
Vennels Cafe, Durham
One of the greatest traditions my mother ever passed on to me is that of the ‘Sticky Bun Moment’, the

One of the greatest traditions my mother ever passed on to me is that of the ‘Sticky Bun Moment’, the

The first time I really met the Queen, she was in her bedroom. I must have been around 8, perhaps,

Before we go too far, a warning. In the words of Baz Luhrmann, ‘[nostalgia] is a way of fishing the

It’s around 1983, maybe 1984, and my goodness, my arms ache. I have been practicing my very first starring role
I’m huffing up the stairs, socks straggling and escaping from the jumble in my arms. Every two steps one piece

Today was a landmark day. Today, I finally returned to the lowest weight that I have recorded, the weight I
It is a truth universally acknowledged that the end of a year must be in want of a reflective blog
The search for God and meaning in the world is probably one of the most commonly shared experiences we have
One of the things really, I mean REALLY, bothering me lately is religion. As most of my friends know, I
I have been quietly simmering for the last few days, and other than a few comments on Twitter I have
…to forgive divine. Alexander Pope I’ve been thinking a bit about this quote lately. Taking it literally, it works out
This post is a bit of a new direction for me, but I felt it was something I should write.