Tag: books

  • Henley on Thames for the day

    Henley on Thames for the day

    This week for Natalie’s coffee share I am inviting you to join Bill and me in Henley on Thames. It was our first visit and I was not sure what to expect. I know that it is a small town built on a meander of the River Thames between Reading and Windsor. It is the…

  • Agatha Christie is on my bookshelf this month.

    Agatha Christie is on my bookshelf this month.

    I have always loved reading and like many people I really missed being able to visit the local library during lockdown. One of the things which saved my sanity was an online book club. The Goldster book club is run by Charles and Linda Hawksley. Linda is a direct descendent of Charles Dickens and Charles…

  • Discovering the history of Bath through its doors

    Discovering the history of Bath through its doors

    Thursday doors is a weekly challenge where Bloggers from around the world come together to post pictures of doors and the stories behind them. I thought readers might enjoy a throwback Thursday post featuring some of the Bath doors I used for a previous post on an old website. West door Bath Abbey You can…

  • Bristol in books

    During May Bristol hosts a walking festival and local groups put on a variety of walks so that people can discover more about the history and geography of the city. Bill and I chose a three mile walk organised by Bristol Central library which explored Bristol’s literary heritage. I often blog about how we explore…

  • The Jane Austen festival in Bath

    The Jane Austen festival in Bath

    Every Friday Natalie invites a group of bloggers to come together to share a cyber coffee and chat about what they have been doing. This weekend I am inviting you to join me in Bath. We recently spent a couple of afternoons discovering some of the hidden corners of Bath as part of the Bath…