This little green door stands in the porch of St Leonard’s Church, Shoreditch, one of London’s oldest churches. The original church is thought to date back to Saxon times, but was rebuilt in the early 1700’s after the steeple became unstable, resulting in the glorious building you see today. And if you’re familiar with theContinue reading “Thursday Doors – St Leonards Church, Shoreditch”
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Wednesday Wander – Heidelberg Castle, Germany
It took me a while to figure out where to wander to this week. Usually a location will present itself to me, or I’ll scroll through my photos and find somewhere, but it all seemed a bit vague this week. Then I remembered a conversation I had with a fellow blogger where I mentioned Heidelberg,Continue reading “Wednesday Wander – Heidelberg Castle, Germany”
Wednesday Wander – Leaning Tower Of Pisa, Italy
For this week’s Wander I’m visiting one of the most recognisable structures in the world – Italy’s famous leaning Tower Of Pisa. When I took the photos out of the album I noticed I’d written ‘everything leans!’ next to the images, and I do remember that being true. The Cathedral and Baptistry were also slightlyContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Leaning Tower Of Pisa, Italy”
Wednesday Wander – Sanur, Bali
The winter weather has been pretty cold and dismal of late, so I thought I’d wander to an island paradise, at least in spirit. This is Sanur, on the Indonesian island of Bali. Sanur is located on the opposite side of the island from busy Kuta and, as I remember it, is a much moreContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Sanur, Bali”
Wednesday Wander – Ancient Rome
I spent most of today wandering around Roman ruins and a museum with a group of children from my daughter’s school. I saw some wonderful mosaics, coffins complete with skeletons, and dozens of finely made Roman artifacts. So, for my Wednesday Wander this week, I thought I’d take a trip back to where it allContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Ancient Rome”
Thursday Doors – Silves, Portugal
This lovely little door is set into a wall on an ancient street, directly across from a twelfth century cathedral that may have even earlier origins, in the town of Silves, Portugal. The street is sloping, as you can see from the line of the cobbles, and there is a view across red-tiled roofs toContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Silves, Portugal”
Circles Beyond Time – Joy
This is the final instalment in my account of my weekend away with The Silent Eye. Please click here for parts one, two, three, four, five and six. And thanks for reading! After our dawn excursion I returned to the hotel for breakfast, then packed and checked out, as Arbor Low was the last stopContinue reading “Circles Beyond Time – Joy”
Circles Beyond Time – Dawn
This is the continued account of my weekend away with The Silent Eye. Click here for parts one, two, three, four and five. 5:11am. Ugh. I hadn’t slept well, and my alarm jolted me out of a dream. Yet, once I’d woken fully, I was excited. This morning we were heading up into the hillsContinue reading “Circles Beyond Time – Dawn”
Thursday Doors – Blacksmith Row
This door is the end one in a row of three connected cottages called Blacksmith Row. There is no blacksmith there any more but, as with so many names in Britain, clues to the history of the place lie in the name. When Leverstock Green was a village, before the post-war new town developments madeContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Blacksmith Row”
Summer Daze, Part II
Hello everyone! Summer is flying past and the gorgeous girl is back at school next week, which I cannot believe – where have the days gone? I know I’ve been quiet on the blog front (again) this past week, though I haven’t been completely absent. The lovely Suzie, over at SuzieSpeaks, reblogged one of myContinue reading “Summer Daze, Part II”
Helen Glynn Jones 