Fugitive Memory Forgetting comes easier as I get older, in fact it often comes whether I like it or not. Some of you have yet to reach this challenge. But…
CROWDS I don’t like crowds. Never have. Don’t like big cities. I avoid walking in crowded town centres. London is anathema for me. Never been comfortable at a football match…
Buttonholes What do you think about buttons? Probably nothing at all, unless you’ve lost one and are searching for another to match. I’m confident you think even less about buttonholes.But…
The Orange Bike I think it’s time to tell the story of the orange bike again. My friends have heard it before, but I haven’t taken it out of the…
How Far Is It To Bethlehem? This post is adapted from a talk I gave eleven years ago. I'm confident it was not so exceptional that anyone remembers it, but…
Time On Our Hands How are you coping with Covid-19? Back in April and for the first three or four months of lockdown then isolation, Barbara and I enjoyed it.…
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…
Form 1G, Acklam Hall Grammar School 1958-59; form master Mr Gaskill; That's me, 4th left back row Uniforms What did you dream about when you were young? What were your…
If a Job's Worth Doing . . . I advertised conference in my last post. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. The stand-out speaker for me…