tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-213455242024-03-07T06:17:40.729-08:00cheviotsOne more knitting blog.shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.comBlogger534125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-47373618493255440142024-03-03T13:05:00.000-08:002024-03-03T13:05:39.750-08:00Easter Objects<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKxm522-0H0fAAQatVEzqhRWjbgkm33QD2dQW4fknGiYFpHGVtC5vccPduFg5fbDd-cap5r6E3zkFLV9hOXNC7hwtXhPC3Y5Fm2zzkxAlUQuh1elNpgjVAkgfj_yZNT7dfvtzyHbQSD1GrWWEb3BlJ_XTfaJa02JSK-C91GFSR-yFXE0UZHbmxNgxHE0/s3083/DSCN9151%20-%20Copy.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2729" data-original-width="3083" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvKxm522-0H0fAAQatVEzqhRWjbgkm33QD2dQW4fknGiYFpHGVtC5vccPduFg5fbDd-cap5r6E3zkFLV9hOXNC7hwtXhPC3Y5Fm2zzkxAlUQuh1elNpgjVAkgfj_yZNT7dfvtzyHbQSD1GrWWEb3BlJ_XTfaJa02JSK-C91GFSR-yFXE0UZHbmxNgxHE0/s320/DSCN9151%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><br /> Not quite finished, but getting there! These are daffodils from a pattern by Attic 24. I can crochet but am still at the stage where I have to follow the pattern to the letter and even so it is touch and go.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWVmMNY1HfUe7vG4PLo0Rr04c0rGh27Gnp5tnEb_i40XRZoBOxaU-sH17As9b6SowhhHaGxbZxHkmTN5FcpoUnQe9Mg0kKBmKYJq_OMJ_nZv90tq9SVIPsR_CHQ8tJtCf211-Ca9AGwHAUqVbRAkaldodt7NVapoi0sYZ8er-E_DF6Fez7mZvvRQ5w90/s3273/DSCN9156.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="3273" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQWVmMNY1HfUe7vG4PLo0Rr04c0rGh27Gnp5tnEb_i40XRZoBOxaU-sH17As9b6SowhhHaGxbZxHkmTN5FcpoUnQe9Mg0kKBmKYJq_OMJ_nZv90tq9SVIPsR_CHQ8tJtCf211-Ca9AGwHAUqVbRAkaldodt7NVapoi0sYZ8er-E_DF6Fez7mZvvRQ5w90/s320/DSCN9156.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>A basket of knitted eggs, this time from the pattern by Little Cotton Rabbits. They are made to fit over a polystyrene egg form which gives them that satisfying neat shape.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfjqOyxPYnmNEtnmNiE2xNcdX7s_GJkJFXm5cSyHGuRH_j7EaPDko4_0vVKsYHlTge5iLgTgx-DzR8EsTa2u_Adv09equ_ijEQddgBWSHFMx-r0yLkYUFtVW7ahbri9YbNiaq3iHGM1szKLDazzeYNut30h4cTqocSyk73IZ7wDiWzJKZEFrvqdB0j6c/s2939/DSCN9155.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2467" data-original-width="2939" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfjqOyxPYnmNEtnmNiE2xNcdX7s_GJkJFXm5cSyHGuRH_j7EaPDko4_0vVKsYHlTge5iLgTgx-DzR8EsTa2u_Adv09equ_ijEQddgBWSHFMx-r0yLkYUFtVW7ahbri9YbNiaq3iHGM1szKLDazzeYNut30h4cTqocSyk73IZ7wDiWzJKZEFrvqdB0j6c/s320/DSCN9155.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>And three Easter creatures, made up as I went along. Odd how the character of each one was not obvious until the ears went on. The tails are pretty diagnostic too. I had fun making these.</p><p>Of course, they are not for our house, where I find that aesthetic a little cloying. They are for the NT property in our village, as seasonal decorations.</p>shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-75670022494601436242024-02-04T06:13:00.000-08:002024-02-04T06:13:05.639-08:00Wearable objects<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibi7v-SsuRTx59_slAjU7HDt8y-TkCq5kgyBTOUmjF6_OZc0YPVyNvEW3X73-oAougOPl9jGV-Flkgg7PxfmQSW-NRpbKYgLYQ13gG4E05rdoa5HODeEtixbUHDX0pxt8ea-jZyvXctE0EvVMTb3SZfLfoiBHJ80hyphenhypheni_2mB658bHNn0JFb610J/s3382/DSCN9140.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3157" data-original-width="3382" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibi7v-SsuRTx59_slAjU7HDt8y-TkCq5kgyBTOUmjF6_OZc0YPVyNvEW3X73-oAougOPl9jGV-Flkgg7PxfmQSW-NRpbKYgLYQ13gG4E05rdoa5HODeEtixbUHDX0pxt8ea-jZyvXctE0EvVMTb3SZfLfoiBHJ80hyphenhypheni_2mB658bHNn0JFb610J/s320/DSCN9140.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>So, here is the finished item, not only finished but also worn several times. I used a range of colours in Haworth Tweed, but not the cream or the colour sequence used in the actual pattern.</p><p>Some oddities in the pattern leaflet: Discussing the merits of cotton blend yarn - this is Merino and Nylon. Giving handy tips about intarsia. At first you think, stripes such as this do not involve intarsia. Right at the end you realise that there is a tiny bit of colour change to make the front band match the neckband. I suppose that is intarsia.</p><p>I was really please with how the stripes match across upper body and sleeves now - something the designer did not attempt.</p><p>I'm now working on another design in the same yarn which also has its oddities. I guess I have just got used to making it up as I go along.</p><p>Do pop over to my other blog: Coggeshall Chronicles.blogspot.com where I have reached 1891 in the census returns, but also locate some really interesting individuals who once lived in my street.</p>shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-25996601173665858932024-01-02T01:16:00.000-08:002024-01-02T01:16:50.760-08:00Matching stripes.<p> Thank you for your kind comments, Maureen. </p><p>I was regarding the striped cardigan as easy knitting. Here's the pattern:</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeokIzuEuPujVCnnEE_7pWMiiC4hdhUMppuwRrd7xmyUCBv8apvO7fk5pUnTS6AaKSOIJRTHEZjNRBD1pv8CQsrmTWmMI05pifcIfWMBNNeVktyroUKPOzuV7NT3_73G8itBi70bswx18oEkkA9piaGbRkS104XIFoTplRYHuVMovTXqg-lE89/s3098/DSCN9127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2920" data-original-width="3098" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeokIzuEuPujVCnnEE_7pWMiiC4hdhUMppuwRrd7xmyUCBv8apvO7fk5pUnTS6AaKSOIJRTHEZjNRBD1pv8CQsrmTWmMI05pifcIfWMBNNeVktyroUKPOzuV7NT3_73G8itBi70bswx18oEkkA9piaGbRkS104XIFoTplRYHuVMovTXqg-lE89/s320/DSCN9127.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I decided not to use the same sequence of colours, because I did not like how the cream divided it into blocks. When I was buying the yarn another customer commented that she had knitted the same pattern, but had felt the need to sort out the stripes at the sleeve head so they matched those on the body. This is the sort of thing you hope the designer would have sorted out for you. Sadly, I did not ask how it had been done.</p><p>So I started knitting a sleeve and then realised that it would not happen automatically: the only way was to start at the sleeve-head and reverse the shaping. I cast on 10 stitches and knitted the first stripe, increasing instead of decreasing. Hmmm... I knitted several stripes before realising that would not work. So then I tacked the shoulder seam together and it came to me that the cast on row would cover the first whole stripe on the body, so the first full stripe of the sleeve-head needed to be the second stripe of the body. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYVR-W2AprZAY_N3be4Ofca4BI-bXkb4zqRQbtDo0goGpYZoDAOfXfZFF61SoEVl1TpflNkhwBU4YbcLpkO2NQErK1CRZ-KvUpZryrPxgqJqc3VlCLnerizZRXcFuoyLUuH6aU4w3iTIQdpVMRygPgX-6O0pO3LvXRgUXkOCArKbJY-MhfqYg/s4608/DSCN9126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPYVR-W2AprZAY_N3be4Ofca4BI-bXkb4zqRQbtDo0goGpYZoDAOfXfZFF61SoEVl1TpflNkhwBU4YbcLpkO2NQErK1CRZ-KvUpZryrPxgqJqc3VlCLnerizZRXcFuoyLUuH6aU4w3iTIQdpVMRygPgX-6O0pO3LvXRgUXkOCArKbJY-MhfqYg/s320/DSCN9126.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Reversing the shaping was relatively easy once I got past this point, although working out the rate of decrease down the sleeve was a puzzle. Perhaps this is why the designer decided not to match the stripes?</p><p><br /></p>shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-16081205182330447872023-12-29T07:38:00.000-08:002023-12-29T07:38:24.207-08:00Two works in progress<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZr2diZ8AjBrdZcNK3NM5rb2hDZPwsmJdhlaUuxMLvVYNib3iFX6f8S4Q4ullThXTqrwbGikU0NcOZx3n0ezQMfsQaRvu-VlxjaZxqOonpuswfbAhBOCv8p5fapWI2l4at9nWOUY5R3ToFPo1SkKDGPUPSLrhQpL_eHfnbr8QCZbK4F1sOtzzL/s3999/DSCN9125.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3236" data-original-width="3999" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZr2diZ8AjBrdZcNK3NM5rb2hDZPwsmJdhlaUuxMLvVYNib3iFX6f8S4Q4ullThXTqrwbGikU0NcOZx3n0ezQMfsQaRvu-VlxjaZxqOonpuswfbAhBOCv8p5fapWI2l4at9nWOUY5R3ToFPo1SkKDGPUPSLrhQpL_eHfnbr8QCZbK4F1sOtzzL/s320/DSCN9125.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> This is tv knitting - a cardigan in Sirdar's Haworth Tweed, in simple stripes. I've used most of the colour range, but not the light oatmeal which tends to shout against these more muted colours. It's some while since I used a regular commercial pattern from a mainstream yarn company, and even longer since I used the specified yarn. <p></p><p>I did query a couple of points on the pattern, which is described as "triple-checked for accuracy " on the front page. In a little inset box is a Tip about how to do intarsia - not a technique needed here, I'd have thought. The Customer Service person replied that the sample, using nine colours, was knitted with the yarns carried up the side until needed. Imagine what a cord that would produce!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtR_OqoDV4PILzxNKFZZHi6QpO0xt-uNDAumWMDnoc0gdZx84E2kF7-GxxSfAol2KEmWTrL66qeGY7nGlBooIpUqNZIhEBN9PHwCSgEz8IScAsHCf8blenQKpWDAWLxTk4hJ9xAz8GhBmzKgmivWb0G7ioElqLO906Y2hxU4pXrV-G-wW83tWF/s3763/DSCN9124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3132" data-original-width="3763" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtR_OqoDV4PILzxNKFZZHi6QpO0xt-uNDAumWMDnoc0gdZx84E2kF7-GxxSfAol2KEmWTrL66qeGY7nGlBooIpUqNZIhEBN9PHwCSgEz8IScAsHCf8blenQKpWDAWLxTk4hJ9xAz8GhBmzKgmivWb0G7ioElqLO906Y2hxU4pXrV-G-wW83tWF/s320/DSCN9124.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This, on the other hand, is not tv knitting. It is a pattern called Kilronan, a densely cabled DK cardigan with asymmetric cables. Blink and you have to drop down a couple of rows to remedy your mistake. I chose a vibrant colour to make the most of its show-stopping qualities. It could take a while.</p><p>Now, if, like me, you are interested in social history as well as knitting, you may be interested in my new blog, focusing on the history of the small Essex village where I live. I am tracking what the censuses from 1841 onwards have to tell us about changes in this small community which was once dependent on wool and woollen cloth but by 1841 had moved over to silk and silk velvet production.</p><p>Here's the link: <a href="https://coggeshallchronicles.blogspot.com/">Coggeshall Chronicles</a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-39734211723305311272023-12-27T02:05:00.000-08:002023-12-27T02:05:38.876-08:00Midwinter Blanket<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4_-Fc6dLJN8ebbS7WpXrMn7XSjHFvVsKWQ5OEWr4vby70KIGWhyq_SKpYDFFDxlK3ZPlAS6JAP2y2LMgomktU45UCbLDTdV5CLYcmlH100dY-JtYmyQBOBg5voTpbJtcDvE3GPiCrM01FmeFYVG8yWfPZDbZBivFaNljqapDvroOVBu7FarP/s4276/DSCN9097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4276" data-original-width="2735" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4_-Fc6dLJN8ebbS7WpXrMn7XSjHFvVsKWQ5OEWr4vby70KIGWhyq_SKpYDFFDxlK3ZPlAS6JAP2y2LMgomktU45UCbLDTdV5CLYcmlH100dY-JtYmyQBOBg5voTpbJtcDvE3GPiCrM01FmeFYVG8yWfPZDbZBivFaNljqapDvroOVBu7FarP/s320/DSCN9097.JPG" width="205" /></a></div><br /> Now that it has been gifted, this is the Midwinter Blanket by Martin Storey with three of the strips assembled. The full item has thirty-five squares.<p></p><p>Choosing colours was a puzzle. Some of the finished pieces on the Rowan site use only two colours - a cream with a wine pattern colour - and look very sophisticated. There is a Festive colourway which is very bright, but a bit jazzy for my taste. Someone else had used terracotta and black. Here, I have used terracotta and a selection of dark colours against the oatmeal background. This is Haworth Tweed, a 50% Merino 50% nylon blend with a smaller colour range than Felted Tweed - and less than half the price.</p><p>I realised part way through that the designer had used Fair Isle motifs from Sheila McGregor's "Traditional Fair Isle Pattern", so I chose some more to give more variety - so long as they were 25 or 27 row patterns they would work. I prefer a bit of symmetry so I reversed the stags and paired the tiles.