After a brief stopover in England last week, the sofa is back on its tour of the USA. This Saturday we have wound up in…er…we’re not sure (we forgot to bring a compass and our map seems to have been printed upside-down). Literally thousands of people...

Disney might have a reputation for making child friendly animations, but each and every one of them gave me nightmares. And I can’t be alone. The animators did some bloody scary things when they were colouring in.Nightmare 1.  Snow White And The Seven Dwarves....

1.  Decorum. Because a hubbub or a brouhaha would be unseemly. 2.  Because You’re British. It’s what’s expected of you.  It’s what comes naturally.  Your reaction to an unforseen and potentially frightening event should be one of...

7 Reasons I Am Rubbish At Origami

The Lakeland summer 2010 catalogue only arrived at our house yesterday.  I don’t know how I’ve survived the early part of the summer without it.  It provides us all with a glimpse into the future.  In fact, it’s amazing.  Here are seven reasons why.1....

7 Reasons Fernando Is Faster Than You

Hi there! It’s Russian Roulette Sunday again and we distinctly remember expressing the hope last week that our new trailer would be ready today.  This was foolish.  Experience should have taught us that there would be some sort of technical cock-up and there...

It’s another Saturday here in Blighty and that means another chance for Marc and I to leave the comfort of the sofa and go and air our hairy legs. All four of them. In our place today then, is John Phipps. A man who, when not painting Gordon Brown’s face,...

Whether you’re a cricketer, a despot, a politician or a git; size matters.  Here are 7 reasons why.1. Geoffrey Boycott.  If Geoff Boycott had used a bat this size, no bowler would ever have taken his wicket. Carrying the large bat would also have caused him...

I got stuck behind a cow yesterday. This is my story.1.  Reflect…on the countryside and the beauty of it all. The greens and the yellows and the reds and the blues that you always take for granted. The only thing missing is the black and the white. Because...

  1.  Association.  Almost everything that you buy from ebay comes with free bubble wrap, and the sight of bubble wrap is mentally associated with the arrival of a new bike part or a jewellery tree or a silver letter opener or a miniature sewing machine or an...