Darkness in the light Church October 29, 2020 Over the course of five years I have written of my experience with depression. I reached some of the darkest... Read more »
No room for “yet.” Church October 22, 2019 90 years makes for a lot of changes in a culture. The first world war had left around 18 million... Read more »
Forward facing Inspiration April 5, 2019 Peter de Vries famously said in 1959 that “nostalgia ain’t what it used to be.” For about six weeks now... Read more »
Recovering sceptic No category December 19, 2018 Today, however, there dropped a seed of... Read more »
What’s the plan? No category December 19, 2018 As a boy child of the 1970’s all that I ever really wanted from about age six was an Action... Read more »
Happiness is…….. No category December 31, 2017 (Click on link for happiness) For most of my childhood those three deep bass notes indicated another gentleman becoming resigned... Read more »
Christmas No category December 11, 2017 My relationship with Christmas has not always been the... Read more »
Black Friday indeed….pffft! No category November 23, 2017 I feel sick at the thought of our... Read more »
Old No category November 10, 2017 They were blissfully unaware of me as they walked by, or rather shuffled past. A generous guess would put them... Read more »
Mental illness No category October 11, 2017 it is we who differentiate between the mental and... Read more »
Vapour No category March 30, 2017 Everyone without exception from Barons to sports mums, coal miners, hobby painters and me share a commonality. We live...we... Read more »
Slum dwellers No category March 14, 2017 People will never see value until they themselves feel... Read more »
A different perspective No category March 13, 2017 He was happy, fun and a joy to be around but the depression changed... Read more »
Escaping with intent No category March 4, 2017 As a family we have loved the experience of... Read more »
The dash between the dates No category January 22, 2017 And all that was so important to me will be reduced to a dash one inch long on a... Read more »
When crossing the car park is “all things.” No category January 9, 2017 It really couldn’t have been worse. It was six fifteen on a cold January morning. The drive in was uneventful... Read more »
Hit the road No category January 8, 2017 Two hours before the sun would don his hat or even break the Eastern horizon I was motoring... Read more »
Dropping pennies No category December 13, 2016 I have been incubating some life threatening virus... Read more »
Joyfulness No category November 26, 2016 I love Christmas now as much as I once eschewed... Read more »
Forgetting No category November 8, 2016 My own forgeterry is improving as the years tick by while my rememberry is getting... Read more »
Adapt or change No category October 26, 2016 Since man was first faced with a problem he has adapted to... Read more »
Perception becomes reality No category October 25, 2016 It soon became obvious that the English they had learned was not the same English that we... Read more »
Home No category October 22, 2016 Not since the war of the early forties have so many people been so uprooted and... Read more »
Don’t let memories break your heart No category October 20, 2016 The silently flashing alarm signified that I had unwittingly turned the volume of my waker upper down. Thankfully it was... Read more »
Don’t let a memory break your heart No category October 20, 2016 The silently flashing alarm signified that I had unwittingly turned the volume of my waker upper down. Thankfully it was... Read more »
Strike one! No category October 13, 2016 Don’t be fooled by the title, this has absolutely nothing to do with baseball, or sports in general for that... Read more »
Not for the fainthearted No category October 12, 2016 It isn’t a secret that parents keep or a mystery for those without children that they can sneak up on... Read more »
Live and don’t learn No category October 4, 2016 It can’t just be me, I had expected that by a certain age (this one) there would be phrases which... Read more »
What is your name? No category October 3, 2016 Just over 43 years ago a hereditary tradition came to an end when I was christened. Actually I wasn’t named... Read more »
Believe in better No category October 3, 2016 The slowly rising light was beginning to drift across the dirty skylights in the roof of my workplace this morning.... Read more »
The sand of a dozen beaches No category September 24, 2016 There is something deeply satisfying about slipping your bare feet into your deck shoes and feeling the sand on the... Read more »
Faded Glory No category September 22, 2016 Everything about this image speaks to my soul in ways that I cannot fully explain. Some of you will be... Read more »
Faded glory No category September 22, 2016 Everything about this image speaks to my soul in ways that I cannot fully explain. Some of you will be... Read more »
Self awareness No category September 21, 2016 In the general run of our lives, the vast majority of us plough on through with little or no regard... Read more »
Comeback warrior No category September 17, 2016 The following is a link to a blog by a friend of mine… ... Read more »
In a moment No category September 15, 2016 Eighteen years ago today was a Tuesday, I know this because I was on holiday from work; I also know... Read more »
Access all areas No category September 14, 2016 At the heart of most people is an innate desire for freedom, put a fence around us or bars in... Read more »
Older No category September 9, 2016 They say that age is relative…that is without a doubt true. You see people who are 100 running marathons and... Read more »
Hope No category September 7, 2016 Suddenly the clouds parted….as the sun slowly broke the darkness in the far off Eastern sky, looking Westward a patch... Read more »
Operator error No category September 2, 2016 Sometimes, admitting a glaring mistake can be difficult. Generally speaking I am not the typical alpha male. I have no... Read more »
Roll with the punches No category August 30, 2016 My actual experience of fisticuffs is extremely limited…..for that I am most grateful. From Muhammad Ali in the sixties to... Read more »
Alien track No category August 28, 2016 I never cease to be surprised at where life takes me. With my thighs and calves still burning from a... Read more »
This is your day. No category August 26, 2016 At the risk of stating the obvious….they all are. This one is special though. If you are reading this then we... Read more »
Live your dream No category August 21, 2016 What would you do if someone gave you the opportunity to fulfil your long held dream? In 2009 that is... Read more »