http://www.transitionelement.com/ en-us 2008-04-28T13:17:43+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2008/04/book_review_all.html For this month’s company newsletter I was asked to review a book I have read recently. I decided to review all of the wonderful Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child together as I honestly can’t separate out all the... culture Peter 2008-04-28T13:17:43+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2008/03/taxman_cometh.html So sad, but I think we will be leaving the UK in the next year or so, all because of Alistair Darling’s new “non-dom” tax changes. Even though the details have not been published and the IRS in the... life in the UK Peter 2008-03-18T10:49:58+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2008/03/brown_meals.html My wife used to be a “non-adventurous home eater”. The one thing we could always agree on was golden brown, or just brown meals were usually delicious. Over the years we have massively expanded that to other colours and... on food & drink Peter 2008-03-16T22:44:59+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2007/11/josh_ritter_all.html It was foolish of us really. We went to the Cambridge Folk Festival in 2004, not intending to see Josh, but as these festivals go, you end up seeing a lot of people you don’t know. Josh came on... culture Peter 2007-11-23T12:01:31+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2007/09/embarrassment_o.html How does a thing start? I have always loved liquorice. I think it started with black jelly beans when I was four or five. When I lived in New York, I could always buy good liquorice whenever I wanted... on food & drink Peter 2007-09-23T21:19:47+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2007/06/spring_allotmen.html We got off to a slow start this year. We dug and covered and dug and covered and dug and attempted to really get out as much of the bind weed and cooch grass that we could. We left... on food & drink Peter 2007-06-24T21:47:09+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2007/01/uk_weather_fore.html “Roads will be icy, in particular … everywhere.” — BBC 1 “Winds are going left across the North Sea then taking another left at the Bay of Biscay.” — Sky News I really want to know why the British are... life in the UK Peter 2007-01-22T20:42:02+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2006/12/was_that_santa.html “Dad, was that really Santa?” “Humm, what did you think Owen?” “Well, he didn’t say ‘HO HO HO’” “Is that what Santa does?” “Yes and is fat with a white beard and he wants to make toys all the time…”... culture Peter 2006-12-03T16:04:29+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2006/11/book_festival_g.html Last night the wife and I attended a talk with Giorgio Locatelli at the Petersham Hotel in Richmond as part of the Richmond Book Now 2006 Festival. The event was lovely. Served champagne and canapés before the talk. Giorgio... culture Peter 2006-11-08T09:15:03+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2006/08/slight_bounty.html Last year we barely got the allotment going since we received it so late in the season. So this year, we really had our hope up, specially with the early success or lettuces; however, this entire season London has... on food & drink Peter 2006-08-28T14:35:54+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2006/06/play_avenue_q_1.html culture Peter 2006-06-26T11:51:16+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2006/06/books_doctored.html [ UK | US ] Doctored Evidence By by Donna Leon Rating: ★★★★ Again, an excellent Guido Brunetti mystery. This one is about a old widow found murdered. Nearly everyone who knew the lady wished her dead. Too many... culture Peter 2006-06-19T22:00:11+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2006/06/books_death_at.html culture Peter 2006-06-12T21:57:13+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2006/06/books_uniform_j.html [ UK | US ] Uniform Justice By by Donna Leon Rating: ★★★★ A good friend loaned me this book. Something I would never have picked up on my own. However, I read it and really liked it. Its... culture Peter 2006-06-04T18:37:28+00:00 http://www.transitionelement.com/archives/2006/05/books_gods_in_a.html culture Peter 2006-05-18T13:01:47+00:00