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This morning’s nugget of advice from the sixteenth century: “If I in thee Suche faultes ones see,             As no man ells doth knowe; To thee alone, And other none,              These faults I ought to showe.” Haywood – A Ballad against Slander and Detraction

This could be a very long post!  Things have been very stressful lately, not only because of the PhD work but a number of other domestic issues have been getting in the way of things.  I hope that now they’ve all been sorted out and that I’ve heard the last of them… Anyway, recently I’ve…

“Be fast and firme to freinde, as thou wouldest him to be; Be shamefast ther wher shamfull dedes be offered vnto the. In place thy maners shewe, in right and comly wyse; From the let peace and quietnesse, and wars from others, ryse” Sorry for the lack of posts lately. I hope that normal service…

Hard to believe a whole year has gone round since I started this.  This week, it has definitely turned to autumn.  There’s a chill in the air, the leaves are turning and falling from the trees and for the first time ever, my children were able to go conkering on Thursday morning before school –…

Originally posted on Sophie Coulombeau: Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness! It’s that time of year again. The air is crisp, the leaves are falling and York is suddenly thronged with freshers, both undergrads and postgrads – some bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, others clearly already suffering from the first of many appalling hangovers. I arrived here…