Happy Birthday R♥xi!

Happy Birthday Roxanne Leah Townsend!

Easter Monday's Final Scores.

EASTER 2016 is drawing to a close and with it the March 2016 fixtures for Carlisle United Football Club. April now remains as the only full month for fixtures, with the final day of the season being May 7. Here are the results from March 2016:

Sky Bet League Two - Season 2015/2016

• League: Tuesday 1st: United 2 - Leyton Orient 2 (Attendance: 3721)
• League: Saturday 5th: United 1 - Northampton Town 4 (Attendance: 4892)
• League: Tuesday 8th: Dagenham & Redbridge 0 - United 0 (Attendance: 1695)
• League: Saturday 12th: Exeter City 2 - United 2 (Attendance: 3375)
• League: Saturday 19th: United 1 - Wycombe Wanderers 1 (Attendance: 4532)
• League: Friday 25th: Yeovil Town 0 - United 0 (Attendance: 4075)
• League: Monday 28th: United 3 - Bristol Rovers 2 (Attendance: 4718)

On the evening of Monday 28 March, following the home victory against Bristol Rovers, United are ninth in the Division; four places off the play-off places.

The forthcoming fixtures for United are as follows:

April (All League fixtures): Saturday 2nd: Portsmouth [away]; Tuesday 5th: Hartlepool United [home]; Saturday 9th: Mansfield Town [home]; Saturday 16th: Cambridge United [away]; Tuesday 19th: Luton [home]; Saturday 23rd: Crawley Town [away]; Saturday 30th: Oxford United [home].
May (League fixture): Saturday 7th: Notts County [away].

I do hope you have had an enjoyable Easter weekend, whether it has been sunny / windy / stormy / all of the above. Until the next time...

Days gone by.

THIS is an article first published on my LinkedIn profile, September 24, 2015.

I JUST THOUGHT I would begin this first post by crediting the Flickr account See Like Click (A. Evans) as it is that account that is the owner and rights holder to the above image of the A66 Stainmore.

My first full time employment was on the above site for Kier Construction, now part of the Kier Group, during 1993 and 1995. I was employed as a Trainee Laboratory Technician, based in a laboratory on Helbeck Road, Brough. I was 18 years of age and my first employment in the private sector. My daily routine included carrying out daily tasks and the work which was either delivered to the laboratory from site on Stainmore or collected from site by my colleagues and myself. I did keep a diary of part of my time in the laboratory, which I did re-read recently, which did revive a few memories. I would like to thank my colleagues, Messrs Paterson, Price, Illingworth, Busby and those whose faces I can picture in my mind but names may have faded from memory for the memories of my first employment.

Shortwave Sunday: March 2016

LOOKING back through this blog, it is an online record of the various radio broadcasts I have heard over the decade and more that this blog has been in existence. Sunday 6 March was another of those lovely days spent beside the radio, listening to the Shortwave bands. Here is a record of what I heard that day.

[Housekeeping: Times in UTC (GMT); Frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz); Transmission powers (where applied) are kiloWatts (kW).]

1110 UTC : 6210 kHz : Radio Merlin International (UK Pirate). High energy dance music - Relay of Energy FM Tenerife 'This is Energy', ad break. Dance mix of Ellie Goulding's 'Love Me Like You Do'. Moderate to poor reception. To 1132 UTC.
*Radio Merlin website*

1145 UTC : 6295 kHz : Radio De Zwarte Panter [Radio The Black Panther] (Dutch Pirate). Dance music. Fade out - Loss of signal.
*Radio De Zwarte Panter website*

1316 UTC : 9560 kHz : Radio Slovakia International (Slovakia). Good to moderate reception. English to Europe via Radio 700 (Kall-Krekel, Germany). 'Slovakia Today' with Katarina Richterova and colleagues. To 1330 UTC.
*Radio Slovakia website*

1412 UTC : 9580 kHz : Medi 1 Radio (Tangier, Morocco). 'Intermission': Music: Annie Lennox 'Whiter Shade of Pale', Grace 'You Don't Own Me'. Fair reception.
*Medi 1 website*

1433 UTC : 9655 kHz : Radio Romania International (Romania). Strong to good reception. Romanian to Central & West Europe. Speech and music. To 1506 UTC.
*Radio Romania website*

