The Russians

I’ve had writers block. So I thought. For a while I thought it might be post-Covid brain fog. But that wasn’t it either. I’ve spent weeks reading, watching, discussing the war in Ukraine. I keep thinking that I have something to say about it. But as soon as I’m in front of my keyboard, I …

Then There Were Two

The UK version of the pandemic is rapidly turning into a distant memory, albeit a memory that will stay with us all for a long time. I remember well the anxious, edgy atmosphere in London at the end of February 2020 when we went to see the Tutankhamen exhibition. Everything was normal, but we rather …

Top Trumps

I used to sell photos on a regular basis when I lived in Mexico. Mostly via Flickr. These days, sales are few and far between. I don't upload photos to Flickr anymore, but I do post to 500px and every now and then I get a sale. It seems to be the same four or …

The Human Voice

There were many things I missed during the lockdowns and restrictions of the pandemic. Live performances at the theatre being amongst them. London’s West End and deadly-ish viruses aren’t a great combo. Packing a largely elderly audience, cheek by jowl, into ancient and poorly ventilated buildings was asking for trouble. So they closed, for lengthy …

The Resistance

Mrs P and I have recently been to Malta. Again. Our third trip in three years. And much as we love the place, that’s probably enough of Malta for us, for a few years at least. We are rather Malta’d out. RyanAir no longer flies from our local airport. And we fitted in a trip …

The Magician

I like sports. Some I just like to watch, others I like to play and there’s a few that I’m happy to be either spectator or participant. My favourites? Football, cricket, tennis, in that order. I don’t get to play much football or cricket anymore though. It’s likely that I never will again. I’m getting …

Six Point Plans

Boris has a six point plan to combat fascism in Russia, and so do I. 1. Don’t vote for any Conservative party candidate until they have expelled Boris and all the other party members compromised by Russian money. In fact, once Zelenskyy has expelled the fascist invaders from his country, could we hire him to …