Paula's Place

Yesterday I may have come across as a bit angry, there's a good reason for that, I am! I was brought up to be proud of my Country, I am ...

Cheese rolling, Coopers Hill 2018 Here in the UK we have all sorts of quaint old fashioned traditions, things like cheese rolling  in Glouce...

I realise that yesterday's post wasn't exactly informative! Having committed to posting everyday up to Christmas is proving quit...

It's one O'clock on Thursday afternoon, this should be working day, I have stuff to do, work, washing up, housework, laundry, findi...

It has been quite a week, and now it seems hard to believe that it is only a week ago that I was sitting on the platform of the Royal Festi...

I know I have been a very irregular presence around here just recently, to be honest I just haven't had the "will" to do much...

I am in the strange position of having to face up to a few life changing decisions at the moment, in some way these decisions are a reflect...

After putting yesterday's post up I realised that I needed a label for WOW, so I have gone through and added it to the nine posts I con...

This has been a very interesting process, it has involved much more looking back on m life than I anticipated. When I started I thought I w...

The other day I decided that I would check up on my strap line, the claim that I am the World's leading Transgender Bass Trombone and T...

I have often been known to mention how blessed I am to be able to still have new experiences, even as I approach my sixth decade ever close...

When transgender people transition it can be difficult, not just for them but for the people they work with, their families and friends.  ...

I've heard a lot recently about people denying the existence of Gender Non Binary ~ I have not seen any of these attacks myself but I ...

Although this started out as a Transgender Blog, it is an area of my life that I talk about less and less.   As my Wife has been known to c...

I know there has been a bit of a gap, but in conclusion, I think "Big Shinny" is a bit obvious, and not just as a name. This is m...

Hard at work, "after" photos to follow I know it is quite a while since I have posted, but I am still alive and kicking, we...

Gloria Monday on tour in France, 2011 I had always promised myself if I ever bought a Ford Transit I would call it Gloria, so when I di...

"Jade" at the Singer Centenary Rally I am very good at giving good advice, but maybe not so good at following it, especiall...

Some of you may just remember me writing about a small car accident I had back in January last year, the damage to the car was no more tha...

Especially when it comes to planning my time and activities.   I seem to be going through one of those periodic episodes of frantic activit...