The world is a tough place and let us not diminish it's impact. That said, sensible folk navigate life's minefield with care. Th...

It was a shit school- but burnt well I was rummaging through some old documents the other day when I found this newspaper clipping betw...

There is a precedent for this sort of thing, ya know Tis been a rough week for many parts of New Zealand. First the earthquakes quickly...

I see no ships There is much I love about New Zealand : a place of great natural beauty and contrast. In the winterless north the climat...

On Flander's Field On Armistice Day I've chosen two poems for my blog. One was written in 1914, the other sometime late 1...

Nothing to see here..... A colleague forwarded a You Tube video to me the other day as she is well aware of my fondness for the bizarr...

A concerned reader writes : " Dear Flaxen, I confess I'm   a little worried about your mental state. Your writings lately see...