The Kindness of Strangers
Modern life is strange. Not just the nonsense (you know what I’m talking about) – that’s just nonsense and I …
Strictly come watching
I can’t dance. I’m not made for it. Flappy feet, stiff legs, immobile hips. A dance disaster waiting to happen. …
Winter fair
We’re properly in winter now. The garden’s looking soggy and down-at-heel, the last vestiges of the passing year’s growth represented …
Man, bird, tree
It was a bit of a grumpy Friday morning. I blame myself. I’d bought the wrong thing, and now I …
Brahms and list
I am naturally competitive. Desperate to win. (The few people doubting the veracity of this statement should have been in …
The joy of circus
Pure joy is a rare commodity. We can experience moments of happiness, contentment, cheeriness, euphoria and so on – but …
Comfort fode
There comes a moment, in every bout of virus-induced sofa-occupation, when you feel yourself getting better. Like Violetta in the …
Walk on the mild side
It was the kind of day begging to be walked during. So we did. Up the Down and back. By …
Cheese, wine, fire, book
Here’s what you do. First, the cheese. As good as you can afford. Not to be snooty, but Babybel won’t …
Autumn
Autumn, I think it can safely be said, is properly doing its thing. Nature to the left of me, nature …