I’ve been getting into a lot of arguments recently on both Twitter and the comments threads of blogs I follow. This week some random woman was trying to argue that it’s impossible to compare the Hong Kong protests with Greta Thunberg’s trip to the US on board a boat. Her premise seemed to be … [Read more...] about Why I’m Sick Of People Dismissing Greta Thunberg
Gratitude
Why It’s OK To Get Old
I had a birthday this week and it seems to have come around far too quickly. I probably wrote this very sentence last year but I can’t find the energy to go back and check. Since last year I’ve had a back problem (which autocorrected to “ball problem” before I luckily spotted it with my one … [Read more...] about Why It’s OK To Get Old
How To See Clearly
It’s a beautiful summers day and I’m looking out of a vast window of the eighth floor of a building. The Thames meanders into the distance past the Palace of Westminster. The London Eye turns slowly on the South Bank and people look like ants crossing the bridge each way, north and south. I imagine … [Read more...] about How To See Clearly
How To Cope In A Heatwave
On the decking the nasturtiums have all but given up the ghost, bowing their heads in submission. Even the water in the hose comes out like it’s been mainlined from the kettle. It’s only been two or three days but it’s debilitating. Daisy is lying on the wooden floor breathing fast and heavy. … [Read more...] about How To Cope In A Heatwave
How Things Change Less Than You Think They Will
I’ve been away in the scorching hot sun of a European heatwave. The mercury rose to the mid ’30s and that’s where it stayed all week, with no air conditioning. The only place which could be described as refreshingly comfortable was the swimming pool until I climbed in on top of a wasp which stung me … [Read more...] about How Things Change Less Than You Think They Will