Silent Assassin
Moving without sound, unseen in his silky black coat, once he had slipped his trademark collar, nothing gave his presence away. That is unless you had a nose for him. Unleashed he left like a wraith, not even Reynard the…
A steep learning curve.
I must have clicked on the wrong button, because now I have Windows Ten appearing on my laptop screen instead of Windows Seven. Well I will just have to get on with it. So I visited my local library and collected three…
Light and Dark
The museum team arrived just in time, the new tenant was starting to turn the old hat factory into a tacky theme park. When her only son passed away, Old Mother Shipton had locked the doors to everyone, and a…
Blow Wind Blow
On a visit to the beach at St Anne's. The sun's up and the beach is deserted. That's not totally surprising as there a sharp cold wind blowing in of the sea. The two hounds with us are loving the…
Operating Bear Mountain
As usual these events start with a bacon butty, then we get down to the real business of entertaining our visitors. Fortunately Bear Mountain behaved well, and so the fifty or so kids who tried their hand at operating the…
A early morning walk
As Irene and I took my god daughter to work at Burnsall we decide to stretch our legs and take a morning walk. Burnsall was at its best, with a gentle breeze and warm sunshine. We walked a short section…
A Tea Shop Trilogy
It's a brilliantly warm sunny day in York. I am on one of my usual tea shop trilogy' with Stuart. I am sat in the old East Lodge toll house tucking into warm scones with cream and raspberry jam and…
In the Chill of the Night
When walking Robbie tonight I felt very close to the dome of the stars over my head, as I took onboard the crystal clear fresh air. Such a strange night it almost felt as if I could touch the stars. So I found myself having a…
Out of Hibernation 2
The sun must be warming me up, for my madness continues, in that I once again visited Skipton to take a bike out of storage. This time however it was my bike. And I did not wobble as I rode…