bigdaddystevieB

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

Thursday, January 25, 2018

more january 2018 books…

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Haunted (Edna O’Brien): I don’t read many plays, but picked up this book from the Last Bookshop (again!) and, given that its author was Ed...
Wednesday, January 24, 2018

the final year…

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I went to the Watershed again this morning (yes, this MORNING!) to see Greg Barker’s “The Final Year”… a documentary film about the Obama ...
Friday, January 19, 2018

the post...

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I went to the Watershed again this afternoon (I know!)… this time to see Spielberg’s “The Post”, featuring Merryl Streep (as Washington Po...
Wednesday, January 17, 2018

three billboards outside ebbing missouri…

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Moira+I went to the Watershed this afternoon to see Martin McDonagh’s much-acclaimed film “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri”. E...

january 2018 books…

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Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire (JK Rowling): My fourth Harry Potter novel(!). Whoever would have thought that young-adult readers (a...
Sunday, January 14, 2018

the environment, waste and us…

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So, our Prime Minister has set out her 25 year environmental plan… in which she highlighted waste reduction as one of its cornerstones. A...
Thursday, January 11, 2018

mountain…

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I went to the Watershed this afternoon to see Jennifer Peedom’s 74 minute “Mountain” documentary film. I sat next to my lovely friend Sara...
Friday, January 05, 2018

walk with me…

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Moira and I went to the Watershed this afternoon (note: they’ve increased afternoon ticket prices for us oldies to £5!) to see “Walk With ...
Friday, December 29, 2017

new year reflections: december 2017…

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Another year’s reflections (as always - a reminder to ME!): It’s been a good year, DESPITE the fact that I’m regularly still feeling depr...
Thursday, December 28, 2017

december 2017 books…

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Modigliani (ed. Simonetta Fraquelli and Nancy Ireson): This is the excellent book that accompanies the Tate exhibition. Like the exhibitio...
Wednesday, December 20, 2017

paddington 2...

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Mrs Broadway and I went along to the jolly Watershed this afternoon to see Paul King’s “Paddington 2”. We’d seen the first Paddington film...
Tuesday, December 19, 2017

la nativité du seigneur in bristol cathedral…

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I’d be the first to admit that organ music is not a particular passion of mine. However, last night, a small group of us went along to ...
Sunday, December 17, 2017

some small heaven: advent walk…

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This Advent I’ve been using Ian Adams’s excellent book “Some Small Heaven: Seeking Light in Winter” . It explores a path through Advent, C...
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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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