Monthly Archives: December 2025

Amid the storm and drang of hospital stuff, here is a still, small voice of calm. I need to renew my passport. I expect misery, pain and delay. Not so! His Majesty’s Passport Office has a very good web site. … Continue reading →

I return from hospital and do as I am told. I lie on my greasy, foetid, sleeping mat, take antibiotics and take it easy. I fully expect to be fighting fit in a couple of days. It does not work … Continue reading →

I think I forgot to mention in the write ups of my European excursion that throughout I had an explosive chest cough. The cough was activated if someone stood in front of me and tried to engage me in conversation. … Continue reading →