Gin-and-Ice, No Lime

Gin-and-Ice, No Lime

Ever tried drinking gin by itself, no lime or tonic? If you haven’t, don’t. It’s sheer hell. Burns the gullet ...
Gold Rush

Gold Rush

There had never been such excitement in the house. It was a hard-working and unforgiving life on this small HumbersideIn ...
The Macready Mystery

The Macready Mystery

Throughout my mother’s life, she believed implicitly that she was a descendant of William Charles Macready (1793-1873), the great Shakespearian ...
Crocodiles and Education

Crocodiles and Education

When I look back on my life I begin to wonder if I have achieved anything of consequence.  To my ...
1984: Thirty-Two Years Later

1984: Thirty-Two Years Later

The passage of time has lent a surreal hue to the ghastly spine-chilling memories of 1984. Those who survived to ...
Life with my Grandparents

Life with my Grandparents

I was very lucky to be loved and cared for by my grandparents for a very long span of my ...
I.R.A. Activity in London - THE HARROD'S BOMBING

I.R.A. Activity in London – THE HARROD’S BOMBING

 It was unfortunate that the day our son Robert went to Harrods to buy a Christmas present for his father, ...
To be a butterfly

To be a butterfly

It is a sunny October afternoon in Cambourne and I am looking through the window at my garden where a ...
In Search of Spirituality

In Search of Spirituality

In October 1976 I and my ex-wife Chrissy went out to India to live the spiritual life. We had gone ...
Evacuation from Ferozepur

Evacuation from Ferozepur

It was August 1965. My family lived in the army cantonment of Ferozepur, Punjab, in northern India. I was 10 ...
Wartime Summer

Wartime Summer

The farmer peered out of his kitchen window at the hanging heads of corn, ripe and ready for the swift ...
The Gold Watch

The Gold Watch

It was fortunate that Lilly was in the kitchen when the bomb went off. All the bay windows at the ...