KEEPER OF THE SNAILS

I realise I am probably writing into empty space here.  A bottle thrown into the ocean. Not so much a plea for help, but a way of making sur...

I'm starting 2018 with a short review of one of the 61 books I read in 2017. 'The Ice Palace' by Tarjei Vesaas was sent to me ...

Today, David Bradley reminded me that it is the anniversary of the death of Grace Darling, and has marked the event with his own tribute to ...

I like apples. This week we went to Erddig Hall near Wrexham for their apple show.  There are various activities at the weekend during the m...

I'm researching for another novel at the moment.  This time, it is partly based in Swansea.  Swansea, a town in south Wales, is a place ...

Another few weeks of culture: first, a political play called 'Whipping it Up' at TipTop - a local amateur dramatics group (as usual ...

The summer has brought me an excellent couple of weeks of culture. What I've seen (live).   Julius Caesar at Storyhouse . This w...

For the last couple of years the old Odeon building in Chester has been hidden behind hoardings, with glimpses of the renovations to turn i...