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  I'm not sure celebrating a bit of longevity due to what is effectively a mix of genetics and lifestyle is really something I want to d...

  This year I decided to slim down the social media apps that I use. I got rid of Twitter which had become far too toxic to use. I also got ...

  “Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever, about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk...

As I’ve written here before, I’m not a big fan of Christmas . It’s the forced jollity and the over commercialisation that irritates me. It i...

 I've long loved the work of Paul Nash . His poignant war paintings never fail to move me. My favourite is this one: Void of war, 1918 I...

  As you wander the streets of Arles, echoes of the past are with you always. It's like no other place I've ever been. Like much of ...

 It's over a year now since moving to France. For a number of reasons it's not been an easy ride but it has been a necessary one. I ...