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Chillingham Castle
03 Jun 2011 Filed in: Travels and Places
Britain's most haunted castle
Sarah won a night in Chillingham Castle in Northumberland, with a ghost tour included, a year ago! For our wedding Anniversary this year we finally decided to use the winnings and go.
A lovely, warm June evening and without too much arguing over directions we discovered a slightly odd, but welcoming staff who rather casually introduced us to the castle.
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Onedin Line
22 May 2011 Filed in: Interests
Acting that's as wooden as the ships
YESTERDAY is a great TV channel for revisiting childhood TV but the results are often very disappointing. A great favourite then is now seen as cheap and amateurish. There are exceptions; Colditz was one of them.
Straits of Fortune
21 May 2011 Filed in: Interests
After so many missed games nights I decided to get out my ships, set up the table with scenery and have a game using the "It is Warm Work" rules.
I was prepared to go solo, but Sarah took pity on me and agreed to join in with the start while making home made beer. It's been ages since I've played and I wanted to try out my new scenario at last. So how did it go? Read More...
I was prepared to go solo, but Sarah took pity on me and agreed to join in with the start while making home made beer. It's been ages since I've played and I wanted to try out my new scenario at last. So how did it go? Read More...
Ring Cycle Recordings
02 May 2010 Filed in: Interests
This early digital recording is to my mind the last great Ring recording of the modern era and the best studio version ever. It seems neglected by many. Is this because Janowski isn't as well known outside Germany and Poland or because it was recorded on a minor label and is here sold at a budget price? Maybe some believe it must be an inferior ring because of the lack of marketing, in which case they are missing out on a great recording.
Garden gate
15 Sep 2009 Filed in: Interests
The HOP Garden has desperately needed a new gate since we took it on. The original gate was a botch job from a previous owner who just cut through the fence and put on some cheap but inadequate hinges. The result being that whenever gales hit, the gate was torn off. I was sick of repairing it and re-hanging it. By last winter it was obvious that another gale would finish it off for good. Not only that, it was awkward to lock or unlock from one side and it didn't allow people to see in. As I had taken a large stem of the ash tree out in early spring, I decided to make a proper cleft-ash gate out of it and leave the rest as firewood. My smaller orchard gate was a good trial run, but this proved to be a different job altogether!
Outdoor Books
08 Sep 2009 Filed in: Interests
Kephart's book is a combination of two books written at the beginning of the last century and reproduced here in a facsimile edition. His style is engaging and he speaks from years of experience of actually living in the American wilderness. Some of the details are out-dated, but a surprising amount has come full circle and is what we're doing now in the outdoors.
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