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Ripley’s “Believe it or Not!” – fact check
Reunited with this strange and sensational book, I have the opportunity to satisfy the curiosity of my twelve year old self.
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Going deaf slowly
How much of the rest of my life would I spend allowing my vanity to ruin conversations with loved ones, when help might be at hand?
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“the Morbids”
When I was seven I woke up one winter’s night in tears because we weren’t on a camping holiday.
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Poems by Kathleen Edwards
My mother loved writing poetry, and her best friend Elspeth Yule – known as Speff – presented Mum and Dad with this beautifully transcribed and delightfully illustrated book of Kathleen’s poems to celebrate their Golden Wedding Anniversary on 25th August 2001.
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“How Pleasant to Know Mr Lear” by Jim Grant
Jim Grant’s outstanding school play captures perfectly the joy and the sadness which ran through both Lear’s life and his work.
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Hawkwind: the drummer’s naked pedicure (illustrated)
“My brother helped organise a Hawkwind gig at Watford Grammar School (!) in the early 1970’s. After the gig he had to go and explain to the band that they didn’t have enough money to pay the full fee.”
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Quordle “Achievements”: getting to 45/45
As far as I know I’m the first person on the planet to “achieve” this – please contact me or comment if you know otherwise.
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Ruby Turner, The Moonlight Club, July 16 1980
When she stopped there was a second of stunned silence followed by a roar of acclaim.
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Shakespeare’s Lost Years by Aelwyn Edwards
For many years my father Aelwyn Edwards was fascinated by William Shakespeare’s “Lost Years” – the period in Shakespeare’s life for which historians and biographers have little or no information. He believed that Shakespeare might have travelled to Italy – specifically Venice – during this time.
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