So, you may or may not have noticed (I don’t pretend to be at the top of everybody’s inbox wish list) that I’ve not been…
Still from Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, dir. FW Murnau, 1922
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
Thank you to everyone who took part in my questionnaire – your help has been invaluable. But all good things must come to an end,…
3 January 2020 – Elvish
It’s JRR Tolkien’s 129th birthday today. Despite being a massive nerd about most things, I’ll be honest, I don’t know a lot of about Middle…
16 August 2020 – World Letter Writing Day Opportunity
Okay, so here’s the craic. On 1 September 2020, it’s World Letter Writing Day, and as part of The Everyday Lore Project, I want to…
22 July 2020 – St Mary Magdalene’s Day
I’m so late writing this. The now weekly tradition of watching Celebrity Masterchef over Zoom took priority. So I’ll be brief, which given the calibre of today’s…
22 June 2020 – Joke
Today I’ve tried to be funny. It’s the 39th anniversary of John McEnroe’s epic meltdown in his first round game against Tom Gullikson at Wimbledon in…
30 May 2020 – Appetite
Today I’ve been trying to get a handle on both my middle age spread and my lockdown arse. Although as I writer, I’m prone to spending a lot of time sitting down, the whole lockdown thing has taken my inertia to soaring new levels and with it my hankering for all things carbohydrate. So I thought I would try a spell to curb my enthusiasm for eating…