tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86017887187516452572024-03-13T09:55:11.289+00:00genialgemsandothergabblingsJust enjoying the nature around me, the fascinating lives of the Authors behind the books I've loved to read, a the simple pleasures in this life!Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692340752549315551noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8601788718751645257.post-67424613256574192482018-02-23T20:35:00.000+00:002018-03-27T20:41:56.419+01:00Yorkshire dales and Richmond<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking across to the old mill at Aysgarth where they filmed A Woman Of Substance.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Weir at Richmond on the river Swale</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me sitting on the Steps of the Old Cross at Askrigg with the house that was used in the TV series ,All Creatures Great and Small.</td></tr>
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692340752549315551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8601788718751645257.post-45823281649965357072018-02-20T19:59:00.003+00:002018-02-20T20:01:49.400+00:00Snow at last.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As someone who<br />
enjoys taking outdoor<br />
photos the prospect of a few<br />
flakes of snow arriving is<br />
usually enough to get me a little<br />
bit excited.So when it did<br />
come down and actually settle<br />
early in February I quickly<br />
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692340752549315551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8601788718751645257.post-46965716103786019482017-10-02T19:54:00.000+01:002017-10-02T20:13:04.589+01:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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He didn't want to be buried in London or anywhere else but in a favourite place, that he knew and loved as a child .</div>
It is in the village of Llansumdewy , a tiny little place and it was here that as a new widow his mother brought her family, to live with her mother and shoemaker brother, in the late years of the 1800s. It was here also that David learned, from his mentor and Uncle, all the values he was to hold onto in his later political career. <br />
I confess that before our visit here I knew little about his life other than the basics but since then I have read up on him and he is totally fascinating . He definitely liked the ladies and was never short of female company. This probably stems from the fact that his mother and sister did everything for him but he was a kind man by all accounts and very loving Father. The greatest tragedy of his life was when his young daughter of 14 died of a burst appendix. He never really got over this as they were very close. <br />
We had a great weekend in and around the Llyn Peninsula ,as we celebrated 40 years of marriage , revisiting places we'd not seen for a good few years and new ones too. <br />
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692340752549315551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8601788718751645257.post-25718111115415365552016-01-21T14:14:00.002+00:002016-01-21T14:14:33.812+00:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A New Year...A new start <br />Lets forget last year ...horrible but bearable with the help of my special friends and my sister and her lovely family. So onwards and upwards as they say !<br />Kitty the lovely little Tabby cat that turned up in the garden Nov 2014 is a firm member of the family much to Ollie's disgust but our delight. She is so soft and loving and is my companion in the study as I write this .<br />
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So we have lots of plans in store this year ,changes being made and places to go and also to just go with flow, as last year showed us that you haven't got a hell of a clue what's waiting round the corner! Certainly showed me that !</div>
Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692340752549315551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8601788718751645257.post-66187906911061516082014-11-04T12:55:00.000+00:002014-11-04T19:25:49.315+00:00Donald Campbell and Blue Bird!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me with a memorial to Donald</td></tr>
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After reading Tonia Bern Campbell's book about the fascinating but turbulent marriage she had to Donald Campbell ,the Speed King of the 50s and 60s I became very keen to find out more and so dragged Peter off to Coniston .<br />
This of Course is where he died in an attempt to take the water speed record to over the magic 300mph back in 1967 with terrible consequences.The famous Bluebird took off and flipped up and over and sank to the bottom of Coniston. <br />
No Trace was found of Donald and he lay on the bottom of the lake until, finally, he and the remains of the boat were lifted from the deep and murky waters in 2001.<br />
He is buried in Coniston cemetery.<br />
But it was the story behind the man that really fascinated me and I can only say he was one of lifes risk taking adventurers and I am sure a man who was always looking for that elusive something!<br />
In the 1960s anything to do with Donald made headlines, he was a big star of the day but just like the press do with Richard Branson today they were quick to criticise and mock his attempts. However like his famous father Sir Malcolm Campbell before ,him he tried to give Great Britain something to be proud off.<br />
