by David Wilson | Apr 4, 2026 | All |
It’s not every day that I write to the King. But then these are far from ordinary days. It was the Greenland business that set me off. I found myself recalling a map I bought some twenty years ago and, after a bit of rummaging, I managed to dig it out. Published by...
by David Wilson | Mar 1, 2026 | All |
Memory is a peculiar thing. For instance, if you were to ask me what I was doing last Tuesday I would be hard pushed to give you a clear answer. But then recently, while following the news of the recent attacks on Iran, I suddenly found myself back in 1979 and...
by David Wilson | Dec 23, 2025 | Art, Opinion |
We went last Friday to the Long Table for an event called Winter Songs. For those who don’t know the Long Table it is a Stroud-based social enterprise one of whose core aims is to celebrate the experience of eating together on a pay-as-you-can basis. Friday’s event...
by David Wilson | Sep 20, 2025 | All, Humour, Technology, Whimsy |
During a recent visit to Bristol’s Cribbs Causeway shopping centre, I found myself outside the Lego shop. It was the first time I’d noticed it, to be honest. “You go on.” I said to Mrs Wormwood. “I’ll catch you up in Waterstones.” On stepping inside, I was greeted by...
by David Wilson | Jul 27, 2025 | All |
Things are moving quickly. I read yesterday that the Foreign Secretary, David Lammy has come out in support of recognising the Palestinian State. I like to think that the email I sent him yesterday might have played a part, but I doubt it somehow. And anyway, it seems...
