Merry Christmas Everybody
If you’re a regular reader then you might remember my short story for Christmas last year. I’ve been writing a sequel and it’s been a struggle. I think I have the ending now and so I hope I can finish it in time. I’ll be publishing last year’s story again too over the next week. You’ll be pleased to know that Ollie and Ivy are still together… (more…)
Working Class? Who me?
The majority of people in the UK saw themselves as ‘working class’ at one time. The class structure of society was clear, the doctors, teachers and administrators were middle class, the aristocracy was upper class and the people who did the real work were working class. Now it’s more confused.
Living in Wongaland
The Black Country isn’t really known for it’s beauty, but even here we have little pockets of what appears to be countryside at first glance. In reality it’s the remnants of our industrial past and nature is repossessing it. I don’t think the new HS 2 rail line will become a thing of beauty in years to come. It will destroy a lot of beauty. (more…)
The Wednesday moan
There are a few signs of Spring around now in the heart of England. Blossom on the trees, bluebells in the woods and the river is lined with millions of flowers. The weather hasn’t been very good this Spring, we even had snow in March; but the forecasters promise us that it will improve for the weekend.
Frugal Christmas
It’s Frugal Friday again and nearly Christmas. Many people are taking out payday loans or planning to after Christmas and some are putting Christmas on their credit cards. This is not a good idea! I checked some share prices earlier; shares in payday loans companies and banks are going up. I’m not surprised! (more…)
Frugal Friday | Payday Loans
There are a lot of people and companies offering to lend money in this recession. There is a feeding frenzy as the sharks feed on the more vulnerable. I find loan sharks and their ilk quite repulsive and now I have to watch their TV adverts every 15 minutes. They are the parasites of capitalism… (more…)
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