Breathlessly exciting news…….. Plain cigarette packaging hits shelves across Republic. Though in fact they are just saying that same packs are only beginning to appear, but they just can’t contain themselves with excitement. It’s like announcing that summer has arrived … Continue reading →
I’m a little late today. I had to go down to the village for a meeting concerning something of grave concern. There was only the one item on the agenda – “Should we remove the village Christmas tree?” The debate … Continue reading →
I don’t know if I have a mini-rodent resident in the Manor. When Herself talked about getting a cat, I convinced myself that maybe one advantage [amongst many disadvantages] was that he might keep mice at bay. So far I … Continue reading →
Is it my imagination but is there a growing movement to eviscerate and disembowel the English language? I appreciate that language has to evolve and have no problems with that. After all, rather than describe something as a little contraption … Continue reading →
