A Walking Life
A few days ago, my son's school friend came up with what he saw as the perfect solution. 'If you sold all your son's Lego', he suggested, 'you could buy a car, then you wouldn't have to walk.'I can see...
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"No Go" - A Local Road Safety SignI've an opinion piece Pedestrians Matter over at Victoria Walks'website. While most of us don't think of ourselves as pedestrians - or as having needs as pedestrians -...
View ArticleThe Pleasures of Travelling on Foot
If there is one phrase that I have taken away from Gillian Souter’s Slow Journeys: The pleasures of travelling on foot, it is this one: “there will come a time when neither you nor I will be able to...
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'A Garden Stroll' by G.G. Kilburne (1924)The last few days have been perfect for strolling. Warm and sunny, yet with a slightly cool tinge to the soft air. Gentle, dappled light. With no place to get...
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