</p><p>After I had done fifteen tiles I began to flag, but then I worked out a grid to be sure the final placements would work so that motivated me to continue. Each tile took at least two hours to knit.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbWsDPg2I6HUFN_WggzkY9Eb8U2BaCHut5Zv-bgKObB58iF8MhSJzYcte4s2GOmbDZYcNpe8pM3zp9vPRyxqlC5bRdPys8mhTc1mG7kK95TJvnS-98VICnsi9cjtp-h6CazZ1XHZJ0A3Tw8Z1abWkwZaPvdmQdgb0XCPm77Vpi5kQ9ZKWPCoz/s4018/DSCN9098copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4018" data-original-width="3273" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIbWsDPg2I6HUFN_WggzkY9Eb8U2BaCHut5Zv-bgKObB58iF8MhSJzYcte4s2GOmbDZYcNpe8pM3zp9vPRyxqlC5bRdPys8mhTc1mG7kK95TJvnS-98VICnsi9cjtp-h6CazZ1XHZJ0A3Tw8Z1abWkwZaPvdmQdgb0XCPm77Vpi5kQ9ZKWPCoz/s320/DSCN9098copy.JPG" width="261" /></a></div><br /><p>This is it almost finished - here you can see some different colours in it. We worked out a 2023 tile.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRuUZ1I1oKEaXkVr4hTXumMmJgIQIMq8YgR3XcIGOALKOl_9tViU5lMPzslkgRovypsARUDY2StnXFfduUuMa0Bn1Yx3Exeb6fo7X97OePTvYbkX-KdrT9Hx3Jhct3HoXnX-F8EicuP9Ui1eu_KthfmYBnHrvqKSc_6nkF58MHlchy82YuOaJ/s4608/DSCN9102%20-%20Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsRuUZ1I1oKEaXkVr4hTXumMmJgIQIMq8YgR3XcIGOALKOl_9tViU5lMPzslkgRovypsARUDY2StnXFfduUuMa0Bn1Yx3Exeb6fo7X97OePTvYbkX-KdrT9Hx3Jhct3HoXnX-F8EicuP9Ui1eu_KthfmYBnHrvqKSc_6nkF58MHlchy82YuOaJ/s320/DSCN9102%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> This one - the initials of the recipient - took a couple of tries. The final choice is lettering from an antique French sampler. The style and scale seems to fit better with the other tiles.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWgKzDaAeP6yAvf6BefcvAwmZCg161dfCTwcT90OWa7uv4H1jF2vZ7ZA3Tg4N7GdbRMT6cqXYeIOuYaLBOebdG_fgkCJBtIf8dO9eEAzUyuXAqX8HIS94n_Vu_yrVqLVXL5D0dDvaL_AooPioVPK1g1glhIXibeF0XZkY7sbtd-lQtvvQmWog/s4608/DSCN9100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWgKzDaAeP6yAvf6BefcvAwmZCg161dfCTwcT90OWa7uv4H1jF2vZ7ZA3Tg4N7GdbRMT6cqXYeIOuYaLBOebdG_fgkCJBtIf8dO9eEAzUyuXAqX8HIS94n_Vu_yrVqLVXL5D0dDvaL_AooPioVPK1g1glhIXibeF0XZkY7sbtd-lQtvvQmWog/s320/DSCN9100.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>And this is it finished, showing how it fits in an armchair. I edged it with applied i-cord, just to neaten the edges. I was very pleased with it.</p>shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-8314711481037685942023-11-16T02:47:00.000-08:002023-11-16T02:47:48.486-08:00Southwold<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTclf0qSyOYcjCNo-WjMZUnQPVP2omHmoracTzCrhWG0NwemVuPKrkLQgjC_MzF2jBHZwMMjRZ5K1nC75WNBihXwNYToeYtGeFcUneRZ4_uZJswTc-IUQUZVJiuRbFclss-H3QTxcIowTooRrsgeGsHEU_Rn_3MK-fB1H0-wO16_RvbwKamZf/s4608/DSCN9042.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTclf0qSyOYcjCNo-WjMZUnQPVP2omHmoracTzCrhWG0NwemVuPKrkLQgjC_MzF2jBHZwMMjRZ5K1nC75WNBihXwNYToeYtGeFcUneRZ4_uZJswTc-IUQUZVJiuRbFclss-H3QTxcIowTooRrsgeGsHEU_Rn_3MK-fB1H0-wO16_RvbwKamZf/s320/DSCN9042.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Southwold, otherwise known as London on Sea. No empty shops here, but a tendency towards "Vintage". It was a cold, blustery day and we were glad to find a tea-shop for lunch.<p></p><p>The beach huts looked anything but inviting on such a day.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfOBG53gLCXorDGl47a1XHPcG0ogmgsqSZSFGIr1btc_sy3gbITgsMUzD8dXKIG_5nRXBCL2jrp3VLFpC5frdxuX-eCHQZh-OuI-iJK8h5huLFTdVAvC58E7SDwB6nTAlz8z8lQmoFVtlkBWD4864mNzwoacKIBJIbBRQn1EGNO7pOPkypcIa/s4608/DSCN9043.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbfOBG53gLCXorDGl47a1XHPcG0ogmgsqSZSFGIr1btc_sy3gbITgsMUzD8dXKIG_5nRXBCL2jrp3VLFpC5frdxuX-eCHQZh-OuI-iJK8h5huLFTdVAvC58E7SDwB6nTAlz8z8lQmoFVtlkBWD4864mNzwoacKIBJIbBRQn1EGNO7pOPkypcIa/s320/DSCN9043.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The absolutely fabulous church at first appeared to be closed,but in fact was just having masonry repairs to its porch.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1a3lgYYUhU4QEeCsbFYUEEzVyc85XGzZ2SyVMsVnjHxNhvMcCRIt20qD5XZiAOgat3rEz2NZOE2bRM1ISsReI4v3c9ch6TnmJEU1fWEn6WLs_rhRXjMO_izkR7HdPpZJMNrejL_bDiz0v1OrK7sbp-3src_SMhx0xsrbKjy_g9DX-_LQRVq83/s4608/DSCN9040.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1a3lgYYUhU4QEeCsbFYUEEzVyc85XGzZ2SyVMsVnjHxNhvMcCRIt20qD5XZiAOgat3rEz2NZOE2bRM1ISsReI4v3c9ch6TnmJEU1fWEn6WLs_rhRXjMO_izkR7HdPpZJMNrejL_bDiz0v1OrK7sbp-3src_SMhx0xsrbKjy_g9DX-_LQRVq83/s320/DSCN9040.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Inside, it is very light and airy, much larger than you would expect for this small community.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEN6JE32YCHwLHFzr-CKFhJu37OsuAtqKhUqRfgqpyH5m2V6pYfcZ_SYQawheQQLsJogI7BdBVQYSc8XhEVUKmTn1nijTWVtao00mhPMqxGhSSXGtHAKWWy1-w73qJM8Xb3gpK2I4pTLV40Z2OLhId4B_bsm-QlR6SD7q5Y4r5LroNo2Fk2V8/s4608/DSCN9045.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEN6JE32YCHwLHFzr-CKFhJu37OsuAtqKhUqRfgqpyH5m2V6pYfcZ_SYQawheQQLsJogI7BdBVQYSc8XhEVUKmTn1nijTWVtao00mhPMqxGhSSXGtHAKWWy1-w73qJM8Xb3gpK2I4pTLV40Z2OLhId4B_bsm-QlR6SD7q5Y4r5LroNo2Fk2V8/s320/DSCN9045.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>A decorated pulpit.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0C024IWsejEh2eSvRsc8b1goqTL0jwSpcLtp0hjyTKGGxTS6CzehXGsxMCTLDSp2HistE7SGJb1-uqNb_BpX0zLHbvYJCK6XOQY4k79jqd2M4NGQLY8QbYTRO42m1BIa4f6mRYlauhfQx4AyxFIPCvlT36NTuRXZczQW4kNR0DekX0ct2mvu/s4608/DSCN9046.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0C024IWsejEh2eSvRsc8b1goqTL0jwSpcLtp0hjyTKGGxTS6CzehXGsxMCTLDSp2HistE7SGJb1-uqNb_BpX0zLHbvYJCK6XOQY4k79jqd2M4NGQLY8QbYTRO42m1BIa4f6mRYlauhfQx4AyxFIPCvlT36NTuRXZczQW4kNR0DekX0ct2mvu/s320/DSCN9046.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>And a really lovely painted screen, defaced at the time of the Reformation.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsTIq_xC3VZ2vXl7Mx1ZqYwq9FpCP0s6tcGtyqkeC-NiaBhOkP5pd9C6SaekTXg5vzW0e21p-NZkYjZete2bCORg-QKLkiVtJV4twXwn9Ngf2PAGPmj4B572iKvTWwr-uaacGPjOF8g10aeHbRZiqttQyJS_eDtWNiO9duCIPnl35HwdnrhzNc/s320/DSCN9047.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The panels at the ends are in a different mounting. the suggestion is that they may have been relocated here from one of the drowned churches of this coast.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NXuJqV_uKSmyInOd2ppNIvih3WGpR63i2WkKdXJgG6CUwnLyLCGV2GqZ2CQ3Xs5bKjJZgc-Go8lRJiCTU4Cn46dZYTkxTAp5QAJLtcuzPMFmlhnCREtGIMfBFYgMBuZGsh3r6bKgd3SlCZ-Xh4CEA5NDSLSdwJHc1uG8eQjQgYzxdByGhOAz/s4608/DSCN9031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NXuJqV_uKSmyInOd2ppNIvih3WGpR63i2WkKdXJgG6CUwnLyLCGV2GqZ2CQ3Xs5bKjJZgc-Go8lRJiCTU4Cn46dZYTkxTAp5QAJLtcuzPMFmlhnCREtGIMfBFYgMBuZGsh3r6bKgd3SlCZ-Xh4CEA5NDSLSdwJHc1uG8eQjQgYzxdByGhOAz/s320/DSCN9031.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Just North of Saxmundham, this very attractive country church at Theberton. Note the thatched roof and the round tower.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqo0LwwSgv7KgiaX_ydezHYP4rx_j5LHUa5Sv9q0VuIxWXr6dexN0IgtHMGD1YltsYs8MIPaNq0fi9qYH7K3gAXClTzOmhoCYyQVTan9MF5cGlzDLmPDi4yRvtVePnNyAo9fQWeMjtw1g4FVfLLxvC7RWfdoehIj8pMxGb39gUUjbuzdh2votd/s4608/DSCN9039.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqo0LwwSgv7KgiaX_ydezHYP4rx_j5LHUa5Sv9q0VuIxWXr6dexN0IgtHMGD1YltsYs8MIPaNq0fi9qYH7K3gAXClTzOmhoCYyQVTan9MF5cGlzDLmPDi4yRvtVePnNyAo9fQWeMjtw1g4FVfLLxvC7RWfdoehIj8pMxGb39gUUjbuzdh2votd/s320/DSCN9039.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>The tower is clad in flint and it is estimated to have taken four years to construct.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4C0yAX-KRqGDlZjpN5o6SzeomZ3f3YAPS-p-iIGfoehgJzn3z14J15FlgF30uk3RVjPI2FEU9bAFm05v_enzx6-r2gQfyi2YtXOMYbCkrc7qflpsfwQ_uc03QgfV1P2Ky6w1dFMz6QhB3YsPOugQSZwuW0FvCxkntAjKjzF8g81SFXlOB5R5/s4608/DSCN9033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ4C0yAX-KRqGDlZjpN5o6SzeomZ3f3YAPS-p-iIGfoehgJzn3z14J15FlgF30uk3RVjPI2FEU9bAFm05v_enzx6-r2gQfyi2YtXOMYbCkrc7qflpsfwQ_uc03QgfV1P2Ky6w1dFMz6QhB3YsPOugQSZwuW0FvCxkntAjKjzF8g81SFXlOB5R5/s320/DSCN9033.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Very impressive - and functional - gargoyles.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAf7FqfcJV_YuPMD69bIBwwHYCmXCW0K2SbYCb6fEYdVLy00GUVJUMyKWQ_ADrhoFpvZKXpnRJbwyiABbYCxyeXT9tLKsiHOQhZwaeO66jfEfrSnkuwZq9p5P24dJ49_2v8qhKxXVMskExeYBme10o8zTJUacwwnF5-RC8sN0IgCzaUCDkrW9N/s4608/DSCN9034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAf7FqfcJV_YuPMD69bIBwwHYCmXCW0K2SbYCb6fEYdVLy00GUVJUMyKWQ_ADrhoFpvZKXpnRJbwyiABbYCxyeXT9tLKsiHOQhZwaeO66jfEfrSnkuwZq9p5P24dJ49_2v8qhKxXVMskExeYBme10o8zTJUacwwnF5-RC8sN0IgCzaUCDkrW9N/s320/DSCN9034.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Curiously, inside the vestry is this superb Norman archway, dating to the early 12th century. Presumably the vestry was added later and has protected it from the elements.</p><p>In the porch, this fragment of a German airship brought down in 1917.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHNRqyDmHA4kIKa3ESs584vdxzg7SSpXopE9ix5zp1QPXI3nJ1wB2z0PyzpiR2RdxBplh5XoRR3mwvKMnL8BMorpDEavrA7sDVVcP8loBSB8E4D_X4yABHu-l8IPQPXgqhb4St8swelyGUSrSnwNsDb2LYAvSiwbRxhAZwcCYb_SbGcHmHU0A/s4608/DSCN9037.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHNRqyDmHA4kIKa3ESs584vdxzg7SSpXopE9ix5zp1QPXI3nJ1wB2z0PyzpiR2RdxBplh5XoRR3mwvKMnL8BMorpDEavrA7sDVVcP8loBSB8E4D_X4yABHu-l8IPQPXgqhb4St8swelyGUSrSnwNsDb2LYAvSiwbRxhAZwcCYb_SbGcHmHU0A/s320/DSCN9037.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>We were on our way to Southwold and, as so rarely happens, just when we needed it a refreshment stop came into view. This was Tosiers, an artisan chocolate makers where we were able to have a coffee and stock up on chocolate. Just hit the spot nicely.<br /><p><br /></p>shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-38356129673330198552023-11-06T10:06:00.001-08:002023-11-06T10:06:22.048-08:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55jInsGXyCXG_SP3JLK2wcw3XA4kBekXNGMIPpSGzr-z8FJWNQq6rwgJCusXma9FYEBU7LttXa7ctdLpfBCPwb5Ct6OQJ5SOm96BLCnJgAiIpSJGvaGfsN2oKUaJQ_eY7dW6tcua8cJIBkV6HuOxo5SnrDTmrZrz_GmDm4ikp49eVvRW6o-Fl/s4608/DSCN8996.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55jInsGXyCXG_SP3JLK2wcw3XA4kBekXNGMIPpSGzr-z8FJWNQq6rwgJCusXma9FYEBU7LttXa7ctdLpfBCPwb5Ct6OQJ5SOm96BLCnJgAiIpSJGvaGfsN2oKUaJQ_eY7dW6tcua8cJIBkV6HuOxo5SnrDTmrZrz_GmDm4ikp49eVvRW6o-Fl/s320/DSCN8996.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Our now annual visit to Aldeburgh, arriving to calm autumnal weather.<p></p><p> All these visits to this part of Suffolk and we had never seen inside Aldeburgh church, always busy with some event or service. Here a Piper window in memory of Benjamin Britten</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7DdGzZEefzS7FjMzBWxT9iuYYT_KMiisZYusJM9QW33AYzSocan-GZtk_0XM0hCvqaC8LMhygf0tHeYLWpxwU_V8tyGr6w6FrgyMLXf68akOUjABey7KqbX5w-elhyphenhyphenfONth3lau8kfvVnaVCuw-Jiywtltg1fngzF7KOBxWhsr622lAatRtQ/s4608/DSCN9005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi7DdGzZEefzS7FjMzBWxT9iuYYT_KMiisZYusJM9QW33AYzSocan-GZtk_0XM0hCvqaC8LMhygf0tHeYLWpxwU_V8tyGr6w6FrgyMLXf68akOUjABey7KqbX5w-elhyphenhyphenfONth3lau8kfvVnaVCuw-Jiywtltg1fngzF7KOBxWhsr622lAatRtQ/w236-h320/DSCN9005.JPG" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">And here a very moving war memorial. This coastline must have been a prime recruiting ground for the Navy in both wars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaogeXWYpHmMEpVdwdo1dF6-TQ-TqWAlrQmB5nEvdlEUSHlADWT1xYlbOUKA6f-pYxF3EyImIva_o05PZspe_8lnRwjTaGJlsjGMtyqZ25J677XoO836rls3jAgKWZ-f4msEJG_PBis3WObl9lD7NqbFz9ycHShzNjNOLmR6SqwiC8-2ded_iK/s4608/DSCN9006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaogeXWYpHmMEpVdwdo1dF6-TQ-TqWAlrQmB5nEvdlEUSHlADWT1xYlbOUKA6f-pYxF3EyImIva_o05PZspe_8lnRwjTaGJlsjGMtyqZ25J677XoO836rls3jAgKWZ-f4msEJG_PBis3WObl9lD7NqbFz9ycHShzNjNOLmR6SqwiC8-2ded_iK/s320/DSCN9006.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The town itself full of quirky survivors, such as this watchtower. There are still fishing-boats here and fish for sale on stalls, but the main industry is tourism - well-heeled families with dogs in tow, grazing on fish and chips on the shingle beach.