By Seren Charrington Hollins The very mention of Tupperware conjures up images of round stackable storage…
Category: History
Old Naval Expressions that we still use
By Lyn Funnell On our recent visit to The National Museum of the Royal Navy in…
Soap Opera – the drama of soap making
By Seren Charrington Hollins Soap has gone very artisan in recent years and is a far…
Trimdon, Durham. A Small Northern Town with a Big History
By Lyn Funnell Trimdon, in County Durham, is divided into four; Trimdon Village, Trimdon Colliery, Trimdon…
Spring Cleaning with Natural Cleaning Solutions
Leafing through my 1861 copy of ‘Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management’, it becomes apparent that…
HMS Trincomalee
By Lyn Funnell The Frigate HMS Trincomalee is moored by the National Museum of the Royal…
Book Review: Pagans by James Alistair Henry
I was lucky enough to receive a review copy of the debut novel by James Alistair…
Hever Castle, Ann Boleyn’s Haunted Family Home
By Lyn Funnell Getting off the coach, we walked through the entrance arch to Hever, and…
Strawberry Fields in New York
Strawberry fields and farms are dotted around Kent and Sussex with “pick your own” days during…
Gone to the Dogs: The Isle of Dogs, that is
I’ve always wanted to visit the Isle of Dogs, in all honesty more for its name…