Archiwum miesięczne: Wrzesień 2016

When I first moved over to Poland, I don’t remember karaoke being that big a deal. But over the years more and more bars seem to be opening up their floor to the public and letting them get up to do a turn on the microphone. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge music fan and love a sing-song, but the idea of standing up in front of a room full of people to make a fool of myself does not appeal to me! Likewise, watching a random stranger murder one of my…Czytaj dalej …

A few days weeks ago I watched a fabulous documentary entitled ‘British Sitcom - 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves’. The title is pretty self explanatory and the film gave viewers the low down on some of the best programmes the UK has ever provided. As well as casting its eye over timeless classics such as ‘The Likely Lads’ (1964) and ‘Fawlty Towers’ (1975), it looked at a number of more modern ground-breaking shows such as ‘The Royle Family (1998) and ‘The Office’ (2001). But while the documentary took a cheery walk down…Czytaj dalej …


Well September crept up on us pretty quickly and October is fast approaching. All well and good if you’re the type of person that looks forward to cosy nights in with a book or in front of the TV, but not so great for those of us who love to BBQ. It’s been a cracking summer and there have been plenty of opportunities to get together with friends and family and share a jolly good evening in the garden grilling sausages, bacon, burgers and whatever else we manage to get or mitts on.…Czytaj dalej …

While shaking my funky stuff on the dance floor last weekend, a song I’d never heard came on... And it blew me away! A quick trip to the DJ booth confirmed it was ‘Hounds of Love’ by The Futureheads. When I returned home, I did a bit of research and discovered it was originally released by seminal UK artist Kate Bush way back in 1985. The lyrics are so simple, but the artistic images they conjure up is quite amazing and it requires more than one listen... Try it out and let us…Czytaj dalej …