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrP8JR6Vh9T9Mu4YjrXmXVRz_ieecogD7_XqbFVu2EktSgRhRCigOKYstJ87sG-9pNaPqltSrW8Z2CrVswNRCYa6qo_ySDo0CANy61e18s_Rd5MNE87eQZKXuxTBlV0GawONW3z2Xz9NjgvcMod65xfhBhgR6i5ygPgfnzvcwmiCp0bRUaQhy3/s4608/DSCN9009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrP8JR6Vh9T9Mu4YjrXmXVRz_ieecogD7_XqbFVu2EktSgRhRCigOKYstJ87sG-9pNaPqltSrW8Z2CrVswNRCYa6qo_ySDo0CANy61e18s_Rd5MNE87eQZKXuxTBlV0GawONW3z2Xz9NjgvcMod65xfhBhgR6i5ygPgfnzvcwmiCp0bRUaQhy3/s320/DSCN9009.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Later in the week, a wonderfully peaceful walk around the Alde estuary. Everything looks posed as for a stylish watercolour, the reed-beds glowing in the low sun.</div></div><p></p></blockquote></blockquote><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0h5K4sJDxS_8BkA6HYdl3sorR4a0CxToPh_F5M9TutbASJAd2R-uAjRR1Vf5i5obSxOOLI_UXGN5BE4MIRv11MZDzivIwXU-MM9WNbSb__OJLb7nJ7R8Xeomean7oCW2-LXNIMJAFtBu4nzToi0ky2XNooOPfpH9c0g5AzVVB3zN-XgnaBaW/s4608/DSCN9020.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB0h5K4sJDxS_8BkA6HYdl3sorR4a0CxToPh_F5M9TutbASJAd2R-uAjRR1Vf5i5obSxOOLI_UXGN5BE4MIRv11MZDzivIwXU-MM9WNbSb__OJLb7nJ7R8Xeomean7oCW2-LXNIMJAFtBu4nzToi0ky2XNooOPfpH9c0g5AzVVB3zN-XgnaBaW/s320/DSCN9020.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDl0yNEPv9WATBhjF_DuLCimdsNw468_63I3rgNGrov0CVXElDQKk18kIBtiBHuEQyNP9vgfIvdytTqfXGBcmkci4iIq4btZVRNLJXevNbmd_SigHH0Ckw_On9zYUXTENeHEJTdwgC2_mMQJ-msJf9ZyERNRxG2ILrKAOp1GQuaMIWabNcfTnA/s2878/DSCN9027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2453" data-original-width="2878" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDl0yNEPv9WATBhjF_DuLCimdsNw468_63I3rgNGrov0CVXElDQKk18kIBtiBHuEQyNP9vgfIvdytTqfXGBcmkci4iIq4btZVRNLJXevNbmd_SigHH0Ckw_On9zYUXTENeHEJTdwgC2_mMQJ-msJf9ZyERNRxG2ILrKAOp1GQuaMIWabNcfTnA/s320/DSCN9027.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-2478829426912669432023-05-04T06:35:00.000-07:002023-05-04T06:35:48.392-07:00Portsmouth<p> On Thursday last, a big day out - to Portsmouth and the Mary Rose exhibition, something we have wanted to do for a long time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOD4bW65Ob1-7Xxc-ZxZvyAUBsdjRNkKffvK6F7mD8CpLDeNrj9X84yLj0o5qzFFUoERA9pBWyjFedjdO1Vxpp6DY_7tCq1e5DPVGnMk5hrkpUjcQYwkOjVmYoxoiGJmduk-ALoGQziim6toQev8glb7DyeDGw_f4xgij6trNDZIUwd438Kw/s4608/DSCN8728.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOD4bW65Ob1-7Xxc-ZxZvyAUBsdjRNkKffvK6F7mD8CpLDeNrj9X84yLj0o5qzFFUoERA9pBWyjFedjdO1Vxpp6DY_7tCq1e5DPVGnMk5hrkpUjcQYwkOjVmYoxoiGJmduk-ALoGQziim6toQev8glb7DyeDGw_f4xgij6trNDZIUwd438Kw/s320/DSCN8728.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The Historic dockyards are a very draughty location - and it was a cold, windy day. Armed security guards give it a serious tone, but there is lots to see as well as the Mary Rose.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSZ13kEhKSJhhfrDtlvk0nl25NVZ-ck9glwiTmwPAGNu2JI5__XZhgiieVmjvljgEwv1YdcdBcZUp9PfxZPTqItfQFV1rX7WE2q7rqhVDnvyzHYqG2Jx5i49Vmy3_UYslxrQyZ_g0TWV88zwNOUZ42ovcuy_kg6tHzMQUBK2qX6Uyegziyg/s4608/DSCN8731.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDSZ13kEhKSJhhfrDtlvk0nl25NVZ-ck9glwiTmwPAGNu2JI5__XZhgiieVmjvljgEwv1YdcdBcZUp9PfxZPTqItfQFV1rX7WE2q7rqhVDnvyzHYqG2Jx5i49Vmy3_UYslxrQyZ_g0TWV88zwNOUZ42ovcuy_kg6tHzMQUBK2qX6Uyegziyg/s320/DSCN8731.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>This is HMS Victory, Nelson's flagship, carrying a full freight of symbolic meaning within its hull. It is currently being supported by huge steel rods but amazingly still open to the public. We walked, crouched and ducked and dived below decks, easier for some of us than for others. It is fitted with ninety cannon, so the living spaces were crammed in between them.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8OToadiH51WM69oFFrLhwS1OnCP0COMZ-y2zrWjNbdXQn1Acsc3gbTxDwaPg3M7BUxWCKHVxRMLSN7MmXuj35lzd1SN1dHKbU6Hjf21hSUlVNccqunRxXnEu96WB6tZoV--vWgWJz08V6JWf-OCRDIktA9-cyItyHzcrufhF_3gdmjbECOw/s5184/DSC01699.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8OToadiH51WM69oFFrLhwS1OnCP0COMZ-y2zrWjNbdXQn1Acsc3gbTxDwaPg3M7BUxWCKHVxRMLSN7MmXuj35lzd1SN1dHKbU6Hjf21hSUlVNccqunRxXnEu96WB6tZoV--vWgWJz08V6JWf-OCRDIktA9-cyItyHzcrufhF_3gdmjbECOw/s320/DSC01699.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The view from the main cabin, incredibly lit by Georgian windows. Imagine this in heavy seas.</p><p>The Mary Rose exhibition begins with what is now termed an "immersive" experience, but we did not expect that to be taken quite so literally as first we were addressed by a 3D image of Henry V111 and then found ourselves on a simulation of the ship as it went out to battle and then sank. How they resisted accompanying this with authentic sound effects, given that over four hundred and fifty poor souls drowned that day, we will never know.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkDE68i1aK5Qr0Sjbss_1NGSUzu0Cl9tdMFXpJbhAox8-kCwUwSds0HwrIMwYzykvJ_Ay13EU7k2oMAqd8Q8T7RQsiejeddRl9ZKGxxeABhJj0kxQEMxY0u6Mj36BQtXDjaxA39jfyVkAZjem6D0vo1x73YSjsUfo-hsPobQXK_K2k1G48w/s5184/DSC01690.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfkDE68i1aK5Qr0Sjbss_1NGSUzu0Cl9tdMFXpJbhAox8-kCwUwSds0HwrIMwYzykvJ_Ay13EU7k2oMAqd8Q8T7RQsiejeddRl9ZKGxxeABhJj0kxQEMxY0u6Mj36BQtXDjaxA39jfyVkAZjem6D0vo1x73YSjsUfo-hsPobQXK_K2k1G48w/s320/DSC01690.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The wreck itself is just that: a wreck, but the thousands of artefacts recovered with it tell a really detailed story of life on board.<div><br /></div><div>On the way back through the dockyards we took in M33, a small WW1 Monitor boat. I imagine that HMS Gnat, the Yangtse River gunboat on which my father served during WW2 was somewhat similar.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoABPWgBiIHOmg6qqWnelNdKnb-IetDJCqmBXeF_fbDlz5ESl-n2407YyIDolu_jwzSMdHOmT5607L_tQfe9nJeKMtgvLQn_36vAU4vVAT4Q4xlksiwQbaV7AmHaHIrk3zlEoJmHOrq1swrM0bUsQIzdnCLSSq-bqVaNfx62lilDSMUWZ88A/s5184/DSC01687.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3888" data-original-width="5184" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoABPWgBiIHOmg6qqWnelNdKnb-IetDJCqmBXeF_fbDlz5ESl-n2407YyIDolu_jwzSMdHOmT5607L_tQfe9nJeKMtgvLQn_36vAU4vVAT4Q4xlksiwQbaV7AmHaHIrk3zlEoJmHOrq1swrM0bUsQIzdnCLSSq-bqVaNfx62lilDSMUWZ88A/s320/DSC01687.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Three ships from very different periods - and a fascinating day out.<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-15479047206735644902023-05-03T07:59:00.001-07:002023-05-03T07:59:37.106-07:00Chichester<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqH0Ur2GPwDeAiH4LNPfZc5mef5Ua29wFEI1cJ_igmWQWPe8CbKRETgVvOb5NtIniHST5pa0Pd14RaolsQCjgR4S2UlI5jjVLxIpvD5c_AzqxiNvs-4BoWr10VZFGTxoA9jHUQ74_W_nTXx_zCi8of7SY5-YNHUDOxLUhydSV5P9jq-m2Inw/s4608/DSCN8725.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqH0Ur2GPwDeAiH4LNPfZc5mef5Ua29wFEI1cJ_igmWQWPe8CbKRETgVvOb5NtIniHST5pa0Pd14RaolsQCjgR4S2UlI5jjVLxIpvD5c_AzqxiNvs-4BoWr10VZFGTxoA9jHUQ74_W_nTXx_zCi8of7SY5-YNHUDOxLUhydSV5P9jq-m2Inw/s320/DSCN8725.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> Another day, another outing, this time to Chichester. Now that is what I call a Cathedral.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLlHrXkw-7hVBIZ0jRFSCfLZk40yDyahKFmaAxi-Tkitoc0BdWwTTBs-zZYiiQFs6danBYuIy-c_j7_uZRFmmmDqDen_cevriMAsy3UiSSJ06lNH22bsAd1QoyXCPeSCnOjr6A8pUxksnIjCIMckk2HINiOi5IbYjQ66ztVCl_QLzL5ln9Q/s4608/DSCN8714.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLlHrXkw-7hVBIZ0jRFSCfLZk40yDyahKFmaAxi-Tkitoc0BdWwTTBs-zZYiiQFs6danBYuIy-c_j7_uZRFmmmDqDen_cevriMAsy3UiSSJ06lNH22bsAd1QoyXCPeSCnOjr6A8pUxksnIjCIMckk2HINiOi5IbYjQ66ztVCl_QLzL5ln9Q/s320/DSCN8714.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Inside, some real treasures. This is the Arundel Tomb, used by Philip Larkin in his poem. Note the ungloved hand-holding.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3jRoxBt9DIZin_seJw4v83flUvQI0G0NZCQYjbM8WrXjXMEgEQrHsn9rwnE7MjLtv8I6N-Ta54J3yoNWtymoQCu_VzJQz5Y--JCu-6GMojm_nRswCGzz16ed5FiGm37i4yDFHlWWlsm3YxHoBWDxPLZHsdD7nnbcYx-5zuhlaQeRDGkRTQ/s4608/DSCN8716.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3jRoxBt9DIZin_seJw4v83flUvQI0G0NZCQYjbM8WrXjXMEgEQrHsn9rwnE7MjLtv8I6N-Ta54J3yoNWtymoQCu_VzJQz5Y--JCu-6GMojm_nRswCGzz16ed5FiGm37i4yDFHlWWlsm3YxHoBWDxPLZHsdD7nnbcYx-5zuhlaQeRDGkRTQ/s320/DSCN8716.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Outside, a statue of Saint Richard</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-58003014432414798672023-05-01T02:34:00.001-07:002023-05-01T02:34:55.183-07:00Arundel castle<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On Monday, a peaceful day visiting Denman's Garden with my sister. This is a tranquil space with gravel acting as a kind of mulch everywhere.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tulips out in full force and birdsong, uninterrupted by the occasional visitor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwJ44aRQyS5o-xipEp018yAb7rqXeBu5-UXS5zvSDXUzWaElKC11vLULYQ_IpbFioS7yKTHkdBKvt-9W4nvsoKK-o0HpHGXxfQsZHEt1-5Kdrgu70GlcixlZR1BciepcV0Oe4F0qI_Tt2OshT_z8nZ5KEDx-fWyV7R43ySj1Cl33sTquFAg/s4608/DSCN8687.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjwJ44aRQyS5o-xipEp018yAb7rqXeBu5-UXS5zvSDXUzWaElKC11vLULYQ_IpbFioS7yKTHkdBKvt-9W4nvsoKK-o0HpHGXxfQsZHEt1-5Kdrgu70GlcixlZR1BciepcV0Oe4F0qI_Tt2OshT_z8nZ5KEDx-fWyV7R43ySj1Cl33sTquFAg/s320/DSCN8687.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1JIQFe_qeFGjgUDSYGfUAb6pXL3oRHQYoBobcfKbnSc5g-S4WGfTDncfO-JrYFtx9QySYdOkxEe3K9r994Grhi998VrbouYJ01JlGkrI12gcDldzZrkh7VKZbTD-2pxhg_lrcqZo-0wWbEdlvyOMgwT-iL3OvsSNpfdbL1u4Wl8JpFzfGg/s4608/DSCN8691.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR1JIQFe_qeFGjgUDSYGfUAb6pXL3oRHQYoBobcfKbnSc5g-S4WGfTDncfO-JrYFtx9QySYdOkxEe3K9r994Grhi998VrbouYJ01JlGkrI12gcDldzZrkh7VKZbTD-2pxhg_lrcqZo-0wWbEdlvyOMgwT-iL3OvsSNpfdbL1u4Wl8JpFzfGg/s320/DSCN8691.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwno7chPdpLjq_h_bC4qKKZAeHWpgH3DhsC_pZFfpoI2X45Wgmz8qS28Un78jAto-_fUlZMKnHDCP2q9ShXTNpgUnT3gggqEHenAiFzmAy4LqQ5EOFK9Vr_6OtW4RbPcPdXBfytSLriCpiwIRFzpGJrUe3nBP82T8BahH1kidCB-RV1tvlw/s4608/DSCN8692.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwno7chPdpLjq_h_bC4qKKZAeHWpgH3DhsC_pZFfpoI2X45Wgmz8qS28Un78jAto-_fUlZMKnHDCP2q9ShXTNpgUnT3gggqEHenAiFzmAy4LqQ5EOFK9Vr_6OtW4RbPcPdXBfytSLriCpiwIRFzpGJrUe3nBP82T8BahH1kidCB-RV1tvlw/s320/DSCN8692.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZZU_RTKWFtsJlupIYNkzFPCpP_RV1cxo6RfhyMmrQvAOW78Zx_sngF-os6BnwbcFod-bJZ_G1XnOMSl_PZ1i-p47-mjCiC1p5vjr5H7xv91Lh4rV4gi2LRFTOevrTXtxnw7D0yOOqtL-kiRRw9Y1H2P9mOqzaA2aPGLA7n0OkAeaqwBFV5g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZZU_RTKWFtsJlupIYNkzFPCpP_RV1cxo6RfhyMmrQvAOW78Zx_sngF-os6BnwbcFod-bJZ_G1XnOMSl_PZ1i-p47-mjCiC1p5vjr5H7xv91Lh4rV4gi2LRFTOevrTXtxnw7D0yOOqtL-kiRRw9Y1H2P9mOqzaA2aPGLA7n0OkAeaqwBFV5g" width="320" /></a></div><br />My sister and I drove into Arundel for a shopping fix: car-park pretty much empty and, for lunch, a delightful tea-room right there among interesting independent shops.<p></p><p>Very different the next day when Arundel Castle was open. We queued for the car-park tickets, then queued to get in even though we had pre-booked tickets. Later, we queued for lunch. If the Duke of Norfolk is one of the richest men in England this must be one of the reasons. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3_eTWTSqkapJP_QwxLzZs91l0U-k_RpbJIGRMCnnbycnDX7nH7rcL966mKejhnalZo1bzbq9qbLHTRUlHopmcAQ5n3ZUl9PX5ecxptNj8h9XN7Vy3pG1XcIg3wztsf6aX7hJI27-55ESQQHGKzOLChwR7_4YmYxrLc8Os4ObjzrWFCyQfA/s4608/DSCN8695.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3_eTWTSqkapJP_QwxLzZs91l0U-k_RpbJIGRMCnnbycnDX7nH7rcL966mKejhnalZo1bzbq9qbLHTRUlHopmcAQ5n3ZUl9PX5ecxptNj8h9XN7Vy3pG1XcIg3wztsf6aX7hJI27-55ESQQHGKzOLChwR7_4YmYxrLc8Os4ObjzrWFCyQfA/s320/DSCN8695.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>The castle was having a tulip festival, with extensive plantings all over the enormous grounds. The massive main building dates from about 1900.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-QIn6UtcR-SMQOHhWieRAsWOTYsp3yuwLrjG84LiI7Do8LjsEkUx7kOAn6iXMJ7sl-GuRTp6zXzjtwBabxHe6DFMnAG6kV4Ekfv2vlKntIeuYb3YjwRUiAP07pPvwChFNqQR3q8qdguCrFVfpICVkBnaLZJhxSfu6gFUyDrx8x8tEfNBwg/s4608/DSCN8698.