Cannock Chase Post - Views & Blogs - Mike Lockley

Mike jets off to Antigua

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:25:00 GMT

“Strange leg-wear,” I ventured, colouring slightly, “for a roofer, if you don’t mind me saying. Is it the light or are those sequins?”

Mike's supermarket slip-up

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:05:00 GMT

I spent a number of minutes yesterday chatting to someone I thought was my wife, but wasn’t.

Mike's local gets a visit from CAMRA

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:46:00 GMT

“Innkeeper,” the beer-bellied individual with scratchings in his shaggy beard boomed across the crowded snug, “we come in search of your finest porter.”

Mike's school reunion

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:29:00 GMT

I don’t mean to be maudlin, but during my 50 plus years on this planet, failure has been something of a constant companion. Bosom buddy, even.

Mike skips lunch

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:17:00 GMT

Did I really need this morning’s council flyer warning of the perils of eating discarded food from the municipal skip?

Chateau Lockley marks the end of 2009

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:04:00 GMT

Glad to see the back of 2009, to be honest.

Chateau Lockley rings in the New Year

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:52:00 GMT

2010. How sci-fi does that sound?

Mike gets festive with an invite to switch on village Christmas lights

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:31:00 GMT

Come here! Listen to this…

Mike remembers

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:00:00 GMT

History may have forgotten that Hitler bombed our parish, but we haven’t.

Where Mike gets confused for a Nazi...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:18:00 GMT

“How the hell did it happen?” I demanded, struggling to make myself heard above the venomous chants of placard-waving anti-fascist league members encamped on our rockery.

X Factor-fever descends on Chateau Lockley

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:23:00 GMT

My mate Paul hasn’t been suffering from stress, as deduced by the village GP after an ‘in-depth’ consultation lasting all of five minutes.

Birthday milestone at Chateau Lockley

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:50:00 GMT

The head teacher at our primary school has placed a rather bizarre announcement in the church magazine.

Where Mike plans his funeral

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:21:00 GMT

I’ve reached an age where family bonds have taken on greater significance. Part of it is the realisation my son’s going to pick my care home.

Bin stink blights Chateau Lockley

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:06:00 GMT

I’m seriously considering becoming a vegetarian, simply to stop my bin stinking so much.

Mike flees Chateau Lockley for Caribbean getaway

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:36:00 GMT

If the wonders of new technology are truly wonderful, and my laptop works, I’ll be sunning myself on the Caribbean island of Antigua when you read this. If they are not, you’re staring at a blank page, for which I apologise.

Delight as son flies the nest

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:25:00 GMT

In four weeks time, the fruit of my loins - a 6ft 5ins youth with hands the size of shovels who my wife still refers to as ‘our little boy’ - leaves for university.

Bats descend on Chateau Lockley

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:56:00 GMT

Interesting pub debate about weird wildlife that has entered our homes.

Festival fever hits the village

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:51:00 GMT

The country’s foremost taxidermist resides in our parish, I’ve discovered.

'Flu strikes on Mediterranean getaway

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 10:39:00 GMT

I’ve seen enough wildlife documentaries to realise male mammals in their dotage become solitary creatures.

A lighter look at life

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:44:00 GMT

Black, black day. They’ve gone and sold the Drum and Monkey.