The History of Paper Sacks, 100 Jahre Papiersackmaschinen und Papiersäcke published 1988, in what I imagine is a limited edition. It celebrates the work of Hermann Hölscher 1842-1913, inventor of the first triangle bag machine and Gustav Fischer 1850-1939, inventor of the first machine for cement sacks. Both went on to form companies which continued… Read More Possibly the dullest book on my shelf
October Damp and grey- not the best weather to be standing in a field in Bromham taking photos of sheep, and shepherd and business mentor, Chris Farnsworth. We talked about his work and the team-building and motivational course he runs. Are you a sheep, a sheep dog or a shepherd? You’ll have to read the… Read More 2011: a year of thatching, kittens, sheep, accordions, Camilla, recycling Scrabble, spinning and a partial eclipse
7/12/10 Crystal Magic Hoar frost has transformed the countryside into a beautiful world of sparkling white crystals. I stopped to take pictures near Beckhampton Stables looking across the downs where the horses exercise in the runs. If there were any there, they were lost in the early morning mist. 6/12/10 Call this cold weather I’m… Read More 2010: a year of Cranford, croissants, dogs, D’Arcy, knitting, finding missing persons & much more
Charles Henry Waite: 1919-2012 Private in the 2/7th Queen’s Royal Regiment, 1939-1946 POW in Stalag 20B, 1940-1945 Survivor the Long March Five years as a POW, 1940-1945 by Charles Waite with Dee La Vardera. Foreword by Terry Waite CBE. The History Press, 2012. Charles Waite passed away peacefully at home in Kidderminster on 10 February… Read More POW No: 10511
