by Chris Barker | Dec 5, 2020 | Uncategorised
‘Dream… 2,3,4,5,8… on a double word score – that’s 16 points.’Friday nights in tier 2 now mean Scrabble – rock and roll!Well, almost, we do have vintage Tops of the Pops running on the iPlayer in the background. Blue jeans, red jumper, big mop of hair… The Wedding...
by Chris Barker | Nov 25, 2020 | Uncategorised
A sharp intake of breath… teeth sink into my bottom lip… my whole body tenses… bracing for the pain!I’m on my favourite early morning run along an unlit country lane with an uneven surface. It’s almost as if my body is braced for a potential sprained ankle as I run in...
by Chris Barker | Nov 19, 2020 | Uncategorised
‘Why won’t by Bluetooth headset connect… it was fine yesterday… ‘help’ says problem in airplane mode apparently… found it, sorted that… still won’t connect… Aargh!.. Windows 10 update… thank you very much!’‘This too shall pass’ were the words of a dear...
by Chris Barker | Nov 12, 2020 | Uncategorised
The monotone cawing of a half-dozen or so rooks pulled for my attention. Loud, tuneless and repetitive, their calls disrupted my otherwise peaceful early morning walk. Frustrated with them for shattering my peace, I began to wish they were elsewhere.Their calls...
by Chris Barker | Nov 7, 2020 | Uncategorised
Consumed by the Assumed!‘Lying down… every single one of them… how odd… a little surreal… even eerie!’These were my thoughts on reaching the turning point of my run. I paused looking across a field scattered with cows, but on this early morning, they were all lying...