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ-QIn6UtcR-SMQOHhWieRAsWOTYsp3yuwLrjG84LiI7Do8LjsEkUx7kOAn6iXMJ7sl-GuRTp6zXzjtwBabxHe6DFMnAG6kV4Ekfv2vlKntIeuYb3YjwRUiAP07pPvwChFNqQR3q8qdguCrFVfpICVkBnaLZJhxSfu6gFUyDrx8x8tEfNBwg/s320/DSCN8698.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The Norfolks were Roman Catholics and kept their half of the parish church partitioned off - the other half is C of E. Their half is full of family tombs.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzLITBCUh380DatEQ2A_Wa3kfDMbTq7lvoGEwiiUqL_CXi_E3PBhHXE6-p_g1W2uSyqoS88KvmuVgoMG54x6klha_R3BZDXlmSjdqeRG2t0D672jbG20RdG01j8G0rpJk1NOPC8ph6GfCitcZdvGJOypemWY3oHiXdd4sUwPLXKtwrFgaAg/s4608/DSCN8699.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzLITBCUh380DatEQ2A_Wa3kfDMbTq7lvoGEwiiUqL_CXi_E3PBhHXE6-p_g1W2uSyqoS88KvmuVgoMG54x6klha_R3BZDXlmSjdqeRG2t0D672jbG20RdG01j8G0rpJk1NOPC8ph6GfCitcZdvGJOypemWY3oHiXdd4sUwPLXKtwrFgaAg/s320/DSCN8699.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlrWgAB5zBOgXsRF1c3NfPrbGlNa6yRKINfdK7WgLEGB7hR8_rqnbU7tBMATyMUv2FNqGeMqvX5yLCXJeRBCiWLUeIKXlA6XHejW8rVBCMoFUd3mji8Uu_35QUkw9eQuzOzJarOfElKaUZlk-8DNbUQezo51fyEB8vZ5ns1vmEJJrdQY9kQA/s4608/DSCN8700.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzQcTRfUqZIQ-HJ6NZxPKve8ZyY682mceRO18glBD0FjQjn_8O7Ibq-XYPJ2RO0YmxRiUqekYo_Z6ku7wSC9hN3pvjTa05fn9J4I6Wl2f1mit9ZiihHGMqVcvs5wYWR_Wc_OCx6XickzioA2OsubyUQuMl7Y6UAzcVgxc9HOkq0YhoBigfw/s4379/DSCN8706%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3405" data-original-width="4379" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzQcTRfUqZIQ-HJ6NZxPKve8ZyY682mceRO18glBD0FjQjn_8O7Ibq-XYPJ2RO0YmxRiUqekYo_Z6ku7wSC9hN3pvjTa05fn9J4I6Wl2f1mit9ZiihHGMqVcvs5wYWR_Wc_OCx6XickzioA2OsubyUQuMl7Y6UAzcVgxc9HOkq0YhoBigfw/s320/DSCN8706%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>And back to the tulips, red ones cascading down the slopes, perhaps in a take on the Tower of London display.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyf717v3IXhk1GtJh5wdKn7wFLHuXQiN8jXXdVEvN9uF7fLczm_XNz3pAlbz_clHW6XDyTcF70bUitPHrbegFdUb5KObEzYo3YaAfWht8AXHDse91vybtlevMZoz2WI4_FmIayiHcEA3MmT9w_Rk59BHoPDp0Wn03MDvMr8b-_W7PxrIzLhg/s4608/DSCN8713.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyf717v3IXhk1GtJh5wdKn7wFLHuXQiN8jXXdVEvN9uF7fLczm_XNz3pAlbz_clHW6XDyTcF70bUitPHrbegFdUb5KObEzYo3YaAfWht8AXHDse91vybtlevMZoz2WI4_FmIayiHcEA3MmT9w_Rk59BHoPDp0Wn03MDvMr8b-_W7PxrIzLhg/s320/DSCN8713.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was certainly spectacular, if not very peaceful.</div><br /> <p></p>shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-47106929393122463492023-04-30T01:55:00.000-07:002023-04-30T01:55:16.398-07:00Arundel and Chichester<p>A rare event for us: a holiday in an area we have never visited before where a genuine sense of exploration and discovery can be had. We drove down to the Sussex coastal area, calling at Nymans on the way.</p><p>Our cottage was a converted coach-house attached to the house of the owner. This turned out to be a boon because on our first evening there was a lengthy power cut. The owner was round like a shot with candles, lanterns and a camping stove. Fortunately it did not come to that as we drove out to a lovely restaurant just out of the area which had power, fortunately.</p><p>The next day we began the sight-seeing with Petworth, a National Trust property crammed with Old Master paintings. The parkland was almost as impressive, with many veteran trees.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJnHAt4YCUocsbo4SCKeqmMROQH2nJT6X-5wLFpsI5nOXy_KHz5uZaQxNHn-hjimhwDuVv9ejf2bmhuHa0ZiZhNIj8BYKa3-mYpm4EO0jY7e-MbW3ra9xgA1bNgjfeLNKfuxOBkN0wyQDF2SG8f8KQqk8bxxorQ8iIj-iOjUdxqnMYsELOA/s4608/DSCN8662.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJnHAt4YCUocsbo4SCKeqmMROQH2nJT6X-5wLFpsI5nOXy_KHz5uZaQxNHn-hjimhwDuVv9ejf2bmhuHa0ZiZhNIj8BYKa3-mYpm4EO0jY7e-MbW3ra9xgA1bNgjfeLNKfuxOBkN0wyQDF2SG8f8KQqk8bxxorQ8iIj-iOjUdxqnMYsELOA/s320/DSCN8662.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhke2DbAYu3d8srlxwexKaYvJEmTQnMRas5IkG2p6EmjzWWuoTBtRX1NHDeMnBz5kT_-LwrFElMeesvxizI4KIne79InizR_-bwOEyk7uwGVtp2GDs7-9oRPZuq1lO4bnWlM6Ye9r24QUCG8Uywz0zsdxckzZWlwFJqbG8L_lQ5rsmNoPYkrg/s3752/DSCN8661%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="3752" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhke2DbAYu3d8srlxwexKaYvJEmTQnMRas5IkG2p6EmjzWWuoTBtRX1NHDeMnBz5kT_-LwrFElMeesvxizI4KIne79InizR_-bwOEyk7uwGVtp2GDs7-9oRPZuq1lO4bnWlM6Ye9r24QUCG8Uywz0zsdxckzZWlwFJqbG8L_lQ5rsmNoPYkrg/s320/DSCN8661%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgLesXFpoQ0dtwnay_98g2TtsY8RXfSGmd21CUCM-JQnJex-56gnef4NEYwIKjg3ofcBtMURIVGTLjjbQkTS86VFuaCu1wVVY0AYSCMJrNhi_xEbTbhbFIAcyMbkTPbNwvjxG9_hejQ3VN7Nx3tUDU5nuAhExceD_fGZX_3IcppMAzNDTGQ/s4608/DSCN8673.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgLesXFpoQ0dtwnay_98g2TtsY8RXfSGmd21CUCM-JQnJex-56gnef4NEYwIKjg3ofcBtMURIVGTLjjbQkTS86VFuaCu1wVVY0AYSCMJrNhi_xEbTbhbFIAcyMbkTPbNwvjxG9_hejQ3VN7Nx3tUDU5nuAhExceD_fGZX_3IcppMAzNDTGQ/s320/DSCN8673.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>But most staggering of all was the life-story of the 3rd Earl of Egremont who not only fathered forty-three children, but maintained fifteen mistresses at Petworth with their various children. He owned land in Sussex, but also around Cockermouth and, of course, Egremont in Cumbria. He was a very busy man as he had a full range of business interests: canals, agricultural innovations, lime-kilns....<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4EY4zsJvFw54KcfG-sy4cPOPiOjt-_VBH94tSu1gy7hq9pGXPJWfHP_dU-EPfv_2RAUWdK-UiSEyOlIoF7ZdgTmZTLsJ3hbPeOmaYiZbg0xH9KWVKEZYyygqln-JOdyhfWEWlCggkXXKBYZKup5oXvfs-WkadiRS89a7VqzVtsBlCBbXog/s3972/DSCN8672%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2696" data-original-width="3972" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4EY4zsJvFw54KcfG-sy4cPOPiOjt-_VBH94tSu1gy7hq9pGXPJWfHP_dU-EPfv_2RAUWdK-UiSEyOlIoF7ZdgTmZTLsJ3hbPeOmaYiZbg0xH9KWVKEZYyygqln-JOdyhfWEWlCggkXXKBYZKup5oXvfs-WkadiRS89a7VqzVtsBlCBbXog/s320/DSCN8672%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Petworth itself is a charmingly quaint place full of nooks and corners.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mbHMtpzNm1xkKvz23Qebamcn8zw-NqdJHz18MmLKrI9S9xZizJ9NRVYeu8R-SDfpbdoH6mkzWzOmb2UpvWQYhVs0QroaGFQGvGOgHEyW6dF2Byakw4qcl_8nsV2kX7azde1d1sUTfSwoJzZ9T3hRpc_aAf0U3KfG61bpDnH-9mYN5c4wcg/s4608/DSCN8670.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4mbHMtpzNm1xkKvz23Qebamcn8zw-NqdJHz18MmLKrI9S9xZizJ9NRVYeu8R-SDfpbdoH6mkzWzOmb2UpvWQYhVs0QroaGFQGvGOgHEyW6dF2Byakw4qcl_8nsV2kX7azde1d1sUTfSwoJzZ9T3hRpc_aAf0U3KfG61bpDnH-9mYN5c4wcg/s320/DSCN8670.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>On our way home we took in the Roman villa at Bignor. My goodness, the mosaics! </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIdgkMFCCIIYaQMF-Ug_VKCS0j32DVfHLvh-dZKQsEF4jn6AqtlI-YkdVqNIRj5UBlfi9MEc_o62oCicQhdEm3z_8SyFDIkwda4x431sTzCvoQjt8jwIt1tOR4VYnTX3pm26D-OUVZ-WFITNFBSboWh77MBEfywKUIENWGTbz2M2fKBnmcg/s4608/DSCN8686.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWIdgkMFCCIIYaQMF-Ug_VKCS0j32DVfHLvh-dZKQsEF4jn6AqtlI-YkdVqNIRj5UBlfi9MEc_o62oCicQhdEm3z_8SyFDIkwda4x431sTzCvoQjt8jwIt1tOR4VYnTX3pm26D-OUVZ-WFITNFBSboWh77MBEfywKUIENWGTbz2M2fKBnmcg/s320/DSCN8686.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xFcPGZ8IVGFiIluXcSBy7iQ-k7GuM7wDgAzkcRFFvDbVM8hSR18fmzti5kHiXYb8C6Gm1C8PDNTx1-zZZ-OLckcNzCkQEtR_GDpIV8LPxmx5bfz0jMBd2Rt_Q9CzEq-nCc0XflvKyQsMIIHjg_mmP5vdT0c5uEJ-mZIytTkZpZlP9ipnrg/s4608/DSCN8684.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xFcPGZ8IVGFiIluXcSBy7iQ-k7GuM7wDgAzkcRFFvDbVM8hSR18fmzti5kHiXYb8C6Gm1C8PDNTx1-zZZ-OLckcNzCkQEtR_GDpIV8LPxmx5bfz0jMBd2Rt_Q9CzEq-nCc0XflvKyQsMIIHjg_mmP5vdT0c5uEJ-mZIytTkZpZlP9ipnrg/s320/DSCN8684.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrZ5dnRUo_nhvOV_B88zPFKDcY3lqGSLn7O0RkWI94iLiVUiB_cYS0ehAb7Swm66oOSZuPHL1KWiDq2vn1Nk7Tbhm0iBbuRD7R5zxiM2km_eaaSBBbiOFqC7lBmd0OUVNjtxQvWKY4rggrI79cQpcM6zifZIMqwstnwq6Pq-njnaI2fKqkA/s4608/DSCN8683.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilrZ5dnRUo_nhvOV_B88zPFKDcY3lqGSLn7O0RkWI94iLiVUiB_cYS0ehAb7Swm66oOSZuPHL1KWiDq2vn1Nk7Tbhm0iBbuRD7R5zxiM2km_eaaSBBbiOFqC7lBmd0OUVNjtxQvWKY4rggrI79cQpcM6zifZIMqwstnwq6Pq-njnaI2fKqkA/s320/DSCN8683.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9eYXImlxUOwmGtD7Gv3Gw0d8Ae6af9ar3hzzQHqaIr5ztC92-dHstYpX6Nkejcd4ztZnFPZ89iYdQ0DDU68tfFJLpHV1NhkUeTTF-roE5YKbXsaGT6NR2oyzULW27JOrU3U1YokrU4lYS3pfAZVi1Sl81hEvzUHyXZKWOwP-h_h25CXkoA/s4608/DSCN8679.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9eYXImlxUOwmGtD7Gv3Gw0d8Ae6af9ar3hzzQHqaIr5ztC92-dHstYpX6Nkejcd4ztZnFPZ89iYdQ0DDU68tfFJLpHV1NhkUeTTF-roE5YKbXsaGT6NR2oyzULW27JOrU3U1YokrU4lYS3pfAZVi1Sl81hEvzUHyXZKWOwP-h_h25CXkoA/s320/DSCN8679.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfhNdNphOESpkm1aYIoXxDx6yjJj8QyRYAg84FQkfnGS7yOGgjKAOxBriwEqW30NA_TfpjptodCYnKyZgG0hTEqkBEDsSudG6vThCcy41Ls3dkqBxIwQSW4myGr7-MyLdrDmmdJmoaYxcQUgHt1FDJbQCjlfubhXkZX_WwBm6uSfOngEitA/s4608/DSCN8682.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfhNdNphOESpkm1aYIoXxDx6yjJj8QyRYAg84FQkfnGS7yOGgjKAOxBriwEqW30NA_TfpjptodCYnKyZgG0hTEqkBEDsSudG6vThCcy41Ls3dkqBxIwQSW4myGr7-MyLdrDmmdJmoaYxcQUgHt1FDJbQCjlfubhXkZX_WwBm6uSfOngEitA/s320/DSCN8682.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although some are stained with algae, most are in a wonderful state of preservation. I don't recall seeing gladiators shown in combat like that. It really gave an idea of how extensive the use of mosaic would have been in that long hallway carpeted with a plain geometric pattern.</div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-6615058136858659502023-03-30T02:31:00.000-07:002023-03-30T02:31:36.596-07:00Back-tracking<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Just for you, Maureen - a fabulous place to visit outside London. This is Framlingham, a small market town with a castle and a really impressive church, burial place of the Dukes of Norfolk, although Framlingham is in Suffolk.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_jn_Hq99c_MTslHkjCk_ai8ejhVSiMgFR_x6S_zIqiEtM4xirVzh5MvAOcd8yLLAVd5S5ft_GZIcMmZ7DUmO8wb9UoAPHmD856eO7jjJRx6uNgaeUQDROckK8fno2QdyhIr41Li7CphAWYgzCzgQfZkuo9ACgCBRs0njgOFnv7I45rY99Q/s4608/DSCN8463.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_jn_Hq99c_MTslHkjCk_ai8ejhVSiMgFR_x6S_zIqiEtM4xirVzh5MvAOcd8yLLAVd5S5ft_GZIcMmZ7DUmO8wb9UoAPHmD856eO7jjJRx6uNgaeUQDROckK8fno2QdyhIr41Li7CphAWYgzCzgQfZkuo9ACgCBRs0njgOFnv7I45rY99Q/s320/DSCN8463.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZP4V4NU86wa7Y10S2wnt5GF3n024Z_GdJEHXNAILkoKfxN4S1orL75y5R6YRKorbWpNWWZAvi43zIb2CEhospf4FqdXekL-XlW9ZOmkgKtahTmamnakoWRhsTHKoiLyrv6hICq-TcEMEfIOtNSEJ-AxK8JURBncBgoKP3TP0V15fGLnBHQw/s4608/DSCN8465.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZP4V4NU86wa7Y10S2wnt5GF3n024Z_GdJEHXNAILkoKfxN4S1orL75y5R6YRKorbWpNWWZAvi43zIb2CEhospf4FqdXekL-XlW9ZOmkgKtahTmamnakoWRhsTHKoiLyrv6hICq-TcEMEfIOtNSEJ-AxK8JURBncBgoKP3TP0V15fGLnBHQw/s320/DSCN8465.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9JBGhMf5qWRainOH5ZPIoDeF-68-PT4oF8XmVrxOpZF3RzOXPrKiqkAHQrfPR_4lZKPEmlVVj3DwSCGQmXCoIuVkFyDtaGQm6sr4UlbCU5Mt-4lfwysolDbHWhCmgBshsa_PtJNuM3DoBB8gh3zLUG_M5SRAFsju2xUGq4jwo2s4dRS-xaw/s4608/DSCN8467.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9JBGhMf5qWRainOH5ZPIoDeF-68-PT4oF8XmVrxOpZF3RzOXPrKiqkAHQrfPR_4lZKPEmlVVj3DwSCGQmXCoIuVkFyDtaGQm6sr4UlbCU5Mt-4lfwysolDbHWhCmgBshsa_PtJNuM3DoBB8gh3zLUG_M5SRAFsju2xUGq4jwo2s4dRS-xaw/s320/DSCN8467.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8p916ir9pw2eYMxkk7VV09hrVLAjeJPV967zsPnG7SQgQKhrSmZIqZSKsNgHT7dlRtgKmSxfi9c6ZpFU5DFsG1n3Ue7dvItzYxhefP3fIB8WzJPlR6Wmu6JO3W8meGDjpte4vQvpYt-cO8wDy85KMmJKgqA24mRYJgbuJgVrSUbwxKuEEqw/s4608/DSCN8468.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8p916ir9pw2eYMxkk7VV09hrVLAjeJPV967zsPnG7SQgQKhrSmZIqZSKsNgHT7dlRtgKmSxfi9c6ZpFU5DFsG1n3Ue7dvItzYxhefP3fIB8WzJPlR6Wmu6JO3W8meGDjpte4vQvpYt-cO8wDy85KMmJKgqA24mRYJgbuJgVrSUbwxKuEEqw/s320/DSCN8468.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>Then on to the coastal town of Aldeburgh, where small fishing boats still land their catch daily, so you can buy fresh fish from their stalls.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhSUiTimUBEYrch_PlsERqrBKAig-emPHUCMovGEPJFpZjV6iOHbpOCJNF2r3F1WaiEHGQ5xbsuXt60lI-Mi2q5YHKiEc9KBozeV21zBEab-gvvtXC2nKQCLUwtaciZgQKxjE_puY9bUYtmGyXPm46BVdqc4zUs9Di_kruo8GAo_O85pHMQ/s4608/DSCN8472.