...there was this American from the mid West and she was a really nice girl with two young boys - except that they won't be young anymor...

As I took this photo the woman paused beside me and when I had finished I thanked her. "It is even more beautiful in the winter than it...

MrsM enjoys scraping the ice off the car in the morning. She finds it quite soothing. MrsM thinks that this is probably not a socially accep...

I think that you need to meet Gareth, my favourite PhD student. I was planning to keep him all to myself but that would be selfish because G...

I am very sorry but I will not be able to attend tomorrows lecture as I have managed to stupidly give myself food poisoning . But I will ens...

The New Principal visits The Department 1. MrsM wakes up at 4.30am and wonders if she booked the catering. 2. MrsM spends an unreasonable am...

I love meeting people at parties because if you are patient and listen carefully you reach the moment in the conversation when you discover ...

this year I planted three Paperwhite bulbs and as I watch them grow towards the light I think of Elspeth Thompson . I shall do this every ye...

MrsM I feel like watching Love Actually MrM We don't have Love Actually ... what about: (1) What's Eating Gilbert Grape? (2) The Man...

This is Clarkes in Kensington Church Street, one of my favourite restaurants. It is always full of interesting people, the service is immacu...