Monthly Archives: October 2013

It’s been around in my head for a few days, this profound remark made by Mao at the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. It sounds also like something John Lennon could have said. Then you have “Women hold up half … Continue reading →

Autumn and that’s when you see mushrooms. As a kid, I roamed the orchards behind my house gathering mushrooms for breakfast. O they were so good! I picked bags of them every morning. Then we moved to Norfolk and I … Continue reading →

The first time I saw this advertisement in a shop window close to where I live… I misread it for sure. Every day since then I expected a new version which would be less offensive. But no, it is still … Continue reading →

The autumn days are with us again; it has rained all day and it is not warm. But this is about us and them, the “them” being women. Walking along the pavements, with my umbrella held high, I notice that … Continue reading →

Facebook is where you find the best, the worst and a lot of in between material. Just this week I came across English is Fun and I am still working out where to place this on the best-to-worst scale. Let’s … Continue reading →