Bert & The Butcher of Woodhouse

I’m sat with Bert today while he awaits his second radiotherapy session of week four. As I’d mentioned last week, Bert is an alias I utilise in blogs to hide the identity of my elderly family member. In the first week his alias was Bob, but I forgot I’d given him that nom de plume.... Continue Reading →

Meeting Your Waterloo

I've just seen a trailer for a program about 19th century French military commander Napoleon Bonaparte. Despite having an interest in history, I don’t recollect a great deal about the Napoleonic Wars from my schooldays. In fact I don’t remember much about my schooldays if truth be told, although in my defence it was over... Continue Reading →

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