4 posts published by Eunice during September 2025| Life In The Mouse House
A couple of months ago I got the ‘111 Places’ book for Manchester, and while it features a lot of places in the city which I either already know about or have been to it also features a lot I haven’t so one day towards the end of August I spent around three hours tracking … Continue reading Quaint & quirky in Manchester – 1| Life In The Mouse House
A couple of months ago I was called in my capacity as a volunteer Scan Angel to scan a cat for a microchip, it had been hit by a car on a local road about 15 minutes drive away. The young man who c…| Life In The Mouse House
I must have been mad driving north on a hot and sunny August bank holiday Monday when the world and his wife were out but the weather was just too good to miss. However by using the ‘A’ roads I managed to avoid all the nose-to-tail traffic on the motorway although it did take a … Continue reading Lancaster Canal – Farleton to Crooklands| Life In The Mouse House
One of the most recognisable buildings in Lancaster is the Storey Institute located a couple of minutes walk along the road from the railway station and just down the hill from the castle gates. Built as a replacement for the Lancaster Mechanics’ Institute and designed by local architects Paley, Austin and Paley whose offices were … Continue reading The Storey Institute & Storey Gardens| Life In The Mouse House
My guitar quest around the city centre last month also gave me quite a lot of street art finds and a quest of a different kind on the Sunday of the recent bank holiday weekend produced several more…| 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
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
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