Jul 2, 2015 Chunks, Phrase of the day Phrase of the day: What time…? Now, some of you may have been thinking that ‘chunk of the day’ had turned into ‘chunk of the month’ – or even ‘chunk of the year’! I’m afraid we’ve been a bit busy and perhaps a bit depressed by how in the run up to the election has turned into the aftermath of the election. You […]
Mar 22, 2015 Chunks, Phrase of the day Phrase of the day: in the run-up to As many of you may be aware, there’s a general election here in the UK in just a couple of months. This year also sees crucial elections in Turkey and Spain and no doubt in many other places as well. As the media gears up for the big day, the news becomes more and more […]
Mar 8, 2015 Chunks, Phrase of the day Phrase of the day: on the way I went to visit my parents yesterday and on the way there, I was thinking about the number of times I’ve done that journey up and down the motorway and imagined all the little ant trails that I have left – my journeys from home to school, from home to work, from home to where […]
Mar 5, 2015 Chunks, Phrase of the day Phrase of the day: It’s alright for some! This week, a friend of mine in France sent me a message via Facebook asking if I’d got a copy of a new box set that collects together all the LPs by The Pretty Things, one of my very favourite bands of all time. I replied that I’d managed to grab a free one from […]
Feb 27, 2015 Chunks, Phrase of the day Phrase of the day: would’ve thought Last Wednesday evening, I took a train from Preston back home to London. As we were nearing Euston station, I left my seat and went to wait near the door. A mother and her teenage daughter were already there, and the girl was messing about, pretending to open the door – in order to get […]
