Ouija board

Ouija and the occult I know. It’s crazy, isn’t it? I’m 8 years old … and sharing coaches, travelling the UK to spiritual “Greater World” conferences (hosted by a then already elderly man called Harry Edwards) Alternately, I’m quietly munching packets of Golden Wonder crisps, sucking exotic flavours of Hubbly Bubbly through a straw while … Read more

Somerset roots

Somerset roots I guess this section of the website is a call out, a nod or message to individuals I grew up with a very long time ago … (Pause) Goodness … if I had a Time Machine … Well … a better one anyway! No matter. I have YOU so I can use this … Read more

Online life

Online life In many ways, this page, (and certainly the accompanying pages relating to Beach elsewhere on this site), represents the most important and fundamental component of my whole enduring existence these last 20+ years because, well, without Beach, (an online persona I created to escape my spiralling out of control real life), I would … Read more

Life summary

The following WILL be decanted down into brief bullet points but, before that process can happen, I have to write a BURST of info, (below), that will be the source of some later editing. THUS, although the following is expansive, a later edit should decant my words into … err … less words! So … … Read more

NHS

I had never intended or wanted this website to be a posthumous post mortem of my tedious cancer experience of the last few years and, so far, as of September 2023, have not allowed my physical or psychological prodrome or early symptoms interfere with the spirit or demeanour of this site BUT, well, I guess … Read more

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Father

Father Revisiting and reading this page again, (after writing the original body of text), I confess to feeling a little bit disconcerted that I ever found the need to bring down my father’s character in the manner I have expressed below but such feelings are, kind of, irrelevant because I am recalling and writing down … Read more

The Rings

ROUGH DRAFT. NEEDS EDITING. The Rings Here is a photo taken when I would have been just 2 to 3 years old. Notice I am the little boy in a pushchair in the photo, with a black harness and reins hanging off my shoulders, in what looks to be a happy and idyllic photo of … Read more

Ancient Dorset

I understand that not everyone may appreciate or grasp the profound nature of being able to read an ancient landscape or view a vast geological timeline in the manner and fashion I choose to view our world but large tracts of West Dorset, (almost uniquely, I’d claim), represent a, virtually, untouched natural environment where evidence … Read more

The Pink Punt

Pink As I relate frequently elsewhere, individual life events can have a powerful and profound effect in shaping a human being’s future thought processes, life choices or character. The following story relates to just such an event although it took more than 50 years before the dots were joined in understanding the event / experience … Read more

West Dorset hillforts and Villas

Dorset Hillforts and Anglo -Romano villas: A Brief but Fascinating Overview In this 21st century age, where many people, especially online contributors, seem to need conspiracy theories, sensationalized content, or fake news to inspire their engagement with the world, I propose that what they really need do is simply observe the incredible natural landscapes around … Read more