Turning on the heat… (Nov08)

  My eldest son sent me a text ‘demanding’ that I put on the heating[...]

08
Nov
Eat Dorset Food Fair (Oct08)

Another sunny weekend for the Eat Dorset Food Fair. Set in the magnificent park at[...]

24
Oct
Printer Horrors (Oct08)

I’ve been having problems with my printer.   Actually, it’s been annoying me for quite some[...]

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14
Oct
Recycling Dreamland (Oct08)

  Chris Dow at Closed Loop recycling  in Dagenham was enthusiastic and knowledgeable.  He describes[...]

09
Oct
Autumn pleasures… (Sept08)

Picking apples and blackberries in the beautiful autumn sun has only been surpassed listening to[...]

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29
Sep
Yeovil to Naples by train (Aug08)

Up to Waterloo and across to St Pancras, we caught the Eurostar to Paris. But[...]

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09
Aug
Family friendly films – a rant (Aug08)

This is a rant! Why make a Batman movie that’s not suitable for children –[...]

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09
Aug
Summer produce (Jul08)

The weekend wasn’t glorious – certainly not the weather anyway. But I’ve been really enjoying[...]

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07
Jul
NT – Energy efficient light bulbs (Jun08)

ABOUT TIME TOO – NATIONAL TRUST ENERGY SAVING LIGHT BULBS I was a tenant of[...]

30
Jun
A Trip to Waste Tip (Jun08)

Dimmer landfill site near Castle Cary in Somerset is unusual.  It has a rather beautiful[...]

22
Jun
Washing lines in Dubrovnik (Jun08)

Where bombs and missiles fell in the early 1990s, I stood looking at washing lines[...]

18
Jun
Marjorie Scardino in place of Anita Roddick – women in business (Apr08)

I was originally asked to speak at the Merrill Lynch ‘Shaping the Future’ event last[...]

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21
Apr
Easter Holidays (Apr08)

  Snow fights and snow men are unusual activities for an Easter holidays. We’ve managed[...]

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08
Apr
Changing lightbulbs (Feb08)

First a confession. I have spotlights in both my kitchen and living room, which are[...]

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24
Feb
Bottled Water – Eau No! (Feb08)

“I’ve been drinking bottled water for 30 years and I’ll go on doing it until[...]

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19
Feb
Street light rant (Feb08)

There’s been some discussion recently about councils turning off lights between midnight and dawn. Hooray.[...]

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17
Feb