Cool Pumpkin Carvings – Halloween Costumes

Well halloween is nearly on us again! In the US halloween is a massive occasion and almost everyone takes part in the fun. I would say the biggest activity is probably choosing the right halloween costume with everyone trying to have the best costume for Halloween night. In the UK halloween was never a big …

Losing A Friend

I have known George since I was 15 years old, I 'm 40 now. I was inexperienced and angry. I made a lot of mistakes and suffered the consequences for most of them. George took me under his wing and I have learned so much from him, how to behave, how to avoid fights, how …

Do High Petrol Prices Mean the Horse & Cart May Make A Comeback

I was looking for some public domain images today and came across some World War II posters. Most were quite entertaining to read (Although at the time they were taken very seriously), and made me glad that we are not suffering food shortages and rationing. Not yet anyway. The poster below made me wonder if …

Fathers Day – A time to remember

I didn't get my dad a card for fathers day. I didn't think it was important. How I wish I could get him a card now, but it is too late. He's not here any more. Regrets? Yes, yes and yes. My dad died on July 17th 1999 from cancer, he was just 50. It …

Take pills – be happy

Do you ever get out of bed in a morning and immediately feel like clambering back under the duvet? I think we all have days like this but unfortunately, some of us suffer more than others. I suffered a bout of depression after the death of my father. Nothing seemed to be important or worth …

How to prevent disabled blue badges being used fraudulently

It is a despicable thing to claim you are disabled by using a stolen or borrowed blue badge. People, it seems, will always want a thing they are not supposed to have. Maybe it is human nature to just want "things", I know I want "things" all the time. I would not, however, even consider …

Things you never see – white dog muck

My wife wants to know why you never see white dog muck. I can remember years ago, it was everywhere you turned but now seems absent from our parks and pavements. The absence of dog muck to stand in is always a good thing but what changed to confine the white stuff to history? Have …