We had some well-needed rain recently and although the sun was in full view today, it reminded me that Summer is on the wane and I soon must turn again to my beloved bookshelf for cold-weather comfort.  I was gleefully encouraged by a terrific lost Ladybird Book that found itself to the top of a [...]

I recall being tipsily slumped on my sofa on a wet winter night in January this year. I was trying to entertain myself by reading a vintage book on British hauntings and mysterious places. Sutton Hoo came up again and again and as I had already heard of the strange circumstances surrounding  its discovery, I [...]

Well, what better way to celebrate the Colourschool 2nd birthday than with a few vintage British postcards?! These have been sitting in a massive unordered pile in our sideboard for quite some time. They occasionally see the light of day when I fancy sending a someone a ‘thank-you’, but I really should get a proper [...]

Sunday was occupied by a trip to Greenham Common with some friends. It was close with a typically warm August sun poking between the  tumbling clouds. A menagerie of Crickets, insects and floating seeds made the thick air vibrate and  even though the sounds of light aircraft and grazing cattle mingled with all this, it [...]

I have no shame in admitting that I’m English (I can see my Scottish mates rolling their eyes right now when I say that… heh heh). Although, I have to say that my personal hierarchy of loyalty goes in the following order: I’m a Yorkshireman first, then I’m British and English last. But why English [...]

The BBC have just launched their new (and improved, but not yet perfect) news site. I thought I would pick out a feature that caught my eye as an excuse to test it out. The other day, the MOD announced their new impressive looking Taranis UCAV.  Seemingly capable of mashing up a small village without the [...]

When the air temperature has warmed and the fields are growing rare in colour, a very fantastic sporting event takes place once a year. The Tour de France (Le Tour) has been the cornerstone of spectator sport for me since I was young enough to leave the stabilisers in the garage. As a keen (casual) [...]

Seems like  only yesterday when I wrote a post on last year’s midwinter solstice. But how glad I am to have had my dinner in the warm garden with no shoes on tonight and to have been blessed with a fine flamingo-coloured sky that is still looking rather splendid in its last turquoise phases. Solstice [...]