Gareth and I travelled to Cardiff today to visit the family. It was great to catch up with everyone!

27.12.05

Happy Christmas! I've had such great and generous gifts! Definitely the best Christmas so far!

25.12.05

Due to company restructuring, the office where I am based was closed down today, so from January I will have a longer drive to and from work. It's very sad as it was such a great place to work and we were a great team.

23.12.05

Gareth and I did our Christmas food shopping this evening. I started in Morrison's in Gosport just after 8pm. It was empty. Completely empty. Just me and the staff! That's how it must feel to be a celebrity and have a shop open only for you...except it was Morrison's and not Harrods!
Next stop was Tesco in North Harbour, Portsmouth. It was so full there were queues down every aisle so we couldn't even get to the goods on the shelves! We gave up fairly quickly and moved onto Tesco at Whitely instead, which in contrast was almost empty! Bliss!

22.12.05

Two years ago today I first met Gareth, my partner. He has completely changed my outlook on life. Since that day I've been continuously happy. I treasure every day we are together.

18.12.05

Gareth and I went to Cardiff tonight to see "Little Britain Live". The show was brilliant and had greatly improved since we saw one of the earliest performances in October. To witness a Welsh crowd when "Dafydd, the only gay in the village" came on was worth the awful drive to the venue, through various sections of motorway roadworks and a 30 minute hold up whilst drivers slowed down to see an accident in the opposite direction!
Happy 45th Birthday to my sister Julie!! She doesn't look a day over..... answers by e-mail please!

16.12.05

My dog Bonnie really made me laugh during our morning walk across the fields. I noticed a cat sitting on top of a 3ft high fence post, so felt duty bound to point it out. Bonnie went running over and barked and jumped up at it. The cat gave her a look of disgust and casually started to swing her claws in Bonnies' direction, but they were too far apart to cause any damage. Bonnie quickly gave up and walked about 10ft away from the cat. Then she turned around and started to very slowly creep back, one leg moving forward every few seconds. It was hilarious as the cat looked on in disbelief! Bonnie never lost eye contact with the cat except for a brief moment where it seemed she turned her head in slow motion just to check I was still there behind her. She eventually stopped, completely still, about 4ft from the cat and they just stared at each, Bonnie deep in concentration and the cat deep in utter boredom! It took the words "do you want your breakfast?" to break the spell and get Bonnie to resume our walk home!

15.12.05

It was very frosty & misty when I took my dog Bonnie for her morning walk and the view across the fields had vanished!


 

11.12.05

The mouse that inhabits the house, now referred to as "Faye", wandered into my bedroom today. Once noticed, I expected it to dart away, but no, it looked at me, sniffed the air, and pottered off under a door. I feel the poison I bought last month may not be having the desired effect!

10.12.05

Gareth and I went to Portsmouth tonight to see 'League Of Gentlemen' perform. I felt it was a bit hit and miss, but the elderly gentleman sat next to me thought it was hilarious, especially on the frequent occasions when they said "fuck"! Bless him!
We ended the evening with our now traditional visit to a Gosport kebab shop! Mmmm! 

06.12.05

We spent the day catching up with family & friends around Cardiff.
We met up with my good friend Mark in Cardiff Bay where the view was beautiful...well it is the city where I was born!



My nephew and his family were featured in the South Wales Echo today. Click here to read what was said.

26.11.05

Gareth and I took a trip to Wales today. A huge thank you to our friends Scott & Jon for letting us stay at their posh new house. At some point every time we meet up Scott & I like to reminisce about old times and, in particular, music, which usually heralds the playing of long lost old favourites. This tends to send Jon demented!! Today he managed to sum up his feelings perfectly when we started to reminisce: he sighed "I can feel the room turning black and white". Classic!!

25.11.05

It was really foggy as I drove through the lanes on my route towards the M4 motorway this morning. Visibility was greatly reduced so imagine my relief when I finally got on to the motorway and noted that the large illuminated signs were all stating "FOG". Now there was a weight off my mind, because without them I may have mistaken it for mist.

23.11.05

The view across the fields when I took my dog Bonnie for a walk this evening was beautiful.

I imagine the shepherds were delighted!

21.11.05

Travelled over to Bath to see 'Starsailor' tonight. I was joined by my mate Graham. The support band were 'Kubb' and they were absolutely brilliant. If this wasn't exciting enough, the legendary Peter Gabriel was also watching them, just a few feet away from me!
I've seen 'Starsailor' a few times already this year, but tonight was the best they have been. Superb gig!

14.11.05

Gareth's dog Bella came to stay with us this weekend. Being so used to a small dog, her size took some getting used to



and her unusual choice for sleeping comfort!


 

11.11.05

Gareth and I went to see the stage version of 'Little Britain' tonight in Portsmouth. Absolutely hilarious, particularly the 'Fat Club' sketch where we were reassured it's ok to eat cake as long as it's on a slice of Ryvita!!

26.10.05

Gareth and I dashed over to Wales today to see Louie!







 

22.10.05

The newest member of the family made his appearance at 4:20pm today. My great niece Ella now has a little brother, Louie! Congratulations to Leigh & Sarah!!

21.10.05

Happy Birthday to my partner, Gareth!


 

18.10.05

23 years ago today I saw my very first gig. Not surprisingly it was Depeche Mode! I recall actually having nightmares in the days leading up to that gig as I was so worried about travelling the 45 miles from Cardiff to Bristol. How times have changed. I'm currently sorting out all the logistics for the 11 concerts I will see them play in 5 different countries in 2006!

15.10.05

Had my first job interview in four years today. I'm amazed at how much I actually know. Either that or they just asked easy questions!

14.10.05

A big thank you to my former manager, Tim, who went through some challenging interview type questions with me this evening in preparation for the weeks ahead!

13.10.05

In 1981 Depeche Mode had their first hit single in the UK. 24 years and 40 hits later their 41st single entered the UK charts tonight at No.4. It is No.1 in five other European countries. Name me any other band who can still manage that after so many years?!!

09.10.05