The building works that have been going on for such a long time now around me here in Lewes, are showing signs of completion. Ron’s shop, which has been empty for several years now is in the final stages of its refit and will open, I am told, in October.

The former Police Station too, a fine and rambling old red brick building is also showing signs of its future life as a block of rather smart apartments. It had got to look a little on the seedy side when its occupants decided to move.

Of course, I shall miss our old neighbours who have now moved to a smart new building half a mile away

and I shall miss the beautiful old Police Station sign too…I hope they will put it up at the new place.

… but the builders have been doing a good job over there all Summer transforming what had turned into a rather down-at-heel building into something, I hope, special.

I have been following their progress with my sneaky camera

Soon, we are going to be the smartest part of town – I shall have to smarten up my appearance too. I must dead-head those geraniums.

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It is the day after the Summer’s last public holiday here in Britain and when I look out of my windows, I see that work has begun again in earnest.

The old Police Station across the road from me here in Lewes, is now cop-free, I feel suddenly alone, and is being converted into what looks like rather smart apartments. Times move on and the police have moved just down the road to a posh, modern and not nearly as inspiring a building.

My other near neighbour, Ron’s shop is, I am told, also in the last stages of refurbishment before it opens to the public some time within the next month.

It is all go out there so I return to my desk inspired to get on with my own, admittedly, less sweaty work but work it is and I must start by clearing up the mess of last week’s poetry writing. Sometimes I am embarrassed by my own good fortune as I begin work on a brand new project.

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