A ramble on the wild side

Nesting swans in Wicken Fen Rambling among the Jurassic limestone rocks I bunked off work today, lured by the glorious sunshine and the fact that my name was down in the local Ramblers’ Association booklet to lead their walk today. I was joined by friends Bob...

My new Fenny friend

A view of Wisbech, will it make Alan homesick? I made a new Fenny friend via blogsphere this week. He was even born in the same hospital as me. Alan Drew left our birthplace, Wisbech, the Capital of the Fens, and now teaches and researches physics at a Swiss...
Winning Minds has the right answers

Winning Minds has the right answers

Remembering to stay focused during exams Perhaps Labour should turn to therapist Mark Newey of Winning Minds to help boost their flagging popularity. The Times today describes the whacking eight point lead Conservatives have, highlighting Labour’s lowest support...

The dodo will return to Cambridge

Will we soon see a Cambridge Conservative version of this? While Conservatives in many southern regions celebrated their well deserved success at local elections, those in Cambridge must only have felt despair and wretchedness. They lost their only remaining seat on...

My allegiance to Horatio Nelson

John and Liza at The Dyke’s End, Reach I returned to the ancient kingdom of Reach yesterday and was in good spirits following the sweeping success at our local elections. After driving for several miles down a single track farm road alongside tranquil meandering...