Tag Archives: holidays

Sorry Nigel Farage – Talking Books loved ‘Talking France’…

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

Well, my holidays are over for 2013. Unless we win the lottery in the next few weeks I will now spend the rest of the year wishing all my friends ‘Bon Voyage’ and envying them their breaks from the daily … Continue reading →

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Ho Ho Ho – a Happy, healthy Christmas from No Wriggling!

Posted on December 24, 2012 by

Just a quick post to wish all those who follow my blog and any who just drop by the very merriest of Christmases and the happiest and healthiest of New Years. This has been a good year on No wriggling. … Continue reading →

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My Most Beautiful Thing…

Posted on April 24, 2012 by

How to choose ‘My Most Beautiful Thing’? How do I meet a challenge set by writer Fiona Robyn for her Blogspash over at Writing Our Way Home today? Is it actually possible to have just one thing that you count beautiful … Continue reading →

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On my way to Ambleside: Stock Ghyll Force with John Keats

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

On the eve of my week long holiday in the Lake District, I thought I would post this excerpt from a journal letter John Keats wrote to his brother Tom, back in London, in the early stages of his walking … Continue reading →

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Liechtenstein – life, beauty, history and THAT national anthem…

Posted on July 30, 2011 by

Whilst on my recent trip to Liechtenstein I sent a postcard to my blog. It was written as I felt a little homesick one evening, and included some ‘fascinating facts’ that might help a few pub quiz enthusiasts out there: … Continue reading →

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A postcard from Liechtenstein

Posted on July 18, 2011 by

How many people can name the capital of Liechtenstein? Or tell me where it is in relation to other European countries? What languages are spoken? What are its major exports and its unit of currency? And how is it faring … Continue reading →

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Castle Drogo – a 20th Century granite masterpiece. Shame about the visitor centre….

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

On Sunday I went to Castle Drogo, which is just a few miles further on from Exeter in the SW of England.  Having joined the National Trust a month ago during my visit to the Lake District the first really … Continue reading →

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‘In a drear-nighted December’: Keats on post-Christmas blues

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

I wrote this post at the end of 2011, but as we head towards Twelfth Night once again; as we prepare to take down the tree and get back into the old routines it rang a soft sleigh bell in … Continue reading →

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A day in which I solve a murder and learn how NOT to interest children in history…

Posted on October 26, 2010 by

Apparently there has been a floral feud in my home town of Wellington in Somerset, and a senior horticulturalist has met a sticky end. I have two hours and two miles in which to discover who committed this dastardly crime … Continue reading →

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The Gallery – On the way home from ‘a celebration’..

Posted on September 15, 2010 by

The prompt for The Gallery on Sticky Fingers this week is ‘a celebration’, a subject we can interpret in any way we choose. We can also decide whether the photo showcases our skills with the camera, or whether it is … Continue reading →

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