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
Tag Archives: Bristol
The A to Z Of Life
I read a lovely post from the compelling fingers of Jennie Fitzkee, early years teacher par excellence. It lead to a short comment exchange that recalled my missing out of a place at Oxford University and ending up in Bristol. … Continue reading
Posted in memories, miscellany
Tagged boy scouts, Bristol, gardening, hampshire, memories, sway
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Art Club
During lockdown, artist and cross-dresser Grayson Perry hosted an Art Club in which he tool a theme and curated work done at home by Joe Public, some celebrities and his wife Phillipa. It was both fascinating and touching and oddly … Continue reading
Week Eighteen: 2022
Having made it through two flights and a family wedding, which were, respectively, tolerable and delightful, this past week was equally pleasant. The highlight was a trip to Bristol, ostensibly to see Grayson Perry’s Art Club exhibition at the Bristol … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, miscellany, thought piece, travel
Tagged 2022, Bristol, thought piece
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The University Years – This Sporting Life, Part One #bristoluniversity #1975
It is 1975 and I’ve left my sleepy New Forest home for the bright lights and persistent rain that was Bristol University to study law and life. I had a lot to learn. Arriving at University, it was a chance … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, miscellany, sport, university
Tagged Bristol, rugby, sports, university
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The University Years: The Demon Drink
In 1975, living in the arse end of nowhere, I did not have a sophisticated outlook. Nothing about my existence, immediately prior to going to university could be described as sophisticated and nothing exemplified this better than my relationship with … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, memories, miscellany, university
Tagged Bristol, drinking, university
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The University Years: Learning How To Learn #bristoluniversity #1975
It is 1975 and I’ve left my sleepy New Forest home for the bright lights and persistent rain that was Bristol University to study law and life. I had a lot to learn. My first year degree subjects comprised the … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, law, life, memories, miscellany, university
Tagged 1975, Bristol, degree, law, university
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The University Years – Going Through The Cycles, part two #bristoluniversity #1975
I began my university life in 1975 at Bristol, studying law. Last time I wrote, I explored my commuting life and one reason why I shouldn’t have taken to cycling. This is the second example. Loosely it involves hubris and … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, humour, memories, miscellany, university
Tagged Bristol, cycyling, humour, memories, university
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The University Years – Taking Crime, Itself A Crime #1975 #bristoluniversity
In 1975 I started a law degree. It wasn’t, academically the wisest choice and I struggled to grasp what I was meant to be learning. It wasn’t my only struggle… When I signed up for a law degree, I really … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, memories, miscellany, university
Tagged 1975, Bristol, Crime, study, university
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The University Years – Mono Sodium Glutamate And Me #bristol #1975
In this series I’ve tried faithfully to recall ny first week’s at University and the life changing experiences that I enjoyed. Up to the point I went I’d had one sort of girlfriend but that was more a friend who … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, memories, miscellany, university
Tagged 1975, Bristol, Chinese, dating, university
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The University Years: What’s Luck If Not An Incontinent Seagull? #1975 #bristoluniversity #memories
I began my university life in October 1975. It was life changing in many ways and the degree I ended up with set me up on the path to success. But in that first term and year, I learned little … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, humour, memories, miscellany, university
Tagged Bristol, dating, humour, living expenses, money, university, zoo
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