Monthly Archives: January 2009

Had a good day out today in windy Edinburgh where we met up with the wife’s neice and her bloke. A very nice couple. I stood ’em lunch at the Gallery of Modern Art which wasn’t quite up the expected … Continue reading →

As expected Chelski got the better of the Tractor Bwoys as we lost 3-1 at Stamford Bridge. What made this loss doubly gutting was that I could have been there. I was kindly offered two tickets by my accountant, a die hard … Continue reading →

Yes indeed, the well oiled wheels of old Shrek’s capitalist empire grind ever forwards. The new cleaning outpost in Ipswich has started off very well and we are now beginning to get our first enquiries for our double glazing repair … Continue reading →

The perfect antidote to crapola TV… a decent shortwave receiver! Oh happy happy days indeed.

Just grabbed myself the bargain of the year… a Kenwood R5000 for £200.00!!  All that’s needed now is a new, improved antenna array to compliment this wonderful receiver. Somehow I think that getting approval from the missis for yet another … Continue reading →

Unsurprisingly Chelsea stuffed lowly Southend United 1 – 4, this means that Ipswich will be travelling to Stamford Bridge on 24th January where, unless there is a miracle, we will exit the cup. The last time we played Chelsea in … Continue reading →

Apparently the cold snap is about to come to an end. I won’t miss it; I’m NO fan of Arctic conditions. If it warms up sufficiently I’ll get out into the back yard and start the prettification process. The back … Continue reading →

So Ipswich will be playing either Southend or Chelsea in the next round of the FA Cup. Somehow I suspect that this will be the end of our cup run.

Just back from the chemists is the latest image of my reclusive and extremely camera shy brother, Ken McShrek who visited for hogmanay. After protracted negotiations, he has allowed reproduction of it here for a limited period.      

We were meant to be off to Israel in a few weeks time for a nice chunk of sun and to visit the wife’s family with the aged father-in-law. Somehow I don’t think this’ll be happening, unless miracles happen and peace … Continue reading →