My Dearest Boy, “Not all those who wander are lost”, wrote Tolkien. Maybe, I should add the words “whilst social distancing”. I don’t think that phrase existed three weeks’ ago. On my walk this morning I was reminded that it is OK to wander and not to know. It is also perfectly acceptable to feel…
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In the time of the skylark (1)
Tuesday 24 March 2020 My Dearest Boy, I walked early this morning, purposely over the fields – muddy but still firm with frost, towards the railway line. I would have taken you on this path today. I passed no-one. It’s so quiet. There are few planes in the sky. As the air warmed the yellowhammers…
