August 2014

It’s years since I went to a proper country show. Probably about fifteen or twenty years, actually, to the point where my...

I was reassured to learn today that the EU is waging a brutal war on inefficient vacuum cleaners. Good to know they’ve...

[Edit, Dec 2019 – Since I wrote this half a decade ago, the estate has updated its website, and there’s now a...

Yesterday I gave in to my itching feet and set out for a stroll on the moors. The initial object of my...

Remarkable the things you find when you’re moving house. A couple of years ago, I had a freelance job writing an ebook...

The term ‘a new life’ should really only ever be used of babies, since whatever major adjustments you might make to your...

This month’s cookstrip for the Get Active supplement of Scouting magazine is a little unusual. Partly because the editors gave me a...

I mentioned that my old mate Dave Tett was walking part of the trail with me, but for those who don’t know...

It was around lunchtime on a hot, bright Saturday when we crossed the churchyard at Nidaros cathedral in Trondheim, threaded our way...