imagination

Superman in New York City

I’m writing this piece on the 21st anniversary of the passing of Christopher Reeve (10.10.2004) may you rest in eternal peace Superman! So as I always do when I visit New York City is a nerdy walk to a movie location or an iconic spot forged in history, as Superman…

Oct 10, 2025

Community, Day out, Exploring, family, history, Life, New York, Personal, Uncategorized

dc, dc-comics, family, goodtimes, hero, imagination, locations, Manhattan, movie, movies, New York, superman
The New York Mafia and Me

There are elements to this piece that will upset people that will potentially generate debate, there are pictures of death of those the very piece is about, i have to put this so as not offend people who find this kind of writing upsetting, or shocking please read wat your…

Jul 30, 2025

Community, Exploring, funeral, history, Life, New York, Personal, Uncategorized

crime, criminal, film, funeral, history, imagination, mafia, newyork, politics, usa
Discovery Cove VIPs For The Day

Discovery Cove, Orlando, Florida, is a truly amazing incredible place to visit! From simple visits, to enjoy the reefs and lazy river, not to mention all you can eat and drink included in your package, to day bed loungers, to the more luxurious VIP Cabana’s We checked in at the…

Aug 16, 2024

Day out, Exploring, family, Life, Uncategorized

blog-tour, children, Cultural, education, family, familytime, friends, goodtimes, greatness, imagination, intrigue, outdoors, socialising
It’s Just a New York City Subway Grate Right?

If your anything at all like me, I like nothing more than strolling around the hustle and bustle of New York City, up and down the avenue’s across the city from street to street, weaving through the multitude of parks and small Green spaces, it’s simply heaven to me. But…

May 4, 2024

Community, Day out, Exploring, family, history, Life, New York, Personal, Uncategorized

Central Park, Cultural, Empire State Building, film, gentlemen prefer blondes, history, imagination, Manhattan, marilyn monroe, New York, newyorknewyork, NYC, outdoors, powerful, some like it hot, stories, story, storytelling, writing
The Parish Church of St. George Tyldesley 1825 – Present

I’m privileged in my role as a Funeral Director to enter a vast array of churches and holy buildings, every church has a deep connection with our past, its like a moment in time frozen for us all to see, beautifully made with stunning architecture, a walk around the churchyards…

Apr 7, 2024

Community, Day out, family, funeral, history, Life, Personal, Uncategorized

Admire, baptism, bible, blog-tour, child, children, christianity, church, compassion, consideration, Cultural, funeral, greatness, heritage, imagination, intrigue, mystery, ourhistory, progressive, religion, respect, sermon, society, stories, village
History of Park Lane Chapel

What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside you. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Being a funeral director gives me the opportunity to visit all manner of churches and chapels across our region, the sheer amounts of history surrounding many of…

Mar 6, 2024

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Admire, bible, caring, children, christianity, church, compassion, Cultural, funeral, heritage, history, imagination, ourhistory, religion, Rememberence, respect, sermon, society
Restoration of weathered garden ornaments

I wrote a short piece on 05th June 2022 called “Restoration of an old fountain” just to back track the purpose of the story. Sadly my fiancée lost her mother Susan Dickens in January 2022, Susan left us on her 67th birthday, the shock has been unmeasurable to us all…

Jul 22, 2022

family, funeral, Life, Personal, Uncategorized

Admire, caring, family, grief, honour, imagination, Leigh, outdoors, parents, powerful, Rememberence, respect
Pennington our own little Manor

How much do you really know about our area of Pennington? now I knew we had a long history dating back many centuries, I know our area was very prominent in the region, but I didn’t know our full history, the property I live in is probably somewhere in the…

Jul 17, 2022

Community, history, Life, Personal, Uncategorized

Cultural, heritage, history, imagination, intrigue, ourhistory, outdoors, society, story, village
Restoration of an old fountain

As work commenced on the memorial garden that I’m creating for my partners mother, Susan Dickens who sadly left us on her 67th birthday, January 10th 2022 leaving us with a lasting void. So within the grounds of our cottage was this 25 year old fountain looking very bedraggled and…

Jun 5, 2022

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family, grief, imagination, outdoors
The Faceless Man A Story By James Sargent (Aged 11yrs)

My son James is 11 years old, during lockdown he started writing short stories, creating characters and scenarios in his head. He has had no help from any of us or his teachers, just simply sits down with his laptop and drifts off writing. He really wanted me to share…

Mar 26, 2021

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child, imagination, intrigue, mystery, stories, suspense
The Boy In The Branches A Story By James Sargent (Aged 11 years old)

My 11 year old son James during lockdown, started writing short stories all from his imagination. He received no help with his short pieces just sat quietly and put them together, he wanted me to share a couple of teasers from his stories this one is called “The Boy In…

Mar 26, 2021

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children, imagination, lockdown, mystery, storytelling, suspense, writing