Sunset on Mars – the freakiest show.
I suspect, from what scientists are discovering, that there really is or was life on Mars – it is certainly the freakiest place and sunsets there are truly eerie – I love the idea of a blue sunset but life…
Cooking apples straight from my Lewes garden.
Yesterday was my birthday, mine and Bruce Springsteen’s, so it seemed appropriate somehow to harvest my Bramley Seedling cooking apples…well I am sure Bruce would appreciate a good apple pie – I know I do and my little Bramley espalier…
Bramley Seedling Apples are ready for picking in my small Lewes garden.
September here in Lewes in the UK is ending with mild sunny weather and my Bramley Seedling cooking apples are now ready for picking. My small town garden has produced a fine crop in only the espalier tree’s second year…
Be warned: You never know who is going to drop in when you have Skype.
It is a marvelous thing technology – new barriers are being broken down all the time it seems and this week, another was demolished for me. There I was, getting on with some writing, when what do you think happened? All those…
Troy Davis – his life ends in dignity for him and shame for his executioners.
Troy Davis (1968-2011) “I did not personally kill your son, father, brother, all I can ask is that you look deeper into this case so you really can finally see the truth.” “The struggle for justice doesn’t end with me.…
Today is the day when Troy Davis is scheduled to die – there is still time to petition for clemency.
This is the execution suite in the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison where, unless the Georgia Pardons and Paroles Board change their mind, Troy Davis will be killed by lethal injection today. There is considerable doubt over Troy Davis’…
Colin Bell does suffer from guilt after-all but only over independent bookshops
I saw this photograph the other day and I felt a pang of guilt over my customary use of that great and wonderful service that is Amazon. Now I first discovered the full joy of ordering books and CDs (yes…
Black day for a black cat
I have sad news about my friend the neighbourly and charming black cat who has been my intermitten companion this year. She arrived in the neighbourhood and in my garden earlier this year and decided, with no encouragement from me,…
Colin Bell’s Twin Peaks cherry pie was OK – well Agent Cooper might have to wait for the next one.
I was, and still am, an enormous fan of that great, surrealist, witty and, well, just totally excellent David Lynch’s television series, maybe my all-time favourite, Twin Peaks. I love it for so many reasons but, just for now let’s hone…
Troy Davis should not be executed – no one should.
Troy Davis Next Monday, 19th. September, a final bid for clemency will be submitted to The Georgia Board of Pardons and Paroles in the case of Troy Davis who has been awaiting his execution for murder on death row since…