Chronicle of a Croydon Boy

A diary of a nobody, but on the turf and under it all men are equal, so I'll carry on regardless!

Thursday, 8 September 2022

Queen Elizabeth II - Very Poorly. The End of Her Long Reign?

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The Queen's family are all joining her at her home in Balmoral, Scotland.   Her Majesty's doctors have issued a statement regarding ...
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Sunday, 4 September 2022

Plain and Simple Words

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  "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me." True? or not? NOT TRUE. This old adage was often used by ma...
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Saturday, 10 April 2021

Duke of Edinburgh Died Peacefully

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  The Queen's husband has died, peacefully in his sleep.  He had a long and full life, just short of a century-long by a couple of month...
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Thursday, 7 January 2021

USA - Ugly States of America

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Playing the Trump game has proved the truism that "Power corrupts. Absolute Power corrupts absolutely".  The destruction, death an...
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Tuesday, 12 February 2019

This Be the Verse by Philip Larkin (read by Larkin)

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This is probably one of Philip Larkin's best-known poems. Short and to the point.  He was, in my opinion, one of a kind in the truest...
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Saturday, 19 January 2019

Aubade read by Philip Larkin

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Saturday, 29 September 2018

First Kiss,First Love...

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I'm learning the foxtrot at Jimmy Quinn's Dance School in, South Croydon. This is supposedly the most difficult of all the ballroom ...
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Saturday, 23 June 2018

An Old Favourite - More Meaningful as Time Flies By.

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Let's know what you think. If anything...
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Tuesday, 7 November 2017

My First Overseas Posting

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January 1954. I had requested an overseas posting, stating a preference for Hong Kong or other far-flung areas. The request was granted...
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Monday, 11 September 2017

A Look Back in Pleasure and Friendship

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I spend time thinking of all those I've known and loved, many of whom are long departed from this increasingly hazardous world of ours. ...
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Saturday, 29 July 2017

Lara Fabian - Singer Most Wonderful

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This lady is one of my absolute favourites. She's stunning. Talented is not quite strong enough to describe her. She speaks quite a fe...
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Friday, 17 March 2017

Thieving Scumbags of Grimsby

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Above snapshot is of our tiny front garden, after I had spent nigh on a grand having all the grotty weedy grass dug out and replaced by pl...
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Thursday, 1 December 2016

Long Ago and Far Away

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As this 'festive' season approaches, far too soon, I am frequently harking back to those days when love and excitement made life so ...
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Friday, 7 October 2016

Stitched Up Eyes

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I'm worried.  It's Clare, my artistic and hardworking young daughter. She has had major eye surgery on her left eye and minor surger...
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Tuesday, 30 August 2016

Holiday Nightmare for Granddaughter

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My granddaughter, Sarah-Sophia, now lives in Mauritius with her husband Biljan, a barrister. They met during Sarah-Sophia's uni years at...
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Friday, 22 April 2016

Europe - In or Out?

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The USA is having a big vote soon, the Brits are also soon to have one: European referendum.  Each is an important vote. The US Presidenti...
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Saturday, 9 January 2016

Books Wot I'm Trying to Read

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​ ​​My poor old minces aint wot they used t' be, even wiv me new bins to 'elp me out. You may not understand as my vernacular is o...
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Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Jacques Brel-Ne me quitte pas (eng. subtitles)

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Tuesday, 27 October 2015

My Favourite and Saddest Song

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I dunno what's got me so reflective of late. Getting older I guess. Whilst hopping through Twitter this evening I came across an item ...
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Saturday, 17 October 2015

My Previous Home

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Only three years ago we, Pat and I, were living in a stunningly beautiful area of Britain - the Scottish Borders. We moved to take up a po...
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Jack of all trades, master of none. Left school at age 14. RAF at age 18. Back to civvy Street in 1956. Went to work as a trainee settler in Sth London credit office, then onto betting shop management in early 1960s. Left to join Customs&Excise in 1972, mainly London, Wales and Southend on Sea. Took early retirement. Moved to the Scottish Borders in 1995 and have loved it!
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