Tag: fun

  • X Factor

    Is it just me or is the sound on the X Factor rubbish? The music is far too loud so that we can’t hear the singers. When Dermot is introducing the programme the backing music is so loud and he is so far back in the mix that it is hard to hear what he’s…

  • Pumpkins

    I tried a bit of Pumpkin carving yesterday. I’ve always done a pretty similar face each year before so I tried a different face this time. The classic Pumpkin has eyes and teeth cut right through to the inside. But by carving shallow cuts into the flesh, more complicated patterns can be made. I did…

  • The Annual Walk

    I had my Annual walk with my friend, the crime fiction author, Andrew Taylor, yesterday. We over do it once a year and today I’m feeling a little stiff. We must have walked ten miles or so. Starting out just below Staunton, in the Forest of Dean, we walked up to the Kymin Naval Temple…