Tag Archives: Life

A moody photo of Stonehenge

Posted on July 17, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

A few weeks ago I was going through my ever growing library of photos on my iPad which stands at something like 64GB and I came across a particularly atmospheric photo I took of Stonehenge. Most people that I take … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Photography, Travel | Tagged Life, Photography, Stonehenge, Ye Olde England Tours | 1 Comment

Coronavirus Diary 56 – My first hug!

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

In England, last Saturday was known as Super Saturday with the first substantial re-opening of shops and pubs soon after most shops re-opened. Of course none of that interested me in the slightest. It probably shows something of what … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, Diary, Fawlty Towers, Friends, Hugs, Life, Self isolation, Social Distancing | 6 Comments

Happy 8th birthday to my blog!

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Would you believe that on Sunday I was notified that my blog is 8 years old. When I started I had no idea that I would still be writing almost a decade later. I pretty much thought I’d be lucky … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, writing | Tagged Blogging, Life, wordpress, writing | 15 Comments

Coronavirus Diary 50 – Of Woodlice and men

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

I remember reading Of Mice And Men At School, it was in the 80’s when it was politically incorrect to be taught Shakespeare which had lasted centuries and so we read significant work from the early 20th century which now … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Uncategorized | Tagged Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, Diary, Life, Recycling, Woodlice | 1 Comment

Coronavirus Diary 48 – A bit of this, a bit of that.

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

I’m continuing my self-isolation which is probably a good thing as typically for my luck, the streets and neighbouring villages around where I live have the highest Covid mortality rate in the whole-country per head of population. With the electrician … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, Diary, food, garden, Life, ruins, WW2 | 1 Comment

Coronavirus Diary 41 – A life of being nice doesn’t pay.

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

A few days ago I had a phone call from the Police. We ended up talking for around 90 minutes; not just having a chinwag but we were going through a statement about one of the recent crimes I suffered. … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Opinion | Tagged Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, Covid19, Diary, Life, Police, Self isolation, Social Isolation | 13 Comments

Coronavirus Diary 40 – How to make friends and influence people

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

For much of the last week I have been out in my back garden. It’s one of the sole parts of the property that I can make progress with given the state of the world at the moment. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, Diary, Gardening, Life | 2 Comments

Bushey Heath now and then – Photos of my street from 130 years ago

Posted on May 20, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

Long-time readers of my blog will know one of the things I like to do is come across old photos of places and do comparisons with how they are today as with this series of3 old posts of old street … Continue reading →