by Neil | Aug 11, 2009 | Comedy, Personal, Seemed like a good idea at the time
Last night I tried the Cayenne Pepper home remedy for sore throats. The idea is pretty simple: boil some water, add a teaspoon of Cayenne pepper, gargle and repeat. Lots of people online claim this has worked, although I noted just before starting that all negative...by Neil | Aug 10, 2009 | Comedy, Life, Random, Seemed like a good idea at the time
I still have a lingering head cold/sore throat. No, it’s not swine flu: I have no fever and nothing aches except my throat. However I am finding it all rather tiresome now and with my holiday fast approaching I don’t really want to go to spend my week off...by Neil | Jun 29, 2009 | Personal, Seemed like a good idea at the time, The Woodsman, Writing
Hot isn’t it? I spent most of the weekend seeking shade and working on a long-hand draft of a new short story. I really enjoyed working on something new, even though I know that what I produced fell short of where I was at with short stories this time last year....by Neil | May 13, 2009 | Blog, Blog stats, Life, Personal, rambling post that goes all over the place, Seemed like a good idea at the time
Today this here blog is two years old. It’s strange because on the one hand it seems like I really haven’t been doing it that long and on the other when I look back at the things I’ve done it seems like absolutely ages. Seems like an appropriate time...by Neil | May 6, 2009 | House, Life, Personal, Seemed like a good idea at the time
Things have been quiet round here because we have been busy putting a new kitchen into our house. If DIY isn’t your thing you probably want to skip this post. A quick recap, we had been making do with this: The previous weekend we ripped it out and so Friday we...by Neil | Apr 19, 2009 | flash fiction, free fiction, Free Online Fiction, Science Fiction, Seemed like a good idea at the time, short story, Shyness, Writing
OK, I’m a bit late this week. 🙂 I had planned to post something on Friday but my planned quiet time before work, during lunch and pre-driving back to Wales never really happened. However, I really wanted to get some content up leading to a rash promise to...