http://dreamingrealist.co.uk Hilary Burrage's journal about life and what happens Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:47:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://dreamingrealist.co.uk http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2012/01/28/call-the-midwife-a-bbc1-triumph-for-real-people/ http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2012/01/28/call-the-midwife-a-bbc1-triumph-for-real-people/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:40:09 +0000 Hilary http://dreamingrealistblog.wordpress.com/?p=5900 ]]> http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2012/01/28/call-the-midwife-a-bbc1-triumph-for-real-people/feed/ 3 dreamingblogger tiny baby ;-) http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2012/01/18/call-the-midwife-then-now-and-in-the-future/ http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2012/01/18/call-the-midwife-then-now-and-in-the-future/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:08:16 +0000 Hilary http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/?p=5877 ]]> http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2012/01/18/call-the-midwife-then-now-and-in-the-future/feed/ 0 dreamingblogger Call the Midwife http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2011/11/11/liverpool-lights-at-christmas-time/ http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2011/11/11/liverpool-lights-at-christmas-time/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:43:20 +0000 Hilary http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/?p=5761 ]]> http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2011/11/11/liverpool-lights-at-christmas-time/feed/ 0 dreamingblogger Liverpool city centre Xmas 2011 L1 pink 'starlights' Liverpool city centre Xmas 2011 L1 snowglobe Liverpool city centre Xmas 2011 L1 'paper chain' lights Liverpool city centre Xmas 2011 white lights Liverpool city centre Xmas 2011 shiny red balloons Liverpool city centre Xmas lights 2011 lady in red coat Liverpool city centre Xmas 2011 L1 reindeer lights Liverpool city centre Xmas 2011 L1 small boy & blue 'starlights' http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2011/11/03/sociology-in-your-career/ http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2011/11/03/sociology-in-your-career/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:52:25 +0000 Hilary http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/?p=5416 ]]> http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2011/11/03/sociology-in-your-career/feed/ 0 dreamingblogger Kingston University http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2011/09/27/green-solar-energy-to-resolve-greek-debt/ http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2011/09/27/green-solar-energy-to-resolve-greek-debt/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 22:11:50 +0000 Hilary http://www.dreamingrealist.co.uk/?p=5348 Could the sun resolve Greek (and Spanish) problems with national debt? Some three years ago now Dreaming Realist lamented the inability or unwillingness to capture the power of Greece's annual 2,000 hours of sunshine. Perhaps the current European economic crisis means the time is now right to revisit this omission. The Greek deficit is alarming. Carbon (sunshine) now has formal monetary value. Northern Europe needs much more energy. Investment in Greek solar energy infrastructure would benefit that national economy.... ]]> http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2011/09/27/green-solar-energy-to-resolve-greek-debt/feed/ 2 dreamingblogger Athens sun beats down http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2011/09/21/green-hubs-as-social-inclusion-and-community-engagement/ http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2011/09/21/green-hubs-as-social-inclusion-and-community-engagement/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:19:05 +0000 Hilary http://dreamingrealistblog.wordpress.com/?p=5888 ]]> http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2011/09/21/green-hubs-as-social-inclusion-and-community-engagement/feed/ 0 dreamingblogger Lunch break in a London park http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2011/08/04/when-in-rome-ostia-antica/ http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2011/08/04/when-in-rome-ostia-antica/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:59:27 +0000 Hilary http://www.dreamingrealist.co.uk/?p=5064 Ostia Antica is what remains of the ancient port city on the coast to the west just a short journey beyond Rome. It makes for a fascinating day out and seems ideal for children as well as adults. But today we had the place almost to ourselves. It took less than an hour (and just a standard one Euro ticket) from Termini to the station at Ostia Antica, and the cafe there was great for lunch. So where was everyone? This is vast and enormously important historic site you could visit again and again.
]]> http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2011/08/04/when-in-rome-ostia-antica/feed/ 0 dreamingblogger Ostia Antica Rome Ostia Antica Rome Ostia Antica Rome steps by the train station Ostia Antica Rome access road Ostia Antica Rome amphitheatre Ostia Antica Rome corner shop on the main street Ostia Antica Rome main street Ostia Antica Rome storage pots Ostia Antica Rome entrance to museum Ostia Antica Rome cafe (and shop) Ostia Antica Rome latrines (for 24 people in all) Ostia Antica Rome wall mosaic Ostia Antica Rome floor mosaic Ostia Antica Rome urn Ostia Antica Rome wandering the by-ways http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2011/08/02/when-in-rome-the-ancient-city-fora-romano-palatino-and-colosseum/ http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2011/08/02/when-in-rome-the-ancient-city-fora-romano-palatino-and-colosseum/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:15:31 +0000 Hilary http://www.dreamingrealist.co.uk/?p=5151 There's nothing can be added here to the vast store of scholarship about ancient Rome. I hope the pictures will simply speak for themselves. But I can offer practical advice: It takes hours to see everything. You can enter the venues (Fora and Colosseum) only once each over two days. You'll need sturdy shoes, a big bottle of water plus maybe nibbles. Rest and cool down where possible. And a vivid imagination is essential. These are places where real people, some still known by name, lived and worked two millennia ago. ]]> http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2011/08/02/when-in-rome-the-ancient-city-fora-romano-palatino-and-colosseum/feed/ 0 dreamingblogger Rome Arco di Tito (detail) Rome Fora Rome Fora entrance Rome Fora Rome Fora Rome Fora Rome Fora Rome Tempio di Romolo Rome Tempio di Romolo Rome Fora Rome Fora walkway Rome Arco di Tito Rome Arco di Tito Rome Via Sacra to Colosseo Rome Palatino Rome Palatino Rome Palatino Rome Palatino Rome Palatino Rome Colosseo Rome Circo Massimo http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2011/08/01/when-in-rome-auditorium-parco-della-musica/ http://dreamingrealist.co.uk/2011/08/01/when-in-rome-auditorium-parco-della-musica/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:23:16 +0000 Hilary http://www.dreamingrealist.co.uk/?p=4976 We're in Rome this week, for our long-awaited Summer break. It's our second visit, but some things have changed a bit over the past fifteen years. For a start, the Auditorium wasn't even build then; so that's where we headed today - where we learned more about regeneration through culture, we were disappointed as tourists, and we thoroughly enjoyed a concert by the virtuoso pianist Stefano Bollani.
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