Tag Archives: outdoors

An autumnal glow from a leafy carpet

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

After I moved in to my old, small and rather characterful Georgian cottage, I’ve spent much of the year finding out about its various quirks and issues. Some lovely, some needing to be repaired and few that remain unaffordable to … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Autumn, Colour, Coronavirus, Diary, garden, Leaves, outdoors, Social Distancing | Leave a comment

Coronavirus Diary 28 – Dancing in the rain

Posted on April 30, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

It’s raining today as I write this. It was raining before I got up, it will be raining when I eat and still be when I go to bed and if all goes to plan, it might still be raining … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, Covid19, outdoors, Rain, Self isolation, Social Distancing, walks | 12 Comments

Coronavirus Diary 23 – A visit to Caesar’s Pond, Stanmore.

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

If you remember a month or so ago I broke my curfew and went out through the woods to visit a new vantage point over London. On that day I made sure I would take a visit to a place … Continue reading →

Posted in history, Life, London | Tagged Clutterbuck's Brewery, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, Diary, Harrow, Little Common, outdoors, Queen Boudicca, Romans, Stanmore | 10 Comments

Coronavirus Diary 16 – Close calls and quiet

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

It’s been a rough few days really. I have been unwell. I’d like to say that I had the virus but I don’t think I did though I suppose it is possible. One of the things about having asthma and … Continue reading →

Posted in Life | Tagged Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, Covid19, Diary, Easter, outdoors, Self isolation, walks, Woods | 11 Comments

Coronavirus Diary 13 – Breaking the curfew for a peek over London

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Stephen Liddell

You know sometimes you just think you’ll write a 10 minute blog post and then 2 hours later….. If some one had told me 6 months ago that I would be living in a 1830’s house in a village with … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, Photography | Tagged Coronavirus, Coronavirus Diary, Covid19, Diary, London, outdoors, Self isolation, Stanmore, walks, Woods | 11 Comments

An eerie journey along old Corpse Roads

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

Can anyone believe that I have written Halloween (related posts for 7 years now. When I started this blog I thought I’d be lucky to still be going in a month. As with everything else, I always try to keep … Continue reading →

Posted in Cumbria & The Lake District, history, Life, Religion and Faith | Tagged Corpse Road, Death, Funeral, halloween, outdoors, Stonehenge, Superstition, walks | 9 Comments

I’m going to write a new book!

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

This is a dangerous thing to say in public but I’m going to write a new book. It’s dangerous because I already have a 60% completed novel and a 20% completed non-fiction book on the go. Sadly due to my … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, News, Travel, writing, Ye Olde England Tours | Tagged City of London, garden, Non-Fiction, outdoors, Sacred Secret Gardens and Ruins, Secret London, writing | 6 Comments

Meeting the Sun atop Primrose Hill

Posted on April 8, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

One of the highlights, literally, of walking along Regents Canal is the chance to journey up Primrose Hill. I’d never been here before and so thought it was as good an opportunity as any to walk up and see one … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, London, Travel | Tagged Canals, London, outdoors, Primrose Hill | 3 Comments

Walking Londons canals… Little Venice

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Stephen Liddell

If you haven’t read my recent posts on canals in general and the Paddington Basin in particular then do feel free to go back and take a peek before coming back here. It’s amazing how much the scenery changes once … Continue reading →

Posted in Heritage, history, Life, London, Travel | Tagged Canals, Little Venice, London, outdoors, Robert Browning, Travel, Waterways | 10 Comments

I met perhaps the most famous tree in the world at Sycamore Gap

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Stephen Liddell

If you think of how many trees are famous; there are quite a few of them but compared to the countless billions of trees on the planet they are really few and far between. Some famous trees are no longer … Continue reading →