The Woman Who Walked Every Street
In 2019, a retired postal worker named Ruth Hadley set out to walk every single street in her hometown of Coventry, England. Not for exercise...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Psalm 119:1-8.
In 2019, a retired postal worker named Ruth Hadley set out to walk every single street in her hometown of Coventry, England. Not for exercise or charity — she simply wanted to know her city completely. She carried a battered A-to-Z map, marking each road in yellow highlighter as she completed it. It took her three years. Some streets she walked multiple times, getting lost, doubling back, finding her way again.…
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