When driving from Sutton to Duddington – we tend to dog-leg to Oxford Services – as Oxford knows how to organise things properly and deal with large numbers of people effectively. Still, it is a shorter journey than Sutton to Torquay (196 miles) – with clearer roads, etc. Of course, whilst traversing to Devon there is always the dread Stone Henge road – which seems like something stuck in the 1920s – when ten people possessed cars! I once spent ten-hours on a car-journey from Torquay to Sutton – stick for six-hours at Stone Henge before the Police decided to turn us all around and head in different directions. By contrast, Sutton to Duddington seems to be a more efficient piece of roadway. Perhaps it is all in my mind – I was born in Oxford and the Wyles family comes from Duddington! In my life I have worn many hats – although the hats have had a number of different badges placed upon them. Today, I tend to wear a Soviet badge (Red Army) once presented to me as a “medal”. The Red Beret is what I am entitled to – with no further information at this time. However, I was asked (as a test) if I knew how to “Salute” properly in the style of the British Army – and of course I do. The energy, time, and place seemed right to me and so it was done. Just a piece of trivia for those around the world who follow this blog. For the record, I reject all imperialist and colonial wars – with my views made clear on this blog.
We acquired a few postcards from St Peter’s Church situated in the Deene (North Northants) countryside – on the Kliby Lane – not far from Kilby Hall. This Church dates back to 1060 CE and is no longer in regular use but is administered by The Churches Conservation Trust – which does very good work maintaining old Churches of immense historical value. This protects these old buildings from being sold-off, destroyed and built-over, etc. Another way of conserving old Churches involves what’s termed “Champing” – or old Churches converted for families and groups to stay in these old buildings overnight!
On Saturday August 2nd, 2025 – we posted a card to ourselves using the last 2nd Class stamp we possessed! This was posted in the Duddington Post-Box situated in the Highfield area of North Duddington – opposite the Stamford Road sign. Considering it was only a 2nd Class stamp – the card only took two-days to arrive (it arrived on Monday August 4th, 2025).
SANGHA KOMMUNE (SSR) 