At the sign of four candles

A very occasional series of posts about anything and everything, but most usually about nothing at all. The name of the blog pays tribute firstly to the small Dublin press "At The Sign of the Three Candles" of Colm O'Lochlainn which published many fascinating books, and in particular a series on Irish Street Ballads. There is also a very obvious tribute to the Two Ronnies famous TV sketch "Four Candles" whose brilliant wordplay never fails to make me roar with laughter.

Monday, July 11, 2011

A gentleman of leisure

Having taken the option of Voluntary Severance combined with early retirement at the end of May after 20 years with Wirral Council I've been far, far too busy to post anything to my blog. I've been attending lots of folk clubs, singarounds and festivals that I hadn't previously had time for, and been getting out on country walks in North Wales and Cheshire. Last Wednesday I went for an invigorating walk up Moel Siabod with my friend Frank which rewarded our efforts with some wonderful panoramic views of Snowdonia and waves of rolling hills stretching far to the south.