Tag Archives: England

The sunny uplands of Wiltshire


Above the Donheads and the villages of the Chalk Valley rises White Sheet Hill the western end of a ridge that runs 16 miles to Salisbury. Few buildings are on this ridge other than agricultural barns protecting hay, straw and … Continue reading

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My mother and father


I wish I had written  every decade of my life, 500 words on how I felt about my Mum and Dad. I could chart my relationship from utter dependency, through a growing appreciation to full or partial dependency on me. … Continue reading

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“From Kent where we are not” – Leonard Cohen’s Wembley Arena Show


They are from Kent, where we are not So Cohen introduced the Webb sisters - Hattie and Charlie, who have grown in vocal stature since Cohen was last seen here and now dwarf the considerable talent of Sharon Robinson. The three hour show … Continue reading

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The incredible day


Everyone in Britain yesterday today will have been touched in some way by the Olympics. Like the opening ceremony, the events that unfurled last night in the Olympic Stadium were dream-like. Watch the action in the BBC’s brilliant video montage … Continue reading

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Come Racing at Windsor!


All summer long we’ve been waiting for some sun, and whew- it’s come! London‘s best kept secret is Windsor races on a Monday night. Whatever racecourse let you arrive by boat? Where else do the stallhandlers bunk off from their … Continue reading

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Let it rain, let it rain, let it rain


The River Thames is hammering past my patio delivering the rain that’s fallen in mid England back to the ocean, it curls under Windsor bridge and pounds down to Romney Weir past Minivet and on to Eton College. Years ago … Continue reading

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Do not be terrorised by anti-terrorism.


I feel like a stranger in my own City. This is not my London that I live in, it is a town that has been handed over to the security forces. We are a town under threat of a “known … Continue reading

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Images of Henley 2012


Henley 2012 will be remembered for high winds, plenty of rain and a kind of pre-Olympic buzz among the oarsmen which was very special. Lady Lucy went out each of the five days and a great time was had by the … Continue reading

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Lady Lucy in Henley day one


It didn’t rain- well it hardly rained! That’s a positive The river does strange things to your sense of time and place since the compass of your travel is limited to a narrow band of water threading through the countryside. … Continue reading

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Performance enhancing rugs


News is coming in that Wayne Rooney has tested positive for a performance enhancing rug.  His magnificent header from all of 6 inches crowned another fab night’s footie in Ukrania. And this in a game that but for Capello’s pleading, our … Continue reading

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