My Dad used to collect old newspapers.  Well, I guess to him they were just newspapers. But now they’re pretty old. As much as I enjoyed seeing how the stories…

You know that thing where you’ve been thinking about something, and suddenly you see it everywhere?  Like if you’re thinking of buying a new car, say a dark grey Volkswagen,…

The one where we go back in time – and predict the future

I’ve been reading Gill Ereaut’s excellent book on language (The Way We Talk Around Here: How your organization’s culture shows up in your language and why it matters), and it…

A couple of weeks ago, a leaflet dropped onto the doormat and created a frisson of excitement throughout the house. Our favourite Indian restaurant – close to our old house,…