It’s been an interesting couple of weeks. Once again I managed to upset a number of cyclists who, after reading the reaction to my
Category: Musings
How were things for you in the first weeks of the ‘new normal’? As I mentioned before, I was lucky enough during lockdown to
The coronavirus pandemic brought the entire tennis tour to a standstill in early March. Just like millions of other people around the world, the
As the coronavirus curve apparently flattens and children have finally been allowed out for an hour – although I’m writing this on late Saturday
How are you all doing out there? Now that this lockdown lark has turned from a quaint novelty to monotonous slog, how are you
So now we know that the the State of Emergency – or should I say Alarm, which is Level 1 – will continue to
If you didn’t know, an earworm is the term for a song or, more annoyingly, single verse or line from a song, which somehow
This February I decided that I had to tweak a few working habits. While most people complain that January in Spain drags on interminably,
It was my birthday last month. Not a milestone event like my Rock n Roll 50th two years ago – and if you are
Another week in Marbella, another gangland slaying. Local and national papers back in the UK ran lurid accounts of the death of Peter Andrew
I’m still recovering from last month’s tumble when I managed to jangle most of the nerves in my left ankle. The face long sprawl
Autumn is upon us. The season of ‘mists and mellow fruitfulness’ that comes as a welcome relief after the summer madness. Americans call this
Thus it came to pass that the Ziglet’s Big Day finally arrived. My Goddaughter Ziggy married Josh in August, and as “el padrino” I
The Goddaughter was back again this month, to spend some time out and catch up before her wedding in Glastonbury in August. And as
Is it just me, or are people getting ruder? Perhaps it’s just a sign of my approaching decrepitude that we seem to be a
If you are a regular reader of this blog, you will know that I have a problem with San Pedro Alcantara. Before you all
It’s a hard task being an ageing Wild Young Thing. It’s bad enough that one of heroes that you used to rave to in
When I moved into my idyllic cottage by the lake and escaped the madding and frequently maddening crowds on the coast I did so
Spring has sprung early in the campo. There is almond blossom everywhere as Nature goes into seasonal overdrive, and my garden was looking particularly
The news flashed across my social media feed and I barely raised an eyebrow. Spanish Press were reporting the murder of a 49-year-old Spaniard
In her first column of 2019, Ali Silver sets out some alternative New Year’s Resolutions! Whether you are partial to making New Year’s resolutions
Last month saw me in Gibraltar for a Fawlty Towers dining experience. No, that’s not me using the classic 70s British comedy series as
Let’s face it; Spain is a noisy country. I may live in serene solitude next to my lake, but once I clamber into my
“Brownstein! It’s Fish. I’m in a jam session in bar in La Campana and have just been playing with Nader and Adam. We’re thinking
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