Ah, but I was so much older then
On time, enjoying the moment, and the joys of retirement – taking in thoughts from Bob Dylan, Japanese culture, Facebook posts and more, and with a note about the late great Brian Patten https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/im-younger-than-that-now
Conscience and Control
Should MPs who vote with their conscience be bullied by their churches? https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/conscience-and-control
Sleeping Beauty
And if you woke now after 100 years, what would you think? https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/asleep-for-100-years
Wartime stories – post VE Day thoughts
Wartime memories from parents and grandparents – https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/post-war-stories
Thoughts from the Dart
Thoughts provoked by a chance remark from the ferryman – ‘the world being as it is’ https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/heading-upstream
Houses of straw
Tariffs meet fairy tales. The big bad wolf. Again. https://tonyearnshaw.substack.com/p/houses-of-straw
Hearing my song
As the attention of the world is focussed on Ukraine, I expected to be writing about autocracy, war crimes and the humanitarian crisis but my eye was caught by an article about the climate emergency. Clearly this is still with us – and the conflict is almost certainly worsening things. We can hope for an […]
Planting
As part of our show Passion for the Planet last summer audience members were invited to plant seeds and to water them. The result was the vibrant splash of colour pictured above. A reminder that we can create new beginnings, that seeds which we plant can produce something beautiful, an encouragement as we start a new year. […]
Time to celebrate!
With all that’s going on in the world, this may seem a strange heading. What’s to celebrate? I have a few things and it’s worth sharing those celebration points, perhaps all the more when we’re assailed by extreme weather, pandemics, incompetent government and queues for the basics. So, here they are. First of all, it’s […]
Paths and Digressions launched
Publishers Dempsey and Windle hosted the on line launch of Tony’s new poetry collection, Paths and Digressions, before an attentive and appreciative audience in an evening featuring readings from guest poets Liz Barton and Susan Thomas and a lively question and answer session. More events are planned, with the next launch event on 30th June […]