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My working career spans the Royal Navy, a spell as a dairyman in the Highlands of Scotland, many years in military survey in the British Army, and a fourth career in Information Technology. I have recently become a budding author. See more...-
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Monthly Archives: February 2018
Book Review: Dark Matter by Michelle Paver
Dark Matter by Michelle Paver My rating: 5 of 5 stars I wasn’t sure that I would like this book as I read the first ten pages, but it gradually drew me in until I knew that I could not … Continue reading
Posted in Book review
Tagged Arctic, book review, dark matter, ghost story, michelle paver
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The Challenge Of Describing Scents In Your Writing
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Image: Pixabay Of all the human senses, I find smell the hardest to use in writing. And yet, it’s one of the most powerful, as a number of studies have shown it’s hard-wired into…
Posted in Personal
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My Granny was a Lion Tamer
One of Gran’s favourite stories was the Blairgowrie lion. Blairgowrie is a small town to the north of Perth. It is very famous for being the berry capital of Great Britain. The best raspberries and strawberries in the world are … Continue reading
Granny’s Wealth
When my grandmother moved to the Fair City of Perth, she believed that she’d arrived in some great metropolis. Any reader who knows Perth in Scotland will be puzzled by this statement, as they will know that we are speaking … Continue reading
Posted in granny, Personal
Tagged grandmother, granny, highlands, humility, inspiration, inspirational, love, money, perth, possessions, Scotland, truth, wealth
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Even big businesses are going beyond GDP
At last, the World Economic Forum have recognised that GDP and endless, continuous growth is not the answer to everything. But that doesn’t go far enough. Read this article for more. What do YOU think? Original article by Emily Benson … Continue reading
Posted in green economy
Tagged davos, economy, gdp, green, green economy coalition, wef, world economic forum
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Inspiring Children to Read and Write
via The Hook
Posted in reading, Writing
Tagged education, eloise de sousa, librarian, library, reading, school, writing
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Film Review: Darkest Hour
Rating: 5 stars out of a possible 5. I rarely award a maximum rating to either a film or a book, but Darkest Hour is truly exceptional. It would be impossible to award less than five stars, because this is as … Continue reading
Posted in film review
Tagged actor, bafta, best actor, churchill, darkest hour, David Malinowski, gary oldman, Kazuhiro Tsuji, Lucy Sibbick, makeup, nominations, oscars, patriotic, veteran, winston, WWII
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The Invincible Black Arrows
A short story from my early days. Some of it is made up to add a little colour. Some of it is simply mis-remembered. Most of it is true. Our school banned football! Can you imagine? We couldn’t believe it. … Continue reading
Selfie Addicts – The Cure
Whilst acting as the community taxi service for my wife as she attended a consultant’s appointment at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester this morning, I noticed a door which intrigued me. My immediate thought was that this must be … Continue reading
