Tied to a desk most of the week, my opportunities for exercise are limited, especially now poor weather and lack…

The dismal weather suffered last weekend as I helped build the village bonfire called into question whether the heap of…

I’m feeling SAD. The nights are drawing in and there’s a nip in the air when I tentatively eject my…

Due, I guess, to a malfunction of the Royal Mail, my invitation to George Clooney’s wedding failed to arrive. Instead…

Pub Talk regulars may recall how back in May, dearest beloved and I made our first tentative steps at beekeeping.…

One recent cool, damp evening I found myself at a garden barbecue. Luckily the host had erected a marquee, so…

I always enjoy the ‘silly season’ – the fortnight or so in high summer when nothing much happens. News editors…