I heard something on the radio today that made me think. It wasn’t a programme, report or news item but just a phrase. A man mourning the loss of his wife stated that,  ‘She is just a memory.’ The use of the word ‘just’ could be taken to imply a lack of value being ascribed […]

What a shame last week’s sunshine and optimism  seems to have evaporated and we are back to grey skies and bitter winds, not to mention more gloomy economic figures. Now, I am not one for talking things down, economic or otherwise, but we seem to be under attack from all sides. The exchange rate between […]

What a day! 6.45am en route to work, creating a wildlife garden for a primary school, Today programme on the radio. Mark Thompson, the director general of the BBC, announces that the corporation is to cut two radio channels and halve its website in order to concentrate resources on the production of quality programmes. Oh […]

A recent post solicited a comment from an old and good friend. He suggested that my recent posts exhibited less rant and more comment and observation, or should that be observation and comment. Anyway, perhaps he has a point. Blogging seems to be acting upon me as a form of therapy. When I started I […]

How long is this depressing weather going to last? It feels to me like we entered a tunnel back in November and four months later still can’t see the light. It’s worse than Eurotunnel! Well, perhaps not quite that extreme but still uncomfortable and  inconvenient and  irritating and I have had enough. I need to […]