Category Archives: Out and about

Is the bookshop still there? Or has its odd eccentricity disappeared, carried away like so many things by the government’s lockdowns? It had only been encountered because the door of the barber’s shop had been firmly locked. A shutter was … Continue reading →

All Saints’ Church, Langport and the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Huish Episcopi are within a few hundred yards of each other, one can walk from one to the other in a few minutes. The parish of Huish … Continue reading →

On Monday, I crossed the Irish Sea on a Stena Line Ferry. The water was as still as could be imagined and the crossing was so punctual that the deck doors opened at exactly six o’clock. Stena Line ferry trips … Continue reading →

“Dad, please try not to look like a lost tourist.” My son admonished me on the telephone. He had tried to explain to me how to buy a Leap card to use on the trains, trams and buses. With travel … Continue reading →

Outside the Classic Cinema in Yeovil, the colours of the poster remain unfaded in my memory.  Paint Your Wagon was a musical with Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood. It was 1970 and not only was the film on release but … Continue reading →