This beautiful little story tells of two gnats who sought an audience with Solomon. The Gnats were so small they could hardly be seen as they waited outside Solomon’s door. When he spotted them he summoned them into his court and asked them to tell him what the problem was. “Oh all-powerful ruler, It’s the... Read More

THE CUSSEDNESS OF INANIMATE OBJECTS Something strange happened to my computer yesterday. The screen suddenly turned upside down. Ha! I thought. I must have pressed something by accident. But an afternoon spent squinting at an upside down screen yielded me nothing but further frustration. Friends didn’t know how to right it. Maybe the Settings tab... Read More

VACCI  NATION.    They stick pins into you… We had our anti Covid jabs today, in a motorbike showroom cleared for the purpose in a back street in Crewe. Our own town wasn’t offering them, which I found disgraceful, since there are plenty of premises. As we set off in the rain, driven by Son Number... Read More

Today, on FREECYLE, we gave away our tents, our old camping mattresses and other equipment we no longer need. The people who took them (one is still to arrive) seemed grateful. I was grateful too, for not having to take them anywhere to get rid of them. But sorting them out was a headache and... Read More