The prodigious number of cookbooks published each year would belie the fact that the internet has in any way superseded them, in fact it could even be said that it has gone the other way, by increasing awareness of celebrity chefs and restaurants and thus encouraging ever more books. It is, perhaps, a two-way mutual developme... More..
Smile of a Quiet ManSomewhere you are waiting, and loving me still,The way it has always been.A moment's malfunction could hardly eraseA lifetime's devotion the halcyon days.By a small country church on a high, windy hill,Where a stark Gothic stone marks the spanOf a life that is gone, I reflect on your smile,The smile of a q... More..
You're off on holiday, you're so excited, you can hardly wait. What's the last thing you're going to be thinking about? You're not likely to be making a resolution to do at least 60 minutes cardiovascular exercise followed by a weight training session every day. If hardcore cycling or climbing is your bag, then you've no worr... More..
Let's go back to basics. Which makes a better pet, a lion or a wolf? Well, neither. On the one hand, you have an incredibly patriarchal society in which the females do all the work (though they don't even do that very often), the male lion deigning, perhaps, to gnaw on a gazelle thigh if it's brought close enough to him. The ... More..
You don't need a passion to be passionate."I want to be an actress," says the 6 year old child. And guess what? She takes the lead in the school play; she joins an amateur theatre company and then goes to drama school. She succeeds and loves it, her life is filled passion and joy, not only has she won her prize and spends her... More..
Sarah Mettam
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