Tag Archives: Sports

Another winter’s tale?

Posted on December 29, 2022 by royiii

As the above title paraphrases a legendary David Essex Christmas hit, you can probably guess what this one is all about! Here is a pic from the family home just too belabour the point: Taking up the baton from my … Continue reading →

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Living the dream?

Posted on October 28, 2022 by royiii

That’s what I think it is all about now – just living for the moment – to quote the strapline from a well-known sports shoe manufacturers, just do it! I fully appreciate that there are limits. Unless you are a … Continue reading →

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Trickle down, bounce back up?

Posted on September 28, 2022 by royiii

As you’ve all guessed from the title, this is yet another foray into the murky world of politics, and the pic below sums up the root cause of the current dilemma: The above gizmo is the control for my gas … Continue reading →

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Rose in bloom?

Posted on May 25, 2022 by royiii

It had been quite a while since I last filled a seat at the Rose Theatre in Kingston-upon-Thames. It was even further back in the mists of time that I experienced live music. A recent night out killed those two … Continue reading →

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Cornerhouse stone?

Posted on April 29, 2022 by royiii

I don’t know about you, but I have found that amateur dramatics, or am-dram, is a pretty hit-and-miss affair. You basically just don’t know what you are going to get. Many years ago, at college, a production by the in-house … Continue reading →

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Publication initiation?

Posted on October 29, 2021 by royiii

A friend of a friend has gone and done something that I tried many years ago where my efforts pretty much crashed and burned (see my post ‘Writes Of Passage’ from March 26th 2010). She has done the deed, and … Continue reading →

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Snow holds barred?

Posted on January 29, 2021 by royiii

It was back! This was the sight that met me when I left the warmth of the family home: As you can see from the pic, the snow wasn’t exactly back with a vengeance – those flecks cannot even remotely … Continue reading →

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Staycation initiation!

Posted on August 25, 2020 by royiii

It was late July. Very late July, to be precise. Working solidly through those long, dark days and months since lockdown started had left me with a real feel-flat-feeling. I was seriously running on empty. Luckily for me, it turned … Continue reading →

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Normalising the new normalisation?

Posted on July 27, 2020 by royiii

The thaw has arrived! Those lockdown restrictions seem to be easing at a rapidly quickening rate, at least for the last three weeks or so, anyway. You won’t be surprised that a recent highlight for me was the reopening of … Continue reading →

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Back to Broadcasting!

Posted on June 29, 2020 by royiii

The Kingston Radio Station is back! This post’s recording of this momentous event is a bit behind the curve in respect of timelines, as it happened a few weeks back in late April, when absolutely everything I knew was frozen … Continue reading →

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