Category Archives: England

Tales From The City- Chunnelling away from it all.

Posted on April 10, 2012 by susan sheldon nolen
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The Chunnel or the Le Tunnel Sous la Manche. I am hurtling my way through a tunnel under the sea some 75 meters deep. It’s black out there. Ears pop, coffee is poured and soon I will be on the … Continue reading →

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Tales From the City-Life Without A Telly- or the signal fades to black

Posted on April 2, 2012 by susan sheldon nolen
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It’s the end of week three of no telly, and I have to say; I don’t miss it at all. There is a rather large spot where the television once rested. Now, I have to think about what to put … Continue reading →

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The Great British Sunday Lunch- Lillian Gish and Jockey’s Whips-why that’s just Cockney for Fish and Chips!

Posted on April 2, 2012 by susan sheldon nolen
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The Great British Sunday Lunch- Lillian Gish and Jockey’s Whips– why that’s Cockney for Fish and Chips! My dad would have boxed my ears to hear such words uttered from my dainty mouth. Proper words for a proper English girl … Continue reading →

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Tales from the City- Strange sighting at St Pancs!

Posted on March 26, 2012 by susan sheldon nolen
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I was making a mad dash for my train at St Pancs when this stopped me in my tracks long enough to snap it, wonder at the magic of nature and dash off. I suspect it is some sort of … Continue reading →

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Tales from the City- Week Two of No Telly- or here’s a flea in your ear!

Posted on March 26, 2012 by susan sheldon nolen
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It’s been an adjustment. Last week, gosh how I did miss watching my favourite shows, but they are quickly slipping out of mind. I spent Sunday sprawled in the chair with a copy of The Times, The Observer, and The … Continue reading →

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The Old Terraced House- The Beast of a cooker!

Posted on March 26, 2012 by susan sheldon nolen
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Ah, the kitchen. Here everything is cooked up, school lunches, dinners with friends, Nespresso cups of coffee, arguments, laughs, it is the beating heart of the home.  Quite often when people come into the old terraced house, the first thing … Continue reading →

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Tales from the city- No Telly week one done!

Posted on March 19, 2012 by susan sheldon nolen
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Well life hasn’t ended without Television or the Internet yet. It’s very strange though. I am so used to just jumping on, sending an email, or checking the internet from everything from weather, to what time does that restaurant open? … Continue reading →

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Tales From the City- no telly! The experiement begins!

Posted on March 13, 2012 by susan sheldon nolen
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Week One or what oh what have I done? The great experiment begins. The internet is shut off at the house. The telly has gone to an old age pensioner. The television license not paid.  A new  battery for the … Continue reading →

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Restless as a March Hare!

Posted on March 5, 2012 by susan sheldon nolen
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The other day there was a flood of sunshine. How it warmed the body but anxiously stirred the mind! Restless energy filled the air. Ted felt it too. He sat outside in the sun refusing to come inside. He was … Continue reading →

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Tales from the City- The Samosa Queen

Posted on February 21, 2012 by susan sheldon nolen
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The Shame of the Samosa Queen… or do you love anyone enough to give them your last Rolo? Every Tuesday morning my neighbour starts cooking and I try to think of reasons to stay home. The smell drifts over the … Continue reading →

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