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When our books own us
Great belated birthday gift from Alan and Wanda: Neil Oliver’s “The story of the British Isles in 100 places.” I look forward to reading...
Ross Moughtin
Feb 8, 2019


Taking the hopping out of Christmas shopping.
With just four days to go, I’m feeling remarkably relaxed – even with three granddaughters currently resident. (That’s why I’m writing...
Ross Moughtin
Dec 21, 2018
How To Panic
If in doubt, panic. And panic, I did. To be fair I was let down by my car’s computer. As we passed the service area at...
Ross Moughtin
Sep 11, 2015
When you have nothing to lose
It’s essentially the Samson approach to negotiations. Simply threaten to bring down the whole edifice down – even it comes down on you...
Ross Moughtin
Jun 19, 2015
Making sense of tragedy
The Three Dancers” for half an hour to see what would happen. I learnt this way of looking at paintings from Henri Nouwen, which he...
Ross Moughtin
Jul 4, 2014
When we are stuck
I just managed to catch the 17.07 to Lime Street from Euston. At 17.27 the Virgin tweet appeared in dramatic block capitals. "NEW: ALL...
Ross Moughtin
Feb 14, 2014
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