The first snowfall of the season has a magical sort of effect on me. Not because I like winter I bask in the glory of the summer sun. ...

I must confess that autumn has never been my favourite season. Perhaps it is because where I live, the gap between summer and winter is...

A number of years ago I was out doing my regular biweekly shopping trip with my (then) four kids in tow when I was lured into the...