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Tag Archives: childhood
A Mashed Potato Race
The minute we sat at the dining table, six-year-old Charlie and I started having fun. The truth is, I love sitting with kids at dinner tables. They are so much more enjoyable than the adults. Within a few minutes, we … Continue reading
Borrowing Some Light From Author Graham Hurley
Graham Hurley is a fascinating man. Lean, with a grey-white widow’s peak, and a slight spike to his hair, he stands before the assembled group in the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth Dockyard, among ancient cannons and other relics of … Continue reading
Posted in Banana Republic, Inspirations
Tagged childhood, creativity, dreams, Portsmouth, Writing
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Explosions In The Air. What Fun!
Fireworks. Yummy! Remember, remember at this time of year… Piles of Summer’s gold-leaf calling cards scattered in the gutter, dropped as he hurried on his way to warmer climes. Enter stage left, with the sudden curtain-drop of night as the … Continue reading
A Little Boy, Lost In The Moment
A tiny moment of pleasure. Scene: The Street Outside An Acupuncturist’s Clinic on Palmerston Road, Southsea. Time: 3 p.m. The shop is divided into the clinic, and a private living space, and the door to the living area has been … Continue reading
Posted in Banana Republic, Pleasures
Tagged banana republic, childhood, creativity, delight, southsea
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A Provincial Snob
Tonight I have just got back from one of those great moments that happen from time to time in the Banana Republic. It was a fireworks show over the water, fired from ships lying straight off from the Wharf, and … Continue reading
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Tagged banana republic, childhood, delight, Portsmouth, southsea, the sea
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The Beach
An unexpected rush of memories. When I was six, shivering on the shoreline after picking my way out of the water, I remember my mother threw a towel around me. My body accepted the offering like love. The towel, I … Continue reading