Category Archives: travel

The mud match.

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Hair of the Dog

I am from a strange part of the East Anglia, it is divided between those whom actually need a 4×4 to navigate the muddy backroads and the who buy lowered white Land Rovers, that have never seen a speck of … Continue reading →

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Help yourself to help the homeless

Posted on January 25, 2015 by Hair of the Dog

It was the coldest night of the year, in the UK, it was shiver factor ten, which translated into Sardinian language, meant you needed an overcoat and maybe a scarf. My mother had caught the bug that seemed to have … Continue reading →

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Thats Amore!

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Hair of the Dog

After an evenings walk along the sea wall, I encountered the same fishermen as always. They sit by the bus stop with their bait boxes and nod and utter gruff words to one another, as if each fisherman doesn’t really … Continue reading →

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An epiphany.

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Hair of the Dog

So winter brought with it, a hole in the conservatory, a freezing cold house and a showering experience that made me feel like I was an extra in Doctor Zhivago, without the glamour and only a fraction of the fur. … Continue reading →

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A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum.

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Hair of the Dog

So, this mornings faux pas started when I asked my lip- locked fellow flyers if I could get past them to sit at the window seat ( note to self, if claustrophobic on one hours sleep- book the aisle.) Schoolboy … Continue reading →

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