One minute, full steam ahead for summer, great guests, long lazy days, super weather and wall to wall fun……then along came autumn!!  It sneaks in without so much as a nod and apart from someone on the BBC news telling us ‘it has arrived’, you’d never know where we are!!  Even the gardening keeps trying…

‘Stumped for words’ is not normal for The Composer! A background in music, broadcasting, theatre and stage has equipped him well for the rehearsed (or spontaneous) ability to speak!  But the last 4 weeks have seen The Composer silenced……..stumped for words. So, before the mini-rant (last paragraph) let’s look at the positive reasons for being…

The Composer is, obviously, fond of his music and this month’s heading gives away a love of musicals, too! However any comparison between Oklahoma and Northumberland is that, apart from a rogue ‘K’, you can find all the other letters in both names – that’s it!! Bustin’ out has been the mantra for us in…

Our title is well known to those who enjoy a certain Saturday eve quiz programme and, yes, we have a list at ‘Composers’! In the next weeks it is devoid of all matters political!!  This Blog gives a list of reasons for taking a holiday in Northumberland…..especially as guests (in the first week particularly) will find ‘Composers’…

Its going to be a fun month – with 2 Bank holidays, the start of the end of the football season, the serious start to grass cutting and ………for The Composer and Mrs C, a moment of sheer madness…….a HOLIDAY! So this is a brief post – time being of the essence. Given that May…

At last! Winter over, Spring started, clocks moved and ‘Composers at Woodlands’ all a buzz and not just with guests! The painters have painted, the cleaners have cleaned, the gardeners have done whatever they do (!!) and The Composer……….well he just sat back and watched it all happen!!! How he wishes. Actually, The Composer aided…

It’s one of those trick questions. Q. How many months have 28 days?A. They all do, but February alone has ONLY 28 days and not one more! The Composer also has good reason(s) to remember that this ‘short’ month means getting ahead is crucial for many and varied reasons. Remembering that St David’s Day is 1st…

The Composer is shattered. One minute it was `happy new year’ and now it’s time for planning Valentines Day at Composers and Mr & Mrs Composer’s Wedding Anniversary bash a couple of weeks later!! So why has January’s  ‘been ‘n’ gone’ title linked with the “shattered” label. So how was it for you?  The perennial…

Brief but sincere.  Well, that’s the hope as this blog is penned! The Composer – like the rest of humanity – feels the pressures of December.  It’s that ’round of shopping, visiting, eating, drinking and socialising time’ once again….any why not? In truth there is no reason not to celebrate the festivities which make December…

November tried the patience of ‘The Composer’.  The disciplined agenda for the month fell apart right from the start, despite planning and preparation. In a year which witnessed the passing of loved and respected artists and celebrities, which offered baffling national and international polling results and weather that spanned the sublime to the cor blimey,…