The Adventures of a Novice Historian

In class yesterday, we covered Moorlands, Uplands, and Heaths.   When we think of moors and heaths, we conjure an image straight out of a Victorian Gothic novel. Scenes of barren and wind swept landscapes, but the truth is, they only look that way because of human interference. According to my professor, the landscape naturally wants to be wooded. Humans prevent  that by letting their livestock gaze  on the land.  Today, Mousehold Heath looks like this. Starting in the 19th century, parts of the land went through the process of enclosure. Now 182 acres are owned and managed by the City of Norwich.  I'd known for about a week that I wanted to go out and be in nature to celebrate Ostara (the Spring Equinox). So when  my professor told us about Mousehold Heath, on the edge of town,  at the end of our seminar, I knew I had to check it out.  I'm so glad I did because it was amazing! As a woman who has spent the last 20 years living ...

Google images The original plan for Saturday was to visit Stonehenge and Bath on a school excursion, similar to the Canterbury/Dover trip, but last Tuesday the trip was canceled. When I asked why, I was told the tour leader was sick. To salvage our much needed break, I looked for other things we could do. Things that were far enough away to make us feeling like it was an adventure, but close enough where we could do it in a day. We ended up choosing the SeaLife aquarium in Great Yarmouth. SeaLife Aquarium The aquarium was a great deal of fun. We learned a tremendous amount about the animals on exhibit. Sadly, the Penguins were not in residence, but we did get a free ticket to go back and see them when they return. I felt that was a nice gesture on the part of the aquarium. I think we will definitely do our best to take advantage of that.  Exhibit A I'm an extremely melodramatic person, so there were plenty of opportunities for Veronica and I, ...