STORIES: PEOPLE
Beans For Tea
The most I have ever grown is a single radish sometime in the seventies. My Dad used to give me runner bean and the odd courgette [...]
How To Catch A Taxi
Coming out on to the street, the heat hit me. A day of brainstorming had taken its toll. No matter how good the air conditioning and [...]
Thanks For The Genes
My genes are probably the reason that my jeans are on the tight side. I might be wrong about this. It might be the cheese, but [...]
The Roar of the Crowd
I had a funny turn last week. I don’t know what came over me. Well, I do. I got cross and there is no point in [...]
All Life Is On The Bus
Highways England have written to me as part of a consultation about a proposed Motorway junction improvement scheme. That is to say, the letter began "Dear [...]
Three Days In A Dungeon
The Best Friend and I have just made a pilgrimage to Edinburgh. Our idea of a good time is to spend three days sweating it out [...]
Your Point Is?
There's been a great thread on #Twitter about pointless #Braille. Can there be such a thing? Yes, but should the question be; in the digital age [...]
One Is A Granny
Having spent the better part of my premenopausal life avoiding pregnancy, I have spent the entirety of post menopausal life "egging" the son on to embrace [...]