Resuming with postings of my recent week long holiday in Shropshire and we are now at thursday. The floods and rains had subsided and we were in serious danger of seeing blue skies and indeed by mid-morning we were all started by the appearance of this yellow-white disc in the sky. According to the history… Continue reading A visit to Stokesay Castle and then Shrewsbury.
Category: Life
Posts predominantly related to Life.
Would you welcome strangers into your home?
Following from my recent posting on how pivotal I find meetings with strangers can be on holiday, I thought that I would write upon the reverse. No not what innocent bystanders feel like when I bumble onto their horizons but rather hosting strangers on their holidays. A month or so ago we started listing one… Continue reading Would you welcome strangers into your home?
Chance encounters and random acts of kindness.
I don’t know about you but when I am lucky enough to go on holiday I don’t like going on standard beach holidays and I don’t like staying in resorts. A beach is a beach, a pool is a pool. What I want to do is see the sights both the touristic and also the… Continue reading Chance encounters and random acts of kindness.
Tuning in to Shortwave Radio
For anyone under the age of 90 it i’s easy to forget about the times before the Internet. How difficult it was to find out even simple information such as when the local DIY shop is open? What are the film times at the cinema complex let alone what is happening in Albania. If it… Continue reading Tuning in to Shortwave Radio
The Long Road To Winter
It might seem strange to write about winter on one of the sunniest and warmest weekends to hit these parts for months (if not all year) but the truth is that winter is weighing on my mind and to me at least it has already started. The road to winter is long and drawn out… Continue reading The Long Road To Winter
Our little paradise
One of the things that I like to do is spend time outdoors and when I can’t go any further away from home then I go in my back garden. We have a very small back garden even by English standards maybe 50 feet long and 20 feet wide but we manage to squeeze a… Continue reading Our little paradise
Why are we here? or The SOAS Library
Why are we here? I’m not going to attempt to answer the big theological debate here, at least not today. Everyone goes through a series of events or experiences that gradually shape their ideas, ideals and general outlook on life. Being born in the late 20thC is a big factor, it is a fact that… Continue reading Why are we here? or The SOAS Library
Must Sunday be like every other shopping day?
This week I am guest blogging at the excellent Political Idealist website which covers political, news and current affairs both in the U.K. and around the world. The Political Idealist is run by the very talented Jack H. G. Darrant who takes a healthy interest in environmentalism and British democracy, you may also have read… Continue reading Must Sunday be like every other shopping day?
Bank Holiday Monday(s)
First of all thank-you to everyone who liked my blogs last week when I was away. I’m glad they were appreciated and I really enjoyed following up on the people who ‘liked’ me. Monday is a Bank Holiday in England, our last one until the Christmas period. Until the 1830’s we had over 30 bank… Continue reading Bank Holiday Monday(s)
A lakeside walk
Following the culture and forests of the last few days yesterday we decided to do a nice steady lakeside walk. We decided to go to Wast Water which is much less touristic than other lakes with no villages, paddle-steamers or through roads to distract us. I have been carrying an injury the last few weeks… Continue reading A lakeside walk
Stephen Liddell 