Forgive me, but the talk today will mainly be of wee

You may remember that this year I celebrated the May bank holiday by passing a kidney stone. I had an x-ray and that was followed up today with an appointment with the consultant. I’d received three appointment letters – two for the same time and one for five minutes later – and then not long [...]

Krista’s barbecue

Today was the day for Krista’s barbecue. Since the afternoon was one of those gentle gossipy times when nothing much happens, there isn’t much in the way of a story to write, but for those who weren’t there, here’s some of what you missed:
* Krista’s new hairdo
* Sam’s homemade dip
* John and Dave doing the [...]

REM in Hyde Park

Originally, REM’s Hyde Park gig was planned for 9th July, but the aftermath of the bombs in London meant that there wouldn’t have been enough in the way of emergency services free to deal with the 80,000 strong crowd, so the concert was postponed a week. Incidentally, I’m not afraid.
It was Suzy’s idea to go [...]

Don’t look at me

This afternoon, having heard a few sirens on the main road, Dad went up to his bedroom window to see what he could see. Usually this is nothing, so he was rather taken aback by the large plume of smoke billowing heavenwards. Typically, the battery in my digital camera had died the day before and [...]