It is quite a while since I last went to an “all you can eat” buffet but we went to Kung Fu in Staines with Jane’s mum for lunch today. I don’t think I’m such a scourge of such buffets … Continue reading
1 May 2026
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14 February 2026
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Less
I recently finished reading Less by Patrick Grant. It charts the rise of consumption as a factor in historic economic growth which leads us in an ever more voracious, ever less satisfying and sustainable relationship to the things we buy … Continue reading
27 January 2026
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Tim Sullivan
From time to time, I like to try a new crime novelist, not least because the familiar ones just can’t keep churning out books fast enough to satisfy my appetite or, when they do, it starts to feel formulaic. Because … Continue reading
29 December 2025
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Advent Reading
I know it is a bit too late to be recommending Advent reading for this year. The liturgical season ends on Christmas Eve and starts four Sundays before that (30th November this year and 29th November in 2026). However, I … Continue reading
26 November 2025
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Minecraft Movie
A recent offer from Lidl saw me with the opportunity to rent a movie for free. I lost count of the number of titles I scrolled through but I decided that the only film I hadn’t already seen from the … Continue reading
28 May 2025
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The Chelsea Detective
Jane and I have just finished off the third series of The Chelsea Detective, which was released last week on the U streaming service in the UK. It is set in Chelsea, a relatively affluent area of London and the … Continue reading
8 April 2025
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House of David – Season 1 Completed
I’ve now finished the House of David series on Amazon Prime that I blogged about recently. I was a little cautious of it then and I remain that way now. Compared to the biblical account, it covers from about 1 … Continue reading
21 March 2025
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House of David
Since I’m enjoying another month of ‘trial’ membership of Amazon Prime (I imagine that enough people forget to cancel that they cover the costs of those who have learned the game of signing up every now and then), I am … Continue reading
30 December 2024
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Oceans: Treasures of the Deep
The art exhibition at Loughborough’s Sock Gallery (Oceans: Treasures of the Deep) is worth a visit if you like oceanic images, finely detailed work or an intersection of the two. Artist Olivier Leger, who made his start locally, creates fantastic … Continue reading
12 June 2024
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Days Like These
The poetry I’m reading at the moment is Days Like These by Brian Bilston. Bilston is someone whose work I have often seen on Facebook and Twitter (you know, the one presently being called X) but I spotted the book … Continue reading