A bird of good omen
I watched a programme on BBC4 the other night in which
Dame Ellen Macarthur found out more about albatrosses….
Beware of virtual magpies!
Just because you put an image up on the web, as I frequent do, it doesn’t give other peo…
All that remains
This weekend was spent scattering the ashes of my best friend Rebecca who died, aged only 38, back in January. She asked that her ashes be scattered “at as many anci…
The greatest game show on earth
It’s nearly four months now since our month in south west Africa, and every day I remember a few of the mind-blowing things we had the privilege of seeing and doing. There is one thing I think of just about every day though – camping next to the Okaukue…
Garden visitors
My friend K has stayed with us a couple of times recently. Like me, she is fascinated with the natural world.
I tend to get excited when we get goldfinches in th…
Flying horse
Crikey, I have been quiet haven’t I? But I’ve been busy doing stuff like helping to launch a campaign about women and work and failing my motorcycle test, damnit! I’ve also been working…
Acoustic metal maestro
You need a pretty damned good reason to drive all the way to the miserable, featureless Hampshire town of Aldershot to spend a Saturday evening. Fortunately we had one, an excellent one; a musical soiree with Nick Harper (son of Roy) again, the penultima…
