walking
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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
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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
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Peronne to St Quentin
I should begin by saying that Peronne and I go back a bit. Roughly ever other year since 2001, my friend David Chambers and I have gone on battlefield tours together. It was on one of these first tours that… Continue reading
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Take heart
A few days ago I spent another day walking the Malvern Hills. A foray up to Dinmore Hill and a return along the ridge running behind the Vicarage was enough to convince me that lower-lying walks would still be very… Continue reading
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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
The Loafing Pilgrim 