A Poem for New Year 2021
The Darkling Thrush, by Thomas Hardy
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Christmas Favourites
It's that time of year when, in newspapers and on social media, people list their favourite Christmas films, music, books and poems.
Harry the Horse
The story of a wooden horse that comes to life at night was inspired by watching my grandson patting the painted, wooden horse in the playground near his home in Bristol.
When we travel again…..
I find myself day-dreaming about where we can go when the pandemic is over.
Wild Swimming
I learned to swim in the sea.
A golf duffer’s guide to the portable handicap.
A new universal handicapping system for golf from November 2nd 2020.
Under a starry sky
I love a sky full of stars.
Lure of the Links
I love playing golf. Most of all, I love playing on links.
The border problem that perplexed Churchill is one that Boris Johnson can’t wave away.
The current political row about the Withdrawal Agreement Boris Johnson signed with the EU, but from which he has decided to resile, has prompted me to revisit the chapter I wrote for 'Brexit and Northern Ireland' published last year by Bite-Sized Books. I began with the much-used, but pertinent, quote from the philosopher George Santayana: "Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
Read MoreEasing out of Lockdown
A 'staycation' in County Clare.
Golfing again!
It hasn't only been Covid19 keeping me off the golf course.
When we travel again….
I love planning trips.
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