Babies Galore
Nothing is more fascinating than the way that different species provide for the welfare of their babies. It even starts with the variation in the…
Lifestyle
Sidmouth Hospiscare
The demand for services like Hospiscare is expected to increase significantly over the coming years. For almost 35 years, Sidmouth Hospiscare has been offering care…
Rodeo Days
I was talking to a farmer recently and I mentioned that when I see a vet on the TV these days, they seem to have…
Feeding on the wing
The swift’s eyes have located the prey (if you follow their glance on the image below) - a humble fly that’s no match for the…
A life on the road pt 2
In the post-war days a job for an assistant invariably came with accommodation and a car. In my case the living was No.1 Bird’s Nest…
Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
Fancy a saloon car with mind-bending performance? Look no further than the Giulia Quadrifoglio, it's a road-going ballistic missile! Approaching this vehicle across the car…
Welcome to Florence
Sitting on the banks of Tuscany's river Arno, Florence is one of Italy's jewels and is widely accepted as home of the Italian Renaissance. It's…
Baby, it’s cold outside…
The shortest day of this winter has gone and two months of winter remain, so far we in Devon have missed any disruptive snowy or…
Wonders of Whimple
Whimple truly is a wonderful place, having lived there myself briefly in the 90s, it was before all the property development had happened and the…
My life was suddenly a big HOLE
Am I really that scary? Are the males in this household so frightened of me that they are stupid enough to think that I won’t…
The power and the glory: McLaren 720s
McLaren's stunning new 720s sets out to stir the soul as well as pummel the senses Absurd as this may sound, the one complaint levelled…
Moving stories
I’m writing this on a bleak mid-winter’s day - all grey skies and biting winds. As consolation I find my mind turning to warmer thoughts…