Today’s title is from Ivor Gurney’s book of poems published in 1917 which seems appropriate for today 11th November 2018.

We have enjoyed Stroud Book Festival this weekend a real treat. Today we went to see a  performance called “Author, Composer, Soldier-of-a-Sort” about the enduring friendship between Ivor Gurney and Marion Scott it was written and performed by Jan Carey. She was superb and yes the tears flowed, those of you who know me will know how  moved I am by the poignant story of Gurney’s life.

We cycled into Stroud to see the performance and then went down to Slimbridge to see the wire figures amongst the gravestones. These figures are impressive but the crowds were overwhelming and chaotic on the road. A picture at the bottom of the blog.

I will blog again tomorrow about the rest of the festival but now going to watch Peter Jackson’s restored film of the First World War.