In towns and villages across the UK war memorials are a familiar sight but until relatively recently a handful of villages never had a memorial for remembrance events, simply because all the men who went off to war from these villages came back to their homes alive. The chances of a village not losing any … Continue reading Lancashire’s Thankful Villages| Life In The Mouse House
During the summer months the year before last I would often see a cat curled up asleep in the grass in my back garden, it would spend several hours there then disappear as mysteriously as it had arrived. I assumed it lived somewhere nearby but it seemed to be very timid as it would run … Continue reading The dead fish mystery| Life In The Mouse House
After recent unforseen circumstances meant I was unable to go anywhere for just over a week, which also meant I missed out on some lovely sunny days, by Thursday last week I was itching to get out …| Life In The Mouse House
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
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
