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A Battered Bonce, Grade 3 Zither and 52
Bang bang Maxwell’s silver hammer came down upon his head.Well maybe not Maxwell’s sterling persuader but my 25kg fence bumper. I am not quite sure how it happened. I was working alone bumping a couple...
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Loose Women and What Not to Wear
For those sofa surfers and self isolators out there who have been on to ask if that was m'goodself on today's episode of Loose Women,Yes it was, A thought piece about working from home and our canine...
View ArticleShaw Taylor - It's beyond our ken.
With everybody hunkered and bunkered down, and with a nod to tea tine daily briefings, guff will be chucked up in a more concise form at increasingly regular intervals. Here's a short film of the river...
View ArticleBalm for a Self Isolated Fisher's Soul
, Well that last film seemed to draw reasonable reviews, so by way of balm for a chalk stream fisher’s soul, here’s another. Not much to report, other than river in great knick and today I fired up the...
View ArticleFurther Balm
Back again with another episode of “If you can't be on the riverbank. I'm happy to do it for you"Fingers crossed this doesn’t turn into a feature to rival the longevity of Coronation Street. In river...
View ArticleBalm Extra
Well these short films seem to be quite popular, so here's another clip fresh off the floor of the Pathe newsroom.It’s an odd state of affairs. We haven’t been out of the parish for a week. The road...
View ArticleBalm, Succour and a Vat full of Ginkgo Jojoba
I wish I knew how, it would feel to be free, I wish I could break all the chains holding me, And why not?Prescient prose for current times,and again,And why not?With a further nod to Baz Norman, here’s...
View ArticleA Quest for Cannes
And so our quest for recognition at the Cannes Film Festival continues. I am aware that I am extremely fortunate to have suffered this commute for over twenty eight years. The posting of these mood...
View ArticleFlying Kites and Horticulturists
More films, Here's one of the short stretch below the bottom bends that we have reopened this winter. It was out of bounds for a few years as my employer used the paddock annually to rear a litter of...
View ArticleWither Poor Bill and Planking Pine
Crikes what a lovely day,and wither poor Bill. During my time plodding about this planet, Bill Withers, live at Carnegie Hall, must be up there in the top ten albums that I have most listened to. Ok...
View ArticleAn Alder Fly on my Schnoz and Soothing Chooks
Good evening, and welcome to day ninety-five in the big brother house. Our trout fishing season was due to start today, which lends a melancholy mood to the day. It is clear to even the most addled of...
View ArticleMerry Christmas Everyone!
Apologies everyone for the delay in posting guff. Seem to have lost track of time in lockdown so Merry Christmas everyone, Tree went up last week, the advent candle has been lit, although we have yet...
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Hair, and the Age of Aquarius.
I’ll own that I’m finding it difficult to chuck up guff at the moment, and now it seems to be Sunday, I think. Each passing day acquires an increasing level of fug and the piece may shortly become a...
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Huzzah! We Fish Again.
Today is the 13th May, there is no discussion over the prospect of Christmas tomorrow, my ruby wedding is not imminent, and we have not just had the millennium. Yes, today I know what day it is.Today...
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Are We Not Mugs?
Apologies everyone regarding tardiness in chucking up guff on this platform, but for the past few weeks I’ve been stuck in a trance of incredulity at the shenanigans emanating from the cabal of...
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Poor Mayfly, Broad Beans and Fiddling with Time
Ave all,Right, despite the best efforts of “Our Great Leader” and his cabal of clowns, (selected for their Cummings compliancy rating, there are more capable coves in the house) I’ll do my best to keep...
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A Menage a Trois of Maud, Heidi and Bob Latchford
Come into the garden Maud, for the black bat night has flown,Except for Leicester, whither poor Moley and the flat hills of his homeland.On to the nonsense. Bumped into The Earl English last week while...
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Hair, Butterflies and the Potato King
This week I rolled back the years, donned my denim jacket, put in my earing and brushed my hair.I haven’t brushed my hair for twenty years or more.I sort of remembered what to do, and goodness there...
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The Home Bargains Incident and a Crock of Shite
Dear Hat Mancock, Now that the 16th of March is the “new” 23rd of March. Does this mean that anyone born on the 16th of March now has two birthdays a year or no birthdays a year, and will the...
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Increasingly Testing and Testing
Testing, Testing, One, Two, Three, ShabaThe all new and improved platform provided by the dimbulbs and dunderheads at google blogger remains a crock of shite,This is not just a view of my own, from the...
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