The day the two burner Mighty stove came to the wood. Courtesy of Rupert. Much Hadam with Candy and Edward - we met half way from our homes, the first time, then on to Tinks and Clive at Maidens, delicious Sicilian wine, exchange of lockdown stories, and feelings, keeping relative distances. Moths in the morning.
Category: 2020
Seeing Sea with Sara
I came to see the sea, after months lockdowned in the woods The dogs went berserk, yelping, clawing windows, changing seats As if they too recalled the route, smelt the sea, sensed the light Or knew of my childhood when my mother, like every other mother challenged '6p for the first to see the sea'.… Continue reading Seeing Sea with Sara
Cummings Blip & Trump is Trump
While tensions boil again between Hong Kong and China, while a rambant virus is still silently around this island, we in the UK have headlines about one person - the person so many like to dislike - the commings and goings of Dominique Commings. Although motivated by dislike, the story is about one rule for… Continue reading Cummings Blip & Trump is Trump
Zooming HTLGI Weekend
We were meant to be in the glorious landscape of Hay, with our two new friends from Springe Socratic Dialogue, Maddie and Mitko. The virus came, locked down, their flights have gone into limbo and we are here at Magnolia House, looking out of a window garlended with a yellow climber I do not know… Continue reading Zooming HTLGI Weekend
Lockdown Sunday
Biked up to the wood for last meet with the departing Sam - for him to show me where the Nut Hatch is nesting in the ash tree. He has been a good spirit in the wood, practically he has done much, taught me a lot, not lease of which is to look up at… Continue reading Lockdown Sunday
Lockdown Dean and Michael zoom poets
We'll do the usual, Michael and I will have some banter. 'I haven't got any desk top left', says Michael, berret on. Dean changes his backdrop to Paulo Nerado's front room, or a mexican desert, or a library of books. Cycling Suffolk Past glimpses of fields still wild with red campion Down tarmac roads growing… Continue reading Lockdown Dean and Michael zoom poets
Lockdown Friday – VE Day (EofW)
As I sous cheffed to Michael's Tuna Steak and mango/avocado salad, we caught on Channel 4 news an interview with the historian James Holland – and the comedian Al Murray – discussing the parallels between what the world went through during the war and our current CORVID 19 reality. Similes Is Boris Churchill, the rifles… Continue reading Lockdown Friday – VE Day (EofW)
Lockdown Thursday
Buddha moon - On Vesak Day, Buddhists all over the world commemorate events of significance to Buddhists of all traditions: The birth, enlightenment and the passing away of Buddha. The first of the possible full moons of May. Vesak - Martin reminded me. Martin from South of France on Facebook, he'd just recovered from CORVID… Continue reading Lockdown Thursday
Lockdown Suffolk
My community, in Colchester and Chelmsford, Zooming On morning run I met Mike as usual, but this time finally asking him why he was in a wheel buggy. Of course, it's a story. He was an engineer on ships Great Yarmouth way, up early in the mornings, he was the on who would link the… Continue reading Lockdown Suffolk
Lockdown Land of Cockaigne
It started on Facebook, I think from a site like board panda, who attributed the origins to Adobe: when booooom.com partnered with Adobe to create the Remake project, which invited students across the U.K. to recreate famous artworks with photography. The Getty Museum in Los Angeles, locked down, creatively challenged people to recreate some of… Continue reading Lockdown Land of Cockaigne
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