One of things that really annoys me is when the perfectly normal things of life are fetishised by the media in order to turn them into “Lifestyle” issues. Food is the most obvious of these things. There are endless shows and articles, many of which descend into nothing more than food porn, about cooking and how hard/easy it is. If you want to see this in action have a look at a menu. Even the Wetherspoons p...

Happy New Year to one and all.

Sorry I haven't written anything for a while but what with Christmas and all I haven't really had the time. That and yet another weather moan. During November I complained about the rain quite a lot because it stopped me getting out there.

I did manage to get to the allotment 2 days before Christmas so that I could get some veg for the seasonal meals, however the soil was frozen solid. I could barely get the fork into the ground. Past episod...

I have noticed that I have been a bit moany recently so I have decided to be...