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Tag Archives: September
Four or five children
Sunday 30 September 2012 Mrs Scalene introduces me to her grandchildren Mark and Claire. Although Claire is 3 and Mark is 5, she is almost as tall as he is. Mark recently lost a front tooth when he knocked it … Continue reading
Sirius, sandwiches, smartphone
Saturday 29 September 2012 At about 05:20 the sky is clear. Sirius and Orion are visible. Ten minutes later, I draw my bedroom curtains. Mr JG is in his kitchen, standing near the window and leaning forward slightly in front … Continue reading
Colours in the rain
Friday 28 September 2012 The black coupé has arrived outside the upper entrance before 07:30. I reflect that 07:30 to 17:30 is a long day for small children.
TV, teapot, tablets and bananas
Wednesday 26 September 2012 In line with what we have arranged, I call on cousin Naomi this afternoon. On arrival, I tell her that I’ve just heard on the car radio that Andy Williams has died. I have been expecting … Continue reading
Fern Honda
Wednesday 26 September 2012 It is a dull and damp morning. At 06:51, some of the left-hand set of windows in the upper storey of the school are lit up, as though by a lamp set low in the room.
It might as well rain, this is September
Monday 24 September 2012 It is raining when the cars begin to arrive for the early morning school-run. Mr JG’s van drives off not long before 08:00.
Boldness pays off
Sunday 23 September 2012 I arrive at the Old Man’s house earlier than I originally planned, in the hope of mowing the lawns before it starts to rain. While I am unloading the car, a man on a mobility-scooter passes … Continue reading
Conversation, 1967
Shortly after the pound sterling was devalued in 1967, the Old Man said to the Deceased Lady and myself: “In this country, we’re enjoying a standard of living that we’re not earning.” Some things have changed, but… [Original posting 20 … Continue reading
Two generations
Saturday 15 September 2012 When I return from shopping this morning, outside Mr & Mrs CH’s house I see first a woman I take to be the Explorer’s grandmother, and shortly after that the Explorer himself. The grandmother is talking … Continue reading
Littering not tolerated
Tuesday 11 September 2012 On my way to an appointment this afternoon, I am in a queue of traffic, approaching a main junction. Before that junction, a side-road leads away to the right. Some mothers and their small children, on … Continue reading
