Cooking
A View From (The Town Closest To) The Greenhouse;
I decided, as is my occasional wont, to nip into town yesterday. I intended to do a bit of shopping, get a haircut and then spend a jovial hour or so in Spoons with my [more…]
Arts
19th Century
John Martin: The Geordie Who Invented the Blockbuster
John Martin from Haydon Bridge made his name painting the end of the world, so convincingly that one London gallery had to put a railing round his picture to hold the crowds back. He also [more…]
Arts
Which club to support
Some who may have inadvertently read some of my comments may have realised I have some strong opinions on many of the teams in the Premiere League. If you don’t like my opinions you are [more…]
20th Century
A History of Pop Music – Albums 1972
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfrOlB6pXNI Featured Album: David Bowie – The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 8th October 2026 The Panel: Jake Richards (Labour) Harriet Cross (Conservative) Max Wilkinson (LibDem) Annabel Denham (Daily Telegraph) Kevin Maguire (Daily Mirror) Venue: Peterlee ‘Jake’ Richards is the Labour MP for Rother Valley [more…]
Arts
Let’s Talk About Tracey
I visited 3 art exhibitions over the summer. The first was the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition. I shared my thoughts on that exhibition in early Summer. I also visited the Zurbaran exhibition at the National [more…]
Arts
Fabulously Flamboyant Fridays – Confessions Of A Knob Botherer Part 1
Welcome back my friends to the flamboyance that never ends! Greetings pop pickers and please be welcome to another edition of Fabulously Flamboyant Friday – our occasional Campari and soda-drenched probe into the rainbow and [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Question Time 1st Oct 2026 The Panel: Miatta Fahnbulleh (Labour) Julia Lopez (Conservative) Suella Braverman (Reform UK) Oli Dugmore (Journalist & Commentator) Venue: Tottenham One of the Garden of England Fahnbulleh’s, posh Miatta was educated [more…]
20th Century
A History of Pop Music – Albums 1971
Featured Album: T-Rex – Electric Warrior This is a series of articles looking at albums from 1960 to whatever year we end up in. I will select a featured album for each year and the [more…]