It makes for a great , if not poignant, day out as there are many places to visit associated with the Bluebird and you can always end up in the Sun Hotel or the Black Bull pub to warm up, both places were where Donald and the team spent many hours in!</div>
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Coming back from doing the shopping yesterday, I took the route on my bike that bypasses the busy roads and instead used the green lanes the wind around the back of New Longton.<br /> I was hoping to see wildlife as I had taken my camera and I was not disappointed.<br />First there were a pair of Buzzards criss-crossing the fields in search of a snack,then a kestrel made an appearance hovering after some prey.<br />The berries were showing in abundance so there is a good crop for the birds to feed up on before winter.<br />I spotted a couple of rabbits but they both looked unwell and <i>I fear they have that horrible disease Myxomatosis .The countryside may look lovely but its not all good out there!<br />Back home the warm sunshine also saw butterflies visiting the garden and settling on the ripe apples.<br />The flowers are going over but I spotted these pretty violas looking lovely.<br />The Peacock was from Ruthin Castle grounds where the roam in beautiful seclusion and can be seen putting on a lovely display .<br /></i><br />
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A couple of weeks ago Sonia joined me at the caravan after Peter left to go back to work and we had a great couple of days exploring the local area.<br />
Our first drive out took us up across the local moors to a Nature Reserve and reservoir where you can go on great walking trails or mountain bike to your hearts content. Unluckily for us though the rain set in and we would have only got soaked so after a nice little lunch in the cosy café overlooking the lake we took a few pictures and decided to head back to Ruthin where we hoped it would be a little drier.<br />
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Back in Ruthin we found a very old town house that has been restored and is open to the public as are the gardens hidden away at the back. We went to have a look at them at what a hidden gem of a find it was . So peaceful with lovely views of the countryside around. On a wet day we plan to go back and look over the house.</div>
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igel had had a Spa day when they were on holiday in July up at Ruthin Castle, so she decided to show me over the grounds and we were met by a very hungry Peacock. Sonia quickly dished up a tasty treat of a biscuit she found in her pocket to give him!<br />
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692340752549315551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8601788718751645257.post-90310543691282676142014-04-25T22:28:00.000+01:002014-04-25T22:29:08.041+01:00Shabby Chic Garden bits and Bobs!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692340752549315551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8601788718751645257.post-65680583892592493882014-04-22T23:07:00.000+01:002014-04-22T23:09:43.670+01:00Bluebells a Carpet of Colour In April and May!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Our intention was to go up to the woods about an hour or so from base to see if they were in flower with all the Bluebells.<br />
The journey up was lovely, the ducks were swimming about with their tiny fluffy offspring in tow, herons were feeding at the waters edge and swans were sitting proudly on huge nests of reeds at the canal side.<br />
I had not expected to have the woods to myself as it was such a beautiful day but it seems that the lure of the canal pubs is where most people preferred to be,which was just fine by me. <br />
There cannot be many things as good for the spirits as a walk amongst the Bluebells with birdsong in the air and the sweet aroma all around you as the sun dapples everything in glorious light as it filters through the tree top canopy.<br />
People once believed that the bells called the fairies to meetings in the old woodlands and it took a brave person to wander through in case you were spirited off by fairy magic.<br />
In olden times the bulbs were crushed to make a glue from the sap and it was used in starching collars and ruffs.<br />
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692340752549315551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8601788718751645257.post-26604101593379559702014-03-14T20:26:00.000+00:002014-03-14T20:27:00.922+00:00Winter in Keswick.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I thought I would share some of the view around Keswick that I took when we were up there earlier this year. The snow on the top fells had been melting and making its way down the waterfalls and streams and came in a tremendous rushing ,frothing ,foaming torrent into the River Greta that flows through Keswick.<br />
The banks soon became emerged under the rapid like water and if anyone had fallen in they could easily have been swept along. The noise was quite deafening I had never seen the river in such a state as usually it is in the calm at the end of summer when I visit.</td></tr>
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Down By the Lakeside the jetty was submerged as the lake water was very high and it had a really different feel to the holiday season when there are so many people milling around or queuing to take a boat ride around the lake. It was quiet, peaceful and atmospheric and I enjoyed photographing the play of light and clouds across the water, a forever changing scene.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The back of Sarah Nelsons Gingerbread shop ,Grasmere</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From Grasmere Churchyard , where William Wordsworth is buried</td></tr>
