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Sketches of a 1950s Childhood

The following is an excerpt from the book I am currently writing titled: It’s Been A Long Time Coming Rooks nesting in the elm trees soar in the wind above me as I roam freely round the farm. My Dad … Continue reading

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Magic at Milking Time

I look back through the six decades of my life to recall a memory, clear and resonant. A little boy moving among my father’s cows as they assembled in the concrete yard of our small farm waiting to be milked. … Continue reading

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Surviving Boarding School – New Boy.

The master led us up the grand staircase and along a dim corridor with bare and squeaky floorboards; past the dorms of the older boys, who were still chatting noisily downstairs on that first night. We found ourselves in an … Continue reading

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