Sycamore
Wytham Woods is a study centre for the University of Oxford. During a guided walk there recently I had my mind changed -- or, rather, put straight -- about the…
Pomona’s Day
It's all apples now, falling like small thunderclaps on to the ground, crashing into the wheelbarrow. It is the wormy ones that fall by themselves, leaving the whole ones on…
Dear Young People
I am not young, I am middle class, white, and live in a village where, along with 77% of my neighbours, I voted to remain in the EU. However, by…
Vapour Eyes
So there we were, a couple of oldies on their holidays, going into a shop in Ulverston where they sell vapes and accessories. 'You could get a tattoo while you're…
World food
My dentist said, 'Have a good lunch before you come. Treat yourself.' So I had it all planned - a toasted sandwich at The Playhouse, a place blissfully ignored by…
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