Monthly Archives: March 2020

Coronavirus Diary 9 – Of Geese, Parrots, hoarders and spam!

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

No matter how early I wake up, the day truly gets underway here in a typically village sort of way. Every morning at dawn I hear a gaggle of geese fly directly over my cottage. There are lots of ponds … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Opinion | Tagged Asthma, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, Corvid19, Diary, Geese, hoarders, Hoarding, Social Distancing, Spam | 3 Comments

Spitting Image is back!

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

It was announced last week that one of my favourite television programmes when growing up is to make a return. To people of a certain age, Spitting Image was an unmissable programme with up to 15 million people tuning in … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, Culture, Funny & Humour, Politics, television | Tagged Boris Johnson, Donald Trump, ITV, Politics, Puppets, Satire, Spitting Image, television | 4 Comments

Coronavirus Diary 7 – I may well be going mad, well more mad anyway.

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

How is everyone? We all still here? That’s good. As I thought would be the case, some old fashioned values and community spirit have been returning. I’ve been penned inside my home for a month or two really on top … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News, Opinion | Tagged Boris Johnson, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, Corvid19, NHS, Pandemic, Self isolation, Self Quarantine, Social Distancing, The Walking Dead | 3 Comments

Cornish D-Day Veteran Harry Billinge (94) gets his MBE & meets the Queen.

Posted on March 25, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Last year I made a memorable on The Endcliffe Park Memorial in Sheffield & the incredible devotion of Tony Foulds. Recently a D-Day veteran who raised more than £25,000 towards the cost of building a national memorial honouring his fallen … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, WW2 | Tagged D-Day, Harry Billinge, MBE, The Queen, WW2 | 2 Comments

Coronavirus Diary 5 – You look like a man!

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

I hope everyone is well and not been driven totally bonkers yet. I’ve been pretty much on lockdown for almost 2 months now although only the last week or so has been due to the Coronavirus. I am both well-settled … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Beards, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, CoronavirusUK, Corvid19, Hair | 2 Comments

The Queen homes in on being the longest serving monarch in history

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Last week Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II became the fourth longest-serving monarch today, surpassing legendary Mayan ruler Pakal the Great. The Queen has surpassed K’inich Janaab Pakal who ruled the Mayan city state of Palenque for 68 years and 33 days before … Continue reading →

Posted in Cool Britannia, Culture, history, Life, News | Tagged Longest Monarchs, Louis XIV of France, Pakal The Great, Queen Elizabeth II, Royal Family, royalty, The Queen | 3 Comments

Coronavirus Diary 4 – From Boris with love.

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

I’m a bit cold today as I write this. Despite it almost being April, it’s only about 6 degrees C outside (42F) and I am a bit nippy especially as the windows have been ajar since 7am to let some … Continue reading →