Monthly Archives: October 2008

Filey to Scarborough

Posted on October 3, 2008 by John

Filey is so gen­teel !  It actu­ally reminded me of Sher­ing­ham — lots of real shops — a 2 storey sort of place.  Good fish and chips.  This walk was actu­ally earlier in the sum­mer — pyr­amid orch­ids were out … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Between the Gare Du Nord and the Gare de l’Est

Posted on October 3, 2008 by John

Two sta­tions in Paris, about as far apart as Euston and St. Pan­cras  From Eng­land, you arrive in the far corner of the Gare Du Nord — a little enclave behind bar­ri­ers to pro­tect GB from unchecked for­eign­ers.  On par­al­lel … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Bella Hardy

Posted on October 3, 2008 by John

Appeared at the Black Swan folk club recently, accom­pan­ied by the excel­lent and pro­fes­sion­ally dry-humoured con­cer­tina player, Chris Sherburn.  She has a lovely style, sings mostly bal­lads, and plays the fiddle too.  I could have enjoyed some more uptempo num­bers … Con­tinue read­ing →

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