Silence is (not always) golden.
Continuing my drive to restore old artwork from many moons ago I’ve just opened a new page called ‘Silence is (not always) golden. I produced this booklet in 1993 in support of a Development Worker for...
View ArticlePrivate Journey
Between 1989 and 1995 I went through a period of reflection during which I had quite heavy counselling; the past seemed to have caught up with me and I wasn’t in a good place. At the time I was well …...
View ArticleOld friends
Really nice to meet up with my old friend and reader Brian Pears in Saltwell Park, Gateshead, while I was in the North East. As always we put the world to rights, in particular the education system and...
View ArticleSAILOR DAZE
Many of my readers will be aware that my website is my autobiography and that the first chapter (Manboy Geordie) is already published here. Today I’ve opened a new page for my second chapter called...
View ArticleWith Pebbles in Amsterdam
An old photo probably taken about eight years ago in Amsterdam with my granddaughter Pebbles. It caught my eye because of her lovely happy smile and I realized that cherished moments like these are...
View ArticleThe boy is moving on…
http://www.plantdewi.org.uk/ Today I had the call to formally offer me my new job and I formally accepted and so I’m very excited. Plant Dewi is the Diocese of St David’s very own Children’s Project,...
View ArticleTime with my family…
My lovely daughter Benita and her hubby Dan are with us for the weekend (up from Wales) with the kids as they travel north to go camping for a couple of weeks in the Whitby area. The nicest thing about...
View ArticleA few of my beautiful grandchildren…
Boys at the back: Ethan, Sebastien and Alfie Girls at the front: Rhiannon, Bethany and AylaFiled under: spailpinfanac.com Tagged: children, Family, Grandchildren, life, love
View ArticleWinds of change…
It’s not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. Charles DarwinFiled under: spailpinfanac.com Tagged: Change, charles darwin, life,...
View ArticleSometimes even a writer is lost for words
For about a year before I retired I’d been mooting the idea of treating myself to an old classic convertible. I had one years ago (An Emerald Green Triumph Spitfire which I loved but traded in for a...
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