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhSUiTimUBEYrch_PlsERqrBKAig-emPHUCMovGEPJFpZjV6iOHbpOCJNF2r3F1WaiEHGQ5xbsuXt60lI-Mi2q5YHKiEc9KBozeV21zBEab-gvvtXC2nKQCLUwtaciZgQKxjE_puY9bUYtmGyXPm46BVdqc4zUs9Di_kruo8GAo_O85pHMQ/s320/DSCN8472.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>In that neck of the woods, many historic churches to visit with interesting features. We had a few wet days while there and this proved a good way to get out and about.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_oWhxLjZHGmQIMR0bW2WjBtmMZtaPhVuq-z1h8vxkjXA0fT-1J8RwNGnnfM9UKZw3068b3YLwrI4oxJS_e3496wezI2t5LZoyFB34EXagyOAuHadWG8pxn4ULcr7hlCiph5uswmg-tWr-vZaGPtdOjjhk2OCMK39a9aV6mIlXY2xYqdTgMw/s4608/DSCN8488.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_oWhxLjZHGmQIMR0bW2WjBtmMZtaPhVuq-z1h8vxkjXA0fT-1J8RwNGnnfM9UKZw3068b3YLwrI4oxJS_e3496wezI2t5LZoyFB34EXagyOAuHadWG8pxn4ULcr7hlCiph5uswmg-tWr-vZaGPtdOjjhk2OCMK39a9aV6mIlXY2xYqdTgMw/s320/DSCN8488.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCV0gHULR1maG5QqgEKEdTI5K-I24GTxB5xy5fxRUuzNzqe3UhZG_UhRci5ncfVwuFlMKCsTAIYFB_nOsW2-kGJ7m14WZJ2g2o_NREymSUY-aspZ1yKEfGV7Jd_DR8NRJwc2f_ZfSoFMplywfUsIvbozYR1egLVufJnogsNaBx0Mqf2ta3QA/s4608/DSCN8505.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCV0gHULR1maG5QqgEKEdTI5K-I24GTxB5xy5fxRUuzNzqe3UhZG_UhRci5ncfVwuFlMKCsTAIYFB_nOsW2-kGJ7m14WZJ2g2o_NREymSUY-aspZ1yKEfGV7Jd_DR8NRJwc2f_ZfSoFMplywfUsIvbozYR1egLVufJnogsNaBx0Mqf2ta3QA/s320/DSCN8505.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2iA9SZQCQzLLfwcm3nPvMvd1D2-_BfISukx55c7qKytjc8MmNBOtyecVlc6qVA-xoo1tcBVxvyuH8SR9mbSVRwkYf6b95wAuYuTR4Z41ENyhzb5TurGK158UabIUIZ0lr1CiDib3ULUsHx9CiRWkXwwJ4lBblPygizfK-YwMuB7BwbffrA/s4608/DSCN8506.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2iA9SZQCQzLLfwcm3nPvMvd1D2-_BfISukx55c7qKytjc8MmNBOtyecVlc6qVA-xoo1tcBVxvyuH8SR9mbSVRwkYf6b95wAuYuTR4Z41ENyhzb5TurGK158UabIUIZ0lr1CiDib3ULUsHx9CiRWkXwwJ4lBblPygizfK-YwMuB7BwbffrA/s320/DSCN8506.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittskaHdGsTDw6JPExpfxfOZkbE7KgJIv7UV_M2-Z02D-dhvTnUlsFF3vSVyM5v7IOskAIMSZBa9CYxJgJCt5dKdPfSGlyj-yflNPUL6XXzvLqBKwodQbCs_uY6RUBjCnrwm1gNG1EUi2vGO4zuiGn8Uj8PJ5xd7VR5TCN5PCAMxz8qdtcbQ/s4608/DSCN8503.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEittskaHdGsTDw6JPExpfxfOZkbE7KgJIv7UV_M2-Z02D-dhvTnUlsFF3vSVyM5v7IOskAIMSZBa9CYxJgJCt5dKdPfSGlyj-yflNPUL6XXzvLqBKwodQbCs_uY6RUBjCnrwm1gNG1EUi2vGO4zuiGn8Uj8PJ5xd7VR5TCN5PCAMxz8qdtcbQ/s320/DSCN8503.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>The first of the bears - this is a pattern called Bertie Bear by Angela Turner. It's a great pattern.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2Zqh-0yi_gSOtnFQpuoQPgpCmMKDrql5cTPlAZ90DRcs5LsYvAqfEn8eYLEj-CfUNNcnq-soFFq0t6U8XlUBx9hgC1DDW2ZO-wTJyPQDegU520O81vBfeUs7ob2vPI_TMmLgEVgeih1e99DInUIULZIQkfn9CeMuEmGFLV5do1Oa8R8BAA/s4608/DSCN8518.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2Zqh-0yi_gSOtnFQpuoQPgpCmMKDrql5cTPlAZ90DRcs5LsYvAqfEn8eYLEj-CfUNNcnq-soFFq0t6U8XlUBx9hgC1DDW2ZO-wTJyPQDegU520O81vBfeUs7ob2vPI_TMmLgEVgeih1e99DInUIULZIQkfn9CeMuEmGFLV5do1Oa8R8BAA/s320/DSCN8518.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Then, a series of baby blankets, using patterns from Ravelry. All these went to either the women's refuge or the neo-natal unit at the hospital.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQiO8zWXzBQ3Hw1jAnPK76hI-w_ZUO1oDWfRaYh47Adgstqhh7sTtHu05vpHpBi5jHEE-dCRhyGHhrDEo1ZxGyaZ-AkoCET6JzhDESUHHwNs-V4ITKkTmj-P_dJjPTyZkEtj7OalUqHAYvsvM8x8neqfXzeBIuOCDoeqoniLw3MKGakD3Zg/s4608/DSCN8453.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQiO8zWXzBQ3Hw1jAnPK76hI-w_ZUO1oDWfRaYh47Adgstqhh7sTtHu05vpHpBi5jHEE-dCRhyGHhrDEo1ZxGyaZ-AkoCET6JzhDESUHHwNs-V4ITKkTmj-P_dJjPTyZkEtj7OalUqHAYvsvM8x8neqfXzeBIuOCDoeqoniLw3MKGakD3Zg/s320/DSCN8453.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hQu_6B5rEIcoMBRWeW0SavtLesGHAXppcoyx5fyGd0eip4AD5BL7iIA7CzAqS3zUM6_tn6T-uKO1UKpoBHnr3UgFnYRqNX2hlDwtiKUNshPJs2RckFVd9PYe-VbvyFMk6vaWxJVV5VWGXFKfZufQXsmO_P1G4eyK_O3BARJxT1ElntyeTQ/s4608/DSCN8454.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hQu_6B5rEIcoMBRWeW0SavtLesGHAXppcoyx5fyGd0eip4AD5BL7iIA7CzAqS3zUM6_tn6T-uKO1UKpoBHnr3UgFnYRqNX2hlDwtiKUNshPJs2RckFVd9PYe-VbvyFMk6vaWxJVV5VWGXFKfZufQXsmO_P1G4eyK_O3BARJxT1ElntyeTQ/s320/DSCN8454.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwv74JVcrkx7-RrSfiT9pzMxl8DdUDkWhhYh7xidXsubu3vGhtOT6mMaz_8KxVvTJsFjUjFHhZHl5mrUs1lPLTOPbxgADQNRGzg-R4G2HYZA5DRRi-FEgKGHhyw3oXq50REeHZzEf-FG-JfnPRZljgIi3ujuHM94HDyF7sTi8g7IY5AVxfgA/s3348/DSCN8458%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3009" data-original-width="3348" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwv74JVcrkx7-RrSfiT9pzMxl8DdUDkWhhYh7xidXsubu3vGhtOT6mMaz_8KxVvTJsFjUjFHhZHl5mrUs1lPLTOPbxgADQNRGzg-R4G2HYZA5DRRi-FEgKGHhyw3oXq50REeHZzEf-FG-JfnPRZljgIi3ujuHM94HDyF7sTi8g7IY5AVxfgA/s320/DSCN8458%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-86488226473211395342023-03-28T02:32:00.002-07:002023-03-28T02:32:47.213-07:00Long time, No see.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZlkaRtbHoWbviuhNYvUigZUz06q7QWybvswX6aX6lyT8pfundIG6uc_Z2JY0SjC7eLWYMdAsKQ0-XX9k3Is2UY1ccV0rPN_o1-MGH3KXXzaD_klUqcHPjb3xfhpJLdoCt5KkIFuTLoicWsqlFXfrSnunphtvBdhVWQMBzxst5mYQTJWObg/s3966/DSCN8640%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2987" data-original-width="3966" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJZlkaRtbHoWbviuhNYvUigZUz06q7QWybvswX6aX6lyT8pfundIG6uc_Z2JY0SjC7eLWYMdAsKQ0-XX9k3Is2UY1ccV0rPN_o1-MGH3KXXzaD_klUqcHPjb3xfhpJLdoCt5KkIFuTLoicWsqlFXfrSnunphtvBdhVWQMBzxst5mYQTJWObg/s320/DSCN8640%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Red Pike from Brackenthwaite How. One of a tiny few walks we managed on this very wet trip to Cumbria recently. This little eminence gives you a lot of view for not very much ascent, and some lovely woodland walking through Lanthwaite Woods.<p></p><p>This is the Lodore Falls, from the terrace of the hotel.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynpIJ6P2V9tzvCmhCV6nFj1YjXLnmYdn96tH9aCuw3PbDzW9DvJ_pyK1Er6nSDQQL4SOSqqhS4QiS4G0cpZExJSRpVktPVU_WvIM3YPd11Tla2zk0v2SPBC0mjD0Q1gIm98ji6mpuwLBU2Wjgd89sD2Nm4js9GjG7cy2WCx5GqmFvwCKIAA/s4608/DSCN8618.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynpIJ6P2V9tzvCmhCV6nFj1YjXLnmYdn96tH9aCuw3PbDzW9DvJ_pyK1Er6nSDQQL4SOSqqhS4QiS4G0cpZExJSRpVktPVU_WvIM3YPd11Tla2zk0v2SPBC0mjD0Q1gIm98ji6mpuwLBU2Wjgd89sD2Nm4js9GjG7cy2WCx5GqmFvwCKIAA/s320/DSCN8618.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And this, the view in the other direction. All the waterspouts and becks were in full flow.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkQsWE1Wjv3MLRAj8p6lvBk7nM8j4l9lEdvxveOvle2nyv598Hfa2MZ3vRV9B0O7nxkK0ToBr0EJRpk1FYsODRpH31uixo6yX5xc70YGoT5Lc3DdWSEkvKfyOaIan9krgYYP-e-C2-6bn4vKw2-mG1eZRnyo3m5qEU7uHj6HS0HQeG6wwSg/s4608/DSCN8626.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrkQsWE1Wjv3MLRAj8p6lvBk7nM8j4l9lEdvxveOvle2nyv598Hfa2MZ3vRV9B0O7nxkK0ToBr0EJRpk1FYsODRpH31uixo6yX5xc70YGoT5Lc3DdWSEkvKfyOaIan9krgYYP-e-C2-6bn4vKw2-mG1eZRnyo3m5qEU7uHj6HS0HQeG6wwSg/s320/DSCN8626.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Sheep safely grazing. We felt sorry for new-born lambs as the weather continued cold and wet.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhveMuInBn-L7-qHY9aVFDR6lgu2wv6WhoX8gwLodRYVRlfOwlnBfTJYIN1e1XaIw0aH2aIFY3SmBlK7xftHhVh3xG18H6aSh-kiOH9Bwm_jqAt975cn6zKs4tvcTF3MX0qaOCWFevCpPnFn6uZTJ0UZwXrnKbWxkCSv5TFR68z-_sJzYHANg/s3141/DSCN8636%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2515" data-original-width="3141" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhveMuInBn-L7-qHY9aVFDR6lgu2wv6WhoX8gwLodRYVRlfOwlnBfTJYIN1e1XaIw0aH2aIFY3SmBlK7xftHhVh3xG18H6aSh-kiOH9Bwm_jqAt975cn6zKs4tvcTF3MX0qaOCWFevCpPnFn6uZTJ0UZwXrnKbWxkCSv5TFR68z-_sJzYHANg/s320/DSCN8636%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>My latest project: teddy-bears, riffing on a basic pattern.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeAQCuZmFGT5yRYGo17yL0cZFLpEuiJR_I_b4kFaHkjQkaBnpLbT4Zqen2om-rq0Xwwiuipc3OWnzAUQuakn33SJCEADoPX0M4bdfPrKsAOoXdZ7wgGHX9ohxaGE5LPeuMj6u8SXG1ZZHeb_sJ8EAl-PXr8qrnNghsei3Pdl2YnavjnSRnw/s3627/DSCN8605%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2556" data-original-width="3627" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggeAQCuZmFGT5yRYGo17yL0cZFLpEuiJR_I_b4kFaHkjQkaBnpLbT4Zqen2om-rq0Xwwiuipc3OWnzAUQuakn33SJCEADoPX0M4bdfPrKsAOoXdZ7wgGHX9ohxaGE5LPeuMj6u8SXG1ZZHeb_sJ8EAl-PXr8qrnNghsei3Pdl2YnavjnSRnw/s320/DSCN8605%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFC241qIFMPBxg3xUg5oLlOrl90XXsscKIdn4czHAqjSiRaBfKMB3euw1qdyBd1qadpFXmCRW_iXoIL5fqZRVlFt1nI5J8QbCyKpJd8I5m4nueg7kZjL7ZopNQdlxALFfeQThviEErgejWW4OG2hlyU5LYD3hQLiMvrsZdhD2tOFYE47mwxg/s3329/DSCN8612%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3305" data-original-width="3329" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFC241qIFMPBxg3xUg5oLlOrl90XXsscKIdn4czHAqjSiRaBfKMB3euw1qdyBd1qadpFXmCRW_iXoIL5fqZRVlFt1nI5J8QbCyKpJd8I5m4nueg7kZjL7ZopNQdlxALFfeQThviEErgejWW4OG2hlyU5LYD3hQLiMvrsZdhD2tOFYE47mwxg/s320/DSCN8612%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZrwzEX1wz9VOLwfkCD_k0Ge7Kp3J-4itb1WWz7HN8OHVzL-x7CucBS4Q_uNfea5-pp_IAduoua1f9-cyIo9oaUPp-msKBRWuNIBlKpVWTbyzNBCMzX9or7nthnuPUumIPnFKK6nQvgn7MbQUe0DZc360C8VP2OLbzYKRIE6NA_Qcrnsukg/s3409/DSCN8641%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2534" data-original-width="3409" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZrwzEX1wz9VOLwfkCD_k0Ge7Kp3J-4itb1WWz7HN8OHVzL-x7CucBS4Q_uNfea5-pp_IAduoua1f9-cyIo9oaUPp-msKBRWuNIBlKpVWTbyzNBCMzX9or7nthnuPUumIPnFKK6nQvgn7MbQUe0DZc360C8VP2OLbzYKRIE6NA_Qcrnsukg/s320/DSCN8641%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>And, just to give my hands a change of activity, some crochet. I felt pleased to be able to master this simple pattern for a baby blanket. A new skill for me.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXB6b9z8ic49KgxczvOCtqjFVc01jn39N20UKJ3nEALC3DYSTtVHUq9ASbBS4DmCQhXz6_PVMv_XSV7ZePZlLWJUdgARVPgAcQoF-rGTh3KkM4yP7Px8IHRHleaVA4oNrJ5pQ0yTnc_S9fJfsc13JD4PoFAwLdg8OtzghRYuVFc93fYiEcSg/s4608/DSCN8642.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXB6b9z8ic49KgxczvOCtqjFVc01jn39N20UKJ3nEALC3DYSTtVHUq9ASbBS4DmCQhXz6_PVMv_XSV7ZePZlLWJUdgARVPgAcQoF-rGTh3KkM4yP7Px8IHRHleaVA4oNrJ5pQ0yTnc_S9fJfsc13JD4PoFAwLdg8OtzghRYuVFc93fYiEcSg/s320/DSCN8642.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-56489456778581421982022-07-25T01:55:00.000-07:002022-07-25T01:55:00.569-07:00Aran Jumpers<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A selection of little Aran jumpers knitted recently. Two are basically the same pattern but with a different central panel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Because these are for the 20inch chest size they take only 200grams of yarn and just over a week to knit, working only in the evenings while watching tv. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Amazing what a difference a small detail, such as a different edging or set of buttons, makes to the effect of the finished piece. My aim has been to use up buttons from the button box, so some are similar but not the same. