Brighton and Hove, actually – my home town
We visit the author’s home town, Brighton and Hove, and indulge in some nostalgia to the sound of “the grating roar/Of pebbles which the waves draw back”.
Memoir
This sub-category of Articulations collects posts that are mostly or largely made up of memoirs from my life, or family stories
Swimming – now and then and in between
In which we consider swimming as exercise and therapy and a try to remember learning to swim as well as exploring swimming at Piscine de Longchamp in Uccle.
Piano music in the street
There’s something very special, I think, about hearing piano music in the street – each time it happens it adds an extra little bookmark in my memory.
Chagall
A blog entry about the Chagall Retrospective at the Brussels Museum of Fine Art, and about memory, colour and light with a side step to the Tudeley windows.
Bibliomania in the family
Does bibliomania run in my family? My grandfather, Charlie Warwick, had the reputation of being a bibliomaniac – among other things.
My radio days (part 1)
On Monday I had the pleasure of going out to Gothenburg University’s recording studios at Medicinaregatan. I was recording a few texts for the Swedish National Tests in English 5 and 6 – the upper secondary level exams. I can’t tell you about those text of course, they’re secret. (And that link may or may … More…
Computers, and my first in particular
In which I am interviewed about my experience of computers in education and wax lyrical about memories of my first Amstrad.
What is your earliest memory? This is mine.
This is my earliest memory – a memory of my father – together with a poem I’ve put it into. What is your earliest memory?
Just a head cold
Just a head cold, people say. Most people seem to think that confessing to having a cold is a bit lame. The fashionable disease is the flu.
Mother’s memories – interviewing Mum about her life
Mother’s memories – I’ve started interviewing my mother about her life. She’s been through a lot in her ninety-plus years.