Monthly Archives: January 2020

Past rhyming

Posted on 26th January 2020 by Ian

Perhaps oral traditions were already dying during my childhood years. My mother, who was born in 1937, has a wealth of stories about people, places and traditions, no-one from my own generation can recall a fraction of what she still … Continue reading →

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Quiet business

Posted on 19th January 2020 by Ian

Somerton is among many places in England in having streets too narrow to cope with Twenty-First Century traffic. The ancient royal capital of Wessex has picture postcard qualities, but poses challenges to drivers. Perhaps it would be simpler if we … Continue reading →

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Currant days

Posted on 10th January 2020 by Ian

The distinctive scent of blackcurrant jam in the fridge evokes moments from the 1970s. It must have been 1971, for transistor radios were constantly filled with the sound of Chirpy, Chirpy, Cheep, Cheep. My dad had a week’s holiday and we … Continue reading →

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Breaking the law on a Ferguson

Posted on 2nd January 2020 by Ian

It has been a day when, even at midday, it never seemed fully light. A thick, heavy blanket if greyness seemed to express the mood of the first ordinary day after the Christmas-New Year holidays. By half past four, there … Continue reading →

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