STORIES: OUT & ABOUT
Blot On The Landscape
If I were a dog, I'd be a terrier. I'd be a terrier because I need to be run every day, or at least go for [...]
Etiquette for a New Age
Life has changed in the blink of an eye. Blinking, that well known trick of the trade, for trying to get clarity on a situation isn't [...]
My Blind Corona Shop
No one's going to be leaning over the pub bar any time soon and ordering a pint of Corona. Time, it seems, has been called on [...]
The Hairy Eared Hound
Children's literature is the best. When The Son was growing up, I loved reading to him. I do a pretty passable #Eeyore. Some have even commended [...]
The Long Way Round
What could be nicer than to live it up with a couple of friends, eat canapés (not part of my five a day), drink an immodest [...]
It’s A Spaghetti Western
Storm Brendon, council Christmas tree disposal policy and a long walk home don't appear to have much in common. Put them all together and you can [...]
Joy To The World
Forget the heralding of Christmas with the purchase of industrial quantities of Brussel Sprouts. Better to trumpet the festivities with the Jerusalem artichoke. It achieves the [...]
Knocking On Doors
The drama of elections is not all it's cracked up to be. It's largely tedium and data entry. I'm sure about this. I've been out canvassing [...]