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
The Diary Blog
Peter’s Diary Blog
My diary of walking, eating, travelling and probably medical stuff too. Something for my children to publish to great acclaim after I am no longer here. This also hopefully proves that a diagnosis of prostate cancer need not be the end of enjoying life.
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
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
Speke Hall
Looking for a day out yesterday, we realised we hadn’t been to Speke Hall for ages. Speke Hall is a National Trust property which sits… Read More »Speke Hall
The Handmaid’s Tale
Landslide by Fleetwood Mac with help from the handmaids Last night we finally reached the end of the final series of The Handmaid’s Tale. For… Read More »The Handmaid’s Tale