Author: Mike Nevin

  • A Big Thanks

    A Big Thanks

    To https://www.facebook.com/SnuffleandSwim For their generous financial support when we bought fish from them on Thursday 53 fish added to the tank at The Ann Charlton…

  • Update on Tank

    Update on Tank

    It’s Filled and looking great. The plants are just small. But they will grow. Now it needs to cycle (chemically clear & settle) before we…

  • Audio Book of Death in a Churchyard

    Audio Book of Death in a Churchyard

    Available now on Audible, iTunes & Amazon ACX

  • Aquarium Project

    Aquarium Project

    For those who don’t know. Due to a decline in my health, I am now a permanent resident in a nursing home. The wonderful home…

  • The Case of the Missing Witness

    The Case of the Missing Witness

    Now Available A dead body on their first day of work would horrify most people – not Hilda. When she arrives at Doran and Sarn’s…

  • I Recommend this book

    I Recommend this book

    Written by a friend. If you like Sci-Fi (It’s a bit gritty)

  • Self-Driving Cars

    Self-Driving Cars

    I was surprised to see a self driving car on BBC news yesterday. True, it still needs a human backup driver. But the fact they…

  • A Poem

    A Poem

    The Guy in The Mirror Who is the guy in the mirror The one who is old grey and fat One thing is certain it…

  • Marionette Puppet

    Marionette Puppet

    As a child, I had several marionette puppets. I put on brief shows on a homemade stage. Now, if you’ve ever watched Thunderbirds, you’ll know…

  • How not to build a fish tank

    How not to build a fish tank

    Here’s the first of my audio blogs. I have started recording previous blogs. Thought I’d start with some funny ones.

  • All Fall Down

    All Fall Down

    How are you with heavy weights? Are you a super athlete or an average person who prefers a walk to the shops rather than a…

  • What they never told me at School

    What they never told me at School

    I don’t know what you were taught at school, but I never learnt about Borg algorithms. Why was it hidden? That’s what I say. They…

  • A blast from the past

    A blast from the past

    This is from 2006, when I was on my feet. Mary and I were involved in Hartlepool Churches Together, at Middleton Grange. See photo 18…

  • Saying The Right Thing

    Saying The Right Thing

    I am not generally an over sensitive person. Not prone to taking umbrage at people for them saying ‘the wrong thing.’ There are times I…

  • If you enjoy horror stories, check this out

    If you enjoy horror stories, check this out

    This book was written by a friend of mine. Read the review. I recommend the book. If horror is your thing. I had to hide…

  • Thunderbirds Are Go!

    Thunderbirds Are Go!

    Action Man or GI Joe as he is known in the USA, was an action figure from my childhood. A boys doll basically. There are…

  • Aye Ai

    Aye Ai

    There has been a lot of concern shown in the news about AI’s. So I thought I’d reassure myself by chatting to Alexa about it.…