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Author Robert Harris, best known for his novel Pompeii about the destruction of that city in AD79, which combined historical fact with fiction, was recently interviewed in the media about his latest book ‘The Second Sleep’ which is set in the future that looks eerily like our medieval past.

The story begins in 1468 but not the 146 […]

I was interested to note Martin had mentioned who we might choose if asked who we would invite to a dinner party. I remember doing this year’s ago shortly after Bill and I were married and dinner parties were the ‘in’ thing. I can rarely handle more than eight for dinner so I think we could choose 6 guests. I can’ […]

It has been encouraging this Spring to see how much our easing of pollution and way of living has affected the physical world around us. We’ve all noticed the cleaner air and abundance of nature. For the first time for many years, in my garden, I’ve noticed many more birds; I’ve seen a hedgehog with family playing on the grass and […]

If you’ve seen the footage of the Beirut explosion last week, you may have thought it was another act of terrorism; but as it quickly became clear it was a self-inflicted wound on the face of a once great city. Whoever thought it a good idea to store highly flammable explosives next to fireworks was asking for […]

As some parts of the UK bathe in glorious sunshine, many have been grateful that lockdown took place during an unusually sunny spring. And for a nation like ours, sunshine is seen as good news. But the ominous truth is that around the world, sunshine is the great enemy. Record temperatures are being reached to a level not seen on earth f […]