Monthly Archives: June 2016

Swansong for Sleebus

Posted on June 30, 2016 by the5milecyclist

Hunched over the drawing board, his shadow from the desk lamp projected on the wall made him look three times larger in size and his eyes began to close. Night after night, working and reworking the outline of this very … Continue reading →

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A Fridays Ride to Bordeaux

Posted on June 28, 2016 by the5milecyclist

As a child, sitting on a suitcase squeezing the contents to try and flatten it sufficiently to close it, I could hardly find the strength. The anticipation of spending the summer holidays sitting on the banks of the Dordogne, surrounded … Continue reading →

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Making a Mole Hill out of a Mountain

Posted on June 10, 2016 by the5milecyclist

The sky was no longer blue but green as the branches of the tall trees high above my head formed a leafy parasol, keeping me in the shade.  The breeze was cool and refreshing.  A few metres away, a shaft … Continue reading →

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Summer Reaches Bromptons in London

Posted on June 5, 2016 by the5milecyclist

Like a magnet, the warm air under blue skies brought out not just people from their somewhat lengthy winter retreat. Hailstones were no more, temperatures were heading to the mid twenties and with a bit of good luck today was … Continue reading →

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