March 8, 2012
As we are coming up on that dreaded Sunday when we make the switch to Daylight Savings Time and "Spring Forward" as they say here in the US, or more importantly lose an hours sleep as I see it – I was reminded of this little fiasco that went on in our house [...]
March 28, 2011
http://bit.ly/VIPReaderPrograms All ACCESS VIP Book Club Programs Before the Last All Clear never started out being written as a book in the traditional sense of things. Ray Evans hadn’t written anything even remotely approaching ‘creative’ since he left school at the tender age of 14. However, his family recognized that he was [...]
March 6, 2011
“Liverpudlians” are known for their quick wit. Many say the humor comes from the severe hardships endured by the primarily working class people of Liverpool through the decades. In fact in Liverpool they will tell you that having a strong and well honed sense of humor is the only way to survive in that [...]
February 25, 2011
I saw the movie The King’s Speech last night and found it enjoyable and very interesting. As I sat there watching the film, I couldn’t help thinking about my late brother George, how he suffered with his dreadful stammer and how he went through life always struggling for words, he died in 1980, he was [...]
November 12, 2010
[singlepic id=11 w=320 h=240 float=left] We’re off to England in a few weeks to attend our Grandson’s wedding; something we’ve been looking forward to all year. The only snag is – I’m not and never have been overly keen on flying. Mind you, I’m not nearly as bad as I used to be, say, ten [...]
November 9, 2010
Dad asked me to write a little something to explain why he’s taken a bit of a break from blogging and in person book signings, presentations etc. Some of you may already know this, but I think many probably won’t, in the summer of 2009 we found out that Dad would need to have open [...]