by Neil | Oct 30, 2007 | Family, Life, Personal, rambling post that goes all over the place, Thoughts
Regular readers – apologies for the lack of bloggage. There have been a number of reasons for this not least of which has been that I’ve caught another cold and am currently wrapped up on the sofa with a lemsip. Other than hacking my lungs up I’ve...by Neil | Oct 26, 2007 | Fiction, Free Online Fiction, Friday Flash Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy
A bit rushed again this week. Not sure about it. Thought it sucked as I wrote it. Liked it on the reread and then hated it on editing it. Hope you enjoy – remember you’re free to comment. The New Arrival By Neil Beynon “’Morning,” said the stranger. The...by Neil | Oct 23, 2007 | Books, Comment, Harry Potter, JK Rowling, sarcasm is the lowest form of wit but I'm not proud, satire, Thoughts, Writing
Lets get something straight, Dumbledore is gay. He smokes the pink peace pipe, he prefers his gardening downhill, he plays for the other side, he likes to polish wands and various other euphemisms for prefering wizards to witches. Only he doesn’t. He...by Neil | Oct 21, 2007 | Entertainment, Film, Movies, Neil Gaiman, Review
After months of waiting and jealously watching blogger after blogger go to see Stardust in the states it finally went on general release in the UK. Yesterday I finally got to see the movie. And it was wonderful. Most regular readers would expect me to say that. I am...by Neil | Oct 20, 2007 | Food, Recipe, Saturday Kitchen, Tomato Soup, Tomatoes
It’s back, apologies for the missed post last week but life got in the way. This week’s recipe is another ode to soup, my scrummy roast tomato soup: Ingredients A load of plum tomatoes (fresh) Some fresh basil Salt Pepper Olive Oil Sun dried tomatoes This...