It's that time of year again, when we are invited to examine the last twelve months and tot up the hits and misses; a perfect occasion t...

A few days ago: I'm standing in a drably decorated room with dark walls and a thick carpet of indeterminate colour. It is furnished with...

We ’d had quite a lot of the 6.5% Satdownbe Cider, pressed locally at The Square and Compass, Worth Matravers, Dorset.  Baz and I managed to...

Like you, I'm a selfish person. Every so often, though, I am bewildered by my own uncharacteristic generosity. About ten years ago, I ...

www.lettersfromconrad.co.uk After my dad retired, he got into the habit of writing letters to his relations and friends, which he kept up ...

I’m busy these days. After a relatively inactive bit of my life between last year’s and this year’s Edinburgh Festivals, I’ve suddenly got...

Well, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival is upon us again. This year's Fringe Programme is fatter than ever. More than a third of it is taken...