Whilst walking to the cinema this week in the never-ending heatwave, it occurred to me that something wasn’t quite right. The weather was perfect, the schools are on holiday and yet I didn’t see a single person as I walked the 15 minutes to the cinema at 10.30am on a weekday morning. I couldn’t and… Continue reading Imprisoned childen, phone zombies… do you ever feel like you’re living on another planet?
Tag: nostalgia
Missing Mam, 4 years on.
It’s now well over 4 years since I unexpectedly lost my mother and though I would very much like to say things have settled into a new normal, they really haven’t. Or if they have then the new normal really isn’t a very nice place. However there are a few things that I’d like to… Continue reading Missing Mam, 4 years on.
Roger Moore – Nobody Does It Better
We all have our own favourite James Bond actor and the films that go with it. There are always a few who like Timothy Dalton or George Lazenby but when it comes down to it, the choice is usually between Sir Sean Connery and Sir Roger Moore though it is must be said that Daniel… Continue reading Roger Moore – Nobody Does It Better
A brief history of Milkmen
If you’re anything like me then if you cast your mind back to around 7am or so then up until the late 1980’s you’d likely be very familiar with the jingle of milk bottles and the heavy clunk as they were placed on doorsteps. There’s almost certainly a couple of foil-topped glass milk bottles… Continue reading A brief history of Milkmen
A Quick Guide To Newcastle Upon Tyne.
My football team Newcastle United won promotion to the English Premier League last night and as a coincidence, I came across this great post about the city I consider to be my home. https://youtube.com/watch?v=c4jKtaf_G6Q%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26fs%3D1%26autohide%3D2%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26wmode%3Dtransparent Now a top destination for the finer things in life, Newcastle is a hub of premium restaurants, specialist bars and vibrant… Continue reading A Quick Guide To Newcastle Upon Tyne.
Happy 100th Birthday Granddad
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 back to Jesus. Of course, Granddad didn’t really get close to making his centenary and… Continue reading Happy 100th Birthday Granddad
True Love Ever Does Run Deep
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 art and this culminated with their much thought our separation. They came up with… Continue reading True Love Ever Does Run Deep
A love-letter to Grandma
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 responsibility of discipline. Today one of my Grandma’s would have been 86 years old which… Continue reading A love-letter to Grandma
Mr Spock in words and pictures
Here is a bonus third post of the week, following my recent post on Leonard Nimoy and Mr. Spock. For those with no interest in Star Trek, normal service will resume on Saturday with a cultural blog on Lisbon! Rather than write a long post highlighting various aspects of the show or turning points for… Continue reading Mr Spock in words and pictures
Remembering Leonard Nimoy and Mr. Spock
I was in Portugal on Friday when I heard the sad news of the death of Leonard Nimoy and whilst very saddened was not entirely surprised given his recent health problems. I shouldn’t have been surprised that his death was featured quite heavily on Portuguese television and made the front pages of their newspapers on… Continue reading Remembering Leonard Nimoy and Mr. Spock
Stephen Liddell 