Monthly Archives: July 2013

A Few Roses: My Way of Saying Thank You

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Francis Pryor

I’m writing this on a train which is wending its way across those much-threatened sandy heathlands of Dorset, returning from a day’s filming in Cranborne Chase and at Bournemouth University, for a Time Team documentary. Last night in a very … Continue reading →

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Hurry, While The List is Still Open

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Francis Pryor

If you’re one of the people on my email Contacts List who has recently received an email from me about The Lifers’ Club, then read no further. I have no wish to waste your valuable time. And sorry about this, … Continue reading →

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Made for Walking: my life and footwear

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Francis Pryor

I nearly found myself starting this blog post with: ‘I don’t really approve of Twitter, but I Tweet.’ Then I thought about it. Aside from the fact that it’s fatuous, what on earth do we mean by ‘approve of’.  I … Continue reading →

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Haymaking ends with thunderous chords

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Francis Pryor

I can remember about thirty years ago visiting a distinguished young academic in Cambridge. He asked about the dig I was running and when I told him that the funders had slashed our budget by half he was astonished. ‘So … Continue reading →

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I Love Strawberry Jam!

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Francis Pryor

I don’t like big productions of any sort. I hate being surrounded by people with strange titles (Production Coordinator’s Second Assistant etc. etc.). Even simple photo-shoots can be hard work, with Photographer’s Assistants, Set and Prop Designers, Food Stylists and … Continue reading →

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Archaeologists make the best team-workers: shearing 2013

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Francis Pryor

For years I’ve been saying to anyone who’ll listen that archaeologists make the best team-workers. And by God, we proved it on Saturday when with the help of two young contract shearers (brothers Harry and Sam Lombardi) we managed to … Continue reading →

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