America
Postcard From Canada (An Overview)
“Cannery Row in Monterey in California is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream. Cannery Row is the gathered and scattered, tin and [more…]
Holiday
Arts
Postcard From Eorforwic
‘Eboracum, Eoforwic, so good they named it Jorvik’ as that lovely song by Leonard Bernstein goes. I used to know dear old York quite well back in the day, and it certainly was my kind [more…]
Arts
Welcome home Swiss Bob
That was a nice long holiday. Time to get back to work Swiss Bob You may post music videos.
Arts
Postcard from Allendale
Allendale is a small market town, high in the North Pennines, some 10 miles south of Hexham. Only accessible by rough B roads, it is not en-route to anywhere in particular, so is isolated and [more…]
Arts
Postcard From Penarth to Sully
Penarth is literally just around the corner from Cardiff. Home to a famous pier and much else besides. The town itself has a pleasant promenade to walk along, and numerous eateries along the sea front. [more…]
Arts
Postcard From Coniston Water
One of the forty things to do when you’ve been married for forty years is to take a visit to Coniston. Although it is only about a 45 minute drive from my house neither Mrs. [more…]
Arts
Postcard from the Isle of Man
As some of you may have noticed, I am a long-time resident of the evil tax dodging empire otherwise known as the Isle of Man. Apart from the beer guzzling, rubber burning hedonistic frenzy of [more…]
Arts
Postcard From Caldbeck (The Howk)
D’ye Ken John Peel Caldbeck is a small village with a population of around 900 or so people. It isn’t easy to get to from the West (Penrith end) but it is well worth a [more…]
Arts
Postcard from The Blorenge
(Part 3 of my walking series. Part 1 and part 2 also available.) Blorenge or sometimes The Blorenge is a prominent hill overlooking the valley of the River Usk in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales. It is [more…]
Arts
Postcard from Kitzbühel
Kitzbühel (German pronunciation: [ˈkɪtsbyːl]) is a small medieval town situated in the Kitzbühel Alps along the river Kitzbuhler Ache in Tyrol, Austria, about 100 kilometers (62 mi) east of the state capital Innsbruck and is the administrative centre of the Kitzbühel district (Bezirk). Kitzbühel is a ski resort of [more…]
Cooking
Boxing Day Turkey Enchiladas
GP’S 2017 ADVENT CALENDAR OF CUISINE There are plenty of Christmas recipes on GP, so here’s one for leftover turkey that can add to the pile. If you aren’t having turkey, then substituting it with [more…]
Cooking
*Special* Christmas Nibbles for those occasions where you simply wish they wouldn’t come
GP’S 2017 ADVENT CALENDAR OF CUISINE OK everyone, it’s that time of year when you see *friends* and those *family* members you do not really like very much come round yours. To keep face, and [more…]
Cooking
Pheasant and Leek Pie with Filo Crust
GP’s 2017 Advent Calendar of Cuisine If you are lucky enough to have access to pheasants this recipe is well worth a try. Makes a great meal and looks good enough for Boxing Day lunch [more…]
Cooking
Venison Casserole
For six, unless you have to feed the eating machine which is my son. 2 lbs of cubed shoulder of venison 8 oz of bacon lardons 8 oz of peeled chestnuts 1 oz of dried [more…]
Cooking
A Couple of Side Dishes for Christmas Day
GP’S 2017 ADVENT CALENDAR OF CUISINE Sometimes Red Cabbage, boiled Brussels and frozen peas just don’t hit the spot. Try one or more of these vegetable dishes and “liven up” the Christmas Dinner Table; All [more…]
Cooking
Cinnamon Ice Cream
GP’S 2017 ADVENT CALENDAR OF CUISINE This another Christmas recipe that I have been making for years. We love it with Christmas pudding, apple struedl, clementine cake and more. It is lifted from Delia Smith [more…]
Hobbies
Postcard from York, The National Railway Museum
On Sunday 12th November we ventured out to do another one of those 40 things to do when you’ve been married forty years (12 down 28 to go before August 2018). So far none of [more…]
Cooking
Snert – Dutch Winter Soup
GP’s 2017 Advent Calendar of Cuisine Snert (pronounced like ‘Shnayrrt’ as much as anything) is a hearty pea soup traditionally eaten in Holland during the winter months. It is usually accompanied with a thick slice [more…]