Fortunately I was on it at the time, and doubly fortunate that the suspension point was were I was intending to go to anyway. Train services are suspended for many reasons and the London Underground has an app that tells you what is wrong, the expected delays and lots of other info. Tonight the cause …
Author: geebee119
Maker, repairer, traveller, plywood carpenter ...
occasional writer, editor, language student.
Birdy rider, infrequent flyer, tram appreciator ...
older, wiser? and maybe worth knowing.
The people you meet …
There was a reason for going to Liverpool on my travels this year, my younger sister has another family, and she had not met them before. This trip was to get everyone together and talk about the past many years ... We left Liverpool in 1962, as part of an Australian government sponsored migration effort …
Reflections on … retailing
In which the reader will find disconnected jottings and musings that wouldn't make much of a post on their own … As you may know, I've worked in retailing for quite a part of my life, from small specialists shops to large department stores and timber and hardware companies. I accompanied my sisters in shopping …
We’ve got one to spare …
Peter McGovern's 'In my Liverpool Home' notes that if you want a cathedral "we've got one to spare ..." and there are indeed two cathedrals in Liverpool, at opposite ends of the same street, perhaps fittingly called Hope Street. The Anglican Cathedral Church of Christ was only finished in the late 70's and is a …
Ainsdale …
I took a train to Ainsdale, to the north of Liverpool, to see a chocolate maker who is a friend of one of my Melbourne friends. Ainsdale has a pleasant, village kind of atmosphere, with a neat main street, pretty houses and it's near the water. There is a good range of shops including a …
Back home, except it’s not …
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. …
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 