Garden nature diary: July 2025 more
Cotwall End Valley nature diary: July 2025 more
Tough conditions on the brook but starting the angling month with a specimen stickleback on the bank more
Another premium bonds draw and, once again, we were happy with the reveal more
The Church at Hiraeth: A great life lesson from observing a family of mandarin ducks more
Turning down a couple of jobs, perch fishing with prawn on the Staffordshire/Worcestershire Canal and thoughts on Rachel Reeves’ tears in the House of Commons more
Two gardening jobs, two approaches from professional football clubs and one session fishing for perch on the Staffordshire/Worcestershire Canal more
A hat-trick of visits to the Staffordshire/Worcestershire Canal pursuing perch with prawn, The Curse, Chris Jones and it’s raining more
A few hours sleep then back fishing on the canal, in association with Chris Jones and happy birthday to my blog more
A collection of pop standards, as The Temptations find themselves In A Mellow Mood more
A very enjoyable evening at the Gornal Gaumont to watch Yankee Doodle Dandy, starring James Cagney more
The Church at Hiraeth: Preaching at Lake Street Methodist Church and make sure you’re in the right location more
Gornal Gaumont, fishing with prawn on the Staffordshire/Worcestershire Canal and motivation for blogging as I enter my 23rd year more
Talking angling on the radio, tight lines and wet nets on the River Severn, I saw a ghost and I saw the devil more
Starting the day fishing for tench, followed by a stint in the garden as another project is completed more
The Church at Hiraeth: The trees with the deepest roots survive the worst droughts more
Back on the football pitch at last, a gardening job to start the day and a mini-jigging session after perch to end it more
A brace of fish from ‘the tench lake’, Nigel Farage, gardening and the Jehovah’s Witnesses more
Supermarket shopping for fishing bait and a tench session the following morning on a lake more
Lure fishing for perch in a heatwave aka nice summer weather and flaming June more
I’ve been in the kitchen and my latest concoction is… more
The Church at Hiraeth: Dress code in church and putting on God’s armour more
Lure fishing for perch on the final day of the heatwave, followed by a walk in the Garden of Eden more
Lure fishing for perch to start the working week, a woodland walk and talking angling on the radio more
You can never have too much of a good thing – More lure fishing with perch on the menu more
Another short – but very sweet – lure session and Tuesday evening football more
Wish It Would Rain, a great album from The Temptations but tinged with sadness and tragedy more
A productive session on a lake with quality tench and roach on the bank more
The Church at Hiraeth: Inspired by my dog and hedgehogs – Dealing with fear in our life more
The Champions League is back but not the result I wanted and a lake tench session more
Bronze goes for gold as the Lionesses roar into the semis and a tench session featuring Ian’s body and nearly Rich’s thumb more
The weather, a tench angling session, school holidays and three Bedlington terriers more
The Church at Hiraeth: Real church, the Coldplay concert incident and are doubts normal? more
I was after tench, I caught roach, but at least I wasn’t a blanker, the weather and Bedlington terriers more
Some philosophical thoughts to start the working week, tench fishing on a lake and talking angling on Bayside Radio more
Not that I’m celebrating as such but it’s seven months today, a tench session and some natural world goodies for my grandson more
Angling clothes for a fraction of the branded price, playing football, watching football and fishing a lake more
The Church at Hiraeth: Do.Not.Worry. more
Fishing the Staffs/Worcs Canal with Ian Clarke and a nice perch on the bank and Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations more
The monthly update from Dilwyn’s diary as our Bedlington terrier has his hair cut more
Working on a 60-year-old coal bunker and an evening fishing session on the Staffordshire/Worcestershire Canal more
A trio of tench from a lake, how to tell a male tinca from a female and another Ian Clarke appearance more
Fishing a new brook and thrilled to bank the smallest fish that I’ve ever caught more
Variety is the spice of life and this time it’s mini-jigging for perch more
The Church at Hiraeth: Changing a tyre on a supermarket car park and do Christians go straight to heaven when they die? more
We are the champions, lure fishing for perch and talking angling on Bayside Radio more
On the Staffordshire/Worcestershire Canal, fishing with Ian Clarke more
A very happy Tuesday on the football front, a pleasant surprise on the tench lake and an hour or so in the garden more
The Church at Hiraeth: Don’t put it off; do it now! Don’t rest until you do more
Four species of fish from a pond on the final session of the month more