“Take me to the river and wash me down.” – 🎶 Al Green in 1974 and covered by Talking Heads in 1978

The Tale of the 3 Grumpy Landlords Welcome to Day 2 of my little jaunt along the 80 mile Dales Way, that links Ilkley in West Yorkshire to Windermere in the Lake District. Due to limited signal and charge this blog is written a day behind my actual walking day. Eg today is Thursday butContinue reading ““Take me to the river and wash me down.” – 🎶 Al Green in 1974 and covered by Talking Heads in 1978”

Long Strides to Stoodley: a Hopeful Message on New Year’s Eve 2020

Wednesday 30 December: the penultimate day of a year none of us will ever forget. The local, national and international news was loud: full of Doomsday talk of tiers, rules, lockdowns, “do this’ and “do that!” Listen too long and it depresses. I wanted a breather: a temporary escape. I wanted peace and quiet andContinue reading “Long Strides to Stoodley: a Hopeful Message on New Year’s Eve 2020”