I started doing weekly posts for Chubby House Hubby, back in April 2018. The main reason for this, was as a diversion from the other weekly posts that I was writing on my Cancer Dad site. Because, while I feel that the Cancer Dad posts are important, they’re definitely intense. And often
There are two places that cruise ships can dock in Helsinki, one ridiculously convenient and the other… less so. The dock in the city is right on top of the Uspenski Cathedral, Presidential Palace, Tourist Information Office, Old Market, etc. All of which means that you need to give very little consideration
It recently occurred to me that I’ve now been coping and living with my cancer for more than 10% of my life. 12.86%, to be precise, which equates to more than an eighth of my time on Earth. And I tend not to talk about my cancer story much on here. Not
For reasons I’ll explain shortly, I decided I wanted to start collecting coins. But, because I’m not the most patient of souls, to complete the collection in a timely manner, I want to be able to hunt through a lot of coins at a time. To do this, I need to be
Since the start of the Coronavirus Lockdown, people have had a lot of time on their hands. People are stuck at home and they finally have time to do all those things they keep meaning to do, but never have the time. One of the most popular Lockdown activities seems to have
After exploring Tallinn the previous day, and Stockholm the day before that, on Saturday July 15th we arrived in St Petersburg for the start of a two-day visit. This meant that we began our cruise ship experience with St Petersburg already feeling pretty tired. And we’d be spending the Monday in Helsinki,
Okay, I get the feeling that this one is going to be a hard sell. Firstly, there’s the fact that I tumble my own stones. Secondly, there’s the knowledge that I had to buy a tumbling machine to do so. Thirdly, I know that the process of tumbling stones is known as
Assuming the Coronavirus Lockdown permits, Emma, my older daughter, will be going to university in September. And while I am so proud of her for doing so, I’m also a little upset. The thought that our little family unit will soon start breaking apart makes me sad. I mean, I knew this
Calvin and Hobbes was a daily cartoon strip, created by Bill Watterson. It ran for just 10 years, between November 1985 and December 1995, and it was, and remains, awesome. I first discovered Calvin and Hobbes in my 20s, and immediately started collecting the books of collected works. I instantly fell in
Since the Coronavirus Lockdown kicked in, on 23rd March 2020, for most of us the World has become a much smaller place. And we’re all having to learn, in our own unique ways, how to cope with the situation. Indeed, how to make the best of the situation… Of course, not everyone
