Category Archives: Patrick’s Words

In The Deep Mid Winter…

Posted on 04/02/2019 by Patrick

Ok, the fun continues, here’s another shot. Those guy’s on the Chiltern Hills really knocking themselves out!…

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In The Deep Mid Winter…

Posted on 01/02/2019 by Patrick

Well, I guess it’s time to put up my “Favourite Snow Picture” once again. It’s that time of year. Ok, the weather out there is getting freaky, so it’s time to wear those Ice Traction Slip-ons and have a couple of … Continue reading →

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Granddaughter Shana…

Posted on 10/01/2019 by Patrick

You know, there are times when you just gotta hoot a whistle and there are times when you gotta be proud. My Granddaughter Shana can run a pen thru a simple idea that just turns out to be completely beautiful. … Continue reading →

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The Shriving of Miss Esme Stamp…

Posted on 04/01/2019 by Patrick

Episode 72… Charles and Bayswater… Rebecca’s spell has returned Esme to Moscow road…  There could have been a number of reasons why Charles had lifted his tired body from an uncomfortable bed and slowly dragged himself down the two narrow stairways … Continue reading →

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The Shriving of Miss Esme Stamp…

Posted on 01/12/2018 by Patrick

Episode 71… Rebecca’s Spell… (Part Five)… Sisters of Heaven ‘Are you the Mother Superior?’ began Toby as they left the table. ‘I think you could be.’ ‘No, my young friend’, replied Sister Ann. ‘She is away from us at present, attending … Continue reading →

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The Shriving of Miss Esme Stamp…

Posted on 02/11/2018 by Patrick

Episode 70… Rebecca’s Spell… (Part Four)… Sisters of Heaven They approached the archway silently, careful their feet made no sound. The archway that would take them to that large oak door. They had all secretly told themselves that they would run if the man seen … Continue reading →

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Author’s Note…

Posted on 24/10/2018 by Patrick

The Kings Head… The Kings Head as it appears today on the Moscow road in Bayswater London. In my story “The Shriving of Miss Esme Stamp” Charles Hepworth’s little photographic shop sat on the opposite corner facing this Public House. That … Continue reading →

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Snap Around… Special Feature…

Posted on 21/10/2018 by Patrick

Now, when you have a granddaughter who can shoot pictures better than you. Well, you just gotta show her off! Bethany took these knock-out stills on her walks around Southend Essex… And they certainly deserve a showing right here… A camera magazine, now long … Continue reading →

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Author’s Note…Looking Back

Posted on 14/10/2018 by Patrick

For over 50 years I had communicated with American photographer Peter Gowland. He and his wife Alice often found time to write back to me on matters concerning the art of photography. Sadly, Peter died in 2010 at a good … Continue reading →

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The Shriving of Miss Esme Stamp…

Posted on 06/10/2018 by Patrick

Episode 69… Rebecca’s Spell (Part Three)… The Woods Memories of a lifestyle in Bayswater had fled from Esme’s mind, as if being mystically replaced by surroundings she now found herself in. She could not imagine any other existent lifestyle. This was where … Continue reading →

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