Weird word weird. It breaks the ‘i before e except after c’ rule for a start. And here’s a peculiar thing. Since the end of the Seventies, the word ‘weird’ has seen [...]
Over the last few months I’ve been building a home in the garden for my 95-year-old dad. After much soul searching, I decided against using twigs and grass cuttings and am doing it [...]
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the Inbox… “Oh, he’s back.” Yep. It was just a brief sojourn. I’ve been working on another project, you see, entitled [...]
How many bars in a sonnet? Count them. Shall I compare thee to a Lindt choc bar? Thou art more nutty and more sugar sweet Rough truckers eat the Yorkie and the Mars And Snickers bars get stuck [...]
I’d like to begin with an apology. Due to a blockage in the pipe, those of you who get this in your email Inbox will have received the word Hull on Wednesday this week, rather than last [...]
