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Monthly Archives: February 2012
The English Riviera
Last week, I journeyed to the south of our great nation, further south, in fact, than I have ever journeyed domestically. I was on a reporting job with David Tett in a little village near Newquay, which for a Yorkshireman … Continue reading
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Down by the riverside
Lately I have been reading Waterlog, by Roger Deakin. It’s a bit of a cult book, and it’s easy to see why. It is humorous, idiosyncratic and inspiring, a tangle of understated joy and sadness, and the language is so … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings, Hippyish outdoorsy posts
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A tin of cat food and a transistor radio
The coppers are doing VIP protection training in the grounds of my workplace. We were warned a couple of times in advance, but the occasional boom of a controlled explosion thumping through the office, followed by small arms fire, has … Continue reading
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Career aspirations
My boss is great. In the face of continual pressure and ever-looming deadlines she remains largely unfazed by the caprices of her editorial staff. We’re currently working on my appraisal document.
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