We’ve been trying to get a new roof on the kitchen extension since way back in April but finally we seem close to having it done. What took so long was that for reasons which completely escape us, we’d a terrible job getting a builder to even come and...

Leaving aside the religious approach, supposing that someday it becomes possible for people to live forever, would you actually want to? In principle I would have always said that my answer would surely be “yes” but one of the odder Star Trek episodes...

When you’re trying to run a life in two different countries like we are at the moment there’s something of a nightmare in terms of administration load that can backup really fast. This morning has been one of the days when I’ve tried to make major...

It hardly seems any time at all since we were packing up last January and making a start to moving back to the UK and now Christmas is only a matter of weeks away. As usual, we’ve not yet really gotten going on our Christmas letter that goes along...

Most people are still in search of their ideal holiday spot I’m sure. But what is “ideal” anyway? Obviously it should take into account your interests and those of the group which you’re travelling with. But is it enough to consider each of those...