January 2026

40 years on: the disastrous start to my working life

I started my first job 40 years ago today. My career began at Nationwide Building Society…
Electric bikes in Hodgemoor Woods, Bucks

I’m very luck to live just a few minutes from Hodgemoor Woods in Buckinghamshire. It’s a…
My favourite podcasts of 2025

Back in the day, I listened to the radio a lot. As a teenager in the…
Beware the Blue Monday myth

Over the next week, you’re likely to see stories about ‘Blue Monday’ in your social media…
A family mystery: a 19th century letter from the Australian Goldfields

UPDATED, 6 JANUARY 2026 It was like opening a time capsule. When my grandmother died aged…
20 years as a blogger

Twenty years ago today, I became a blogger. On New Year’s Eve 2005, rather than joining…

40 years on: the disastrous start to my working life