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All will go to charity, with a view to keeping a toddler warm if the family are saving on heating costs. They are very satisfying projects to knit. There's something about the rhythm of those simple cables which keeps my interest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WQag1TV41TIe6A3LFvlgiDNJCDYjzDGWVmh0WoNIccZkmZTFdbZgPb3eeCrO2kGugVxOWPhn6iP0n9asyK9S25i32Dxe7HO5Y8RjTGsSrin7YGHKtSaxqEtlJw1izMwX8wItbBovqbCVs5Y9Ku52M-A9XUyuUWJQjeJ3gsCCSkAvn7CNig/s3253/DSCN8362%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3253" data-original-width="3223" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2WQag1TV41TIe6A3LFvlgiDNJCDYjzDGWVmh0WoNIccZkmZTFdbZgPb3eeCrO2kGugVxOWPhn6iP0n9asyK9S25i32Dxe7HO5Y8RjTGsSrin7YGHKtSaxqEtlJw1izMwX8wItbBovqbCVs5Y9Ku52M-A9XUyuUWJQjeJ3gsCCSkAvn7CNig/s320/DSCN8362%20(2).JPG" width="317" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_0clp_y6PmZnLh-X4EkkbA49PjcA849ocSCN_gGp3IPp0IWEJL01WoPEv7ZTVDdObvA7Je6Ma2OVDW5J6i9F8TdPsQIGi0TZrwdWbxcHAWtk4yVckmZcdek43LQsxUnrS_lYe1pSDEF2EFXMP1FTiVZ5uLC3Hy6Cf7mwGfYWkCbdWM6M8Q/s3370/DSCN8369%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3370" data-original-width="3165" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_0clp_y6PmZnLh-X4EkkbA49PjcA849ocSCN_gGp3IPp0IWEJL01WoPEv7ZTVDdObvA7Je6Ma2OVDW5J6i9F8TdPsQIGi0TZrwdWbxcHAWtk4yVckmZcdek43LQsxUnrS_lYe1pSDEF2EFXMP1FTiVZ5uLC3Hy6Cf7mwGfYWkCbdWM6M8Q/s320/DSCN8369%20(2).JPG" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn773quXw3YGpL9_w3xkW3jBhsGGnwpttVwOWMBy0RWxGVJVqu6WMg4DQ8xNIVGXwMHcYpELLLo9JujQ6c0PKQop280sR3MDFLpgxsA0VWHlZKrOJhe-6yoLM1DNxsagR3_jJMXtkDKfQkGAozWPBpV6V3oDcY_3NSPC22O9oEeO1IeeFjJA/s2658/DSCN8373%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2658" data-original-width="2616" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn773quXw3YGpL9_w3xkW3jBhsGGnwpttVwOWMBy0RWxGVJVqu6WMg4DQ8xNIVGXwMHcYpELLLo9JujQ6c0PKQop280sR3MDFLpgxsA0VWHlZKrOJhe-6yoLM1DNxsagR3_jJMXtkDKfQkGAozWPBpV6V3oDcY_3NSPC22O9oEeO1IeeFjJA/s320/DSCN8373%20(2).JPG" width="315" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwJvqA1zZP4gTLshA_3Pxd3i0uYn02B0Jbo0bgIcD1lCBfupILGmeNQzR2iKWntLko9S95ArEKEN0c5IJNwi-ekiJw_YLwYJx2pBejI06cIWcSIyE2yN04gqg9uW78TBW6vBwS-Oz4qSNPvqN9CWxwp7dS9q8dOTPb578Ag_96okH76t9uw/s2776/DSCN8201%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2678" data-original-width="2776" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwJvqA1zZP4gTLshA_3Pxd3i0uYn02B0Jbo0bgIcD1lCBfupILGmeNQzR2iKWntLko9S95ArEKEN0c5IJNwi-ekiJw_YLwYJx2pBejI06cIWcSIyE2yN04gqg9uW78TBW6vBwS-Oz4qSNPvqN9CWxwp7dS9q8dOTPb578Ag_96okH76t9uw/s320/DSCN8201%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-40577870025236724942022-07-04T06:57:00.001-07:002022-07-04T06:57:22.021-07:00St Bees Head<p> Although I was born and raised not ten miles from St Bees, I have never been to the cliff-top walk before. I have eaten ice-creams on the beach there and looked up at the cliffs but never actually seen the view from the top.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was a brilliantly sunny day with the sea a shimmering blue on the day that we made the trip this time. To get there you drive to the red sandstone village of Sandwith - pronounced Sannith - and turn up a private road to a farm and, further than that, a light-house. Parking at the farm was clear enough but not the onward path which turned out to be through a gated off section of road full of cows with suckler calves - something one would wish to avoid.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Kc1YXvbkb77prm-G-TYyltxjKPvISnNGw1NmXr_iI_7nfAzG7aKoJuMQT7rSohTNZAqM7hON1gN8rwAyLITE_5KF4HxQX4YGlXaEVPTZWWwKdqMIfKjRpkKlMnLqV0Ah2UfRdTO_L3X2QNPWlQ6gCP5mGQbHongUiukAne4ZJoqTKSRcYw/s4608/DSCN8281.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Kc1YXvbkb77prm-G-TYyltxjKPvISnNGw1NmXr_iI_7nfAzG7aKoJuMQT7rSohTNZAqM7hON1gN8rwAyLITE_5KF4HxQX4YGlXaEVPTZWWwKdqMIfKjRpkKlMnLqV0Ah2UfRdTO_L3X2QNPWlQ6gCP5mGQbHongUiukAne4ZJoqTKSRcYw/s320/DSCN8281.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Once through we headed for light-house and the coastal path. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2tNf2GPLJEEpNeq3STN4_J-2BOn4I1KknPm7PTEcAX4RiNpxZvB7UztnJj7oubKManzFQ0_6q9fm2GUsq_awBnXeIUen8X9bajGltegsye_bBqf0KCa96972Ln2N1XRggLlAxNk_Ukw6RP7RouyKOy5OIffkDGNTCu3Bj1XOxqmAa5LMsVw/s4608/DSCN8304.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2tNf2GPLJEEpNeq3STN4_J-2BOn4I1KknPm7PTEcAX4RiNpxZvB7UztnJj7oubKManzFQ0_6q9fm2GUsq_awBnXeIUen8X9bajGltegsye_bBqf0KCa96972Ln2N1XRggLlAxNk_Ukw6RP7RouyKOy5OIffkDGNTCu3Bj1XOxqmAa5LMsVw/s320/DSCN8304.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHj8dOovyfsIR5YQcnTMQlfqNkDDaOQDhJ-q3FsSyjEDF2uoX34saaa297CR-t59uAIJeZ_5NK5vLnbUVSTHxVgG3mTBexmZ8or4ElO_1wkMrqEpndmZHvicPXutctECp30cTtTVcZh9AkYn6ALyRXazrlGxFQ-Vlvbj0pkfsiJE0Fn_pilw/s4608/DSCN8282.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHj8dOovyfsIR5YQcnTMQlfqNkDDaOQDhJ-q3FsSyjEDF2uoX34saaa297CR-t59uAIJeZ_5NK5vLnbUVSTHxVgG3mTBexmZ8or4ElO_1wkMrqEpndmZHvicPXutctECp30cTtTVcZh9AkYn6ALyRXazrlGxFQ-Vlvbj0pkfsiJE0Fn_pilw/s320/DSCN8282.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>In the distance, the Isle of Man was dimly outlined. Near at hand the sea was boiling with auks - guillemots and razorbills.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDDZPHddG1USp8nFHG1uVrXKgWMTxkctXgimZbW7GPYNhtv3GcMBr4MnphzTF2WmStXQb6CQJHNbtr1iARnqL_lvaYIRHav5Pb8L88mcuyKrOY9evskeIwfZ1XcHB5TNx7gwr860elIs8YbObObVJFJE5EXFG4hLe8eYGGu8k53Wji2C3oQ/s4608/DSCN8302.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDDZPHddG1USp8nFHG1uVrXKgWMTxkctXgimZbW7GPYNhtv3GcMBr4MnphzTF2WmStXQb6CQJHNbtr1iARnqL_lvaYIRHav5Pb8L88mcuyKrOY9evskeIwfZ1XcHB5TNx7gwr860elIs8YbObObVJFJE5EXFG4hLe8eYGGu8k53Wji2C3oQ/s320/DSCN8302.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>The RSPB has made three secure viewpoint enclosures from which to get an angle on the vertical stacks where the birds nest. In one of these two doughty Scots had set up camp with a telescope and long-lensed camera trained on the grassy mound topping the cliff. If those were puffin burrows and if puffins were in residence they were in position to record the evidence. We never saw them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpZyGDMT1KFBzEUeK2q0xpZl6ScHS2Rpzi0Ri4F-MBhEmBdf_GeR3tIdM5ROX8yKJMomoM-Cvd0K9cZrAsc6s8LOW9QZjVvlSk-XhqthmfHnr3bu3XRhrhbGNi8y6oYcFDelKh0kQQTvP9k_X4HUAeQGU0opqEufixHSyppdTsm88cO0agw/s4608/DSCN8286.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpZyGDMT1KFBzEUeK2q0xpZl6ScHS2Rpzi0Ri4F-MBhEmBdf_GeR3tIdM5ROX8yKJMomoM-Cvd0K9cZrAsc6s8LOW9QZjVvlSk-XhqthmfHnr3bu3XRhrhbGNi8y6oYcFDelKh0kQQTvP9k_X4HUAeQGU0opqEufixHSyppdTsm88cO0agw/s320/DSCN8286.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>What we did see was guillemots crowded on the narrow ledges.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdVL8bTAtNd3b_TpEBdF2zLA1yKzMZ2VZCRJEahewpLeVuuZzTypUdjxaCBZCXRRznakp-LZwayYC1D9_DUIVAGOwaZIFfXaV6m2L5E1NHnJYQ4Co510vnNj5FaLU1mCMQ2EMR8nz1xz2bE_PE__HI4_dwXnkHVn4PYVeM0X-eJk-aE87Vw/s4608/DSCN8299.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijdVL8bTAtNd3b_TpEBdF2zLA1yKzMZ2VZCRJEahewpLeVuuZzTypUdjxaCBZCXRRznakp-LZwayYC1D9_DUIVAGOwaZIFfXaV6m2L5E1NHnJYQ4Co510vnNj5FaLU1mCMQ2EMR8nz1xz2bE_PE__HI4_dwXnkHVn4PYVeM0X-eJk-aE87Vw/s320/DSCN8299.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixze_7ZAVOWL7VNBvX0GFaFnYq_FIqARre7aF0BmR6ikLYDlMqw7eI4una-oHU9LpTOw_a1BY7A-2OQn5_EuMRMx5y2TJ82-Tvxm4L-jtu2C7qqO3Sco8Y3WRBlRBS3hIB1OfpxT9W_VQRBkUg3rU92ZG8__a1ih13S9MKREO9pGBZ1U30EA/s1308/FSCN8335%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="1308" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixze_7ZAVOWL7VNBvX0GFaFnYq_FIqARre7aF0BmR6ikLYDlMqw7eI4una-oHU9LpTOw_a1BY7A-2OQn5_EuMRMx5y2TJ82-Tvxm4L-jtu2C7qqO3Sco8Y3WRBlRBS3hIB1OfpxT9W_VQRBkUg3rU92ZG8__a1ih13S9MKREO9pGBZ1U30EA/s320/FSCN8335%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>And gulls feeding large chicks on the grassy tops.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPHeXPxCydZ1bGYgIQw9TG23H-nnofb2h2_gFZT8EwzMVtl1c1nwvTfQ3VWJ-7uwwIt8wQc-XSIkgQnQfHqCb1JMOxQ8j6x-N4JK3VKvB82hXu3_nTs_EXyEAD3Kze8zfAzibUVNxFEiO_H3plMt2xCtAgTpq-Bmjmti5FpW0TMPDw9uxpw/s4608/DSCN8294.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOPHeXPxCydZ1bGYgIQw9TG23H-nnofb2h2_gFZT8EwzMVtl1c1nwvTfQ3VWJ-7uwwIt8wQc-XSIkgQnQfHqCb1JMOxQ8j6x-N4JK3VKvB82hXu3_nTs_EXyEAD3Kze8zfAzibUVNxFEiO_H3plMt2xCtAgTpq-Bmjmti5FpW0TMPDw9uxpw/s320/DSCN8294.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>We saw fulmars in flight and even a gannet cruising past. </p><p>We certainly smelt the guano from all the seabirds.</p><p>And then we drove down to the beach and enjoyed an ice-cream.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br />shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-89591256889747717852022-07-02T10:46:00.002-07:002022-07-02T10:46:28.297-07:00Old Parish Churches.<p> Not everyone's cup of tea, perhaps, but faced with a wet and windy walk we decided to do some exploring using Mike Salter's book "Old Parish Churches of Cumbria".</p><p>Click on any of the pictures to enlarge them.</p><p>First we drove to Torpenhow, a village near Wigton. The parish church, built 1120, was large with massive pillars and really impressive Norman arches - but very dark. The deep window embrasures show how thick the walls are - this building made use of stone from Old Carlisle, a Roman settlement.</p><p> At the top of the pillars, grotesque, Romanesque carvings showing the damned writhing in torment on one side and, on the other, the virtuous rejoicing at being spared. Dark interiors do not make good photos but this was an atmospheric space, surprising for a small country parish.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ndqE4Hldqif1SW7MaX-jE4we1tu6-agREloatmNMzsWaDHdff9oikCeMjsWTBAXdDb-mQjIvlTzP1zS4fxC6ufjAtrFWCUZULORebJy729Yhj0Ibw3lYU62kiIEusz1ajJEYHOXeFV3XnWORRpFRAvRPpNzWGFI-YKpELMHaFiAZB5LGRg/s4608/DSCN8313%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5ndqE4Hldqif1SW7MaX-jE4we1tu6-agREloatmNMzsWaDHdff9oikCeMjsWTBAXdDb-mQjIvlTzP1zS4fxC6ufjAtrFWCUZULORebJy729Yhj0Ibw3lYU62kiIEusz1ajJEYHOXeFV3XnWORRpFRAvRPpNzWGFI-YKpELMHaFiAZB5LGRg/s320/DSCN8313%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: left;">Next, a complete contrast in the abandoned old church at Ireby. It is literally across a field and buried in unmown grass, but not a ruin and still maintained. </p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_B6qNuQPzV2Pl7H_kNhTv1vqecgqd41AIqpVPNDCUzCIkciD6a2cr8VddtsQAwVLR3p0PUraLDsZBcXfOdd1LAXG6hEeE4Gar0DXn4pBxf8qE9HtIwySSz8Ss7Ze3uz-VI_Appnd1lWTt6Sb5XC5YtxzRvU_3HQvQY9Yw3eHFGC4cY7RE7w/s4608/DSCN8328.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_B6qNuQPzV2Pl7H_kNhTv1vqecgqd41AIqpVPNDCUzCIkciD6a2cr8VddtsQAwVLR3p0PUraLDsZBcXfOdd1LAXG6hEeE4Gar0DXn4pBxf8qE9HtIwySSz8Ss7Ze3uz-VI_Appnd1lWTt6Sb5XC5YtxzRvU_3HQvQY9Yw3eHFGC4cY7RE7w/w291-h240/DSCN8328.JPG" width="291" /></a></p></blockquote><p> Only the chancel still exists. Two columns which once supported the nave were recovered from the village where they were being used as gateposts.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4i7xSNMpnegQjhnmJS6JHujiYUXVsNiYD1rwKYkhxYTU_Ii2y6yczvjBEa4LBQmdcIJSKARccCJ8jrX2BRxdY3X7v0gzmWHdeXWSEDcAHTYKazC8AdZai20munUasQiPu89TY6Mu7-cSxHQd20J8wFfN6prWrEBz3WotiDdLRWfv4XcxBMw/s4608/DSCN8324.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4i7xSNMpnegQjhnmJS6JHujiYUXVsNiYD1rwKYkhxYTU_Ii2y6yczvjBEa4LBQmdcIJSKARccCJ8jrX2BRxdY3X7v0gzmWHdeXWSEDcAHTYKazC8AdZai20munUasQiPu89TY6Mu7-cSxHQd20J8wFfN6prWrEBz3WotiDdLRWfv4XcxBMw/s320/DSCN8324.JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p>Inside, this carved stone dated 1606, commemorating a gentleman who served Elizabeth, James and Charles.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RoFkOydk2Ra-SIYZ7NWhOpiRSdqHoQJbQqmLhvbi4wxKwTCTkuI3-X4AUJudNpCsiAaHhFagvxnU-LzDbPRH-SQnH7S91dtn6A_bBdmHTdYb0IRUBzIKLXzVDfPdnGPb_HEkUu-2a5BBYHgutZyEpAyrsRzXiPItILnmgrMQy-HHnN-qxg/s4608/DSCN8321.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RoFkOydk2Ra-SIYZ7NWhOpiRSdqHoQJbQqmLhvbi4wxKwTCTkuI3-X4AUJudNpCsiAaHhFagvxnU-LzDbPRH-SQnH7S91dtn6A_bBdmHTdYb0IRUBzIKLXzVDfPdnGPb_HEkUu-2a5BBYHgutZyEpAyrsRzXiPItILnmgrMQy-HHnN-qxg/s320/DSCN8321.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4FesT01DXIMKRGJH_TnIglwpe2BHYmvRqUL_7ebSKyHdHVzooIc16qnxrTdtuXAfJ7v_v0nJ9ql5GWnWEyuam15Qk-eJgIzgWLZaM-ssFsiMVyOg81Xtu8JnjC3L6wrIfhygamwXatD4I1EsVLHZbMT8hLJyoAT8xG2qrtc53kgBX2Vghbw/s4608/DSCN8325.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4FesT01DXIMKRGJH_TnIglwpe2BHYmvRqUL_7ebSKyHdHVzooIc16qnxrTdtuXAfJ7v_v0nJ9ql5GWnWEyuam15Qk-eJgIzgWLZaM-ssFsiMVyOg81Xtu8JnjC3L6wrIfhygamwXatD4I1EsVLHZbMT8hLJyoAT8xG2qrtc53kgBX2Vghbw/s320/DSCN8325.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>On to Boltongate where the church, built 1400, stands on a rise with a fine view of the fells. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgEvpSyrJyMk6kLsEyyrg8c0ditOjKgGrWfM1AGKXMxu6HHzdU2fRLf-5RfAmwuYHKlUJB7Fuc1GBnUk7p-LQzykU6aZPNHkTW5_6KPqYb0AJJCuUWMMobTbYJli3O0zQTNytmMs2ZodBSRjz2n5_z7WNyT2HrOZNuXwKMfXHA9aYI_95-w/s4608/DSCN8334.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgEvpSyrJyMk6kLsEyyrg8c0ditOjKgGrWfM1AGKXMxu6HHzdU2fRLf-5RfAmwuYHKlUJB7Fuc1GBnUk7p-LQzykU6aZPNHkTW5_6KPqYb0AJJCuUWMMobTbYJli3O0zQTNytmMs2ZodBSRjz2n5_z7WNyT2HrOZNuXwKMfXHA9aYI_95-w/s320/DSCN8334.