How beautiful Vesuvius looks while sleeping, yet beneath that calm exterior lurks a brooding cocktail of gas and molten rock that could blow at any moment… Private home I found Pompeii utterly compelling. To think the town still stands, three thousand years after being bombarded by rock, gas and ash. I don’t think anything we …
The moment has arrived… I now have to trust Laura to look after the dogs, and keep them away from the cat. Barbara, from next door is on Curly cat duty, and Herbie the hog has been taken to the rescue. I have been patrolling the garden checking fence panels and have, to my utter …
As it was National poetry day yesterday, and several blog friends have been talking of books, I thought I’d tell you a story about a book I took to the Lakes with me last week. Nine years ago I was in the library looking for a new author, and decided to let fate play a …
Today, I checked my email and found an e card from my sister in my inbox. I was really surprised and thought she was sending a type of “thinking of you” card. When I opened it I was astonished to see it was a happy anniversary card! I checked the date and realized with …
Well……my week at the Lake District FLEW by, and now that I’m home, I need another holiday just to get over this one, the type of holiday where you just put your feet up…. I was amazed to see new born lambs everywhere. I mean it is May after all. In fact we actually witnessed …
Around this time of the year I begin to suffer from cabin fever….the dark nights, the endless wind and rain and the freezing cold make me CRAVE a little sunshine. I mean…what IS a blue sky??? I find myself googling things like weekend getaways, cheap city breaks etc etc etc….but then I think of the hassle …
Each year in Liverpool the Chinese community host a celebration for the Chinese New Year in Chinatown which is home to the oldest Chinese community in Europe The arch located at the gateway of Chinatown is also the biggest, multiple-span arch of its kind outside of China, and it’s estimated that 2% of Liverpool’s population are …
As we had such beautiful crisp weather last weekend, Hubs and I decided to take the boat out for a sail. Although we know that we really do have to sell it, we’ve yet to put it up for sale. I think we’re both still a little reluctant to part with it……anyway, I was kind …
Last week, late in the evening, Hubs and I trotted down to the Princess Dock in Liverpool to try and catch a glimpse of Daughter sailing home after her Irish sea jaunt aboard the tall ship, Prolific. Ten or so tall ships had moored up and nothing but an empty ferry terminal stood between us and …
Well, last week Hubs was listening to the radio and heard about a brilliant opportunity for people aged between 18-24 to sail in a Regatta of 17 tall ships from Dublin to Liverpool. Daughter was called and the next day she found herself signed up! She was going to learn how to sail a tall …
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