Monthly Archives: October 2018

Plans for a dual carriageway-sized tunnel at Stonehenge were submitted on Friday. The object is to remove the road from the proximity of the world heritage site. The A303 seems a route that gained prominence almost by chance, a line … Continue reading →

Having tea with my uncle on a Thursday evening, we recalled how Thursday was my grandmother’s shopping day. Each day through the week she would add items to her shopping list and on Thursday mornings she would phone the small … Continue reading →

Technology is a boon, when you remember your user ID and password. Not being able to get to the surgery in Langport during opening hours to ask for a repeat prescription, I log into a website called Patient Access to … Continue reading →

Bags of doughnuts would come from Alan’s baker’s van. Once a pale blue van from the Co-operative Retail Society, it had become a grey one when when he had begun to work for himself. Alan had a surname, but it … Continue reading →

There is a joy in hearing children’s voices emerging from the greyness of an autumn evening. Every last minute of daylight is spent in the company of friends. Roller skates and bicycles are used on the road with a casual … Continue reading →