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A lovely day photographing the beautiful town of Stratford-upon-Avon, walking along the riverside, visiting the stunning Guildhall chapel with its walk-paintings commissioned by Mr Shakespeare senior.  Finally Gretel falls into conversation with actor Enzo Cilenti who played rogue Mortimer in tonight’s performance of Edward II by Christopher Marlowe.  A quiet reading from Bede closes a hectic day.  Thank you for your company and good wishes.  

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Good evening dear friends,

I wandered the beautiful streets of Stratford upon Avon this evening, venturing into Shakespeare’s churchyard in the dark. I saw a fox, a rat or vole, a frog, a plethora of jackdaws and a merry robin.  The Avon river stretched slickly in front of me as I gazed out to see the church spire peeping through the black trees.   Budgets are sensible, but a surprise upgrade won us a prettiest of Tudor rooms, where a separate space means I can read and rest in peace.  

I had happy exchanges with people and feel the burden of gloom lifting.  However a strong burst of grief engulfed me en route and felt crippling and wretched.  The gap in my life feels strange and bewildering.  

Please do let me know who you are and where you are from if you would like a hello from me on the next Episode.  And I will be sending to one of my subscribers the programme to Edward II that I am watching tomorrow, and will send postcards to those whose name I don’t pull from the beret.  I’ll assume all subscribers who have provided addresses in the past are happy for me to send something.  And a huge thank you once more.  Each day - truly - I turn down ad offers to keep this little effort free from them.  But I would love to eventually build a little endeavour out of these beginnings, and so every little really does help.  

Thank you and good night.   The good guys always, always win in the end.  It just sometimes takes time.  

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Dear friends 

Thank you for joining me and I hope you are well.  Please reply and tell me who you are, where you are from, and what you would like from a podcast.  I want to offer you a daily safe haven: a place to go where all will be gentle, curious and calm.  A free-from-ads safe space.  A reminder that the world is made up of goodness and beauty; we can leave the ugly and the brash to others.  So drop in; I won’t go away, and there’ll always be a cosy tub chair for you to curl up in and share my pot of tea 🫖 

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Dear friends 

Thank you for staying with me on this path. 

My very best wishes to you.  

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Hello.  Gosh this is hard.  How is one to accept that the face of one’s mother is lost and gone?  Grief is squeezing my chest and moving me from states of numb dumbness or dumb numbness, to states of wretched sore heartedness, where nothing can soothe, and all feels dark and bleak.

But the daffodils have burst into bloom in our garden; newspapers are being printed as usual as if there’s been no pause.  And she still feels near.  

Thank you for your company.   🕯️🫖🦢

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