Another trip into Harperspace
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Wah-wah fiddle and slide mandolin
Most of the time I see my friends in the band Cooper Black when they’re playing gigs in the pubs of Oxfordshire like …
A pox on them
Iceland has decided that it’s …
Breathe, breathe in the air
Two weeks ago I mentioned that me and Moth quit smoking because of the news that my best friend has been diagnosed with cancer.One of the symptoms of the disease i…
Time capsule
We went to see my 79-year-old dad on Saturday. He’s in constant pain with arthritis now, unable to walk far, and not the man I think of when I think of my dad, if you see what I mean. Like lots of old people seem to he accumulates junk mail, cards, pape…
The Green Man
If I say ‘green man’ there’s a damned good chance you’ll think of a pub or an alien from Mars. But think again for a minute. Think of a woodland spirit and remember what was painted on that pub sign…
In Europe, the leafy face of …
Life without fags
It’s weird.
For my entire adult life I have smoked. So over this past …
Quitting tobacco
I’ve smoked tobacco for the past 27 years. But on Friday evening I smoked what I ho…
Tree of life
I love biodiversity and wanted to make a picture with lots of creatures in it – a ‘tree of life’ – a bit like one of those scientific diagrams showing how different species have evolved from a common ancestor. Except in my case not. Just creatures in a…
