Tag Archives: walks

My big Coronavirus Opening! – St Johns Church in Stanmore.

Posted on June 23, 2020 by

Last Monday was the first real big step forward in the restoration of normal life in the U.K. with many of the non-essential opening for the first time in months.  Of course I couldn’t imagine anything worse than going in … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus Diary 51 – Social Distancing with baby frogs

Posted on June 19, 2020 by

I never quite know what I will find on my walks and my walk on Friday was particularly eventful.  First of all down a country lane I came across a car with its hazard lights flashing and being all prepared … Continue reading →

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Visiting the grave of W.S Gilbert – the very model of a modern Major-General

Posted on June 3, 2020 by

One of the main things I waned to find on my walk I wrote about on Monday was the grave of W S Gilbert.  I’m used to finding obscure graves amongst hundreds thousands in cemeteries a mile or more in … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus Diary 28 – Dancing in the rain

Posted on April 30, 2020 by

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 →

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Coronavirus Diary 16 – Close calls and quiet

Posted on April 13, 2020 by

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 →

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

Posted on April 7, 2020 by

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 →

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An eerie journey along old Corpse Roads

Posted on October 30, 2019 by

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 →

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A walk along the Grand Union Canal

Posted on August 29, 2017 by

It’s been a very warm and sunny Bank Holiday weekend in London and I managed to wangle it so that I didn’t spend every minute of it working.  During a few hours of spare time I decided to go on … Continue reading →

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An Easter Walk

Posted on April 19, 2017 by

On Easter Sunday, I went to Church and I took my iPad so thought you might like to see some of the photos which I took.  

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I climbed Skiddaw – Englands 6th tallest peak

Posted on October 9, 2016 by

For the week of October 1st -8th, I actually had my first days off from giving tours since February.  I was exhausted and quite ill, and a week on, I still am though slightly less on both counts. Longer time … Continue reading →

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