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 Contented Countryside Life
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By Ken West
In Health, pensioners
Posted July 29, 2021

Contented Countryside Life

When we moved back to a rural life, in the Peak District, I had it sussed. “Here we are, back to mediocrity”, I said. For certain, I now have to apologise. Yet, I must not be too [...]

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 The Loss Of Old England
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By Ken West
In Housing, Social Life
Posted July 23, 2021

The Loss Of Old England

We walk up Main Street and turn left up Old Smithy Lane. The first cottage has a sign outside, “An old rooster lives here with a young chick”. We climb up past the old smithy and the [...]

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 The Death Of The English Village
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By Ken West
In Housing, Social Life
Posted July 16, 2021

The Death Of The English Village

In the past, Ann and I lived just outside the Lake District. Even by the early 1980’s, the area was full of dead villages. The cottages still stood, but the owners dwelt in Newcastle and [...]

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 The Most Beautiful Flower In The World
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By Ken West
In Derbyshire walks, Environment
Posted July 7, 2021

The Most Beautiful Flower In The World

I am currently sporting a bias, both to left and to right. However, it’s nothing to do with politics. As I walk or run, I scan the verges to one side or the other. I think it is a maternal [...]

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 The British Windflower Or Anemone
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By Ken West
In Environment, Gardening
Posted July 1, 2021

The British Windflower Or Anemone

What a Spring it has been for wildflowers! I have never seen so many different species nor the sheer mass of pastel colours. In the Peak District the display started with anemone nemorosa, which [...]

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