Category Archives: ageing

A Lunch To Remember

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

I met Andrew Lascelles when I was an undergraduate at Kings College. I was an average student on the fringes of the room at parties, went to most lectures but as an attendee rather than person of note. Andrew had … Continue reading →

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Reflections On A Bridge

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

“What’s that about Sid” I heard someone ask. We were sitting in the café, mulling over events or the lack of them, (purpose can drift out of your life with age,) and his name came up. “What about him?” said … Continue reading →

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Who Do You Walk With

Posted on July 23, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

Some of us are loved until where we end and others begin becomes impossible to define. I am not that man. I walk, smiling at certain faces on the street, known to the point of small talk, but that love … Continue reading →

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Style Was Her Character

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Peter Wells aka Countingducks

My grandmother, I remember, draped a fur around her shoulders long after they ceased to be fashionable, even when reclining on the sofa in her home. She delighted in making statements such as, “I have offered up my life to … Continue reading →

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