A pointer to some rural and coastal gems and the scribbling they inspired.
Great Gables
An appreciation of new public art in Preston, plus a guided walk to view it.
Deep desires
Here are three books I’ve read this year that I can recommend. Each is very different not only from the other two, but from the run-of-the mill works in their respective genres. Desire is at the core of all three.
Building Bohemia Way
Scribing a serial story and the shock that brought it to a stop.
Your global cube
We’re giving you all a piece of our garden.
Down to Eartha
Chapter Ten
Lass tangle in Halifax
An insight into the diaries of a 19th century independent woman.
Bearded Iris
Chapter Nine After Gentile Jesus entered 13A Bohemia Way he never came out. Mother Eartha re-baptised him and he became a new woman. His father was well displeased, his mother confused, his sister unconvinced. Gentile Jesus, aka Christopher Proctor, had been a promising potential civil engineer, but the diversions of 13A become the only way. … Continue reading Bearded Iris
The Freckleton Air Disaster
The tragic deaths of thirty-eight children, two teachers, seven other British civilians, four RAF sergeants and ten USAAF personnel in August 1944.
Gentile Jesus
Chapter Eight. Mostly fictional.







