Some may say that I’m obsessed with the love life of Barry and Freda, given that this is about the fourth entry in six months about that ballad.

Maybe you’re right… Although I think I’ll maintain the fact that it’s guaranteed to make me laugh hysterically every time I hear it… That and sing along with it

Which brings me to this months journal smurfing competition… Some people journal pimp… I journal smurf.

Are you all sitting comfortably…?

Then I’ll explain…
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It’s amazing how simple, little things can be turned into full-scale fiascos by the right (or should that be wrong person…

Case in point. You’d think getting a new carpet laid would be straightforward… Right?

Not in our house!

In our house getting a new carpet involves getting up at 5am to start moving furniture, frantic painting, patching of walls etc.

I swear, watching my father run around like a headless chicken, I’d think it was him who had been dropped on his head as a baby… Oh, wait… It was me that was dropped…
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