A Random Selection...
Samuel Barr
He's not directly related to me, but he married my great Grandmother's sister Maggie, and he lived at Boatman's and was a very active citizen there, and his path crossed with... › more
Pheasants
In the days before colour TV there was a fairly limited range of amusements for dairy farmers. Tied to the two milking times each day for most of the year, they were lucky if... › more
Chooks
Chooks are stupid, - really stupid. They may gaze at you with one bright eye, and you may imagine that you detect in it some glint of mingled wonderment and curiosity, but in... › more
Hilary
Our generation of Dales was almost devoid of females. My cousins were Jack and Jim and Tom, and Terry and Doug, and my brothers were Alan, Barry and Dion. We have done better... › more
Dad
My father features so largely in my life that many of the stories of my past are really his stories or make some reference to him. However the early part of his life needs to... › more