It raised my heart and hopes the other day when I saw that a 2,500 strong band of Scouts, male and female, went ahead to have a Winter ‘Jamboree’ type Camp.

I’ll begin with the ever present, “when I was a lad”, but it’s true. When I was in scouting, from 1955 to about 1970, health [...]

Yesterday Autumn arrived, but Down the Lane it seems it got here in name only. Yesterday was 23 degrees and today 22 degrees!

You may recall a post I made about six weeks ago in which I said it was like Autumn had arrived then. Well, since then, all seems to have gone in reverse; there [...]

I sincerely believe that when ‘Someone’ designed evolution, they had a somewhat strange sense of humour.
Although it is said that us human beings came last, wouldn’t it have been nice to make us a bit more immune to at least some creatures which make about 80% of us suffer on nice summer days?
It seems that [...]

There are quite a few mysteries of life and why men do barbecues must surely be one of them. It seems they can’t make a cup of tea for themselves, but if there’s a chance for them to show off their masculinity, besides taking their shirt off on a hot day and walking up the [...]

Why is life so unfair as you get older?
Last week I went to visit my family in Southampton and whilst there, my Grand daughter (Aged 5) lost a tooth. In fact she actually swallowed it.
That evening she put a note under the pillow explaining the situation and by morning the tooth fairy has whisked into [...]

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I am going to tell you why you should buy a Suzuki Wagon R.
I got mine through accident really. I saw a Saxo advertised at a local Garage and I had just enough cash saved up to buy it.
I managed to get my old Fiat Cinquecento down there and was quite honest in my appraisal [...]

Now, maybe I’m right, maybe I’m wrong, but have 4 - 7 year olds changed a bit recently?
Here’s some typical answers we seem to be getting from Grandchildren of that age today.
Q. Shall we build a tree house today kids?
A. As long as we have planning permission, that sounds good Pop. Will it be substantially [...]

An age old problem with men is not being able to convince the wife they’re busy (whether you are or not).
The main downfall is at the preparation stage and with careful strategic planning you may be able to at least get some of the way.
Let’s face it, even if they stood over you chopping wood [...]

Sometimes in our marraige, our wives will take it upon themselves to venture off for a weekend or even a holiday on their own.
This all too often ends in rather nasty ‘domestics’ when she returns and the following few weeks can be quite unbearable sleeping in the spare bed and generally avoiding low flying saucepans.
For [...]