Doing the best that I can, at writing, running and living
On Monday evening we managed to book a place to stay in Hay-on-Wye for a whole week next year. It was hours after we’d returned from the little town on the southeast borders of Wales, and it is a testament to the festival’s popularity that our booking was the last affordable (just about) place available… Continue reading Hay Festival 2024 – Part One
I think I have pulled a muscle in my left buttock. This didn’t happen while I was running the Chester Half Marathon on this sweltering Sunday. Nor did it happen while I painted the back fence between 11am and 3pm during the zenith of the sun’s powers on a sizzling Saturday. It happened while I… Continue reading Chester Half Marathon
Before two weeks ago I had never heard of the name of Patrice Lumumba. Then I came across it twice. Firstly, from reading Barbara Kingsolver’s book, 'The Poisonwood Bible', initially published in 1998. Then, during a random conversation with my uncle when he was recalling his younger years. I know very little about the recent… Continue reading Barbara Kingsolver – The Poisonwood Bible
Moving moments: a gentle breeze brushes my face as my bike moves effortlessly along the back roads surrounded by the rolling farmlands of Shropshire. White cow parsley grows high along the verges and the sun beams down while the twittering of birds, and the rustling of leaves is all I hear ... I did get… Continue reading Cycling To Shrewsbury But Not Back
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