As one so often does, after seeing an old Morris Minor pootling past the other day, I began thinking about the cars and bikes I’ve owned over the years and wondering if any are of them are still surviving, now. I started making a mental list but it wasn’t long before I thought I’d better write these down. Now…
The 1970s
I’ve heard people say the 1970s was the decade style forgot, I can’t imagine for a moment why – I looked just fine…………
Warner Bros. Studio Tour – The Making of Harry Potter
Has anyone else been to the Harry Potter Experience – isn’t it just brilliant? You see it went like this. A couple of years back Jack and Hannie went up as a Christmas pressie from Jack’s Mum and Dad and they absolutely loved it and, to be honest I was more than a little envious. Firstly, I’m…
Green Machine update
Some time back I mentioned that Green Machine can, on occasions, be a bit of a handful. Even at quite low speeds the car will tend to chase any road imperfections and if you push it a bit this twitchiness only increases – take the old girl to her outer limits and come off the…
Flat Holm Island
In my line of work I get some really great gigs and yesterday my duties took me to Flat Holm Island. Located in the middle of the Bristol Channel, some 6 miles off Cardiff, this SSSI site and bird sanctuary is quite amazing and really should be in anyone’s bucket list top 10. For the taste of D…
My Monochrome Gallery
Every now and again the urge comes upon me to hit the shutter and tinker…….. with, generally speaking, quite a lot of emphasis on the tinkering bit. The following are some of the outcomes and I’ll continue adding pics to this gallery as and when the mood takes me. You can also find these on pinterst…
A younger me………..
About 2 years old Me with big bro, Pete gg Early 60’s I think -note the back end of Dad’s old Jag in the background- a 1947 1.5. Cost him about 75 quid then. If you could find one now, you’d need £30,000 to take it home My canoe, sat in the garden for 2 years and that’s as close…
More tales from Green Machine
So with, at last, some real reasons for thinking spring is on its way (daffodils, lambs, the odd bee and even a bit of sun), I’ve finally made a decision and yes, the time has come to take the old hard top off Now those of you who have experience with these contraptions will know…
A new distraction
Well Chaps and Chapesses, the reason I’ve been a bit quiet on the post front recently is I’ve suddenly found a whole new interest, well actually pinterest to be more precise and it’s completely addictive. (Oh, and the other reason for being a bit post shy is I’ve had the same damn cold since, it…
Should trivia be the new important?
At the very least it deserves its place, say I. ————————————————————————– ”It is a very sad thing that nowadays there is so little useless information”. OSCAR WILDE
Almost John 