: About Me

Fifty someting Scot. Semi retired now and living in Plettenbergbay, South Africa.My career has been in Logistics and we have lived in many countries over the years, including, Germany, Holland,UK, Russia, Hong Kong and Singapore.

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My passion is ...

My family,classic cars,travelling.

I know too much about ...

Moving stuff

My parents always told me ...

Never mock the afflicted

My childhood ambition ...

To travel.

My favorite memory ...

My wedding day,the birth of my kids,25th anniversary trip on safari in Africa.

Why I write ...

Good fun.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Nelson Mandela biography,just finished The Soprano's , Van Morrison

My first job ...

Working with cars.

My best moment ...

Getting married,hiking in the Himalayas,Palmer Sport race day in 2006

My inspiration ...

My wife.

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: My funniest garden experience

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Palm trees,great looking, shady and the spawn of the devil. Most people, if asked ,would probably conjure up an image of white sandy beaches with palm trees swaying back and forth in the gentle breeze,a natural background as they lie undisturbed, sipping a cocktail with their loved ones, pausing only to interrupt this idyllic scene with a quick  gambol in the warm safe waters before them.  Many products use the humble palm tree as a potent marketing symbol, to great effect. I have however, a bit of a love hate relationship with the common palm. On the one hand, they off...

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