What is it about masons?

A trip to the Mason’s yard at Gloucester Cathedral. I have a friend at the Cathedral who said she … More

The importance of washing up.

Dishwashers have been around for years now but there are good reasons for dispensing with them. First of all they … More

I got into this by accident. I always wanted to be an advertising art director as it sounded glamorous and … More

Amberley The way an old gardener walks with head facing downwards looking for weeds. An orginal garden gait. Amberley … More

Pitchcombe Combe is from the latin for dung and in this instance pitchcombe is the word used for the hurling … More

Bibury The walk of a tourist who does not undertsand what he/she should be doing, or seeing, or indeed why … More

Maisemore A daisy chain worn and made by small girls that they make on bright blue summer days for each … More

More true meanings of Gloucestershire place names, glossary meaning a collection of Gloucestershire place names, as you well know. I’m … More

Hucclecote One of those parkas your dad or granddad used to own in the seventies that you never bothered to … More

Here’s today’s almost finished rough. I’m working on a little book of place names and their meaning. ( I’ve made … More

So you might have expected a couple of Siberian Border guards but the weather today has been so good that … More

This is the working end of a ship in the dry dock of Gloucester Docks where I had an afternoon … More