August 2025 – Life In The Mouse House
4 posts published by Eunice during August 2025| Life In The Mouse House
4 posts published by Eunice during August 2025| Life In The Mouse House
Another glorious day mid August and I was back on the Lancaster canal, this time to pick up where I left off in Ocober 2023 on the Northern Reaches west of the M6 motorway. A small tree-shaded lay-by just outside Holme village was a convenient place to leave the van and my walk started from … Continue reading Lancaster canal – beyond Holme| Life In The Mouse House
On the main road just round the corner from Lancaster railway station is the Quaker Meeting House established in 1677. Although it was extended and remodelled over time parts of the original buildi…| Life In The Mouse House
Not being one to leave a job only half done, just a couple of days ago I was back in Manchester in search of the guitars I missed on my previous epic trek round the city centre. At the tail end of Storm Floris the weather wasn’t the best with sudden short but heavy rain … Continue reading Back on the guitar trail| Life In The Mouse House
This is actually the instrumental title track from a dance/club music album released in 2000 by Dutch group Alice Deejay – it’s an album which I play often as it puts the dynamism into a workout, especially on the treadmill, however the title is also appropriate for this guitar-themed post. Running from July 7th until … Continue reading Who needs guitars anyway?| Life In The Mouse House
A very hot day just a couple of weeks ago saw me back on the Lancaster Canal, this time with my friends Louise and Alan on their boat ”Enigma”. The Lune Aqueduct at the far side of Lanc…| Life In The Mouse House
4 posts published by Eunice during July 2025| Life In The Mouse House
A poignant letter from a young soldier serving in the Great War had a profound effect back home in Lancaster – this correspondence prompted the young man’s father to do something for the area’s injured and shell-shocked war victims and their families and what he did can be seen to this day. Just a few … Continue reading Westfield War Memorial Village| Life In The Mouse House
The day after my walk to Ashton Basin I made my second train journey to Lancaster, this time to walk a section of the canal bordering Aldcliffe Road on the southern edge of the city centre. Just 13 minutes walk from the railway station Aldcliffe Road runs parallel to the canal for quite some distance … Continue reading Lancaster Canal – Aldcliffe Road| Life In The Mouse House
Another hot and sunny day in mid June saw me back at Preston’s Haslam Park, this time to walk from there to the beginning of the Lancaster Canal at Ashton Basin. At one time the canal ran alm…| Life In The Mouse House
Situated just off the A580 and an easy 40-minute drive from home is the hidden Weeping Ash private garden, created over the years since 1990 by retired nurseryman John Bent, former co-owner of the …| Life In The Mouse House
With notes from my Lancaster and Morecambe ‘111 Places’ book and armed with a list I recently spent a few hours trekking round Lancaster city centre to find and photograph some of the unusual things and places featured in the book, most of which have an interesting story behind them. A pleasant 35-minute journey on … Continue reading Quaint & quirky in Lancaster – 1| Life In The Mouse House
Back on the street art hunt most of the May artworks were found while I was trekking round the city centre during the first day of the bank holiday weekend flower festival. The recently established Michael’s Coffee House in the Arndale Centre provided the first shot and a currently vacant shop unit in the Royal … Continue reading Manchester street art – May & June| Life In The Mouse House
Searching through my street art files a couple of days ago I realised that although the artworks in Manchester don’t change as often as they once did I’ve managed to amass quite a colle…| Life In The Mouse House
3 posts published by Eunice during June 2025| Life In The Mouse House
Just four miles north of Morecambe is Bolton-le-Sands, a large village spread out along the A6 and with three camping and caravan parks dotted along the shore. Walkers on the coastal path are warne…| Life In The Mouse House
When I set out on the morning of the hottest day of the year so far it wasn’t my intention to go cruising along the Manchester Ship Canal and the River Irwell but on the spur of the moment th…| Life In The Mouse House
