Money Doesn’t Buy Brains – My Visit to Castle Drogo.
I visited a castle at the weekend, Castle Drogo in Devon, the last castle built in England. Completed in 1930 at a cost of £60k, which is around £30 million…
Posts by Timbermane
He Said the Piccadilly Line Was Cooler… Then It Got Weird – The Piccadilly Line Philosopher
Yesterday a colleague and I travelled to The Big Smoke to look at an upcoming job, because we had to take templates we opted to drive to Cockfosters and tube…
Not Overworked, Just Under-Rested: A Bloke Trying to Relax
I’ve been struggling a bit lately, mostly with trying to fit it all in. It’s no secret I live a busy life. I run a business and have a young…
Storytime Survival: How This Dad Learned to Love The Gruffalo (and Loathe Bing)
If I have to read The Gruffalo one more time…. I’m gunna, well, probably do exactly what I’ve done the previous 1215 times, do the voices, pause for dramatic effect…
Amber Ales and Autumn Tales – A Love Letter to Autumn and Bonfire Night
At this time of year, I always feel a deep feeling of nostalgia, I welcome it as it helps override that disappointment that comes when summer ends. Usually, we’ve barely…
Airports: Then vs Now – A Love Letter and a Rant – But Mostly a Rant
I’m sat on the plane shell shocked from our recent airport experience, we are: Traveling by air. “Statistically speaking, still the safest way to travel” but hell, the most exhausting…
The Call of the Lake District: A Solo Buttermere Adventure – Part 2 – Into The Mist
I was woken at 1 am by the first alarm, an alarm that woke the whole room… except of course, the bloke who had set it! We all quietly grumbled…
The Call of the Lake District: A Solo Buttermere Adventure – Part 1
There’s something about the Lakeland Fells that calls to me when life gets heavy. Not long ago, when the fog of grief was sitting on my shoulders, I knew I…
The Note in My Pocket – Turning Pain into Purpose This Baby Loss Awareness Week
On the day of my daughter Belle’s funeral my brother slipped a note into the breast pocket of my black jacket, he tapped it and said, “Don’t read that until…
Tribal Bonds: The Hidden Key to Men’s Mental Health
Since starting this blog I’ve talked a lot about the mental health of us dudes, especially about how hard it is in this modern world for us to cope and…