Well OK not really fossicking & grubbing but fishing!  Jo, a good friend of mine, popped a wee note that her and the boys and Chris were off deep sea fishing. They’ve done it before and liked it so much they’re off again. A boat was booked with room for 10 and we have 2 ticketsRead More

Well having the two kids means a great deal of birthday invites.  Here’s another one for us this weekend, with an invite to our good friends Keith and Adeline, and baby Francesca’s 1st birthday – how cute is this! Here she is, such a big girl now, sitting up, crawling round – Mary and I evenRead More

Yes we went again. Something slightly different this time – Ollie took some shots, and I tired real arty not just photos of flowers. Hope you like – some beeeeeeeautiful specimens here – and I don’t mean me, Mary and the kids! Taking some learnings from my mate Ged, I am liking these photos aRead More

My great mate Mr Epps, Eppsy, Hippsy (bless him) made my day recently. An anonymous parcel arrives. In Singapore you have to write what the items inside are. So on the label it states kids books, memorabilia or something like that. So now I am even more “none the wiser” to what’s inside. What wasRead More

What a Sunday. Arranged with Adeline to swap Saturday and Sunday, yes Mary and I had an invitation for some “adult time”. What a fantastic time it was. Our friend who we met through Dave and Jacqui had invited us to Singapore Turf Club for Sunday racing. Oh yes indeed! He even gave us this delightful daysRead More

Like the Queen this year Amy had about 4 Birthdays for her 4th. So we started allowing he to open some presents in the hotel in Tagbilaran, Bohol Tropica – the start of our epic trip to Fiesta time in Philippines (please see separate blog for that and a food one too – you luckyRead More

That time of year again folks, time to dust off the DJ, suck the stomach in a tad and off we go all posh like to the New Zealand Ball. Simply the best one in Singapore I feel. Great fun, too much beer and wine of course, loads of food, comedians, prizes and sharing itRead More

So Ma’am a VERY happy Diamond Jubilee.   We had a party in your honor. Steve and Tracey put on a wonderful party, great fun. Wear something British was the brief – do you think I won the competition? Hell Yes!!!!! You just gotta LOVE Paul Smith.   Amazingly these were actually purchased in TokyoRead More

Ollie has done it at one the the International Film Festivals. He received the award today (not in person, but via Sangeeta – our lovely friend and also writer/director), for his role in “A Gran Plan”. The River Rock Award for Best Child Actor in a Feature Film – Oliver Kennett. I am speechless forRead More