Welcome, well-informed reader. Now it won't have escaped your attention that there's an election coming up over here in the US at the...

Welcome, homebound reader, and as you're no doubt aware the news is dominated by the wildfires which are now causing havoc up and down...

Greetings, holidaying reader, as you find us away from Palo Alto for the first time in over 6 months. We're up here in Mendocino, on the...

Salutations, recreational reader. Today we'll explore the many parks of Palo Alto. Palo Alto is full of parks. There are at least 30 of...

Good day, globally connected reader, and hopefully it hasn't escaped your attention that something important happens on the 3rd of...

Good day to you, summertime reader. We've been hearing about the heatwave in the UK (aka three sunny days and a thunderstorm), but we...

Summertime reader, last weekend we managed to venture outside the Bay Area for the first time in I don't know how long. We visited Santa...

Incredibly, constantly aging reader, this weekend marks our one year anniversary of arrival in the US. Here we'll take you through a...

Imagine the scene, heavily sedated reader: you've been sent to your local chemist to buy some painkillers. You're expecting to have to...

Hungry reader, one of the symptoms of my brush with illness back in June is that I completely lost my appetite. I still ate to some...

Gentle reader! Last week we had the next in our ongoing series of American holiday experiences. It was nothing less than the 4th of July...

Welcome, independent reader, as the US celebrates 244 years of the freedom to elect Presidents of the calibre of the current incumbent....

Well, concerned reader, I have good news for you: I'm on the mend. After 11 days of fever, I've now had a fairly normal body temperature...

Welcome, hopefully healthy reader. This week has been a trial on a few levels, because I've been ill: properly ill, with a fever and...

Well, flummoxed reader, I guarantee that when you've finished reading this weeks' exciting instalment, you'll wonder why I chose this...

Welcome, involuntarily hirsute reader. Momentous events everywhere this week, one of which was of course Helen reaching a half century....

Welcome, surviving reader, to the next exciting instalment of the blog. This week, we took a break from work, making use of the American...

Oh sleuthy reader! What do you think could be the story behind this picture? I'll give you a clue: the red/orange bit is part of the...

Imagine the scene, bucolic reader: you're sat minding your own business on your porch, and a couple of people wander past, looking up at...