Ulster fry

Most people know what a full English breakfast is, sometimes described as the full Monty (is that where the phrase came from?) but many think that the best start to the day is an Ulster fry! This Northern Irish speciality will set you up perfectly for the day ahead; it consists of a variety of […]

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Touching the past

I have posted this before,but I come back to it because it fascinates me… the fact that I’ve indirectly had contact with someone born almost two hundred years ago. I suppose it registered because the story I have been writing is about a family in search of their roots… but in order to make their […]

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Lean!

Iron: Man… known as the Iron Man is a  statue by Antony Gormley, an artist known for the Angel of the North and many other figures made in a variety of materials. This leaning man can be found in Victoria Square, Birmingham. He is 20 foot tall, and this includes his feet which are buried beneath the pavement. He weighs […]

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