January 31, 20210Comments

Spring? – Not Quite, But Getting Warmer & looking Better

The weather is getting much milder now. Night-time temperatures above freezing 0 centigrade (32 F) and daytime about 10 C (50 F) so the flowers are coming along nicely. My

by davidmurtagh

Travel

January 31, 20210Comments

Grand Canyon November 2002

It's 18 years since I went there but I still remember the awesome grandeur. Steve and I flew from Las Vegas to Grand Canyon. The plane followed the Colorado River over

by davidmurtagh

poetry

January 30, 20210Comments

Blank Verse – A Poem About a Poem by Alan J Edwards

In theory if I publish the poem referred to in this blog I could be tried for a crime. As you can find the relevant document easily on the web I

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Amazon

biography

January 29, 20210Comments

Growing up Gay in Stockport – Progress on the Audio Book –

I am pleased to say a suitable narrator has come forward to read the book and convert it into an Audible production. He comes from Chorlton and speaks a lot

January 27, 20210Comments

Hey Diddle De Dee, An Actor’s Life for Me

OK. Its only a walk on part but it's a start. Or more accurately re-start. Lots of dramas are filmed in the North of England nowadays and they all need walk

January 25, 20210Comments

Alan J Edwards is Now a Published Author on Kindle

I am pleased to announce that this charming little book is now available on kindle. Total cost, not including my time, about £35.00 I paid a compiler to format the text and

January 23, 20210Comments

Publishing on Kindle and Audible – FREE 30 Days Kindle and Audible

I have just been editing the work of the author, not that it need much editing. I sent the Word format file to a compiler who converted the text into a

January 15, 20210Comments

Recipe – Quiche

3 eggs Milk 100 g each of grated cheese and finely chopped bacon Short crust pastry for base pinch of salt Place cheese and bacon into cooked pastry case Break eggs into a jug Add the same

January 15, 20210Comments

Crispy Dumplings

4 tablespoons SR Flour 2 tablespoons Suet a sprinkling of Herb de Provence or mixed herbs 4 ounces / 1/2 cup water pinch of salt Mix flour, suet herbs and salt together with a metal

January 15, 20210Comments

Recipe – Irish Soda Bread

200 g / 2 cups / 8 ounces of Self Raising Flour 4 fluid ounces / 1/2 cup of milk pinch of salt Mix flour, and salt together with a metal spoon Add milk

by davidmurtagh

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