frankbeswick

aka Francis Beswick from Stretford, UK (72 years). Wizzley author for 10 years. 100%

I am a retired person who augments his pension with examining and some private tuition. I love reading and writing, walking and gardening. I am married with four adult children and a granddaughter and two grandsons.

Tree Stories: a Review

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Plants & Gardening

A Tree Sacred and Deadly

Ancient people's regarded yew trees as magical or sacred, but they often used their wood for deadly purposes

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Culture and Society

Who were the Druids

The British Isles were once home to a mysterious caste of learned men and women who possessed a deep fund of lore, and their successors are still with us.

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Culture and Society

Tree Stories: a Review

This book is a highly readable volume in which the author, an expert on trees, reveals through a series of short narratives the importance of trees to human existence.

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Travel & Places

The Salt Path a review

This book is about a journey through personal disaster to the triumph of hope over despair.

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Green Living & Sustainability

An insect friendly garden

The Chelea Flower Show this year is displaying an insect friendly garden, what a delight.

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Culture and Society

The Harpole Burial

Archaeologists have stumbled upon an important Anglo-Saxon burial in eastern England. It is the remains of a very important Anglo-Saxon woman, maybe a princess.

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Culture and Society

Philosophy for Gardeners: a review

Philosophy for gardeners is a unique and enjoyable book well worth reading for its high quality writing and its breadth of knowledge, expressed in clear, coherent English.

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Plants & Gardening

The English Hedge

England is a landscape made by hedges, and now environmentalists are rediscovering the important contribution that hedges make.

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Culture and Society

Benedict XVI

Yesterday the world said goodbye to a man of great scholarship and holiness.This article explores his life

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Plants & Gardening

Starting a new garden

Taking over a new plot is a joyful chaĺlenge, but it is a serious responsibility.

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Culture and Society

Simone Weil, a short-lived genius

Simone Weil died young, but left a legacy of philosophical and mystical writings that have influenced many thinkers.

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Culture and Society

The man who ran to the gallows

Death need not be frightening to martyrs,for there are near death experiences that happen as death impends

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Travel & Places

The Welsh Marches

The Marches of England and Wales are lands steeped in history and beauty.

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Plants & Gardening

Silphium Rediscovered

A highly prized culinary herb has almost certainly been discovered, even though it was thought extinct for nigh on two thousand years.

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Culture and Society

Reflections on the Monarch's Death

The events surrounding Queen Elizabeth's death merit reflection on how we are governed.

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Travel & Places

Walking the Great Glen

The Great Glen Way is a route that crosses Scotland from West to East.

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The Rings of Power: initial thoughts

Amazon's offering of a new Middle Earth series is a great success

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Travel & Places

Back to the Slate Trail

The Slate Trail covers beautiful and challenging landscape and industrial heritage

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