Every bothered to look at a £2 coin properly? Personally I usually spend it rather than looking at it, but on some of them around the edge is a great quote by Sir Isaac Newton, acknowledging the debt he owed to other scientists: ‘If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of …
Teenagers don’t always grunt when you talk to them – if they’re in the right mood, sometimes they can come up with some really interesting facts. So here are some of the gems I learnt on the school run this week from my usual car load of 5 teenagers (two are mine, but I’m not …
1) Mine is not the only house with crazy house rules – listening to Chris Evans on Radio 2 made me aware there are many others out there. My favourite was: if it’s not on the calendar, it isn’t happening. Our most recent rule came into force when we bought a glass table. Looks fantastic …
1) Curling is a crazy sport – but I seem to be addicted. Who would have thought it could be exciting to watch someone slide a granite stone (rock) across ice (curling sheet!) towards a target (house?!). Even more ridiculous when you watch the guys sweeping the way for the stone. Apparently this sweeping can …
Floods have dominated my week as I live near the Thames. 1) Flood water is lazy and finds the lowest land to flood to. If you do consider buying a house near a river (in my case half a mile away), it might be wise to focus less on how pretty it is, and more …