If you haven't read Lessing on that could try The Summer before the Dark, or A Woman on a Roof. And insightful An Old Woman and her Cat. All online I think now. I've had some real pests - including drivers by - who don't get that some women love solitude and walking, it's not an age thing.

I get why what he said spoiled what you were doing. I walk every day and mostly prefer to see no-one. When I do - including cyclists and drivers - most people greet or smile.

I don't know why some people find it so difficult to cope with a passing person having their own thoughts and feelings and not connecting with them. Long time since I read Doris Lessing - but thought she wrote well about it when I did.

Tiny house will be more manageable. @MumbrianSpinner on the other place has been tweeting about helping parents move house.

did not always get recognition

I coincided with Mark at a Council meeting when Labour were previously in Govt. It was about community safety and he was working. I remember him because of what he said about domestic violence - he seemed to really get it as an issue that mattered and did always get recognition here at that time.

John Harris talk by Dr Duncan Yeates at Institute of Cornish Studies is now online www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlQZ...

www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryofth...