29th April 2012 While Jamie has been basking abroad and celebrating his birthday, we’ve had relentless rain. My morning bike rides have been more “cyclo-cross” than cycling, and even when I’ve tried to find dry routes, I’ve returned looking as if I’d wrestled a hippo in a swamp. Sue and I had planned to join… Continue Reading

23rd April 2012 The moment the faceless bureaucrats at the water boards announced a hosepipe ban due to a so-called water shortage, I knew summer was doomed. True to form, the heavens have been open ever since, even today, as if the ban had summoned the clouds in a fit of bureaucratic spite. In the… Continue Reading

2nd April 2012 A few days before Mother’s Day, I set off for Thurcroft with a mission: convince Nan to move back to Harborough. Sue and I had spotted a rather charming apartment on Welland Park Road and decided it was worth showing her. House-hunting and family visiting, a two-for-one deal. Things went a bit… Continue Reading