February 8, 2012 – 12:18 pm
I do my best, I’m up for the new I’ve even made sculptures with elephant poo I’ve climbed up a hill clutching some brie To see if I could manage to get down to the sea And with abacus, ink and a very large hook I’ve even attempted to write a great book None of […]
October 25, 2011 – 6:00 am
Lo, she is a terrible Goddess sits on one sofa and reads her book. I sit on the other sofa and read my book. When we have finished our books we swap. The difficulty lies in not giving away the ending. Whereas the TG can maintain a poker face, happy endings always make me well […]
Coming soon … the latest blog buster!!!! Well, when I say soon I mean soonish. A few weeks … a month perhaps ….. or two. My time will be well spent in Surfugal. [When I say ‘my’ time I mean the terrible Goddess’s time, Penfold’s time, Tango’s time and Papersurfer Junior’s time. I’ll need a […]
February 16, 2011 – 6:00 am
I’ve been practising for the interviews which will surely be demanded of me when my tome becomes the next blog buster. I’ve decided to be modest and say that my scribblings are merely simple thoughts written down rather hurriedly without much thought. Lo, she is a terrible Goddess agrees that this is the right manner […]
January 31, 2011 – 6:00 am
The book is progressing. Most of the rubbish material (stick with rubbish Lo,TG Ed) has been selected. I’ve now got a lot of drawings to do. This will be attached to one of the ‘Man of Letters’ ….. I hope I can remember which one. Still working on what to call the b****y thing ….. […]
January 10, 2011 – 6:00 am
I’m going to spend this week working on my tome ….. ……. which means I won’t be doing any posts this week!! If any avid reader has a particular post or two they’ve liked amongst the 1200 odd that I’ve published please let me know either in a comment or by email – thank you. […]
February 19, 2010 – 7:00 am
At last I’ve got time to write this long awaited post. Many readers have expressed an interest in ……… STOP PRESS !!!! I’ve just heard that Penfold’s book is now available. “I couldn’t put this book down†– Alf Fotheringay, manager of the SupaGlue factory in Grimsby “I’ve bought 100 copies and used them to […]
February 17, 2010 – 7:00 am
Poor Grumpy isn’t allowed to read this ……. ……. as it hasn’t been published yet. It is the book that everyone has been waiting for. This is the ideal book for anyone who is, or knows somebody who is suffering from a mid-life crisis. ALL the answers are in here ……. crikey ……. there’s even […]
November 18, 2009 – 10:00 am
I’m a Baby Boomer and Grumpy Ted is a Teddy Boomer. After us came Generation X according to the author, Douglas Coupland. Little Ted thought that we’d better read some of his work. How come he’d escaped both our notices (?) before, I have no idea. Don’t be put off by the fact that he’s […]
August 24, 2009 – 6:00 am
A parcel arrived this morning that was addressed to a Mr H. Potter. Before I knew what I was doing I opened it and found this. This is what happened next ……. [Note to self – buy and fix an air conditioning unit ASAP] .