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Busy Time in the Garden and with some New Tools
As regular followers will know, I have for some time been scaling down my garden (i.e, borders and shrubberies) in order to cut down on some of the work as we get older.This Spring I have been doing...
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It Must Be June - the Roses Have Begun to Bloom
Some rain, some sun, and they were worth waiting fordon't you think?The house is perfumed and I ignore the fact that they make my eyes waterSome of the different petal arrangementsJust want the weather...
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Buttercups on a dull day at Pilgrims Hall
I took these pictures a month ago at Pilgrims Halland did not get to post themThe day began bright but quickly changed into a dull and grey dayI took them mainly because it was Buttercup time and the...
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Watch This Space While Enjoying the Roses
I'm kind of winding down for the weekend before "All systems go" on MondayOur separate bathroom and toilet are now oneGlad I have the roses to soothe meHere are some images taken at 9.45 pm this week
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A Lot can Happen in a Month
Hi! everyone. It's over a month since I have posted but it has not been intentional.Life has been somewhat overwhelming and busy though I have kept up with Facebook - just so easy and quick on my...
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Roses, Roses, Roses.
My Roses in early July. They are resting now before their next flush.
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Meeting with Old Friends
Thursday found me meeting up with two old friends, Meryl in the middle I had not seen for over 20 years. Mary on the left however stayed with us a couple of years ago. Isn't it amazing when you can...
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RSPB on Rainham Marshes
While having grandson Oliver to stay last week our days out where of wild life and nature reserves.Here we are at one of our local RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) reserves next to The...
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The Voice Weekend at Pilgrims Hall
I can't believe that over a week has gone by since our Bank Holiday Weekend Conference at Pilgrims Hall The marquees ready a few days beforeso just a few random photosThree hundred people attended...
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Leigh-on-Sea in September
A sunny day forecast so we take a break and drive out to the Estuary (Thames)We spend the morning wandering around the town (lots of individual and interesting shops and galleries) before a nice lunch...
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Life, Holiday and Everything Else In Between!
It's over a month since my last post and I have been trying to rectify that but as we know sometimes life just takes over!Apart from being busy with so much going on, (both good and bad) we have...
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Holiday Cottage in North Norfolk
Well let's start holiday postings where we began, and that was our cottage. Only two and a half hours from home and such a quiet and peaceful place.We arrived late afternoon having made various stops...
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AYLSHAM, Norfolk
Sunday, the first full day of our holiday we usually take it easy and have a look at the local area.Aylsham was just over a mile away from our so peaceful cottage.It is Sunday morning and most places...
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Sunday Afternoon in Holt, Norfolk
It is Sunday afternoon and we have had lunch and are walking around the town of Holt.Always have a chill out day when on holiday before fitting in as much as we can during the following week.Again,...
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Blickling Hall and Gardens, Norfolk Part 1
I'm having a difficult time sorting photos. I think it is an issue with Windows 10. When looking in my Windows Photos Gallery everything is fine but for some reason blogger will not pull my pictures...
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Blickling Hall and Gardens, Norfolk Part 2
Before continuing with the second part of this post I will say that I am still having issues with the photograph storage in Windows 10. So, I have been sitting at my computer with my blog on screen...
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Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk Part 1
Felbrigg Hall is a cherished country retreat bursting with cosiness and charm, first built in 1620 a.dReflecting the personal stories of 4 Norfolk families who secured their wealth through agriculture...
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Fellbrigg Hall, Norfolk, Part Two
For this post we are looking at the gardens but first wanted to show you the back of the house.At roof level we see "Glory to God in the Highest" worked into the stone work in Latin.This certainly says...
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Wroxham, Irstead and Neatishead, Norfolk
On the Wednesday of our Norfolk stay in October we decided to do something different to visiting country houses. (more of that later)We first went to Wroxham which is part of the Norfolk Broads. These...
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Wells-Next-the-Sea, Norfolk
Wells-Next-the-Seaa fishing and harbour town on the North Norfolk coastWe made a quick visit here on our way to Holkham Hall which is just a couple of miles along the coastSomething different - a boat...
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Holkham Hall Village, Pub and Beech, Norfolk.
Holkham Hall is quite an amazing house but I will first show you a few before and after pictures.Having spent the morning walking around Wells-Next-The Sea (previous post) we needed lunch before our...
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The Grand Children are Growing Up
I just can't tell you how frustrated I am with Windows 10I have spent a whole afternoon trying to locate my photos for Holkham Hall. Only half are in that file. I have been going through the files on...
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Holkham Hall, Norfolk - Part 1
Well I have my photos of Holkham Hall in some semblance of order, but not without effort. It looks like Windows has fazed out my usual software and I have to get my head around Windows 10 filing system...
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Holkham Hall, Norfolk Part 2
A little extra info. on Holkham.Interestingly our newspaper this week published an article on the many grand and stately homes in Norfolk in view of Prince William and Kate turning their backs on...
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Sheringham, Norfolk
With the wind howling outside and the rain lashing against the windows it is nice to return to October when we had some great sunny weather.We are wandering around the seaside town of Sheringham on the...
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