Day #1 of the horror-thon brings us a fun outing in the form of a shark attack survival scenario starring Blake Lively and an occasionally unconvincing shark…
October Horror-thon
The month of Halloween is upon us. So what better way to celebrate than to watch a horror film every single day of October?
Review: Thinking On My Feet
‘Thinking On My Feet’ is the most recent offering from author, presenter, journalist and naturalist Kate Humble. Like many, I grew up watching Kate and her co-host Ben Fogle hosting ‘Animal Park’, as well as some of her later works such as ‘Springwatch’ and ‘Autumnwatch’. Although I’ve not read any of her other books, when […]
Adventures In Cheddar
So, this weekend we were lucky enough to head down to Cheddar in Somerset. Not far from the gorge, there’s a beautiful campsite named Pertruth Paddocks. Chaz and I had been there before; we had our first little weekend away together there for my birthday several years ago. To return again for my 28th (and […]
Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood
Quentin Tarantino’s newest film is, in my opinion, a masterpiece. A love letter to old Hollywood, westerns and the death of the sixties, this is a three-hour film in which absolutely nothing happens until the last fifteen minutes. And it’s captivating. Half a character study and half a breakdown of Hollywood’s folly Once Upon A […]
Goodbye Little Friend
This weekend we lost a member of our family. He was a grumpy little fluff who sat in the corner of our garden for five years and whilst he was like a stroppy teenager, he was beautiful and I loved him dearly. So did Chaz (in his own way) and my Ma and Da. Cosmo […]
Old Bones
I love to write, it’s how I feel I best connect with everything that’s happening around me. Some people can paint, some people can draw, some people can do all these things exceptionally well. I don’t know if I’m a good writer, but I enjoy it. So every now and again, I’ll add musings, things I write down in the whim of the moment or old scratchings from the backs of some of my dozens of notebooks.