1520 UTC : 9690 kHz : Radio Exterior de España (Spain). Strong to moderate reception. Spanish to North America. 'Tablero Deportivo' ['Sports Board'] covering the Barcelona football match; Repeated mentions of Suarez and Messi. To 1535 UTC.
*Tablero Deportivo website*

1545 UTC : 9785 kHz : China Radio International (China). Good to moderate reception. English worldwide via Jinhua, China. Sports report: American football, dog sled racing. Report about the popularity of new movies. Music: Solo artists on tour in China. Weather forecast prior to close of the broadcast. To 1553 UTC.
*China Radio website*

1612 UTC : 9875 kHz : China Radio International (China). Good reception. English worldwide via Kashi, China. Social media in China. Music: Uncle Kraker 'Writing It Down'. LinkedIn releases list of top ten jobs in China. To 1624 UTC.
*China frequencies website*

1644 UTC : 11600 kHz : Overcomer Ministry (USA). Brother R G Stair singing in praise of the Lord, then loudly highlighting words from the Scriptures, the Gospel, the Tabernacle. Quotations. Broadcasting from The Tabernacle: Requesting if European listeners could contribute "One thousand to one hundred thousand dollars to buy airtime"! Moderate reception. English to Europe & Middle East via Spaceline, Bulgaria. Off air abruptly at 1659 UTC.
*Overcomer Ministry website*

1700 UTC : 11600 kHz : Bible Voice India. "You are listening to Bible Voice India". Moderate reception. Change of language. Speech with occasional musical interlude. To 1710 UTC.

1825 UTC : 11600 kHz : End Time Coming (UK). Moderate reception. English to Europe. Male speaking to a congregation, quoting directly from a copy of the Bible - Audio of pages being turned. Abrupt end of sermon for contact details of ETC Ministry. Close of broadcast at 1830 UTC.
*ETC Radio website*

1847 UTC : 11670 kHz : All India Radio (India). General Overseas Service IV. Strong to good reception. English to Europe and Africa. 'Welcome to Studio One' went on location to meet a climber who traveled to Kabul, Afghanistan, to go climbing. "It is time for the news - Please stand by". 1900 UTC news broadcast: Female leaders should have more belief in themselves. Fears militants and would-be terrorists have traveled to India. To 1902 UTC.
*All India Radio website*

1914 UTC : 11790 kHz : Follow The Bible Ministries (USA). 250 kW transmission via Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean. Strong to moderate reception. "Life should be one continual prayer to God", break-up of broadcast from time to time. Quote from John, Chapter one. Break in transmission. Mark, chapter one, verse 35. Break in transmission. "Reading the Bible daily is important". To 1920 UTC.
*Follow The Bible Ministries website*

1923 UTC : 11810 kHz : BBC World Service (UK). 'Focus on Africa'. Social media; Football; Private doctors. Industry in Tanzania is growing. Promo for Matt Reinhardt with 'Americana' in half an hour. 1930 UTC news headlines: Former US First Lady, Nancy Reagan, has died. News from Syria and NATO. Police in Northern Ireland investigate a bomb. Moderate reception. English to West & Central Africa via Ascension Island. To 1941 UTC.
*Focus on Africa website*

1953 UTC : 11900 kHz : Voice of America (USA). Moderate reception. French to North west Africa - 100 kW via Sao Tome and Principe (Pinheira). 'Soul USA' playing James Brown 'Papa's Got A Brand New Bag', followed by speech...

1958 UTC : 12075 kHz : Voice of America (USA). Moderate reception. French to North west Africa via Selebi-Phikwe, Botswana - 100 kW transmission. 'Soul USA' playing Joe Cocker 'With A Little Help From My Friends'. To 2000 UTC.
*Soul USA website*

That concludes the log for March. Please note that not all broadcasts I heard that day have been included; I omitted the 'talk back' channels, usually semi-scrambled, between port and craft; I also omitted a log, simply because, it was two broadcasts listed at the same time, same frequency, and I haven't yet been able to tell them apart.

Please do click on the weblinks that follow the majority of logs. Please note that not all of the websites linked to are in the English language.

Until the next time, kind regards and enjoy.

Welcome to March.

As this is the first post of the month, I did feel a welcome was in order. Here is Wallpaper of the Week:

This glorious image of the River Eden was taken as it was approaching five o'clock on the afternoon of March 25th, 2015. The flow of the river is approaching us; it has passed St Theobald's Church, Musgrave (obscured by trees, on the left of the river in the distance), to the location where this photograph was taken, on Musgrave Bridge.

