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23rd February 2026 A couple of years ago, when we and some friends were staying in a rented property on the east coast of Barbados (ah! such carefree days 😆) we had a 13 day internet outage. This obviously had its disadvantages, but it did free up a lot of time. I used some of…

6th February 2026 Our latest VIPs have distracted us so much we haven’t written anything for ages – so this is a bumper blog! Part 1: springing a leak The VIPs pointed out nearly two weeks ago (whilst sunning themselves by the pool) that one of the pipes had a pretty little fountain spraying from…

18th January 2026 Last week we had one of our “immersive garden days” well that was the plan, however the early start was curtailed by our NYE infringement and the trip to the magistrates court. By the time we had returned the gardening team had made massive inroads into the project of the day. The…

13th January 2026 I reckon I’ve had four careers. The first was brief – 18 months as a ‘Saturday boy’ in the record department at WHSmith when I was at school. I earned £9.10 per day and my main aim each time was to get the boss to let me play one Black Sabbath or…

8th January 2026 Many moons ago, (well before “we fired de work” and then took on the biggest job/ adventure of our lives) we used to come on holiday to Barbados and stay with my parents on the East coast. One year at breakfast Dad introduced us to his new best friend “Winston”.. Dad sat…

5th January 2026 Ha, I know you will all be thinking that this is a post about New Year’s resolutions, but you are wrong. Whilst in my youth I was not adverse to resolving to lose weight, or be kind, or give up alcohol for January, some resolutions more successful than other; I have long…

4th January 2026 …and Bajan New Year. Unlike my lovely wife, who lived in the Caribbean till she was 14, 2025 was only my third tropical Christmas – after Sydney 1990 and Barbados 2014. Nonetheless I think I’m acclimatising to this slightly strange double life – for instance, this didn’t seem out of place: And…

21st December 2025 For the uninitiated, ‘Bim’ is a widely used nickname for Barbados. It is an island of many talents. In the (sadly distant) past it has produced some of the world’s greatest cricketers, three of whom are commemorated together at Kensington Oval: Fast forward to 2025. In the past week we have been…

20th December 2025 Ok this happened on Thursday but I was motivated to tell you about finishing the ensuite yesterday and not want to overload you with excitement 😜 Thursday was gardening day. Our gardener has been hiding his light under a bushel and we found out his hidden talents, (apart from the garden) this…