Posted by in Opinion Ramblings Bayonets at Dawn Why is it that people see work and even education as so combative? And yes I have heard the tired old saying that what doesnât kill yo makes you stronger which in my opinion, (based on my experience of life) is a complete load of (I was gaining to say bollocks but…Read more »
Posted by in Opinion Ramblings The thing about summer in the South West is the number of visitors who come to the area and who make a major contribution to the economy and yet feel that they are being ripped off. The other day I happened to go into an old fashioned greengrocers located in a local garden/market garden just…Read more »
Posted by in Opinion Ramblings One hundred and ten years ago during the Second Boer War the British Garrison in Ladysmith was under siege and the outcome for the defenders was – to say the least – very, very bleak. That was until the Royal Navy landed two 4.7 -inch (in Colonial Great Britain we…Read more »
Posted by in Opinion Ramblings Spring has ended and summer has arrived so having let the sap get into full flow it is not only the birds and bees whose thoughts have turned to procreation so has the young fellows thoughts. In fact it becomes at this time of year so strong not even a lengthy and prolonged session of…Read more »
Posted by in Opinion Ramblings Ipplepen-Pen Diary – On Tour 2019 Day 3 Alright up early to take the dawgs for a morning constitutional and it was off to Chatsworth in Derbyshire or more particularly to Chatsworth House where the motorhome site is in the old walled former kitchen garden. The great thing about the site is that when you…Read more »
Posted by in Opinion Ramblings âIâm a workaholicâ âIâm a perfectionistâ âI am single minded and centred on achieving my goalsâ âIt is important that I stay focussedâ These are all phrases you will here from someone or about someone and commonly about our nations leaders who apparently can get by on less than a nano-second of sleep a night…Read more »
Posted by in Opinion Ramblings Ipplepen-Pen Diary – On Tour 2019 Day two of this yearâs summer tour was spent in Broadway which for those who donât know is very often considered and referred to as the âJewel of the Cotswoldsâ. It is such a beautiful place which is enhanced if like today the weather is brilliant which has the…Read more »
