by J.R.R. Tolkien There and back again I hadn't read The Hobbit for 30 years. With the film version on its way, I thought it was about time I refamiliarised myself with the plot, so I could tut knowingly and mutter “That doesn't happen in the book!” under my breath throughout the movie. The Hobbit… Continue reading The Hobbit
Author: Richard Carter
A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.
Two Degrees West
by Nicholas Crane An English Journey You know Nicholas Crane from off the telly. He's the chap with the brolly who walks a lot. Anyway, back in the last millennium, he set off on foot to walk along the line of longitude two degrees west of Greenwich (the central meridian) from Berwick-upon-Tweed to the Dorset… Continue reading Two Degrees West
Murdoch on editorial independence
via his Twitter feed.
Sorry for the protracted silence
I've been cleaning out the coal bunker.
Not an endorsetment
Tory Police and Crime Commissioner candidate has an unfortunate name.
Brooce-sayer
Springsteen predicts hurricane.
Before you ask…
Local support for the naked rambler.
The Origin of Darwinism
by James Randerson (ed.). Charles Darwin and The Origin of Species I reviewed this new Guardian ebook on the Friends of Charles Darwin website.
You'll never guess who I bumped into in the pub last night
Homer J Simpson!
Get stuffed!
My sister has asked for a copy of Jen's fantastic apricot stuffing recipe.