Property News · July 30, 2017

Why I revisited every place I’ve ever lived


From Swansea semi to London bedsit, Jude Rogers has called many places home. For a new radio series, she decided to ‘time‑travel’ through them all – a journey that stirred both memories and emotionsWhen I was 18, just before I left home, I used to repeat a peculiar, magical ritual. I’d borrow my mum’s car, set off from the house where we’d lived since I was five and drive to another house two miles up the road. I’d turn the corner into the cul-de-sac, see the pairs of similarly constructed, semi-detached houses, all pebbledash and beige bricks, and as I’d get to the end, I’d be holding my breath.There it was on the left: my childhood home. I’d crawl in first gear, literally trying to slow down my past. I’d try to peek past the curtains, imagining how another family could be within these walls, living different lives. It was an incredibly intense experience, like I was trying to summon up ghosts, catching myself as a baby in the window, a phantom toddling through the grass. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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