Spring is coming and we are already at the end of the first quarter of 2026. How do. We are entering Q2 of 2026, (ffs how corporate do I sound using Q2, what have I become) and I, for one am really happy to see it and spring. Clocks change this weekend, bring on those lovely balmy long light evenings. Next weekend it is Easter so that means short working weeks, I love this time of year. It is just after 1800hrs and still light, this time next week it will be closer to 2000hrs before it gets...

What a bloody fantastic year! Although not all plain sailing as is to be expected from your authors life. Allow me some self indulgence. Yes, I know this whole blog is self indulgent. Well it is called My 11 Year Plan. Duh. We kick the year off with ice skating. Random I know, but it has almost become a tradition for Lucy and I to go to Birmingham and try to avoid broken bones on the annual rink they put up for the Christmas period as we avoid wayward kids, knobheads and Dry Robe wearing...

Get your mind out the gutter! It is simply the third incarnation of my First Date blogs. Although, I do have a cheeky past. Hey you! What's it been, two months or so? One day I will make this a habit. One day. Maybe. '2025 A Year in Review' is bubbling and will be posted soon, oooosh, it has been a doozy of a year! Hold on to your hats my ever faithful, I am fizzing at the thought of writing this one. No, nope, hush, no spoilers. You can wait, just like we did, in the 1980's, for the next...