In the past week I have been honoured to be able to purchase my great-grandfather’s war medal online, thanks to a ‘random act of kindness’ from a complete stranger. The story begins with a post I’d made on a forum nine years ago while researching my ancestry and...
Adjusting to life without a small dog It’s a week ago tonight that we unexpectedly found our little friend dead in her bed. She’d seemed a bit out of sorts but having been happily grappling with a big stick earlier in the day as normal, we’d not been duly alarmed....
It feels a bit strange to be suddenly out of the theatre bubble I’ve been living in for what seems like forever and I feel compelled to write for my own record about my personal journey through our ‘world amateur premiere’ of Calendar Girls: The Musical. It’s...
It is a privilege and a challenge to be taking part in the forthcoming of Calendar Girls: The Musical with Grassington Players as the story returns home to Wharfedale, having travelled the world as a calendar, film, play and finally this show. The Calendar Girls story...
Tomorrow we meet in a small lockdown funeral group to say goodbye to a remarkable man. I’ve spent a lot of time in the past two weeks reminiscing and going through photos to find images to share with his sons, but it still hasn’t yet sunk in that we’re not...
Working from home – tips from an old hand While working from home is often perceived as an easy ride, with COVID19 suddenly thrusting countless employees away from the comfort zone of an office environment with colleagues on hand, some are finding the prospect a...