I know I am a few days behind the times but I was struggling to find a suitable thing to say, and as is often the way the best thing to do is to let someone else speak for you. The song is called ‘Overcome’ by a band called Live who I was a fan […]

No longer is the simple walking stick the preserve of the elderly and infirm. A renaissance is taking place and once more the humble walking stick takes on the mantle of fashion accessory and must have item. So maybe now the time is right to reiterate the basics of taking care of your walking stick […]

I consider myself very lucky. I live in a city that is surrounded on all sides by hills and moor land and some of the best rambling to be had in the country. And so, regardless of weather, most weekends will find me packing up the family and the dog and heading out into the […]

While stickmaking has quickly become a passionate vocation, I’ve felt something missing for a while. Finally I allowed myself a little spare time to think it through and I reckon I am missing a more literary outlet. So, for the time being at least, I shall ressurect my writing career, but this time as more […]