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As a public service, here are my predictions for the new year: There will be a lot more talk about the likelihood of the Euro failure. I...

There was some shock in Britain this week at the discovery that the UK had been knocked off its position as sixth largest economy in the wo...

The word ‘droll’ is one we don’t use enough these days.  It means humorous, but in an odd or whimsical way and, since  I rather like w...

Christmas is a family time, isn’t it? So it was great having Nicky, our youngest, with us. He pulled his weight too, even to the extent of...

Sir Joseph Porter, First Lord of the Admiralty in Gilbert and Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore , declares that  ‘ it is one of the happiest ...

Something odd has happened to our cat Misty.  He’s always been good looking of course, and he’s also always been fun, but to enjoy tha...

Finding out where an artist turns for inspiration can often raise a smile. For instance, I love the fact that the little door  in  Alice i...