Last week I mentioned the great auk in Norwich Museum in their Natural History gallery. This week I was reminded of a exercise in writing...

This week I had one of those light-bulb moments. Of course, it comes in the middle of relaxing in bed, which can be quite disturbing. But...

Just a quick one today as a bit under the weather. Radio Four (or "the wireless" to many of us who never tune in to any other channel)...

It isn't long ago that I went to Norwich Museum for the first time. (Okay, it turns out it was over a year ago... not much happens in my...

Firstly, spelling is everything. There was a Golden Horde - which I'd never heard of - was the 17th largest in history, whilst the Roman...

Sometimes, the various threads of life weave together into a colourful tapestry. Christmas has been spent catching up with friends who...

I interrupt myself and my series on the lovely Ipswich museum with this urgent seasonal message. I had a lovely tour of the Fitzwilliam...

Tiny, self-indulgent post. Today I heard the result of the Photography Degree assessment. The degree I started as "something to do"...

Next in the amazing story of a trip to the Ipswich Museum. Part I (in case you missed it) is here. Here, I want to share just one of the...

I made a long anticipated, long overdue visit to Ipswich Museum. It is one of those regional treasures, crammed with original Victorian...

When you hang around museums and their interesting people, you hear some odd things. Most of these raise more questions than they answer....

Looking for the perfect Christmas present for that friend who still wishes it was Halloween? Buy my book! I know I've mentioned this...

After a prompt from a very good friend, I have been persuaded to put a book of my images together and offer it for sale. This way any of...

A belated write up of a lovely afternoon spent in the company of curious beasts at the Whipple Museum as part of Open Cambridge. These...

Blog been slow as I've been ill, and I've still got the wonders of the Open Cambridge display at the Whipple to share. But not today....

Last weekend I had a fantastic afternoon meeting people meeting human bones for the first time. It was a free, drop in workshop organised...

I had to write with the excitement and urgency of those discussing with flat earthers what they think caused the solar eclipse this week....

So last month I had a chance to meet a new skull. And was invited by a pro to "say what I see". Let's see what I can tell you about a...

After the wonderful, lovely, joyful, belly laughs of the Death and the Maiden conference, I have been resting. I did present the full...

Sorry I've been so quiet recently. I had a long rest after Dying for Life, then a push to write up the final bits for my photography...