Tag Archives: andover

Fishing for Jobs

Posted on 1 May 2018 by

My job search reminds me of days when I went fishing on the banks of the River Tay at the North Inch in Perth. I used to go out before dawn and spend all day casting my flies out onto … Continue reading →

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World Famous in Andover!

Posted on 19 May 2017 by

I know that this is just a grain of sand when compared to the mountainous achievements of some of my author friends in our blogging world, at Swanwick Writers’ Summer School and on many social media channels, but it hugely … Continue reading →

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Books and Coffee

Posted on 25 April 2017 by

Exciting News! The manager of Coffee#1 in Andover has agreed that I can sit and sign copies of my two novels, Eleven Miles and Knitting Can Walk!, in his coffee shop on the afternoon of 12th May. If you haven’t … Continue reading →

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Big parkrun Milestone

Posted on 2 January 2017 by

Since I posted this photo on my Facebook page yesterday, I have had such wonderful reaction that I thought it worth publishing in my blog. Please feel free to re-blog and share it in any other way you see fit … Continue reading →

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Early Signs of Talent

Posted on 1 August 2016 by

My ten week old great grandson, Kenley, has already made the final of the local Supertots competition in Andover, Hampshire. I am very proud. There he is: second from the left in the top row in the newspaper clipping above. … Continue reading →

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What a great week for running – for me, anyway!

Posted on 10 July 2016 by

I’ll be brief. I had three wonderful, early-morning runs in Bois de Boulogne in Paris while I was there for business meetings. On Saturday, I went for my usual Andover parkrun. I was on a good pace for 24 minutes … Continue reading →

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Tribute to Nicki Wallis

Posted on 20 September 2015 by

Tragically, a very good friend of my wife’s died on Monday 7th September. She was only 33 years old, and Joy had known her since she was just seventeen. I knew her too, but not as closely as Joy, who … Continue reading →

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