Retirement Rocks

I've not posted much of anything about Pixie this year and I thought regular readers might like an update. She's not been the same l...

For those of you who are not already close to the Kennedy Space Centre in sunny Florida and who wanted to watch the launch of the space shut...

........please read no further. You have been warned !! Whenever I'm asked (by friends in the UK) where we are here in sunny Buttonwood ...

When I was out on my daily walk this morning, I realised I'd not taken any photos of the sunset here in sunny Buttonwood Bay. Well not t...

Over in the UK, given our long and proud history, we have lots of wonderful traditions, spectacular ceremonies and yes, even a few ecccentri...

.........that according to the tv and newspapers over here, Americans are chosing the Leader of The Free World tomorrow ?  Yes, that's r...

For those not familiar with the long running UK tv sports quiz "A Question Of Sport", the title of this blog post refers to the pa...

Yesterday I played golf for the first time since last March.  It didn't show.  I wasn't much good last March either ! This time, how...

Ok if you never watched the 70's TV series "Kung Fu", that title will have gone right over your head. I was out on my walk aro...

I'm not sure if it's the weather (dammit I only managed 6 words before mentioning it) or the time of year or my advanced years but I...

The news that India will launch their first mission to the Moon in a few hours time has filled me with some dread. Call me cynical but all t...

I was adding a few more blogs to my blog roll today when I decided to just copy across most of those I have on my Google Reader.   Now on th...

Yesterday afternoon, while waiting for an NFL game to start,  I watched a bit of a film called Marie Antoinette  (well actually the whole fi...

When the driveway guys arrived yesterday, they didn't waste any time getting down to the work.  This first photo shows them removing the...

Seeing as this is a term familiar to watchers of cricket, I thought it would be appropriate for this blog post title. Just before I arrived ...

One of the joys of returning here to Buttonwood Bay each year is that we eventually meet up with friends who also return to spend the winter...

My bestest ever friend, the self proclaimed Princess, is 50 today. To look at her, you'd never guess she was a day over 49.  Amazing.  N...

Just before I came over here to Florida for the winter, I checked my heart monitor and realised it needed new batteries.  Not knowing if the...

When out on my daily walk yesterday, a couple passed in their car and pulled into their driveway just a few yards from me. I noticed a coupl...

Well I guess this poor little fella was way past the whispering stage when I came upon him yesterday.  Although it doesn't appear obviou...