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692340752549315551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8601788718751645257.post-52437536531792564502013-12-27T21:02:00.003+00:002013-12-27T22:45:58.914+00:00Nella Last's Christmas blues!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Like the wartime diarist Nella Last said, it sometimes all feels as if it's not living up to the promise.</div>
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In 1940 on Christmas day she wrote that she had cooked chicken ,sprouts ,brown sausage , potatoes followed by pudding and rum sauce and cheese and biscuits. But because she was aware that her son had his eye on the clock to leave later that day, she felt it might just as well have been hash and bread and butter. Not one of her happiest Christmas days for sure.</div>
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The last few Christmas days have been a bit like that for us with family not in the best of health and trying to spread ourselves about but this year it was lovely as we had family fun with our new grandson and his mum and dad and then visited the rest of the family in their own homes.</div>
It has been a year full of all that Life can throw at you, lovely things and not so nice things but here we are again ready to say goodbye in a few days to 2013 and head on into 2014. Lets hope the world becomes a more peaceful place!<br />
We have had some visitors to our garden in search of food. First a flock of Redwings flew in and spotted that next doors holly tree was full of red berries{ its not now] These small thrush like birds are a rare sight here and in all the years we have lived here I think I have only seen them twice.<br />
Then as I was drying my hair in the dining room, I spotted a flash of red on the tree near the pond and when I looked out there was a woodpecker on the suet feeder having a good old feed. Again not a common sight in our garden.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boyce, next doors cat hiding in the lean to!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spotted the Redwings high up in our trees</td></tr>
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692340752549315551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8601788718751645257.post-67420942307415789372013-12-10T22:56:00.000+00:002013-12-10T22:58:43.945+00:00Bonfires and Short Winter Days<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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So last week just before the big Storm, that did so much damage over the East coast came in, I tackled the mountain of leaves that covered our garden. It was an afternoons work a bit of much need ed exercise and I soon had things looking much better.<br />
We seem to be having some really mild weather but surely it can't last and we have ventured out and about,down to check on the boat and up to Myerscough College a couple or so weeks back. Everything looks so different at this time of year with all the vegetation dying down.<br />
We stopped there to look at the sheep and we were taken aback by the whole field which was covered in a mass of webs that were showing up so clearly with the sun shining on the dew on the grass.<br />
So two weeks to go, presents bought, wrapped and before we know it will be here.<br />
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It never ceases to amaze me that after all the years we have been visiting Martin Mere RSPB reserve ,there is always something with the WOW factor and this week it was this fantastic Crested Crane. </div>
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Over the summer months a lot of work has gone into providing a very visitor friendly viewing enclosure so they can be seen easily and I was able to take these great shots <br />
The Flamingos were also looking wonderful and had walked over the pond and were feeding on the main pathway so again It was a great camera opportunity.</div>
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She was well known in the little town and loved the local coves and estuary so much. Many days were spent exploring on her boat and the idea for other books came to her from the things she saw and found.<br />
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692340752549315551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8601788718751645257.post-90727979579878741012013-10-15T16:55:00.000+01:002013-10-15T16:55:17.480+01:00Ullswater, Keswick in The Autumn<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It is just a lovely place to be and I certainly look forward to another visit !</div>
Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692340752549315551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8601788718751645257.post-39134835948254043862013-10-14T21:22:00.001+01:002013-10-14T21:23:54.215+01:00William Wordsworth at Allan Bank.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I wanted to visit Allan Bank ,the house on the hill , overlooking Grasmere ,that he and his family rented for a few years after they left Dove Cottage as it was becoming too crowded for their growing family.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A view back down the lane towards Grasmere village</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">looking back towards Grasmere, the lane William would have walked daily</td></tr>
