Keith Sanders the Storyman Podcast

Now, vitamin B posed more of a problem in its natural form and lots of it for a horse who weighed around 18 hundredweights. Then of course the penny dropped, beer.  Ruth remembered the times when hospital patients had been prescribed a personal allowance of “milk stout”. Full of vitamin B and the ideal pick me up for those under the weather.   From time to time in the past we had been able to help...

There were complications on the way to the train today, I had been driving three American Ladies around all week during their holiday here in the Loire Valley and their week finished today when they all had trains to catch from the mainline station in Tours.  Thank you for listening to our Buzzsprout audio stories. You can follow many of these with added film and photographs as videos and slide sh...

Most things we remember are the good times................ This story is about the bad times, but in this case they continued for over 20 years! A story of victimisation, bullying and intimidation. But it did not work! Listen to find out what it was all about.................... Thank you for listening to our Buzzsprout audio stories. You can follow many of these with added film and photographs as...

There are three stories in this piece. The Fire is already recorded and can be heard on its own. Also included are the stories of the two burglaries.......... You have to "weather" the downs to appreciate the good times....takes some doing though! Thank you for listening to our Buzzsprout audio stories. You can follow many of these with added film and photographs as videos and slide show...

I managed to dismount and calm him while inspecting his saddle. On eventually mounting once again he took charge and broke into an instant gallop. I managed to steer him around the next bend, across a stubble field, down across the Ladywath Beck by a narrow farm bridge across the lane, over a gate, and into our stable yard. He could not get away from that place fast enough! He did not stop even th...

This was actually the first trip they took with Ruth and myself and daughter Helen. As with most things involving Charles, it was memorable and very funny. Thank you for listening to our Buzzsprout audio stories. You can follow many of these with added film and photographs as videos and slide shows on our YouTube Channel at  "cracker books on youtube". WEB SITE CHANGE:  New Web site at ...

Another It's a Rum Life story that would be in Book two except I have just written this one. The version in the book is a little different.  I prefer this one! Thank you for listening to our Buzzsprout audio stories. You can follow many of these with added film and photographs as videos and slide shows on our YouTube Channel at  "cracker books on youtube". WEB SITE CHANGE:  New Web...

A family holiday looking at prehistoric cave paintings. There are photographs to go with this story.  A story with an amusing incident...... Thank you for listening to our Buzzsprout audio stories. You can follow many of these with added film and photographs as videos and slide shows on our YouTube Channel at  "cracker books on youtube". WEB SITE CHANGE:  New Web site at  www.crackerbook...

Another unexpected arrival, when we saw that "stretch Limo"  in the drive of the bungalow, we did not know what to expect!  Thank you for listening to our Buzzsprout audio stories. You can follow many of these with added film and photographs as videos and slide shows on our YouTube Channel at  "cracker books on youtube". WEB SITE CHANGE:  New Web site at  www.crackerbooks.fr At...

Our first trip to France with "Passat" and caravan................ Thank you for listening to our Buzzsprout audio stories. You can follow many of these with added film and photographs as videos and slide shows on our YouTube Channel at  "cracker books on youtube". WEB SITE CHANGE:  New Web site at  www.crackerbooks.fr At the same time, Cracker Books have produced 10 complete p...

It would appear that every time that car went to France it had a problem.....I suppose that is quite true..........but amusing too. Thank you for listening to our Buzzsprout audio stories. You can follow many of these with added film and photographs as videos and slide shows on our YouTube Channel at  "cracker books on youtube". WEB SITE CHANGE:  New Web site at  www.crackerbooks.fr At t...

This was the third trip and third problem, would you believe that after 2003 when we moved to France that car made countless trips with trailers and what have you and never had the slightest trouble........ Thank you for listening to our Buzzsprout audio stories. You can follow many of these with added film and photographs as videos and slide shows on our YouTube Channel at  "cracker books on...

This was our destination for the journey that included  "Passat with a Problem". An amusing story which will become part of "It's a Rum Life Book Four"  Volume two  Northcote 1998 to 2008. Thank you for listening to our Buzzsprout audio stories. You can follow many of these with added film and photographs as videos and slide shows on our YouTube Channel at  "cracker b...

