B-limey, Auntie Jude!
When I was in England last year, updating and upgrading my clinical hypnotherapy and past-life/regression techniques, I caught up with my long-lost nephew, Richard, whom I had last seen when
Investment News
UK equity share prices were fairly muted during the first half of the year. The FTSE 100 index vacillated between 4,300 and 4,600 for much of the time, struggling particularly
Buttiglione goes to appease the Left
A new European Commission was expected to be in place by November 1. But last month in Strasbourg, the threat that a majority of MEPs would veto the proposed line-up
Freddie, you naughty boy!
Wednesday September 1 I had a fleeting visit to the UK, last weekend, to attend a birthday bash for my stepfather who was 80 on Monday. I was pleased to
Pensions in crisis
The recent report published by the Pensions Commission in the UK warns of a 57 billion pounds sterling shortfall in the amount people are saving for retirement, with millions of
Preparing for hibernation
Having said goodbye to the last of our visitors for the time being, we drove home in pleasant silence. Family members have come and gone since the beginning of September
Rain, rain, glorious rain!
So, at last we have had some really consistent rain. Within hours, plants in the garden centre are looking better, while layers of dust on roadside trees have been washed
Right to the limit
I am becoming concerned that my diary may appear to readers to be full of tales of property disasters. These problem cases are few and far between, but, hopefully, serve
Park a car, rent a car
I recently went to Madeira for the first time, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Beautiful place, friendly people, everywhere clean and tidy – you see how people judge a place they
Sauerkraut, crumpet or croissant
A friend commented last week on the drop in standards she experienced during her recent flight with BA and how rudely she was treated at French customs. The last time