Category Archives: Abbeville

Tom Today

Posted on May 20, 2007 by robhunt510

I went from Abbevile about one of the clocke the same day, and came about eight of the clocke in the evening to a country village in Picardy called Picquigny, fourteene miles there hence distant. Most of the country betwixt … Continue reading →

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Kitty, Esra and Chantal: a pit-stop

Posted on May 19, 2007 by robhunt510

Abbeville Kitty, Esra and Chantal grew up in Dreumel, a Dutch village; they were close for a long time, but with college they grew apart, coming together again at the funeral of Kitty’s father, ten years later. Nothing had changed, … Continue reading →

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On blogging

Posted on May 19, 2007 by robhunt510

To Abbeville The sacrifice of blogging is poise; the pleasure of books is their craft. It is hard to read the many books and extracts I carry on my tiny memory stick without feeling a surge of jealousy as I … Continue reading →

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War: virtual, almost and back to Boujis

Posted on May 19, 2007 by robhunt510

Almost every town in Western Europe has them now, well-thought-out shops in neat streets whose uniformity is striking. These stores come with compelling logos and fittings, and windows designed by the great-grandsons and daughters of Lorelei the Siren of the … Continue reading →

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