Three Men On Tour: 17
Burford, Google tells me, is a “picturesque market town, featuring a row of weavers’ cottages, and a trout farm“. George had already expressed an interest in the trout farm. Harry and I had not....
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George and Harry were hard at work. They had spent three hours, on a morning when the sun was shining and the day was green with possibilities, stuck in George’s back room, lights dimmed...
Three Men On Tour: 16
Burford is referred to by its tourist board as the Gateway to the Cotswolds. Situated on the River Windrush about 20 miles west of Oxford it is, to be fair, a perfect example of...
Three Men On Tour: 15
“A 2CV,“ said Harry as he drove at unsafe speed along a tree lined road. “A bloody 2CV.“ George was sat in the passenger seat, holding shut the fold-out window which constituted climate control....
Chance encounter
I saw you yesterdayYou didn’t see me. You were busy sharing glancesI remembered how we used to beBroken limits. Stolen chances. I stood and watched a whileYou seemed happy. I rememberedHow you used to...
Three Men On Tour: 14
We arrived into Bristol far faster than I would have expected. One moment, George was working on a clue for “mistlethrush“, I was seeking wisdom in pastureland, and Harry was gently drooling onto his...
Three Men On Tour: 13
A lot has come out of Bristol. Cary Grant was born there, John Cleese went to school there and Gene Wilder learnt to act there. Even the eternal battle between good and evil, or...
Through a Window
Jonathon sat at his table and sipped his coffee. It was not even five and already the place was crowded. It would get even more crowded later, as the daytime coffee drinkers made way...
Three Men On Tour: 12
“You took your time,“ said Harry as I tumbled onto the train. I was breathing heavily and my face was a florid shade of beetroot that closely matched the tie Harry had worn, along...
Three Men On Tour: 11
The conversation with Alicia went on into the night. Not a lot was resolved. It mostly focused on my inadequacies as a partner and the importance of asking before making important decisions. I couldn’t...
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