I spent 7 years at Penistone Grammar School, from 1972 to 1979.This is an aerial shot I took sometime around 1982 from a Cessna light aircraft at about 10:30 in the morning. I remember thinking at the time, that the playing field looked as if someone h…
Penistone Grammar School: The Rise and Fall… and Rise Again Read More »
Yesterday, I responded in a private message to a post on my facebook timeline. To my surprise, the message window appeared again seconds later with a reply. I say surprise, because the person I messaged is not only extremely well known in his field of …
Until a few months ago, I hadn’t realised how invasive TV advertising had become on Freeview channels. On the old terrestrial stations, 3 minutes of advertising during programme breaks was normal and whilst it was still annoying, most of us learnt to l…
A busy half term week started with collecting my daughter from the West Midlands and ended with putting up an exhibition of my Dad’s artwork in Cambridge.We arrived at St Michael’s Church, Trinity St, Cambridge, on Thursday 31 October at 4.15 pm. …
The ARCHITECTURE of BELIEF Read More »
Last Sunday, the weather produced a small gale where I live – the result being that on Monday morning, I noticed the felt from my shed roof folded in a neat heap on the ground next to it. A year previous, the wind had lifted one length of the felt and …
Felt Up The Wrong Way! Read More »
August is one of the busiest months for me – mainly due to it being the school summer holiday for my daughter… which in turn means complying with numerous requests for various activities… not to mention her birthday in the same month!Anyway, I mana…
Garden Plants and Classic Cars Read More »
I’ve spent the last few days making a patio garden/seating area. I recently discovered that the end of my house is a real sun-trap and after my friend Helen gave me a couple of chairs, I thought it really needed ‘beautifying’. Eventually, I…
Sun, Seats and Sangria… well, almost Read More »
It’s been an interesting few days – but they almost didn’t happen! I finally gave up using Hotmail after 18 years after the version of Outlook provided ground to a stop and several times I couldn’t access my account. I’d put in a ‘forward’ …
The Art of Allowing Read More »
Yesterday, I bought some more leather for wand making:The above wands are for sale hereI started making wands in the early 1980s and wrote a booklet about how to make and use them:I began experimenting with healing in 1981 after combining breathing and…
Crystal Healing Wands Read More »
