JO BLOGS

Straight-talking reflections from home and abroad, on business, politics, health and sport

31 October 2024

I and many of my friends are of an age that we regularly find ourselves saying the sort of things that our parents said when we were...

9 February 2022

I know, I know, I know. What a pity to start back on alcohol after a whole January-free month, but sadly that is what I did, albeit only...

28 January 2022

As is now becoming a habit, I started this blog whilst being a ‘guest’ on Eurowings, flying back from Prague to Malaga. I mentioned what...

17 January 2022

Yesterday morning we set off back to Prague for a few days, leaving our house just after the announcement was made that Nole (i.e. Novak...

4 January 2022

New Year's Eve passed as planned; at 11.30 pm we dragged ourselves down to the beach (I say 'dragged' as that is late for me nowadays...

23 December 2021

fruit and veg at the local market As it gradually gets a bit cooler down here in Marbella, and with the numbers, even in Andalusia, rising...