages of Paris - A colourful narrative covering the history of Paris

I was looking forward to a planned trip to the countryside this afternoon to get some much-needed new scenery after being locked down working from home all week. I decided it was a well-deserved reward

Thirty seven...That's how many phone calls I made to existing clients before lunch today. It's a fair amount considering each call took about eight minutes on average...That's almost five hours on the

Since lockdown began I've had a little more time up my sleeve to read: I always read of course, but instead of grabbing a half-hour here or there each day I have the luxury of time to invest one to two

I spoke to a friend of mine today and as usual I asked the age-old question of, "how are you?" She burst into tears. Broken My friend owns two cafés and operates with 42 staff on the books...Operated

With lockdown's all over the world I've seen people struggling to find things to occupy themselves with. It must be terribly difficult for those in small apartments although it can be difficult for all

I've been a voracious reader my whole life. I'm good it it, which probably sounds odd...I guess what I mean is that I read quickly but also absorb the material effectively; It means I churn through a lot