Category Archives: Culture

Posts predominantly culture related.

There’s something about Persian door-knockers!

Posted on July 20, 2020 by

One of the things I like about travel is encountering different ideas and customs.  I really like noticing the differences.  Even in the U.K. there are huge variations in buildings, landscapes, foods, accents and even customs.  Whilst others delight in … Continue reading →

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The Gilt of Cain

Posted on June 12, 2020 by

I wrote on Monday on one of my favourite Secret Gardens in the City of London, Fen Court. It would be a beautiful little space in any case but is extra special due to its connections with the Abolition of … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus Diary 29 – Learning Latin

Posted on May 1, 2020 by

I’ve always enjoyed languages and being a bit fed up of either staring at my computer, making plans for my work or finding somewhere semi-comfortable to sit in my partly completed house I decided I would put my spare time … Continue reading →

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The oldest living English language

Posted on April 29, 2020 by

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 →

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Coronavirus Diary 17 – Social Distancing with Opera, Fräuleins and the low-skilled!

Posted on April 14, 2020 by

I was reading this morning that the social restrictions the government have put in place a month ago have been so successful that they are worried on how to convince people to come out again once it is safe to … Continue reading →

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Spitting Image is back!

Posted on March 30, 2020 by

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 →

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

Posted on March 23, 2020 by

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 →

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Dark Sugars – The Best Hot Chocolate in London

Posted on February 24, 2020 by

I hate coffee, I don’t even like the smell of it.  I love tea but it’s not quite the same having Soya Milk rather than Cows Milk and even when I could drink cow juice, I still got sick of … Continue reading →

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Cheers to pub signs!

Posted on January 20, 2020 by

As we near the darkest and coldest nights in the U.K. many of us will be spending at least some times in pubs.   This would have been even more the case in years gone by.   There have been … Continue reading →

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Are pubs making a comeback?

Posted on January 6, 2020 by

Most people around the world know that British pubs are a national institution but from 2001 to 2018, 25% of our pubs closed due to the changing nature of our societies, work-life patterns, availability of cheaper drinks elsewhere and other … Continue reading →

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