Fragment 3: Western Avenue

Posted in The Fragments on 23rd October 2022

This fragment was nothing more than a placeholder and an image gallery. It spoke of intentions, expectations and sadly, presumptions which would be unfulfilled. The memory of it is stronger now, not least because of the intense aerial coverage of the Royal Family on their journeys to and from RAF...

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Fragment 2: Isolation Drills - The Forest and the Angel

Posted in The Fragments on 23rd October 2022

I ventured out into the wider world in August 2020 for the first time in four months. It felt daring, a little foolish and somewhat risky - but after months of watching the numbers, managing expectations and trying to bolster my flagging mental well-being, the balance felt right. This fragment...

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Fragment 1: The Chingford Conspiracy Bin

Posted in The Fragments on 16th October 2022

By the middle of 2021, life felt like it was returning to normal. At least, a strangely attenuated existence which we were encouraged to regard as the 'new normal'. We took the opportunity to get away to London, to stay in a nice hotel which was heavily discounted, and to...

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