The January birthstone is the garnet. If you were born in January then a Garnet is your stone and you are said to be focused on...
The Kindle Challenge is a new initiative by Amazon to encourage people to buy and read Kindle books, it’s an interesting concept that Kobo started years...
Years ago I was introduced to Herm island by my dad. He loved Islands and discovering new places. He would investigate and learn all about strange...
The mist was swirling as I crawled along at 10 miles down the track towards the village. Peering like a Mr Magoo character I saw something...
Everyone will have heard of the famous funeral of Princess Diana or Winston Churchill, but we cannot forget the funeral of Admiral Nelson. Perished during the...
The Unlimited festival at Southbank has always brought ambitious creative projects by disabled artists to new audiences, this year is almost all online and almost all...
The phrase dates back to 1943 when the Big Spring Herald newspaper in Texas encouraged people to use the word to induce a smile when having...
Monsaraz in Portugal is not far from the border with Spain and is a small town surrounded by walls with a very special atmosphere. The area...
The Thames once froze regularly, the first time we have evidence of it happened in 250 when the Romans were still there. In 1536 King Henry...
Who are Louis Wain’s cats? Today we are talking about the London-based illustrator Louis Wain interesting for several reasons. A movie about his life with Benedict...
