For the 100th edition of Tara Cain’s online ‘Gallery‘ the theme this week is Picture Postcard. Oh what to choose! I dithered for some time before I selected this shot of Niagara Falls. It...
Music was my first love…
I’d always wanted an acoustic guitar. As a teenager I played my dad’s classical guitar for a few years, mainly strumming some chords and singing along to myself. I never really progressed beyond Streets of London, Leaving on...
The Gallery: Morning in Copenhagen
During the Easter weekend of 2011, this was the beautiful sight which greeted us on our first morning in the city of Copenhagen. We were about to go on a canal boat trip, which would take in...
Blogging awards are like buses….
…….you wait for ages and then two come along together. Last week was quite something for me and my blog. First I discovered I had reached the final eight in the ‘Go!’ travel...
The Greatest Journey Meme
I’m usually pretty hopeless at tackling memes. I’m always delighted to be tagged but then I procrastinate at length by which time the momentum has passed. So when Liz from The Mum Blog started a...
Book Review: The Secret Life of William Shakespeare by Jude Morgan
The Bard is everywhere at the moment thanks to the World Shakespeare Festival which began on the date of his supposed birthday and definite demise, 23 April. Perfect timing for a new book from...
Following the Roy Hodgson Tourist Trail
Ok, I’d better come clean. I’ve been somewhat disingenuous when I said the inspiration for our trip to Sweden is a desire to see more of the Scandinavia we glimpsed on our visit to...
Dr McGregor-Robertson’s Guide to Spa Resorts
I know some of you (Kelloggsville?) have been wondering what has happened to the expert advice gleaned from The Household Physician 1874 (updated 1907). You may recall I shared the good doctor’s wisdom in the following...