Time for a Ruby? No, not a curry - for my American friends Ruby (that's Ruby Murray) is Cockney rhyming slang for curry - but time for celebrating our Ruby Wedding Anniversary. Forty years is a long time. But to have as your partner on that journey...

Yesterday I received one of those "pass-this-on" e-mails (which I never do). Nevertheless, it was interesting and gave me much food for thought. What follows is my adaptation of that e-mail. It's how I remember things when I was a youngster. Mum...

On Saturday, the Singer was tuning up. I had finished the re-assembly of this wonderful piece of American ingenuity. After a final oiling, the treadle belt was fitted and the moment of truth had dawned. We had carefully move her (I cannot bring...

Bright as a button? Not me! I've only just realized that it's just over a year since I started this blog. In that time I've posted 68 times, which at over one a week, is okay I'm thinking. I started it with the intention of giving my English family...

I've had a busy couple of days, but have managed to nearly finish off the table of G8824661. After completely drying, following the application of the oil soap, I used a liberal application of dark Old English Scratch Remover to do just that. Then,...