Gavin Dimmock. Writer.

A quick snap of a sign outside a cafe bar that I visited today. I was there to discuss graphics for the windows.

This is my new Kreg shelf pin jig. It arrived today and will be out to good use later this spring as I make some furniture for our home. It is an ingenious device that easily allows the accurate drilling of holes for shelving; those little metal pins go into the holes and the shelves…

This is Maggie The Mini Schnauzer. She has just woken up  at the the scent of coffee. She loves coffee and will harass you until you give her the dregs from your cup. Maggie The Coffee Drinking Mini Schnauzer. She also likes tea. And hot chocolate.

“Life is bigger, it’s bigger and you, you are not me.” Today’s picture is of mementoes, signed pictures, commemorative badges and the like that are displayed on my office wall. Momentoes and souvenirs of Bradford City AFC. They may soon be coming down from the wall. Possibly to be put into a box, stacked in a…

Time for this quote from sports commentator, Chris Cooper, to come off my workshop wall. It references Bradford City’s incredible turnaround in the playoff semifinal where we overturned a 0-2 first leg defeat at Valley Parade to win 3-0, and 3-2 on aggregate, away at Blackpool. This caption was so evocative and instantly brings back…

This is the screen on my Mac moments after I submitted my entry for the Northern Writers’ Awards for 2018. The deadline isn’t until 2359 on February 1st and, therefore, I had a few more days grace. But, I’ve been working hard on the extract of my novel that I am hoping will be successful…

Bethany and Liam today returned from a short break in Prague. Knowing I like badges, they kindly brought me these two pins from their trip to the Museum of Communism. I aim to put one of the pins into one of my hats tomorrow.

Sarah printed the draft of my submission to the Northern Writers Awards and I have been reading through it. It’s surprising how many little tweaks and amends you spot when reading your words from a printed page and not from your Mac. The familiarity of the screen and own your words seem to mask these…

Here you see one of my Pantone books and a vinyl swatch as I look to match a colour for a client.

My team, Bradford City AFC, started January 2018 in a terrific league position. Comfortably placed in the playoffs with a healthy gap between us the chasing pack, we have had a disappointing month. League and FA Cup defeats, losing four consecutive games for the first time in seven years, has left us looking over our…

Say hello to Mrs. Hudson. With the recent cold weather and the snow, ice and rain, the ground in our chicken run had become terribly muddy and unpleasant for the girls. Yesterday I installed a new tarpaulin on the roof to help keep it dry; thankfully I finished putting it on just ahead of the…

My new double socket with built in WIFI booster and USB point. Not the most exciting image but a very useful item. And, as someone who doesn’t like messing with electrics, I’m pleased that it (and the rest of the sockets and lights in the house) work after I installed it.

Today was spent relaxing at home after the travelling of the previous two days. I had few interesting photo opportunities. After working all day on my synopsis – and, I believe, finally nailing it – we spent a few hours catching up with season one of “Will & Grace”, a show we never watched first…

Today’s pic is an early posting from me. A trip down memory lane for me today. Dad and I have called to see my grandparent’s old house in Harold Hill, Romford; they lived there at 16 Melksham Gardens from the early 1950s until my Nan’s death in 1996. The house sign was put up by…