Pleasant Stores, our local shop & cafe
Taken at Ron’s
River Ouse, Rodmell, 1941
The first she prises out, clenched in bindweed: reluctance adds to its appeal. And there: not so large as to burst pockets, several flints conspire their surfaces glass-perfect, all the better to slip in without fuss. From mud, she frees a stump of the fat chalk Down walked each day, as worn as the worstedRead more ⟶
Am a bit of a fan
And he’s coming to town: Weds 23rd Nov 8pm, Red Roaster in Brighton. Ooer!
Autumn cold
I’m fighting with a cold at the moment, stuffed up sinuses, the lot. Having spent 14 hours in bed I thought I ought to get up and do some more prep for a blogging workshop I’m due to lead tomorrow. That was 5 hours ago – I got a bit waylaid on poetry. Magma haveRead more ⟶
Bonfire!
Biggest day of the year in Lewes! I am a rank marshall for Commercial Square – this year stepping out in my new Regency dress and jacket (made from my green velvet Boden coat – gone but not forgotten!)
Oxford sunset
My birthday treat – a stay at The Old Bank on Oxford’s High, with this view from the window.