Kenzie Thorpe is best known for his wildfowling, poaching, conservation and paintings. Much of his surviving notoriety is possibly the...

On Saturday 26th September 2015 I wrote a letter to Benjamin Zephaniah. The previous evening he had delivered a lecture to Spalding...

The area around Burnopfield and the site of the old railway track is said to be haunted by a fearsome apparition with an "Eerie face with...

Down the side of Spalding's Civic Centre is a passageway called The Butter Market. Here is some of the history and the context in a...

It is perhaps hard to imagine as you wind down the narrow roads approaching Freiston village and then a little further, two miles, to...

Heatwave, drought and wildfires ravage much of Europe and North America. There is talk of war with Russia. Concerns are voiced over UK...

You may have heard the phrase “wooden dollars” when referring to spurious values of such items as natural capital values. The term refers...

The first time I saw eider ducks in the wild was in Amble Harbour, Northumberland about 15 years ago. December 2022 saw me move to Ambl...

This is my third post about train rides and is about a journey om 19th December 2022. Christmas is approaching and I have just taken...

This is my second post about train journeys and is from my notes of 2018. Do you remember when train passengers spoke to each other?...

TRAIN RIDES – A DIARY ENTRY FROM 7TH DECEMBER 2017 Here I am on the 6.42 to Leeds on a windy December day. The train is quiet with low...

In the May 2019 Bank Holiday with my son Zak at Easton and Otley College in Norwich we decided to stay for a week in Stratford just south...

Talking to your children as they grow up, especially listening to them can be fascinating and amusing. It can also be scary. Luckily, so...

Today the 13th of May 2023 heralds the return of the Spalding Tulip Parade. I now live in Northumberland, where my tulips flower much...

As the Stone of Destiny, otherwise known as the Stone of Scone, winds its way from Scotland to nestle below the King's posterior on the...

The Ruff is a wader that has suffered exploitation over the years by man, perhaps the worst example being horrendous taxidermy that...

3rd January saw me drive to the local Vauxhall dealership in Morpeth from Amble. It was a beautiful morning but icy. Driving to Morpeth,...

It is December and my garden still has roses in flower. Although with last night's minus 5 frost possibly not for much longer. Nowadays...

Many years ago I had a client take over some greenhouses in the fens to import and grow orchids for sale in the UK. Previously these...

“A Fenman’s dowry, threescore geese and a pelt.” This saying is an indication of the economic importance to many fenmen of geese and...