Every so often, I think about what I saw, more than twenty years ago. I’m calling it a meteorite, but…
Food trends are nothing new, as these snippets from old books will demonstrate. All of these are from books on…
In the UK, Cadbury’s Creme Eggs are a popular treat at Easter, despite controversies about ‘shrinkflation’ and the quality of…
The other day, I suddenly remembered the ‘clunker’. This was a piece of equipment used by a public library I…
I recently had a free access weekend on the Ancestry website in honour of the Coronation. I didn’t have anyone…
The weather was glorious. Bees and butterflies flew through the perfumed air. Many people had decided to visit Kew to…
I found a 1923 Post Office directory recently while researching. It was mostly a list of numbers but it also…
It was a humid day in early September. Bloomsbury was heaving with tourist groups, families and students. The British Museum,…
It was a sunny day in mid-March when I returned to Kew, having decided when I visited last summer that…
Wishing you a safe and spooky Halloween, with a list of some favourite ghosts or ghost-themed things… Casper the Friendly…