Recollections of the Cathedral Bees

A friend was driving her mother through Ireland this summer and, as they tootled along, she was telling her the … Continue reading Recollections of the Cathedral Bees

found photographs, Memory, Suffolk

Beano

Rummaging on the Saturday market bric-a-brac stall I happened upon a biscuit tin of photos and postcards and riffled through, … Continue reading Beano

Books, Childhood, greasepaint, memoir, Memory, smell, tempest

Booksniffing

My name is Eric Wark and I am a booksniffer. It is a simple and habitual pleasure, almost unconscious and … Continue reading Booksniffing

memoir, Memory, new zealand, russia, soviet union

Почта

It may have been 1997, but this was the Russia of the seventies. Soviet and grey. No snow to lift … Continue reading Почта

found photographs, Memory

Autumn, 1926

I found Donald in the local market on Saturday. He is riding a bicycle on the beach at Bognor, … Continue reading Autumn, 1926

Childhood, cows, Gardens, memoir, Memory, Nature, Wood

Cow Tree

Not far from here there is an old cinder track. It follows a line of trees between the railway and … Continue reading Cow Tree