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A Hidden Gem

I wrote about this place earlier in the year, and eventually got around to doing a slideshow. Sign of age, repeating myself, I guess, but it bears a re-visit! Enjoy a quiet meander through this local gem…

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Photobooks

Online versions of a few of my photobooks. A Norfolk Collection 2016 holiday with friends. A Grand Day Out A pleasant Gloucestershire mooch The Grand Tour 2012 A 3-week driving tour, mainly Germany; a Lutheran homage, UNESCO sites and more. … Continue reading

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Apple Day at Hanbury Hall

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Yep, pretty much what it says. We wandered over to Hanbury Hall, a pleasant local National Trust property, the other Sunday, to find it was Apple Day, entailing all sorts from creating apple boats in the orchard to sales of … Continue reading

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Take a break…

Spare 3 minutes  from a busy life and relax…

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Random Acts of Kindness in the Great Wen

Earlier this week our photographic group of four took a photo-trip to London, combining this with taking a look at the exhibition Strength for Life at St Martin-in-the-Fields as Pam, one of our number, had a winning portrait on show.       … Continue reading

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Curious Rhinoceros

Zooniverse has some brilliant citizen science projects to join in. Here’s a wonderful spot by a participant in one of the projects…  Curious Rhinoceros. Why not take a look at Zooniverse too and sign up? You can do as much or … Continue reading

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A pleasant Sunday afternoon

We attended a concert this afternoon in the charming setting of the Bournville Friends’ Meeting House. The model village of Bournville is on old stamping grounds for my husband, but I’d not actually been into the Meeting House before, so that was an added … Continue reading

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Autumn has begun

On such a pleasant, warm day it’s hard to credit that the summer is officially over but the first signs of autumn were there to see at Lower Smite Farm (HQ of  Worcestershire Wildlife Trust) today. I didn’t have the … Continue reading

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A Norfolk Collection

Finally got round to finishing the myriad photos taken on our short break with friends in North Norfolk and with the incentive of a voucher that ran out at midnight tonight, I managed to put together a photobook of a … Continue reading

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9 Reasons to Look Up in Yorkshire

Looking up in God’s Own County… 😉 The Historic England Blog You may think you know a place well, but if you take the opportunity to look up, you may be surprised at what you discover. To celebrate Yorkshire Day … Continue reading

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