When I was in my final two years year of Secondary School my school life was hell. Due to size reasons for the core subjects the year was split in two with Six Classes for each of the subjects and divided into ability, so two top groups, two middle and two remedial/bottom, as it had … Continue reading WotD: Penance
Bonfire night is a funny one for me. Many people of my age have fond memories of visiting big Firework displays and the assorted fun fairs which went with them. I can remember only going to one big public one in my childhood and I can't recall the exact circumstances why we went and why … Continue reading Please to Remember…
Doctor Who: The Taint by Michael Collier was a book published in the BBC Books Eighth Doctor Adventures range and in a way was a catalyst for a marked in improvement and consistency in the range, which had up to that point being a bit of a hit and miss affair, with no real focus and … Continue reading The Taint
"Look at this," said Wilking indicating the ground. "Looks like just another big lump of Granite," answered Maggiestone. "Remember the lava from this era would have been acidic." "Not at the chill margins," insisted Wilking. "The mineral streak, it looks like it could be pure Lulconol." "If it is we could have riches beyond the … Continue reading The Rock
"Nigel Kneale should have a slot in place of the Monologue where he just says 'I told you so'"- Mark Gatiss (I am paraphrasing so don't kill me Mark.) Prophetic would be a good word to describe Nigel Kneale, 'the man who invented British outer space.' For those of you who don't know, Nigel Kneale … Continue reading Word of the Day Challenge: Prophetic
Since the Word of the Day Challenge seems to have stood on the toes of the RDP, I am reposting my original entry on “Fathom“.
I remember this as a vivid piece of poetry that a friend of mine declared her grandparents used to read to her at night before she went to sleep and it prompted me to wonder, what sort of masochistic grandparents did she have? Most of use had the Three Bears read to us.
I often wonder how, or even if, that slightly creepy poem affected her. As with most childhood friends based purely on (primary) school base geography it ended with the Ascension to Secondary school and I never was able to subsequently…
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Would being a jovial man be an appropriate description of myself? I don't think so, while I am not a total misery guts it would be fair to say I do carry a level of cynicism within me, you could say I am a lugubriously cheerful person. There are a number of people who I … Continue reading Smile
Here is jazz pianist Bill Evans (not to be confused with the sax playing Bill Evans) and his trio. I would say his piano trio in the 1950s was the Quintessence of the Jazz Piano Trio. https://youtu.be/a2LFVWBmoiw Quintessence
Word of the Day: Infatuation I always thought Infatuation would be a good name for a perfume, not quite sure why but since there have been perfumes called Jazz and Opium I don't think it would be out of place. I remember a very bad story about a perfume which the central character was inexplicably … Continue reading The Glove Cleaner
The old man looked at his creation and smiled at his work. His time and effort had paid off and the garden was a sight to behold. It was simplistic yet lavish and the same time, stone walls were verdant with colourful floral growths, there were examples of topiary in many forms, flower beds were … Continue reading The Old Gardener
