Author name: Oscar Foulkes

We are blessed to live in a household spanning multiple generations, from my mother (until October last year this was […]

There is an unintended truth in referring to loose change as shrapnel. In our pockets or hands, or scattered around

In theory, gardening should be easy. For every plant that these days is a crop, there once was the wild

In a few months I’ll turn 60, which means I’ve had four decades of adulthood to collect treasured objects. Even

Reputation has a way of attracting opportunities. When it came to wine in the early 90s, I was known as

For all the right reasons, Hedonism – the pursuit of pleasure – has a long history, with adherents in multiple

Our 31+ year marriage has changed my life in all the best ways, most importantly through our two children. For

The premise of Oscar’s Pleasure is in the name, both the things or experiences that bring me pleasure, and in

“Ask better questions” is an aphorism that I’m happy to buy into, and it’s one I’ve been thinking about in

For coins with so small a value, pennies feature in an outsized number of idioms. The hardworking penny gets pressed