Posted by in Opinion Ramblings October 31st and its bloody Halloween in Ipplepen when the children (and some of their parents) dress up as vampires, witches, wizards and ghouls and knock on peopleās doors demonising money or sweets. If you did it on any other night of the year it would be construed as demanding money with menaces or what…Read more »
Posted by in Opinion Ramblings Winter, bloody winter and as the days get shorter and the evenings get longer there is a morbid and depressing forecast of what the season is about to bring. At least one Ipplepen āOld Gimmerā feels the changes in the season more than most with his own individual feelings of despair at the thought of…Read more »
Posted by in Opinion Ramblings Life can be hard for the allotment holders in Ipplepen having to try and concentrate on their allotments and not be diverted by what must be one of the most fantastic views āallotmenteersā anywhere in the country have. Of course there are some in the village (not please note those who come from local farming…Read more »
Posted by in Opinion Ramblings The regular visitors to and readers of my blog know that Iām not a greater believer in religion of any kind but that doesnāt mean Iām not interested in religions or why other people are believers which is why I would never criticise them for their beliefs. It does seem to me however whenever I…Read more »
Posted by in Opinion Ramblings It is said that it is easier in the face of unquestionable and insurmountable knowledge to undermine the value experience of understanding a subject knowledge. But what happens if you have people who have an intransigent deep rooted ignorance and who no matter what the evidence placed in front of them continue to lack the…Read more »
Posted by in Opinion Ramblings Bayonets at Dawn Why is it that people see work and even education as so combative? And yes I have heard the tired old saying that what doesnāt kill yo makes you stronger which in my opinion, (based on my experience of life) is a complete load of (I was gaining to say bollocks but…Read more »
Posted by in Opinion Ramblings The thing about summer in the South West is the number of visitors who come to the area and who make a major contribution to the economy and yet feel that they are being ripped off. The other day I happened to go into an old fashioned greengrocers located in a local garden/market garden just…Read more »
