Running rings around the Lake District, part one
12 June 2009
It’s amazing just how many wonderful prehistoric sites you can cram into one short trip if you’re so inclined. Cumbria has many stone circles, some of which I had not yet visited.
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Quoit a resurrection
Neolithic and bronze age ancient monuments have been destroyed down the ages. Medieval farmers cleared them from fields, christians tore them down for being pagan, and now they are neglected and damaged by modern farming practices. We seem only to val…
A faithless dowser
You probably already know that I am not superstitious in any way; I do not believe in gods, faerie folk, Santa Claus, the soul, the flying spaghetti monster, an afterlife or indeed any of that stuff. And while I do not pretend to understand electricit…
The hills are alive with the sound of birdsong
We got back from Sardinia at the end of last week after nine fascinating days. From my point of view there’s plenty to see and do. We did a good deal of stone-hugging; ancient monuments litter the mountainous landscape. Here’s me at Li Lolghi tomba …
Midwinter solstice at Abu Simbel
This blog contains human remains which some readers may find disturbing
At 5am on midwinter’s day 2007 we rose happily from our beds in Aswan, Egypt, to catch the plane for a half hour flight down to see the temples at …
Diamond Giza
Hello, dear Reader! We’re safely back from Egypt as of yesterday. And – ooh blimey! – we saw some fab stuff!
Egypt is richly blessed with precious treasures, but the diamonds in that marvellous country’s crown – as well as being the ones …
All that remains
This weekend was spent scattering the ashes of my best friend Rebecca who died, aged only 38, back in January. She asked that her ashes be scattered “at as many anci…
Flying horse
Crikey, I have been quiet haven’t I? But I’ve been busy doing stuff like helping to launch a campaign about women and work and failing my motorcycle test, damnit! I’ve also been working…
Have you seen the Green Man?
Pic of the Green Man on Eynsham church from the BBC website
I was interested to see …
Magic places, magic people
I intended to blog loads over the holiday period but have been so miserable I haven’t felt able to. To cheer myself up a bit I was thinking about the wonderful things I did in 2006. Two moments stand out. Allow me to indulge myself and share them with y…
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