Author Archives: fordhollow74

DRAGONFLY

Posted on October 18, 2019

A delight of summertime is to see Dragonflies. They come in many sizes and colours. They are predators, hunting flies as they zip around in their summer mating dance. Most of their life cycle is under water, in some species … Continue reading →

Posted in Dragonflies, Rivers, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

GOLD BLOCK

Posted on July 24, 2019

In one of my infrequent episodes of tidying-up, a small round tin emerged, resisting any immediate attempt to reveal the contents within. A pipe tobacco tin from the 1950s, a remaining link to my father who for a few years … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing prompts | 1 Comment

PLOUGH SHEARS, PRUNING HOOKS AND NOTEBOOKS

Posted on May 28, 2019

Amongst the many joys of living in a house that was once the heart of an Exmoor hill farm, isolated and self-sufficient, are the unexpected things from a bygone age that turn up on occasion. Over a long period, for … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

WORLD POETRY DAY

Posted on March 21, 2019

Today is World Poetry Day; while many established poets will be honoured and celebrating, I thought there would be no harm in joining in, but I make no claim to have skill as a poet. A SWALLOW IN MY HAND … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, World Poetry Day | Tagged | Leave a comment

SILENCE

Posted on January 31, 2019

Erling Kagge is a Norwegian Philosopher, Lawyer and Explorer who has trekked to the North and South Poles, also climbing Everest to complete the ‘Three Poles’ challenge. His book Silence is being read on BBC4 at 09.45 in the mornings this … Continue reading →

Posted in Novels, Silence, Uncategorized, Writing Groups | Tagged | Leave a comment

POEMS

Posted on January 24, 2019

There has been much said of late of a renewed interest in new published poetry. I live in West Somerset on Brendon Hill, the East flank of Exmoor. This is farming country, in the main beef and sheep lands.  In … Continue reading →

Posted in Calving, Lambing, Sonnet, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

A SOMERSET TIPPING PUTT

Posted on October 23, 2018

The GTX of its day, this farm cart, a one horse Somerset Tipping Putt, worked on a single farm, Horsey Farm, Bridgwater for some seventy-five years. It was sold in the Farm Sale in the early 1990s and has rested … Continue reading →

Posted in Armistice Centenary, Farm Carts, Uncategorized, Wheelwrights | Tagged | Leave a comment