Several times on this blog I’ve referred to Barry Meat’s travelogue, a guide to a small but oft-ignored portion of Yorkshire. Although I conceived the character about 20 years ago, I really didn’t have a home for him until about 5 years ago (thanks, COVID lockdowns). That’s when I considered the idea of…
Month: January 2023
I Bought a Cigar Box Guitar…
I didn’t even know cigar box guitars existed until a few years ago, and even then I found them a bit of a silly novelty. But listening to an Amazon playlist of acoustic blues music recently, I discovered that I really liked the sound. This unlocked my interest in cigar box guitars, something…
Still Working With Barry Meat
I seem to have been working on this book for years but I thought it might be good to confirm that I still intend to complete the Barry Meat travel guide to Yorkshire. With scant time to learn, I have nevertheless got to grips with Canva and have several pages laid out with…
An Adventure Begins…
We had some surprising news before Christmas. Eldest has been invited to Dance World Cup in Portugal next year. Mind.Blown. — Christian Cawley 🏵 (@ChristianCawley) December 14, 2022 Yes. My eldest (by two minutes), Bruce, has been selected to dance for England in Portugal in July. The Dance World Cup (yes, there is…
Meet Eric Auton
A New Year’s resolution has been to share more of the things I’ve been working on. I tend to hold on to things with the hope of improving them over time, but of course this rarely happens as time is short. However, I have returned to the story of Eric Auton and his…
Remembering to Blog
It’s a bank holiday Monday. I have a weekly schedule that I stick to (quite well) but there is something missing: regular blogging. I mean, I *say* this, but most of my work – 50% at least – is technically blogging. I just do it on other sites, whether paid to by massive…
