where eagles fear to perch

Today's an anniversary of sorts. In April 2013 I woke up in the early hours of a Saturday morning with my heart beating wildly and ver...

We've just replaced our 15-year old car, which we've owned for the last 9 years.   It was just about on its last legs, was going to ...

I mentioned this subject in a post a few years back, but inspired (!) by the recent decision by NS&I to tie future index-linked certific...

With an acknowledgement to Homer Simpson, for the excellent piece of lifestyle advice in the title. It's the time of year when many bl...

My recent post about the company's finances made me think very seriously about the state of our personal finances, and what may be pos...

Yesterday we finally exchanged contracts on the sale of our previous home, after it being on-and-off the market for the last three years, s...

In my formative years, firstly as an apprentice and then a junior engineer in a large engineering company in the late 1970s and early 80s...

I hadn't previously realised how much the place in which you live can so significantly alter your habits and redefine your lifestyle. ...

It's been quite a while since I last posted, what with work commitments and Christmas etc, but some sort of celebrations are in order...

Firstly, my apologies for what is quite a long post without any pictures to break up the text....one of the advantages of writing this bl...