In this life

I don't think I have a lot to say. Life is pleasant enough on the whole but not full of thrills. But here is Grandson, this morning, ...

This is an extract from a 1950 article by the science editor of the New York Times. It imagines the Dobson family, living in a suburban A...

The ceiling didn't fall down when they took away the props. (There's a beam to hold it up.)  Lined with wood. Architraves ...

Today I went with a friend to see the Prestonpans Tapestry. This isn't actually a tapestry, but an embroidery inspired by the Bayeux ...

Well, as I've said, I have a tendency to have Ideas. Not the theory of gravity or the cure for cancer, alas, but ideas which tend to ...

What is there to say about the events in Boston except how awful for everyone there and how especially, terribly awful for those who los...

Today Grandson and I went to the library. When I was a child, libraries were places with tall bookcases and stern librarians who told you...

We were staying at Portmadog, which has a very pretty harbour. You can't really go wrong with boats, water and a bit of sunshine. ...

We have been away in Wales. On narrow gauge railway trains. Such as this one. To make the weekend slightly less train-heavy...