Lynchmere

I have recently re-acquainted myself with Stephen Fry’s wonderful opus, ‘The Ode Less Travelled’. As a poetry lover and a longtime admirer o...

Following on from my last, rather lugubrious, blog, I have been considering ways of taking the mind off the inescapable fact of death, and –...

I’ve been in a strange sort of mood all week – listless, lethargic, without being able to work out why. This culminated yesterday in an unus...

On Sunday my husband suggested a stroll down to the beach and a pub lunch. Lovely! Till I discovered that one of the reasons he had had such...

The main catalyst for this blog is the news story of Derek Walcott withdrawing from the shortlisted candidates for the appointment of the Ox...

I've just read a friend's blog in which she laments that Jesus bloke taking over her birthday celebrations, and I have sympathy beca...

Last week I received what I now view as a compliment, though once it would have filled me with shame, dread and horror. A friend, normally j...