Drovers Barn, Whitney-on-Wye, Herefordshire HR3 6EU, GB
Welcome to the website of Graham Fisher MBE and the cyberspace lodgings of Mary Spence MBE, she of Sparrow Publishing.
OK, by now you'll have noticed the this home page is pretty much a showcase for alternative critters. For some while we have featured Will-I-Um the Carto-cat so it's time for him to move on awhile.
In his place we have someone who has graced us before with her presence and who also has a sharp eye for maps. (Note how the recumbent gaze just before she nodded off is towards Newport, which means the feline lughole is resting square on Drovers Barn. Hmmm ... could even put that in the 'Directions to Drovers Barn' section - follow the cat's ear?)
Anyway, this is Carto-cat Mk II. Meet Charlotte Henrietta Arabella, or Cha-puss for short. Will-I-Um, who is not fat just huge, is exactly twice her weight. The diminutive Cha-puss is nearly 8 years old, teensy and lovable but, as you can see, equally as idle as 'the slob one'. Mice? We're over-run with 'em!
Please use the contact form to say hello and tell Mary, me and Carto-cat Mk II your tales of living la vida lockdown.
In the meantime ..
Graham is a noted specialist in the inland waterways of the UK with an interest in the industries they served, particularly Stourbridge Glass, and is a writer, broadcaster and presenter who has over the years carved his own unique niche as an observer of the unusual and the arcane.
Here is your 'one-stop shop' for both G. Fisher Enterprises and Graham's associate Sparrow Publishing, with details of available books, podcasts and presentations, together with imagery, links and listings of other organisations and causes supported.
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posted 15.6.21. Continuing to inspire. Mary is nominated for yet another prestigious award.
(see Sparrow {scroll to More about ... ] and Blog)
posted 2.5.21. We are delighted to note that 'Our Mary of Sparrow' has again received due notice for her cartographic talents. (see Blog)
posted 19.2.21. We are delighted to announce that on 15.2.21 Graham received notification of his appointment as a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. This was in recognition of his work with the RGS (with IBG) on the Midlands inland waterways network and the Stourbridge Glass industry, together with his wider involvement in social, environmental and educational matters over many years in both the professional and voluntary sectors. (see Links and Blog)
posted 13.1.21. The late Labour prime minister Harold Wilson famously coined the phrase: ‘A week is a long time in politics.’ If Dear Harold was around today he would have to admit that the time frame has changed dramatically and now a few hours seems like a whole lifetime. And just when you thought it was safe to rest the pen on the desk, it’s back into the inkwell to start all over again. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose … (see Podcasts; In my opinion, episode 21)
THE BOOK IS ON THE WAY ...
In My Opinion out soon.
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