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  • Cheated By Churchill.

    The big day had finally arrived. We were at last on our way to discover “Britain’s Greatest Palace.” My travel buddy, Ian, and I were on the top deck of a bus leaving Oxford for Woodstock and Blenheim. Our expectations were high. A guide at another stately home in the north had raved about Blenheim,…

  • From Scrapheap to Donut — My Blogging Journey.

    For the last 15 years or so I have been blogging. In other words I have been writing down my thoughts about various subjects on the internet and, incredibly, people from all over the world have read them. I say “incredibly” because for over half my life the internet didn’t exist. The thought of exchanging…

  • OXFORD — Dreaming Spires and Waving Wands.

    WHY OXFORD? I’ve just been to Oxford. I know that’s not very original and not much to shout about. It’s on every bucket listers hit list when they are “doing” England. However, I had 3 really good reasons for going there : 1. My travel buddy, Ian, has never been. 2. It’s a fantastic city…

  • Hello World!

    Welcome to WordPress! This is your first post. Edit or delete it to take the first step in your blogging journey. Hello, my name is Stuart. I am a retired teacher now in my mid 70s, god help me. I live on the north east coast of England. I have been blogging on wordpress.com for…