The village church in Llanfair Caereinion, Wales (13 November 2010)

R is for …

Religion A deep subject for a sunny autumnal day but so, as they say, be it. I clearly remember the first time I had a coherent thought about religion, something slightly more substantive than putting the words “boring” and “sermon” …
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The view from Cothlestone Hill (16 August 2010)

Q is for …

Quantock Hills I am spoiled where I live, at the foot of the Quantocks, with the Brendon Hills, Somerset Levels, the Blackdown Hills and Exmoor all within easy reach. I’m best acquainted with the Quantocks, England’s first Area of Outstanding …
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Curly (9 August 2009)

P is for…

Pigs Oh, how I miss my four-trottered friends. The way they grunt and snuffle around your feet, their intelligence, friendliness, strongly defined characters, their curiosity… On the other hand, I don’t miss their determination to re-create every PoW escape from …
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