Funerals – the cost of dying
“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” So said Benjamin Franklin, shortly before his own demise in 1790. The only certainty about death nowadays is that it gets mor ...
Author Archives: Mark
A letter from W. Wesley – Neighbourhood Watch
There are small signs affixed to lamp columns in the street where I live stating ‘This is a neighbourhood Watch area’ I have never been contacted by anyone regarding Neighbourhood Watch during the man ...
Paula’s Wines of the Week starting 23rd July 2018
I’ve always wanted my own tea plant. Being a complete teaophile I’ve tinkered with teabags and then discovered the delights of loose leaf tea, but this has never completely satisfied my ur ...
How would we have behaved under German occupation in World War 2?
Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs It Happened Here (BFI). Begun when Kevin Brownlow was 18, and 8 years in the making, it is the most ambitious amateur film ever made, an extraordinary achievemen ...