Sometimes, a hint of the right information brings seemingly mundane details into razor sharp focus. Like in a mystery novel when it’s revealed that the just-attentive-enough-to-be-barely-noticed butler is actually the love child of Harold, the seventh viscount of Worcestershire. Suddenly you realise that not only does he have a motive for the viscount’s murder, but it brings […]

This was originally published as a Weekly(ish) Note. Want to make sure you don’t miss one? Subscribe using the form on the right… Would the world would be a better place if we all just asked for what we wanted?  The first time I stayed with my boyfriend’s parents at their home in Heidelberg, Germany […]

This was originally published as a Weekly(ish) Note. Want to make sure you don’t miss one? Subscribe using the form on the right… In Japan, watermelons are grown into cubes which makes them easier to stack, ship, and store inside a fridge.  The process is pretty simple—when the watermelon is young, place it in a […]

This was first published to readers of The Weekly(ish) Note. Want to make sure you don’t miss similar notes? Sign up on the box to the right. “Think you can, think you can’t; either way you’ll be right” Allegedly said by Henry Ford but who really knows? Aren’t all witty quotations attributed to Mark Twain […]

This was first published to subscribers of The Weekly(ish) Note. Want to make sure you don’t miss one? Simply sign up using the form to the right… “I wonder what the weather will be like tomorrow…” “Your father insists on washing the dishes when I want to use the dishwasher… he’s driving me crazy in […]