I accidentally sat on my reading glasses. So it became the holiday "of sticky tape and epoxy glue"
Flashback: In this week last year
Category: WRITING
Week 42…
The road to the end of 2020 is narrowing
Diary: 17-18 October
Wandering Winchester works wonders
News wall: Taiwan
International flashpoint could deny Biden victory
Diary: 12-16 October
Five more days in a uncertain world
Diary snapshot: Winnall Moors, Winchester
If eyeballing toads is your thing
Week 41…
Seven more days disappear down the plug hole of life
News wall: Local lockdowns
King Lear did a better job than Boris
Diary: 10-11 October
The roundabout stops for 48 hours
Diary: 5-9 October 2020
Five days I'll never get back
Diary: October 2019
Includes the never-ending saga of Brexit, a fun day pretending to be an archivist, plus trips to Spain, Bristol and Chichester
News wall: Desperate dash of mother and child
A dramatic human-interest story about a mother and child struggling for survival in a hostile environment
Art review: Grayson Perry, Hoxton, London
Not surprisingly, the works come with heavy political overtones
It’s what I do: teacher assistance
I help pupils write sparkling prose and cracking headlines
Diary: September 2020
A month in which Brexit briefly made us all think about something else for a changeDiary: September 2020
Fear is the Path to the Dark Side
By Virginia Miranda Our lives are fragmented, unrecognizable. Our fear … absolute. The Dark side looms … a virus of hatred. People maim and kill with…Fear is the Path to the Dark Side
Diary: 4 October 2020
And so, my attempt to streamline the contents of the too-small new fridge ended unhappily...
Diary: 3 October 2020
SATURDAY There's an article in The Coversation that considers some of the small acts of ritual and expression during the pandemic that might end up as the folklore of the future. They include things like Clapping for Carers and window displays. I would like to have seen witty shop signage and street art in the … Continue reading Diary: 3 October 2020
Diary: 2 October, 2020
24 hours closer
Diary: 1 October 2020
Another day for the scrapbook
Billy's Scrapbook 