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMG33022o0XSA5YXgSoSMqxQnyX2h_fRy4UpQcQHjI8YdAqBUagkGydd7olA4cKsM7JBnsYgr655PxnFKbYlgvGpPfZSGsjY6j3C5zPg02EE7tGzpkJermIlRS9rIqyLhUN6HaC18xPXvjluC6OHKE8CmqWb1aY2YSWNeBK0oY7RXaWeaN4g/s4608/DSCN8333.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMG33022o0XSA5YXgSoSMqxQnyX2h_fRy4UpQcQHjI8YdAqBUagkGydd7olA4cKsM7JBnsYgr655PxnFKbYlgvGpPfZSGsjY6j3C5zPg02EE7tGzpkJermIlRS9rIqyLhUN6HaC18xPXvjluC6OHKE8CmqWb1aY2YSWNeBK0oY7RXaWeaN4g/s320/DSCN8333.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>The interior here appears more traditional than Torpenhow - until you look up. Then you see the very impressive high barrel-vaulted roof, following, apparently, a style used in Provence. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNvDGlxov7F4VyulIrJnwPTgj4TGgdMRhZy7LqQJJZzgWwOKcKuBJQesiBNI4KU2YS2wLOWxg6RljmRoCIgmjDorz2GqymOT5pV3IF2z8JH7T_cgg_MlJVCCCIp97cGiSkqvhuIBFT6hd9XGiLBtmyzausZ-g5kUSSZbt5m_Z7tZj1ezbzQ/s4608/DSCN8329%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNvDGlxov7F4VyulIrJnwPTgj4TGgdMRhZy7LqQJJZzgWwOKcKuBJQesiBNI4KU2YS2wLOWxg6RljmRoCIgmjDorz2GqymOT5pV3IF2z8JH7T_cgg_MlJVCCCIp97cGiSkqvhuIBFT6hd9XGiLBtmyzausZ-g5kUSSZbt5m_Z7tZj1ezbzQ/s320/DSCN8329%20(2).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>A traditional stained glass window.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTsPZaU0nMNjSQE4bR86-CSJ0nR-lqKHla_ttYN-ikEra7dm88LnhA-E2rezPNyqa1KECuP6hvkCNjZXhzd_8sVqReM-ReV9g_e67XI5ycfZowbUIYzXkbSni72Cwv0MfuLaho2HaqOdGgKiXIoWGcAmN9E8XihsGjRQ8IWNxA4vEkHtGFQ/s4608/DSCN8332.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTsPZaU0nMNjSQE4bR86-CSJ0nR-lqKHla_ttYN-ikEra7dm88LnhA-E2rezPNyqa1KECuP6hvkCNjZXhzd_8sVqReM-ReV9g_e67XI5ycfZowbUIYzXkbSni72Cwv0MfuLaho2HaqOdGgKiXIoWGcAmN9E8XihsGjRQ8IWNxA4vEkHtGFQ/s320/DSCN8332.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>And a modern one made by a local maker who also made the one in Caldbeck church. Notice the Good Shepherd dressed as a Cumbrian, and the very apt wording.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSLSKOFIb8QjCPmg0uCoF7DHxoiEB78ZcmZsPh3kYF8hNf4BpV5Pa9fwmhzPJ8ROUYRxsLLNyxyCX22iUXMs2BnKW7_NmhteHFQi34_pmk5he8pROaDNVS9n7-OFqh6SUk7sMBXfnps1BI64vvRm9cfJ4K0PH4Ul3Lap-n3RkFrs1NRcfmQ/s4608/DSCN8331.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSSLSKOFIb8QjCPmg0uCoF7DHxoiEB78ZcmZsPh3kYF8hNf4BpV5Pa9fwmhzPJ8ROUYRxsLLNyxyCX22iUXMs2BnKW7_NmhteHFQi34_pmk5he8pROaDNVS9n7-OFqh6SUk7sMBXfnps1BI64vvRm9cfJ4K0PH4Ul3Lap-n3RkFrs1NRcfmQ/s320/DSCN8331.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>All of these churches were originally dual-purpose, needing to be defensive structures against raiding parties from the North. </p><p>We can see much more church tourism in our future.</p><p><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p>shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-25773628643428367042022-07-01T06:05:00.002-07:002022-07-01T06:05:37.639-07:00Brackenthwaite How<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yVzztph_K92S996zABQ1fmNS5wJ-DBYJ8YthT0v5SeR61u-fd_-o8WXvDHuZl7K3sXtUUKesgLkLu9wD3lbh0zXN5j0HRGG6yVUpAzyZ1wGC-etR3Xv7wB0pqBbp9FA9QJvg8I2B9BIDcVI-HywT0VkHYnDnPFTtTPKZp5RxT1fLLwtqXw/s4608/DSCN8259.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yVzztph_K92S996zABQ1fmNS5wJ-DBYJ8YthT0v5SeR61u-fd_-o8WXvDHuZl7K3sXtUUKesgLkLu9wD3lbh0zXN5j0HRGG6yVUpAzyZ1wGC-etR3Xv7wB0pqBbp9FA9QJvg8I2B9BIDcVI-HywT0VkHYnDnPFTtTPKZp5RxT1fLLwtqXw/s320/DSCN8259.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>To Cumbria, in better weather than on our last visit in May. Foxgloves against drystone walls are a particular favourite.<p></p><p> A recently developed walk takes you to the top of Brackenthwaite How, a viewpoint favoured by the Victorians. It certainly gives wonderful panoramic views without very much effort in the ascent.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtB7-wPedKjydNaB-C660t0Nnss0JhL7zfv4wwEy21XO6dKycpSjOL2MR3CNqNtkiWIjrwOGZ-QkzGvWlBDLs34v6QGfz0KXsydUmUJL53ycDquDWW0hXx3HAxXNLT6kBMNYh0855j3LkPT636jMyjn8kbjcjhDZ7jQnYy5K0oJ_Qr-BVFDA/s4608/DSCN8258.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtB7-wPedKjydNaB-C660t0Nnss0JhL7zfv4wwEy21XO6dKycpSjOL2MR3CNqNtkiWIjrwOGZ-QkzGvWlBDLs34v6QGfz0KXsydUmUJL53ycDquDWW0hXx3HAxXNLT6kBMNYh0855j3LkPT636jMyjn8kbjcjhDZ7jQnYy5K0oJ_Qr-BVFDA/s320/DSCN8258.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Looking back down Crummock.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibbaDh3Uk27XWcxHA_pH2cQr_ZTwrmSdLxUnjm3QSGQUpyJfqXKHcvxkXXqRgw2tGOvwmr5r8e3NlfIiffQeYbbVz1eK0NRZ0DLqZ0VZupSR-AJOsz1u_0N9SivM_pvE7bNAP6P51QA550rjRNR5X0ylra-wFmJjLQcWtMVKyk6pAvx2UjA/s4608/DSCN8270.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhibbaDh3Uk27XWcxHA_pH2cQr_ZTwrmSdLxUnjm3QSGQUpyJfqXKHcvxkXXqRgw2tGOvwmr5r8e3NlfIiffQeYbbVz1eK0NRZ0DLqZ0VZupSR-AJOsz1u_0N9SivM_pvE7bNAP6P51QA550rjRNR5X0ylra-wFmJjLQcWtMVKyk6pAvx2UjA/s320/DSCN8270.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /> It must be spectacular after heavy rain.<p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KLLRNaCjmKXOAT08aL-bdo7QrUT40ny8s_FGxUQqEJHfl0EEJPB7j4ZaD_BaTVTf5K-LklHGaSDo7Hl-7hq7YyGotILiKfSPmrumqeDZV5viIlWp0WkyapOVLeRHr_YUiqOFfM0SKiaJ4xkCQq1w2ZYT1Xbr5CRwJpl66m_i9OP6HFaYhA/s3300/DSCN8348%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3142" data-original-width="3300" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KLLRNaCjmKXOAT08aL-bdo7QrUT40ny8s_FGxUQqEJHfl0EEJPB7j4ZaD_BaTVTf5K-LklHGaSDo7Hl-7hq7YyGotILiKfSPmrumqeDZV5viIlWp0WkyapOVLeRHr_YUiqOFfM0SKiaJ4xkCQq1w2ZYT1Xbr5CRwJpl66m_i9OP6HFaYhA/s320/DSCN8348%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>A week's worth of knitting: a toddler cardigan in Aran weight. This was fun to knit and looks very wearable.</div>shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-38177643587290143922022-05-11T04:16:00.000-07:002022-05-11T04:16:15.224-07:00Clematis Montana<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcLvF0toHqOwJhkw0KIT0q3kw337H1kPYMcGf6kd9mcpE5b8MlaGL6R_eExSJJCXm9q9SOJheJLXmIX20c05KeMgeUenOKrqFD-03v3qcvkdM6UkNSnY7Hc2aFh78tvZnWvDkGe9QMjZgsCbFVwcgeE6fWOIqFT_OK9jOxAzpkya7qkvEoA/s4608/DSCN8182.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcLvF0toHqOwJhkw0KIT0q3kw337H1kPYMcGf6kd9mcpE5b8MlaGL6R_eExSJJCXm9q9SOJheJLXmIX20c05KeMgeUenOKrqFD-03v3qcvkdM6UkNSnY7Hc2aFh78tvZnWvDkGe9QMjZgsCbFVwcgeE6fWOIqFT_OK9jOxAzpkya7qkvEoA/s320/DSCN8182.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>The laburnum at the bottom of our garden, in full bloom Beneath it, the clematis montana smothering a viburnum.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EEHnAmWLxQ-N0E4A23GLjJXk6TCAiD_TXhMmmgH-oUAyB85DHOUq-He3n1HyV5DdMFedh4piezMXu9DrixZAf-HClI_c7ZqVfXjVCRy-CVvCzxzRHeeM5AmpisrLevuZbq9I5V3IXM9k2xYVaLZBtI7feP5ZNuunYvsXdm-OZ-u0OfDQqw/s4608/DSCN8183.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-EEHnAmWLxQ-N0E4A23GLjJXk6TCAiD_TXhMmmgH-oUAyB85DHOUq-He3n1HyV5DdMFedh4piezMXu9DrixZAf-HClI_c7ZqVfXjVCRy-CVvCzxzRHeeM5AmpisrLevuZbq9I5V3IXM9k2xYVaLZBtI7feP5ZNuunYvsXdm-OZ-u0OfDQqw/s320/DSCN8183.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>But look closer. At the very top of the laburnum, there is the montana, making the most of the best light. This is the first year it has done this.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHP5i5-7eGjV0ggy3KtOqzVjA4M8Oqu3as1o8yzNko22Wy3F2TQZd2xpckfQ4av0HAmOpNlwknfVFBKFhzDe-D2_9WzGbdoe1GZdI6RpkfDHmXoCL2P7O7VXtTW913fDSdq7eE9ptGvFRBddje40MGZyALnJDRnAHPFmPsjc4QgTlBoco3A/s4608/DSCN8184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHP5i5-7eGjV0ggy3KtOqzVjA4M8Oqu3as1o8yzNko22Wy3F2TQZd2xpckfQ4av0HAmOpNlwknfVFBKFhzDe-D2_9WzGbdoe1GZdI6RpkfDHmXoCL2P7O7VXtTW913fDSdq7eE9ptGvFRBddje40MGZyALnJDRnAHPFmPsjc4QgTlBoco3A/s320/DSCN8184.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Here, a Daniel Deronda climbing up a gate repurposed from the bottom of the garden.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9xWI2dgZyT4DM_m6HCZS-sW8d0il2IRw77k8Q5Os82LF-To_1udKuFVSEeQYv9qAOI50AN6DHAoEVDJKV5vgE95YD0eK6IppxOBVVPG8WAQDhQRMmFV4cV4pxsocDbIMJ-L3pohANuoVcKMEtCd3LuH79y9YvfVhHvvvR3gQwtycQiguqw/s3228/DSCN8189%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2543" data-original-width="3228" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw9xWI2dgZyT4DM_m6HCZS-sW8d0il2IRw77k8Q5Os82LF-To_1udKuFVSEeQYv9qAOI50AN6DHAoEVDJKV5vgE95YD0eK6IppxOBVVPG8WAQDhQRMmFV4cV4pxsocDbIMJ-L3pohANuoVcKMEtCd3LuH79y9YvfVhHvvvR3gQwtycQiguqw/s320/DSCN8189%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>And this is my latest finished work: a little Aran jacket, intended for someone to warm up their toddler. . It will go to Knit For Peace.<br /> <p></p>shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-25610694084991998172022-04-25T06:43:00.000-07:002022-04-25T06:43:00.659-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCo9qGvLTHA3wKRO71KMgDUcT2DNL-8CmBCLmSvCte50GHCKNBMXW4FG7mQJ4uoO9PWWvvKnxFr1A3tECeTbMZ5c6sUq8qdOLcDFqa1tjaxJOy_ZuBc3pFhUDzGHqEkOAUrRmON1Sy4ODGwHkGRYB5PMYBP_8-WpBBe7eAWRAp__S2cgF7Q/s1502/DSCN8036%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="1250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCo9qGvLTHA3wKRO71KMgDUcT2DNL-8CmBCLmSvCte50GHCKNBMXW4FG7mQJ4uoO9PWWvvKnxFr1A3tECeTbMZ5c6sUq8qdOLcDFqa1tjaxJOy_ZuBc3pFhUDzGHqEkOAUrRmON1Sy4ODGwHkGRYB5PMYBP_8-WpBBe7eAWRAp__S2cgF7Q/s320/DSCN8036%20(2).JPG" width="266" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Backtracking a little, in late March we took a trip up to Cumbria, leaving Essex in brilliant sunshine, with above average temperatures, and arriving in Cumbria to find a bitter chill. Baby lambs were arriving everywhere nonetheless.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Wd1dJlNZ5B9qFUMUFD_P-2NURvN5kbkt9-ENiFDOpbQhOyx_p09OQpj23liRLqmpMS-YeT8aV5rwt5Ku9Kaz3YWGCtrFiV1AUx-Y_NidfHKd-DRZrWbVm62sottedTAvhpmsgeqbWjcwr8ClxlMoilTcDUQfrRt-AlCJlNtlBw_Ewae0HA/s4608/DSCN8049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Wd1dJlNZ5B9qFUMUFD_P-2NURvN5kbkt9-ENiFDOpbQhOyx_p09OQpj23liRLqmpMS-YeT8aV5rwt5Ku9Kaz3YWGCtrFiV1AUx-Y_NidfHKd-DRZrWbVm62sottedTAvhpmsgeqbWjcwr8ClxlMoilTcDUQfrRt-AlCJlNtlBw_Ewae0HA/s320/DSCN8049.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>St Bega's Church on Bassenthwaite, in a lovely location.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtwATqkZ9XaSFY1WdvJY-OHRvbY3STifK4cgoXaB6WYqaoPEWx_4PdIC46xmCMyJDNq6kJMEg-sa7vGivwq8iZhkndAGolTBKJQs7Sbmh5BntHXqvrI1yeIW6uJxYBDRz4pJnliIl1r-Ja9B83AsDQzAY6TXscZmqaYwwu_sQNudxhrm_PQ/s4608/DSCN8052.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZtwATqkZ9XaSFY1WdvJY-OHRvbY3STifK4cgoXaB6WYqaoPEWx_4PdIC46xmCMyJDNq6kJMEg-sa7vGivwq8iZhkndAGolTBKJQs7Sbmh5BntHXqvrI1yeIW6uJxYBDRz4pJnliIl1r-Ja9B83AsDQzAY6TXscZmqaYwwu_sQNudxhrm_PQ/s320/DSCN8052.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>This is Causey Pike, with its distinctive crinkle top here just frosted with snow. We have memories of the hair-raising scramble to reach the top.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Tk2khgRq9JPdz1FnC3Fxug7zJ5V6gK0-iHXdYFiCoD0yMVX2R_rF_Nem8e7lnqHHVi0Ubth0uVJiRxbfEe92ZqLynzfnUw2dbalTvjZ99eXatvHPHL6QZXIZN-ZEkKL6KN9Pk-nrvC-WlT_BK-s7YEP9sjO2J8oUyB82W2Q8GgCrD1zTDA/s4608/DSCN8055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Tk2khgRq9JPdz1FnC3Fxug7zJ5V6gK0-iHXdYFiCoD0yMVX2R_rF_Nem8e7lnqHHVi0Ubth0uVJiRxbfEe92ZqLynzfnUw2dbalTvjZ99eXatvHPHL6QZXIZN-ZEkKL6KN9Pk-nrvC-WlT_BK-s7YEP9sjO2J8oUyB82W2Q8GgCrD1zTDA/s320/DSCN8055.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Parking at Lanthwaite Woods, we walked down to the shingle beach at the foot of Crummock, on a gloriously sunny day <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCotuDMqjjfBYv7Qke2FZqs_azYWI_tRjHhtffVh9hj6Hc9eT7dQuCao4N1T4RTFff_qERH-AEKpaSR1LgEC4aiVlxUKRciP-Kz9oZLHYgmywLpZro1O5AJ3tX1S-wWkqX6NiF3c4EijFuej3UTKXdw5sArnvlvIFKTHxZfqyuHGXhYQh1lA/s4608/DSCN8057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCotuDMqjjfBYv7Qke2FZqs_azYWI_tRjHhtffVh9hj6Hc9eT7dQuCao4N1T4RTFff_qERH-AEKpaSR1LgEC4aiVlxUKRciP-Kz9oZLHYgmywLpZro1O5AJ3tX1S-wWkqX6NiF3c4EijFuej3UTKXdw5sArnvlvIFKTHxZfqyuHGXhYQh1lA/s320/DSCN8057.