#6 MAKING LIKE HENRY VIII

Welcome to LEJoG Day 6 Day 6 pre-amble Making Like Henry VIII… Cutting off two heads – bloodlessly, in order to shorten the walk from Newquay to Padstow – that is. None of the marrying, divorcing, splitting from Rome, dissolution of monasteries, ruling the kingdom or indeed ordering the actual execution of two of your […]

#5 NOT EXACTLY A RUSH

Welcome to LEJoG Day 5 Day 5 pre-amble Newquay. Like Proust’s madeleine, the very word brings to mind a cascade of childhood memories: 1978 – a caravan holiday in St Columb Major. My grandad made a navigation error in Devon on the way there and we ended up crossing Dartmoor instead of using A roads. […]

#4 WALKING ON (IN) SUNSHINE

Welcome to LEJoG Day 4 Day 4 pre-amble Quick music test: did this title immediately bring to mind Katrina and the Waves? If so, how about trying this instead? A magnificent disco cover of an original by Eddy Grant. It’s better. It’s not a cliché. Your life will be better for knowing it. Well, perhaps […]

#1 ZENNOR AND THE START OF MY AMBULATORY ADVANCE

Welcome to LEJoG Day 1 Day 1 pre-amble OK then, literary types and sub-editors: I know that title doesn’t quite scan, but it’s the best I could do given the irresistible combination of a place that includes ‘Zen’ and an obvious word that rhymes with ‘art’… A quick word on the blog post titles before […]