Month: July 2026

Day 2718 Sunday July 12th 2026 Winchester There’s a bloke and his girlfriend in MY traditional spot in The Square. For shame! He’s got long hair and beard, plays the guitar and sings and I’m sure I’ve seen him a few times before. A nice bloke. He preempts my question and says they’ve just set up and will be there… Read more →

Day 2717 Saturday July 11th 2026 Winchester The Square has got a few sightseers, gazing up at the fire damage on the roofs of the shops. Big news as nothing much happens in this quiet hamlet. Not much happening in the way of coinage either, which is unusual for a Saturday. Oh well, you win some, etc. After 45 minutes,… Read more →

Day 2716 Thursday July 9th 2026 Winchester After a brief chat with Don who was packing up, I headed down to Nando’s where at least I’m assured of a decent degree of shade as the heat wave continues. I know what I could use right now. That monstrous fan, the Cyclone 120, they’ve got just inside M&S down the road.… Read more →

Day 2715 Wednesday July 8th 2026 Winchester Due to everywhere else being taken, I’m down at the same spot as yesterday…and the heat is the same, at around 29 degrees. Oh well, at least my back doesn’t hurt as much (though it does later on). Three schoolboys aged around 14, come out of the Oxfam shop and listen. At the… Read more →

Day 2714 Tuesday July 7th 2026 Winchester Crikey, another week of extreme heatness – it’s too hot to do ANYTHING! But enough moaning…Don Lavelle’s carrying on with his latest painting just up from the Buttercross – there’s a girl singing there so that’s out…I glance to the alley and there’s some tape across the other side – The Square is… Read more →

Day 2713 Sunday July 5th 2026 Winchester Another hot day so definitely no jacket required in The Square. I meet some nice people, three of which bought a £10 CD – a profit of £27, so that makes them extra nice! I meet a couple from Florence. They’re English but have lived there since COVID. The man (who weirdly enough… Read more →