I have eaten Mole Poblano before a few times and really enjoyed it.  Pronounced “Moe-lay” not “Mole” like the animal, this is a Mexican dish with slices of meat covered with a thick dark sauce that is made of bitter … Continue reading → Read full post »

I became A Grandad for the first time today with the news that my son and his wife had a baby this morning, born almost 2 weeks early by c-section. James Haydn Payne was born at 10:59am and weighs 10lbs … Continue reading → Read full post »

Are we beginning a new wave of earthquake activity around the world I wonder? There have been few major earthquakes hitting the news headlines in the last few months, after a rather worrying trend of activity in 2011, but in … Continue reading → Read full post »

If you haven’t yet read my article A Rather Amazing Story yet, I highly recommend that you do, so that this article makes sense. Without reading the original story, this article will really be meaningless. You should see the previous … Continue reading → Read full post »

This is something strange that happened to me a few years ago and that I would like to share with you. I think you will agree that it is a rather amazing story. I used to regularly take my dog … Continue reading → Read full post »

My wife and I were watching a television series called Midwives over the weekend. It aired in the UK earlier this year, but we were too busy at the time to watch it, and recorded it on our Sky Box.  … Continue reading → Read full post »

Do you suffer with cold feet in bed and find it hard to warm them up? The cure might be easier than you think, at least I found a solution last week that works for me, and it’s really quite … Continue reading → Read full post »

I just found out that my Squidoo lens about Zecharia Sitchin is being featured on the front page of Squidoo today.  That explains the extra traffic I guess. If you haven’t heard of Zecharia Sitchin and you are interested in … Continue reading → Read full post »

As many of you know I am a lensmaster on Squidoo, which in plain English means that I am a creator and publisher of pages (lenses) on a site called Squidoo. While some of my lenses generally perform fairly well, … Continue reading → Read full post »

Well after a lot of hard work, a lot of learning, a few pitfalls, SQL database patches, data exports and imports, here we are on our new host server, and hopefully better protected against the evils of the virus that … Continue reading → Read full post »

We unfortunately got hacked a few weeks ago and a malicious script infected our sites.

The good news is that we are on our way back up, and all posts have been restored.

Please bare with us while we add back all the belle and whistles that make the site complete.… Read full post »

All you hear about in the news these days is how much the major countries of the world are in debt.

The USA is in deep debt.  The UK just went £1 Trillion into debt.  Most of Europe is in deep debt, Italy and Greece in particular, and the whole Eurozone… Read full post »

Just over 2 years ago on 12th January 2010 I joined the many other writers on a site called Associated Content where I hoped to find new friends and to expand my writing exposure to new eyes, as well as to boost my earnings.

Today, if all goes well, I should… Read full post »

You know what it’s like when a job that ought to be really simple just ends up going wrong for no reason of your own.  This is what happened to me when I tried to replace a security light on our garage over the weekend.

Our garage is at the back… Read full post »

You have to give it to the Germans, when they do something they do it well and with style.  This is exactly true of the Miniatur Wunderland exhibition in Hamburg in Germany.

This amazing computer controlled exhibition is located in a historic warehouse district in the centre of Hamburg, and features… Read full post »

For many of us who are now grown up, and like in my case well over the hill, Christmas is no longer the same as it used to be.

Very often these days families have spread far and wide, making it harder with every year to get everyone together for a… Read full post »

Could it be that this past weekend we took a photograph of a ghost in an old pub?

Debbie and I took a trip out to The New Forest on Saturday, to the village of Burley in the heart of the forest, where we went for a nice walk in one… Read full post »

Hard to believe I know, but at the end of December this site will be 3 years old.

Because December is holiday season, and because I enjoy humor and trivia, I have been working on some fun pages on Squidoo that I hope you enjoy.

The first is a seasonal one,… Read full post »

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With this being the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend in the USA, it seems rather weird for me being in the UK, sitting in an office working, when I feel that I ought to be relaxing at home with family and friends, or at least out grabbing some shopping bargains since it’s Black… Read full post »

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE

Don’t forget that tomorrow is BLACK FRIDAY and the greatest shopping day of the year.

Amazon have some amazing Black Friday bargains scheduled throughout the Holiday Shopping Weekend, with different items being revealed every few hours, and on sale at crazy prices un… Read full post »

Walmart has some AMAZING Thanksgiving Day Sales, so you can not only get a jump on Black Friday, you can shop from the comfort of home instead of braving the crowds tomorrow.

Whether you are looking for Electronics, Toys and Video Games, something for the Home, or any other type of… Read full post »

We have a list of some of the best online Black Friday Bargains from top stores below, great gift ideas that will save you lots of money this holiday season.

Whether you are looking for Christmas Presents, Thanksgiving items for the home, a new Television or Games Console, or a new Computer… Read full post »

Thousands of people have been eagerly waiting to see what Walmart is going to be offering at rock bottom prices for Black Friday this year, and they have now released details of some of these.

As well as the usual Computers, Televisions and Home Theater Systems, there are Video Consoles and… Read full post »