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January 12, 2023
Ah, Yes, Summer
It does seem as though summer was rather a long time ago, now. I’ve nothing really to add to these few pictures, it’s just that It’s been wet and miserable for a while now and I’ve had enough of that, thank you. I’m ready for summer to return.
January 9, 2023
Review of Shadowlands by Matthew Green
In this book Matthew Green charts the decline and eventual abandonment of eight British settlements; a diverse selection ranging from the Stone Age settlement of Skara Brae in the Orkneys, through several Medieval villages and cities and up to the twentieth century, to an area emptied of its inhabitants during the Second World War and …
December 31, 2022
New Year’s Eve – Let’s Party Like It’s 1988!
My favourite New Year’s Eve party occurred on either the 13th or 14th April 1988, from which you may conclude this was not at home in England. I was in the Himalaya, walking the Annapurna Circuit. And my uncertainty about the date is due to the fact I didn’t keep a travel journal in those …
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December 29, 2022
My Top Books of 2022
Well, my favourite twelve, anyway. One a month, if you like, although that wasn’t how I read them. Or perhaps the twelve book reviews of Christmas – oops, no. Missed that one. Anyway…these are some of the books I read in 2022, not books that were first published this year. But I seem to have …
December 22, 2022
Happy Christmas and New Year
If you celebrate Christmas, in whatever form that takes, then I hope you have a marvellous, peaceful and happy one. If you don’t celebrate Christmas, I hope that however you pass the time is productive and happy and that the world is kind to you. And thanking each and every one of you for the …
December 2, 2022
Sickness and Diseases
I’ve mentioned that I’ve been researching my family tree, and a few days ago I was looking for details of one of my ancestors who lived in what was then a small village just outside Norwich. Looking on the parish records not only did I find the entry for his burial, but then noticed that …
November 20, 2022
If…
I’ve been feeling a bit flat recently, although that’s not uncommon at this time of the year. I know I’m currently craving solitude and simplicity, wanting to spend some time somewhere a little remote. An area of moorland, such as Dartmoor or the Pennines, would do me very nicely. Even better if there were some …
November 15, 2022
A Bit Of Family History
As I have mentioned previously, I am sporadically tracing my family tree, something I’ve only really become interested in recently. Perhaps it is mainly an older person’s interest, although I don’t think I’ll explore that now. But I’m keen to pass on the information to my children and grandchildren especially, so they can do further …
November 7, 2022
Coll – A Wee Bit Random (1)
I really thought I had already written a post about Coll, from our first visit there eight years ago, but it seems not. But we were lured back there earlier this year, as we knew we would be, sooner or later, so here’s a few random shots from both this visit and the first one. …
October 23, 2022
Grey
When the weather is grey and grim there is nothing else for it other than to hunker down with a couple of mates and do lunch. Then if the weather improves a little, go and wait for the pub to open. ‘Come on, come on!’
