„Praca z domu”, niegdyś zarezerwowana dla stosunkowo niewielkiej grupy, stała się powszechna podczas pandemii Covid, kiedy cała populacja została faktycznie zamknięta w swoich domach. Pomimo wielu minusów pandemia pomogła wielu pracownikom biurowym uświadomić sobie, ile czasu dawniej spędzali na dojazdach do pracy oraz że mogą być równie wydajni, pracując przy kuchennym stole, w sypialni czy w pośpiesznie urządzonym domowym biurze.…

Once upon a time in their marriage, Andrew did something really stupid. His wife Moira chewed him up for it. He apologised; they made up. However, from time to time, Moira would mention what he had done. ‘My dear,’ Andrew finally said one day, ‘why do you keep bringing that up? I thought your policy was ‘forgive and forget.’’ ‘It…

A good old friend of mine recently visited me with one of his sons as part of their father-and-son summer road trip. They stayed overnight at my place, a “quarter-star B&B”, as I call it due to its modest offerings. We had a good time catching up and sharing stories over delicious Indian food, which the early-primary-school-aged boy enjoyed as…

A stalk of freshly picked rhubarb, dipped in a small, designated bowl of white sugar for each bite, is my childhood memory of summer days spent at my granny’s allotment. Further down memory lane, a slice of bread dampened with water and sprinkled with white sugar was a toddler’s snack; in its fancier version, it was a slice of bread…

Let’s get political for the first time in my career! You might have heard that we have a new Prime Minister, appointed only last Monday. Political commentators and journalists had a great time in the run-up, analysing the man in question, speculating about his future agenda, and predicting who would form his government. One aspect of those ponderings that caught…