Remembering January

My television was full of all the awful things that happened in January – threats of war, economic ruin, scandals (notice the plural), the plight of refugees and it seemed to go on… Continue reading

Punters take to the streets

2026 will mark and important anniversary for the Norfolk Punt Club. It is 100 years since the club was founded and to mark this occasion lots of different events have been organised for… Continue reading

Welcome to my non-working fun fair

It’s quite amazing where I get to when I decide to have a day out. In the sort of weather we have been having, to be honest there isn’t much incentive to go… Continue reading

Puddles

Some of you may have noticed that recently it has been raining quite a bit. You never took me for the Sherlock Holmes type did you? The roads round us have been awash… Continue reading

Seeking inspiration

Last week I was asked by a fiend “what gives you inspiration?” Bit of a bolt out of the blue that one was. Something I had never consciously considered before. Well here goes.… Continue reading

In search of Nativity

It’s just so good to get away from pictures of snowmen and the eternal robins. Of course I like robins – I have something of a personal interest you know (or perhaps you… Continue reading

My old mum’s camera

It was an old Box Brownie – if I looked inside it I could tell you exactly which one it was, but there’s a film in it. The pictures looked a bit like… Continue reading

Inside and Outside Norwich Castle

Now that all the renovation work and a total reconstruction of the inside of the keep of Norwich castle has been completed, I thought I would go for a wander round with the… Continue reading

Circles of the year

You can have an opinion about the value of something without necessarily knowing the name of it. Take pretty girls for example! (you can see what’s coming can’t you.) In the old days… Continue reading

Eating the garden

Every Friday during the summer months I cut our lawn and every week I bang my head on the branch of one tree as I try to walk underneath it. I moan and… Continue reading