I do hope the image has added some brightness to your day.

The fourth tier, February 2016.

THE month of February is almost at an end, so it is an ideal time to round up the February results from my favourite club in the fourth tier of English football, Carlisle United Football Club.

Sky Bet League Two, Season 2015-16.

• League: Saturday 6th: United 2 - Accrington Stanley 0. Attendance: 4709.
• League: Saturday 13th: Newport County 1 - United 0. Attendance: 2106.
• League: Tuesday 16th: Accrington Stanley 1 - United 1. Attendance: 2080.
• League: Saturday 20th: United 1 - Stevenage 0. Attendance: 4780.
• League: Tuesday 23rd: AFC Wimbledon 1 - United 0. Attendance: 3526.
• League: Saturday 27th: Morecambe 1 - United 2. Attendance: 3070.

As it stands on the afternoon of Sunday 28th, United are eleventh in League Two, having played 31 matches, won 13, drawn 10, lost 8. United have 49 points.

United have seven fixtures in March: Leyton Orient, Northampton Town, Wycombe Wanderers and Bristol Rovers (Easter Monday) at home; Dagenham & Redbridge, Exeter City and Yeovil Town (Good Friday) away.

Enjoy the forthcoming fixtures in Springtime.

Wallpaper of the Week: A memory.

WALLPAPER of the Week takes in a view of the River Eamont leaving Ullswater at lunchtime on March 25, 2015. This image, looking towards Ullswater, was taken from the Pooley Bridge, destroyed during the storms over the first weekend of December 2015.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Medium Wave, February 2016

WEEKENDS are a time for enjoying the finer things in life. For me, that is tuning a radio.
Here is the log of broadcasts received on Medium Wave, Saturday 6 February 2016. Times in UTC (Universal Time Coordination; Same as GMT), frequencies in kHz (kiloHertz), transmission powers in kW (kiloWatts):

• 2000 UTC: 774 kHz: RNE Radio Nacional, Spain. Multi transmitters, 20-100 kW. ‘Tablero deportivo’ (Sport). Good reception. To 2012 UTC. Website.
• 2020 UTC: 783 kHz: [Presumed] Radio Of Syrian Arab Republic, via Tartus, Syria 600 KW. Speech, half-hour time pips, speech. Moderate to poor reception. To 2030 UTC. Website.
• 2035 UTC: 792 kHz: BBC Radio Ulster, 1 kW via Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Male reporter at a sporting event. Moderate to poor reception. To 2050 UTC. Website.
• 2105 UTC: 801 kHz: [Tentative] BBC Radio Devon, 2 kW via Barnstaple, Devon. ‘BBC Introducing in Devon’. Moderate to poor reception. To 2120 UTC. Website.

• 2125 UTC: 801 kHz: RNE Radio Nacional, Spain, via Burgos, 10-20 kW. ‘Tablero deportivo’ (Sport). Good reception. To 2135 UTC. Website.
• 2140 UTC: 810 kHz: BBC Radio Scotland, via Burghead or Westerglen, 100 kW. ‘Pipeline’ with Gary West. Good reception. To 2155 UTC. Website.
• 2210 UTC: 837 kHz: BBC Radio Cumbria, 1 kW via Barrow in Furness, Cumbria. Anne Hopper. Moderate reception. To 2220 UTC. Website.

• 2225 UTC: 846 kHz: Radio North, 1 kW via Redcastle, Co Donegal, Ireland. ‘Night Music’. Moderate reception. To 2235 UTC. Website.
• 2240 UTC: 855 kHz: RNE Radio Nacional, Spain, 300 kW via Murcia. ‘Tablero deportivo’ (Sport). Good to strong reception. To 2250 UTC. Website.
• 2300 UTC: 882 kHz: BBC Radio Wales, up to 100 kW (Washford, Somerset). Adam Walton. Good to strong reception. To 2315 UTC. Website.
• 2323 UTC: 909 kHz: BBC Radio 5 Live, up to 200 kW (Moorside Edge, West Yorkshire). Stephen Nolan. Good to strong reception. To 2335 UTC. Watch live webcam.

