So I’ll start with the disclaimer. Â This month, I’m planning to write about the environment. Â I am not a scientist. Â I am not an expert. Â So I am not making pronouncements with authority (although I might reference some links to back up what I say). But I am finding that I want to do something …
Category archives: Travel
A little darkness
I’m borrowing this one from yesterday, really. But I’ll no doubt be able to experience it again in another half an hour anyway. It’s that final pottering and turning off of lights, closing down the home for another day. And what makes it easier? Low light. If you’re at the tail end of the day, …
Being silly
Being silly is one of the things I love most. Michael Palin, esteemed traveller, once commented that there are two countries where people really know how to be silly: Britain – and Tonga. I would love to hear more about silliness in Tonga, but I did think it was a great starting point. So why …
If you’re happy and you know it…
…sing along! This post is dedicated to Oscar, who came all the way from Germany to see us in February. (His mum Grit, a former flat mate of mine, tagged along too.) Oscar has been learning some songs in English, and their visit was punctuated by spontaneous “If you’re happy and you know it” singing …
Here, there and everywhere
It’s good to know that, while some of us missed Beatlemania the first time round, there’s still opportunities to catch up – or get caught up – one way or another. Read my way through a fairly useful guide to all the albums and singles included in the weekend paper – I now have more of …