It can’t be easy being a bus driver. The incessant traffic, protests, rude and miserable people, the odd terrorist, heatwaves in the summer, freaky rain, wind or snow in the winter. I guess it is much like being a tour guide except we also have to put up with transport strikes! I think the behaviour… Continue reading How London bus drivers changed the health of the world
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An autumnal glow from a leafy carpet
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 sort out. One rather picturesque feature that came with the house is the fact it… Continue reading An autumnal glow from a leafy carpet
Coronavirus Diary 28 – Dancing in the rain
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 when I get up tomorrow morning. For some reason I really quite like epic periods… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 28 – Dancing in the rain
Coronavirus Diary 23 – A visit to Caesar’s Pond, Stanmore.
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 known as Little Common on Stanmore Hill. Stanmore is an area of NW London in… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 23 – A visit to Caesar’s Pond, Stanmore.
Coronavirus Diary 16 – Close calls and quiet
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 food related illnesses is that the symptoms of when they make me ill pretty much… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 16 – Close calls and quiet
Coronavirus Diary 13 – Breaking the curfew for a peek over London
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 a raging plague outside and the best chance I’d have of acquiring fresh meat would… Continue reading Coronavirus Diary 13 – Breaking the curfew for a peek over London
An eerie journey along old Corpse Roads
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 my Halloween posts grounded as I think that makes them more realistic and also more… Continue reading An eerie journey along old Corpse Roads
I’m going to write a new book!
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 extremely busy work-load I can’t see myself having the time to complete either of them… Continue reading I’m going to write a new book!
Meeting the Sun atop Primrose Hill
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 of the most iconic vantage points over Central London and take in its legendary Protected… Continue reading Meeting the Sun atop Primrose Hill
Walking Londons canals… Little Venice
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 you pass under the A40 flyover, the 21st century is left behind as you emerge… Continue reading Walking Londons canals… Little Venice
Stephen Liddell 