“Oh how to describe those moments of bliss” quoted a character in a radio drama the other day.  You may wonder to what she referred.  Well in fact it was watching a film with a…

This week I took the car in to get my exhaust sorted. It was a minor job, took them about half an hour. It had been knocking badly for ages,  I would notice it as…

I hadn’t driven the car for a few days then as I set off and turned the wheel under the bonnet it went TWANG! That, dear readers, is the sound of a broken spring. I…

Lots of evidence shows that spending time with pets benefits our mental health. If babies do not get enough cuddles or contact with a carer or parent the limbic part of the brain, involved in…

We had some really windy days last week and on one of them I went out for a walk up my local hill.  When I left the car it was drizzling but it wasn’t long…

I arrive in a very hot room, about 30 degrees, radiator off, portable air con (ineffective).  This is January in UK and I’m in a room warmer than the one I had in Darwin three…