A tie a day – day sixteen

I have got rather sidetracked by other issues, and so the Tie a Day series has got rather behind. But here is one of my favourite ties. It was, I think, a present from my parents quite a number of years ago. But it still comes out quite regularly, and now even gets worn by Andrew from time to time. One of the reasons that I love it, is because of my love for Celtic design which I share with my father. I don’t think that it is available from Past Times any longer: that makes it all the more … Continue reading A tie a day – day sixteen

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it’s not just Ballymena that brings Christmas early…

My apologies to my readers that there has not been much from my desk in recent days, I’ve been on holiday in between a committee meeting of FLAGS and a ringing tour with FODS. But it seems that Bedford is getting ready for the holiday season of Christmas quite early in the year. As Peter and I returned from the Barley Mow last evening [or was it this morning?–Ed.] we saw that Bedford Borough Council had started to put the Christmas lighting up. This reminds me of my home town where Ballymena Borough Council causes embarrassment to its residents by … Continue reading it’s not just Ballymena that brings Christmas early…

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