I have recently had the most expensive meal I have ever eaten. I mean seriously expensive… and seriously good too. I had of course heard about Michelin starred restaurants. I never quite understood what a car tyre and a chubby marshmallow man had to do with excellent food – but when friends suggested an outing to…
It had to happen one day. Regular readers of this blog know I am a bit of a history buff and spend as much time as I can climbing over ruined castles, old abbeys, stone age forts and the like wherever I find them. I have always said I am not a big fan of…
I like to shop. That’s no great secret. I’m pretty good at it too (even if I do say so myself). And I love to shop in unusual places. I’ve just returned from Dubai – where shopping appears to be the national sport, not to mention the favourite tourist activity. My hotel was attached to…
It will come as no surprise to regular visitors to this blog, but for those who don’t know – I am a knitter. I enjoy it so much, I made the heroine of my latest novel a knitter so she could share my hobby. I find knitting relaxing. It helps with the RSI after all…
I like holes in the ground. The bigger the better! Whether it’s a cave or a mine, I like going underground, even more so when there’s a sense of history attached. My most recent underground adventure was at the National Mining Museum in Wales – otherwise known as Big Pit – where I was guilty…
I recently travelled back in time about 200 years – into the heart of the industrial revolution. I explored the coal pits and the iron works and the factories that were part of that amazing period of history. I found it fascinating, inspiring and in many ways very moving. It was a story of great…
Accolades are pouring in for the movie The Imitation Game – featuring an amazing performance by Benedict Cumberbatch as the Enigma code-breaker Alan Turing. The movie has served to focus attention on Turing and his work at the secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park. It’s also served to highlight the injustice…
It’s not the most imaginative name really – Battle. The town built on the site of the Battle of Hastings – which of course didn’t happen at Hastings at all – it happened at Battle. And there’s an abbey there too – called Battle Abbey. Or rather, the remains of an abbey. And a school…