Joust!
What to do on a sunny afternoon than go and see some sport. So that’s exactly what Heather and I did back in September—though not the sort that makes it much onto TV—jousting. Continue reading
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Annual Castle
Catch up you fool! Well, okay. I’m trying my best. So this post is only two whole months late! Anyway, as per tradition, Heather and I went to Rochester and around the castle, which was good. Oh, and we found a new spot for lunch in Peggotty’s Parlour because the Continue reading …
Day Tripping From Hastings
Having been at the end of July, August saw us in the more familiar surrounds of another bit of coast, with some time in Hastings.
Brightoned Up
A trip to Brighton, mainly for the music, but with an electric railway and shops thrown in. Continue reading
Some Distant Catchup
Somehow it’s August September October, which means there’s things I’ve failed miserably to write about, and a little catchup is in order. Most of it, to be honest, is music orientated, which will follow in another post. But first…
A Underground Postal Round
It’s not often that you get to walk through tunnels below the streets of London, especially ones which were never used as a passenger service. But Heather and I did just that below the hill of Mount Pleasant, on an evening visit to Mail Rail.
Steam Day Down East Grinstead Way
Can it really be nearly a decade since we visited Bluebell Railway? That seems far too long, so it was with pleasure Heather and I went down with Faith and Dylan to a special Road Meets Rail steam day.
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Dogs Guide Us Round The Wharf
Heather and I enjoy an animal sculpture trail, so when we heard there was one coming to Canary Wharf, especially one on such a cute theme as guide dogs, we couldn’t resist. Continue reading
A Sketchy Michelangelo Exhibition
Now that I’ve , and given my sluggishness we’ve past the photo embargo time by some weeks, I can catchup with a preview visit to the British Museum’s latest exhibition, Michelangelo: The Last Decades.
Steaming Up North
Catching up a bit here, from the end of March/beginning of April, which saw Heather and I heading north to my home city of Newcastle, with a bit of an elongated weekend.