Who do I think I am?
On the warren of looking for ancestors, and talking in my sleep.
Wendy’s World
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On Song – Choir goes to Paris
The joy of singing
Made In Sheffield
A visit to Spitfire pilot Gordon's old school in Sheffield brought me face to face with my own Yorkshire heritage.
Donating A Life
Plus: Hungry by Grace Dent
July Talk
Jinxing it, Heatwave latest, Pshaw!
My Summer of ’76
I remember 1976 as the year I got heatstroke and my legs swelled to the size of tree trunks. But what else did I do during that record-breaking UK summer? Let's turn to my teenage diaries to find out…
Postcards From The Edge
These embroidered silk postcards were a message of hope from the First World War front lines
What my grandparents wore to the beach
Plus pits, pendulums and epiphanies at Isle of Wight Festival
Walking, Wales, Warship, Wax, Wordle
So far it’s been a June full of Ws…
My Top Ten: Lonely Hearts, Middle-age Marriage, Pregnancy Pathways, a Spitfire Pilot, Sex-Ed and more…
To celebrate my second anniversary of publishing on Substack, here are my ten most popular posts.
No Show
Sometimes missing the main event is just an accident…