Mud, mud, inglorious mud
Mile 1 I have a special jaunty whistle, usually reserved for that moment in a DIY job when I’m confident …
Minigolf – the great leveller
Hole No. 1 The one with the concrete lion in the middle so you aim to the left but your …
Spring Fever
One of my favourite things about the onset of spring is the— wait sorry heard a goldcrest back in a …
Enthusiasms
As a child, I had enthusiasms. I’m sure you were the same. Short and early sidebar: ‘enthusiasms’ should always be …
Dammit, gannet
Spring is teasing us. On the one hand we have lengthening days, blooming snowdrops, birds clearing their syrinxes in preparation …
Having a moment
I had a bit of a moment this week. Three, in fact. I’d been to Barnes to look for a …
Happy New Year
The year has passed; the year has begun. Long live the year! I try not to succumb to the New …
Bit of a messy ‘un
Olivier Messiaen would have been 109 today. In part to commemorate his birthday, and in part because it seems Why …
Ceci n’est pas un blog
I do apologise. There will be no blog this week. I’ve been away for the weekend, you see, celebrating a …
Practically perfect in every way
Perfection is subjective. This thought occurred to me at about 9.21 on Friday evening. We were at the National Theatre’s …