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Monthly Archives: October 2016
Mary Ann Cotton – Dark Angel
As we reach All Hallows Eve, it has become a tradition that I write a post related to Halloween or at least, things that go bump in the night. Last year I wrote about the apparently true events portrayed in … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, television
Tagged County Durham, Dark Angel, Death, halloween, Jack The Ripper, Joanne Froggatt, Life, Mary Ann Cotton, Murders, Poisoning, Serial killer
11 Comments
The home of Beatrix Potter & the wonderful world of Peter Rabbit
Following my exertions in the early part of my holiday a few weeks ago, I thought it would be a good idea to have an easier sort of day. That didn’t mean it wouldn’t be a very full one however, … Continue reading
Overusing the word ‘Like’
Last Sunday I had a trip on the Tube to old London town. It started off relatively quiet until after two stops, a young and seemingly well dressed and respectable lady sat down on the seat behind me. You could … Continue reading
Posted in Funny & Humour, Life, Opinion
Tagged Chav, English, Funny, Language, Life, London, London Underground, Slang, The Tube
18 Comments
The Aberfan Disaster Remembered 50 Years On
Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of one of the worst post-war disasters in Britain when on an ordinary October day, a quiet village in South Wales literally had the world fall in on them. The village of Aberfan sat beneath the … Continue reading
Posted in history, Life, News
Tagged Aberdeen Disaster, Aberfan, children, Coal Mines, Death, history, Life, Pantglas Junior School, Remembrance, Wales
18 Comments
Hardknott Pass & Hardknott Fort – Perhaps the most remote Roman outpost in the Empire.
Following my climb up Skiddaw on the first day of my holiday, I fancied something a little bit more sedate, though at times no less hair-raising. After visiting Castlerigg Stonecircle and in keeping with my both laid back approach and fiercely testing idea of … Continue reading
Posted in Cumbria & The Lake District, history, Travel
Tagged Adventure, Cumbria, Hardknott Fort, Hardknott Pass, Life, Roman, Roman Empire, Travel, Wrynose Pass
6 Comments
The Battle of Hastings and 1066
Today is the 950th anniversary of one of the most pivotal battles in history. Perhaps only the Battle of Manzikert in 1071AD which saw the collapse of the Byzantine Empire and the gradual Turkification of Anatolia can rival it for … Continue reading
Posted in history, Uncategorized
Tagged AngloSaxon, Battle of Hastings, Edward The Confessor, England, King Harold, Normandy, The Normans, Vikings, William The Conqueror
15 Comments
A close encounter with a Brocken Spectre
Fear not, this isn’t an early Halloween posting though the word ‘Spectre’ is accurate in the spooky image that it relates to. In my last post on climbing Skiddaw, I neglected to mention that I was lucky enough to see … Continue reading
Posted in Cumbria & The Lake District, Life, Travel
Tagged Brocken Spectre, Cumbria, Glory, holidays, Lake District, Life, Photography, Rainbow, Skiddaw, Vacations
2 Comments
I climbed Skiddaw – Englands 6th tallest peak
For the week of October 1st -8th, I actually had my first days off from giving tours since February. I was exhausted and quite ill, and a week on, I still am though slightly less on both counts. Longer time … Continue reading
Posted in Cumbria & The Lake District, Life, Photography, Travel
Tagged Hiking, holidays, Lake District, Life, Mountain, Photography, Skiddaw, vacation, walks
13 Comments
Helping people with loans and not donations
I don’t know about you but I like to help as many people as I can. If possible then I do practical things to help like carry suitcases up the stairs on the London Underground or assisting the elderly or … Continue reading