Difficult to cure
Secret Shape of Time It is early morning, Granny’s kettle whistles she winds the grandfather clock. It is lunchtime, Bonaly Primary School I am ‘backward’, so I am told Summertime, … Continue reading Difficult to cure
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‘Full size family motoring’
Advertised in the Daily Express, 20 January 1964. Our family bought a Morris Traveller [which still had a wooden frame and eventually succumbed to dry rot].
DOUBLE OVEN
An advert for a new invention: the “Double oven” as advertised in British newspapers, October 1961. By the mid 1970s these double ovens had become more commonplace. My family did … Continue reading DOUBLE OVEN
Far away
This short film is for Alyne. To play this short film please click here or on the image above Credits: [1] Mr Benn [BBC] [2] Shirley Ellis – ‘Nitty Gritty’ … Continue reading Far away
Thorburn Manor
Following a stroke, my father has been in the care of Thorburn Manor, Colinton. Before it became a a Care Home, Thorburn Manor was the primary school for Colinton: a … Continue reading Thorburn Manor
the proximity of my childhood
To watch ‘the proximity of my childhood’ please click here. Music credit: Peter Gabriel