I sit and stare at my computer screen
An emptier page I have not seen
No funny quip, or humorous action
Can I write down, to gain reaction
My mind I dredge.  It’s a vain attempt
to bring to the fore, not one I’ve dreamt
But a real life story to entertain through
To make you smile. It’s long overdue
The hours slip [...]

Most of you know that I lost my niece, Sindie, shortly before Christmas.  This post is especially for Livvie, Sindie’s fourteen year old daughter.  She’ll probably say this photo isn’t ‘cool’ enough, but I like it.

This is a video she made for her mum, using a selection of photos that hold a special place in [...]

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Look what Mo came home with yesterday.  She thought I might like a game of Jacks.

I remember I used to be quite good at this game when I was a kid.  We called it ‘Fivestones’ and they looked different to these.   They were small square blocks of clay and all different colours.  We didn’t use [...]

Some of you may have seen this before.  It’s been around a while, but it doesn’t matter how many times I watch it I can’t stop laughing.  I even have it on my iPhone.
I thought I’d post it for those who haven’t seen it, and also for those that have and want another giggle.  I [...]

Yesterday, I was thrilled to collect the hard drive from my old iMac.  This was the drive that held five years (and more) of all my files and programmes.  I have been waiting patiently for Apple to say it was ready to collect.  “Once I get my hard drive, I can get myself all sorted [...]

“Will you pop up to the shop for me Babs?”
I was fourteen, my mum had run out of something that she needed in order to cook our evening meal.  The shop was about 200 yards up the road, and we constantly shopped there for items that mum had ‘run out of’ throughout the week.  She [...]