Past My Sell by Date
In the holiday between Christmas and New Year the stillness of short dreary days is punctuated with bracing walks and meals. Perhaps its more accurate to say that this is the time to run [...]
How to have a Smashing Time
Some of my relationships have brought great joy. Some have been transitory. Some have been long lasting and deep. None has been quite as shattering as my relationship with glass. Glass is the unseen [...]
Parlour Games
The Artist, the one who drives the Rollscanardly, told me that her family played a lot of parlour games when she was growing up. Her siblings were keen on the Name Game. That's the [...]
Professional Whispering
My friend, Septic Tank, likes to watch films with the audio description on. It saves her husband the bother of having to listen out for that often asked question "What's happening now?" There will [...]
A Moment that Changed the World
"The moment has come. Centuries from now almost all human beings have lost the ability to see." So says the trailer for #Apple TV's new series "See". To set the scene, "Some say that [...]
Through the Big Door
"Where's the exit?' I asked, trying to beat a retreat from Café Nero Piccadilly. "First door," my tea drinking companion replied. If you have ever been curious about what lives in the cupboards of [...]
Help is at Hand
In the six months that I have been working form home, I have been meaning to secure my passwords, which are now abundant. I'm with an on line system. I can just about remember [...]
The Bee in my Bonnet
I've been cursing the turn of the month and the annual arrival of bees up the nose which are a fair indication that the start of a winter cold is upon me. Those bees [...]
Friendship
The Flatmate (that was), is now up to her neck in Italian Politics and any chit chat has to be by appointment and booked ahead. We have a provisional date for a week on [...]
Called to the Bar
The Grand was having his morning nap. The Son was working away in another room and not to be disturbed. The DiL got out her laptop and was busy. I decided to take myself [...]