As with all of my grandparents, the tyranny of distance kept us from knowing each other as well as we should have. But we had seen each other a few times in recent years, and I had become impressed with the gentle, unassuming man Grandpa was. He had lived a surprisingly interesting life for an...
I don’t really watch science fiction movies. But as far as I can tell (from the trailers, anyway), the weird-looking creatures that appear therein are basically large insects with human tendencies. Take, for example, this guy, who turned up on our kitchen table this evening (we’re still not sure how): Fatten him up, add a...
With only 4 hours between the start of the ceremony and the end of the reception, their wedding was a whirlwind like no other! The things you do for guests attending from afar. Well, from Tamworth, anyway Almost 300 guests from Newcastle, Tamworth and further afield were privy to the beginning of Russell and Vijay’s...
