There’s been a few postings on the site lately about the moronic customer service we run into from time, but thankfully I’ve managed to steer clear of those experiences until today ...   We use the Alliance & Leicester busi... Read more

It’s strange how real life has a habit of mimicking art.  I’ve spent the last few days working on a couple of folklore articles featuring the Summer Solstice which I’m sure you all know occurs on the 21st June! This is the... Read more

First it was the 3rd June, then put back to the 20th but my new book, Lambs For The Freezer was officially published yesterday!   I’ve checked the web and most sites are still listing the 20th except for the publisher’s site wh... Read more

Ever since one never to be forgotten day at primary school when a so-called friend singled me out to sing “Happy Birthday” in front of the entire school, I’ve had a problem with singing in public!   The cringing embarrassment... Read more

A white walled pub, the scraping strains of an old fiddle and the merry jangle of bells welcome in the May and the new maid queen.   Bright sunshine streaming in green and gold bands over rolling combers of grass, breaking around a sma... Read more

Just received my advanced publication copy of Lambs For The Freezer, the book I spent the best part of last year writing.  They have made a superb job of it so I’m hoping for lots of sales!   The book isn’t due for publication... Read more

Unfortunately I can’t make this year’s Royal Welsh Spring Festival as I’m donning war paint and frightening the natives with my morris dancing, but if you are looking for a good day out RWAS comes highly recommended.  Not ... Read more

We are all writers here and almost certainly reluctant marketers which is why we ought to be aware of Google's latest Farmer/Panda bomb shell which sent shock waves through the internet marketing community and why this could well be very good news fo... Read more

  I could never under stand this saying when I was a child.  Why should you want your cake if you were not allowed to eat it?  Even when it was explained to me in words of one syllable, I still found it difficult to get my head around... Read more

Here's another response to Wordsmith's Ridgeway challenge!  Self, Nearest and Dearest and a couple of friends walked the whole of the Ridgeway in 2007.  We finished at Avebury in time for the summer solstice which as you'll see from the vid... Read more