Monthly Archive: September 2013

Yarndale – a feast for the senses!

Like thousands of other people with more than a passing interest in all things woolly, I headed off to Yarndale this weekend.  I went on Sunday which, it would appear, was the best day...

And cake as well!

Yesterday was Macmillan Coffee Morning day and when I discovered that there was going to be coffee and cake at The Make and Do Studio in Stockton Heath, it seemed like an ideal excuse to go...

London to Pompeii and back – in 48 hours!

We’ve just spent a fantastic weekend in London.  We went specifically to see the Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibition at the British Museum which was a treat for finishing my dissertation (have I...

So that’s it, then …

Three years of study, nine months of research and writing, 85 pages and 16,952 words.  My Master’s degree dissertation is finished and it’s ready to be delivered to the Open University’s Regional Office on...

Summer of learning

Well, that’s it.  Both my daughters are back at school now and the summer is almost over. The air has got that autumny smell about it, and I’ve noticed when I’ve been out with...

Monthly musing – September 2013 – Peas and Queues

Good manners have always been very important to me.  If I’m ever asked to complete one of those Sunday magazine supplement questionnaires, the “trait you most deplore in others” will be bad manners.  From...

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