bigdaddystevieB

the name is how our middle daughter used to introduce me to some of her friends (sad but true!)

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

may 2026 books…

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Muscovy (Matthew Francis): Another book of poetry (from our local £5 bookshop). I’d never come across Francis before, so it was something of...
Sunday, May 17, 2026

the christophers…

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Moira and I went along to the Watershed this morning (yes, morning… AND at the weekend too!) to see Steven Soderbergh’s film 'The Christ...
Saturday, May 16, 2026

cricket at taunton…

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I went along to Taunton yesterday to watch the first day of the County Championship game between Somerset and Sussex. After a reasonable sta...
Sunday, May 10, 2026

club cricket in the sun…

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Rather than watching Gloucestershire play Kent yesterday (or urban sketching in Bath), I decided to drop round to watch some club cricket at...
Thursday, May 07, 2026

rose of nevada…

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I went along to the Watershed yesterday afternoon to see Mark Jenkins’ film about a ghost ship. It’s a mysterious drama steeped in loss, mem...
Monday, May 04, 2026

april-may 2026 books…

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Loss (David Harsent): Again, Harsent has been part of my daily, early morning reading routine. Of all the Harsent books I’ve read, I found t...
Thursday, April 30, 2026

hejira: a celebration of joni mitchell at st george’s…

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One of my regrets in life is never to have seen Joni Mitchell perform ‘live’ and, clearly, it’s now very unlikely that this will change (aft...
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bigdaddystevieB
Bristol, United Kingdom
Married to Moira with three daughters (Ruth, Hannah and Alice) and six grandchildren (Ursula, Jemima, Rosa, Dan, Iris and Mikey). Former architect and also worked with young people in education in recent years... now just a retired slacker.
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