WENDY’S WEEK; BEST LAID PLANS….
BY WENDY HUGHES Anyone suffering from a long term medical condition will know just how precarious life can be. With the best plans in the world, your week can...
WENDY’S WEEK Books and computers!
Well for me Easter came and went on a floating mist without me even noticing, and although I promised to tell you more about Rye this week, I hope...
Wendy’s Wanderings The A to Z of Curious Sussex
This week has been a very busy week for me, as I continue to research and discover all sorts of fascinating snippets for my new book The A...
IS SOMPTING CHURCH PROTECTED BY THE KNIGHT TEMPLARS?
BY Wendy Hughes The village located between Lancing and Worthing at the foothills of the South Downs has the unusual name of Sompting. It is mentioned in the Domesday...
ON MY TRAVELS AGAIN
By Wendy Hughes This week has been chaotic to say the very least as I try to remember all that needs to be done before a conference. There has been...
LIVING AND COPING WITH STICKLER SYNDROME
By Wendy Hughes Last week I told you a little about the grossly under-diagnosed genetic condition Stickler syndrome and how it has affected me. This week I would like to...
STICKLER SYNDROME – WHAT IS THAT?
BY Wendy Hughes Do you hate visiting a new hospital consultant, GP or the dentist? I certainly do, but I expect for a very different reason to those reading this...
IN PRAISE OF BARON LARREY
BY WENDY HUGHES Next time you see an ambulance in the street, spare a thought for the person who developed the first effective ambulance, Baron Dominique-Jean Larrey, the greatest French...
THE STORY 4711 EAU DE COLOGNE
BY WENDY HUGHES Almost everyone who once visited Cologne returned with a souvenir of that famous Eau de Cologne, bottled and...
PARMA A CITY OF INTELLECTUAL CITIZENS, HAM AND CHEESE
By Wendy Hughes Parma is an aristocratic city where the word ‘culture’ is spoken frequently. Every day Parma prints enough newspapers to supply almost one to every five...
BOLDT CASTLE FAIRY TALE CASTLE
By Wendy Hughes The story of George Boldt is a classic rags to riches one. In 1864 George (born Georg Karl Boldt) arrived in the United States from...
NOT JUST A HOLIDAY RESORT
By Wendy Hughes Where on the south coast of England will you find a replica of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, a memorial to pigeons, and some unique boat porches?...
PUDSEY THE BEAR, THE TOWN, THE PUDDING
By Wendy Hughes The Bear A trip to Pudsey in West Yorkshire last week starting me thinking; I knew little about the town, although the national mascot of the...
Do Doctors Know Everything?
First, I must say a big thank-you to our editor for not giving up and giving me the opportunity to get back into writing stride again. In my hey-day...