Find Me (before they do) by JS Monroe – Published by Head of Zeus, 2017 Brilliant writing, brilliant characters, brilliant plot. Five years after they met and fell in love, Jar sees Rosa’s...
‘Sir Ralph The Rover Tore His Hair – And Cursed Himself In His Despair’ Last month I wrote about lighthouses. This time I want to write about the other signposts of the...
I Dare You by Murray Bailey – Published by Heritage Books, 2016 Murray Bailey’s debut thriller; clever, gripping and a very welcome read on a long, very long, train journey. Kate’s boyfriend Joe...
The dawn chorus of birdsong is one of nature’s arresting and breathtaking occurrences. David Hall explains why you really should consider rising early to experience this incredible phenomenon at this time of...
Lion Starring Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, Nicole Kidman & David Wenham, directed by Garth Davis Five year old Saroo gets lost on a train which takes him thousands of miles across India, away from home and family. Saroo...
Has Anyone Got a Hat We Can Eat? Last month, we talked about pruning and chopping with abandon, hoping the worst of the late winter cold was behind us. The last couple...
You’ve heard of ‘In like a lion, out like a lamb’ for March? I wonder if there’s one for April to May, such as ‘Just like a phoenix’!? I’ve been totally bowled...
The weather over the past two weeks has been a lot warmer when the sun was shining, but out of the sun’s rays the easterly and north easterly winds dropped the temperatures...