Category Archives: Patrick’s Words

During the UK Heatwave…

Posted on 02/08/2013 by

PGC relaxing and texting at St. Pancras Station, North London, thanks to some thoughtful station staff in providing deck chairs for hot and tired rail travellers during the current heatwave in the UK

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The Shriving of Miss Esme Stamp…

Posted on 19/06/2013 by

Episode Seven…Bayswater And Love A yellow-morning glow pushed itself down in a wave upon the fine shops of The Queensway. Dark awnings gave recalculated shade to unsuspecting shoppers and guppied women pulled themselves open in a display of early March-hare … Continue reading →

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Classic Car Rally…

Posted on 10/06/2013 by

Despite the dull weather Dunstable’s annual classic car rally held in the Priory Gardens in Bedfordshire UK was well attended once again with visitors counted in their thousands. Amongst the 500 exhibits was this wonderful British classic Morgan sports car.

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Southend…

Posted on 06/05/2013 by

Our family day out in Southend was something of a nostalgic trip for me. I haven’t visited this remarkable seaside town since I was a child. Southend in Essex UK is renown for its wonderful Fish N’ Chips dinners and … Continue reading →

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The Olde Watermill…

Posted on 27/04/2013 by

Last Thursday found Adrian, Jenny, and myself make a welcome return visit to The Olde Watermill at Barton Le Clay in Bedfordshire England. We took a step back in time in this Dickensian shopping village with its many Victorian looking … Continue reading →

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Milton Keynes UK Open Market…

Posted on 27/04/2013 by

Despite the bitter cold of an easterly wind on Friday, Marilyn and I, made a visit to Milton Keynes open market in search of VHS tapes and DVDs. It’s a wonderful myriad of a market set near to the enclosed … Continue reading →

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Interesting Movies From The Past…

Posted on 03/04/2013 by

One of the most lovable and enduring movies I have ever watched is The Bridal Path starring Bill Travers and released in 1959. Bill plays a Hebridean farmer who is forbidden by certain members of the community to marry his … Continue reading →

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Actress Enid Stamp Taylor… My Final Tribute To Her!

Posted on 20/03/2013 by

Enid Stamp Taylor was born on Sunday the 12th of June 1904 in the agreeable, late Victorian, seaside town of Whitley Bay in the North East corner of England. She was the only daughter of Army Major George Stamp Taylor … Continue reading →

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Interesting Movies From The Past…

Posted on 11/03/2013 by

Maryon Park was the main setting for the 1966 Michelangelo Antonioni’s cult movie ‘Blow-Up’ featuring David Hemmings and Vanessa Redgrave. David Hemmings played Thomas, a top London fashion photographer captivated by his photographs of a murder, whilst Vanessa Redgrave is the woman at … Continue reading →

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The Shriving of Miss Esme Stamp…

Posted on 22/02/2013 by

Episode Six…The Little Shop in Bayswater The journey from Primrose Hill had not been without a great deal of apprehension and aside from Constance’s concern over her daughter’s visit to Bayswater, to which Charles had given her every assurance of … Continue reading →

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