At school we had a teacher I didn’t like. Actually there were several I didn’t like but this one was a particular irritation; we just didn’t get on. At all. To me he was a pain in the backside and to him I was a severe irritation. He did, however, have one saving grace; a…
We’re home and it’s always great to be back home. As the title suggests the weather wasn’t great for the drive but it could have been worse, at least it wasn’t snowing! Mrs Sixwheeler very kindly offered to do some driving so got the first shift. We had arranged to visit old friends who have…
This is the first time that we have taken Maude with us to stay in an hotel. We take her out with us as much as possible but there are times when she needs to stay in our room. These are the times that she appreciates the view as Border Terriers are possibly the noisiest…
Check out @HistoryNeedsYou’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/HistoryNeedsYou/status/397514968171835392 Please note second from left – Robert Winter and extreme right Thomas Winter. I’m very proud of my ancestors.
After an excellent night’s sleep we woke up to clear blue skies, sunshine and no wind; and no rain forecast until the afternoon. After last night’s storm this is a welcome change. Before breakfast we took Maude out and down to the quay where the MV Scillonian lll was being loaded for a trip to…
I love the drive to Cornwall and from Bath it’s even easier than before. A gentle cruise down the M5 is easy on a Sunday in November; through the Mendips, across the Somerset Levels and into Devon. Beyond Exeter the road is more challenging,more bends and a lot of up and down particularly as the…
Been home a week now and have had a chance to think about my trip and what I have learnt from it. I thought that I would pass these thought on as they may even be helpful to someone and will also be useful to me as an aide memoire when I come to planning…
Well, here I am back at home. Mrs Sixwheeler very kindly picked me up from the station late on Friday evening and I must say that I was very happy to be home. I ended up with forty five minutes waiting at Reading Station which is a bleak place and after the heat of the…
Up and away in good time and bought a couple of croissants for the journey. French Rail seems pretty straight forward. My train arrived on time, was clearly marked and left on time. It was clean and comfortable, the announcements were clear and backed up with a digital display and it arrived five minutes early.…
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