Balconies have now become fibreglass cages – Out with the old, in with the new

As a five-year-old boy I spent many hours sitting in a wooden balcony with my maternal…

No more flickering candles, shadows, ghosts or ghouls: A1 and Digital rule now

My late father was a great story-teller having acquired the knack from his boyhood days in…

Childhood Memories of King George VI’s Death

There are some things etched in childhood memory that one never forgets. When King George VI…

Big Bear

Continuing the repair of our soft toys saga….. When Siddhartha was a baby, John brought him…

The Joys of Soft Toy Rescue

I don’t know about you, but I have always humanised our soft toys. Then, the day…

Fondant Memories:  making old fashioned sweets at home

By Seren Charrington Hollins Making sweets at home is a cheap and rewarding process that means…