Lunchtime, and other illusions
‘Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so.’ – Douglas Adams. ‘Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.’ …
Cover story
The week has passed, looking neither to the left nor the right, and scurrying through in the hope that it …
Escaping the world
The week has passed, relentlessly flinging tragedy and horror in our faces as if to say ‘Had enough yet? How …
Habla-vous Duolingo?
The week has passed, for us at least, Spanishly. There was a moment, a couple of days into our Granada …
Grief and Swifts
The week has passed, garnering mixed reviews. On Friday I went to Salisbury, to meet old friends, reminisce about past …
Trouble at t’feeder
The bird feeders in our garden have turned into a battleground. Our efforts to quell the onslaught of ring-necked parakeets …
Squirrel.
The squirrel was nothing if not determined. Fearless, too. Its task: get to the bird feeder. The principal impediment: an …