• 2345 UTC: 936 kHz: Dales Radio, 150 watts via Brunt Acres Road, Hawes, North Yorkshire. ‘Stress Busters’. Good to strong reception. To 00:05 UTC. Website.

That completes the log for February 2016.

Do please click on the weblinks.

Thank you.

Now Playing: Facing West

INTRODUCING Facing West, otherwise known as sisters Caitlin and Sidney Powell.

In 2013, Caitlin and Sidney started covering songs and named themselves '2Girls with Guitars' to perform in public in their home state of Colorado, USA. Whilst performing covers, they also started to write their own songs and learn to play a variety of instruments.

In 2014, they worked with producer Jon Bonus to record 'Skyline', their first EP. They also discarded '2Girls with Guitars' in favour of Facing West.

In December 2014, they worked with producer Joshua Bertrand to record their full length album 'Long Way Home'.

Recently, Caitlin and Sidney performed a cover of Coldplay's 'Adventure Of A Lifetime', which you can see above. Over the course of the last month, they have worked with Fifgen Films in Portland, Oregon. Whilst on location in Portland, they recorded a new version of 'Adventure Of A Lifetime' and a video to accompany the new version of the song, which you can see below.

Before the new 'Adventure Of A Lifetime' video, here are Facing West's online links:

• Facing West TV on YouTube
• Facing West Music on YouTube
• Facing West on Patreon
• Facing West on Soundcloud
• Facing West on Twitter
• Facing West on Instagram
• Facing West Website
• Facing West on Google+
• Facing West on Facebook
• Facing West on Bandcamp
• Facing West on ReverbNation

I hope you enjoy the music of Facing West. I shall leave you with the Fifgen Films production of 'Adventure Of A Lifetime'.

Enjoy.

January's Final Score.

JANUARY 2016 has been one of the more unusual months for Carlisle United Football Club. Starting the month away from Brunton Park as the recovery following Storm Desmond began; Ending the month with an FA Cup fixture against a Premier League Club.

Sky Bet League Two - Season 2015-2016

League : Saturday 2nd : United 0 - Plymouth Argyle 2 [Played at Ewood Park, Blackburn Rovers FC] (Attendance: 4415)

The FA Cup, Round Three : Sunday 10th : United 2 - Yeovil Town 2 [Played at Bloomfield Road, Blackpool FC] (Attendance: 3357) [Replay required]

League : Saturday 16th : Barnet 0 - United 0 (Attendance: 2079)

The FA Cup, Round Three [Replay] : Tuesday 19th : Yeovil Town 1 - United 1 (After Extra Time; United win 5-4 on penalties) (Attendance: 4114)

League : Saturday 23rd : United 1 - York City 1 [First game played at Brunton Park following Storm Desmond] (Attendance: 7461)

The FA Cup, Round Four : Sunday 31st : United 0 - Everton 3 (Attendance 17101)

Those are the results for January. United have six fixtures scheduled for February: Two at home (Accrington Stanley and Stevenage) and four away (Newport County, Accrington Stanley, AFC Wimbledon and Morecambe).

I shall leave you with an image from the Carlisle United v Everton FA Cup fixture, played at Brunton Park, with United's Antony Sweeney in the foreground, Derek Asamoah in the background. Enjoy.

Short Wave logbook, January 2016.

TIMES in UTC (GMT); Frequencies in kiloHertz (kHz); Transmission powers in kiloWatts (kHz):

Friday 15 January 2016:

• 2125 UTC, 5865 kHz : Radio Farda : Male speech, time signal on the half hour, female speech. Persian language. To 2130 UTC.
• 2133 UTC, 5885 kHz : Voice of America : Male speech, French / Bambara languages to Africa via Santa Maria di Galeria (Vatican State), 250 kW.
• 2140 UTC, 5900 kHz : Overcomer Ministry via Spaceline Bulgaria to the Middle East and Europe. Brother R G Stair's speech is to remind the USA of terrorism, listing Presidents past and present - Reagan, Bush Snr, Clinton, Bush Jr, Obama - Presidential candidates: Mrs Clinton, Donald J Trump. Brother Stair states this speech was recorded at 10:30 on Monday 4 January 2016.
• 2154 UTC, 5950 kHz : IRIB World Service (also known as the Voice Of the Islamic Republic of Iran). Female speech with music, male speech. Music: 'Axel F' by Harold Faltermeyer. Signal strength good; Interference levels moderate; Overall signal fair. Male speech. Bosnian language service. To 2205 UTC.
• 2218 UTC, 6060 kHz : IRIB World Service : Male speech, instrumental, classical music. Arabic service via Zaheda, Iran.
• 2240 UTC, 6090 kHz : Caribbean Beacon (also known as the University Network), Anguilla. Recording of the Late Dr Gene Scott, speaking in praise of the Lord. Signal strength fair; Interference levels moderate to poor; Overall signal poor. English to the Americas. Music and speech. Interference from a morse code style transmission. To 2250 UTC.
• 2310 UTC, 6175 kHz : China Radio International : The Spanish language service, via Cerrik, Albania, 150 kW. Male speech, female speech 'Radio Internacional de China'. Signal strength strong; Interference levels slight; Overall reception good. Music. To 2325 UTC.

