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A song (or two) for Europe

Posted on June 25, 2016 by

On Friday I felt like a shadow. Everything looked real, but I didn’t feel real. The world had changed –  but yet it hadn’t. Today I feel like a puppet on dodgy strings. One minute I’m acting my part as … Continue reading →

Posted in Britain now & then, Thinking, or ranting, or both | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 24 Comments

The ruder world. Some random thoughts on spring, joy and harsh reality

Posted on March 24, 2015 by

Come, luscious spring, come with thy mossy roots, Thy weed-strown banks, young grass, and tender shoots Of woods newly-plashed, sweet smells of opening blooms, Sweet sunny mornings, and right glorious dooms Of happiness, to seek and harbour in, Far from … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, jaunts & going out, Lancashire & the golf coast, Thinking, or ranting, or both | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments