We have just had a few days away: in Saddleworth at a family christening and in North Wales, visiting lots of old haunts with new eyes and catching up with friends. Sometimes on long journeys, I let my children use …

In the developed western world we live in, at least according to the ‘Gospel of Consumerism’ (TM), nothing of any substance really changes, apart from our car, our look (which apparently we need to ‘get’ as in ‘get the …

(view across the Loire taken from near St Clement des levees)

Ok, it is over a week ago since I was here, but I just wanted a reminder of it.

Someone emailed me this week the day after I returned …

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I think we were made for community.

Don’t get me wrong: I love my own space and my own way of living and ordering things . But at the same time I am getting increasingly disillusioned with …

I’ve included this post for no deeper reason than it is one of my favourite places.

I don’t like going where everyone else goes just because it is popular, I tend to avoid the ‘you must do this’ attractions …