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Radical Stroud 8 Oct, 2024

The Heavens in the Snow

Walking into the Past On a winter’s day with friends; The Heavens, where Bisley sat In the cleavage of the hills. Sunlight and clean bright water Pooled together to concentrate life, To bring people, sheep, grass and stone; Final gifting, leats, to complete this idyllic painting. But nostalgia has rubbed out the old noises, The … Continue reading “The Heavens in the Snow”

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Butler, S. (2024). The Heavens in the Snow. walk · listen · create. https://walklistencreate.org/2024/10/08/the-heavens-in-the-snow/

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The first sense of snudging refers to being cheap, stingy, miserly, and Scrooge-like. Such penny-pinching behavior isn’t associated with great posture, and perhaps that’s why the word later referred to walking with a bit of a stoop. An English-French dictionary from 1677 captures the essence of snudgery: “To Snudge along, or go like an old Snudge, or like one whose Head is full of business.” Snudging is a little like trudging. Credits to Mark Peters.

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