Category Archives: Life

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Coronavirus Diary 80 – I’ve survived Covid19!

Posted on October 20, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

I’d just like to say thank-you for all the messages and emails I’ve received this last few weeks and with any luck I can say I just about made it through Covid 19. I still have the famous Covid cough … Continue reading →

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Behind the scenes with No Time To Die – James Bond

Posted on October 18, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

As I mentioned in my No Time To Die film review post, I do a James Bond Tour in London and whilst I was meeting tourists for a Winston Churchill and War Rooms Walking Tour, I noticed that the street … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus Diary 79 – I have Covid 19 :-(

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

Morning everyone, I hope all is well. I’ve been quiet but not away. Some of you may have noticed that my 9 year streak of posting at least twice a week has recently been broken. This won’t be my longest … Continue reading →

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The Englishman who invented an American fast-food icon

Posted on September 6, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

Everyone loves a hotdog don’t they? I know I used to eat a lot of them though I’ve not had any for about 20 years, partly that’s because it is hard to get gluten free hotdog bread rolls and partly … Continue reading →

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Following a fox around St Pauls Cathedral

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

I’ve written several times in recent years on the green nature of London and even how it is the worlds first National Park City. I have a best-selling book in the shape of Secret Gardens of the City of London … Continue reading →

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The Festival of Bells 2021

Posted on August 25, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

A few weekends ago, I was out early in London, practicing a walk along some of the ghostly lanes and secret passageways that make up the old Roman City and I didn’t know that my day would be hijacked but … Continue reading →

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Exploring some of the cute and colourful mews off Brompton Road

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

A few days ago I found myself at the Victoria & Albert Museum and afterwards with a bit of time to spare and still entirely without any tourists, I decided to take a stroll to properly explore some of the … Continue reading →

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I’ve created a monster!

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

You might remember well over a year ago I got a very tiny Spider Plant Coronavirus Diary 55 – great oaks from little acorns grow. By September last year, it had been repotted and grown somewhat Coronavirus Diary 70 – The … Continue reading →

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I’ve joined the Clone Club – Orphan Black

Posted on August 11, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

It’s hard to have not noticed that the Olympics have been on for 2-3 weeks recently but I’ve not watched a second of it as I can’t bring myself to support anything to do with TeamGB on the account of … Continue reading →

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Jewels of Persia at the Epic Iran – 5,000 years of Culture exhibition at the V&A

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Stephen Liddell

The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is the world’s largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts, and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and named after Queen Victoria and Prince … Continue reading →

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