Paddy Ashdown on the global power shift

From the TED website: Paddy Ashdown claims that we are living in a moment in history where power is changing in ways it never has before. I...

Six of the Best 464

"This is not a national independence movement that requires any struggle or sacrifice but rather one that promises that nothing and eve...

One the for the writer's notebook

This afternoon I was passing a house where two small boys were climbing on the fence in the front garden. Their mother came out and the foll...

Pumpkin Pie Oats

As September progresses, it's gradually getting colder, the trees are changing colour and different kinds of pumpkins are starting to po...

Market Harborough Arts Fresco 2014

My mother is home but needs a lot of looking after, so I was able to pay only a flying visit to Arts Fresco today. But it was good to see i...

Little Letters - C

Cut the following for Little Letter C from dark A - one 1-1/2" x 4-1/2" B - two 1-1/2" x 3-1/2" strips from light A - on...

Looking For Madeleine: A Book Review

Without comment, posted and preserved for posterity. You will however, find a clip or two below, where Summers and Swan opine on other subje...

Elvis Costello and the Attractions: Watch Your Step

When East Midlands Trains warned its passengers to "Watch Your Step" I used it as an excuse to post the Spencer Davis Group cover...

Back to Purple on the Stiperstones

When the mining industry petered out on the Stiperstones in the 20th century, many of the remains were disguised by the planting of conifers...