Purple Prose
AWKWARDLY, FOR A PICTURE that inspired a purple poem… there’s not much purple in it. I realised this afterwards; it’s […]
Get An Eiffel
FORGET THE WIFEY (Who’d want me?) or even the WIFI… let me introduce you to Eiffie, my new patriotic companion! […]
Wanna Be Friends?
LOOKING DIRECTLY INTO SOMEONE’S EYES for any length of time is extremely uncomfortable. Not for dogs, though! Have you noticed? […]
Return To Gurn
WHEN I TOLD MY FRIEND that the forecast for my first 10 days in the Lakes was rain, she commiserated. […]
Keep Me Posted
HERE’S A POST ABOUT POSTS, you might say, and you wouldn’t be far off. In fact, it’s starting off simply […]
57 Going On 60
APPROACHING HEAVEN AT 57. Does that sound like a reasonable proposition for an irreverent rambler? It’s this book’s fault. For […]
Sign Me Up!
IT’S EASY TO DEVELOP a deep resentment towards certain Lake District signs. You know the ones I mean: those that […]
Completely Fraggled
WHEN YOU’RE VENTURING INTO NEW TERRITORY as a relative rambling newbie… … it’s a good idea to have the F-Team […]
Decisive Moments
THE YOUNG CHAP SEEMED UNEASY, pacing to and fro and checking his watch nervously every couple of minutes. Yet, what […]