“An old man is setting a row of broad beans. So small a row, so shakily, dibbing a hole for each by jiggling a twig in the ground until it has made a space large enough. His allotment runs to the narrow verge between the cliff of chalk and the sunk road; right on the [...]
Archive for October, 2011
No Has-Bean
Posted in Uncategorized on October 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Lost And Found
Posted in Uncategorized on October 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »
“Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race” – HG Wells There is something uniquely wonderful about bicycles, and Hawkwood Community Nursery depends on them for transportation of many of its workers and produce. Yet I believe this sense of redemption expressed by [...]
A Light Chilli
Posted in Uncategorized on October 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The season’s gone out in a blaze of glory: thirty degrees of roasting October. Across the country, folk seized the summer swansong by the throat, getting out to light barbeques, jump into water, or just do a spot of beer gardening. Thankfully, the mutterings of a tiny minority of misery gutses, moaning about their winter [...]
