Flemish artist Sir Peter Paul Rubens wasn’t joking when he wrote in 1621, ‘I confess that I am better fitted to execute very large works than small curiosities.’  There is ... Read More

On Wednesday 21st February 2018 and at the wonderful age of 99 years, the great American evangelist Billy Graham died.  Within hours the following quote of his went viral on ... Read More

It’s a long way to go between drinks but on 12th February 2018 motoring adventurer Ben Coombs pulled up for a pint of beer at a bar in Tierra del ... Read More

‘You were running a good race. Who cut in on you?’ This could well have been the question asked of Elise Christie following her heart-breaking exit from the 2018 Olympic ... Read More

With depressing regularity I watch TV adverts from companies promising superfast Broadband, only to discover that the service is not yet available in our area.  It’s one of the few ... Read More

So that we could get our Christmas Tree into the lounge this year, I had to move an armchair into my study.  Since it was there I started to use ... Read More

In November 2017 Belgian performance artist Mikes Poppe attached himself to a chain buried deep inside an enormous block of marble and set about chiselling himself free.  For Poppe the ... Read More

Modern living can sometimes seem like a long succession of races in which we are always trying to beat our neighbour to some goal or other – whether it be ... Read More

Growing up in the 1940’s Ingvar Kamprad struggled with dyslexia.  As a reward for trying hard at school his father gave him a gift of money and he used it ... Read More

The story is told of two soldiers who decided as a prank to smuggle a goat into their barracks.  Foreseeing a potential flaw in the plan one of the soldiers ... Read More