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New look for The Sticks
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- 16 January 2020
Out & about
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Car Parks
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- 16 January 2020
Travel
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Is it all propaganda on road to Damascus?
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- 01 November 2019
Blogs
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I didn't think of the pain it would have caused
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- 27 January 2020
Seeds&Weeds
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Odd jobs and frustrating weather
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- 16 January 2020
Genealogy
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His uncle Daniel was killed in action
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- 20 September 2019
Spotlight
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I didn't think of the pain it would have caused
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- 27 January 2020
In a week when the UK government refused to protect family reunion rights of unaccompanied child refugees a story from my own family tree brings the human consequences of separation closer to home.
Recent features
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Uprooting from the Spot
From the point that Theresa May resigned, through the Tory Party... -
Our giant wasps nest - what's inside?
Late last year I needed to climb in to the attic to retrieve a... -
His uncle Daniel was killed in action
Before my maternal grandmother died she told me about the members of... -
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Belgian bugs to the rescue
If you've read any of my earlier blogs you may remember that I am... -
More Sticks Stuff
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Car Parks
Three convenient car parks on or close to our local walking routes -
New look for The Sticks
Fixing a problem with map displays lead to a whole new look for The... -
Sticks Stuff
Family life blog. Happenings and events impinging on our family life... -
Rudyard Walk and/or Run
8km/5mile walk round leisure spot, a firm favourite since Victorian...
Old Favourites
Travel Diaries
Transcription of travel diaries made during the last 36 years starting with India and Nepal 1981 and including USA 1983, Syria 1993, South America 2000 and South Africa 2014 together with photographs. This is a work in progress as the diaries are transcribed, so check for updates.
History of Ladymoor Gate
Tracing the history of the house from early 1800s to the present day using historical documents and idenitying people who lived here before us
Maps for local Walks
Selection of our walking routes on the edge of the Staffordshire Moorlands. All accessible from convenient public car parks
Genealogy
20 years of family history research available in our webtrees database (over 800 surnames and nearly 5000 individuals) plus a collection of birth, marriage and death certificates.
The Good Life
Seeds & Weeds
We weren't gardeners, we don't even listen to Gardeners' Question Time very often, but we have a large garden with plenty of potential and since retirement at the end of 2017 we have become amateur gardners. We favour the wild, natural look and like the birds, butterflies, frogs and other small animals but we want it to be looked after and we have recently revived and extended our vegetable patch. Ths Seeds and Weeds section is dedicated to reluctant gardeners in constant fight against the weeds - solidarity among the nettled and scratched - the caterpillars, slugs, snails and multitudes of insects, and those with the romantic idea of growing most of their own food.
From the plots
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December garden
The vegetable garden has been left to itself for most of the last... -
Overtaken by Winter
Most of November has been wet and windy so time in the garden has...
From the Diary
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Odd jobs and frustrating weather
While the wet, windy weather continues we have been busy with odd... -
First shoots of next year's beans
The first shoots from the onion and garlic sets I planted a few...
Other stuff
Route to the Soul
Began as a romantic mixture of emotion and practical tips from two young students discovering themselves and life as they recounted their adventures away from home. Now the blog is maintained by the Student who studies and works part time on-line while she and her boyfriend continue their travels to explore the world. Her blog focuses on healthy lifestyles, wellbeing and politics affecting the state of the planet & the lives of its inhabitants.
Rooted to the Spot
Magazine style section with articles about life at the Sticks on a theme inspired by Brexit.
DizzyMissLizzie
General, occassional blogs about the small (or sometimes major) incidents happening, usually outside the safe zone of the Sticks, that left an impression. Often but not always political. Uses Beatles song titles to set the themes.
I used to think when I'm sixty-four the world would be a better place, now I'm not so sure.
Don't Let Me Down! Altogether Now.