The Ventilator – Page 3 – Incorporating The Ranger's Blog

A walk in the Wight forest

I heard them before I saw them. Shrieks of excited children pierced the woodland air as I squelched my way

“Who farted?” The eight-year-old me looked up from her exercise book. All the children’s eyes, and now mine too, had

There are plenty of places on the Isle of Wight where access is denied to me, unless under special circumstances.

I recently attempted to park my modest two-door hatchback in the vicinity of a mate’s terraced house. The space directly

I had the privilege of dining with a group of senior citizens recently. Actually, let me be honest, I was

With the Isle of Wight’s long tradition of welcoming visitors, it is only a matter of time before we introduce

They don’t even know they are doing it. Mainlanders just can’t help but talk about roads. If you arrive by

I recently drove to Halifax to visit the spectacular Piece Hall. I found a parking space almost adjacent, but the

In his book about animal behaviour, King Soloman’s Ring, Austrian zoologist Konrad Lorenz observed that when going about its business

I’m currently reading a novel called A Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy. Its protagonist, Connie, is