Happy new year, everyone! Just a quick catch-up with you all, and some updates on what I've been up to...
Oh Wow, it’s 2025!
Book Battle – Team Yankee vs OPLAN Fulda
Let's look at two books covering a speculative World War 3 in the 1980s and see which one is the winner!
My Grandads’ Poetry 14: Enough No More Part 2
It's been a while, but let's get back to sharing my grandads' poems! In this post we finally get around to part two of a rather tall tale about trying to hide in the woods...
Seriously Geeky Sundays – Ahoy Matey!
All aboard, this week we're talking about all things pirate! Arrr!
Super Specific Questions 00012 – That One Time
What if aliens had popped by earth and influenced huanity, just one time? Let's have a look into, shall we?
My Grandad’s Poetry 13: Enough, No More Pt. 1
Part one of one my Grandad's more epic poems, certainly relatable in 2020!
My Grandad’s Poetry 12 – The Marston Poacher
A poem about those who plied the illegal game hunting trade in the old days...
My Grandads’ Poetry 11: The Canal
In this poem, my grandad speaks of the canals around where we live and those who once plied their trade upon it.
Tankfest 2019
I went to Tankfest! Wat did I see? TANKS!
My Grandads’ Poetry 10: Life
In which my Grandad discusses life, happiness and... canal boats!
My Grandad’s Poetry 8 – The Rock Mines
This poem talks about Northwich's famous mining industry and how it's workers lived back then.
My Grandad’s Poetry 7 – The Salt Works
This piece is about the Lion Salt Works in Marston village, right next to my grandparent's home!
My Grandad’s Poetry 6 – A Job of Work
This piece is about a grave digger that my grandad befriended as a youth.
My Grandad’s Poetry 5 – Great Budworth Church
My grandad's fifth poem features a structure very important to our family to this day.
My Grandad’s Poetry 4 – Marbury Pike
A fun poem about a gigantic pike and a local fisherman. A real showcase of my grandad's sense of humour.
My Grandad’s Poetry 3 – The Marbury Dun
This is a sad poem based upon a local story about a race horse.
My Grandad’s Poetry 2 – The Marbury Lady
The second of my grandad's poems covers a famous local myth
My Grandad’s Poetry 1 – Marston Verses
Unearthed for the first time in decades, this is the first entry from my grandad's own poetry collection...
Story Dice 4 – Uprising
A story about loyalty and family amidst the Haitian Rebellion.
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