Following from my recent posting on how pivotal I find meetings with strangers can be on holiday, I thought that I would write upon the reverse. No not what innocent bystanders feel like when I bumble onto their horizons but rather hosting strangers on their holidays. A month or so ago we started listing one… Continue reading Would you welcome strangers into your home?
Tag: Life
Posts predominantly related to Life.
Chance encounters and random acts of kindness.
I don’t know about you but when I am lucky enough to go on holiday I don’t like going on standard beach holidays and I don’t like staying in resorts. A beach is a beach, a pool is a pool. What I want to do is see the sights both the touristic and also the… Continue reading Chance encounters and random acts of kindness.
Tuning in to Shortwave Radio
For anyone under the age of 90 it i’s easy to forget about the times before the Internet. How difficult it was to find out even simple information such as when the local DIY shop is open? What are the film times at the cinema complex let alone what is happening in Albania. If it… Continue reading Tuning in to Shortwave Radio
Getting lost in the world of maps
Do you ever go on an unexpected diversion? I’ve just been on one and I haven’t left my desk. Diversions happen all the time. Sometimes they can be good such as when you’re browsing Wikipedia intent on looking up a specific fact only to end up several mouse clicks away. I’m diverted all the time… Continue reading Getting lost in the world of maps
A casualty of war, shot down by The Red Baron
Almost everyone has a family member who died in a 20th Century war, most of us unfortunately have several whether we know their names or not. I know of several, mostly from WW1. During a trip to my parents house last week we unearthed an old newspaper report of a relation who was killed in… Continue reading A casualty of war, shot down by The Red Baron
Why are we here? or The SOAS Library
Why are we here? I’m not going to attempt to answer the big theological debate here, at least not today. Everyone goes through a series of events or experiences that gradually shape their ideas, ideals and general outlook on life. Being born in the late 20thC is a big factor, it is a fact that… Continue reading Why are we here? or The SOAS Library
Must Sunday be like every other shopping day?
This week I am guest blogging at the excellent Political Idealist website which covers political, news and current affairs both in the U.K. and around the world. The Political Idealist is run by the very talented Jack H. G. Darrant who takes a healthy interest in environmentalism and British democracy, you may also have read… Continue reading Must Sunday be like every other shopping day?
Summertime childhood nostalgia
Most people have happy memories of their childhood even if it were not an entirely happy one and for many people it is summer time that they look back with fondness. I remember a lot of my summers with happiness, even the boring the ones. Our family didn’t do summer holidays or even day trips… Continue reading Summertime childhood nostalgia
Special movie moment in an otherwise bad film
Everybody has their favourite films that they like for whatever reasons. I like watching films generally and happily admit that sometimes even the most mundane and even bad film has a redeeming scene. Sometimes it is an amazing scene which lights up the whole movie, at least for you. Maybe it is because you like… Continue reading Special movie moment in an otherwise bad film
Chivalry – it’s not just for knights
I read recently an article that claimed that chivalry is dead and it got me thinking for a while, it may not be dead but like nostalgia, it definitely ain’t what used to be. Chivalry emerged from the lawless times of post-Roman Britain and became a code of conduct by which Knights sought to live… Continue reading Chivalry – it’s not just for knights
Stephen Liddell 