Winter isn’t coming, it’s here

Okay, as many of you will realise from my title, I'm a fan of Game of Thrones, I like both the books and the tv series, though with every season they become more and more separate. This post isn't really about either, however, so sorry to those who have found there way here because of...

Family history

The things you find and learn when you're clearing out the belongings of deceased relatives can be quite amazing. Just this morning I discovered that my grandfather, as unassuming a gent as you could meet, once saved a life while going about his job as a gas meter reader all the way back in 1972....

Two birds, one stone

Today seems to be a day for doing lots and accomplishing little; at least that's how it feels, I've probably accomplished more than I think. Since that's the case I thought I would make a brief list of what I have done today to make myself feel better, plus there's a few things I was...