So, on a recent week off I took a little trip back from whence I was born, it was not so much a choice thing really as the car needed a visit to the garage for some fixing to the front suspension (not a cheap job!). Thing is I have always taken my cars to the same garage mostly because I trust the guys there and they always seem to do a good job…and I guess I am just a…

Well, for this post with the recent D-Day Commemorations I thought I would highlight and salute those who served during the war and also to think about those 'closer to home' heroes who, like the servicemen and women also gave up their lives in order to save others. I got a bit bored the other Saturday and tried to think of some places to head to in London, once again engineering work on meant that the trains would stop at…

So, over the recent Bank Holiday weekend here I decided to get a bit of 'head space' and take myself out to a part of London I don't do so often. The plan was to go to Ravenscourt Park which is a spit away from Hammersmith, wander through the park and enjoy the greenery and the peace and then to walk down, dodging busy Hammersmith and head along the Thames Path through Furnivall Gardens, find a nice riverside pub and…

Hey, so not a million miles away from me lies Leytonstone in East London, many of my family come from around this area of the East End of London which used to be part of Essex back in the day. My tribe originally came from a neighbouring area a mere Leyton 'stones throw away'. Although I have been to both areas many times over the years to visit relatives and also just for jollies with Mrs Akin to see what…

Nestling between Hammersmith, Fulham and Chelsea lies wonderful Putney. The weather changed and from the recent grey and showery affair the day turned out to be a sun-fest. We thought about pottering in the garden and tidying it up a bit, but it seemed so glorious it felt like a waste not to visit a part of London on the waterside and soak up some much needed sunshine plus to visit a place we hadn't been to before, as mentioned…