I’ve been through so many changes over the last decade I’m no longer sure what day it is. I’ve lived in Florida, Doha (twice), UK, Chengdu China, Abu Dhabi and Almaty Kazakhstan. Ten jobs, two wives and lots or gorgeous friends! So when I saw this I had to share… ” How do you dealContinue reading “Dealing with Change”
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So I conclude I lost Christmas.
Happy is the man who is happy Sad is the man who is sad. And where did you get your oilskin coat It’s nifty and not too bad. I got it from a chap deep in the ground Whilst sojourning in Old Baghdad. So your Slothskin cap and mandolin Where you got them, can youContinue reading “So I conclude I lost Christmas.”
Spanish Resolution
I spent a few hours today researching homes in Spain. Choice is between a modern place near to the hordes of Brits who have moved to Spain, or a farmhouse in the middle of nowhere. I’ll go for the latter. Most need fixing/renovating but I have the skills for that. A place to work theContinue reading “Spanish Resolution”
Hippo jumps from moving truck in Taiwan, startling locals – most surreal story this year.
A hippo that panicked while being transported by truck in Taiwan jumped from the vehicle, breaking a leg and causing confused residents to report spotting a dinosaur on the loose. It jumped through a truck window and landed on a parked car before falling onto the road on Friday. The sound of the collision startledContinue reading “Hippo jumps from moving truck in Taiwan, startling locals – most surreal story this year.”
New Year – Resolution!
I set myself a task for this week. Speed march from home, down to River Orwell, back up through Orwell Country Park then home – almost 4 miles. Did it yesterday; shin splints within the first mile; completed in 55 minutes. I was in regulation Army Boots and carrying a day pack so quite pleasedContinue reading “New Year – Resolution!”
Dreams
This is where I will go to write full time. Spain. Will Ouroboros be there? As it was in the beginning…
First review – Joni was right
“You don’t know what you got till it’s gone…” Almost at the end of my first year in Kazakhstan. The snow is back; it’s -16 Celsius outside. The water in the mop bucket froze on the balcony – the enclosed balcony. It’s been a year of ups and downs. Big things – I got divorcedContinue reading “First review – Joni was right”
Poop Police with whistles – what a wonderful world!
Children armed with whistles will soon be patrolling villages in central India to try to shame those defecating in the open, a report said Sunday. Madhya Pradesh state government is expected soon to launch the unusual sanitation initiative, in which schoolchildren will blow their whistles loudly when they spot someone squatting in the open instead of usingContinue reading “Poop Police with whistles – what a wonderful world!”
Kazakhstan Winter – fantastic
Winter arrived overnight in Almaty. I am reminded of some Tolkien Bilbo’s Song of Winter When winter first begins to bite and stones crack in the frosty night, when pools are black and trees are bare, ’tis evil in the Wild to fare. Here are two views from my apartment taken one week apart.
Free Money – for Peace of Mind, Books Galore, Tasha and I.
Being creative on low energy is either deep joy or hellish torture. Working twelve hours a day then writing a blog – I am a star. Yet it is time to look for something else, an alternative source of income so I can devote more time to creating Tall Stories – Fairy Hanny needs aContinue reading “Free Money – for Peace of Mind, Books Galore, Tasha and I.”
Fairy Hanny 