#Octpowrimo #Time Time Ticks, one second after The next – as like the sand in an egg timer The wheels keep on turning so The hands keep moving Today followed the day before whilst Tomorrow is well ahead of us The past ? recorded by those who wrote it The future ? yet to be …
Category Archives: History
Squadron
A write club acrostic, written by inky. #Imperialwarmuseum #Airfix #Planes #Squadron #Military #Aircraft Sat atop a great height quite a few planes, old and new used to being in hangars, have found a home by the waters of a canal definitely a peacetime operation red arrows escorting a Spitfire veteran and other D-Day participants – …
The terrace at No3
#Octpowrimo #Cobbledstreets #England #Northern #Salford #Lancashire A piece of poetry by inky, based on the terraced house on Lark Hill Place. A restored Victorian Street in Salford’s Museum and art gallery. Old building by cobbles, Oak table , and chairs Copper kettle boiling on the stove near to the stairs Fruit from the Grocers, cutup …
Traces
Roots 24th august 2017 they say everybody has roots. those tiny little things that define history traces of who you are, set in your DNA. back when I was studying at university for my HND, I got the opportunity to research my family tree looking back through birth records…to draw up a computer program connecting …
immerse yourself
Immerse Salford, 11th July 2017 when taking an interest in a subject, it pays to get the most of the subject matter. Do your research, but don’t restrict yourself to a library 📚 books are great, however if you can see an item relating to your interest….it makes your interest solid.. tangible. Its probably why I …
On the record
Record Old box files a tale of someone’s life diaries , holding memories from long ago photos of holidays from far off places sitting next to journals of journeys gone by memories frozen in a moment time captured in an object the cv…course of life ?…doesn’t come close as you open the lid, and moments …
Capture it….
Enthusiasm Young minds wondered aimlessly around the museum space hearing the sounds around them as they found their place The colour returned – to their eyes upon seeing my trolley – to my surprise and hearing a colleague veterans tale it was like we’d found the holy grail Stories were told as they wore …
Ancient
Legions Amass by Roman Bricks
Preparing to March
Down Liverpool Road
New Day of Vollying
Monday Afternoon saw me returning back over the Bridge to the Home of the Imperial War Museum in the North, on the Trafford side of the Manchester Ship Canal Today has seen me on the Information point Handling trolley, where visitors from all around the country have been able to look at objects and pick them …
Unfinished
The wreckage that built up was left in the sand
till one day a man from museum had plans
The Inkwell 