A little while ago my '30 Days Wild' pack arrived from the Wildlife Trusts. It's a brilliant idea, to do something 'wild' every day for 30 days. It actually starts the first of June, which makes perfect sense to '30 Days' but we (Stella and I) are starting early, a sort of 'pre-30 Days Wild'. Tomorrow we're off to Bridlington for a few days. The same Guest House which is just lovely but hopefully slightly differerent weather. I did say 'hopefully'. Not that tomorrow bodes well. 'Thundery showers' sounds like a recipe for disaster on a train with a dog who is petrified of thunder. I can't seem to get through Stella's head it's only a clumsy giant moving his furniture around! My Dad's 'explanation', which still makes me chuckle, worked perfectly. I was about 10 years old at the time. We were staying at the old Thornwick Bay caravan site. It was great fun. A converted railway carriage with a small bedroom extension added to the side. We had gone out just for a short drive when we heard the first rumble of thunder. Dad had parked the works pick-up truck up by Flamborough Head lighthouse. The storm was out to sea. It was an amazing sight, lightning flashing across the waves, the sky pitch black, the white lighthouse stark against the sky. Nature reminding us it cannot be tamed. A beautiful, magical sight I will never forget.
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31/5/2017 14:56:54
Right before I was so rudely interupted by the computer I am not spending the weekend in a Yurt on Morecombe beach prior to being taught how to collect Winkles, Dolly would rather go Salmon Fishing as long as I did the fish bit,enjoy the trip I am still sneezing and Dolly is ever ready to be nursed.regards lilian
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Brian Yare
31/5/2017 16:51:20
The storm was out to see ... and you saw it. :-)
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Angela TorpeyI have taught Egyptology for nearly 25 years, for 21 years with the Centre for Lifelong Learning, the University of Warwick and for just over 10 years on the internationally recognised Certificate of Egyptology (Distance Learning by e-Learning) with the University of Manchester led by Professor Rosalie David.
Because of changes to the lifelong learning programme at Warwick I now teach independently, although I also teach dayschools for the university. For nearly 20 years I have led Study Tours to Egypt both independently and as guest lecturer with Ancient World Tours. Archives
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