Author: richardmapes

I’m aware that I’m very lucky. I enjoy Christmas. And not just the fun run-up, where its all Christmas parties, and wearing Christmas jumpers and meeting up for drinks with friends you haven’t seen...

It’s very hard to measure something that doesn’t exist. Unlike Terry Pratchett’s Pork Futures Warehouse, virtual existence has no presence, requires no storage, and cannot be counted. This makes it very difficult to sell...

Philisophical debates down the pub, when we finally get back to the pub, are never going to be the same again. All the old chestnuts, all the favourites, are useless to us now. If...

Cold, cold, cold, cold, cold. Well, you wouldn’t expect a bank holiday to actually be sunny, would you?We spent Easter upholding the old traditions. In other words, we ate chocolate and watched Jesus Christ...

It’s the Easter Bank Holiday so, naturally, my thoughts have turned to gardening. Today I was out there with my lawn rake and my secateurs looking every inch a complete Titchmarsh.It’s a shame I...

The sun is finally back. Today, we decided to eat outside. Goose, naturally, had been outside since before first light and was now happily ensconced under the lavender bush, letting the radiant heat warm...