Monthly Archives: January 2020

The Wanderer

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

He was nonchalant about his abilities, background and history. “Done a bit,” was all he said, but when he looked you in the eye his gaze was full of knowledge wrapped in history. “Life’s not personal,” he said to me, … Continue reading →

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Memories

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Was that her, it seemed so long ago? Another life lived in another age. A young girl dressed in white, beside the man she’d known since her birth. The son of her dad’s best friend, who played with her in … Continue reading →

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A Breakfast Conundrum

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I am at that age when it is possible to look straight past a lady to the vision of culinary excellence before her: in this case a breakfast of two sausages, a poached egg and a modestly displayed collection of … Continue reading →

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Clara

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Our first dance together was at ages five and six, the picture is in an album at my mother’s. We, Clara and I,met at junior school and then shared the same senior school: through careful planning we managed to go … Continue reading →

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