Monthly Archives: January 2021

Opposing improvers

Posted on 31st January 2021 by Ian

Tot the south, the parish boundary of High Ham extends to the lowland beyond Picts Hill, to the north it stretches across the moor towards Pedwell. The King’s Sedgemoor Drain begins, on the moor to the north, below Ham Hill, … Continue reading →

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The magic of MacNiece

Posted on 30th January 2021 by Ian

Growing up in sight of Glastonbury Tor. I lived for three years in Newtownards, Co Down near where to Louis MacNiece’s mother was buried at Carrowdore. I took services in the church to which is attached the graveyard in which … Continue reading →

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Feathered therapy

Posted on 29th January 2021 by Ian

Teaching remote lessons is like walking through treacle. Worse, at least treacle is sweet.  it’s like walking through tar. Unable to see the members of the class, unable to see their work, unable to have the conversations vital to gauging … Continue reading →

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Reinvention

Posted on 28th January 2021 by Ian

The Lloyd’s branch stood at where Bow Street, The Hill and North Street met. Once possessing two banks, Langport now has none. Not that I ever stood inside it, we banked at the National Westminster Bank, a building a couple … Continue reading →

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Telling the truth

Posted on 27th January 2021 by Ian

“To tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.” It wasn’t just an oath in court, it was what was required of her pupils by Miss Rabbage, our schoolteacher. Stories must be told without exaggeration and without … Continue reading →

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