Corona Diary: The big freeze
Disaster has finally happened. We thought we were doing well. We thought we were getting through the current crisis. Then somebody left the freezer door open.Overnight, all of our carefully stocked up provisions were...
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Disaster has finally happened. We thought we were doing well. We thought we were getting through the current crisis. Then somebody left the freezer door open.Overnight, all of our carefully stocked up provisions were...
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...
One lie that I’m being forced to confront is that I would change the world if only I had more time. Well, I’ve got loads of time now and I’ve watched an awful lot...
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...
In a marvellous effort to bring the nation together, the National Theatre has broadcast a recording of One Man Two Guvnor’s as part of its National Theatre At Home series. This recording from James...
One thing that’s going to have to change when all this is over is how disaster movies work. It’s all very well showing tumbleweed filled streets while everyone cowers inside in fear, but now...
Has anyone ever actually been pleased to have a practical joke played on them? Not just relieved when it turned out all their trousers hadn’t really been chewed up by the waste disposal, or...
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