Tag: New Year

SS Warrimoo – the ship the straddled time and celebrated the New Year in Style

I always like quirky facts and events. I remember reading once that people from northern Britain and northern Scandinavia have minutely largely brains, something like .003% bigger. Whilst I am happy to reach for any compliments going, it isn’t something that makes us extra brainy. Apparently the light levels are so poor for much of… Continue reading SS Warrimoo – the ship the straddled time and celebrated the New Year in Style

Looking back at 2022 and forward to 2023, Christmas alone and to move or not to move that is the question

It’s customary at this time of year to think of the past and look forward to the future. I don’t like doing that as generally the past is pretty grim and the future not that enticing. 2022 has certainly been one of those years. Finally I have been able to get to work after April… Continue reading Looking back at 2022 and forward to 2023, Christmas alone and to move or not to move that is the question

My Project for 2022

I hop everyone has had a Happy New Year and festive period. I can’t believe this is 2022 and yet I can so clearly remember 1982! The summer of 2022 will see my 10 year anniversary of writing this blog and as I write this there have been 912,000 visitors to my blog which seems… Continue reading My Project for 2022

Having an Excluded Christmas and a Shielding New Year

Today marks the 11 month anniversary since I last had a full days work.  It’s hard to believe that almost a year has gone by and as almost everyone has Well I’ve had a worse Christmas than this year but not by much.  I’m used to having them on my own and not seeing anyone… Continue reading Having an Excluded Christmas and a Shielding New Year

A not very good review of a pretty rubbish year, 2020.

Having a special interest in chest infections, it was about 55 weeks ago when I first heard of what was to become the Coronavirus.  It took until January before the first hints of it were dismissed in the mainstream awareness and it wasn’t until February when the western world became more properly aware of what… Continue reading A not very good review of a pretty rubbish year, 2020.

New Year Musings and Thankyous

I hope you’ve all had a Happy New Year and Christmas period for those who celebrate it. Did anyone do any First Footing at New Year?  This is the beginning of my 7th year of blogging and I’ve written before on how I’m not much of a believer of New Year Resolutions or indeed New… Continue reading New Year Musings and Thankyous

First Footing at New Year

First Footing is still very much alive in modern Britain. A survey shows that nearly a third of people in Britain say that First Footing continues to play a part in their New Year celebrations. The greatest number of followers of the First Footing tradition (when the first person over your threshold after the clock… Continue reading First Footing at New Year

When to take the Christmas decorations down? Or When Christmas used to last until February!

Many people are back at work or at least thinking of doing so whilst for me, this is actually my first day off of Christmas and it is sooooo nice!   Whilst I am enjoying my Christmas lights in the morning and evening, I have seen more than the odd newspaper report on taking down… Continue reading When to take the Christmas decorations down? Or When Christmas used to last until February!

New Year’s Resolutions For Absolutely Everyone

I’ve written before about how I’m not much of a fan or believer in New Year, well except for the change in date which is about the only part I do believe in.  I’ve also never thought January is a very good time to start resolutions, especially as for most of us it is mid-winter and… Continue reading New Year’s Resolutions For Absolutely Everyone