In reach of the stars

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

Dear Simon, My daughter, Wendy, and I have enjoyed so many visits to Singapore, and this year we felt it was about time we put our thoughts and experiences down on paper. Sir Stamford Raffles was knig

I was up in Aviemore recently for a spot of Winter Munro bagging and general Highland tomfoolery. As always I ended up buying a couple of books while I was there and am currently working my way to the

The village shop that sold pick ‘n’ mix sweets. A cowpat-strewn country lane with occasional glimpses of Glastonbury Tor. Leaping the wooden stile into Butterfly Wood. It’s over 30 years since I last

This week’s dream: the nostalgic charm of Bermuda ...

A short while ago I was very interested in Julianne Robertson’s article about the tiny flies that plague houseplants. Thank you, Julianne, for the information and advice. I ordered two Drosera capensi