Calendar Blogs

  • Tinsmiths Calendar Post – What do Hairdressers do all day?

    Tinsmiths Calendar Post – What do Hairdressers do all day?

    On being asked why he became a hairdresser, Mervyn Parnell is liable to give one of two answers, either: “I…

  • Tinsmiths’ Calendar Post: What do Upholsterers do all day?

    Tinsmiths’ Calendar Post: What do Upholsterers do all day?

    Sam Prentice’s workshop is crammed with furniture. It’s always this way when I visit. Sam is self conscious about it,…

  • Tinsmiths’ Calendar Post : What do Chocolatiers do all day?

    Tinsmiths’ Calendar Post : What do Chocolatiers do all day?

    Sitting in the Velvet Bean’s chocolate kitchen, beside the shop in Church Street, Ledbury, was a deep breathing moment for…

  • What do Printer’s do all Day? January Calendar Post

    What do Printer’s do all Day? January Calendar Post

    “I’m a compositor” Martin Clark explains, “but not many people will know what that is these days, so you’d better…

  • Bangers – November Calendar Post

    Bangers – November Calendar Post

    Bangers that go off in the sky early in November are best accompanied by bangers that warm the onlooker. Guy…

  • Pears – October Calendar Blog

    Pears – October Calendar Blog

    It looks like being a bumper year for orchard fruits. My conference pears could hang for a few more days…

  • Damsons – September’s Calendar Blog

    Damsons – September’s Calendar Blog

    Damsons have been part of the Herefordshire landscape for centuries and are common in Cumbria, Shropshire and Herefordshire. Their uses…

  • Andrew Davidson – the complete set of Harry Potter Covers

    Andrew Davidson – the complete set of Harry Potter Covers

    Following up my last post, and for woodengravers, print lovers and J.K. Rowling enthusiasts, here are four of the seven…

  • Potatoes

    Potatoes

    Partial to a potato cake? Can’t pass a crisp chip? Sausages undressed without gravy and mash? The worthy potato covers…

  • Blackcurrants – Just turning

    Blackcurrants – Just turning

    What a pleasant start to my day – a sunny walk around one of the 300 acres of Pixley Berries…