Tag: history

Hi, Subject to Blogger’s scheduling system, you should be reading this, while I and the Jones Massive are lording it up on summer holiday. Those of you of a certain age, may wish to hum Cliff’s eponymous critique of the yearly trip. While, those of another age, may supplement The Young Ones as a backing group. (“Did you just call me a b*stard?!”). Lastly, those of you under 40, or not from the UK, may consider what on earth I’m prattling on about and skip to the next paragraph. 🙂 The next paragraph is a bit further down…. T’other day, a news stories popped into my social media feed. Entitled I was Transgender and Didn’t Know it… I’d suggest you […]

Hi, Picture, if you will, a long copse of trees, a small car park and cool blue skies. It’s a short walk across a quiet road, into the shade of the woods and a soft, yet bright hello from a guide. You listen to the introduction about the museum, and the advice to wait for a school trip to finish. You wander on, curious to see the lay of the land. You walk along the gravel path, its stones grinding underfoot as you reach a tallish island of stacked rocks, amidst the meadow grass. There’s a statue on top of the rocks, perhaps a moose, or an elk. It’s too big to be a reindeer. Numerous signs are dotted around […]