Category: Lifestyle

Why I Didn’t Become a CoinTuber.

October 4, 2021 No Comments

Back in June 2020, I wrote a post explaining that my new job was going to be as a coin collector. More specifically, someone who

March 26, 2021 2 Comments

These last 15 months have been some of the strangest in my life. The fourth recurrence of my bowel cancer started in January 2020, and

March 12, 2021 2 Comments

Back in 2019, we decided that it time to move house. Specifically, it was time to get that house in the country, that we’d always

January 8, 2021 No Comments

During October, I drove into Wellington to pick up a few things, and got caught in traffic. There was a queue to turn right towards

December 25, 2020 2 Comments

Ah, Christmas Day… I’m sure, by now, everyone’s had enough of all that festive cheer and ‘good will to all men’, tripe. So let me

November 6, 2020 8 Comments

Back at the start of July, I explained that I’d be cutting down on my posts on this site. I confidently went on to explain

July 3, 2020 2 Comments

I started doing weekly posts for Chubby House Hubby, back in April 2018. The main reason for this, was as a diversion from the other

June 12, 2020 4 Comments

For reasons I’ll explain shortly, I decided I wanted to start collecting coins. But, because I’m not the most patient of souls, to complete the

May 22, 2020 3 Comments

Okay, I get the feeling that this one is going to be a hard sell. Firstly, there’s the fact that I tumble my own stones.

May 15, 2020 2 Comments

Assuming the Coronavirus Lockdown permits, Emma, my older daughter, will be going to university in September. And while I am so proud of her for

May 8, 2020 No Comments

Calvin and Hobbes was a daily cartoon strip, created by Bill Watterson. It ran for just 10 years, between November 1985 and December 1995, and

April 3, 2020 No Comments

Given the abundance of apple trees at our new house, I’d say it’s inevitable that I’ll try my hand at making cider, at some point.