Monthly Archives: November 2008

More Pennine Weather

Posted on November 12, 2008 by John

Last Sunday it was extremely blustery half way up the Shef­field Hills, and by the time I got to the top along Long Lane out of Lox­ley it was very very extremely blustery, from the SSW, approx­im­ately.  But one could … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Chris Wood — the singing one.

Posted on November 7, 2008 by John

I say “the singing one” because I do know one in a cyc­ling and pub-crawling con­text. It’s not him, though a pub and drink were involved.  Chris Wood plays gui­tar and fiddle, used to tour as a duet with Andy … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Turmoil and Tranquillity

Posted on November 7, 2008 by John

No, not my account of every­day life at num­ber 70, but a reminder that there is a fas­cin­at­ing exib­i­tionat the Queen’s House, next to the National Mari­time Museum, Green­wich.  The exhib­i­tion is called “Tur­moil and Tran­quil­lity: the sea trhough the … Con­tinue read­ing →

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