Monthly Archives: May 2021

Encouraging revolutionists

Posted on 5th May 2021 by Ian

Tomorrow starts with two Year 7 classes. I love teaching Year 7 students, they have a breadth of vision and a wonderful sense of the absurd. They recall the many hours I spent in Dublin teaching Sixth Class pupils (twelve … Continue reading →

Posted in The stuff of daily life | Leave a comment

Catching nothing

Posted on 4th May 2021 by Ian

It was on this day in 1953 that Ernest Hemingway won the Pulitzer Prize for his book The Old Man and the Sea. The book is a tale of the dignity of Santiago the fisherman and his quest for a catch … Continue reading →

Posted in Unreliable memories | Leave a comment

Shine on

Posted on 3rd May 2021 by Ian

A Google search for the Pink Floyd song See Emily Play revealed that Syd Barrett, a founding member of the band, would have been 75 this year. Pink Floyd were the musical accompaniment to the one term I really spent … Continue reading →

Posted in Unreliable memories | 3 Comments

Like the old time coppers

Posted on 2nd May 2021 by Ian

My grandfather’s farm lies on the road between Huish Episcopi and Long Sutton. It is deep within rural Somerset. The road that passes the farm is designated as the A372, but it never seemed like a “A” road; it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Unreliable memories | 2 Comments

Mayday

Posted on 1st May 2021 by Ian

The first day of May, and in a normal year a trip to the Somerset town of Glastonbury would have brought an encounter with a large crowd gathered to mark the pagan festival of Beltane. Faces painted green, head dresses … Continue reading →

Posted in Out and about | 4 Comments