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: rugby
On A Little Hill, Far, Far Away #Britishandirishlions #southafrica #memories
There is a rugby test match due to take place this Saturday in Cape Town between the British and Irish Lions and the current World Champions, South Africa. In 1997 I took my father to South Africa for his seventieth … Continue reading
Posted in memories, south africa
Tagged British and Irish Lions, Isandlwana, rugby, South Africa
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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 Musketeer Conundrum
With football now back on the UK screens with artificial crowds and noise, sport is in the headlines. One oddity is being able to hear the players, encouraging, cajoling and directing each other. A bit like any game on any … Continue reading
Posted in humour, memories, miscellany, sport
Tagged camaraderie, humour, memories, rugby, teams
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J is for Jumble Sales #atozchallenge
For the last two years I’ve joined in the #atozchallenge, namely to post every weekday in April using each letter of the alphabet in turn. In 2015 it was places I’d been to, in 2016 it was London themed. This … Continue reading
Posted in A to Z blogging challenge, families, memories, miscellany
Tagged A to Z blogging challenge, jumble sales, rugby
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