Mild panic Chez Rider with 2 days to go to holiday in France. Should have brushed up on language skills since it’s many years since ecole. Phrase books will be taken but not much good in real-time terms. Him Indoors trying to translate a ditty to sing, along the lines of ‘J’assis ici mon coeur [...]
In the Observer today … boobs are getting bigger. Could be the general increase in good grub. Could be more xeneostrogens which are present in loads of stuff like food preservatives to make-up. Could just be evolution. Well, disappointingly, Rider’s have stayed the same….however, out came the tape measure to follow the instructions as to [...]
Whoops… another pair of socks disappeared into the gap between the washing machine and the wall. Not the first time a sock or a hankie or something vanished before it could be grabbed and either hung up to dry in the utility room, or put into the washer. Rider had devised a solution… not having [...]
Don’t vote tactically. In Rider’s book that is a betrayal of yourself. Vote for the Party or the person you really believe is best for us all. If there is a ‘hung Parliament’ like New Zealand has had for several years then that will be a new and interesting experience for us. It may mean [...]





