Repairing the cistern has not only given me hope for the year ahead, it has changed our lives …
Repairing the cistern has not only given me hope for the year ahead, it has changed our lives …
At the beginning of the month my wife and I had our traditional dispute about the official start date of Dry January.
“January 1st is a public holiday,” I said, as she watched me open a beer. “It doesn’t count.”
“Today is the 4th,” she said.
“And a Sunday,” I said. “Dry January begins on the next available business day.”
They’re cosy, civilised and different without disturbing things too much. Let’s do this!
At the start of the first festive shift, the other bartender and I silently pulled our crackers and grimly donned paper hats. Yet…
There was the struggle to make chitchat, a whiff of humiliation – and a sobering recognition of what women have to put up with
Jammed light switch? We’ll fix it when we’re back from holiday. Leaky garden hose? Doesn’t matter, it’s raining. Big hole in the…
I have to show him all the jobs that I have either left undone or tried to do and made worse
There’s something quietly radical about indulging in nostalgia – not because the past was better, but as a counterpoint to all…
