Today my blog by necessity be a little different. Partly this is due to my writing this on a little iPod but equally because I am at the beginning of a weeks holiday in the Lake District. The Lakes are in the large county of Cumbria 325 miles northwest of London. It is a haven… Continue reading A day in the country
Summertime childhood nostalgia
Most people have happy memories of their childhood even if it were not an entirely happy one and for many people it is summer time that they look back with fondness. I remember a lot of my summers with happiness, even the boring the ones. Our family didn’t do summer holidays or even day trips… Continue reading Summertime childhood nostalgia
London 2012 – Shaken not stirred!
So the first week of the Olympic Games is almost complete and it’s been a lot of fun. The opening ceremony wasn’t a total embarrassment and bits of it were quite spectacular and it went a small way to show just how varied and slightly mad we all are here. I especially liked the sequences of rural… Continue reading London 2012 – Shaken not stirred!
Special movie moment in an otherwise bad film
Everybody has their favourite films that they like for whatever reasons. I like watching films generally and happily admit that sometimes even the most mundane and even bad film has a redeeming scene. Sometimes it is an amazing scene which lights up the whole movie, at least for you. Maybe it is because you like… Continue reading Special movie moment in an otherwise bad film
London 2012 – an achievement of Olympic proportions
Well the Olympics is finally here with the opening ceremony just 2 days away and the Womens football tournament starting today. We don’t really do excitement in England, unless it is for a public holiday or sunny weather, preferably both at the same time. We don’t do patriotism very much either and for many the… Continue reading London 2012 – an achievement of Olympic proportions
Chivalry – it’s not just for knights
I read recently an article that claimed that chivalry is dead and it got me thinking for a while, it may not be dead but like nostalgia, it definitely ain’t what used to be. Chivalry emerged from the lawless times of post-Roman Britain and became a code of conduct by which Knights sought to live… Continue reading Chivalry – it’s not just for knights
A ray of light in the darkness of despair
Today dear reader I am going to talk about my favourite tree. Before you think I have lost my marbles, something I never deny may have happened, do let me explain. Life isn’t always easy is it? In fact in my experience it is largely like cycling through a chain of hills with lots of… Continue reading A ray of light in the darkness of despair
Sponsorship stupidity
For those in the U.K. it needs no explanation but for everyone else it should be said that we here in this green and pleasant land are enjoying even more greenness than usual. This is because for the 6th year in a row we are enduring a washout summer. With April and June being the… Continue reading Sponsorship stupidity
Wimbledon Woes
Driving in to work today pondering whether cars in the U.K have an option to drive without the windscreen wipers on, I’m sure they must do but I haven’t seen any evidence for months that they do it occurred to me that parents who want their children to be successful tennis players should take more… Continue reading Wimbledon Woes
My first blog
This is going to be where my blogs appear in the very near future. Some of my blog will covering the trials and Tribble-ations of writing. Much of my blog though will cover whatever takes my fancy whether it be TV and film, something from the news or something happier like the never ending rain!
Stephen Liddell 