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In the summer it was a wonderful setting and they had many friends to stay but in the chilly winters the chimneys smoked and the cellar was damp. Dorothy his sister found it hard work!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I sat in the house watching as our native Red squirrel came for nuts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">William probably sat here looking out at the view of the surrounding woods</td></tr>
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692340752549315551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8601788718751645257.post-81344613988671744682013-08-26T23:00:00.003+01:002013-08-26T23:00:56.840+01:00Wildlife Weekend!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692340752549315551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8601788718751645257.post-4867729933466064592013-08-22T10:58:00.000+01:002013-08-22T11:04:24.427+01:00Sparrowhawk attack!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I was up in my bedroom when I heard a horrible screeching of a bird and knew at once that a bird had attacked another or that a cat had caught something. <br />
My first instinct to fly outside and see what had happened proved to be the wrong one as all had gone quiet and nothing was to be seen ,so I went back upstairs and there on the grass in next doors garden was a female Sparrow hawk having breakfast of sparrow.<br />
I flew for my camera and just hoped I would be in time to take a photo and these are the only shots I got as she was soon off. It was only on Sunday that we heard another commotion and that time we saw a Male Sparrow hawk try his luck by flying in onto the hedge but he missed and flew off.<br />
At the moment it is not a very safe haven for small birds here as no doubt they will be back!<br />
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692340752549315551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8601788718751645257.post-40254513483112696352013-08-01T23:46:00.001+01:002013-08-01T23:46:11.218+01:00All about the Alpacas!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSluUtVp7KgmJXJGGrS49A1gAnZNNkTwLvFvNfMQY3uIOi-ixMDqJw_R3JXPkuOZYCiXzqRxW72q_m23xB0McLEHmAfBBhpmzMKR_yKO1ppiT8Nh5hipB9hsxx_yoAeU0ynmcmV08rahIL/s1600/DSCN0713.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSluUtVp7KgmJXJGGrS49A1gAnZNNkTwLvFvNfMQY3uIOi-ixMDqJw_R3JXPkuOZYCiXzqRxW72q_m23xB0McLEHmAfBBhpmzMKR_yKO1ppiT8Nh5hipB9hsxx_yoAeU0ynmcmV08rahIL/s320/DSCN0713.JPG" width="240" /></a> With all the sunshine we have been having I thought I would show some of the lovely flowers in the garden that are in full bloom.<br />I really love the Peachy coloured Hollyhock which I got as a very small plant last year and had almost forgotten about until I spotted it today looking so gorgeous!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAE5aGO7OGB4HNjTC1Z1tx_R4wu1P3rCb_SytMo7I2MeZhw0tcXT8Lcy7alqSKlWe28VISnNTU8Zs1-A4iAo9y8jG3PshUAF8_3Ft5zsVdIV1VRSyQ0wRfZmbo3KnPhhLHKO-tqpVB47R/s1600/DSCN0699.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiAE5aGO7OGB4HNjTC1Z1tx_R4wu1P3rCb_SytMo7I2MeZhw0tcXT8Lcy7alqSKlWe28VISnNTU8Zs1-A4iAo9y8jG3PshUAF8_3Ft5zsVdIV1VRSyQ0wRfZmbo3KnPhhLHKO-tqpVB47R/s320/DSCN0699.JPG" width="320" /></a> Although I have not had a big glut of raspberries we have picked enough for our desserts a few times and they were delicious too!</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEharZVVxrmfAkLg_zwo0GrbQeZaGhv8I9UAUOJIPUCo5DBQ4SYZtHdmepseVU5_Gzq4YpoK6BjX7S8Wl0Z6YZfiSCnhqdTPBo9hQLaGDi08eT5fNK8A5dUz4EVRZuZzuxAKVXdAL7XxHsEB/s1600/DSCN0706.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEharZVVxrmfAkLg_zwo0GrbQeZaGhv8I9UAUOJIPUCo5DBQ4SYZtHdmepseVU5_Gzq4YpoK6BjX7S8Wl0Z6YZfiSCnhqdTPBo9hQLaGDi08eT5fNK8A5dUz4EVRZuZzuxAKVXdAL7XxHsEB/s320/DSCN0706.JPG" width="320" /></a> We visited a farm shop up near Cockerham Sands recently where they breed Alpacas, who came across to see what we were eating, which was a huge ice cream each which is home made on the farm. </div>
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692340752549315551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8601788718751645257.post-60710429035420743092013-07-19T17:27:00.003+01:002013-08-04T10:09:34.625+01:00Heatwave in England!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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You can definitely say that in England we really don't seem to do things by halves, if it's cold it's cold and hot means hot!<br />
Great weather for holidaymakers but when you are in the throes of house improvements with the place looking like a building site and constantly clearing up mess it's not easy!<br />
The bedroom is well on the way to completion but the bathroom is a long way off yet and we can just about access the toilet that's it.<br />
Maya is still here with us, her owner contacted me last Friday and asked if I could continue feeding her as the very day he was coming to try and catch her he had a nasty fall from his bike and broke his elbow, so she is still enjoying her summer vacation...and has a boyfriend Oliver the cat from up the road practically lives here now too.<br />
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Then of course there is the tale of Lucky the baby hoglet , found by Emily, my neighbours little girl ,in my Greenhouse last Friday. He was in a very bad way ,having wandered in and I must have closed the door on him, not having seen him. His mother was probably leading them on a foraging expedition around our garden when he wandered off...there's always one'.....Anyway I gave him a sugar solution and managed to revive him, kept him over the weekend then rang a local rescue centre who kindly took him in. They will let me have him back for release in the garden when he can manage on his own. There never seems to be a dull moment here.</div>
