Countryphile
Do you watch Countryfile? Do you though, really? You can tell me, my lips are sealed. If you are a secret Countryfileophile, now is the time to come out of the gilet-closet and stand up and be counted, because you … Continue reading
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As I was young and easy
Today is Dylan Thomas’ 100th birthday. Now God knows I would have loved to have invited him round for a cup of tea and a cupcake – for Dylan I would have even cracked out the cake tin and checked … Continue reading
By destruction, dwell in doubtful joy
This Sunday at 5am, when all sensible people were sleeping off the effects of a high-summer Saturday in the sun, I was lying in bed 200 miles from home squinting at a live stream of a little bit of my … Continue reading
A fan, not a friend
Twenty years ago I was having my passport checked in some godforsaken Turkish airport, and feeling more than a little nervous. I had recently seen Midnight Express and although the strongest thing in my back pack was some spearmint … Continue reading
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Halfway house
This week is – incredibly – half way through TicTacGirl’s degree course. (Though TicTacGirl is no longer really TicTacGirl; a year and a half of an Oxford education means that she is probably now most aptly known by the … Continue reading
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