It was a two bottle of Gavi kind of evening. That is two bottles between two of us, in case you’re counting. Yesterday morning we sent Anne’s brother Mark off to the ‘inn at the end of the world’ (G.K. Chesterton – The Feast of the Snow). Where, under normal circumstances, the church would be… Continue reading Grief in the time of Covid
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Lockdown 3.0
No sooner had I laid my lofty plans to improve myself in this new year than the shutters were pulled down once again on the country. As with virtually every other major decision required to be made by the government it came with no warning. To paraphrase Boris loosely: We were completely on track as… Continue reading Lockdown 3.0
January intentions
Okay, publicly I'm very anti New Year Resolutions because of course Jan 01 is just another day. But secretly, every year I give myself a list which takes about two ponderous weeks to write before that day and about two weeks to be scrapped after it. I don't think I'm alone there. Have I attempted… Continue reading January intentions
Blog the first
So this is it, my very first blog, being written in a b&b in Watton. And judging by the length of time between setting up the name and actually putting in an offering, blog número deux may be a while in the coming. The leadless pencil is apt then. It was my favourite name; after… Continue reading Blog the first
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