Herry's Journal

I have been concerned about fracking ever since talking to a geologist and a oil and gas finance specialist last year. They are both extrem...

The finished marmalade cooling outside. The small jars are for those who ask for some! I love marmalade - the darker and richer the be...

Much is true in this article ; I have watched pay inequality growing exponentially since the 1980's.  I began work in the City in 1967 ...

Annie May Annie May (nee Hilltout, later Ommanney - took the name May which was one of the Christian names of her paternal grandmoth...

King John signing Magna Carta at Runnymede 15th June 2015 I have been enjoying  Melvyn Bragg's discussions about Magna Carta , whic...

I saw three ships go sailing by, Over the sea, the lifting sea, And the wind rose in the morning sky, And one was rigged for a long journey...

Stockbridge has a wonderful late-night Christmas shopping evening in December and this year's was even better organised and attende...

The now annual Christmas Fair organised by Wellbeing of Women at the Drapers' Hall on 1st December was so well attended that at cer...

Uncle Capt Michael Pugh, killed at Anzio near the end of WWII       A war poem written by Michael Pugh The incredibl...

Some views of the garden in summer and autumn