Miscellaneous Musings

This next few days we are at great risk of thunder and lightning. We are in the middle of a heatwave with hot, damp air moving up from the ...

There is no doubt that the internet is a powerful force for good and evil. It allows people to connect, whether fit or disabled and irresp...

 On a lovely summer day we ate our salad lunch in the garden. Such days are all too rare, but all the nicer when they occur. I'd hate ...

I feel sorry for this nation which is bound to be adversely affected by the killings yesterday. Tunisia is a peaceful country that just want...

At last we seem to be in English high summer with high temperatures and high humidity. Although we have passed the  longest day, evenings a...

With the continuing uncertainty over the Greek debt crisis it is not surprising that the FTSE 100 is still falling. Until the uncertainty go...

One of the joys of an English summer is the sound of screaming swifts in the air. This is most common in May and June. The swifts are one ...