Those are all the Short Wave logs for January 2016. Please note, you may require the services of a translation programme for some of the web links featured in the station names.

Wallpaper of the Week, 17 January 2016

SNOW has fallen in the Eden Valley and, as luck would have it, Wallpaper of the Week brings you a snow scene. The image above includes Wild Boar Fell from Aisgill, taken from the B6259 road.

Please note this image was taken on the afternoon of 4 March 2015.

Enjoy.

Now Playing: Dales Radio

BRITAIN's newest broadcaster launched this week, following a series of test transmissions since late 2015. Dales Radio launched at 0700 on Monday 11 January 2016, following the breaking news of the passing of David Bowie. The breakfast presenter, Julian, welcomed listeners to Dales Radio, broadcasting on 936 kHz Medium Wave, FM frequencies and online, the first song immediately paying tribute to David Bowie: 'Let's Dance'.

Dales Radio, a Community Radio service, is a welcome return for radio in the Yorkshire Dales.

The area was previously served for almost fifteen years by Yorkshire Dales Radio, which was renamed Fresh Radio almost three years after the initial launch as Yorkshire Dales Radio. The history of that service can be found here. 

Dales Radio was formed to apply for a Community Radio licence to serve the Yorkshire Dales. The licence was awarded in November 2013 and Dales FM, as they were named at the time, released a statement, which can be read here.

A website was launched and then updated for Monday 11 January, the website can be viewed here.

Dales Radio are also on Twitter and Facebook.

The 936 kHz Medium Wave signal is received loud and clear here at my location, so I look forward to including it in my Medium Wave logs. Here is a Google Street View image of the mast broadcasting 936 kHz, from Brunt Acres Road, Hawes. Enjoy.

Farewell, Starman.

David Bowie

January 8, 1947 - January 10, 2016

#CBB - January 2016

A new year, a new series of Celebrity Big Brother, broadcast by Channel 5 these days.

So, who are the housemates this time around? 

Angie Bowie, age 66, Twitter: @angiebowie2020 , Atlanta

Christopher Maloney, age 38, Twitter: @ChrisMaloney77 , Liverpool

Danniella Westbrook, age 42, Twitter: @westbrookdanni , Essex

Darren Day, age 47, Twitter: @DarrenDOfficial , Wakefield

David Gest, age 62, Twitter: @DavidGest2016 , York

Gemma Collins, age 34, Twitter: @missgemcollins , Brentwood

Jeremy McConnell, age 25, Twitter: @JezzaMcConnell , Dublin

John Partridge, age 44, Twitter:@mustbejp , Bury

Jonathan Cheban, age 42, Twitter: @JonathanCheban , New York

Kristina Rihanoff, age 38, Twitter: @KRihanoff , London

Megan McKenna, age 23, Twitter: @Megan_Mckenna_ , Woodford

Nancy Dell'Olio, age 54, Twitter: @nancydellolio , London / Rome

Scotty T, age 26, Twitter: @ScottGShore , Newcastle

Stephanie Davis, age 22, Twitter: @Stephdavis77 , Liverpool

Tiffany Pollard, age 34, Twitter: @TiffanyPollard , Utica

Winston McKenzie, age 59, Twitter: @WinstonMcK , Croydon

At the time of posting, there has been one eviction - Winston McKenzie was evicted on Friday 8th January. Full details of the Big Brother series can be found in the Celebrity Big Brother link at the beginning of this post; Details of Channel 5 can be found in the link at the beginning of this post too.

Each housemates' name contains a link to their photograph.

