As the early morning Autumn mist showed signs of clearing with the promise of a fresh clean day I set out from the Village Centre and soon found myself in the countryside. The ground was steaming as the sun dried the dew and a red kite circled overhead. As with so many of my local…
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And this is why it is called “Talbothays”
From the age of 19 when I first married and left home I have moved house many times and never really settled. I always said that when I found somewhere I felt content I would name my house “Talbothays”. The name was chosen from one of my favourite Hardy novels, “Tess of the D’Urbevilles”. …
A Harlington Walk: a story from hope to gratitude (and a dog called Donny!)
A CIRCULAR WALK FROM HARLINGTON ALONG THE BOTTOMS: A Story from Hope to Gratitude (and a dog called Donny!) Several years ago when I was ill the one thing I tried to do every day whatever the weather was to take a walk in the Harlington locality. For me at that time to…
A Walk from Harlington: Sharpenhoe, Spring and a Secret Place
Leaving Harlington On this beautiful spring morning the lovely T and myself set foot from our home in Harlington on one of my favourite rambles around the area. There is something intoxicating about inhaling the air on a morning such as this and we felt that the chores could wait and we must be…
