I’ve never been part of a pack. I’m not a natural leader, and bringing up the rear doesn’t have great appeal, meaning that me and myself have often been the only company I keep in life. For that reason – among others that included dogs, cute dogs, and lots of cute dogs – I couldn’t resist the opportunity to head … Read More
Everyday Adventures: Cage-fighting
What kind of person are you? It’s not quite the easiest of questions, I’ll admit. I mean, can you really boil your entire character, like a pot of your granny’s condensed soup, down to a simmering pan of underwhelming adjectives? Of course not. You’re no half-shrivelled parsnip – honey-roasted or nay – and I’m pretty sure your intimates aren’t in … Read More
Everyday Adventures: Goat Pilates
I’ve never been accused of acting the goat. When all the other children were channelling their inner billy, I was always the troll: hungry and hiding beneath the nearest sturdy structure. So when I recently had the chance to stretch my boundaries – and my spine – and join in the fun with some real-life pygmy goats, you couldn’t stop … Read More
Skelet-off
There are three types of people in this world: • those who repeat themselves. • those who don’t repeat themselves. • those who repeat themselves. I’ve yet to figure out which I am. Anyway, have I ever mentioned that I fall a lot? I have? Then gear up for something familiar. I fall a lot. You would think that by … Read More