It’s winter again. I love winter. A quick glance at the calendar tells me that it’s mid November and the fact we are at 55 degrees north mean that it’s winter. Autumn is over and spring is a very, very long way off. But if you need other clues, here are my top ten hints […]
Short story: The Third Age
Climacteric NOUN 1 A critical period or event ‘the first major climacteric in 21st-Century poetry’ 2 Medicine The period in life when fertility and sexual are in decline (in women). ‘most women do not experience significant psychological problems at the climacteric’ 3 Botany The ripening period of certain fruits such as apples, involving increased metabolism […]
Learn How to Take Care of Your Finances Properly
Learning how to manage your money properly is something that will benefit you for your entire life. The sooner you start practising this level of responsibility, the easier your life will be. Still, the question at the top of your mind likely is, how exactly do you take care of your personal finances? Does it […]
Writing: seeking satisfaction
Previously, I’d imagined Writer’s block was an empty loft. Nothing there but pigeon shit and echoes It’s not though. It is stuffed, rammed, jammed and bloody well bunged up. Like a colon after Christmas. Too much feasting on the fabulous Bingeing. Masticating and swallowing. Until All at once Immobile, There’s belly ache and belching. […]
What Does Your Credit Score Actually Mean?
Your credit score is the same as your credit rating. In essence, it’s a numerical score or value between 0 and 1,000 (although the credit reference agencies’ scales vary). This score tells lenders how much of a risk they’re taking if they lend you money. It also determines what sorts of credit you can get […]
5 Simple Ways to Make Your Kitchen Function Better
Cooking at home is quickly falling by the wayside in favour of eating out or picking up packaged foods. According to the Harvard Business Review, only 15 per cent of Americans said they love to cook, 50 per cent said they actually hate it and 35 per cent are ambivalent about it. If you fall […]
Pumpkin festival at M&D’s – or something to do on a damp day in October
Seriously scary! Obviously stair-rods style rain wasn’t ideal, but in the end, it didn’t make much difference. “Bad weather always looks worse through a window,” said Tom Lehrer (I could have sworn it was Baden Powell or Kipling, but there you go.) So we put our coats on and went to the pumpkin festival at […]
Pumpkins v turnips
Boy One was moaning about the huge effort it was taking to scrape the goopy stuff out of his pumpkin. “You’re lucky you’ve got pumpkins,” said I. “In my day we had turnips and that was a horrible job – it took ages and the turnip stank. The whole job made your arms ache.” I […]