Last week I reposted one of my Wednesday Wander posts, in response to the fact that any sort of non-essential travel still looks to be some time away for most of us. I’ve decided to keep going with it – it’s fun to imagine, to dream of being spirited away somewhere else, especially when thingsContinue reading “Wednesday Wander Revisited – Highgate Cemetery”
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A Dorset Weekend With The Silent Eye – Part 2
Still officially on a blog break, I swear. But there is more to tell about my trip to Dorset, so here is part two of my weekend with The Silent Eye (for part one click here). Saturday morning arrived early. There was a lot planned, as there usually is on these weekends, so there wasContinue reading “A Dorset Weekend With The Silent Eye – Part 2”
Wednesday Wander – Hampton Court Palace
Okay, so I’ve not wandered too far this week – a train ride, rather than a plane ride, away. Still, it’s to a rather interesting place. London is home to some wonderful palaces – I have another post about the Tower of London still to write – and Hampton Court Palace is one of theContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Hampton Court Palace”
Thursday Doors – In The Village
I had a little time after work the other day, so decided to photograph a few of the lovely Georgian doors in the village where I work. It’s a small high street, 16th century half-timbered pubs next to Victorian villas and tiny cottages, older timber framed buildings ‘modernised’ with Georgian facades. The village dates backContinue reading “Thursday Doors – In The Village”
Treasure From My Garden
A little while ago I posted about a horseshoe we found while digging out the back of our garden in preparation for some building work. It was an odd horseshoe in that it was quite small and light, so I shared it in the hopes someone might be able to shed some light on it.Continue reading “Treasure From My Garden”
A Trip Through The Old Town, Hemel Hempstead
Today’s post is a weekend wander around Hemel Hempstead. There is a reason for this – last week, on my Thursday Doors post, roughseasinthemed asked if I could post some pictures of the Old Town area, as I had mentioned that improvements had recently been undertaken. Apparently their partner used to live here, and wasContinue reading “A Trip Through The Old Town, Hemel Hempstead”
Helen Glynn Jones 