| Chapter | Précis |
| 1. Early Years | A short family tree and my earliest memories. (14 minute read) |
| 2. Education | From Primary school to the Open University. (15 minute read) |
| 3. Early Mobility | Trikes and bikes. (7 minute read) |
| 4. Friendships & Childhood | Best friends and a diversion into what might have been. (17 minute read) |
| 5. Maps and Cycling | How a fascination with maps got me into cycling. (18 minute read) |
| 6. Cycle touring | My long-standing interest. (15 minute read) |
| 7. Work – the early years | A description of my working life between ages 16 and 42. (17 minute read) |
| 8. Courtship & marriage | How I found the love of my life. (11 minute read) |
| 9. Philosophy regarding money | How we have always jointly managed the family finances. (11 minute read) |
| 10. Holidays | Brief descriptions of many family holidays and short breaks. (16 minute read) |
| 11. Home and pets | Life in Brindle (an ideal cat location). (7 minute read) |
| 12. Later friendships | A short description of how I found (and kept) my close friends. (9 minute read) |
| 13. Music | Explaining how music is part of my life – even though I don’t play an instrument. (9 minute read) |
| 14. Children & parenting | “To understand your parents’ love, you must raise children yourself”. (15 minute read) |
| 15. Later mobility | All things cars. Reflecting my interests between the ages of 13 and about 50. (8 minute read) |
| 16. Hobbies and interests | A summary of my various hobbies over the years. (4 minute read) |
| 16a. Lapidary | An beginner’s guide to the art of lapidary. (2 minute read) |
| 16b. Cycling Club | My involvement with Horwich Cycling Club, (1 minute read) |
| 16c. Photography | From early monochrome printing to the Leyland Photographic Society. (3 minute read) |
| 16d. Golf | My brief foray into the world of golf. (< 1 minute read) |
| 16e. Young Outward Bound Students (YOBS) | The Outward Bound Association has had a profound influence on me. (2 minute read) |
| 16f. Marquetry | I only produced two marquetry pictures, but they took ages to make. (< 1 minute read) |
| 16g. Gardening | My long lasting interest. (4 minute read) |
| 16h. Village / Community / Parish Halls | An involvement in the local community seems to follow me around. (2 minute read) |
| 16i. British Junior Chamber (BJC) | BJC was once the UK’s largest out-of-hours training organisation. (3 minute read) |
| 16j. Cubs | I was never in Scouts as a child, but as an adult, I served seven years. (< 1 minute read) |
| 16k. Parents, Teachers and Friends Association (PTFA) | I managed to avoid this at secondary but served six years at Primary school. (< 1 minute read) |
| 16l. Pantomime | I reached the dizzy heights of assistant stage manager. (Oh yes, I did!) (1 minute read) |
| 16m. Hoghton Tower | I thoroughly enjoyed being a Guide at this stately home. (7 minute read) |
| 17. Pedantry | My guilty confession. (4 minute read) |
| 18. Growth in responsibilities | And finally… (at least for now) (9 minute read) |