My childhood was a bit “boom and bust” in terms of the family fortunes. This is probably why I have … More

Humorous Protagonist A: ‘I’m not going to answer the door in my longjohns.’ Humorous Protagonist B: ‘I didn’t know that … More

Somewhere under there… Filthy beasts. Sunday eh? We’ve been promised some brightth today by the Metabiological Office, even some … … More

When the morning sky looks like this (taken from the Cardinal’s side-hatch) how the hecky heck is anyone supposed to … More

This probably constitutes El Panic Buying, but it’s not. I didn’t realise that the Fuel Boat, nb BARGUS, would be … More

a.k.a. ‘The Mighty Drear’. Or possibly auburn season. Is it open season on Auburn Hepburns? Do people still use the … More

I shall be attending a small Remembrance Event this morning, as I have always done whenever it has been possible, … More

Or The Delights of a Deafening Avian Cacophany going on for hours from before first light. There’s a lonesome goose … More

Up and at ’em, not early as such, but at near enough first light this morning. The new House Arrest (Boat … More

Well, there’s another week gone of the meteoric Decline & Fall of Western Civilisation. I got a bit o’shopping done. … More