Tag Archives: Life

Petrichor – The sweet smell of falling rain.

Posted on August 15, 2018 by

It’s a sensation most of us familiar with though if you’re living in much of the Northern Hemisphere then like me, it might not be one you’ve been familiar with recently.  The sweet smell of rain or Petrichor.    The … Continue reading →

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Imprisoned childen, phone zombies… do you ever feel like you’re living on another planet?

Posted on August 8, 2018 by

Whilst walking to the cinema this week in the never-ending heatwave, it occurred to me that something wasn’t quite right.  The weather was perfect, the schools are on holiday and yet I didn’t see a single person as I walked … Continue reading →

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The Great Horse Manure Crisis of 1894.

Posted on September 11, 2017 by

As a species we can be a pretty gloomy bunch.  Capable of brilliance but just as likely incapable of seeing almost the blinding obvious. These days we are seemingly doomed on a whole host of issues.  Climate change, the break … Continue reading →

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Kate Middleton is having another baby. There, I’ve said it… I hate her!

Posted on September 4, 2017 by

It’s not often I write anything like my opinion on anything but today it has been announced that Kate Middleton is expecting her third child.  Hurray!  Good for the future 3rd in line sprog to the British throne. However, I … Continue reading →

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50 Top Grumbles From Working In An Office.

Posted on September 2, 2017 by

I don’t know about you but I used to hate working in an office.  There is a big piece of me that thinks that the modern day existence offered by working in an office job isn’t really much if any … Continue reading →

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The London fences made from stretchers

Posted on August 26, 2017 by

Famously many of the iron and steel railings in the U.K. were removed and melted down to help the war effort in WW2.  Whether a large city park or a private residence, chances are if there was a traditional style … Continue reading →

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The Great American Eclipse and harbingers of doom!

Posted on August 12, 2017 by

With the Solar Eclipse about to hit the USA and a partial eclipse in many other places including the UK, it interesting to note that what is now a special tourist event was once something to be feared. Whilst it … Continue reading →

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