Speke Hall again and other stuff
Thursday was the last full day of the school holidays that we would have our grandson. After our visit to Speke Hall earlier in the… Read More »Speke Hall again and other stuff
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August 2025
Visiting Merrily Watkins Country
On our way back from visiting family in Worcester, we decided to avoid the M5 and much of the M6 and drive up through a… Read More »Visiting Merrily Watkins Country
The Great Whin Sill
Above is The Great Whin Sill exposed at High Cup Nick near Dufton in North Yorkshire Having failed a geology degree several centuries ago, I… Read More »The Great Whin Sill
Yvette Cooper
I know I said no more politics until 2026, but I just had to reprint this from the Letters page of The Times a couple… Read More »Yvette Cooper
Pendle Heritage Centre and Colne Walk
It’s a constant source of amazement to me that the surroundings and public spaces of the mill towns of East Lancashire are so beautiful. Yesterday… Read More »Pendle Heritage Centre and Colne Walk
I Grant You Refuge
1.I grant you refugein invocation and prayer.I bless the neighborhood and the minaretto guard themfrom the rocket from the momentit is a general’s commanduntil it… Read More »I Grant You Refuge
If I Must Die
Yesterday evening (Aug 3rd) Heather and I attended a vigil for peace in Gaza. This post and the next will featrure two poems by Palestinian… Read More »If I Must Die