Monthly Archives: April 2020

Coronavirus Diary 28 – Dancing in the rain

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

It’s raining today as I write this. It was raining before I got up, it will be raining when I eat and still be when I go to bed and if all goes to plan, it might still be raining … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, Covid19, outdoors, Rain, Self isolation, Social Distancing, walks | 10 Comments

The oldest living English language

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Today’s post isn’t one that I wrote. I’ve been on the internet way before there was a world-wide web. When it was all Gophers and FTPs in the early 1990’s and even in the late 1980’s on local Bulletin Boards … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, history, Life | Tagged English, English language, Geordie, Newcastle, Northumberland | 19 Comments

The Cerne Abbas Giant is masking up!

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Many people around the world are aware that the chalky plains and hills of southern England are famous for neolithic stone-circles, burial mounds, barrows and chalk-horses but there are few monuments as enigmatic as the Cerne Abbas Giant. He stands … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, News, Travel | Tagged Cerne Abbas Giant, Cerne Giant, Coronavirus, Mask, national trust, Neolithic, Self isolation, Social Distancing | 20 Comments

Coronavirus Diary 25 – Planning for the future

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

I hope everyone is as well as can be in magnificent social isolation. Last night was of course our weekly 8pm Clapping For Carers where we come to our front doors and show our support for NHS workers. It’s my … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus Diary 24 – Zooming around London

Posted on April 23, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

I had a brainwave today which isn’t unusual. What is unusual is that I have the time to act on it! I’m rather in a quandary, I’m living in this beautiful though work-in-progress new house and despite being at home, … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus Diary 23 – A visit to Caesar’s Pond, Stanmore.

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

If you remember a month or so ago I broke my curfew and went out through the woods to visit a new vantage point over London. On that day I made sure I would take a visit to a place … Continue reading →