The Would-Be Physicist

She sat in her tree. Well, it wasn’t exactly her tree. But she sat in it at this time every … More

A Parrot in the Orkneys

It was a dark morning and she was lonely. She had turned 71 the week before, which had made her … More

Friday I finally sat down to watch ‘Oh! What a Lovely War’. My bedroom had become a no man’s land … More

The other week I decided to enter a competition that appeared on Danny Wallace’s Facebook page. The competition was to … More

I have this problem that I think up great ideas for drawings or art projects but then never get around … More

I always seem to have the worst luck. After spending my birthday week driving around the South of England, looking … More

For my 31st birthday I decided I wanted to go on the Harry Potter tour. My older sister kindly took … More

It was my 31st birthday on the 17th. And my sister (who works ‘in museums’) had an idea to take … More

There are many Saints named Valentine. But the one in particular that the day is attested to, but of who … More

I got thinking about this subject after it was brought up in art class. Unfortunately no one really knows for … More