“I should be paying, last night he went overdrawn doing a supermarket shop,” I winked at the waiter. “I hate those supermarket bills,”...

I fall in to the same trap each time. When somebody who has wronged me becomes afflicted by contrition, I instantly forgive them. It is...

She was young, lithe, naturally cheerful, her life lay ahead of her and she was ready to flee the nest. We talked for a good half hour as...

Booing at men, because they are black, because they missed scoring in a football match! Who are those idiots whose voices rang across the...

The haunting notes of a bagpipe floated down our busy street, bouncing off shoppers in masks, echoing from the bright shop windows and...

I have become a lazy toad. It now takes effort to lift a finger and cook, clean or any of the multiple things which go in to running a...

This blog is short because I’ve a very busy week. You really can’t trust politicians. “This morning as we stood here,” the man pointed at...

He stood so small beneath the arch into the cobbled courtyard. His granny commanded, “Paul, this is the way out.” “No.” His little face...

Avebury’s 6,000 year old stone circle wrapped around us as we ate our picnic, yet again opening my heart. Rooks entertained us as they...

“This is the most beautiful walk in the world!” She yelped. Her six year old eyes were fresh. And it was the same for me because I’d not...

It suits him to use his past as currency, just as Prince Harry does. Unlike the Prince who works for charities, he doesn’t work, unlike...

Bemused, I watched my mind struggle to keep on track first thing this morning. Even the cold-splash of water over my torso had had little...

They’re harping on about Mindfulness, it’s one of the buzz-words and last week there was a Mindfulness Day as part of Mental Health Week....

An action this month, would have disturbed me as a young man, I’d have seen it as proof that I wasn’t being true to myself. In those days...

There’s no better start to the morning than a fresh little face beaming at you with the enthusiasm a three year old has for life. Big...

“I despise anyone who hunts,” he glared at the LandRovers filled with men and guns. “You don’t eat meat?” I asked. “Course I do.”...

It was the ring in her voice. Soft, rounded, deeply comforting, with an alto bell in the background. You can tell a lot from a voice, it...

A man, born a prince in one land, who became a duke and was then made a prince of a currently far richer land, has died a little before...

The world we knew one year ago has gone. None of us know when, or even if, it will return. What is certain is that uncertainty rules....

The rotted panel wasn’t heavy, but being the second light thing lifted and lugged along the awkward assault course at the rear of our...