Patti Smith has been rattling around my birdcage for a few years now. Last week I read her […]
As I write this, I raise a small glass of brandy and ginger and pronounce a toast to […]
It’s a strange day when you head off for a quiet walk in the country to track the […]
Newspaper columnists have a tough time, especially those who have to churn out words of wisdom on a […]
I don’t remember the first crime novel I ever read – probably something by Enid Blyton – but […]
It’s probably stereotyping but the French can’t keep sex out of anything. Just can’t. Check the ads for […]
I am told there are people who travel to Six Nations games for the rugby. I cannot be […]
I first met Paul Johnston when I was living in Athens; 2004 I think it was, in the […]
Statistics are a nettled garden at the best of times but, as I am fund-raising for Cancer Research […]
Drat and double drat. Jonesy, aka my darling wife, has persuaded me that I should give up booze […]