Life on the vine
My visit to Hedger Valley of Harpford to meet Richard Hedger in early April is a real treat. The vineyard is bathed in warm sunlight…
The Mighty Atom
Despite her diminutive size, Marie Corelli reigned supreme in a male dominated world as the duenna of the soap opera, overly dramatic style of feminine…
Mindlessness or Mindfulness?
It’s estimated that we let our minds wander aimlessly for about 50% of our waking moments either ruminating about the past or projecting into the…
Cadhay Allotments
Spring can be an anxious time in the allotments waiting to ensure that our gardening expertise over the last twelve months has ensured that we…
A look at Bath
There's no need to travel to the Mediterranean to see amazing Roman baths, we have the best from the Roman world Don't miss having a high…
Export success for South West art in Hong Kong
Spring despite the vagaries of British weather is a great tonic and lifts the spirits after the gloom of winter I’m at home in Branscombe.…
Sunny with a risk of ants
This summer millions of ants will erupt from holes in the ground and take to the air. But what’s their mission? Are these just flights…
Life is difficult
So declared the opening sentence from psychiatrist M. Scott Peck’s seminal 1978 pop-psychology book “The Road Less Travelled” Within it he set out his understanding…
Seal Central
Around half of the world’s Atlantic grey seals live in UK waters and the coastline of the South West of England is one of the…
Petty Crime
I had a client in Plymouth who was head of the City Planning Committee and for a living he owned a very busy newsagent and…
The Book of the Axe
George Pulman, born in Axminster 200 years ago this year, can justly claim to be Devon’s finest local journalist and editor. The newspaper he founded…
Life on the vine
It’s been snowing, and I am hoping for some picturesque shots of snowy vines, but by the time I arrive at Pebblebed for a stroll…