My carbon footprint's getting smallerWhat exactly does that statement mean?I asked my seven-year-old daughter,She said it's all about being green.My ten-year-old son says he knows too,They tell us all about it at school!Remember the stuff you had to do?The survey about our heating fuel.The home energy check you filled out,How... More..
The leaves have started to gather along the sides of my driveway, having fallen from the big trees that stand in line across the road from my house. I don't have an award-winning garden by any stretch of the imagination but I still like to keep it reasonably tidy. Leaves dropping means that they have to be gathered up and tak... More..
Its Monday morning at nearly eight o'clock and the traffic is gridlocked at the junction with the dual- carriageway, which surrounds the little industrial estate wherein lies my Utopian workplace. In reality, I hate working in a call centre. Unfortunately, there are limited options for employment near where I live, as I choos... More..
Isn't Halloween a funny time of year?Why would anyone want to celebrate fear?But there's a bit of a devil in us allThat just wants to make someone else's skin crawlI just don't know how this has all come aboutThe demons that make all the kids scream and shoutThere are goblins and ghouls and witches as wellAnd what other thing... More..
Last week I attended the funeral of my Uncle Danny. I had not seen him for some time; in fact the last time I had spoken to him was probably at another funeral. That seems to be the sad reality of life nowadays. I am married and my life revolves around my work and my family, but these days it seems to be that my immediate fam... More..
Stephen Owens
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