A cannabis farm in Bitterne, in a fairly quiet residential street, is not what you would expect to find. But one Thursday evening in February, this is what happened, in what was our quiet little neighbourhood. Things began around 9pm, when neighbours saw people breaking into the house next door. […]
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A new set of major roadworks on the M27 motorway in Southampton is set to cause lots of traffic chaos for the next two months. The roadworks are set to start in September 2018, and are aimed at improving the flow of traffic between junctions 3 and 8 around Southampton, […]
Starting 18th February 2018 there are going to be major roadworks in Southampton that will create a major nightmare for travelers. People who need to commute between the city centre and Chilworth Roundabout to get to work will face severe delays, as Basset Avenue is going to be closed southbound […]
Today is yet another wet and windy day in Southampton. Like many people, I really hate this time of year, especially in England because it’s often so dark and gloomy. When I moved to the USA in 1994, not long after I arrived, someone posed the question “why are British […]
First we had one of the most spectacular movies of all time, Titanic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. Now in time for the 100th anniversary of the sinking, Titanic is to become a 4 part mini-series written by Julian Fellowes, the creator of Downton Abbey.
Debbie and I got married on 7th April 2010 at the registry office in Southampton. The day started early, with Debbie going to have her hair done, and it took a while for me to get used to the new look, since her hair has always been very curly, and […]
If you have been following the saga of the bad winter weather here in the UK through our blog, last night when I returned home from work, I was able to shovel the melting slushy snow and ice off the back path and steps up to the house with little […]
Debbie and I returned home at the weekend from our Christmas trip to Florida to see my daughters, and I consider us to be very lucky, since the northern part of the UK had already been hit by sub-zero temperatures and record amounts of snow. It didn’t take long however […]
Winter is fast approaching here in England, the clocks have now gone back, it’s darker at night, and at the end of a long day at work so many of us are now faced with a dark and damp commute home, which can sometimes turn into a nightmare experience. My […]
Well it’s been five weeks ago today since I left the sunshine of hot and sticky South Florida and returned to the UK to be with Debbie. It’s true that we have had some nice days where the sun has shone, there have been blue skies, and it’s been a […]