I am fortunate enough to work with some great people; they are mostly members of my family. Over the last few weeks however, there has been some quarreling amongst us. Not long ago, my cousin introduced a new appliance into the office – the Rollie Eggmaster. On announcing that had ordered the device, he showed us the promotional video in his excitement. We were mesmerized. Check it out, you probably will be too. The quick shot of the lady cooking eggs at…
On Saturday I’m having a party. We’re going to fell a tree and barbecue meat (if you’ve ever had a more manly birthday, please tell me about it). My parents have some huge leylandii that need taking down, and it has been a lifelong dream of mine to fell a mature tree with an axe, so it’s an ideal opportunity! Despite looking forward to it (especially the bit where an enormous tree eventually topples with an immense crash), I catch…
Finally I got to go with them. We snuck along the pontoon (fishing in the marina is illegal). Arriving at their spot, they baited their lines and plopped them over the side. We waited. Ropes creaked, boats bumping gently, lights from town danced on the oily water. We whispered. Over the previous weeks my two elder brothers had been going to this spot at night to catch eels. I had previously not been allowed to join them; my parents felt…
In a field near our home is a monstrous heap of horse poo. It’s absolutely massive. We often pass it as we trundle through the little lanes, and each time the mountain of excrement has noticeably grown. To most people, this is an unsightly and disgraceful heap, a blemish on the landscape. To a farmer though, it is a gold mine. Right now, billions of worms and insects and microscopic beasts are tucking into it, and converting it into lovely,…