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1. Let's be grateful for what we've got
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 12 December 2007WE HAD an American visitor staying with us this week from Jackson Missouri. He’s a dog trainer and came over to attend my class. He loved the Cheshire countryside, which he said offered a lot more variety than he would find near home. I took him to Arley Hall near Knutsford where we spent a few hours working my dogs, which he adored.
2. Left in the pink by this wonderful young lady
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 12 December 2007I WAS having a terrible day yesterday. Nothing had gone right. I sat on my glasses, spilled ketchup on the cat (it’s the long haired variety), lost my wallet and spent hours on the phone arguing with someone in Delhi about my bank account in Macclesfield.
3. So taxing to fill in this form
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 12 December 2007I’M TRYING to learn how to fill in a self-assessment form for the inland revenue; it’s a nightmare. Apparently, my last submission was a total mess.
4. Alderley bypass has become a fixation
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 12 December 2007THERE’S no doubt driving through Alderley is a nightmare but I wonder if the full effect of the proposed bypass has registered.
5. And they want us to have ID cards
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 5 December 2007AS I WRITE this week’s column, I’m listening with horror to Alistair Darling’s pathetic explanation of how Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs lost data containing the names, ages, addresses and bank details of 25 million people, almost half the population of the UK.
6. Let Blue lead them to safety
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 5 December 2007I PAID my second visit to Macclesfield’s Super Surgery today and a wondrous experience it was too. Where we once had a cramped, drafty reception, we now have a spacious welcome suite.
7. Grim reapercussions were off the pie chart
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 5 December 2007WHENEVER friends discuss retirement I always excuse myself and do something useful. I don’t see the point. I have work that I love, why would I retire?
8. We'll match your charity
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 19 December 2007I KNOW I keep banging on about this, and I do want you to enjoy your Christmas but if you can spare a small donation for local charities like Macclesfield Mind in Duke Street who struggle every day to stay afloat they’d really appreciate it.
9. How could I make it all up?
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 19 December 2007CAN I take this opportunity to thank all of you who take the trouble to write and e-mail your stories to me. I promise I read every single one and incorporate them in my column whenever possible.
10. Watch out for Hell's Grannies
Macclesfield Express, Wednesday 19 December 2007EARLIER this year my mother-in-law discovered she had breast cancer.