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Category Archive: Ageing

The Gardener (Up to the compost heap in the snow.)

« What a drag it is getting old. » The opening line of the Rolling Stones song; “Mother’s Little Helper”. […]

January 18, 2016 Ageing, Gardening, Health, Life, Weather

The Worst Sunday of the Year

‘Tis the worst Sunday of the year – that last drab, depressing and doom laden dominical limbo before […]

January 3, 2016 Ageing, Christmas, Education, Employement, Holidays, Life

Of Death, Bankers, Black Sabbath and Oversize Anoraks.

I doubt if Black Sabbath singer, Ozzy Osbourne will ever go down in history as a great philosopher, […]

November 1, 2015 Ageing, Cemetery, Death, Family, France, French, Life, Money, Rock 'n' Roll

Seasonal Pumpkin Brain Surgery

Here is a Halloween post full of the philosophical musings of an aging dad and plenty of spelling […]

October 30, 2015 Ageing, Autumn, Cooking, Death, Family, Food, Halloween, Heritage, History, Life, Uncategorized

Goodbye old Friend

It was an emotional moment. As the plumbers ripped out my old toilet, I too felt a part of […]

October 23, 2015 Ageing, Death, Heritage, Home improvement, Philosophy, Toilets

Fifty Shades of Test Tube Poops

Been away for a few months. Guess I didn’t write anything because I was sitting around getting depressed […]

October 20, 2015 Ageing, Alcohol, Death, Employement, Health, Life, Philosophy, Wine, Work

Rambling Thoughts on Summer fashions for Men (nearing 50)

Midweek Summer Morning in my Local Supermarket. I am pushing on fifty and I look exactly like all […]

August 22, 2015 Ageing, Fashion, Holidays, Rock 'n' Roll, Shopping, summer

Missing the Plot/Vacuuming the Garage Door/God Doesn’t Deliver Bread on Sundays.

« Another pleasant valley Sunday, » as was harmoniously warbled by the Monkees back in the sixties – all the […]

July 26, 2015 Ageing, Home improvement, Stress, Uncategorized, Weather, Weekend

Death and the Banker

A couple of days ago I celebrated my 49.5 Birthday. I am at that age where people are […]

May 16, 2015 Ageing, Death, Economy, Family, Health, Money

Parisian Daze

Paris, City of light, city of love, us poor provincials do occasionally manage to get up to the […]

March 14, 2015 Ageing, Culture, France, French, Fun, Life, Music, Paris, Philosophy, Rock 'n' Roll, Tourism, TRAVEL, Wine

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