In the global scheme of things, to use that overworked phrase, losing our summer holiday to COVID is small beer. As I write, we should...

I have a confession to make. I only half-watched the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral. As a pretty staunch royalist, this was unusual....

Saturday 27th March was a true 'orange flag' day in the history of Hobeck Books. What do I mean by that? Rebecca and I were staggered to...

Whose idea was it to move? I confess it was mine, so my repeated moans about 'never again' rang hollow. Trying to run Hobeck AND move...

I need to make clear from the outset I am writing this blog entry under duress. I returned to our room carrying our early morning coffees...