Tag Archives: Death

The Himba Baby Song

Posted on May 20, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

I was thinking today of the famous quote by David M. Eagleman that each person suffers three deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. The second is when the body is consigned to the grave. The third is … Continue reading →

Posted in geography, Heritage, Life | Tagged Africa, Death, Himba Baby Song, Himba Tribe, Life, Namibia | 6 Comments

There’s something about Nina the Lovebird

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

On Sunday morning I lost my little feathery friend, Nina the Lovebird. She had enjoyed a n exceedingly long and good life for a Lovebird reaching around 20 years of age, Originally Nina belonged to my mother though being an animal-lover … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Death, Grief, Lovebird, Mama, Nina, Pet dying | 18 Comments

Dancing on the Dead at Enon Chapel – The Victorian Sensation!

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Everyone likes a Christmas party don’t they? Well except me but that’s because I’m a misery guts and couldn’t think of anything worse than, except for a New Years Eve party of course. You might think that having parties at … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, Religion and Faith | Tagged #WPLongform, Burials, Death, Enon Chapel, George Walker, Long reads, party, Portugal Street, Victorian | 5 Comments

A long farewell to Rick, a bitter-sweet scene with Hershel…. The Walking Dead.

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Its not often I write a third blog post in a week. I’m writing this on Tuesday, having just watched the latest instalment of The Walking Dead. I’ve been a long time fan of the Walking Dead television show. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Life, News, Popular Culture, television | Tagged Death, Hershel and Maggie, Hershel Greene, Negan, Rick Grimes, The Walking Dead, Walkers | 1 Comment

Buffy The Vampire Slayer! – Don’t ruin the legacy with a remake.

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Like several other people trying to forget about big issues in the world, this weekend allowed some of us to become pre-occupied with a small one…. they want to remake Buffy The Vampire Slayer! At its heart was Buffy – … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, News, Popular Culture, television | Tagged Buffy, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Culture, Death, Fantasy, Joss Whedon, Pop culture, television | 9 Comments

Modern day Grave Robbers who stole from my mothers grave

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

I wasn’t going to write anything today; I’ve had a chest infection which turned into bronchitis and then manifested itself into something like pneumonia for the last 10-12 weeks. I have been out of the house only a handful of … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Religion and Faith | Tagged All Saints Church, Crime, Death, Flowers, Leavesden, Mourning, sadness, Stealing, Theft, Thieves, Watford | 10 Comments

Missing Mam, 4 years on.

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

It’s now well over 4 years since I unexpectedly lost my mother and though I would very much like to say things have settled into a new normal, they really haven’t. Or if they have then the new normal really … Continue reading →