Tag Archives: Family

The festival of Raksha Bandhan

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Stephen Liddell

Two weeks ago today on August 7th, was the festival of Raksha Bandhan. Originating with the Hindu faith in India (though long observed by Sikhs too), it centres on a ceremony wherein a sister will tie a Rakhi (a simple … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, Religion and Faith | Tagged Faith, Family, Hindu, India, Rakhi, Raksha Bandhan, Sikh | 7 Comments

Happy 100th Birthday Granddad

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Stephen Liddell

Today is a special day as my Granddad, Harold Stanley Heard, was born 100 years ago today on March 5th 1916. It seems such a long time ago when you think about it. 20 of those periods would take you … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged #WPLongform, childhood, Death, Family, Granddad, Life, Long reads, Monologue, nostalgia, Travel | 6 Comments

True Love Ever Does Run Deep

Posted on August 20, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

In the 1980’s there were two artists by the name of Marina and Ulay. As many artists (and writers!!) are, they were poor and lived out of the back of a truck. They lived their lives and relationship through their … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Life | Tagged Art, Family, Life, love, Marina and Ulay, nostalgia | Leave a comment

100 things I love about you

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

We’re all so used to being busy and not fully appreciating the many wonderful things in this world that admittedly often get overshadowed by the terrible. Time is always moving onwards and our time on this Earth is infinite but … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Family, Friends, Life, love, Marriage, Remembrance | 6 Comments

A love-letter to Grandma

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Stephen Liddell

Everyone loves their Grandma don’t they? They’re possibly the most special person anyone lucky enough to ever have one has ever had, along with Granddads of course! Grandparents have all the joys of having young children but don’t have the … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Border Television, childhood, Cumbria, Family, Grandad, Grandma, Grandparents, Life, memories, nostalgia, outdoors | 16 Comments

A field of dreams and memories

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Stephen Liddell

Yesterday on my way to collect a customer for a half day tour to Woburn Abbey, I found myself with 15 minutes to spare so I took the opportunity to visit my old childhood park, somewhere I had only visited … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life | Tagged British Bulldog, childhood, Family, Football, Jumpers for goalposts, Life, Mama, memories, nostalgia, outdoors, Robin Hood, Robin of Sherwood, walks | 15 Comments

My Grandfathers Clock

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Stephen Liddell

It’s no secret that I like travelling. In particular I love travelling by trains and I hate travelling by planes. I have always liked travelling by trains even when it is more practical to fly or drive by car. Train … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Travel | Tagged childhood, Family, Life, nostalgia, Trains, Travel, UK | 11 Comments

Thoughts of past and present

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Stephen Liddell

Those of you who follow my blog closely may have noticed that I haven’t posted much since I was on my holiday. There are no particular reasons for this except I have had lots of non-blog things to do since … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Blogging, Death, Family, Life, nostalgia, sadness, winter | 22 Comments

Saying goodbye to my Mam

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Stephen Liddell

Whilst everyone else including myself was winding down and looking forward to having the next day off for Easter, my poor mother was dying. This wasn’t the first time that she had suffered from cancer or had serious operations as … Continue reading →