We had a fabulous holiday in Holland and were inching our way aboard the ferry for the waterborne part of our homeward journey when it happened. The car in front of us – a shiny NL registered expensive one – was lurching and grumbling just above us on the steep ramp. Alarmingly rolling back towards […]
3/365 Certificate of Merit
Still in the grip of the lurghy, it’s nice to remember (considerably) previous achievements. This was issued after an expedition organised by my late grandfather Eric Arnison. He wanted us to be the last people to the top of the highest mountain in Lancashire. The county boundaries changed very soon after our ascent. One of Boy […]
Frugal fun: things you can do with an old mouse mat…
Having fun up a hill! Right. I’m fed up of this now – this dismal miserable credit crunch, downturn, depression business. Every time I listen to the news some po-faced pundit is droning on about how much worse things are going to get. Denial is apparently no longer an option. Most of this water at […]