Since I returned from Sussex, I’ve had a back ache – which I put down to sleeping in a different bed, though the bed was very comfortable and I was not aware of any problems. However, it didn’t ease up when I got home, and in fact kept getting worse until I was like an [...]

On Saturday, City were playing Liverpool at Anfield and I watched it on the TV. The day before the game, I said that I would take a draw if offered beforehand, despite our run of draws lately. When I heard the starting lineup – the back four in particular, my heart sank and I hoped [...]

Mum has been reading Woman’s Weekly magazine for as long as I can remember and used to read “The Robin Family” to my brother and I when we were little. Now that I’m all growed up, mum passes on her magazine to me every week (costing her a fortune in postage!) A few weeks ago, [...]

We played The Phoenix at home this week, and with Simon and Claire in Vegas for their wedding and Paul working due to staff shortages, we roped in Roger Snr, Stuart and Stephen to play. Stephen’s friend Jonty had come round to the house before we went out and said he’d come for a pint [...]

In the weeks before his birthday, I’d asked Stephen what he wanted as a present and what he wanted to do to mark the occasion – a family meal, or go out for a drink, or just celebrate with his friends. He instantly replied that he wanted me to make him a banoffi pie, and [...]

Having made it home on Friday, Billy and I went out again – to play darts. We were playing away at The Heart which has one of the best darts boards/throws in the league I think. Since juggling the order had been good last week, we repeated the exercise and we played: Roger (Jnr); Billy; [...]

On the Friday morning, mum and I had breakfast together, and she even made me a packed lunch before she left for work and then I got myself ready to leave, and told myself that this was still my holiday so I was going to relax and keep the holiday mood as I returned home. [...]

Well I’m back and had a wonderful holiday visiting Sussex Saturday – I went to watch City v Burnley (3-3) which consisted of a dreadful first half, a very much better second half – until we switched off too early and conceded a 3rd goal for Burnley to equalise. An impeccable silence for Rememberance was [...]

JUST A COMMON SOLDIER (A Soldier Died Today) by A. Lawrence Vaincourt He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was falling fast, And he sat around the Legion, telling stories of the past. Of a war that he had fought in and the deeds that he had done, In his exploits with his [...]

At last, my little holiday has come round For the first time since last September, I’m going down to Sussex to visit my brother Rick, his wife Mel and my nephew Jay. First, though, I will go to my football match today (City v Burnley) and then stay the night with mum, before driving to [...]