by AlexMorrall | Jun 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
The kind and wonderful Tregoll’s book club will be hosting me on 10th July at 2:15pm… and they will open the event out on Zoom. So why not come along to hear the stories behind the stories, or even armed with questions (prioritising books, rather than my other website...
by AlexMorrall | Sep 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Got to tell you something about Robin. We’ve spoken again. I made the effort to call him, let him know about a class reunion but he was in the middle of something, walking between a meeting, could give me five minutes of his breathless time. It’s just a suspicion, but...
by AlexMorrall | Sep 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
Then there was the white hospital – bright lights – why was it that the whole world seemed to be offering this sharp light everywhere? Tall hospital doors. Then coloured rooms – nursery rooms, ‘A Picture For Mummy’ papered rooms – little red chairs. Then pale rooms...
by AlexMorrall | Jul 22, 2023 | Uncategorized
A review of Blue Zucchini, Tetbury Traditionally, when there is an American word for something and an English word for something, at least one of those words is a little bit logical. Not so the fancy-pants courgette. In English we have to say it with a french...
by AlexMorrall | Jun 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
The plan had been to pop to the Kings Arms, a fabulously cosy pretty and authentic olde worlde pub, for a pint. Just a pint. But we left a meal and dessert heavier. Now I blame the Kings Arms for having such an appealing menu. We were looking for a bar snack at...
by AlexMorrall | Jun 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
I don’t normally get to go out for breakfast these days, one Tuesday off work and it was all going wrong. An early eating out treat seemed the only way to reset. I had first come across the Boston Tea party in Exeter, which was a huge room upstairs of second hand...