Tag Archives: Life

National Sickie Day – Good and stupid reasons to take a day off work.

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

According to national statistics the first Monday in February is the day when people are most likely to pull a sickie. One of the factors attributed to this is the first payday since Christmas, meaning people have been out celebrating … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Funny & Humour, Life, News | Tagged Bad Boss, Life, National Sickie Day, Office, Work | 14 Comments

A peek inside a Medieval Book Coffer

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

Lot’s of people seem to think that reading on the go is a modern phenomenon using electronic devices to snatch a few minutes of solitude on a busy train to work. I must say, I just don’t get it though … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, history, Life, News, Religion and Faith | Tagged Bodleian Library, Book Coffer, books, Life, Museums, Oxford, Treasure | Leave a comment

New Year Musings and Thankyous

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

I hope you’ve all had a Happy New Year and Christmas period for those who celebrate it. Did anyone do any First Footing at New Year? This is the beginning of my 7th year of blogging and I’ve written before … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, writing, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Blogging, Happy New Year, Life, New Year, s, Tours, Travel, wordpress, Ye Olde England Tours | 2 Comments

My home made Mulled Wine recipe

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

I always post a short or indeed Christmas post at this time of year and if you’d like to look at some earlier efforts before you make yourself a drink then be my guest. London as you’ve never seen it … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, Life, Religion and Faith | Tagged Christmas, Cooking, Life, Mulled Wine, Receipe, tradition, Wine | 8 Comments

When the Plague came to London

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

This time of year in Britain at least is known as the Flu season. Our highly changeably though at this time of year predominantly chilly and wet weather combined with some particularly overcrowded cities means that we are perhaps uniquely … Continue reading →

Posted in history, London, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged Bad Cold, Diary, Flu, Life, London, Pepys, Samuel Pepys, The Black Death, The Plague | 5 Comments

The ticking timebomb shipwreck that could damage half of London

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

Every now and then a newly made discovery of a long-lost shipwreck makes the news with everything from RMS Titanic to the lost ship of Captain Cook and everything in between. There are a few shipwrecks however that are well … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London, WW2 | Tagged Bombs, Life, London, River Thames, S.S. Richard Montgomery, Shipwreck, war | 5 Comments

Give Peas A Chance – London loses its most seen graffiti

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

There aren’t many things in life that one can rely on in life and over the last few days hundreds of thousands of London commuters have had to deal with something that even puts Brexit in the shade. Namely the … Continue reading →