Seven Days In

I've just restarted watching "The Wire" picking it up at the start of series 3, and it is a stunning series. My friend Ni...

After finishing "2023" I started "The Illuminatus Trilogy" expecting some exposé of secret societies and the like, ...

The Sugared Butterfly Today I had the best Hot Chocolate I've ever had at Sugared Butterfly in Helmsley. It used to be The Old Poli...

The first full day of the holiday in Ampleforth , staying at the same place sadly for the last time. This is it here. That's th...

Most Monday mornings are a pain. Today's, for me , is different. First of all its sunny after a grey and drab weekend weather wis...

I try to keep things posutive on this blog but sometimes you have to let it out when things annoy you. Sometimes they are not really all ...

Today is bright but cold and also means a trip to Stratford to see Wolf Hall at the RSC followed by Bring Up The Bodies on Wednesday, b...