Back to hell
Well, we’re back from Luxembourg. I’ll post full details later but at the moment I am not in the right frame of mind.
Today we admitted my Grandmother to what is in essence a psychiatric hospital. This is as a result of her dementia and her increasingly unpredictable behaviour since my Grandad entered hospital 4 months [...]
Vengeance will be swift
I have a new arch enemy. “DJ Garry #1″ to be precise. This disc spinning hip hop ned has taken to writing his name in biro all over our door entry system and also on the walls in the common stair area. In a strange twist to the usual graffiti you see decorating tenement stairs, [...]
Unarmed and unlegged combat
I guess we all have days when we expect to find an oasis of calm and instead find ourself plummeting like a stone through a manky stagnant pool of calamity. Well, it was my turn yesterday. More specifically, during last nights visit to the (usually calm) hospital to visit my Grandad. A bit of background [...]
“Thank God for the internet”
As the song says - “Thank God for the internet”.
Given that I’m an internet nut, then this may not be the most objective post. As I sit here at lunchtime I can’t help but wonder at the marvel that is the web. Without it, you certainly wouldn’t be reading my thoughts on this or any [...]
Winter
I can’t stand winter. It drives me to despair. I mean, take this morning for example. Alarm goes off and it feels like it’s still 3am. Stumble to the shower. Discover that the heating has not been on long enough to heat the huge room which is our bathroom. Take mental note to adjust heating [...]