I had no idea my expertise in pig farming was in such demand.

Step two - planting! And managed to only get a moderate amount of soil on my desk and computer.

Step 1 in making my home office living wall - spend more in one go on house plants than I’m prepared to admit

Currently reading the excellent ‘The Guns of August’ by Barbara Tuchman about the outbreak of the First World War. This paragraph struck me in its relevance to today.

My diet is becoming more and more cheese-based. At what point do I need to admit I have a problem?

I must have put something particularly tasty at the bottom