Taken from notes written by Mary Mather (mum)
When  Christopher (dad) came to see me  we realised that we hadn’t chosen a name and that the birth must be registered before Chris went South to London in a couple of days.  So there, in the ward, we decided that it should be Michael because of the  [...]

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Memories from 1965 by Mary Mather (Mum)
Christopher (dad) was away for the last six months and it was touch and go whether he would be back or whether Michael would be born first.  Chris finally flew in one Friday and  I was just  able to squeeze behind the steering wheel to drive to the airfield [...]

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1965  Rose Cottage, Lossiemouth    
Michael was born on 24th May 1965 while we were at Lossie.  I used to go and see Dr Lyon our GP who gave me regular injections to make sure Michael didn’t miscarry  and I had to be sure to rest for a day or so each month. 
The local Health [...]

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Written by Mary Mather (mum)
When it was time for me to leave Maryhill, Chris was  still away on duty in London and  Dot Mounce came to take me and Michael home to Rose Cottage.  Netty Shea had got everything ready and helped put Michael in his carry cot in my bedroom.   No sooner had [...]

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Taken from the memories of Mary Mather (mum)
Eventually Christopher (dad) went back to sea and was told his next appointment was to be MoD, London so I packed up the house and my Mother came up by train.  Dear Nettie Shea helped us load the car and Mum, Michael & I set off to drive [...]

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In Robert Pestons’ blog Peston’s Picks an article about Fixing Jag(uar) there is an amusing comment from one Omega_Cassandra  who comments on the idea that the British Government is considering bailing out Jaguar -Land Rover the car company owned by the Indian company Tata.
Omega_Cassandra writes:
For God’s sake – when are we going to call time [...]

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At the end of August 2008, UK National debt was £637.4 billion. (or 43% of National GDP) – Source: Office National Statistics.  It is estimated National debt will rise to 45% of National Debt by April 2009.
However, it is argued that UK’s national debt is actually a lot higher. This is because national debt should [...]

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Tom Dyson writing in Daily Wealth has an interesting article about the stupidity of Government intervention.
In September 2007, Britain’s most overleveraged mortgage bank – Northern Rock – asked the government for an emergency loan. When its customers heard the news, they rushed to the nearest branch of Northern Rock to withdraw their savings. They formed [...]

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Where the good idea doesn’t look so good?
Last Friday I had departed for the local pub for a quick catch up with some friends. One thing led to another and by 23:30 I realised that I had not completed my sit ups for the day (all 400 of them).
Everyone said that it was silly and [...]

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