Having said that I was going to write about ordinary cycling, this week I have done less of the ordinary cycling and more of the "Wot-I...

There is to be a slight change of direction for this blog. I have begun to find that writing about cycling comes more easily to me than writ...

I was recently asked to mend this silk blouse. The owner did not know exactly how old it was, but my guess is 1930s. The amazing thing is th...