jeffstitt

This place, the lakes, has captured my soul. It’s wet, to be sure, but there’s poetry on the peaks and fells, in the mists and… Read More »Coniston

Woollen clothing is renowned for its antibacterial properties, a favourite for travellers with reduced wardrobes and limited laundry facilities. I’ve been putting its reknown to… Read More »Mountains to the Sea

A thunderous roar shatters our pleasant gravel-paved walk alongside Rydal Waters toward Grasmere and Wordsworth’s final resting place (also the home of Grasmere Gingerbread!) as… Read More »Wainwright

We’re out the door at the crack of 9:30am, peanut butter still stuck to my teeth (Di had yogurt, which doesn’t really stick to your… Read More »New Post

Of the myriad devices tested on the public to dispense toilet tissue, my all-time favourite has to be the apparatus requiring users to extract single… Read More »Colonel mundies

“To be happy at home is the end of all human endeavour. The sun looks down on nothing half so good as a household laughing… Read More »Mud and gumboots

Legend has it that the stuffed parrot behind the bar at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese was given to the pub by a pirate in about… Read More »Go no further

Di has outlined, I think, the delights of the British Museum. A spectacular building with more exhibits than can possibly be seen in a day…numerous… Read More »Sunday in Soho