This is a painting by my good friend and renowned local Gloucestershire artist Sally Williams. It seemed apt given that … More
Month: February 2018
16. Load! Aim! Fiiiiiiiiire!
The Battle of Scarborough, from Our Own Correspondent. Roadworks on the A171 Whitby road had sent the Ang Gonnaseckian Army … More
Balancing that diet…
Potato time, and what’s in a name?
Time to get the seed potatoes for the plot. I go to a brilliant little nursery where the choice is … More
15. Not so fast, Macdonald.
Our latest episode of Nicky Tams the King of Nosepipe, as told by Gordon Thorburn and illustrated by myself Wordsmith … More
14. The spy who shoved me.
Our latest episode of Nicky Tams the King of Nosepipe, as told by Gordon Thorburn and illustrated by myself Wordsmith … More
Batman lives in Sheffield, well he would would n’t he?
There I was in Walkley, which is on a hill in Sheffield. Everything seems to be on a hill in … More
13. The haggis on Burns Night.
Our latest episode of Nicky Tams the King of Nosepipe, as told by Gordon Thorburn and illustrated by myself Wordsmith … More
12. But first, call out the Guard!
Our latest episode of Nicky Tams the King of Nosepipe, as told by Gordon Thorburn and illustrated by myself Wordsmith … More
You wait for a blog to come along, then three turn up at once…
As followers might have noted I’m involved with some jolly fine fun writing of the story of Nicky Tams by … More
TV Man, remember them?
They used to inhabit small shops, and generally had a bank of second-hand TVs that they would sell to you … More
11. Kings are only human.
Our latest episode of Nicky Tams the King of Nosepipe, as told by Gordon Thorburn and illustrated by myself Wordsmith … More
