I was standing in the check out queue in Sainsbury’s, watching a man take an age to pack his shopping, while the cashier sat watching him,...

  This week is Refugee Week.  I was online looking for something I’d written in The Times and instead of finding it, I came across a piece I...

  “David was an inspiration to artists and an evangelist for joy who gave the gift of his art to a world that really needs more not less of ...

  While Dave has had constant heavy rain and even hail this week, we had another lovely day yesterday. Cold and sunny but warm enough out of...

  More holiday snaps. I’m feeling too lazy/relaxed to write. Stackpole Estate on Sunday… An inlet full of flowering lilies  The day began on...

  Liz and I are staying in a cottage in Pembrokeshire, half a mile from the coastal path. It’s perfect for us - quiet, two bedrooms, two com...