It's been much that way for 100 years or more. When you think about it, most songs sung by women were written by men. I'm a great admirer of...
A new documentary on TV last night that interested me. Ronnie Scott and his Club BBC4 9.00pm Sunday. Ronnie opened his first club in a basement...
My wife has a big drawer full of Lock & Lock containers which are often in constant use. The biggest problem for me is matching the lids to the...
Are you bothering this year? Our local village has a lot of lights strung down the length of both sides of the street and they are up in the...
I'm still careful with money, in that I have rolling Open Office spreadsheets that mirror my bank account and credit card account. Even that is...
Many Americans like rugby, they do have teams in the States. In the game they hit as hard as they do in the NFL, but without pads or helmets....
Why? Football is our game. It's played with a round ball. Your game is a version of Rugby. In factfootball as we know it is international. In...
We like to think we invented the game here in the UK, so it's always been "football." The first game played under the rules was in Cambridge in...
I'm of an age where fortunately, I don't need to be thrifty. If we want something (within reason) We just buy it. I'd been playing with the same...
"Hawkeye" provided some amusement today. It's not uncommon for the server to be unhappy with their ball toss. They throw it up and then catch it,...
Something else which struck me as odd eith the rennisd. Usually, at the back end of the court against the back wall there are three chairs for...
Fair enough, but did we need to know? When things don't interest me on a messageboard, like most, I just scroll down.
It was windy last night, so it looks as if I'd done nothing yesterday as the leaves are back. I'll clear some more tomorrow.
"Hawkeye" is a system of a number of cameras focused on the lines of a tennis court linked to a computer and screens. Different countries...
Because I've not been able to play golf due to "lockdown," I've been watching both the track cycling and tennis on the Eurosport TV channels this...
Mowed the back lawn, this morning it needed doing, filled the green bin with cuttings and all the leaves I collected. The bin men come for the...
The only problem with combis is that you have to let the water run for a minute before you get any hot water, but they are very efficient. A lot...
I'm quite lucky as I'm a member of a golf club. Most trades are represented amongst the members, so you can get jobs done at "mates rates,"...
Hmm.. Cue for a song. [MEDIA]
Reminds me of a remark the late Alan Whicker made in one of his documentaries forty years ago. He visited a gated community in Florida where only...
