Magnon's Meanderings

  Sir Kier Starmer (leader of UK's Socialists, and probably our next PM) seems to be guilty of hypocrisy. Having recently talked of send...

If only all robberies were like this one!

I keep this old Cricket Ball in my sitting room. It lives on the Coffee table in front of my sofa. Every so often I pick it up, roll it arou...

I rather enjoy eating 'veggie', as long as it satisfies all my needs. It must be tasty, reasonably filling, and (most importantly) n...

When I first bought this little cottage my intentions were to tidy it up, put in a rudimentary kitchen, and live totally off-grid. Water wou...

Should you be travelling through France, and happen to wander into a Leclerc supermarket, look out for this 'Gateau Breton'. It was ...

The Chestnuts are in flower (above), and that means that the local beekeepers bring in their hives. We have plantations all around us, but o...