In prehistoric times the written word was hand-made wall pictures. Eventually marks in clay tablets appeared, later quills and ink, then steel nibs, then fountain pens (the most elegant way…
I wrote this a year ago after watching the service for the Unknown Warrior in Westminster Abbey, which moved me deeply. Last year was the 100th anniversary of the burial…
Maybe you forgot cake and candles for the big birthday this October: the 80th anniversary of the Lancaster bomber. Its maiden test flight was 9th January 1941 and the first…
Group Think Have you ever sat in a meeting, half awake, doodling on a notepad, when suddenly someone suggests an off-the-wall, ridiculous idea. You don’t take much notice at first;…
Old Virtues My wife and I prefer a cold bedroom at night for sleeping; since that’s how it was for both of us growing up and it’s what we got…
The Band, Crinkle Crags and Bowfell from Langdale
Harold Marshall on left, Pollock Castle Reservoir 1941 Slightly Odd Harold Marshall, Pollock Castle Reservoir 1941 I love music. A wonderful heavenly gift for which I give thanks. My dad…
Being Who We Are Have you ever wished you were someone else? Dissatisfied with your looks, skills, or personality, and longed for the talents you see in others?One bitterly cold…
