Modes of Travel – part 1
“One day it occurred to me that it had been many years since the world had been afforded the spectacle …
The Beautiful Game
I’m not ‘into’ Football – but once it comes to international competitions I will invest in a Sweepstake and will …
Tales of Wonder
Luck or Fate would have it that I noticed and was able to attend an illustrated lecture by Jack Zipes …
Strange dreams came over him
Strange dreams came over him, while he thus slept. It seemed as if the old woman was taking off his …
Fun at the fair
A different ‘fair’ this time. My latest find from the local charity-job, a jig-saw puzzle from ‘The Good Companion”, ‘British-Made’, …
Party time!
At last, the days and evenings are becoming warmer – and Summer time means Party time, don’t you think? So, …
It sounds prettily enough
I (almost, because I do love a lie-in) welcome being woken up at dawn by the chorus of blackbirds, robins …
Ephemera Society UK Fair
I look forward to going to the Ephemera Society Spring Fair on Sunday 20 May and see what’s on offer. …
70s Vintage Playful Cat(s)
There are thousands of wind-up toys out there – and I’m only talking about ‘vintage’, excluding modern ones. I prefer …
Who started it
I felt sorry for it… there it was, on a market stall in the middle of gleaming, spruced-up tins, glassware …
