Paula's Place

I should be so happy! I have just started working as conductor of the wonderful Allegra Concert Band , I've just had a couple of great...

Sic Transit Gloria Mundy I have had a lot of vans, it all started way back in the 1980s when I had a couple of ex British Telecom Dodge ...

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...

I know I'm late, but yesterday it all got a little complicated. Yes, I had one of those days.   One of those days when there is simpl...

Arghhh, Busy, Busy, Busy Just too much on all of a sudden, I am out every night this week, been turning gigs down as I'm alre...

Well I for one have had what might be termed a bit of a funny old week.   After only having had my new van for a couple of weeks it has alre...

It was good to get back to work yesterday, to simply do a full day of gardening, working with my friend S we managed to get a lot done, but ...

I have been wallowing a lot recently, a combination of self pity, and sheer exhaustion have made it quite difficult for me to get going.   I...

Thank you all for the kind comments and wishes I have had after my last couple of posts.   I feel very blessed at how so many people have ra...

I had only just finished my last post when I had a phone call, to tell me what is wrong with my van.   It appears that the diesel pump is no...

Yesterday I wasted nearly the whole day waiting for my windows to be fixed, by the time the job was finished it was basically too late to go...

Some mornings I have a real problem getting started, part of it is knowing what I a going to do first, part of it is lethargy (possibly depr...

I normally prepare my posts during the day or evening and then schedule them for publication early in the morning (GMT), so that last post w...

In my line of work a van is an essential, and I use the essential type of van, a Ford Transit.   I had always promised myself that if I eve...