A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot! More like a garden is a lovesome thing – not! I’ve spent far too much of today cutting grass – with a pair of secateurs. I can’t begin to tell you how much I have loathed the whole experience, and I would like to take this opportunity […]
So, my boiler packed up on Sunday. Woke up to a cold house which is OK, but no hot water. Quelle horreur. It was totally pathetic – I stood there for ages trying to figure out how to overcome this crisis. I mean, I wanted to wash my hair for starters…. Yup, I finally came […]
In a week remarkable for its examples of human perfidy and treachery, I have been cheered up immensely by my scientific friends. Yep, eggheads to the rescue once again. Step forward, Federica Bertocchini of the Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology of Cantabria who discovered that the Greater Wax Moth loves nothing better than to chomp on […]
After a ludicrously hectic week, I was supposed to be visiting Bath today. A spot of Georgian-style relaxation is just what the doctor ordered. Yup, bank holiday – guess what the weather is like? Not fancying a bath in Bath, I am plumping for staying at home and making mischief on the net. There are […]
Now the design season is upon us, I had been looking forward to writing a post on the fabulous new baubles presented by our finest artisans, starting with Salone del Mobile in Milan. My dear readers, what a load of insipid, life-draining, uninspiring, mediocre old tat. How are we mere mortals supposed to be inspired […]
