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The adventures and life of a Specialist Nurse in Upper GI and Bariatric surgery. If you then double and triple this by having a primary school age child AND being married to another Nurse then you have double the trouble….aehm I mean fun. Hobbies are playing chess, board games and being taxi for our son!!!

Unless otherwise indicated, all the names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents in this blog are either the product of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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  • U9 Tennis Youth League at Millfield School – A Great Day for Young Players!

    Last Saturday, we had the pleasure of attending the U9 tennis tournament hosted at the prestigious Millfield School – a name well-known across the UK for its sporting excellence. It was an exciting day packed with energy, talent, and a real sense of team spirit. We arrived around 1:30 PM and, to our delight, bumped Read more

  • Why Lichess.org Is a Game-Changer in Online Chess (vs Chess.com and ICC)

    Lichess.org has become a powerhouse in the world of online chess, quietly redefining how millions engage with the game. In a competitive landscape dominated by Chess.com and the Internet Chess Club (ICC), Lichess offers something rare: a fully free, ad-free, and open-source platform with no paywalls. But how does it compare to its rivals, and Read more

  • Proud Moments at the U8 County Cup in Taunton

    Yesterday was an unforgettable day for our family as we travelled to Taunton (well luckily this year his local tennis centre)  for the U8 County Cup — a fantastic tennis event organized by the LTA, with the brilliant Parun Patel at the helm ensuring everything ran smoothly. Our son had the incredible opportunity to represent Read more

  • BOris SPasski (1937 – 2025)

    A Chess Legend Boris Spassky, born on January 30, 1937, in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, was a Russian chess grandmaster renowned for his dynamic and adaptable playing style. He became the 10th World Chess Champion in 1969 by defeating Tigran Petrosian and held the title until 1972. Spassky’s chess talent emerged early; he became Read more

  • Correspondence Chess

    I have – so far – written very little about my correspondence chess. I started playing correspondence chess (CC) when Somerset was looking for players for the national county championships. That was around 2010 and I thought it was a good idea to improve my opening knowledge whilst still playing regular over the board (otb) Read more

  • County training

    The weekend off was quite nice. After the busy week we’ve had (more in my next entry) it was good to spend some time with the family. Well, my wife had to work on Saturday which meant daddy day care mode was initiated. Tennis, swimming, library, and some (board)games at home. The tennis session was Read more

  • Easter weekend

    Weekend off and its a long one with Friday (well, I was working Good Friday) and Easter Monday off. My wife was slaving away on the surgical admission ward whilst I entertained our son. Not sure which is easier sometimes. Tennis at 9am for 1hr. That just one of his 2x 1hr weekly sessions currently Read more

  • Saturday – Did you call daddies taxi service?

    Saturdays are always the same – Tennis at 9am, swimming at 11.30am, then usually library to swap books and (if it’s the last Saturday of the month) board games at the library. Today was no difference. The main difference was that I did the tennis AND the swimming run as my wife stayed in bed Read more

  • Setting the scene – hobbies

    I started playing chess when I was 6. I started playing it a bit more when I joined a chess club when I was in my mid teens. Strangely the local chess club has had several GM’s and IM’s and some FM’s who did some of the training. Considering that the local football club was Read more