
Flashback Friday: Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon-Avon
One of my new year’s resolutions for 2017 is to read all of Shakespeare’s plays, something I’ve been meaning to do for ages. Although I’ve read quite a few of them over the years, mostly […]
One of my new year’s resolutions for 2017 is to read all of Shakespeare’s plays, something I’ve been meaning to do for ages. Although I’ve read quite a few of them over the years, mostly […]
I remember the day we went to visit Stonehenge. Gareth and I were still living in Penarth in Wales at the time. We jumped onto the train one morning and arrived before the shops had […]
When two people are travelling together, there are bound to be some things that the one didn’t enjoy quite as much as the other one. I think it’s a good idea to reflect on the […]
England’s Lake District is well-known for its beautiful countryside scenery. This is where the Romantic poet Wordsworth wandered lonely as a cloud and where Beatrix Potter dreamed up stories that still delight children of all […]
Gareth and I returned home yesterday after three weeks abroad in what I at first optimistically named our Aurora 2012 holiday. I’m afraid that I will now need to rename it our Winter Escape 2012 […]
Venice, Italy It’s a cold winter’s day in the Piazza San Marco. I am posing for a photograph with a pigeon sitting on my head. The square is filled with people, but the bustling crowds […]