Monthly Archives: July 2020

Gull watching

Posted on 16th July 2020 by Ian

In my childhood days here in Somerset, it used to be said that the presence of the gulls inland signified bad weather at sea;  I never knew whether the assertion was true.  We lived 15-20 miles from the sea and … Continue reading →

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Books

Posted on 15th July 2020 by Ian

A day of parent-teacher meetings meant a day of not being able to answer the question most parents wanted to ask, “when will school return to normal?” Of the students, I asked that  for the summer holidays, they put away … Continue reading →

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Understanding teenagers

Posted on 14th July 2020 by Ian

I was very fond of my grandparents in Huish Episcopi, but would never have expected them to understand my teenage self. They were born before the First World War and were two generations removed from the life I was living … Continue reading →

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How much sugar did you take?

Posted on 13th July 2020 by Ian

Were there bags of sugar in the shops that were available from anyone other  Tate and Lyle? The Mr Cube logo still remains very firmly in my memory. The cube, with arms and legs and a determined looking face, holding … Continue reading →

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Ice cream on a Sunday

Posted on 12th July 2020 by Ian

The ice cream man must have known just the right moment at which to pull into the mostly empty car park for there were no less than twenty-three people who joined the queue that quickly formed. Perhaps they were reacting … Continue reading →

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