For about 10 months or so I’ve been going along to folk sessions in the area, but there are 2 distinct types who don’t really mix. On the on...Read More
11 years and 6 days old. Cub Scouts. Competition for Best Halloween Costume. I knew I was the best looking wizard who had ever paraded the s...Read More
I was always one of those who loved to sit up until the wee hours of the morning discussing the universe. So when I got the opportunity to g...Read More
When my 16-year-old niece came up to stay for the weekend, it felt odd on several levels. I knew her well for the first 2 years of her life,...Read More
I am tired so much of the time. Not so much of the can’t-keep-my-eyes-open, but more of the I-could-really-have-done-with-a-couple-of-extra-...Read More
My relationship with coffee has changed over the years. As a young-un I didn’t like the stuff – ptoui – I was a tea drinker, thank you very ...Read More
I had what I thought was going to be a Mary Shelley Experience as I woke up this morning. The dream still floating around in my semi-consci...Read More
Back from our holiday abroad and I suddenly realised I only had 4 days until Maggie’s birthday. In fact, by the time we’d flaked out, sorted...Read More
And so we draw inexorably to the end of the holiday. And we still don’t know who won Wimbledon or the World Cup. And because I misjudged the...Read More