7:15am: ready to get the train to Paris There is a limit to how far you can go by land without it taking days to get to where you want to go - I think, with this stage of the Camino, I have now reached it. Perhaps, if I were younger, I might be able …
Continue reading Camino Stage 6: Day 19 – Bordeaux to Southwell – and reflections
Vines and an ancient tower at Haute Bonnetie This was my first walking day. I was up early after a good night's sleep, and ready before Breakfast, so I was on the road by 7.22. Sainte-Foy was wrapped in quite heavy mists; Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness This made walking along the road rather …
Continue reading Camino Stage 4: Day 2 – Sainte-Foy-la-Grande to Saint Ferme
Something I wrote and gave nearly a year ago - but it may be of interest. A lunchtime Seminar for LGBT History Month Sponsored by PRIDE Cymru and Cardiff University LGBT+ Staff Network Wednesday 17th February 2016 Very good to be with you today. And thanks to the sponsors of this event. This talk is …
We are off to a wedding today. It is going to be a huge joy to share in Laura and Richard's special day, notwithstanding what looks like very damp weather. There will be laughter and tears, meeting of old friends and new, and all the other good things that go to make up a wedding …
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