A Geordie writes about her adopted home in Kent
Latest posts
- Mr Kipling’s poem about Medway
For World Poetry Day, here’s Rudyard Kipling’s poem, ‘The Dutch in the Medway’, featuring Admiral Michel de Ruyter’s famous raid of June 1667. - Private Gardiner’s execution on the Great Lines, with revolting details (sorry, Mr Dickens!)
The murder of Sergeant Patrick Feeney, the execution of Benjamin Gardiner on the Great Lines, and the career of Britain’s busiest hangman, William Calcraft. - Cat Fight, Coopers Chase, Cockie and more: a year of reading in Kent
Five books set in Kent, and other things I read in 2025. - An Autumn weekend in Antwerp
How we spent 48 hours in this buzzy Belgian city. - A tour of Whitstable’s wonderful, whimsical street art
Appreciating the fun, clever and heartfelt street art that abounds in this quirky seaside town.