it’s finally come around, my last day working for the oil company. Yesterday I gathered my meager belongings comprising of handbag and faithful tea cup, collected my cheque and walked out of Bowcliffe Hall for the last time. Two years … Continue reading
This weekend Mr Fogg had some friends over for a meal so I duly cooked the works and hosted the usual tonne of food. It was a fun night, although not quite as much fun when one of our guests … Continue reading
Wow, it’s official, I’ve accepted a new role in Sheffield as Head of IT. It’s exciting stuff and I’m looking forward to a new challenge. In the meantime I’m in true geek mode for our Spring Break (oh how Americanised … Continue reading
So this week I finally got confirmation that I’m officially being made redundant. In fact about four of us are from the company I work for. Although I knew it was coming this is a new experience for me and … Continue reading
Oh my, Mr Fogg is 42 years old today! Although as his blog already says he is still only young at heart. I know this because Mr Fogg waited up last night to open his pressies at 1am and proceeded … Continue reading
Mr Spike got an early Christmas present today. Because he has felt so poorly recently we thought we’d treat him to a new cat bed. We couldn’t resist the penthouse suite! Within 10 minutes of it being in the lounge … Continue reading
So after nearly poisoning Mr Fogg at Dimitri’s off we went to Kamari to buy icecream and people watch on the sea front. As you can see from the pic, Mr Fogg appears to have recovered well but is looking … Continue reading
So, in two days time I’ll be two years away from the big 40. How time flies. I’ve done so many crazy things over the years that I feel really lucky to have had the chance. Most memorable so far … Continue reading
Managed to persuade Mr Fogg to try another village fête this afternoon. So glad I did. Here we are in Helperby in a very well organised fête. Lots of stalls, pubs open, open gardens and a very special pimms bar … Continue reading
Hmm, sunny St Augustine, or it was at about 4pm until the heavens opened and now there is an almighty thunderstorm, torrential rain, black skies, oh and a brace of ducks waddling across the car park. So, the plan was … Continue reading
