Chronicle of a Croydon Boy

BBS (before betting shops) I worked in the 'credit office' owned by Albert Cook and Son.  Manning one of the eight phones, I took th...

Again I am in a reflective frame of mind, caused by a friend of ours who lives in Eastbourne who sent us a photo of her dear departed pet c...

After reading the blog "Sixth in Line" by Elisabeth in the land of Oz, I harked back to one day some six years ago when we had to ...

On Sunday 22 March we took a drive to this airfield, just to have a cuppa coffee, a chat with whomsoever was unlucky enough to be collared...

I've just been listening to Sir Peter O'Sullivan on BBC radio 4 and so many memories came flooding back. You may not know this cha...

What a ridiculous situation in England where retail stores over a 280 square metre floor-space are forced to close their doors at the end of...

Do you remember Bronkski Beat, The Communards, Jimmy Somerville and Richard Coles? The Eighties,  the sounds, the attitudes and so on?  I ...

Well, here's Bob - now just over a year old. He's not really allowed on the settee but it's OK if Andy, or me, is there firs...

Bob, just 10 months old.  Getting used to his new and loving home. Just a tad nervous when a sudden sound occurs, like a loud click or som...

Daughter Clare had to say 'Goodbye' to her lovely Dogue de Bordeaux 'Marley Moo' a couple of weeks ago.  A hard step, but al...

My daughter Clare had to take the terrible step of having her wonderful Dogue de Bordeaux put to sleep.  He had a bad growth on his back le...

On Saturday we drove to Wickenby Airfield, near Lincoln, as we have done before a few times. This was once the home of two RAF bomber comm...

Music is so subjective of course.  What is a masterpiece for one is just a noisy sound to others. However,  this piece is to me so relaxin...

After months of defying lung cancer David faded quietly and peacefully from this life at 17.40 today, 21st June 2014. The longest day.  He...

My brother David is dying.  Cancer is the killer. He will not have a funeral when his life ends, which will be sooner rather than later.  He...

Clare is back on the road, actually and figuratively speaking. She has kept clear of seizures for well over a year, thanks to the good epi...

My younger brother David is seriously ill with lung cancer. He is at home waiting for the end. The hospital was unable to help him any mor...

Andy is my hard-working son-in-law, devoted husband to my daughter Clare.  Marley is one of the family pets. A six-year old Doge de Bordea...

Or any other bird ... We took a drive on Sunday to a place near Lincoln: Wickenby Airfield. This used to be a WWII RAF bomber station but ...

My beautiful and talented daughter, Clare, is managing extremely well - after a traumatic year or more of peaks and troughs in her battle wi...