Heart palpitation moment. After 10 years of rain growing from a trickle-tickle and into an indoor waterfall-feature within your home, you finally realise that you need a bit of a re-roofing jobby. And because your dear wee housie is a 4 storey 1790s weaver cottage, you require the entire thing to be scaffolded-up. Bummer-moments; the […]
The People Who Matter
I lost my best friend a few years ago. How very careless of you, some might think – and to be honest, it does sometimes feel like I was a bit remiss. Didn’t tell her everything that I wanted to, took her never-failing friendship for granted, didn’t make her enough of those endless cups of […]
Flying WHOSE Flag?
I wouldn’t really consider myself a huge fan of national symbols. I can’t stand all of the jingoistic flag waving and ‘Ooh I’m so proud of my country me-I-am’ stuff. I tend to take the attitude of ‘accident of birth – what’s there to feel so chuffed about?’ Yes, if you ask me what I […]
It’s All In His Head
The other day, I happened to be feeling rather grateful to the wonderful Bill Bryson. Well, I’ve always felt quite grateful to him actually. As the incredibly talented, witty, top-notch, best-selling author actually WROTE to me when I lived in Africa. In fact – the rather lovely fella has actually sent me TWO letters. It’s […]
Golcar Lily; Have Yer Potato An’ Eat it
To be honest with you, I didn’t fancy attending the Golcar Lily Day. Mainly because of the look that flickered across my other half’s face when he heard that there might be an appearance of Morris Dancers. I’ve no idea why, but as he’s gotten older he’s developed an aversion to anyone who wears straw […]
Sod The Soil? Frame the Mountains.
I’m rather cock-a-hoop to be an offical reviewer for the Ilkley Literature Festival (don’t worry though – the fair folk of Ilkley don’t *really* use such phrases…despite the rumours that our rougher side of West Yorkshire like to peddle about…) So, here goes – the first review so far: PRISONERS OF GEOGRAPHY – By Tim […]
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