The Sincerest For Of Poetry
Apprenticed To My Mother
Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
The Last Will Of Sven Andersen
Booms And Busts
Buster & Moo
Salisbury Square
My Father and Other Liars
Life In A Conversation
Life, in a Grain of Sand
Life In A Flash
Category Archives: Christmas
Dog At Christmas
For those who need their Dog fix, and as a small memory of Sue Vincent and her delightful poems about her dog, Ani, I reprise here a poem and pictures I did for her… A little something Dog penned for … Continue reading
The Twelve Dog Days Of Christmas #dog #christmas
A little something Dog penned for Sue Vincent’s delightful pup, Ani’s, Advent calendar, in case you missed On the first day of Christmas, my two legges gave to me, My favourite walkies! * On the second day of Christmas, my … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, dogs, poems, poetry
Tagged dog, poem, poetry, twelve days of christmas
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Back To Front #peace #quiet
As I look out into my garden I see a lot of green, a lot of growth. Buds poking through the loam, next year’s plants making an early bid for freedom. What is that? Norman renewal, evidence (again) of climate … Continue reading
That Christmas Letter… Martin Apostle Writes
25th December Dear All, It has become customary, I’ve found, for friends and family, to enclose a letter with their Festive cards summarising their family’s many glorious achievements during the past year. These missives have taken on the glowing uniformity … Continue reading
Christmas Traditions
My Christmases as a child were what we called traditional but everyone’s Christmas traditions have their own quirks, imposed by the characteristics of the participants. These are mine. 1. My father enjoyed a pint. Or several. He was an active … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, guest post, memories
Tagged Christmas, family, memories, quirks, traditions
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That Christmas Letter…
25th December 2018 Dear All, It has become customary, I’ve found, for friends and family, to enclose a letter with their Festive cards summarising their family’s many glorious achievements during the past year. These missives have taken on the … Continue reading
The Art of Spirit Capture #shortstory #Christmas
Extraordinary things happen in ordinary places. If you take the B2402 out of Maplecroft on the old Dover road and follow it for nearly a mile you’ll see a battered sign. ‘Hoskins’ it says, still readable through the rust and … Continue reading
The Reason for the Season
I’m not a religious or especially spiritual man. So the meaning of Christmas or the winter solstice celebrations might, you’d perhaps think, be lost on me. But it has becoming an increasingly important time of year for me. I think … Continue reading
Posted in charity, Christmas, home, London, miscellany
Tagged Crisis at Christmas, homelessness, support, volunteer
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10 reasons why Christmas is dangerous
Christmas is about peace and goodwill and food and sharing and family and, well, it’s a damn risky time really. I’m not saying it’s up there with Donald Trump’s double or a Chernobyl chimney sweep in terms of taking the … Continue reading
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