Archive for month: July, 2013

Short of weapons in a battle of wits

29 July, 2013 (11:16) | All articles | By: Stuart Fraser

What bothers me is this: in a battle of wits, how is it I’m losing to a creature clearly not in possession of even half the requisite amount? To call my crazed collie a half-wit would be not only politically incorrect, but also wildly inaccurate. She would have made the perfect pet for President George […]

Summer and the Way of the Crab

22 July, 2013 (12:38) | All articles | By: Stuart Fraser

This has been great, this summer. I sat in the garden yesterday, shelling batches of peas and broad beans ready for freezing, Test Match Special on the radio, listening to bird song, smelling roses. The horses peered over the fence, the dog lay at my feet, Captain Pusstasticus stretched in the sun. Very Cold Beer […]

Reality and moths

15 July, 2013 (10:03) | All articles | By: Stuart Fraser