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the name is how our middle daughter used to introduce me to some of her friends (sad but true!)
Sunday, August 10, 2025
july-august 2025 books…
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After The Apocalypse (Chris Goan): I keep coming back to this book of poetry by my good friend Chris… and, once again, I’ve been using it as...
Thursday, August 07, 2025
beside the sea…
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I bought a book from our local ‘£5 bookshop’ (‘Beside The Sea – Britain’s Lost Seaside Heritage’ by Sarah Freeman, published in 2015) celebr...
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
july 2025 books…
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Dark Days (James Baldwin): Three extended essays - written in 1965, 1980 and 1985 - by the redoubtable American writer and civil rights acti...
Friday, July 25, 2025
handsworth songs…
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I went along to the Watershed this afternoon to see ‘Handsworth Songs’ - part of their ‘Cinema Rediscovered’ series. Described, according to...
Saturday, July 19, 2025
june-july 2025 books…
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Hostages To Fortune (Elizabeth Cambridge): I simply loved this book (another from Persephone, published in 2003, but first published by Jon...
Thursday, July 17, 2025
the ballad of wallis island…
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I went along to the Watershed again yesterday afternoon (note: I’m now one of their ‘Club Shed’ members!) to see director James Griffiths’ ‘...
Tuesday, July 15, 2025
the horace batchelor memorial pilgrimage…
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My lovely brother, Alan, and I decided to walk from Keynsham to Bath for no particular reason other than a) we thought it would make a very ...
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