If you are unsure who the above sixteen are, then here are a few refreshers: Angie Bowie is the former wife of David Bowie; Christopher Maloney is a former X Factor contestant; Danniella Westbrook is a former cast member of Eastenders; Darren Day is an actor; David Gest is the former husband of Liza Minnelli; Gemma Collins is a cast member of The Only Way Is Essex; Jeremy McConnell is a model; John Partridge is a former cast member of Eastenders; Jonathan Cheban is a close friend of the Kardashian family; Kristina Rihanoff is a professional dancer on Strictly Come Dancing; Megan McKenna featured in the reality television series Ex on the Beach; Nancy Dell'Olio is the former girlfriend of the former England football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson; Scotty T is a cast member of the reality television series Geordie Shore; Stephanie Davis is an actress; Tiffany Pollard is a television personality in the United States of America, whilst Winston McKenzie is a former boxer and now an aspiring politician.

In the words of Marcus Bentley:

"Who goes? YOU decide"...

Are we Out Of The Woods yet?

FIRST of all, may I welcome you to the first post of Twenty-Sixteen here on Reporting From The Fox Tower! I do hope you had an enjoyable Christmas and New Year.

It was during the New Year's Eve celebrations in the United States that Taylor Swift premiered the video for the song 'Out Of The Woods', taken from her album '1989'.

I do hope you enjoy the video and I would like to wish you all the best for 2016.

Carlisle United, December 2015

STORM Desmond early in December flooded Brunton Park and the surrounding area of Carlisle. Unprecedented rainfall brought flooding throughout Cumbria from Thursday 3rd December (West Cumbria), through Friday 4th and Saturday 5th (Eden Valley) to Sunday 6th (Carlisle & North Cumbria). This has impacted on Carlisle United, as only three fixtures have been played in December. The results of which are as follows:

Sky Bet League Two - Season 2015-2016.

The FA Cup, Round Two : Sunday 6th : Welling United 0 - United 5 (Attendance: 2028)

League : Saturday 12th : Oxford United 1 - United 1 (Attendance: 5936)

League : Saturday 19th : United 3 - Notts County 0 [Match played at Deepdale, Preston] (Attendance: 3336)

Getty Images captured an image of Brunton Park from the air, when the flood waters were at their highest:

In the aftermath of the flooding, the Club and fans came together to support the community. In the days following the Welling United game, the players volunteered their time to help residents of Warwick Road and surrounding areas remove flood damaged goods from their homes:

United players Michael Raynes, Joe Thompson and Jason Kennedy (Pictured left to right, above) removing flood damaged goods. United also appealed to fans who could safely get to Brunton Park to help them with the clear out of flood damaged areas of the Club. The following video from Carlisle newspaper News & Star shows the fans helping to clear out Brunton Park.

As the results at the head of post show, United fulfilled their fixtures away at Oxford United on Saturday 12th and the home fixture against Notts County on Saturday 19th was played at Deepdale, the home of Preston North End. United playing their 'home' fixtures at other grounds was to the chagrin of John Coleman, the Accrington Stanley manager, whose own team have had matches postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. United were due to play Stanley at The Wham Stadium on Boxing Day (Saturday 26th), but this was postponed, due to... A waterlogged pitch.

United were due to play Hartlepool United at home on Bank Holiday Monday (28th) - It would have been United's final fixture of the year - But this match has been postponed. It has been rescheduled for the evening of Tuesday 23rd February. It was rumoured Newcastle United's St James' Park could have staged the game.

Following the visit to Deepdale for the Notts County match, United will be on a tour of Lancashire for their next two home fixtures: United will play a League Two fixture against Plymouth Argyle at Ewood Park, the home of Blackburn Rovers, on Saturday 2nd January; United will play Yeovil Town in Round Three of the FA Cup at Bloomfield Road, the home of Blackpool, on Sunday 10th.

United's other scheduled fixtures for January: Barnet (away), York City (home) and Dagenham & Redbridge (away).

It's nearly Christmas!

As it is nearly Christmas, here is a nice wintery image of Brough Castle, taken early 2015. Enjoy.

Merry Christmas!

Happy Birthday, Taylor Alison!

TODAY, Sunday 13th December 2015.

Taylor Alison Swift is 26 years young.

Miss Swift is pictured wearing Roberto Cavalli at the Brit Awards 2015.

Happy Birthday Taylor!