Other writings

This is a place where I will upload a variety of non-garden related scribblings

Journey to school (1970)

A short description of a not uncommon 1970’s winter bus ride en route to secondary school in Liverpool. Those of a certain age will recognise this!

The morning after...

In the heady days of Distillery “press trips”, after a wonderful evening, I recall the not uncommon experience of the morning after. The “snapper” shall not be named!

Planning Dad's funeral

One of the things I learned some 10 years ago is that the process of working through the death of a family member is punctuated by moments of the surreal …

And the busy waves ...

A short “anniversary” poem, written after a late Winter break in Laugharne, South Wales.