Author Archives: John Sanders

Sunday, 14th May, 2023 A warm and tranquil morning after quite a disturbed sleep. Doesn’t matter what one does to prepare, there is always so much to do in the hours before travel and, I can tell you now that, … Continue reading →

Sunday, 7th May, 2023 Glorious day with warm sunshine reaching 18C/65F. Been on a long walk – 7 miles – round the area, policing developments. No street parties to stop. No festivities to stamp out. A few, discrete barbecues and … Continue reading →

Sunday, 30th April, 2023 Another lovely morning. Warm and sunny. Young Kieron’s 58th birthday today. At least he’s as old as his wife now and what better place to celebrate it than in his Florida home. It’s Sunday but, for … Continue reading →

Sunday, 23rd April, 2023 Raining and grey this morning. The London Marathon will be wet. Maybe it will dampen the traffic. I am driving up to Surrey to see M who is over from Florida. Must be wishing she wasn’t … Continue reading →

Sunday, 16th April, 2023 We don’t fly to Thessaloniki until the middle of May but I’ve just Checked-In and received my Boarding Passes on my phone’s Easyjet App.. Suddenly realised that we fly out of Gatwick North Terminal and return … Continue reading →

Sunday, 9th April, 2023 Early sea mist has been burnt off to reveal a lovely day. Generally, religious festivals annoy me. I don’t celebrate them and those who do expect everything else to stop for them. Now Christianity is a … Continue reading →

Sunday, 2nd April, 2023 A grey start to the day although the forecast is for wall-to-wall sunshine as the rest of the week develops. Been a busy start in communications. Every morning at 6.00 am I pick up an email … Continue reading →

Sunday, 27th March, 2023 Hope you’re up … although there’s little incentive this morning. The weather is as wet as Wales. I was awake at 5.30 am. All the clocks advanced an hour apart from the oven and the coffee … Continue reading →

Sunday, 19th March, 2023 Another sleepless night. Another beautiful morning – warm and sunny. The birds are going mad. They think it’s Spring … maybe it is now. There are mates to find, nests to build and young to produce. … Continue reading →

Sunday, 12th March, 2023 I talk throughout the day to people around the country and abroad. I even talk to my wife at times … particularly when I need food. Most of my remote friends use Whatsapp which is an … Continue reading →