Tag Archives: Blackpool

Sun, fun and feeling the wind in your hair

Posted on October 24, 2018 by

One of my favourite works of fiction is the Deptford Trilogy by the late Canadian author, Robertson Davies. A master story-teller if ever there was one. In it, one young boy’s instinctive reaction sets the fantastical ball of the story … Continue reading →

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My mum and Aunty Maureen. By way of being a paean to a very special supermarket

Posted on May 29, 2015 by

Every now and again I travel twelve miles to a supermarket. A long way to go, given there are two perfectly acceptable ones within two miles. And both morally acceptable places for me to shop – for reasons that range … Continue reading →

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