Snow on the Roof
Our People, Our Country
Balls, bullets, boots & autographs
You know you must be getting old when something you have created yourself becomes an artifact ...
Spender & saver families and the itchy Westie
We recently read an article about how many coffees one would have to forgo to save ...
Five wonderful days in Paris
Twenty five years ago we had brought two of our children to Paris. This time we ...
Is improved productivity over-hyped as the key to economic growth?
OPINION: Most economists and I think that includes the OECD, put great emphasis on improved productivity ...
Terrorism and society
OPINION: There have been multiple terrorist attacks this year, most recently in the UK but also ...
Oily Rag tips: Westies, bickies & feijoas
Readers have been flooding our inbox with their interesting tips and questions. We would like to ...
Innocents abroad: London
Follow the travel diary of Val and Rosney (The Man) as they travel to the UK via Vancouver ...
Made it to Italy
We have made it to Italy. We had an unexpected extra night in Hong Kong, due ...
Building standards
Complications, corruption and other issues OPINION: It seems that buildings and building issues are never out ...