Tag Archives: New Forest

Another Take Away

Posted on Mar 19, 2022 by TanGental

We watched a TV programme last night about the obesity crisis, looking for who to blame. Not sure there’s one person/group/department but what was interesting were some of the facts. They focused on the Mile End Road in east London, … Continue reading →

Posted in miscellany, thought, thought piece | Tagged New Forest, thought, thought piece | 46 Comments

Kia Ora Koutou Katoa – Back in Blighty

Posted on Dec 18, 2014 by TanGental

The longer address in the heading is, I’m told by my delightful friends in Christchurch, the correct form of address for more than 2 people. I hope I am addressing more than two people. I dream…. I have been asked … Continue reading →

Posted in miscellany, New Zealand | Tagged 185 empty chairs, 90 mile beach, black water rafting, boy scouts, Christchurch, doubtful sound, Franz Josef Glacier, Hobbiton, lyndhurst, Napier, New Forest, New Zealand, Queenstown, Waitomo caves, weta caves, whitewater rafting | 7 Comments

The tree in the wood

Posted on Oct 11, 2014 by TanGental

You know the old hackneyed expression about not seeing the wood for the trees? Well this week the Archaeologist and I set out on a quest to find one tree (actually two) in a wood. The wood in question is … Continue reading →