Monthly Archives: March 2019

Frightening plimsolls

Posted on 7th March 2019 by Ian

After posting here about the teacher called Gorf  and the terror he struck in the hearts of pupils at his school, I was sent memories of how frightening had been the PE teachers at one local school. The one thing … Continue reading →

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Gorf and teaching

Posted on 5th March 2019 by Ian

A wiry built man, bald-headed and heavily jowled, he was probably in his early-sixties. Perhaps he had seen service in the Second World War, he was of an age of many teachers who had been war veterans. Perhaps there were … Continue reading →

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On a road with a windmill

Posted on 3rd March 2019 by Ian

The wind now battering our house has a name, according to the news, it is called Storm Freya. Had all the other storms that have battered the house over the years been given names, there would be few names left … Continue reading →

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Troubled breathing

Posted on 1st March 2019 by Ian

“A mild February brings a fat churchyard,” an old farmer used to say. Undoubtedly there were many variants of the piece of folk wisdom that suggested that mild weather in winter was an unhealthy phenomenon. “We need a good frost … Continue reading →

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