January 2022 and the SS Richard Montgomery – Blink and they’re gone Well, that went quickly. No sooner as I post to wish everyone a Happy New Year, January ends, and February is upon us. Time seems to pass quickly these days. In my youth, pre teens, time gave the impression it went very slowly. Was it the same for …
Cartmel on the map
Just up and over the fell lies the village of Cartmel and a fine place it is too. At just 2 miles away it’s not far and is somewhere I go to often. Cartmel is a medieval hamlet so it’s seen a thing or two during the 800 years or so that have elapsed since the priory there was founded …
Time for Tea
It’s often said that there has been a high possibility of the folks of Devon and Cornwall coming to blows over the respective merits of the Devon Cream Tea and the Cornish Cream Tea. Cream before the jam or cream after the jam – which is correct? I’m tempted to say that, for me, it doesn’t really matter as both …