“What Will the Neighbours Think?” — At eighty-six years old, Mum is readied with her handbag, a fresh coat of ‘stay put’ lipstick, tissue stuffed pockets, and her walking aid. All set for a grand day out, but she has her trousers on backward; “I thought they felt funny!” …

Nature versus modern man — a discussion — A Very Modern Mistake I’m a Canal Boat Lifestyle Storyteller and I’ve been thinking about nature versus modern life. Modern man-and wo-man, are said to owe their heredity to a Neanderthal state of archaic human. But have we lost our way? Modern man now takes shelter in his centrally heated home, and begins to…

Going organic off-grid- “Do You Love butter?” — Butter is bad for you because the fat clogs your arteries right? So that’s why you switched to margarine. Take a closer look at this full-fat spread which was ushered out during the Second World War, and you might just change your mind. Who Invented Butter? Are you a middle-aged caveman? Then you’ll…

An honest and humorous story stretching its knicker elastic across four generations… — A Generational Mix Up Doesn’t every girl want a pair of silk pants? I sometimes stay at my Mum’s house where during the wash cycle we get our underwear mixed up. I return home to encounter in my bag, a somewhat enormous pair of white knickers, much bigger than my usual size twelve. My husband winces at the sight of me in my mother’s attire-

Or Are They? — Giants and Titans Fables of Old- an angry ogre The giant who roared like a hungry lion in hot pursuit of the adventurous Jack, and his stolen brood- a golden egg-laying chicken, first appeared in Fables, The Story of Jack Spriggins and the Enchanted Bean, 1734. …

Here’s what Really Matters when Magnet Fishing… — Knowing how to explain magnet fishing to your boss, when you bump into her taking a routine lunchbreak, a disciplined sprint along the sunny banks of your local canal- might be your only way out of an awkward and tricky situation. “Ah Will, I thought the family had the Covid…

England, June 2021 It’s our first short train ride in a year, across the viaduct to the next village, for my eighty-six-year-old mother and me. …

Menopause & Men- a Lifestyle Too Hot to Handle… It’s a melting August day, the hottest time of the year! This is an apt occasion for relaxing in your garden amongst the sunset orange Black-Eyed Susan's (that’s not your neighbours- I hope!), while sipping a refreshing icy drink from a…