Monthly Archives: September 2019

Catching eels

Posted on 10th September 2019 by Ian

It was a surprise to discover from a television programme that eels had become a critically endangered species. In teenage years, we thought eels were a nuisance, they seemed so resilient that we could not have imagined that they would … Continue reading →

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Only losers!

Posted on 6th September 2019 by Ian

Driving from Bridgwater to Langport and passing through Weston Zoyland, a sign at the former parish church announces that it is the Battle of Sedgemoor Visitor Centre. The building that was once used to hold five hundred prisoners from the … Continue reading →

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Flickering flames

Posted on 2nd September 2019 by Ian

In childhood years, did everyone stare into the flames in the fireplace and see shapes and figures and imagine tales of long ago – or is it a personal eccentricity? My Nan lived frugally, but once this week of the … Continue reading →

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