This weekend marks two major milestones in the sporting calendar. One sees hoards of noisy revellers dress up in peculiar garb, dust off their weapons and board trains up and down the country to [...]
Ever noticed how monosyllabic we get when it comes to the weather? Wet, dry, rain, snow, wind, sleet, mist, fog, cold… and, of course, the current hot topic, hot. It’s no wonder we [...]
An interesting incident took place on a train recently. As we were approaching a station, the lady sitting next to me made to get up and, as she uncrossed her legs, her stockings rubbed together [...]
Never let it be said that I don’t bring you flowers any more. I’ve just taken delivery of my first ever pair of varifocal glasses, a clever piece of technology that enables me to [...]
Last week I touched on the subject of talking animals – specifically a bilingual parrot, who had gone away to learn Spanish. It was never intended to become a running theme but then inspiration [...]
