In black and white is how I remember Liverpool. Whether that is due to the fact that it was a dirty, smoke-begrimed city when I lived there as a child or that the collection of pictures I have from my childhood are mostly in black and white I don't know, probably a mix of both. …
Month: Sep 2019
Dipping my toe in the water …
After a brief visit last year, I felt that Bath deserved more time, and so I arranged an AirBNB with a couple about ten minutes walk from the city. It turned out that he is an officer with The Rifles and had served with Australians in Iraq. I spent a fair bit of my first …
Leamington Spa, your Majesty …
There is an award winning railway station, and it's not that far from London. The town was granted Royal status after a visit from Princess Victoria in the 1830s. It is situated on the River Leam, and the 'new' town to the north of the river contains wonderful Georgian archicture. Morning ...A 'proper' railway bridgeThe …
Reflections on … grass
In which the reader will find disconnected jottings and musings that wouldn't make much of a post on their own ... Cutting the grass. How do you cut your grass? ride on mower? electric mower? push mower? line trimmer? shears or clippers? mob of sheep or a goat? Or no lawn at all ...
A most excellent church …
Warwick is the county town of Warwickshire, and has been inhabited since the sixth century, although earlier habitation evidence has been found dating back to the Neolithic. Eastgate and Westgate are the surving parts of the old town wall; the castle was built following the Norman conquest. Beautiful views from the top of the tower …
EUlogising Europe 2019 