John Burke's a-Musings

In the past we have played a few gigs for a local car club so it was nice to get a call from their secretary the other week. 'We are hav...

Creeping Bentgrass were out playing at the Heskin Steam Rally last Saturday night in the huge marquee. For the second year the event was hel...

I know! A full month without a post! You lucky people! But here I am again, having spent a number of weeks with my brother trying to get ...

We recently suffered a death in the family and it's fallen to my brother and I to sort out the estate and possessions. My Uncle Geoff h...

After the success of the oil pastel larger scale painting of Villefranche on the French Riviera, I felt curious as to how it would be to use...

Another look at the autograph book from 1915-1919 bought at a book fair in February 2017. There are more blank pages than used ones and it c...

Last night we were out on the edge of the Trough of Bowland - a beautiful area of countryside, forests and rivers in Lancashire. We were ...

A second look inside the old autograph book, picked up at a book fair recently. I mentioned the last time that I thought this book had be...

Yes I know I've been a bit (a bit??? ) quiet on the blog this year. But this may go some way as to explain why. For some time I've...