Diary Posts
These posts are about a day in my life. A day on holiday; a day away from home, or even days at home when something exciting or unusual happened (there probably won’t be many of these).
An Afternoon in Wakefield
This afternoon I had a walk around Wakefield and some bevvies in the excellent Luis Bar + Fernades Brewery public house.
24th July 2026
Problems With Amazon
Problems buying a new monitor from these people, and issues with subtitles on Amazon Prime Video.
23rd July 2026
An Afternoon in Todmorden
This afternoon I had a look at Todmorden, visiting the market and three excellent micropubs.
17th July 2026
The Annual MOT
Getting Rid of Some Books
For some time, we’ve wanted to get rid of a large number of books. Today we started the process.
7th July 2026
A Wasted Trip to Keighley
Today I wanted to visit Keighley to get some pictures of the steam trains. Unfortunately, they weren’t running, so I visited Skipton instead. There are two excellent Micropubs there.
3rd July 2026
Leaving the Halifax Bank
Today I found that Halifax Bank changed the online app. You cannot have alternate account names. So now I have three accounts with the name Instant Saver and two with the name Current Account.
23rd June 2026
Returning Home from Llandudno
A Sunday in and Around Llandudno
My second full day here. I took more photos of Llandudno, of the Waverley departing from the pier and visited a few more interesting pubs.
21st June 2026
A Saturday in and Around Llandudno
My first full day here. I took some photos of Conwy, the Llandudno seafront and the Waverley Paddle Steamer. I also visited a few interesting pubs.
20th June 2026
A Weekend in Llandudno
Today I went to Llandudno for the weekend, to see the Waverley paddle steamer, take some photos and visit some interesting pubs.
19th June 2026
A Day Trip to Warrington
Today the wet weather finally went away, so I went to Warrington to see the Thelwell Ferry, Latchford locks and visit three Good Beer Guide pubs. It was the hottest day of the year so far.
22nd May 2026
A Day Trip to Salford Quays
Today, it was hot and sunny, so I went to Salford Quays to take some photos, and have a pint in the Lamb Hotel, Eccles.
24th April 2026
Returning to Marsden
Today my sister returned from her holiday, so I’m going back home to Marsden.
15th April 2026
Yet Another Cold Wet Day in Liverpool
Today is my last full day in Liverpool and the weather is not good. I met John in the Ship and Mitre, with a pint in the Baltic before.
14th April 2026
A Sunnier Day in West Kirby and Hoylake
Today I visited West Kirby to suss out the walk to Hilbre Island. I also had drinks in the West Kirby Tap and the Black Toad in Hoylake.
13th April 2026