Monthly Archives: April 2022

Coming back from a break

Posted on 21st April 2022 by Ian

You get back from a week away and you could predict what the post would be. A couple of flyers from local takeaways, a leaflet from a useless politician, an advertising brochure for cruises (seriously, do I look like someone … Continue reading →

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Writing essays on plastic

Posted on 20th April 2022 by Ian

Did everyone face such questions in schooldays? The challenge to write a composition on a topic chosen from a list provided by the teacher. The list would include topics such as ‘plastic’, the intention, presumably to have provided an impetus … Continue reading →

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A canine crutch

Posted on 19th April 2022 by Ian

Galahad sat at the top of the stairs looking glum, his master has returned to sea and is currently somewhere off of the north coast of Scotland. Simple things make Galahad happy, sitting in the front of the car and … Continue reading →

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Waiting for the Tuesday after Easter

Posted on 18th April 2022 by Ian

It is nearly half a century ago. ‘Tracy Swalk, there’s a letter here from Tracy Swalk.’ My ten year old sister was intrigued at the arrival of letters bearing the postmark of Stourport-on-Severn, a town in the English Midlands, even … Continue reading →

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Sitting at the back

Posted on 17th April 2022 by Ian

Pleasant rays of paschal sunshine warmed the medieval building. The clear leaded glass of the south side of the nave has filtered eight centuries of light. It is more than half a century since a scrawny undersized schoolboy first sat … Continue reading →

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