Bell ringing, or rather, change ringing origins lie in the sixteenth century when church bells were hung with a wheel. ...
Most children have been educated at home for over 3 months. In that time, shops have opened, as have pubs, ...
Life under lockdown for me means that I spend most of my time at home. I’m a keen amateur photographer, ...
The coronavirus crisis has affected all aspects of medical care
Gloves A night at the opera it’s not; I choose my gloves with care for a trip to the shops in the time of plague. I ...
The emergency services' show of hands
A creative poetry challenge to myself
The daily constitutional! Spring and early summer have always been my favourite time of year and this April has given us ...
LISTEN Overnight the world has filled with bird song, unaccustomed silence whispering to itself then suddenly emboldened, taken by surprise. Listen. This is the sound of ...
Life during lockdown changed in so many ways, we are all told stay home, only go out for one form ...
Loch Down Salmon Fishcake & Pasta Recipe By P. Barr Only one saucepan. Not the only thing allowed out. A colander, like a strategy Doesn’t hold ...
You ask how I am in these Covid days …and my mind goes back to the cancelled trains, those last few years - the mad, frenetic pace, relentless ways, switch off the lights, and then the same.
It isn't easy, but we are muddling through
New Normal Green shadows fall in shapes and spikes on lonely pavements; these melancholic remains of city life. In the nostalgia café, figures stoop over separate tables together, distant. A curve ...
Rainbows Home-schooled, appeared overnight, in the early days, in almost every window down the street, mushrooming through the neighbourhood. Bridging distances with colour, they catch the ...
Saffron Green I discovered it on a run – something I’d never done before, exploring the richer world hidden beyond the front door. Pasture ...
An uncanny experience at Tesco
Staying creative under lockdown
Flour - the most elusive ingredient
