In a bid to accelerate the take up of credit cards in the 1950’s the Bank of America hit upon the idea of sending an unsolicited card to every one ... Read More

Over the last few weeks most of will have heard the Christmas carol, Silent Night, which includes the repeated line ‘Sleep in heavenly peace’.  So, it’s ironic that it’s at ... Read More

Prince Charles was born on 14th November 1948.  At birth his official title was His Royal Highness Prince Charles of Edinburgh, a title that changed on 26th July 1968 to ... Read More

‘Familiarity breeds contempt’ is one of the warnings I remember from childhood.  It was something about not getting too friendly with staff at my boarding school and thereby losing respect ... Read More

Many of us will have spent the past few weeks deciding what to give as gifts this Christmas.  Undoubtedly the most thought will have been given to those that we ... Read More

In the UK, its’ widely known that everyone hates Brussels sprouts.  Many of us have childhood memories of forcing down the over-cooked and bitter-tasting vegetables at Christmas – an unwelcome ... Read More

In the UK cars over three years old must pass an annual test to ensure that the vehicle is roadworthy.  The test covers 20 different aspects of the car and ... Read More

It was 10pm and my youngest daughter called me to say that she was on her way home from a party in London.  The only problem was that, like Cinderella, ... Read More

In CS Lewis’s famous tale. ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’, four children, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are sent to live with an eccentric professor in order to ... Read More

“I was not lost and did not need to be rescued.”  So said British adventurer Benedict Allen after being rescued from the jungle of Papua New Guinea.  He had missed ... Read More