America
Postcard From Canada, No 5
On Day 11 of our holiday we set off from Squamish to drive the 452km to Kelowna, firstly on the Sea to Sky Highway (Route99) through Vancouver before joining the Trans Canada Highway (Route 1). [more…]
Articles by Colin Crosss
Literature
High Places
High Places Britain’s hallowed corridors of power, invested with the great and good Aren’t confined to Westminster, Cardiff, Stormont or Holyrood In every Council Building, Mansion House, Mayors Office and Town Hall People devoid of [more…]
America
Postcard From Canada, No 4
After a very quiet day on Sunday, during which I explored a couple of local bars and did some shopping we began the second week of our holiday from our base at the Mountain Fun [more…]
America
Postcard From Canada, No 3
With the first week behind us it was always going to be difficult to choose one highlight. Lots of factors were in play, should it feature wildlife? We’d certainly seen some. Food maybe? the Jasper [more…]
America
Postcard From Canada, No 2
We flew out of Glasgow in the early afternoon of Monday the 21st of May and set off for Calgary, where we were to meet our youngest daughter and collect our camper van, via Toronto. [more…]
Arts
Postcard From Northumberland & The Farne Islands
One of the great things about deciding to do 40 things when you’ve been married 40 years but don’t set a time limit is that it becomes a moveable feast without any set order. As [more…]
America
Postcard from Canada, No 1
Home for 3 weeks “Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream. Cannery Row is the gathered [more…]
America
Postcard From Canada (An Overview)
“Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream. Cannery Row is the gathered and scattered, tin and [more…]
Literature
Revolution
Another go at a bit of fanciful poetry. It imagines a time in the summer of 2019 when the government, mired in scandal and indecision, is on the verge of collapse after giving in to [more…]