A Confluence of Ideas
The story of the relationship between Bob Wells and Nellie Fallows is a heartwarming piece of family folklore. I was inspired to write their legend in the format of a play.
Click on Eleanor, Patricia, or Robert Wells for the opening scene.
Despite the morbid original purpose of the trail, Bear and I enjoyed our walk to The Fairy Steps.
Click on the coffin road for the full story.
Paternal naming traditions make tracing ancestry a tricky business, especially when the family is populated by strong-minded, independent women, like ours.
Click on the Wells siblings for the full story.
Grandpa Bob was a gregarious character, who talked a lot and smelled like pipe tobacco.
Click on the bronc-rider for an introduction.
Cumbria is the legendary home of King Arthur, Guinevere, and the Knights of the Round Table.
Click on Camelot for the full story.
There is a memorable segment in a Bugs Bunny cartoon, where a stray cat disguised as a fast-talking vacuum cleaner salesman, steals a baby.
Click on the salesman for the full story.
There is a bronze statue of the Duke of Wellington in Glasgow, with a traffic cone on its head.
Click on the Cone for the full story
Bear and I have been together for 37 years today. You never want to take anything for granted, but…
Click on the young couple for luck 🍀
The dream of Alan Paton, and all those who fought for freedom, has not yet been fulfilled.
To encounter a rhinoceros, would be to enter a battlefield.