Category: 2008

This isn’t the greatest picture I’ve ever taken, but we’re in one of my favourite weeks of the year. The apple trees are in bloom, {...}

In our garden we have some very venerable Rhubard. The parent plant came out of my wife’s Grandfathers parents farm up in Fife via a {...}

I never thought I’d hear myself saying this, but that flight was too short. I had the overnight flight from NY, and its only a {...}

Been in New York all this week. Busy busy busy, but worthwhile. I’m absolutely knackered. Unless I’m going for more than a week I try {...}

The Venerable G, on being tagged himself, and having determined he needed a token male in his list, and that I was the one nearest {...}

Why is it that people are only polite to that which is in front of them? I mean, if you’re in a long queue of {...}

I live in a relatively small rural village. Its in commuting distance to London, but is proper rural. There’s fields with cows and sheep, acres {...}

I am feeling out of sorts today. Something’s not quite right, and I can’t quite put my finger on it. Nothing serious, nothing earth shattering, {...}

Food riots, a goverment toppled, Japan runs out of butter. A year ago would you have dreamed of such headlines? It is going to be {...}

I’m blogging for Gay Paris today. Well, not so Gay, its overcast and a bit drizzly, so positively heterosexual. I always take the Eurostar when {...}