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Bm@il: What a relief to have the Fisher sewers sorted

Uxbridge Gazette — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:00:00 GMT

WHAT a week we’ve had. Mr F and I were homeless for a few days while our pipes and fittings were subjected to some serious fixing. That’s the house’s sanitation system of course, not ours.

Bm@il: McGonagall, a sister under the skin and a brother in rhyme

Uxbridge Gazette — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 23:00:00 GMT

I’VE just unearthed an interesting fact that is great news for writers everywhere – particularly those with a burgeoning collection of rejection slips.

Bm@il: 'Oi, Morris, you missed your cue!'

Uxbridge Gazette — Tue, 28 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

I WENT to a wonderful memorial service last week at The Actors’ church in Covent Garden.

Bm@il: Five years of our lives summed up in keywords

Uxbridge Gazette — Tue, 21 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

WELL, it’s time to celebrate (or apologise) for half a decade of Bm@ils – that’s roughly 250 columns and about 84,000 words since 2008. Hmm, enough for a book…

Bm@il: From Brum to Bowie via some brilliant art

Uxbridge Gazette — Tue, 07 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

I RETURNED to my roots last week. Nothing to do with my hair, just a weekend back in my home town.

Bm@il: I'm so social media savvy I'm linked to myself

Uxbridge Gazette — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

I HAVE never joined Facebook, Twitter or the like because I’ve never felt the need to broadcast to the nation. And I’m sure the nation feels the same way about me.

Bm@il: Welcome to the world of the relative fatty

Uxbridge Gazette — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Most of us watch what we eat these days don’t we? Particulary if we’ve seen TV programmes like Supersize vs Superskinny.

Bm@il: Simples idea for nurses - make them act like meerkats

Uxbridge Gazette — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

STUDENT nurses working as health carers before they do their degrees? Brilliant idea. No amount of theory can replace doing the real thing.

Bm@il: To make your happiness, start by making your own wedding

Uxbridge Gazette — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

ON THIS day, April 3, in 1895, the libel trial instigated by Oscar Wilde began. He lost the case, leading to his arrest, trial and imprisonment for having relationships with men, and we can only marvel at how much has changed in nearly 120 years.

Bm@il: If Pope Francis gets the bird, give the job to my Aunt Josie

Uxbridge Gazette — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

SO, WE have a new Pope, and I’m not at all surprised that His Holiness has taken the name of every child’s favourite animal lover. No, not Dr Doolittle but Saint Francis, who must have learned from his affinity with birds and animals that they are much easier to deal with than humans.

Bm@il: Afghan chow hounds, Welsh rescue cats and a near death experience

Uxbridge Gazette — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

WELL, it’s been a varied few weeks which has involved interesting theatre visits, the eating of Afghan food and the stroking of many cats.

Bm@il: Filter the office out of the coffee

Uxbridge Gazette — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

APPARENTLY the coffee bar culture is replacing pubs as our traditional meeting places. It’s sad, but I’m as guilty as anyone else.

Bm@il: Coaches - when the wheels come off, family is in the driving seat

Uxbridge Gazette — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

OH LORDY, I’ve heard it all now. Life coaches for children? You cannot be serious!

Bm@il: Horse play makes us veggies whinnie with laughter

Uxbridge Gazette — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

I WATCHED two TV programmes last week – Channel 4 Dispatches and BBC Panorama – that dealt with the scandal about horse meat being found in many supermarket products.

Bm@il: 'Listen up at the back, government - teacher talking!'

Uxbridge Gazette — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

SO, THE Gove (as in Michael, not a lazy abbreviation for the government) wants all children to learn to cook at school.

Bm@il: Without a light the louts can litter in peace

Uxbridge Gazette — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

I GET apoplectic when I see officious notices which are redundant and just litter the place for no good reason.

Bm@il: Wrap your kids in outdoor clothes not cotton wool!

Uxbridge Gazette — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

I AM drawn to emails which begin ‘I read your column every week’ because I know that I, and the reader, will have shared much of our Hillingdon lives since Bm@il was ‘born’ in 2008.

Bm@il: Our house, in the middle of our street

Uxbridge Gazette — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

MR F and I have lived in the same road in Uxbridge for 25 years.

Bm@il: 69 are into 32: like 90+ they must BOGOF and settle for 1

Uxbridge Gazette — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

DID you know that many Members of Parliament feel they are underpaid and should have a 32 per cent increase in their salaries? This is the finding in a survey of MPs carried out by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA). To the 69 per cent of members who thought this, I’d just like to say: “Join the queue”.

Bm@il: Life on Mars, salt on Jaffa Cakes

Uxbridge Gazette — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

CAN someone tell me exactly when paying tax became voluntary? I’ve just had a reminder to pay my tax by the end of this month if I wish to do it online – which I do.