We all have regrets, some have more than others, but all in all there are not many regrets in my life. There are times when something doesn’t go the way you hoped for, but looking back you realise it was not a problem because it put your feet on a different, better path. Even atContinue reading “Regrets, I’ve had a few, but then again too few to mention”
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Last minute hitch on house deal led to a far better home
Many of you will remember 1977 as a busy year, it was Queen Elizabeth’s silver jubilee as monarch; the Yorkshire Ripper was still on the prowl; National Front marchers clashed with anti-Nazi protesters in London. Meanwhile Marion and I had moved our little family to North Wales, Anglesey in fact, and as I was settlingContinue reading “Last minute hitch on house deal led to a far better home”
Turn on your tv and switch off your mind as you binge watch
It is amazing how much our attitude to watching TV has changed over the past half a century. Then again think of the way entertainment changed between 1875 and 1925. By 1875 Music Hall was the big thing. The working classes flocked to see and hear variety acts ranging from Little Tich to Marie Lloyd.Continue reading “Turn on your tv and switch off your mind as you binge watch”
Beginning a brand-new adventure still going strong half a century later
We all have those times when we make a decision and then suddenly realise we have made a commitment which requires a great number of actions in a very limited time. The first time Marion and I faced such a situation was in the first half of 1977. I had been offered a reporter’s jobContinue reading “Beginning a brand-new adventure still going strong half a century later”
A year of delight at home again in my beloved country
I left you all dangling in the first half of last year after I quit the glamorous (on the surface) life of a London cinema manager and moved our little family from the South East of England to the North West of Wales. I was back not only in Wales but in the job IContinue reading “A year of delight at home again in my beloved country”
Let’s start at the very beginning
Which, as Julie Andrews told us all, is a very good place to start. We might spend a lot of time with our ABC, but, in consideration of my followers, there will be no tonic solfa. This is the start of a brand new year, the first day of the first month of the 25thContinue reading “Let’s start at the very beginning”
Who’s that man in the garden? Don’t worry it’s only me – or my dad
It’s been getting on for 30 years since I said my final farewell to my father, my last words to him were very simple, “I love you”. I miss him every day. No. That’s wrong. I don’t miss him because he is with me every day. This weekend I found he is with me moreContinue reading “Who’s that man in the garden? Don’t worry it’s only me – or my dad”
Robin's Nest 