Streets

Reading a lane by its doorways
One short cobbled lane, walked slowly, turns out to be a record of every owner who wanted a different front door.

The best lunch is eaten standing up
A warm roll, a spiced potato fritter, a green chilli and a square of paper napkin. In praise of food that asks nothing of…

Who looks after the pots on the lane
Every doorway on one cobbled lane has a plant outside it. All summer I tried, and failed, to catch anyone watering them.