HeyJaredThe Gentle Pen
Here you’ll find reflections on everyday life, gentle essays, poetry, little adventures, and those small moments that might otherwise pass unnoticed.
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- Sep 29, 2026
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Honfleur: Not Just a Harbour (opens the original)
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Holidays come in two basic alliterative sorts: exploring and energetic, or restful and relaxing. We had planned one and ended up with the other. Those of you who are regular members of the Gentle Pen will know that the heat of the summer was not good for me, and try as I might, I have found it really hard to build my energy back up to Spring levels. So, rather than a couple of weeks travelling around Normandy and the Loire, we just went to Honfleur for a few days. The original trip was to celebr
A Hot Solution (opens the original)
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Do you need a drink while you are watching football? (opens the original)
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Leeds Castle (opens the original)
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Leeds Castle is a bit of a nightmare for Sat Navs. Firstly, it is not in Leeds but in Kent and although it looks like a castle from the outside, the interior has more the feel of a stately home. The first historical mention goes back as far as the Domesday Book when, in 1086, Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, commissioner of the Bayeux Tapestry, was noted as it’s owner. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!Q9o9!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/h
Change Over Time (opens the original)
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