Game on: hands and wits

Up to speed on Hand Sandwich? Good. You’re ready for the next stage: hands and wits. By this I mean using your hands in the game, but changing the look of the hand each time to outwit your opponent. 1) Scissors-Paper-Stone. Another familiar favourite. Whether you know it by this name, or as Rock-Paper-Scissors, it’s …

Eco audit: making your own entertainment

I don’t mean you have to gather round the piano.  (But you can if you like.) I’m thinking about ways to relax, be with others, that are also not too draining on the environment. In my teens, it was books and music – and TV at points.  The obligatory Friday night long soak in the …

Eco audit: to heat or not to heat

I’ll confess this now.  I’m writing in bed.  It’s possibly my favourite place to write.  And, when you get the luxury of the house to yourself, you get to do what you want a little more. But another reason for writing in bed is because it’s cold.  It’s still February.  Snow is coming and going. …