Category Archives: The stuff of daily life

Walking up a city street on the evening of 6th January, there had been a large white elk peering down from the top of a wall that ran beside the street.  Perhaps it was intended to be a reindeer; it … Continue reading →

During the past week, I have spent more time sleeping than awake. Even when up and dressed, I have contrived to doze off whilst sitting in an armchair. Perhaps it has been the cocktail of medications, the usual tablets for … Continue reading →

‘You hard-shelled materialists were all balanced on the very edge of belief — of belief in almost anything,’ says G.K. Chesterton’s Father Brown in the 1924 tale The Miracle of Moon Crescent. Chesterton seems to have possesses an extraordinary prescience … Continue reading →

The group of three students laughed and began to sing The Fairytale of New York. If there were ever an anti-consumerist Christmas anthem, it must be it: two drunks without a cent to spend sharing their dreams on a cold … Continue reading →

No, it’s not a spelling mistake. It is a ‘g’ and not a ‘c.’ It is a Brazilian football club, not a form of Spanish dancing. Had you ever heard of Flamengo? Perhaps there are footballing cognoscenti who would be … Continue reading →