https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/wislon3591/This is a mix of travelogue, history, human interest and stirring. The subject is England and its neighbours, the presentation is biased and the facts are ignored. Balance, accuracy and diets are for other people to worry about.hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/wislon3591/344051If your first reaction was "where?" I can't say I blame you. It isn't a very big place, a big village rather than a small town, but it has a butcher that sells quail's eggs, a bookshop and a Minster, amongst other things. This is the headquarters of the Bishop of Southwell, which by historical...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/wislon3591/340122Sorry about the delay - tide and taxman wait for no man. Here is another instalment of photographs, from Rufford Abbey. I don't like going on Saturdays; the photo of the crowd on the bridge shows why. I missed it but the angry swan attacked a dog after we had walked past. There was a yelp but by...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/wislon3591/338810A couple of days ago I went to Rufford Abbey, which is 3 or 4 miles closer to home than Sherwood Forest. The day wasn't too bad so I took a few photographs. Although I haven't done any photography for years I am starting to get back into it, and find digital is brilliant. You can see your results...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/wislon3591/337687I felt in need of exercise this morning so set off for Sherwood Forest. It's only 450 acres these days, but does contain around 900 oak trees which are all 600 years old or more. The largest is the Major Oak. There are larger forests around the world, there are certainly larger trees, But,...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/wislon3591/337067I have just been reading a post by malcolm in which he mentions Thetford and its links with Thomas Paine. I've been to Thetford a number of times, more specifically to Thetford Chase, the woodlands around it, and don't remember seeing the statue. It did, however, remind me of the Lincolnshire...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/wislon3591/336821What sort of twisted mind uses the name of Buddha as a code word to indicate the successful completion of a nuclear test explosion? Ask the Indian Government, they used it to indicate the successful conclusion of their first nuclear teat in 1974. Not only has Buddha always seemed a peaceful sort...https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/wislon3591/336540I've been worrying about a good start for this blog, then I realised it doesn't matter - tomorrow this will be the end not the beginning. OK, a quick word about Marwood, the ultimate English hobbyist and a man who ended up being able to take his place in history as a result. For years, working as...