Author Archives: Paul

When is a pharmacy not a pharmacy?

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Paul

After fifteen years of being cared for by the excellent Donaldsons in Thongsbridge, firstly under the care of Rhona and latterly tended to by Roberts’ healing hands, Bonita now has a new Spanish vet in the form of Maria Jose at … Continue reading →

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The little house that Amanda and Paul built

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Paul

As we unloaded box after box from Hercules it became ever more apparent that in moving from an English three-bedroomed semi-detached, to a one-bedroomed, mostly open-plan, barn conversion, we’d simply got far too much stuff. We no longer had a … Continue reading →

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Thirty-six hours of Hell

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Paul

Anyone that knows Amanda and I will know that our life revolves around our aged black petite moggie, Bonita, to give her Sunday name. She went missing for a very long three days earlier this year only to turn up sleeping … Continue reading →

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Hercules the non-turbo Diesel

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Paul

Monday started well. Amanda’s parents, Sue and a somewhat dizzy Brian (suffering from some form of then undiagnosed vertigo), had answered the call for van loading assistance and fortunately brought along their friends Garry and Lynn. Despite getting lost on … Continue reading →

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The Curious Case of Madonna’s New Clothes

Posted on September 2, 2014 by Paul

I lived out in Abu Dhabi (U.A.E) on and off for three years back in the early nineties while providing endless IT training courses for the Town Planning Department. Life back then in the Emirates was at a very slow … Continue reading →

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