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Just around the corner from my house is a block of flats
that's just recently had some renovations carried out (new roof
slates and rough-casting). One of the paths that leads to the back
of the flats suffered some broken paving slabs in the process
and half of the path was replaced with nice new slabs.
I was struck by how fresh, clean and smooth they were
in comparison to the old ones, and it reminded me of how new
my town used to look back in the 1960s and '70s. There are two
colours which I used to associate with my town - grey and green.
Grey (a nice light grey) for the buildings, lampposts and paths,
and green for all the grassy areas and fields that once exist-
ed (but now seem to have been built on).
Looking at the surviving half of the original path, it was
old and worn and discoloured, much as large portions of the
town seem to be. (And when I catch sight of my reflection, as
I now also seem to be.) If only the place could recapture that
'fresh and new' look it once had, as too much of it now ap-
pears a little shabby and dilapidated.
Is it any wonder that yesterday can often
seem far more appealing than tomorrow?
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