JOIN THE FRIENDS OF LORD FERRISTER NOW – ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS COPY AND PASTE THE COAT OF ARMS AND BELIEVE IN THE MOTTO. Semper a secundo forte - Always a second chance – the family motto of the Ferrister family and displayed proudly in the coat of arms. Which one of us hasn’t needed a second or [...]
When Jack Benny ruled the airwaves
I have always loved cars and used to spend hours sitting by the roadside or at the window if it ...
When Jack Benny ruled the airwaves
I have always loved cars and used to spend hours sitting by the roadside or at the window if it was raining, watching cars passing by and noting down their numbers. Then I got more discerning and learned all the different models. For some reason, the Morris 8 was my favourite,; maybe because it had a friendly face brought about by the design and [...]
A Kindle for me
Yes, among other presents from my brilliant family, I received a Kindle reader for my birthday last weekend. In fact I share a birthday with the Queen- April 21st. I’m much younger of course. I’ve always had mixed feelings about Kindle as I do love a printed book still and have many here on my shelves, including [...]
What’s in a name Engelbert?
(The Ferrister Coat of Arms by @AndPinkDesign) See Anthony’s Lord Ferrister books on Kindle What’s in a name? Well, rather a lot actually. Jerry Dorsey, talented singer, was getting nowhere until his manager changed the young man’s name to Engelbert Humperdinck and as Engel confesses in his autobiography, when asked for his autograph for the first time, he couldn’t spell his new name. [...]
In the Spring a Young Man’s Fancy…
Now that Spring is showing all its promising signs over here, with snowdrops and crocuses faded and daffodils blooming in gardens and along the country lanes that surround us; getting out and about is uppermost in my mind again. One of the joys of my life has always been having a dog or dogs around the place and their companionship on walks. [...]
Keeping tradition alive
2012 Diamond Jubilee Mug Courtesy of @mugshop Street parties and fancy dress parades, Vera Lynn and We’ll Meet Again, or Whale-meat Again as some people were singing; accordions and harmonicas playing and coloured lights all round the perimeter and people in uniform and singing and dancing – all very English and reserved dancing of course. What am I describing? [...]
Three cheers for the litter pickers
Down with doom and gloom and three cheers for people of all ages who make a positive difference to our country and our lives. Yesterday morning in Shrewsbury I saw a group of people including a man wearing a chain of office - yes he must have been the Mayor - picking up and bagging litter. For once I didn’t have my camera with me – [...]
Lord Ferrister says – it’s nice to have talent in the family
Our 15-month old youngest family member made her debut on keyboard here last week, brandishing a colouring crayon in either hand to mark the music, then playing the notes with both hands and her right foot. Meanwhile, her Uncle Andy, my talented grandson Andy Pink, is still wowing club audiences wherever he goes and [...]
Where does Lord Ferrister live?
Lord Ferrister lives in his ancestral home, Ferrister Hall, a modest but substantial manor house, set among the rolling hills and fields of the English countryside. His family have lived there for over 300 years and have maintained a benign and caring watch over the villagers of Ferrister Major. In spite of living alone [...]
Lord Ferrister Says – 50 Not Out
I wanted to mark this 50th post by updating one of my favourites. OK it is a bit selfish, but it proved very popular originally and maybe a new audience will find it this time round and some of my old friends will enjoy it again. So here it is: Even as a small boy I recognised the strain and worry on [...]
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