Tag: Life

Britain and the EU

Today marks the beginning of the official British campaign on the European Union referendum of our continued membership of this pan-European organisation.  I say the official campaign as in practice the debate has been raging pretty much since the day we joined in before I was even born.  It’s probably the most divisive political argument… Continue reading Britain and the EU

Royal Feasts through the ages

Yesterday I had the good fortune of being allowed inside the banquet house of King William III at Hampton Court.  A building big enough to house many of the hoi-polloi but a mere dot on the huge expanse which is Hampton Court Palace. Even the attendant on the door had not been in this building for… Continue reading Royal Feasts through the ages

Funny 1-star reviews are humorous but are seriously not funny!

The last week or two, I have received two 1-star reviews on Amazon, which to say the least is a bit disheartening.  Everyone is entitled to their opinion I don’t deny that…. unless their wrong, ignorant, jealous or vindictive of course.  Often these people cover all four bases! I have never had anything less than… Continue reading Funny 1-star reviews are humorous but are seriously not funny!

Who will Negan kill in The Walking Dead Finale?

It’s hard to be on the edge of a very comfortable sofa when watching television but for many of us, there have been two issues haunting us over the last year.  The first being whether Jon Snow stays dead in Game of Thrones…. I did say right at the moment he died that despite the… Continue reading Who will Negan kill in The Walking Dead Finale?

It’s goodnight from me … and it’s goodnight from him.

These days so many of us watch or have to watch people with little talent on a Saturday night trying to sing, dance or make us laugh.  It wasn’t so long ago that our Saturday evenings were spent watching people with actual talent.  Many of them could sing, dance, act and make us laugh.  Few… Continue reading It’s goodnight from me … and it’s goodnight from him.

The tragedy of Smalls Lighthouse

There have been lighthouses around the coasts and islands of Great Britain almost as far back there have been people travelling by ship.  A fine Roman lighthouse of nearly 2,000 years is still standing tall within the walls of Dover Castle.  The history of lighthouse keepers are as fascinating and treacherous as the often rough… Continue reading The tragedy of Smalls Lighthouse

West Kennet Long Barrow – A 6,000 year old burial tomb

Yesterday I was lucky that I got to spent my Easter Good Friday with two families from Salt Lake City and we went on one of my favourite tours to some of the UNESCO sites near Stonehenge,  Avebury Stone Circle, Silbury Hill and nearby Lacock Abbey.   As a bonus I wanted to take them… Continue reading West Kennet Long Barrow – A 6,000 year old burial tomb

Do Chimps Believe in God?

As Good Friday nears and Easter beckons to many as well as Passover to many others, it might come as a surprise to you that recent studies have indicated that a group of Chimpanzees have been studied and a series of illogical and on the face of it unnecessary tasks observed. PhD researcher Laura Kehoe… Continue reading Do Chimps Believe in God?

Pull up a chair!

For the second time in a few days, the blog I wanted to write didn’t happen.  Today I was going to write a blog on ‘Words’  It was one of those blogs that came easy to me and didn’t require to much research or anything time-consuming as some of my posts are want to do.… Continue reading Pull up a chair!