Life during a Pandemic – certainly not life as we know it!
I can honestly say that living life during a pandemic has brought about interesting changes, observations and challenges. As COVID-19 started to get a grip on the UK there was genuine panic buying, something I’ve never seen in my lifetime. There were those that were stocking up for the end of the world, toilet paper…
The Bridge, Prestbury – Probably the Best Fish and Chips I have ever had!
Just had lunch in The Bridge in Prestbury, Cheshire on a chilly but sunny day with my wife. We were determined…
Sanity, Abnormality and an Escape from Reality – Porto Sani, Halkidiki, Greece
2020 will be remembered for the COVID-19 pandemic. A time in humanities history when the planet was hit by a deadly…
Being the Grandfather I never had
I never knew either of my grandfathers, both sadly died before I was born in 1961. My father’s family were from…
You’ve gotta laugh!
During the Pandemic of 2020 and during the lockdown, increasingly I have received from friends and family humour to help through…
When Compensation isn’t Compensation!
I recently had a need to send a parcel and so decided to use MyHermes. I’ve used them in the past…
2020 Global Pandemic, is this really happening? Thank Goodness for the NHS!
Panic buying, people die-ing, the army on standby, schools and shops closed, self-isolation, hardship and all because of a virus disease…
Lockdown! – Boris calls time! Perhaps an alternative approach?
After a softening up of the British people and one final sunny Mothers day, the Prime Minister has finally brought down…
I amsterdam city card – Amazingly convenient and great value!
We planned a four day leisure weekend in Amsterdam in part because we’d not been to the Netherlands and because a…
The Amsterdam Museum, Amsterdam – 1000 years of history in one place
Our final museum stop before heading back to our hotel to collect suitcases was in a former orphanage and now the…
Isolation or Useful Time?
With so many people isolated in their homes during the global pandemic, many will start to go stir crazy. But this…
Mother’s Day – But not as we know it!
Such a special day for Mums everywhere today. It’s a time when children and grandchildren all over the world tell their…
CoViD-19 – Mental Health Issues
It’s not surprising, nor an understatement, to say that during this global pandemic none of us is quite sure how this…
The Willet-Holthuysen Museum, Amsterdam – A canal-side home frozen in time
The Willet-Holthuysen Museum was left by Sandrina Louisa Geertruyda Holthuysen in her will in 1895 to the city of Amsterdam. Visiting…
STOP Panic Buying – SIMPLE, If you can’t carry it, you can’t buy it!
Panic buying is a primitive instinct. It’s a survival thing that we all do. If we see something is about to…
