I am reminded of the time when one of the kids passed his driving test and was happy to provide lifts here, there and everywhere including coming to pick me up from Newark Northgate when there was a problem with the trains. One Saturday I rang at around lunchtime and asked if he could ...
”I asked myself.I was going to be late 1 the manager wasn't going to be 2 .“Thank God,here it is !”The bus 3 round the corner and I got on.Ten minures later I was walking into the 4 where I work.“Twenty-five past nine.I 5 the manager doesn't notice.”But no 6 ...
really, really love it and want to buy it BUT…….(insert something stupid or something that exists only in Not Reality here). It’s getting to the point where if my broker calls to tell me I’ve got another offer on the land I just wait for the punch line, because it is coming...
m taking a bit of a break from updating this site at the moment. I’m keeping busy with a number of other projects, both personal and professional, but I do hope to start blogging here again in the near future. Watch this space – I still have a lot to say about travel, life, ...
All the rooms have a private bathroom and a desk, but the seating area usually consists of just a small chair. Every guest will also have a TV and a minibar in the room, as well as beautiful Murano glass lamps. Budget: Albergo Marin Albergo Marin is an affordable hotel with a ...
M:Yes, it is.I am going to New Zealand in two weeks’ time, and my wife is going with me. W:Oh, how lucky you are! How long are you going for? M:For a couple of months, maybe half a year.My boss wants me to help set up a branch company there.Well, Susan, you have bee...
this street allows you to uncover cool vases as well as ceramics, statue figures, Buddha images, Asian-style food containers, ivory items, and vintages finds, such as money, coins and old electronics items like TVs, radios, and lamps. Who knows, you might find a diamond during your rough...
We had reserved an outside cabin but some folks had plans to stay in the common areas or even to pitch a tent on the upper level sundeck (which has heat lamps under the roof). The three bunk outer cabin has an upper and lower bunk on one bulkhead and a single lower bunk at right...
It needs some work – first off, we have to do something to hide all the ‘storage’ (read=junk) that we’ve piled at the other end of the room. And I need to make it a bit more homey, get some bookshelves, a rug, lamps, etc. There’s a chunk missing from the ceiling cornic...
He put out his hand and took the bill with trembling fingers. Then he got up from behind the desk to escort me to the room. Ever since the Dutch doctor had told me that a malignant disease was creeping through my body, I had resolved to return to find myself a grave beside the gra...