Or, two days in the life of one Englishman:
Toy soldiers. Romano-British, on the stocks, nearly ready.
Four (one absent) generations, from 1926 to date.
Alpines - gentians.
Alpines - soldenella.
The plot - runner beans, carrots, leeks, cabbages, courgettes, potatoes in English soil.
English ale - from Suffolk.
English pub - in Mercia.
St. Mary's - Christendom.
The view on stepping out of the pub.
Interesting reading.
It just is. Homeland.
And leaves the World to darkness and to me.
ReplyDeleteWonderful post Stephen.
Thanks, old chap! The last few comments I've left on 'Joy & Forgetfulness' have been eaten by Blogger - but I'm still trying! Where is 'and leaves the World to darkness and to me' from?
DeleteMy apologies - I'll see if there's something I can fix my end.
DeleteGreys Elegy - one of the first if not the first stanza. It's one I tend to remember single lines from rather than anything more substantial.
Splendid post sir.Figures coming on and alpines excellent.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Alan. I'm still at the worrying stage with the alpines - peering myopically at them for any sign of distress.
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