Everyone knows that sailors could tie knots. They had to - their lives depended on properly tied ropes. But how good are you at knotting? At the May meeting of my local Women’s Institute it took … [Read more...]
May mutterings and seasonal gripes . . .
Were you surprised by the glorious sunshine over Easter weekend? It was still a bit chilly down here on the Thames Estuary so when I packed for the weekend I was still in “winter mode”. Fortunately I … [Read more...]
My Collection of Books.
Books have been part of my life since I was first able to turn the pages. However, the advent of digitised versions of books both fiction and non-fiction has completely changed my outlook. That and … [Read more...]
April Fools’ Day
Were you caught out on Monday? I was. I completely believed the headline in the Guardian that read, “BRITAIN TO APPOINT HEALING TSAR TO HELP REUNITE THE COUNTRY AFTER BREXIt”. I failed to spot the … [Read more...]
Liverpool Visit
I have two very clear images in my memory of my first visit to Liverpool many , many years ago. The first is of a hotel bath at the Adelphi Hotel that was large enough to accommodate my three siblings … [Read more...]
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