My three are 13, 11 and 8. But I have often pictured how it must be at that stage. I picture my wife and me dropping our youngest off at uni (this bit is simply a reflection of me at that age rather … (View Post)

The last time I went on holiday with my parents as a child - I was 17 - was a massive road trip around Scotland, including a week in the Hebrides. My Dad had wanted to see the planes land on tge beac… (View Post)

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We DID see red kites! Going NW from Bucks to Oxon on the M40 is one if my favourite spots on the motorway network. The landscape opens up suddenly, and it feels like arriving in a brand new realm. An… (View Post)

Having just dissed twentieth century architecture, I am today, for complicated reasons, spending 9 hours on a minibus from Manchester to Kings College London and back. For unclear reasons, the driver… (View Post)