I am writing this by the fading light of the day and the flickering volts of my mobile’s battery as not for the first time I have bounced out of the house without the charging cable. I’ve come to Shrewsbury as a last trip before the steamroller that is Christmas arrives and flattens everything before it. Anyway regular readers ( thank you if you are and hello if you are […]
I’ve a couple of routes to chose from on my wanderings across the Wirral, the thumb like area that faces Liverpool on the one side and North Wales on the other.
I’m sat in my little back bedroom office, as I look out of the window there are grey clouds overhead
I’m a big kid still and few things stir my heart more that the sight of a steam locomotive. I’ve been into Chester today and I knew that something was occurin’ by the sight of people lining up on the road bridge that crosses one end of Chester station. “It’s a Black Five” Was the answer I got when I asked what was expected and sure enough a few minutes […]
A feature of the Derbyshire Peak District is the ceremony of well dressing. It’s a custom with some history, dating back in some areas to the 1800’s, it and is a celebration of and a thank you for the plentiful supply of fresh water from the many wells that issue from the natural limestone of the area.
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