A Tudor day out
As you know, I work part-time as a guide at Arundel Castle, which is the ancestral home of the Fitzalan-Howard family, who are the Dukes...
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway
I’m not a particular fan of steam railways, but my partner is. I wasn’t sure what to buy him as a Christmas present last year, as he has...
The Fortune-Teller
The end of the year is rapidly approaching again. After all the lead up to Christmas, with the presents to buy, the cards to write and...
Random thoughts about Ian Rankin
Nearly everyone nowadays seems to spend time surfing the internet. Sometimes we are engaged in a useful activity and are actually...
Samhain
I have not had the opportunity of writing much over the last month, due to working extra shifts at the Castle. However, as Halloween or...
West Dean Gardens
At the beginning of October I made a return visit to West Dean Gardens, near Chichester in West Sussex. I had been there many years ago,...