Harpenden – the smuggest town in the smuggest county

Living in Harpenden, Hertfordshire

In one of the “boutique shops” on the High Street (between a Costa and a charity shop), they sell mugs that say “I’m terribly posh, I’m from Harpenden”. Clearly intended to be slightly tongue in cheek but in practice bought by people whose tongues are less in their cheeks and more worming into their own […]

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Watford – Every day is the day of the living dead

Living in Watford, Hertfordshire

I grew up near Watford, but as soon as I was old enough, I left to never return. Due to Covid 19 pandemic, I have been doing shopping for my parents who live in South Herts. This has meant trips to a large supermarket in Watford. When the town comes in to view from the […]

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