Gary Strachan – "Write" Said Fred
Whimsical observations from deep within an erratic mind
One year ago tomorrow the most frightening, yet ultimately life enhancing, event I've thus far experience blind sided me while laying in bed at my then east Leeds abode. The time was shortly after midnight, and laying alone spreadeagled starfish-like across the mattress, I was becoming increasingly concerned with a nagging chest discomfort, along with... Continue Reading →
Akin to a learner driver in control of a manual transmission automobile, with a wee sense of achievement, this morning I've tentatively reached a metaphorical clutch and accelerator biting point. An event which consequently set in motion the dawning of yours truly's 2020 New Years resolutions. This morning my attendance at a Health Circuit class... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, 2nd January, saw me attending the first (and hopefully my last) funeral of 2020. The journey up to Gateshead taken with buddy and former team mate John Hutchison, paying respects to a recently passed doyen of a cricket club we'd both represented at various junctures of our life odysseys. The wake giving me an opportunity... Continue Reading →
In the absence of my estranged wife, I'm back residing at my marital home for a few nights. Circumstances, though, that didn't stop me lunching at my mother's abode today; my company the brood's matriarch, my son Jonathon and his affianced Jenny. This family feast not just any old lunch, moreover the culinary banquet a M&S... Continue Reading →
Yesterday, I was the recipient of a scented candle Christmas gift. Apparently, when ignited this wax fragrance enhancer apparently emits an odour of wild mint. A welcome change from the usual cinnamon aroma which's ordinarily the family's festive season candle scent of choice. As yet I've not lit the candle; consequently, at this juncture am... Continue Reading →
I've been slightly delayed in penning this essay. A self-inflicted inconvenience consequential of me, on taking my seat at the coffee shop which's become my habitual lieu l'ectriture, misguidedly carrying out a system update on my laptop. This action rendering me unable to use my device for twenty minutes, resulting in a frustrating time during... Continue Reading →
This morning, in preparation for the Christmas holiday period, I picked up a bunch of non-perishable comestibles, along with a smattering of non-food products...... To clarify, I didn't just pick them up and proceed to walk/run out of the supermarket with a security guard in hot pursuit - I also paid for the items.Not only is... Continue Reading →
Mainly through my ignorance, along with a paucity of previous existential exposure to canine company, until a few months ago I wasn't a fan of having my face licked by a dog....... Or, if truth be told, any other part of my anatomy for that matter! This then indifference borne from hygiene questions raised from... Continue Reading →
Door number five on the advent calendar opened effortlessly this morning. A small tug of the sticky tape applied by pilferer of its former confectionery contents (who'll remain nameless) relinquishing the cardboard door from it's union with the calendars façade. With aspirations of elevating Christmas cheer levels in the Thirsk cottage I'm sharing with a group... Continue Reading →