Like most people waking up on this miserable day, the bank holiday felt even more downbeat with the announcement of the passing of Lord Attenborough – a man who definitely deserved his knighthood unlike so many these days. Rare for me to encounter such an illustrious man but I did have the pleasure of meeting…
Away for august – I had it in mind that ride London would commandeer my road and require all cars to be removed. I left keys and instructions with my eldest son which is a little like Fulham this season – pointless. Anyway on the morning in question – my neighbour living opposite was woken…
Somewhat out of the blue, my wife announced that we need new door handles for the Holland kitchen and quickly I conceded, deciding not to explain that our current handles were working at 100% efficiency – with every drawer and cupboard opening perfectly. But quiet life and all that – we shall have new handles….
I appeared on this show today – the format of which is simple enough – choose a book that I think is a good read and then the book is discussed with my fellow panellists. Simple enough but also a task fraught with danger. A little like Desert Island Disc where the music chosen imbues…
A quick jaunt down to the Loire Valley en France pour la famille Holland last week – whereupon, yours truly was I suspect exactly like every other English driver on the French roads – namely, admiring of their emptiness and lack of pot holes and emergency patch up repairs but scathing of the cost to…
Today is the start of the Open Championship and since September last year I have been writing feverishly my latest novel – OPEN LINKS. And my plan was to publish this week but never quite made. The book is finished but has yet to be edited by someone with a complete command of English –…
Hello everyone, firstly with this site, I promise to start blogging more. Exciting news – for me anyway – but I have finished my new novel – Open Links – and anyone interested in reading the prologue and introduction – I am pleased to say – that I have included them at the end of…
Or at least we will see what has worked so well for Time Out, The Evening Standard and Metro But after a considerable effort on my part – I have made Only in America fee to all people with any kind of smart phone, tablet or kindle – just visit smashwords.com and chuck OIA in…
Recording this show today – to include In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend – and my choice – the funniest novel I have ever read – The Snapper by Roddy Doyle…
Last night, the whole world felt relief for the unfortunate Marcelo when Brazil drew levelĂ‚Â and then went on to win. But the most relieved Brazilian player was hopefullyĂ‚Â Fred because when Oscar scored – it rendered his cheating penalty null and void. Like everyone else, I could see that the referee had called it wrong and…
