Corners of my Mind

Had a lovely wander around Ashbourne today, got there about 9.30a.m. and had a good look at the antique shops and the book shop and the supe...

I feel I have been rather neglectful of this blog recently, finding it hard, not to find the time to write, but to actually know what to say...

Friday was the All Write meeting at Hanley Library. I really enjoy these meetings and there is a nice lively crowd of people who attend. I...

During this week, in the potteries town* which is the nearest to where I live there have been two major incidents, a murder and a fire on on...

On Friday I was wandering, in the sunshine, through the market. The stalls were bright, cheerful and welcoming with flags and balloons danc...

So we have another election looming. The feeling of security goes out of the window and in comes that uneasy feeling in the pit of the stom...

Yesterday I walked the two miles to our local library in order to renew my library ticket.* I strolled into the newly refurbished librar...

It’s hard to gather my thoughts together enough to recount the things I’ve seen and done over the last few days. I was so looking forward t...

Well, the writing class on Friday went well. We all had to read out the pieces we’d written for homework, based on the theme of childhood m...

I was sitting in the conservatory this morning, drinking coffee, looking out at the garden with its brand new spring colours and I got to th...

We set out early yesterday morning and journeyed out towards Ipstones and Onecoat and then down to the stunning Manifold Valley. The morning...

When is a dream not a dream but a nightmare? I suppose when it disturbs you, makes you cry out, wake up in a sweat or stays in your memory ...

We travelled through the mist and rain over the Staffordshire border into Shropshire. Before we moved into the city we used to live out near...

Recently I’ve become rather concerned about what is going to happen to the postal service if the Royal Mail loses its postal monopoly. How ...

Just over half an hour’s drive from us is the village of Ilam, it’s very close to Dovedale and you can easily walk to there from the village...

As promised an explanation of my comment yesterday. It must be about four years ago now when we took a short autumn break in the Lancaster ...

I’ve noticed a new phenomenon on our street. All the little girls have big feet. Some of them brown suede; some of them sheepskin coloured...

Whilst traveling home on the bus today I sat in front of an elderly couple discussing fish. Not unusual in itself but my mind began wanderi...

Saturday 19th March Birthday Celebrations Up at 6.30a.m. today to be ready to leave the house by 8a.m. to set out on our travels across cou...

Friday 18th March Well, as instructed when we bought the tickets, we arrived early to ensure a car parking place. Having a small car we can...