My reference to “untying the Gordian Knot” is somewhat ethereal. I’ve been giving some though to the complex threads that underpin the whole Covid “debate” whilst, at the same time, taking some note of which [more…]
It’s getting to the time of year in the greenhouse where the majority of the grunt work is done, a time when I can sit back, enjoy the fruits of my haphazard “rough” labour and [more…]
It’s easy to get carried along on a tide of populism, although it’s often dependent on what your view or definition of populism is. The dictionary defines it broadly as “a political approach that strives [more…]
Mask Wars It had to happen and, once it did, the inevitability of the reaction was, strangely enough, inevitable. The mask has taken on a symbolism all its own. On one side of the argument [more…]
An eventful couple of weeks on the political front has culminated in a horny Government Minister apologising (and having his apology accepted by the PM), not for shagging his bit of spare, but for “Breaking [more…]
Firstly, let’s get something out of the way. I never was a violent man. Even in my youth, when a “scrap” was seen as a rite of passage, I did my level best to avoid [more…]
The weather has been atrocious. In many ways it’s been a problem in the greenhouse, tomato plants are stressed, evidenced by the yellowing lower leaves and my red onions have bolted, caused, I’m sure, by [more…]
As there has already been a postcard from Lundy by Bassman, I am writing this as a complimentary continuation. A few years ago I spent a few days on the island with friends so had [more…]
Happy Birthday to Me My birthday is November 4th and as a child my main memory of it was always of my parents laying on a party for my friends who all turned up bearing [more…]
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