Last week, we took some friends out to a new restaurant and noticed that the waiter who took our order carried a spoon in his…

A POEM THAT SOME CAN RELATE TO I remember the cheese of my childhood, And the bread that we cut with a knife, When the…

Dashing through the snow On a one-horse open sleigh, Over the fields we go, Laughing all the way; Bells on bob-tail ring, Making spirits bright,…

David Cameron asked the Queen, “Your Majesty, how do you run such an efficient organisation? Are there any tips you can give me?” “Well,” said…

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night Bob Hill and his new wife Betty were holidaying in Europe….as it happens, near Transylvania . They were…

You know this world is complicated, imperfect and oppressed And it’s not hard to feel timid, apprehensive and depressed. It seems that all around us…

I am not a badge of honour, I am not a racist smear, I am not a fashion statement, To be worn but once a…

Subject: Ouch!! Swimwear shopping When I was a child in the 1950’s, the bathing suit for the mature figure was-boned, trussed and reinforced, not so…

* Curry was an unknown entity. * Olive oil was kept in the medicine cabinet * Spices came from the Middle East where we believed…

* Curry was an unknown entity. Olive oil was kept in the medicine cabinet Spices came from the Middle East where we believed that they…