Pride and Prejudice are key ingredients for a good blog and fortunately the location for this blog links all these aspects at one geographic site. This is Basildon Park a National Trust house in the Thames Valley. There is also a key link as Pride and Prejudice was […]
It was meant to be a routine shop. Step 1 Order a copy of David Cameron’s book. I wanted to understand how the country got into this situation https://www.waterstones.com/book/for-the-record/david-cameron/9781785176593 2 Get milk and other essentials. 3 Noticed that the store was down to last jar of Mango Chutney […]
When one is retired there is a chance to do all those things you missed whilst working. A recent one was a visit to the Hogs Back brewery. They opened in 1992 having had the owner perfect the brewing process with the help of local inhabitants (wonder where […]
I visited Heathrow Airport just recently and it was a reminder of how much has changed or not. Having visited the airport since 1966 I have fond memories of it. I first flew into the airport in 1966 on a Bristol Britannia Turboprop- a turbo propeller aircraft. As […]
There was an earlier post celebrating the achievement of getting an …….ology. I wonder if the same applies to Blogging. Obviously the term blogology is not in everyday use although there was an article about it in 2002. http://www.wordyard.com/2002/07/24/blogology/ However the principles behind blogging are perhaps what […]
We have John Betjeman to thank for saving this St Pancras Station London a Grade 1 listed building-much more than just a station. A recent visit confirmed – it is a priceless Victorian station/ no palace!- dedicated to the travelling public John Betjeman was the poet laureate and […]
The name Google has become ubiquitous in our language- a true sign of how central it has become. Remember when Hoover was the same- a brand name, a noun and a verb all at the same time. It was therefore quite inspiring to visit Coal Drops Yard near […]
London is a place full of busses- as well as buzz. I’ll explain later There is also a lot of Buzz coming from certain places- or there was until last night when Parliament was suspended (prorogued ) until 14 October 2019 I am not sure if this will […]