Mwari Akomborere Zimbabwe
The emotions I felt this afternoon when I heard that Comrade R.G. Mugabe had finally capitulated to pressure and resigned were...
A Dark Day for Elephants (and Africa besides)
News emerged yesterday from COP23 in Bonn that even if swingeing cuts in global emissions were immediately effected, a rise in...
Am's and Are's (not um's and ah's)
I cannot believe that it has been 6 months since I last posted here - I have missed diarising the the summer journey of my old oak in...
RIP Pablo
If my eyes were my camera on the world as I passed my oak today, the image would have been blurry beyond belief. Pablo, our Spanish cat...
'Change is as good as a holiday.' Really?
To be honest I am not so sure. Change can be invigorating but usually only when that change is occasioned on one's own terms. We found...
End of an era
This weekend will be the boys last game for Dursley Rugby as youths when they play against a touring team, Abbey Park HS, from Ontario in...
Shame on you England
It isn't often I am angered by things but the news this morning that survivors of those unfortunate souls let down by the NHS when...
Bonne Chance Charlie Gard
Since I became aware of Charlie Gard's story I have thought often about the poor little boy, his parents and their fight to keep him...
Sydney thank you for the sun!
I asked my big little bro Rog if he would send me some of Sydney's sun as a Chrissy present when we met in London at New Year and guess...
My heart goes out to you Maz
No matter how bad you think your lot in life is there is always someone whose lot is worse. I learned today that an old girlfriend, Maz,...
