This year we had booked to see a performance of Folk Songs & Dances. I picked it because the programme included a local composer – Ralph Vaughan Williams, who came from Down Ampney, just a short drive from home. Plus Percy Grainger’s arrangement of Country Gardens. Continue reading
Taking place on Wednesday evening in Westminster Hall at the Houses of Parliament, the event was scheduled to take place at about the time when, on the evening of 7th May 1945, news was announced to the public that the following day would be Victory In Europe Day. Continue reading
Over the weekend I was in London attending the Country to Country festival for the first time since 2019. Continue reading
I enjoyed a day trip to London yesterday, to go and watch the annual Christmas concert at the Royal Albert Hall. This is the first time I’ve been but it is an annual festive show they do, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the National Youth Choir of Great Britain and the Royal Choral Society. Continue reading
I was very impressed with both the house and the gardens, managed by English Heritage (meaning I, as an EH member, got free entry) – With social distancing measures still in place I essentially had most of the rooms to myself. There aren’t many opportunities to stand alone in the study where Darwin wrote On the Origin of Species. Continue reading
This week’s road trip took me to Kew Gardens; In the Covid-19 era that meant I had prebooked my ticket last night, for entry between 13:00-13:15. Continue reading
Today I drove out of London to visit Hever Castle and Gardens – a 1 hour 15min drive away, in Kent. Continue reading
With 2020 now well under way I’ve more or less booked all my holidays for the year ahead. Continue reading
I left it a bit too late to order what I needed online (I was rather hoping Boris might prorogue Christmas) so when I got up on Saturday morning I made the decision I was going to hit the shops. Continue reading
My overland trip to Greece is now under way with the first leg – the first 300 miles – done.