Harry Nicholson's Blog: 1513fusion, page 3

You’ll See Wonders

My latest book appeared on Amazon on Sunday. The title comes from advice given when I went to sea: brother-in-law, an engineer with Elder Dempster, cautioned me to never be cynical – ‘You’ll see wonders’, he said. ‘You’ll See Wonders’ … Continue reading →

New Review

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Best-Days-me... says that 3,297 book titles have been published so far today. An independent author can be lost in this ocean of books. From time to time my memoir ‘The Best of Days’ pops to the surface with another review. … Continue reading →

The Saga of the Vyner Brooke

  Take this away, Harry. Borrow it for a while. It’s written by my uncle. Tell me what you think of it.’ We face each other across the little lounge of his retirement bungalow in Skelton-in-Cleveland, ten miles from Middlesbrough. … Continue reading →

Autumnal

Swans out of the north, pushed by wind, sweep in like caped cavalry; lanced uhlans in flight from a broken field. A litter of sudden grey stones creep across the pasture – another drop of fieldfares late last night. Smoke … Continue reading →

A Painted Lady Year

It’s a painted lady year in Eskdale. She’s arrived from the fringe of the Sahara in large numbers. She’ll breed here, then her children will return to North Africa without map or satnav. Had a stroll around our small garden … Continue reading →

Actions have Consequences

The Garden of Karma Rain tomorrow they say, but sun today. Set the courgette plants out, four in a row. Cherish the exercise, bend and stoop, Ease them in, add a copper loop To baffle the molluscs. Then splat . … Continue reading →

Black Hole

I’m concerned about the black hole recently photographed – I’ve just planted my first early potatoes. I’m always anxious about singularities and such. Some years ago I was moved to compose this: FIFTEEN POINTS FOR THE END OF THE UNIVERSE … Continue reading →

While the sun shines

Lots of sun of late, which means our solar panels fuel the electric enamelling kiln. Here’s a few things the sun has made:

What I did at the weekend.

I was called from retirement to be one of four judges at the Beveren rabbit club Centenary Show at Thirsk, North Yorkshire. Here we are again. Last time was at Leamington Spa about 28 years ago. A table of White … Continue reading →

Recent enamels from the kiln

Trees: unleaded blue, painted onto leaded white. Advertisements