Worst Winter for 58 years…Not!
For those of you who follow social media like Twitter or Facebook, you will have been informed that Britain is heading for its coldest winter for 58 years, which would make it colder than the one in 1963, when Britain ground to a halt for three months. Hmmmm? Normally it is the Daily Express (courtesy of some fantasist weather sites) who spill the diatribe, but I notice that even the Daily Telegraph and The Independent are getting in on the ...
A TED Talk to Make You Think!
Some of you may have seen TED (Technology, Entertainment & Design) talks on the internet before; some are very good, some are pretty irrelevant to many of us. The most recent ones of these I have seen was sent as a link to me by a friend (Kirsty) and it was as depressing as it was interesting, demonstrating that we, as humans, are terrible for not questioning and challenging the Status Quo, taking decades or even centuries to be enlighten...
A Working Dog and the Cash for Grouse Scandal!
One of the things I am asked most about my pet dog is "Are you going to work it?" As it is a breed that is generally, but not exclusively, bred as a gun dog, it is a legitimate question and one that I have given minor consideration, especially as I have a landowner friend who runs occasional informal pheasant shoots that are low on participants as well as genocide levels. I actively dislike pheasants, so I would not mourn their passing as ...
Bob Lethaby – Photography Genius
Well, I hope you have all had an agreeable Christmas and can just about find the energy to galvanise yourself for one more binge of food and alcohol before spending January increasingly depressed as you tick off the list of resolutions you have failed keep. My Christmas has been a little different this year as having a dog makes you realise that you will pay a heavy price for drinking too much; a dog you see, has no respect for a hangover and ...
The Joy of Christmas Shopping…
I completed my Christmas shopping yesterday with one trip to Basingstoke (complete with its cunning temporary re-branding of 'Festival Place' to 'Festive Place') doing the trick in tough circumstances on an ugly, but once again, ludicrously mild day. Sadly, getting into Basingstoke was hampered by a perfect storm of driving rain and a spectacular set of roadworks on the Black Dam roundabout that provided the stunning backdrop for some of the ...