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The High Sierras

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I am just about to return to Jerez, after the gloom and doom of London. Lambeth, where I live, returned the highest percentage ‘Remain’ vote in the whole country, so the atmosphere here is one of mourning. The Tory party, … Continue reading

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Battle Art

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Friday was the one hundredth anniversary of the first day of the ‘Battle of the Somme’, which was really a series of battles lasting one hundred and forty-one days, fought around the River Somme in northern France. There was a two-minute … Continue reading

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Royal siblings

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Winchester is a lovely city ( though it’s really more of a large village in many respects ). It’s a walking city, with much to see, by way of beautiful old buildings and the remnants of a medieval past, but … Continue reading

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Stalemate

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Just as the EU Referendum saw a country divided, so too does the result of Spain’s General Election 2016. But in Spain the divisions are pretty much the same as they were back in December 2015, when the country last … Continue reading

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Local Music

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On Saturday I braved the showers to go along to my local summer fete. On the last weekend in June my road, and the ones leading from it, are closed to traffic and a traditional fete takes the space.  Regular … Continue reading