England Your England
‘Dos tua pia haec est, quare leges, Maria’ (This is your dowry, O pious Virgin). “We are a nation of flower-lovers, but also a nation of stamp-collectors, pigeon-fanciers, amateur carpenters, Continue Reading →
Category Archives: England
2022/2023 Football Campaign
(1) Premier League 2022/23: When does the season start? What are the key dates? When is the World Cup? (Sky Sports)
Weekend 539.0
(1) A Clean, Well-Lighted Place (The Catholic Thing) (2) UK rail union aims to shut network in 3 days of strikes (Reuters) “The Rail Delivery Group, which represents companies operating Continue Reading →
Weekend 537.1
A bit of a postscript. Participated in RideLondon (FreeCycle) on Sunday. It’s the London version of the Five Borough Bike Tour.
2021/22 Football Campaign: Season End Review
When you don’t support Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester, or Tottenham you spend a ton of time during the season biting your nails and speaking in tongues. Saints (English Premiere League)Saints Continue Reading →
Weekend 535.0 (Waiting for the gift of sound and vision)
(1) TfL Launches Limited Edition Elizabeth Line Oyster Cards (Londonist) I tried to find one this AM ten days before the line opening. I tried Green Park on the Piccadilly, Continue Reading →
Weekend 534.2
There is a painting at the National Railway Museum in York by Abraham Solomon titled ‘First Class: The Meeting, 1855’ highlighted in ‘Railways for Ever!’ which is narrated by Sir Continue Reading →
Weekend 534.0 (Purple)
(1) When will the Elizabeth line open? (Metro)
Twilight and evening bell…
Saturday was my last football match of the season / campaign. I also revisited Westminster Abbey and the Guildhall Art Gallery. I also toured the Tower of London. The highlights Continue Reading →