25 September 2021, 10:22
As I sit here out on the deck drinking a mug of coffee and look at the other side of the valley .....and drift back in time to my grandfathers small holding.......coal was no problem and was free ...illegal yes but free ! ...if you knew where to dig ! And yes I still know where it is ! And yes it’s still there but overgrown with brambles .....the hardest be was hauling it back to the farmhouse on that trolly ....well old pram actually ! In 1963 that drift / mine kept many warm ( that knew where it was ) and some a good living that were strangers to paying tax .