Gary Strachan – "Write" Said Fred
Whimsical observations from deep within an erratic mind
It took a while, but with perseverance, tenacity and a little pinch of pixie dust, I managed to get on The Cloud WIFI network at a local medical establishment this morning. It was a frustrating 30 minutes, however, I remained calm and collected throughout, only once reverting to the naughty word that rhymes with duck. My... Continue Reading →
This is the 500th blog I’ve penned since I set up my website writesaidfred.org nineteen months ago. It's been a fulfilling journey where I've fought my demons with pen not sword. Battles where scars have been healed not opened further. I've not won the war, but I'm in better shape to achieve that goal than before my literary jaunt commenced.... Continue Reading →
It's Sunday morning, the morning after the night before. The morning before the night after and not far off the night before the morning before. If you can understand the paragraph above would you let me know what it means as I've not got a chuffing clue! Today, the capricious West Yorkshire weather has generously... Continue Reading →
I picked my brother Ian up from Leeds rail station this morning. When I met up with him, he was in good spirits as he’d written some song lyrics on his journey south from Newcastle. My younger sibling hasn’t shared his musical poetry with me yet, although I can’t wait to hear his 2016 Christmas... Continue Reading →
Karen and I started our Christmas shopping this morning. An onerous task planned with military precision by my other half; even down to which car parking space we would utilise! On arrival at the out of town retail outlet, we hit the first hitches in my spouses meticulous plan when she noticed a typo on her A4... Continue Reading →
This morning, to blow away a few cobwebs, I took a bracing stroll around the grounds of Temple Newsham House. I’m not sure how I attracted all the webs, all know is they started propagating around the time I commenced sleeping in my dad’s wallet. My walk, wrapped in several layers of clothing against the elements... Continue Reading →
This morning I'm greeted by the first snow of autumn 2016, which falls almost apologetically in a gentle flutter outside. It sheepishly amalmagamates with the contents of an earlier altogether more concentrated flurry, creating a synergy responsible for extinguishing the last remnants of colour dans mon jardin. On TV, a programme of remembrance shows a similar flurry scene, only with poppy petals falling gently... Continue Reading →
The Strachan family have been on a trip out with a difference today. Ordinarily, St James’ Hospital oncology unit wouldn’t be my first choice of a location for a family outing, but years ago I was taught on team building course that bonding can occur in the most unexpected of environments........ That being said, I don’t expect the... Continue Reading →
Today’s a day of executive decisions. To start with, I need to put some thought into the look and feel of my website writesaidfred.org , as I currently can’t settle for a theme of which I’m 100% content. I’m after a theme that renders bother pictures and the opening paragraph of each blog on the homepage.... Continue Reading →