
All the Peoples of the World (Lisbon 3)
Views from atop the Monument to the Discoverers, or Padrão dos Descobrimentos, built in around 1960 at the height of … Continue reading All the Peoples of the World (Lisbon 3)
Views from atop the Monument to the Discoverers, or Padrão dos Descobrimentos, built in around 1960 at the height of … Continue reading All the Peoples of the World (Lisbon 3)
On day two we acclimatised to hot hot weather, ridiculously steep hills, narrow cobbled and graffiti’d streets and so many … Continue reading Rooftop Tiles and Tiny Alleys (Lisbon 2)
It’s been a while. Two years of Covid-19 has caused not only lockdown but a fairly ingrained aversion to crowds. … Continue reading Travelling Light (Lisbon 1)
Recently, and in the face of opposition from every level of the local community from individuals through parish, county and … Continue reading Bristol Airport Expansion
This is a stream of consciousness waffle that fell out of my fingers as I read Nimue’s post on her … Continue reading When I became
I haven’t waffled about the solar roof for a long time. It’s easily forgotten, just ‘being there’ on the roof … Continue reading Solar Catch Up
There are approximately nine thousand parishes in England, and their history goes back to the Local Government Act of 1894. … Continue reading The Privatisation of Place
As we move through the time of the year when the ancestors are traditionally honoured, blessings to your dead folk. … Continue reading Blessings and Ponderings at Samhain
I was listening this morning to an audiobook I read in paper form many, many years ago. Stranger in a … Continue reading The Acceptance of Abusive Stereotyping
The village of Charfield has long had a main railway line running through the middle of it. It’s famous, if … Continue reading Feeling Railroaded