Campaign Trail – Days 13 and 14
If I start with Day 14 first, I bumped into a couple in the pub this evening after playing cricket (unsuccessfully) for Stradbroke, and had a long conversation with them… Continue Reading
Richard Pierce – author, poet, painter
If I start with Day 14 first, I bumped into a couple in the pub this evening after playing cricket (unsuccessfully) for Stradbroke, and had a long conversation with them… Continue Reading
There’s been a lot going on in my life, and it feels like the first four months of this year have been concatenated into one week. I finally finished The… Continue Reading
I’m still manfully fighting my way through The Casual Vacancy. I’m about three quarters of the way through now, and it’s suddenly dawned on me that it’s not really about… Continue Reading
Some days are duller than others. I got up on Saturday morning full of good intentions, meaning to get some roofing felt for one of my sheds that the recent winds… Continue Reading
All appears quiet in the village, battle-axes being sharpened in secret, no doubt. Friday dawns grey and glum here in the the place even district politicians seem to think is… Continue Reading
I’m a day behind with this narrative, so I’m merging two days into one, which is what life really seems to be like at the moment anyway. They say time… Continue Reading
Oh, there’s nothing like the hurly-burly of a local election campaign, is there? It’s more high-octane than a general election campaign. I’m lying, of course, although I think you’d be… Continue Reading
I was very disappointed that Stradbroke Parish Council approved the 54-house Grove Farm development last night, disappointed for a range of reasons, the most weighty of which is that the… Continue Reading
Like anyone with two or more jobs, most of my yesterday was spent doing those jobs. Most of my time was spent doing my day job – evaluating applications to… Continue Reading
After the revels at Stradbroke Cricket Club’s annual Race Night fundraiser on Saturday evening, my support of the cricket club took on a rather more practical nature on Sunday morning… Continue Reading