Author Archives: Tony

….or am I just becoming increasingly confused? If it is the former, then I suppose I can do little about it, except pray for the physical and mental ability to recognise when I have become a burden upon those around … Continue reading →

About three months ago I hinted at impending change in the household. It wasn’t planned to happen for a while yet, but as so often happens in life, things rarely arrange themselves to suit our convenience. My wife (who has … Continue reading →

Here we are, almost at Easter, and it is ages since I wrote anything new in here – for which my apologies to those of you who have been back to see if there were any new contributions. The truth … Continue reading →

I can’t believe it is two months since I last posted anything in this blog, and that we are now at the start of another new year. I’m still not sure where November and December disappeared to, but I do … Continue reading →

Well, that’s that – “Done and dusted” as they say. Monday’s much-awaited trip to Caversham Park to be interviewed by BBC Berkshire’s Anne Diamond came and went, and I have to say that it was a very enjoyable experience. What … Continue reading →

My mobile rang on Friday morning and a perky female voice, which turned out to belong to Becky, from the staff of BBC Radio Berkshire, told me that she had been looking at my website as part of her research … Continue reading →

You probably guessed who he was….and some of you of more mature years (for want of an acceptable term) may well have known from way back during school days.  Samuel Morse, bless his cotton socks, came up with a method … Continue reading →

“Go west, young man!” That old piece of advice – not often heard these days – came to my mind yesterday as I drove westward along the M4 and M5 motorways, from the heart of England to north Somerset for … Continue reading →

Yesterday was interesting.  Well, sort of.  For the second time in my wood-turning career, I had One Of Those Moments.  You know the sort of thing – where something happens in a split second, and for the rest of your … Continue reading →

Every now and again, something happens to you that simply puts the insignificance of life into perspective.  I am not a philosopher,  neither am I a religious person in the formal sense, because I don’t subscribe to any sectarian or … Continue reading →