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Continue reading →: Weak Woke Excuse
“What we fail to value, we fail to protect.” This quote from NZ author, Olivia Pierson’s amazon page would suggest that she respects the culture of her native New Zealand. Why did she tweet that facial tattoos on the new NZ Foreign Minister, Nanaia Mahuta, were “ugly and uncivilised”? Does…
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Continue reading →: New World Order
As the world waits to see who will be the next Pesident of the USA, China is producing an Economic Plan for the next five years. We should sit up and take note that there will be a change of emphasis from low cost manufacturing to high tech engineering. What…
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Continue reading →: That’s Christmas sorted
It is ridiculously early to be so organised, but this is a funny old year. Direct marketing doesn’t usually influence me. Usually, special offers go straight in the bin, but a flyer from a local jewellers offering £50 off purchases over £200 caught my eye. I looked at their website…
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Continue reading →: No Country for Old Men
The US election for the most powerful job in the world is down to two white men in their 70s. Far be it for me to be ageist, but haven’t we had enough of senior citizens trying to rule the world? Joe Biden has pedigree in politics and is less…
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Continue reading →: Will it all be over by Christmas?
Are we talking about Britain’s Got Talent or that pesky pandemic? Let’s say we stick to trivia. Will there be an outright winner in the race for a Christmas number one record/download? We can rest assured Slade will be wishing it could be Christmas every day, Nat King Cole will…
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Continue reading →: Rome
Last year we spent a couple of weeks in Rome on holiday. We visited the Roman ruins and Vatican city. We walked a lot, dined well and enjoyed the local bar/restaurant that used the small open space with outdoor tables. There was a market that used the same space once…
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Continue reading →: Gardening
We have had one summer of carrots, cabbages and broccoli. We let the slugs do what slugs do and still had a small plot of huge cabbage leaves, smallish carrots and broccoli that didn’t get picked at the right time. The blackcurrants growing along the garden wall did well. I…
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Continue reading →: Sustainabilty
If sustainability is defined as “the capacity for the biosphere and human civilization to co-exist” and by ‘biosphere’ we mean the sum of all the ecosystems, then there is plenty to be done to ensure the co-existemce continues for the next few generations at least. It seems ludicrous that some…
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Continue reading →: The laughter of our children
Few sounds are as life affirming as children laughing. It is so unguarded, generous and joyful. So here’s a youtube clip to make you smile…
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