John Hosier on November 29th, 2009

We have returned from a fascinating and exciting visit to Zimbabwe. First to Victoria Falls. Fantastic; a wonderful sight, plus a magnificent sunset cruise on the the River Zambezi with plenty of hippos and crocodiles on view. A stunning sunset over the river.
Zimbabwe  has no currency of its own, as it became totally worthless, but now [...]

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John Hosier on November 17th, 2009

No lack of new experiences in Southern Africa. Last week when at the office I received a phone call from a neighbour saying that Sue was shut out of the flat and could I return as quickly as possible. To get shut out of the house in South Africa can be more complicated than in [...]

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John Hosier on November 12th, 2009

Some years ago I was doing a fairly regular exercise routine based on the program developed by the Canadian Airforce and called ‘11 Minutes a Day’ (12 minutes if female). This is a graduated program of increasingly demanding exercises that are to be completed in a maximum of 11 minutes and designed to keep you fit, [...]

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John Hosier on November 3rd, 2009

Some readers of this Blog will already be familiar with my story of booking for an eye test a few months ago. Following a reminder letter to do so I phoned up Specsavers and tried to fix the appointment during a lunchtime when I would be free to be away from the CCK Office. On [...]

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