Author Archives: charliecountryboy

About charliecountryboy

Carpenter and Carpentry Lecturer. Writer, musician. Curious about life and all those wonderful people in it. Follow on Twitter:- Chas_countryboy Follow on Facebook :-

Don’t Write a Novel!

Posted on August 16, 2018

‘I know you all hate me,’ he said staring at the floor ashamedly. Now I don’t know if that is a crass line or a good line. But it was the second thing that entered my head after I pressed … Continue reading →

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More of a ‘Hate Ivy’ Post Than a Love Gardening Post :-)

Posted on July 28, 2018

I’ve never like Ivy. when I was a kid it was always covering a city that Tarzan found. It reeked of loneliness, desecration and disappointment. It wasn’t just Tarzan; as the excitement built and all those adventurers set out for … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, DIY, Gardening, Humour, Life, Opinion, Religion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 28 Comments

I Don’t Think I’m a Feminist

Posted on July 25, 2018

Well not in a literal sense and there are so many variations today I think it’s probably best left to the women as I wouldn’t want to encroach, it’s laughable in one way that women create a movement to give … Continue reading →

Posted in Athletics, Freedom, History, Life, Opinion, people, Running, Sport, Women | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Hemingway’s Birthday (More Than Just a Writer?)

Posted on July 21, 2018

I can be a bit of a sucker for ‘stars’ probably because I grew up watching the likes of Robert Mitchum, Richard Burton and Steve McQueen. Their lives off stage were as interesting as the characters they portrayed, so it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Books, Hemingway, History, Life, Opinion, people | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 27 Comments

Live to Run, Run to Live

Posted on July 14, 2018

The story so far; when I was a kid I was pretty damn good at athletics but someone put paid to the enthusiasm, remember Mr Trudd?  he was the teacher who loved to batter the ‘less able.’ By the time I … Continue reading →

Posted in Athletics, Blogging, Humour, Life, Lifestyle, Opinion, people, Running | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 29 Comments

A Night in the Forest

Posted on July 4, 2018

Aha, you’re expecting a ‘Blair Witch Tale’ with deceased witches, selfies and gore? I wish I’d written that now, but, nope, sorry this is musical with a degree of nostalgia. We had a night in the forest last weekend Dalby … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Family, Humour, Life, nature, Opinion, people, Scarborough, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

So, How did Zak do?

Posted on June 22, 2018

You know what? It really didn’t matter, yup I know; me = Mr Competitive. He enjoyed the experience and at 16 years old and he was the only student of mine that was willing to enter, that’s what really counts. … Continue reading →

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Competition and Stats

Posted on June 21, 2018

I’m not sure if the two are related. I am definitely competitive and that is why I am at the Skill Build Competition in York College today. Although I’m not competing my Level 1 student Zak is. The thing is, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Carpentry, Education, Life, Opinion, people, York | Tagged , , , | 12 Comments

The School Bully and Why I didn’t Run

Posted on June 10, 2018

This is a true story but the names have been changed if you recognise yourself then it’s probably you 🙂 Every school has a bully, ours was called Mr Trudd he was around forty five, we were twelve-years-old. He had … Continue reading →

Posted in 1970'S, Athletics, Education, Humour, Life, Opinion, people, Running | Tagged , , , , , , | 32 Comments

Fun in Zakynthos, That’d be Greece :-)

Posted on June 3, 2018

Did I mention I was off to Greece? Well it is half term and you wouldn’t teach if it wasn’t for the holidays. The last time I went on holiday I met the girls; do you remember the lovely dancers … Continue reading →

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