The 8th May 1945 was V.E. Day or Victory in Europe Day over the Axis Powers of Germany and Italy and for much of the world, an end to WW2. Many Western European nations have an annual WW2 national holiday based on Victory or Liberation Day. The U.K. never has as ironically Churchill did not… Continue reading VE Day Remembered in Photos – This Is Your Victory!
Coronavirus Diary 33 – Waste Not, Want Not
Yesterday was a bit of a momentous day for me. The giant skip that had been blocking my window to the world was finally taken away after almost 8 weeks. The delay had been that a pneumatic part on the crane which is mounted to the back of the truck had failed and they waited… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 33 – Waste Not, Want Not
Coronavirus Diary 32 – Exploring Grims Dyke
Following on from my post on Monday and indeed April and March, I thought I would finish off this walk with a visit to Grims Dyke. Grims Dyke is an iron age or possible older earthworks that at one time stretched for 6 or 7 miles. Some people think it may have been some sort… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 32 – Exploring Grims Dyke
Book covers…. book titles
So I’ve been working on finishing my new book. I’m on the 3rd sweep through it now and I feel like I know it off by heart. I got the idea about a year ago based on my very successful My new tour – Sacred, Secret, Gardens of London but even I didn’t know how… Continue reading Book covers…. book titles
Coronavirus Diary – Social distancing on the battlefield with King Cassivellaunus – kicker of Roman ass!
Those of us who haven’t gone completely doolally in these self-isolating times might remember a few weeks ago I wrote Coronavirus Diary 23 – A visit to Caesar’s Pond, Stanmore. This post pretty much carries on from there and just 15 minutes walk through the woods, would I hope bring me to an extremely ancient… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary – Social distancing on the battlefield with King Cassivellaunus – kicker of Roman ass!
Coronavirus Diary 29 – Learning Latin
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 to good use by deciding to learn a language. I heard about a website and… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 29 – Learning Latin
Coronavirus Diary 28 – Dancing in the rain
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 when I get up tomorrow morning. For some reason I really quite like epic periods… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 28 – Dancing in the rain
The oldest living English language
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 or BBS. In some ways the internet of old was a bit better than today;… Continue reading The oldest living English language
Coronavirus Diary 26 – Dying for a hug?
Today is a special day, it is 42 days since I last had any physical contact with anybody and 84 days since I started my own social distancing. It was a great hug from a friend and knowing what was coming we broke the rules and had a special hug. It was a good luck… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 26 – Dying for a hug?
The Cerne Abbas Giant is masking up!
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 at 180 feet tall and is the largest chalk hill figure in these islands. His… Continue reading The Cerne Abbas Giant is masking up!
Stephen Liddell 