It is a wonderful day here in Lewes, UK. White doves, and a few pigeons too, are circling above the police station and that is always a good omen. There is a completely cloudless sky and only the slightest of…
It was raining quite heavily earlier on this morning here in Lewes, UK. Now the weather has improved slightly with alternate dry and drizzly moments. In case you think I am showing a typically English obsession with the weather, there…
My very friendly neighbour’s cat was even friendlier than usual yesterday and decided to climb to the third floor window to my study and call me through the glass. I think it must be love because she sat there for…
The annual Lewes Bonfire celebrations claimed me last night. In case you don’t know about November 5th in Britain, it is a bonfire and firework commemoration of a foiled plot to blow up Parliament and the then king, James I,…
Prince Jefri Bolkiah (fully clothed) Even the lawyers didn’t know where to look when the question of Prince Jefri Bolkiah’s sculptures came up in court in New York yesterday. Prince Jefri, the so-called “playboy” brother of the very, very rich…
Let me introduce you to my neighbours Harvey and Liz who are not just good friends as that Australian soap opera tells us, but they are also fellow martial arts enthusiasts in spite of the fact that they practise taekwondo…
It is quite cool being related to a rock band so I have been enjoying my blood ties to the greatly entertaining indie-rock band known, complete with exclamation mark, as Foxes! So forgive my bias if I suggest you try to find…
I can still go out on a beautiful Autumn afternoon just after Halloween and try not to think of that classic horror film The Exorcist but usually I fail. It isn’t the revolving head or the flashing crucifixes as much…
After all the obituaries of the great Australian soprano, including my quite personal recollections last week here on this site, I thought i had said my last words on Joan Sutherland but then I came across this clip on Utube…
I am not really being sentimental but my best friend Horace, the garden spider, has weaved his beautiful web right across the doors that lead into my back garden. He has spent a long time making this intricate design and…