Museums & galleries To Mars and back – in a day 2 Dec 2022 We had a real treat on Monday - a trip to Mars! Of course, faster-than-light travel not being a Thing yet, this wasn't to the real planet. But it was…
archaeology… Two go to a Roman exhibition 22 Jun 2022 I'd been trying to get to Carlisle ever since my friend Les Morris first told me about a Roman exhibition at the city's Tullie House museum. Les is a member…
Art… Canals, basins, docks – and a fish on a bicycle 4 Dec 2021 Last week we spent a few days in London, on our first holiday in over two years. We were only there for two and a half days but managed to…
Gardening… In praise of parks 24 Jun 2021 On Monday we took the afternoon off and drove over to Morecambe. We'd explored the promenade pretty thoroughly on our last couple of visits, so for a complete change we…
Cumbria… Rather damp day out 27 Jun 202027 Jun 2020 Our third trip out courtesy of the National Trust pre-booking system, and this time we chose Fell Foot Park. It's a relatively short drive from home and set on the…
History… The Thomas shop museum 7 Feb 2020 Bargain Hunt often has a local heritage segment in the middle of each programme and this week they've outdone themselves. First there was the piece about Margate's shell grotto, then…
Cumbria… Weird museum exhibits #1: dodo 15 Jan 202022 Jan 2020 I was chatting to a friend on Twitter about the strange things we'd seen and loved in small local museums. These museums are often a treasure trove of eclectic, unusual,…
Cumbria… Two get windswept by the lake 10 Dec 2019 No, this picture isn't the sea - it's Windermere on a stormy day! We took the morning off yesterday and walked down to the Windermere Jetty museum for a look…
Art… A rain-check on the storm cloud 15 Jul 2019 Abbot Hall art gallery in Kendal has a brand new exhibition featuring the works of J M Turner and John Ruskin, focussing on landscape paintings, the weather, and Ruskin's work…
Books… Brief encounters at Carnforth 29 Mar 2019 This morning we headed to Carnforth, mostly to go and see someone about some paving, but the parking charges in the town are now so steep we decided to stick…
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