Life of a Fifty-Something Yorkshireman

My mother had, in fact still has, proudly displayed on her mantle piece, two large polished brass candlesticks accompanied by four tin...

Three posts in two days - unheard of. I don't post as often as I used to - nowadays, I try to blog once a week because I have something...

Supermarine Spitfire Mk 1a 'PR-A' During World War Two, the East Riding of Yorkshire and in fact many places in the eastern c...

  I hope everyone has had a successful week? Well, I spoke too soon on my last blog - a grey cold spring has returned to these shores ...

  Doesn't the sun, blue skies and warmth just make you feel a whole load better? The picture above is looking toward the south bank...

Can anyone help me get rid of Word Verification? The Blogger instructions are as clear as mud. It says quite specifically that the word...

Lindum Colonia. A small settlement, which had been in existence since one hundred years before Christ was born by what is now a deep poo...

As always, my first duty is to welcome a new 'follower', Molly Printemps and her very interesting and entertaining musings on her...

There are no twigs on my grass. That's official. The first day in the garden today for about three months give or take a few bob and th...

A picture from the inside of my car window this morning. If you hail (excuse the pun) from outside the UK, you might notice that us B...