Our Green And Pleasant Land

Wandering through the meadows of Hampton Court Castle today there was an overwhelming sense of Englishness about the place. The castellated architecture set in ancient landscape, formal flower and walled kitchen garden speaks of old world history. The kind of...

Being Stuck Amongst Time Zones

Even though the jet lag has passed it still feels like I am living in a parallel universe. Living in the moment, real-time of the northern hemisphere; and one eye and part of my mind across time zones where @m_treanor remains at Domestic Executive HQ. As he gets up...

Rhythms of Writing

Diving headlong into this writing project was a bit of a leap into the unknown. I knew I wanted to build up my writing habit but otherwise didn’t set any creative boundaries beyond that. 16 days in and it’s been a rollercoaster ride. The writing itself has...

A World of Your Own

My youngest nephew has a range of nifty tactics to prolong bedtime. This includes pulling out more story books, showing me his latest Lego invention or giving me lessons in Minecraft. Kids of all ages can create a Minecraft world but even with the expert advice of a...

The Lunacy of it All

Admittedly the jet lag can do strange things to your mind and body but riding the London underground from Heathrow into North London was an adventure of lunatic proportions. People spilled into the train at every station and 30 minutes into the hour-long journey some...