My Thirty-Sixth Birthday – A Visit to Walton Hall & Gardens, time with Family and Friends
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This weekend, it was my thirty-sixth birthday. A couple of days before, I treated myself to Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Dr Julie Smith.
The day before my birthday, on a sunny Friday, my good friend Simon and I visited Walton Hall & Gardens.
Walton Hall & Gardens is a park with a café, crazy golf course and a children’s petting zoo.
Essential Info
- Walton Hall & Gardens is a park with a café, crazy golf course and a children’s petting zoo.
- The Hall is often hired out for events such as weddings; but the café, crazy golf course and petting zoo are all open to the public.
- It has a pay and display carpark.
- It has toilets.
- It has gardens that are best viewed in the Spring due to when the flowers are in bloom.
- The café, crazy golf and children’s petting zoo have various opening times that can be viewed here.
- The petting zoo is in the process of being revamped and therefore the only animals currently available to view were peacocks, alpacas, rabbits and ducks.
Here are some photos from Walton Hall & Gardens:
On the Saturday, my actual birthday, I spent time with my brother, his wife and my nephew.
On the Sunday, my good friend Jayne and I went out for tea.
Blog soon,
Antony
Monday 16 May 2022
To celebrate my upcoming 35th birthday, my good friend Simon and I visited Conwy Castle in North Wales.
Essential Info
- Conwy Castle is a well preserved, grand structure that once was a medieval fortress.
- It was impressively built in just 4 years.
- Admission Prices can be found here. Due to COVID-19, tickets must be purchased in advance of the visit.
- Opening Times can be found here.
- Parking is available, charged using Pay and Display.
- Conwy Town has little else to offer, apart from the Castle visit.
- Conwy Castle can be easily found using Sat Navigation or Google Maps.
- At the time of our visit walking along the inside walls was not permitted.
Here are some photos of the Castle, click on any photo for full size image:
Blog soon,
Antony
Thursday 13 May 2021
On Thursday, my good friend Simon and I had a shopping trip to Leeds. I love Leeds for shopping; it has many shopping centres and arcades that host a wide variety of shops.
We mainly browsed. I didn’t buy much. But on the way back to the car, down a nondescript alley we discovered Global Tribe.
Global Tribe’s staff were friendly. I bought some cards, a candle and the following book:
Yesterday (Friday) Steve and I went to South Lakes Safari Zoo. I shall do a blog post with plenty of photos later.
Blog soon,
Antony
Saturday 4 July 2020
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Author of five books:
Ways The Human Can Go Wrong
Are you a Doctor, Nurse, Healthcare Assistant or Other Healthcare Professional? Or a Student?
Ways The Human Body Can Go Wrong covers every system of the body, what can go wrong when the body malfunctions or fails, symptoms (including why these happen) and cures/treatments available.
It includes knowledge around essential skills for Clinical Excellence such as Assessment, All Age Observational Norms, Models of Care, Communication/Handover Tips, the role of Specialities, Medication Tips, Dealing with Errors, Documentation Advice and a list of Useful Resources.
It is written in plain English, but highlights important medical terminology. It has been written at a level where someone from a non-medical background can pick it up and learn, but that it is still valuable to those with significant Clinical Experience.
My Royal Navy Friend
My dear friend Roy decided to follow in his family’s footsteps and enlist in the Royal Navy.
I wanted to maintain our friendship, to continue to support Roy, to make him laugh and to entertain him. So I came up with the idea of sending him a weekly email on random topics.
These emails were on a variety of topics, always being entertaining, sometimes being interesting, sometimes funny and occasionally being serious.
Topics included: Jokes, Puzzles, Inspirational Quotes, Future Technology to Be Excited About, How to Fight A Shark, How to Woo A Turtle, Some of the Most Amazing Jobs in the World, Facts About Castles, Do Aliens Exist?, The Kindest Humans, A List of Cakes, 13 Weird Body Facts, 20 Super Space Facts, Ancient Egyptian Curses, 10 Weird Olympic Games, The Great Emu War of 1932, Quiz: Flags of the World, Legendary Characters from the UK and others.
My Royal Navy Friend is a copy of these emails. In total, there are 52 emails. Dispersed throughout the book are also Royal Navy facts and stories.
The Alcohol Therapy Workbook
This workbook has been designed for anyone that is struggling with alcohol or has struggled with alcohol in the past.
It is written in a Motivational Interviewing style, one of the key therapies used to support people with alcohol issues. It has been designed using a trauma-informed approach and is strength–based.
What you will find in this book is more than just worksheets about alcohol. You’ll find all the tools someone needs to get into recovery from alcohol and stay there. It’s a therapy-based book, not an alcohol-based book.
SpellCast
SpellCast is a comprehensive compendium of spells, oils, charms and talismans. It is purely a book about magic, folk magic for the 21st century. The spells are ones that are tried and tested, with some that will stand the test of time.
In SpellCast you will read about the power of Instant Magic, of Banishment & Bindings, Blessings, Cleansing, Communication, Death, Employment, Finance & Money, Fertility, Friendship, Happiness & Joy, Health, Love & Relationships, Luck Magic, Protection, Transformative Magic and WishCraft.
This book will change your life. Your life will be abundant in all meanings of the word.
Mental Health Wisdom
This book contains everything that you need to know about mental health and mental illness.
Mental Health Wisdom is divided into three sections.
Understanding is section one and is all about the facts of mental health.
In section two, Empathy Through Lived Experience, the author shares his personal experience of mental illness.
Life Hacks is section three. It’s all about self-care and quick and easy ways to improve your mental health, prevent mental illness or relapse of mental illness.
Mental Health Wisdom
Mental Health Wisdom contains everything that you need to know about mental health and mental illness.
Mental Health Wisdom is divided into three sections.
Understanding is section one and is all about the facts of mental health.
In section two, Empathy Through Lived Experience, the author shares his personal experience of mental illness.
Life Hacks is section three. It’s all about self-care and quick and easy ways to improve your mental health, prevent mental illness or relapse of mental illness.
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