Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Guard, chalk cathedral and sanctuary.

 1. We are hurrying with our cases over the bridge. We end up behind a man in railway uniform carrying a pushchair for a stressed mother who also got caught by the platform change. 'Don't worry,' he tells us. 'The train can't leave without me.'

2. We step carefully along a chalk tunnel, going steadily downwards, grazing our heads on the ceiling before stumbling into a chamber 40 foot high -- Margate Caves is easily worth the fiver it costs to get in.

3. In our bedroom, which faces away from the glaring afternoon sun, there's a fan gently whirring.


Ginger tea, gothic novels and red moon.

1. Hot ginger tea encourages me back to my desk after lunch. 2. She is studying gothic novels at school and temporarily lives in a world of ...