Baby, it’s hot outside Have a shower, have a dip. Imagine you’re on the deck of a ship. Sponge your face, cool your toes. If you itch all over, take off your clothes. Eat ice cream or sorbet or lick a lolly. Stepping outside would be beyond folly. Think of icebergs, igloos, fjords and snow,… Read More What to do when it’s HOT
George, guardian of Morris Lane Well, that’s the name I give the lovely long-haired ginger cat which is always either lying on the ground, having a snooze, or lying on the brick wall, having a snooze, or walking up and down. He always comes to greet me – probably does that to everyone who passes… Read More The ginger cat of Morris Lane
I know from Calne in Photographs facebook messages – currently over 3.4k members – that many people have said how much they are looking forward to reading the book. Be patient. In normal times, it takes at least a year to write a book like this, and at least another year to be published after… Read More Another taste of the Harris book
What am I working on? I’ll tell you. A new book which I had planned well before lockdown. A subject very close to home, and, to some extent, ideal for lockdown. Material pretty well on my doorstep, and people to help with research accessible by email, Facetime or zoom. Autumn 2019, I decided to write… Read More Polonies, pasties and pies
‘Some people will tell you there is a great deal of poetry and fine sentiment in a chest of tea.’ ― Ralph Waldo Emerson One of the items on my ‘After Lockdown To Do List’, along with hairdresser, dentist and optician, was go to Bath and have lunch at Comins. As they had just re-opened,… Read More Time for tea
I’m sorry to say that the three hares are only straw decorations on a thatched cottage in Bishops Cannings. I am enjoying my walks around local villages, venturing further each day from my home base – a break from lockdown and writing. The world may be opening up but I still enjoy these small distractions… Read More Three hares a-leaping
