We don’t burn old boys
Bonfire Night is, for me, the most exciting of nights. Bigger than Christmas Eve or Halloween or Easter or any…
Childhood
A few of my favourite things: Part 1 – 1970s
In this world shattering decade, I went from being 6 to 16 years old, was despatched to boarding school aged…
Old school
On 21 January this year, my old housemaster, Guy Shuttleworth, died, aged 94. He lived only a few miles from…
These foolish things
There is a heartache behind every act of spite. My mother could be very spiteful. You can fill in the…
The magic box
“Here is a box, a musical box. Wound up and ready to play. But this box can hide a secret…