Day 183 – 365 / July 2nd 2015 We flew from Chicago O’Hare this morning to spend the remainder of our U.S. vacation  in Nashville. Having been impressed with the Chicago Hilton we were equally delighted with the Nashville Hilton Doubletree. On exiting the elevator onto our floor, we rounded the corner into a wide and spacious corridor…

Day 182 – 365 / July 1st 2015 At the end of each of our four nights at The Chicago Hilton we went for a swim in the hotel pool on the eighth floor; thankfully our room was on the ninth as I’d have been concerned in case of any leaks. From the windows of the…

Day 181 – 365 / June 30th 2015 We look happy, don’t we? Well, Sarah looks happy; whereas I look slightly sinister. A tad like Dick Dastardly from the old Hanna-Barbera cartoon “Wacky Races”. Quite a nice look, actually. Well, I think so. Anyway, here we are in Chicago and posing in front of “Cloud Gate”,…

Day 180 – 365 / June 29th 2015 Out hotel for the next few days, The Chicago Hilton, is rather swish. Today’s image is of a very nice sign sited at the top of a wide, sweeping staircase from the lobby that leads to, you’ve guessed it, the Grand Ballroom. I looked in vain for a…

Day 179 – 365 / June 28th 2015 We have never flown with American Airlines previously and our eagerly awaited trip to the USA was booked through North American Travel with with them. Out route, according our itinerary planned in August of 2014, was to be Manchester to Chicago followed, after several days in Al Capone’s old…

  Day 178 – 365 / June 27th 2015 Football fans all over will recognise this day as one of the highlights of their year; the day that you collect your season ticket for the forthcoming season is a joy. And for the away shirt to be launched on the same day just doubles your hysteria….

 Day 176 – 365 / June 25th 2015 An arty party shot of my Docs. Once again, not for the first or the last time, my image has somewhat of a hint of claret and amber. I am drawn to these two colours.

  Day 175 – 365 / June 24th 2015 We booked these tickets many moons back and I have been looking forward to seeing Taylor Swift in concert for some time. An advance number of priority tickets was released to O2 members on the Tuesday and, after securing an online slot, I tried for hours and hours…

  Day 174 – 365 / June 23rd 2015 I decided to put my work clothes through the washing machine today. I’m not especially good with that particular household appliance and am not sure I pushed the correct buttons to get the correct wash programme. My cloths, while cleaned, aren’t a good advertisement for washing machines,…

  Day 173 – 365 / June 22nd 2015 Today I had a business meeting at one of my most favourite places, namely Valley Parade. A bit of a busman’s holiday really.

  Day 172 – 365 / June 21st 2015 Fathers Day today. My lovely daughter, Bethany, bought me this magnificent journal which I hope to fill with lots of notes, anecdotes, phrases and snippets of wisdom and great writing for my novel. That’s my hope anyway and, with this fine notebook, I feel re-enthused for my writing…

 Day 171 – 365 / June 20th 2015 Saturday afternoon and the perfect opportunity to take advantage of this client being closed and free from traffic and pedestrians for me to pop down and install this simple sign.

  Day 170 – 365 / June 19th 2015 Ahead of my holiday next weekend, I had my barnet, ‘tache and beard trimmed, primped and preened at Wayne Anthony’s. It is a fine establishment and I recommend any of you chaps to pop along to receive barbering at its finest. He does a splendid job and,…