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...At the first opportunity to get away from his mother he went to the apple house and cautiously looked inside. He had seen inside there before. Nothing much to see except slatted shelves lined with straw. As he pushed the door, some straw fell from the open hatch above him and he heard movement. Somebody, or something was up there! He didn't wait to find out what it was, but turned and ran . . . right into the arms of Old Matey...

Young Alan, evacuated from the city to a relative's farm deep in the countryside during the war, stumbles upon mysteries and secrets.

Arthur Loosley's novel captures the wonders, fears and delights of boyhood. To read earlier chapters please click on Walnut Wisdom in the menu on this page.

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Posted by Arthur Loosley at 10:22 AM | Permalink

Arthur Loosley continues his story about a young boy, Alan, who is evacuated to a village deep in the English countryside when bombs begin to rain down on London during World War Two.

Alan is a most likeable lad, but his sharp-tongued mother is unlikely to win many new friends.

To read earlier chapters of Arthur's intriguing novel please click on Walnut Wisdom in the menu on this page.

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Posted by Arthur Loosley at 11:16 AM | Permalink

Alan, a young boy evacuated from the city to live on a farm during wartime, spends his first day at the village school.

To read earlier episodes of Arthur Loosley's engaging novel please click on Walnut Wisdom in the menu on this page.

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Posted by Arthur Loosley at 11:12 AM | Permalink

There is mistrust and suspicion at the farm. Alan's father pays a visit and instructs him not to "wander off'' with Old Matey. Alan becomes a pupil at the one-class village school.

Arthur Loosley continues his story of a wartime evacuee, a city boy set down in he country.

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Posted by Arthur Loosley at 10:10 AM | Permalink

Baked apples, free vegetables and a terrible secret....

Alan Loosley continues his story about young boy who is coming to terms with life on a farm after being evacuated from the city during the war years.

To read earlier chapters of this novel please visit Walnut Wisdom in the menu on this page.

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Posted by Arthur Loosley at 10:10 AM | Permalink

...Molly had also said it would be his responsibility to lock the chickens in the henhouse every night to protect them from the foxes. He had no idea how he was going to catch all those fluttering birds, but perhaps he could ask Old Matey if he got a chance to speak to him...

Arthur Loosley continues the story of young Alan, a refugee from war-torn London, who is learning the ways of life on the farm. But Old Matey, once master of all he surveyed, finds it necessary to put the lad in his place.

Read also Arthur's varied and vivid weekly columns by clicking on And Another Thing... in the menu on this page.

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Posted by Arthur Loosley at 11:46 AM | Permalink

Alan wakes up for the first time in his new bedroom, and after a little mishap, is given a job to do.

Arthur Loosley's story concerns a young boy who is evacuated from the city to live on a farm during World War Two. To read earlier chapters please click on Walnut Wisdom in the menu on this page.

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Posted by Arthur Loosley at 11:22 AM | Permalink

Alan had fallen asleep in an old cart while exploring the farm and had only woken when his mother came to find him.

In this episode: a picture, a sword , a broken gun and pot-luck!

Arthur Loosley continues his story of a city boy evacuated to the country during World War Two.

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Posted by Arthur Loosley at 11:12 AM | Permalink

Alan, aged nearly eight, has found himself transplanted from London to the unfamiliar surrounding of the countryside on the first day of World War 2, and was soon in trouble with his mother for dirtying his best clothes. Now, changed into his old 'play clothes' he was being shown around the farm by 'Old Matey', the farmer.

Arthur Loosley continues his story of a city lad who has to learn rural ways.

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Posted by Arthur Loosley at 10:10 AM | Permalink

Today we begin the serialisation of a novel by Arthur Loosley which relates the adventures of a shy young boy from London who finds himself transplanted into the countryside at the beginning of World War 2. He meets an amazing old man, who becomes his mentor.

Further episodes of the story will appear Tuesday by Tuesday.

To read Arthur's engaging weekly column please click on And Another Thing... in the menu on this page.

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Posted by Arthur Loosley at 11:02 AM | Permalink