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Wachusett Reservoir 15 May 2013 | 05:17 pm
I stumbled across Wachusett Reservoir on a bike ride last year. Well, I say ‘stumbled’ which is entirely misleading. What I actually did was note that there… Read More →
Spring! 10 May 2013 | 05:27 pm
The arrival of Spring this year was much like the arrival of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. Months and months of evil, cold snow keeping everyone inside and then, BAM! Spring’s house… Read More →
Nemo 10 Feb 2013 | 11:01 am
Along with enquiries about the lack of dentists, the weather in England is a subject Americans often bring up on finding out I’m English. I have to explain that it’s not so much… Read More →
Walking in a Winter Wonderland 29 Dec 2012 | 05:47 am
So the lack of posts in Old Bean Town lately have been mostly due to the weather. Increased lack of light, rain, dullness and my tendency to just want to be in a… Read More →
Connecticut 5 Dec 2012 | 05:00 pm
‘Connecticut’ is one of those place names that wasn’t very well thought through before it was created. It doesn’t take an awful lot of forethought to realise that if you have two Cs… Read More →
Green Card 19 Oct 2012 | 05:31 pm
‘Well, I’m going to approve your application,’ said the immigration official, thereby ending months of waiting and preparation. Although I wasn’t expecting any problems because I really am married and...
Nahant, MA 16 Oct 2012 | 03:53 pm
I love beaches and I love summer. But even though summer has clearly moved south for the winter, heading to the beach this afternoon was a real treat. To begin with, it was… Read More →
Grounded 15 Oct 2012 | 06:26 pm
Had a bit of car trouble lately. I know very little about cars but apparently what is wrong with our car means the wheels could fall off. I know enough about cars to… Read More →
Choices, choices, choices 10 Oct 2012 | 01:03 am
Yesterday I was woken up by what sounded like a dragon snorting outside the window. After walking into some things, finding some shoes and going out on to the deck, it turned out… Read More →
The beauty of the burbs 6 Oct 2012 | 06:31 am
Given gun ownership and the love for big dogs in these parts, this was my most daring post yet. A foreigner photographing people’s homes? I’m probably on the FBI’s most wanted list. Still,… Read More ...