Monday and it’s time to clear out of the Perth suburbs and get some fresh air. Where better to go than Araluen Botanical Park. We have visited a few times before but never tire of returning. There is always something to see and during the week, in term time, so tranquil. There were only a… Continue reading Araluen – An Afternoon Stroll
Author: siskinbob
Winter Fuel Allowance
WINTER FUEL ALLOWANCE About this time of the year, “older taxpayers” will again be receiving another ‘Winter Fuel’ payment. This is indeed a very exciting programme and I’ll explain it by using a Q & A format: Q.What is a ‘Winter Fuel’ payment? A.It is money the government will send to taxpayers. Q.Where will the… Continue reading Winter Fuel Allowance
Hinton Ampner House
Earlier this year we took a day trip, out into the countryside, with our heavily pregnant granddaughter. We ended in the grounds of the National Trust house, Hinton Ampner. From the National Trust website …. This elegant country manor and tranquil garden sit so harmoniously within the landscape that one cannot exist without the other.… Continue reading Hinton Ampner House
Giants
Earlier this year I took a bit of a trip down memory lane and somehow ended up in the Sussex village of Brede. Now Brede is just a couple of miles up the road from my home in Westfield, another Sussex village. My mates and I used to take off on our bikes, with our… Continue reading Giants
Let All The Kids Go Green
My sister posted this on Facebook. Not sure of its origins but it’s to good not to share. After our daughter of fifteen years of age was moved to tears by the speech of Greta Thunberg at the UN the other day, she became angry with our generation “who had been doing nothing for thirty… Continue reading Let All The Kids Go Green
Nerves
A new priest at his first mass was so nervous he could hardly speak. After the mass he asked the Monsignor how he had done and what he could do about his nerves. The Monsignor replied, “Just in case I start getting nervous at the pulpit, I always have a glass of vodka next to… Continue reading Nerves
Cheshire Wandering (3) Quarry Bank
After the girls had, two days ago, overdosed on retail therapy, and I had walked my pins to stumps exploring the River Weaver, it was time to absorb some more Cheshire history. And so off we set, into previously uncharted territory. Our destination, Quarry Bank Mill. Quarry Bank Mill (also known as Styal Mill) in… Continue reading Cheshire Wandering (3) Quarry Bank
