pilgrimage

  • Charmes to Laon

    Thursday morning dawned, fresh and bright. I awoke feeling neither fresh nor bright. Indeed, after the turbulent evening I’d had, the dawn could just jolly well wait for a bit. I pulled the covers over for another hour, before venturing… Continue reading

  • Saint Quentin to Clastres

    Following my long walk the day before, and probably because I had skipped a meal, I didn’t feel full of my usual vim an vigour the following morning. However, the up side of walking so far yesterday was that I… Continue reading

  • Rediscovering stitches: the first week’s training

    “We must make our lives as we sew, stitch by stitch” – Marceline Desbordes-Valmore The first full week of the sabbatical has been full of learning. Happily the river Lugg and the general water logged state of the ground saved… Continue reading

    Rediscovering stitches: the first week’s training