Monthly Archives: January 2010

24th January,  2010 For some reason, Sundays are not quite the same anymore. For 40 years I have got up between 6.00 – 7.00 am and urgently gone out to buy the newspapers. It has always been, for as long … Continue reading →

18th January, 2010 I am a Type 2 diabetic because I am so fat. It means I have to have my feet and eyes checked every year by diabetic specialists. Fortunately, neither are showing signs of diabetic damage but I … Continue reading →

10th January,  2010  Got an email from Liz with her new address: liz.bruce@manchester.gov.uk but, as she stresses, you must “keep it clean and appropriate please even Gods can be sacked!” 5.00 pm today it started snowing. 11th January,  2010  5.00 pm … Continue reading →

3rd – 5th January, 2010 The snow has been totally incapacitating here this week. To make matters worse, we had to leave our car with the repairers for two days. There are only a few days a year when a … Continue reading →