Author: lcarlson

World Snail Racing Championships — Saturday 19 July — Congham, Norfolk

The Snail Racing World Championships were started in Congham, Norfolk in the 1960s by Tom Elwes...

With a keen interest in street furniture, 18 months ago I set myself the challenge of...

Second Saturday in July every year Competitors and spectators come from all parts of the UK and...

The Royal Swan Upping is the annual census taking and health check of the king’s swans. It...

Albert Einstein
“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness”

~ Albert Einstein
Edward R. Murrow
“The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer”

~ Edward R. Murrow
Hoagy Carmichael
"Slow motion gets you there faster"

~ Hoagy Carmichael
Marilyn Thomsen
"While it takes courage to achieve greatness, it takes more courage to find fulfilment in being ordinary"

~ Marilyn Thomsen
testi 1
“We’re giving a good name to a four-letter word — dull”
testi 2
“Glitz and glam — not worth the bother”
testi 3
“We don’t try to keep up with the Joneses — who are the Joneses anyway?”
testi 4
“Time is a great invention — it’s what keeps everything from happening all at once”
Will Rogers
“Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there”

~ Will Rogers