Author Archives: John Sanders

Sunday, 4th September, 2016 It’s nice to start a new week with a Lottery win ………. even if it is only £25.00/€30.00. It will buy us a reasonable bottle of wine in Athens. Quite a breezy night here although a warmish … Continue reading →

Happy New Century Dear Reader. Welcome to Week 401. Sunday, 28th August, 2016 Very warm but with a little bit of a spitting pleut in the air. Always good for frogs. Talking about the French – You know you love … Continue reading →

Sunday, 21st August, 2016 I was young when this started and still working although thinking about retirement. For 400 consecutive weeks – This is the 2,794th consecutive day – I have recorded my life on the Blog. Often it has been useful, … Continue reading →

Sunday, 14th August, 2016 It is official. I am no longer dying. In fact, I will return to the gym this afternoon. It is a warm and close morning with some sketchy cloud. I am watering the lawn with a … Continue reading →

Sunday, 7th August, 2016 You know you’re getting old when your Blog hits week 398. That equates to 7.653846153846154 years. WOW! I was young before this started. It is Sunday. There is an exciting Test Match and Man. Utd. playing … Continue reading →

Sunday, July 31st, 2016 Lovely morning. We drank coffee on the patio and watched our tomatoes ripen. The Sweet Basil and the French Tarragon have been a real success and, this morning, Pauline has cut the Basil right back and … Continue reading →

Sunday, July 24th, 2016 After another hot and sweaty night, we have woken to an overcast but humid start to the day.  Orange juice and tea followed by the Marr Show and an interview with the superficially affable but ultimately sinister and … Continue reading →

Sunday, 17th July A hot and sticky day that was 22C/70F at 9.00 am. If you follow the Blog, you will know that I am glued to political programmes on Sunday. The Marr Show had the two, Labour Party challengers. As … Continue reading →

Sunday, 10th July A day at home. Political programmes until they came out of my ears followed by a surfeit of sport with Hamilton winning the British Grand Prix and Murray winning Wimbledon. To top it all, the French failed … Continue reading →

Sunday, 3rd July A lovely, sunny day – as it should be in July. We are at home with the Sunday papers, consecutive expositions (Marr Show, Peston on Sunday & The Sunday Politics) of the current shambles of the British … Continue reading →