Prompted by an article in the French press about alternative medicine. Thank you for listening to our Buzzsprout audio stories. You can follow many of these with added film and photographs as videos and slide shows on our YouTube Channel at  "cracker books on youtube". WEB SITE CHANGE:  New Web site at  www.crackerbooks.fr At the same time, Cracker Books have produced 10 complete page tu...

Dinan himself did not actually go to the HM The Queen Mother's 80th Birthday Celebrations at Sandringham, but that is where we found the rose with the same name! Thank you for listening to our Buzzsprout audio stories. You can follow many of these with added film and photographs as videos and slide shows on our YouTube Channel at  "cracker books on youtube". WEB SITE CHANGE:  New We...

Reflections on our family experiences of the amazing 4L together with our efforts at promoting the car at its launch for local Renault Dealer Pete Taylor at his garage at Stickford near Boston, Lincolnshire UK in 1961. Thank you for listening to our Buzzsprout audio stories. You can follow many of these with added film and photographs as videos and slide shows on our YouTube Channel at  "crac...

Ebony had to have an operation, this is what happened............. Thank you for listening to our Buzzsprout audio stories. You can follow many of these with added film and photographs as videos and slide shows on our YouTube Channel at  "cracker books on youtube". WEB SITE CHANGE:  New Web site at  www.crackerbooks.fr At the same time, Cracker Books have produced 10 complete page turnin...

We buy a new "secondhand" car that really impresses! The nicest car to drive since I drove a pre-production model  Citroen DS 21 Pallas on a test drive for my newspaper employers in 1965. The story of that test drive is here on our buzzsprout site.... "The one and only Test Drive". Thank you for listening to our Buzzsprout audio stories. You can follow many of these with added...

There are pictures to go with this story....all very recent. There will be a slide show presentation of the story on our  YouTube Channel.........the short storymankeithsanderson youtube. Thank you for listening to our Buzzsprout audio stories. You can follow many of these with added film and photographs as videos and slide shows on our YouTube Channel at  "cracker books on youtube". WEB...

The very first of my regular Diary Stories published by my ex-employers, Mortons Group Newspapers. The story appeared on 31 March 1999 but was from a period in time around 1994 when the Northcote Heavy Horse Centre was looking for all kinds of volunteers. They still are! Permission to reproduce is kindly granted by Johnson Press Group who own the copyright. Thank you for listening to our Buzzsprou...

Francis was the first volunteer helper we ever had at the Northcote Heavy Horse Centre. Francis was very special and this is why.................... Thank you for listening to our Buzzsprout audio stories. You can follow many of these with added film and photographs as videos and slide shows on our YouTube Channel at  "cracker books on youtube". WEB SITE CHANGE:  New Web site at  www.cra...

Without Francis and his encouragement, despite his own personal problems, this would never have happened......................... Thank you for listening to our Buzzsprout audio stories. You can follow many of these with added film and photographs as videos and slide shows on our YouTube Channel at  "cracker books on youtube". WEB SITE CHANGE:  New Web site at  www.crackerbooks.fr At the...

We were destined to produce our own electricity. Thoreslinks Fundraisers were not just providers of badly needed financial help..... they were electrical installation specialists too. Thank you for listening to our Buzzsprout audio stories. You can follow many of these with added film and photographs as videos and slide shows on our YouTube Channel at  "cracker books on youtube". WEB SIT...

We were given the chance of a new means of support for the centre and all its four-legged residents.   A new substantial means of financial support long term, for the future. It was an unforgivable fraud that left us hugely financially overstretched. We did all the preparations and planning only to have it rejected at the very last minute.  Thank you for listening to our Buzzsprout audio stories....

A very short story but amusing................. Thank you for listening to our Buzzsprout audio stories. You can follow many of these with added film and photographs as videos and slide shows on our YouTube Channel at  "cracker books on youtube". WEB SITE CHANGE:  New Web site at  www.crackerbooks.fr At the same time, Cracker Books have produced 10 complete page turning e-books on their...