It’s one of my favourite days in the year. It’s the day that my brother celebrates his birthday. Some people think I get a bit over emotional and sentimental about David. Some reckon I should stop it with all the words lauding and applauding him, he is after all just a man, he is not […]
Read More Ten Things I Admire About David DrydenThese are not the ten best things necessarily and they certainly are not in order, but these are some of the things that bring a big grin on my face thinking about the privilege I have being married to Authrine. 1. Watching her watch a television programme The way she gets engrossed in it, the […]
Read More Ten Things I Love About Being Married To AuthrineIt is really tragic. Enslaved to the dominant super power of the day, oppressed and suppressed by the needs of this juggernaut of a civilisation there appears no way out. For years you and your people have sought freedom, but it’s looking further away with each passing day. You have cried out for freedom but […]
Read More Solid September Signing: Progressive Mentality In A Regressive WorldEven after all these years, he remains a key influence. He never drew attention to himself. He lived in an understated way. He found contentment doing what he needed to do and then returning to the comfort of his home and the reassurance of his allotment. His consistency and diligence becomes all the more remarkable […]
Read More Solid September Signing: The Faithfulness Of A Good ManShe doesn’t look her age. I remember when we first met over 14 years ago. We sat and talked for a long time. It wasn’t love at first sight, but there was certainly the makings of a beautiful friendship. She liked talking, I liked listening, it was meant to be. As we conversed I was […]
Read More A Birthday Blog For My Beloved Authrine DrydenIt’s complicated. I love that phrase. An excellent cop out from explaining yourself. After all it could very well be complicated. In terms of how things are going with the Dryden Family in many ways it’s not complicated. In some ways, however, it is. We have moved. Yes. Again. I have been blogging since 2005, […]
Read More A Dryden Update: What Is Going On Now?It was Sunday 15th June 2003. I was dressed for the part. I made it to the church on time. I was nervous. It was the first time I had been the groom at the wedding. I didn’t know what to do even though we had rehearsed. My best man and I had a brilliant […]
Read More The Day I Married My WifeDifferent things motivate what I write about. I’m delighted to say joy is one of them. It’s worth me recording at the moment what gives me tremendous joy. That is the state of my marriage. My wife is a source of extreme joy to me. She is an amazing woman getting through all she gets […]
Read More What Makes Me Happy PresentlyThe story is straightforward. My Dad met my Mum. They evidently had a good connection together so that when Dad asked Mum to marry him, she said yes. They moved to England and celebrated their union with their first child, a beautiful girl. Not long after that they gave birth to a second child, their first […]
Read More Happy Birthday To My MumIt seems like a long time since I posted a personal update on this my personal blog. So I’m delighted to take some time to update you on things. First of all, I’m delighted to say that I am doing well health-wise. In the second half of February I had some brief skirmishes with flu […]
Read More Dryden Update – March
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