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692340752549315551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8601788718751645257.post-71621056592553317662013-06-22T23:04:00.001+01:002013-06-23T21:52:18.841+01:00Maya The lost Tortoiseshell Cat !<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Secondly it also gave us chance, while we were there, to take a look at the old Wharf side area on the canal and see what has been done with the site. It was great to also find a Canal Heritage weekend going on with displays and stalls, traditional Lancashire Clog dancers and Morris Dancers. Even the the threat of heavy showers was not putting them off. We had our lunch at a lovely little tearoom with a scrumptious cake display to tempt us.</div>
I then found a shop selling Italian made clothes and gifts where I picked up a lovely Baby book that I can record my little Grandson George's first years in. Its beautiful inside I also spent some money on the most wonderful smelling room fragrance.<br />
One of the canal barges was selling wool inside so we went in and chatted and I came out with some beautiful wool, the choice was so good from inexpensive right through to hand dyed at the top end of the scale.<br />
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692340752549315551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8601788718751645257.post-34180178555725492502013-06-13T11:35:00.000+01:002013-06-13T11:35:03.204+01:00Myerscough Open Day <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There is so much to see and do with all the stalls ,shows and animals on display,Peter tended to gravitate to all the foodie stalls for tasters!<br />I enjoyed seeing the animals and birds of prey which were all being very good with all the noise and fuss going on around them.<br />
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692340752549315551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8601788718751645257.post-4682309582333473592013-06-11T22:13:00.001+01:002013-06-11T22:16:54.903+01:00Charlotte Bronte and Gawthorpe Hall and Summer Evenings!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The area from Burnley across the Moors to Haworth is so much a part of the Bronte Story that you can easily spend a lovely day out exploring places closely associated with them.<br />
We found ourselves at Gawthorpe Hall . It was here that Charlotte Bronte spent a few days with her new husband as guests of the owners the Shuttleworth Family. Unfortunately they did not visit as we did in summer but in the dark cold and gloomy winter months and she went out walking and caught a nasty sore throat and cold which made her very ill and weak. Poor Charlotte was not to live long after this event and sadly died of ill health while she was pregnant.<br />
As I walked in the grounds I found myself wondering if she sat on the huge stone seat, or walked in the woods or gazed at the lovely view from the house across the river. She would not have smelt the wonderful flowers as I did on that summers day. It was a lovely way to spend the afternoon.<br />
You do not have to pay to picnic in the grounds and there is a little teashop for refreshments!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rose garden, late this year</td></tr>
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Yvonnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13692340752549315551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8601788718751645257.post-27597191875829474772013-05-18T17:00:00.000+01:002013-05-18T17:00:17.938+01:00Tulips,Jewels of the Garden!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I always think of Tulips as being the CanCan girls' of the Garden and people seem to either love them or hate them for their overblown extravagances. I have to say I fall into the love them category.</div>
It's that riot of sheer cheerful colour coming soon after the dull greyness of our long winter days that lifts my spirits to do a little dance of joy when I wander down the garden and see them.<br />
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I hope that the robin has better luck this year than last, when its nestling drowned in a pot filled with water. I have been around to check there are no such pots anywhere this time as I was upset to find it last spring, especially as the mother bird came to near the back door and alarm called me....! Amazing parents are birds! As for the Song Thrush I have never heard one sing for so long,he has been singing for over 2 or 3 weeks now.<br />
Tomorrow looks good, hope me and my camera have fun on the boat. See you soon.</div>
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Well how nice to see some spring weather and all the more welcome after returning from our weeks holiday in sunny Spain.</div>
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While we were away the garden had really burst into an abundance of spring colour and I spent a day out there putting in more plants and sweeping a generally tidying up.<br />
Spring in my garden is the nicest season, it's the freshness of all the colours whereas later they all begin to look faded and a little bit jaded.<br />
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I grabbed the camera and walked down the garden to see what was coming up and thought I'd just share a few pictures of them on here. Hope to get out more but it looks like its getting a bit chilly again later in the week.<br />
The other photos were taken on our holiday.<br />
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