Did you threaten to over-rule him asked Jeremy Paxman of Michael Howard 12 times in 1997. He later seemed surprisingly regretful about the incident, but he still asked William Hague […]
Robert B. Parker is still one of my favourite authors, although his earlier books are the ones I enjoy the most: the twelve novels that introduce Spenser and chart his […]
I’ve been reading about this all week, but before I got round to blogging it the Guardian’s been and visited it . A friend told me they’d linked up the Welsh Highland […]
I’m not that keen on dance. Usually I’ll run a mile at the merest whiff of a dance receital. Actually, I don’t go to the opera that much either. But […]
So Paul Parker, a red squirrel enthusiast is trapping and shooting greys for eating. I support this; in fact I want to know where you can get this squirrel pie. I’ve […]
I€™m having a little play with WordPress 2.7€™s image handling. Here are some pictures I took today at Sheffield Park Gardens.
Today’s Guardian is carrying a story about biodynamic wine drinking on page 7. The idea that the taste of wine changes with the lunar calendar is gaining credibility among the […]
They get later every year. Last Saturday (21st March) frog spawn in the pond. For one day the frogs went absolutely mad. Burping and croaking and motoring around, showing off […]
Two further comparisons, and I’m ready to reach a verdict. One thing that is evident is that the pace of the UK episodes is verging on the slothful. In Unsafe, while Stone […]
Once in a while something comes along that is so cool that you can’t believe it. When Martin Varsavsky blogged about an SD card that included wi-fi I was impressed, […]
From the opening of Unloved, the UK version of Born Bad from the original’s fourth season it’s clear all the rough edges have been knocked off. There’s a soup kitchen, […]
The case of Original vs. UK Week 1 Law & Order has finally reached our shores, and I’ve been conflicted over whether this is a good thing. The cast is irresistible: […]