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When only a penknife will do
When I was around 6 years old my parents gave me my first penknife. This was probably a bit too young if I'm honest and I ended up learning knife handling skills...
When only a penknife will do
When I was around 6 years old my parents gave me my first penknife. This was probably a bit too young if I'm honest and I ended up learning knife handling skills...
A very Roman romance: Valentine’s v’s Spring
This greetings and gift day apparently has its origins in the Roman festival of Lupercalia which celebrated the coming of Spring. The whole ‘romance’ part came from the fact that...
A very Roman romance: Valentine’s v’s Spring
This greetings and gift day apparently has its origins in the Roman festival of Lupercalia which celebrated the coming of Spring. The whole ‘romance’ part came from the fact that...
Scary stuff…
The American take on Halloween is far more nuanced that ours. We’ve got a ‘grab and run’ mentality to Halloween – get dressed up in shop-bought ‘scary’ costumes and raid...
Scary stuff…
The American take on Halloween is far more nuanced that ours. We’ve got a ‘grab and run’ mentality to Halloween – get dressed up in shop-bought ‘scary’ costumes and raid...
Tick box gifts
The catalogues are coming in droves now – for seasonal gifts and ideas for presents. No fear – the animal / train / car / gardening / beer / golf...
Tick box gifts
The catalogues are coming in droves now – for seasonal gifts and ideas for presents. No fear – the animal / train / car / gardening / beer / golf...
Let there be light…
When the clocks turn back and the weather turns, the lure of the garage or garden diminishes, and the pull of the warm indoors increases. But jobs still need doing,...
Let there be light…
When the clocks turn back and the weather turns, the lure of the garage or garden diminishes, and the pull of the warm indoors increases. But jobs still need doing,...
I don’t care what the weather (person) says…
Regardless of whether you’re ‘sick of sunshine’ – there’s little you can do to change the weather. Winter is upon us and the rain (then the snow – hopefully!) is...
I don’t care what the weather (person) says…
Regardless of whether you’re ‘sick of sunshine’ – there’s little you can do to change the weather. Winter is upon us and the rain (then the snow – hopefully!) is...