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJ9fQC3-AH-lWyWxrD1MAvPsZZ4nQoJ-HvGrhMjQDXgXg_9nIlDhGjuQW8U4-uUtsG_rixpkCul_dBaP-8jUwDwR3OdsnsB2-1aEmTu_bZ31W_RtiwwIQP_ME_dl5MhhIV5J2gp5F7ocerdKGsMhlVaQqcca_ZfBq9_0KwrnIYkXbMQqGVQ/s4608/DSCN8067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJ9fQC3-AH-lWyWxrD1MAvPsZZ4nQoJ-HvGrhMjQDXgXg_9nIlDhGjuQW8U4-uUtsG_rixpkCul_dBaP-8jUwDwR3OdsnsB2-1aEmTu_bZ31W_RtiwwIQP_ME_dl5MhhIV5J2gp5F7ocerdKGsMhlVaQqcca_ZfBq9_0KwrnIYkXbMQqGVQ/s320/DSCN8067.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjV8sLcDy6xokEtiqaJn6bZJBf5eOHVWm9BSeBD2RuW8i6Bs5moXQHR91GZAoz_4j2AF8Aqg298h1b2Kwy7e6rHkqzw0yTqpPWSQz_kIHRq4FDrrmqK3gWk8v5GJzad7ubGzIW8D50aSAWaR64CWHzFtUqm6iUavNLYjkKnokd0dR-RWgQg/s4608/DSCN8068%20-%20Copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjV8sLcDy6xokEtiqaJn6bZJBf5eOHVWm9BSeBD2RuW8i6Bs5moXQHR91GZAoz_4j2AF8Aqg298h1b2Kwy7e6rHkqzw0yTqpPWSQz_kIHRq4FDrrmqK3gWk8v5GJzad7ubGzIW8D50aSAWaR64CWHzFtUqm6iUavNLYjkKnokd0dR-RWgQg/s320/DSCN8068%20-%20Copy.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Another day took us to Caldbeck - this is the church where John Peel is buried. And once again we were delighted to find the church open to visitors. <p></p><p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjrDdNp3G90bAB-PRvao_9XfUrlnBRsdtY5ViGPPNx_HD_c9g7FRqoSuuQBmiHqp4rDhuqTxisf2Vx18cC11NjO3UUpsvDL6aHya0GDmi-YROvZz4vepNGSILzSWHO25G1LL5UkIBHSWDovD3ukGum5IB1icne4uX-283U8QQY5omsplunqg/s4608/DSCN8094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjrDdNp3G90bAB-PRvao_9XfUrlnBRsdtY5ViGPPNx_HD_c9g7FRqoSuuQBmiHqp4rDhuqTxisf2Vx18cC11NjO3UUpsvDL6aHya0GDmi-YROvZz4vepNGSILzSWHO25G1LL5UkIBHSWDovD3ukGum5IB1icne4uX-283U8QQY5omsplunqg/s320/DSCN8094.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p>A modern stained glass window in memory of a local pharmacist - note the pestle and mortar and the many medicinal herbs featured.</p><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGRmKxgEaEhnaSdqYrk2EbqPJpAw4-Kh5r44gKV4PJ9Ueg5RooW7KrCkAcgHiHSYaNVuifjg4cy2qkwWjOza85SAXgjsrxM33vGcLUS74GyA9zfjbOZzFQQww_9zJJ1zjB33EPDBw-RG1kKPiYRJRRJEXWkY8a6zOJxO3h381vMQJB8iK0w/s3455/DSCN8093%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3372" data-original-width="3455" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGRmKxgEaEhnaSdqYrk2EbqPJpAw4-Kh5r44gKV4PJ9Ueg5RooW7KrCkAcgHiHSYaNVuifjg4cy2qkwWjOza85SAXgjsrxM33vGcLUS74GyA9zfjbOZzFQQww_9zJJ1zjB33EPDBw-RG1kKPiYRJRRJEXWkY8a6zOJxO3h381vMQJB8iK0w/s320/DSCN8093%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>We have seen dippers on the river at Caldbeck over many years. This one was happy to pose for us.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1ZIEKy_yi5e7exbMsp9FPE7amL8zHrzinfD0IA8u-9NIseKV44QSIawWaBuU_xcJur2Pr_O02cRxDZg3hjIWpCG77-dAOVTTGtwfkHYDRO3rc6VaQ5QozLnCieUUVHj4QubCuYh6sUxvbXfEqaP-HnYdZUO8tqFnZ8utqSW179Aoq-5PjQ/s1232/DSCN8098%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1019" data-original-width="1232" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga1ZIEKy_yi5e7exbMsp9FPE7amL8zHrzinfD0IA8u-9NIseKV44QSIawWaBuU_xcJur2Pr_O02cRxDZg3hjIWpCG77-dAOVTTGtwfkHYDRO3rc6VaQ5QozLnCieUUVHj4QubCuYh6sUxvbXfEqaP-HnYdZUO8tqFnZ8utqSW179Aoq-5PjQ/s320/DSCN8098%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>In Caldbeck church the curate suggested another church in their group of parishes, this one at Castle Sowerby, a simple structure in a remote location.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiPWfbsl2OZ70W0jNdjuqAdJtaku9PmxUGLjDUItehy6MNElagjOx-OLPX49go0H1kAlCoB0rspRKiA9PGftBPedJ2EaItWkR4_IefcOcSNvxdmIo_6WqgReZEBdBQjyo2Pg_Wb0F--sq22vqb3I_5luHoJM6B28UNruo2_Ojpz14l_ZjPQ/s4608/DSCN8100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheiPWfbsl2OZ70W0jNdjuqAdJtaku9PmxUGLjDUItehy6MNElagjOx-OLPX49go0H1kAlCoB0rspRKiA9PGftBPedJ2EaItWkR4_IefcOcSNvxdmIo_6WqgReZEBdBQjyo2Pg_Wb0F--sq22vqb3I_5luHoJM6B28UNruo2_Ojpz14l_ZjPQ/s320/DSCN8100.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5W3tZ0roNDZsQIroKcW1N0t0TeE7J8lZMc9969SDLyXqkDHbQAv7023Yd_DM8Dj3zn-cqaebqtvgHxPNvnHu-2Cn4bmB9oinjpCLnbxXgOTfAU8Nii8PRHgeLD1Z3jZMl9vAhUpo57dUfhzdKCeje5JpQ8tjbj-fenWtMU3Rdlx3wZ4ViOA/s4608/DSCN8101.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5W3tZ0roNDZsQIroKcW1N0t0TeE7J8lZMc9969SDLyXqkDHbQAv7023Yd_DM8Dj3zn-cqaebqtvgHxPNvnHu-2Cn4bmB9oinjpCLnbxXgOTfAU8Nii8PRHgeLD1Z3jZMl9vAhUpo57dUfhzdKCeje5JpQ8tjbj-fenWtMU3Rdlx3wZ4ViOA/s320/DSCN8101.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1L7hHusMx7IxIJUByHx7CHsS6uba-nQQu2WFFlJ5LBuqgzD4nGT5Fq_J5wU979lK91LRVcotw4oAjN94sIqsD-lVXj052PH-txRcwa9vC0jJC5f451eqqCkr3Ockf7iSSHg_D1lNafVawC95ctIpg778vxxGbgOZ474j39rkhTdGsOtC_Q/s4608/DSCN8103.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1L7hHusMx7IxIJUByHx7CHsS6uba-nQQu2WFFlJ5LBuqgzD4nGT5Fq_J5wU979lK91LRVcotw4oAjN94sIqsD-lVXj052PH-txRcwa9vC0jJC5f451eqqCkr3Ockf7iSSHg_D1lNafVawC95ctIpg778vxxGbgOZ474j39rkhTdGsOtC_Q/s320/DSCN8103.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-30435742053710818962022-04-24T02:07:00.002-07:002022-04-24T02:07:42.640-07:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMpYTb2q11E1pQeJ1xqnZur1cXVn6Z0YaQZ7HoBEGAhTiu3EKpsjyzm9uVU40PTX1eO5CRqKE3KreTuwsmBVws9nmOUJ2ypHVG9sWBzi0Q9KWBe6JFXp7E1uB7rN4CRkLJnbl1qANLmNtD5FgCCAQ85SWSNvukReNjfcMJMfLReAQ8tpFDA/s4608/DSCN8175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVMpYTb2q11E1pQeJ1xqnZur1cXVn6Z0YaQZ7HoBEGAhTiu3EKpsjyzm9uVU40PTX1eO5CRqKE3KreTuwsmBVws9nmOUJ2ypHVG9sWBzi0Q9KWBe6JFXp7E1uB7rN4CRkLJnbl1qANLmNtD5FgCCAQ85SWSNvukReNjfcMJMfLReAQ8tpFDA/s320/DSCN8175.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>A little outing to Argers Fen, just over the Suffolk border. It's bluebell time of course.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KPAhYdgOC8PnGq6EniN7mlgYXwYdEiMh9kG-swg6FN8qhoChWpMXiKv9o1NGtBeffot_4GvLupWr7z-S-uXvrT5YEKyvoPxZUXjQHVWBBVXumv9FQN5hgwxcQPLVCyH5kuVsj4mWNNc-BbwEzSG7K9GMzHb4vgDwbpukFo91T8lKmOsoqg/s4608/DSCN8159.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KPAhYdgOC8PnGq6EniN7mlgYXwYdEiMh9kG-swg6FN8qhoChWpMXiKv9o1NGtBeffot_4GvLupWr7z-S-uXvrT5YEKyvoPxZUXjQHVWBBVXumv9FQN5hgwxcQPLVCyH5kuVsj4mWNNc-BbwEzSG7K9GMzHb4vgDwbpukFo91T8lKmOsoqg/s320/DSCN8159.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>This is ancient woodland with wild cherry trees in full bloom.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiav1MXw-OBdSjNQsJ29mwvK87LwkTHaC4wE5u0--5uX3Y3qenOxKSUleq7y_UIkphByDeadHp3ty44nV45susjzPIC8A9v6xXmCHyiyH51-_aUL0dY39-amMa4j3ydN7B0Ck47hy4zE8U7AegEq5iezBPmHrd3DuwR2LqTyhyfmHvEFQ8hg/s4608/DSCN8172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiav1MXw-OBdSjNQsJ29mwvK87LwkTHaC4wE5u0--5uX3Y3qenOxKSUleq7y_UIkphByDeadHp3ty44nV45susjzPIC8A9v6xXmCHyiyH51-_aUL0dY39-amMa4j3ydN7B0Ck47hy4zE8U7AegEq5iezBPmHrd3DuwR2LqTyhyfmHvEFQ8hg/s320/DSCN8172.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>A lovely walk up hill and down dale, then a short drive to the magnificent church at Stoke by Nayland. We sat on a convenient bench to eat our picnic and studied the brickwork of the tower.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUdVzdEnZTaG81ZZrnNAq3O3yMeooOOw_R1_7qXlrjAvu1ogOk8JzOMJ5wznaf0Gi8hapfjpeq6MfmPikxEj6fAedgVYehpk9y-tPDlFBPeWkLFT07vwIQCHbekQNwgPAsuwh-rsWuUn7_g2Aw9H_vz3VOFXB8DvVeiCc1cMMpFeZariXpg/s4608/DSCN8176.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFUdVzdEnZTaG81ZZrnNAq3O3yMeooOOw_R1_7qXlrjAvu1ogOk8JzOMJ5wznaf0Gi8hapfjpeq6MfmPikxEj6fAedgVYehpk9y-tPDlFBPeWkLFT07vwIQCHbekQNwgPAsuwh-rsWuUn7_g2Aw9H_vz3VOFXB8DvVeiCc1cMMpFeZariXpg/s320/DSCN8176.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HkmQS7DK2kyTQZC632B8yql8vveJYD2whuZL8B24KA03ogxKIytgLC-ca7aJIrFP1X5T9BFmjCad93trOtEyLx9pA-FzsUFSKxpxFy-NkYQu0havqL3j4_AkqFFwuS4W6v0gk-ePheD8CK9dc56wnHJkm5DmiDV3P8ELhxd1CAj-l849mg/s4608/DSCN8177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HkmQS7DK2kyTQZC632B8yql8vveJYD2whuZL8B24KA03ogxKIytgLC-ca7aJIrFP1X5T9BFmjCad93trOtEyLx9pA-FzsUFSKxpxFy-NkYQu0havqL3j4_AkqFFwuS4W6v0gk-ePheD8CK9dc56wnHJkm5DmiDV3P8ELhxd1CAj-l849mg/s320/DSCN8177.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Then, another short drive took us to Dedham where we had a cup of tea, admiring this wonderful white wisteria, well out even this early.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15GVG_pprvrPzY_ljUEQs2ON0nHlGXQg-Rx7f0xbQn0HxAGFo7aiMUAhapS6oI4-79teohMJ67un69gzEzNqXHnalxO4fzn6KgRITkF4faTe3ivHXvXwbz7ylH8rSkfYxJw2f2CJpna7nmpQCom2QRJp6o1iiklrHsTtr2Jsg9dUcshil9g/s4608/DSCN8178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15GVG_pprvrPzY_ljUEQs2ON0nHlGXQg-Rx7f0xbQn0HxAGFo7aiMUAhapS6oI4-79teohMJ67un69gzEzNqXHnalxO4fzn6KgRITkF4faTe3ivHXvXwbz7ylH8rSkfYxJw2f2CJpna7nmpQCom2QRJp6o1iiklrHsTtr2Jsg9dUcshil9g/s320/DSCN8178.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-58422707657320518402022-04-19T08:54:00.000-07:002022-04-19T08:54:12.950-07:00Nayland<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajPX7eMh4p148m3CUjUzRZ-6fPo7CVDi30D0OyO1jX8CmZC4e0QQ7bFnox5hGJTJa0cCCbw1HmYUQJTOUbq73XF5zELOKnaPmTon4uH2qDKbS5rEX7x3fqD6j6lwmAOfkN5XOG1w21XNoFQLXmpX9WOLnkk-ZNMm7MYBmqy6adrCADG7vAA/s3963/DSCN8137%20(3).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3963" data-original-width="2890" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajPX7eMh4p148m3CUjUzRZ-6fPo7CVDi30D0OyO1jX8CmZC4e0QQ7bFnox5hGJTJa0cCCbw1HmYUQJTOUbq73XF5zELOKnaPmTon4uH2qDKbS5rEX7x3fqD6j6lwmAOfkN5XOG1w21XNoFQLXmpX9WOLnkk-ZNMm7MYBmqy6adrCADG7vAA/s320/DSCN8137%20(3).JPG" width="233" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>A walk along the River Stour from Nayland to an interesting church at Wissington. Water meadows, lambs and views that Constable might have painted - what could be better?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXFyaY2Lwd8iIaRx3GrV9xRCnwXzrrCv_YZf5EysgnNTkIupRdc9Ntw5KlFM4_kSEOAMiXUILzm_ERiKIOdEvmDr8BOVdLIwYE4-5UQWP-1oUQf_fzIMVwacrNwepsSItkj9s9ckiehlrjTd7fFZ3k4MtBeMlJwO-uJkafsjX-Qg9bRVlqg/s4279/DSCN8121%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2134" data-original-width="4279" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjXFyaY2Lwd8iIaRx3GrV9xRCnwXzrrCv_YZf5EysgnNTkIupRdc9Ntw5KlFM4_kSEOAMiXUILzm_ERiKIOdEvmDr8BOVdLIwYE4-5UQWP-1oUQf_fzIMVwacrNwepsSItkj9s9ckiehlrjTd7fFZ3k4MtBeMlJwO-uJkafsjX-Qg9bRVlqg/s320/DSCN8121%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Along the river, plenty of evidence of storm damage with trees down and trunks splintered. But that did not detract from the general peace of the area.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTuwXMOnrBjwHlshPZX8WiDaCsLLHzuhOwvwTserTe5CkZrbfpkrOwagIPAleeAViGPGLtRJwlJQaealr9GYbNe86vE9r7q-CDTkhTmgics4IvEHM6ZtiRwW366rFKOJKF9mqvSXqrwOGnANjU4T5w4ro_HDb-chhE_VpLG6RY6zQIjx_f_g/s4536/DSCN8129%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4536" data-original-width="2678" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTuwXMOnrBjwHlshPZX8WiDaCsLLHzuhOwvwTserTe5CkZrbfpkrOwagIPAleeAViGPGLtRJwlJQaealr9GYbNe86vE9r7q-CDTkhTmgics4IvEHM6ZtiRwW366rFKOJKF9mqvSXqrwOGnANjU4T5w4ro_HDb-chhE_VpLG6RY6zQIjx_f_g/s320/DSCN8129%20(2).JPG" width="189" /></a></div><p><br /></p>The church at Wissington. In the nineteenth century a vicar who held the living for a long time decided to give the church a Norman makeover. The door here looks ancient but I'm not sure about the stone work.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKg6vPjyB2ZnZzSaUNK4-2GyzFvoQL155Plp5EqyucO8DmlAU1Gt-EAkXS577Z8HPM2jqkfwZF8BLJZitKao8n4O9-H2mbIVfPzJd7EoZ_bIsOMFLDz2S3TYutw_e8mWjwjGWGevZPc6KRgSAwK_SDKZs_nuOhd8t5GspET3FIZzZFqCaAw/s4608/DSCN8132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKg6vPjyB2ZnZzSaUNK4-2GyzFvoQL155Plp5EqyucO8DmlAU1Gt-EAkXS577Z8HPM2jqkfwZF8BLJZitKao8n4O9-H2mbIVfPzJd7EoZ_bIsOMFLDz2S3TYutw_e8mWjwjGWGevZPc6KRgSAwK_SDKZs_nuOhd8t5GspET3FIZzZFqCaAw/s320/DSCN8132.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The main feature here - apart from a strong smell of damp - is the wall paintings.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAgttQkePEL5Hsyik86ymA9_irc9zM9fcMZZmKJefZ6J04xzUEW4edJQ_BTKZf4R0vLpj2Ys5TYmRs4TsyRXZlEKNJtIdd1V4uHRjA2t3IYLoOoOuCrdS7HYPTm1NzqMvz8kr3fUIaIEIdqULV-6BnN3hpZhlU1VqrCeV6OsPmPFcf3-wTA/s4454/DSCN8130%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3052" data-original-width="4454" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAgttQkePEL5Hsyik86ymA9_irc9zM9fcMZZmKJefZ6J04xzUEW4edJQ_BTKZf4R0vLpj2Ys5TYmRs4TsyRXZlEKNJtIdd1V4uHRjA2t3IYLoOoOuCrdS7HYPTm1NzqMvz8kr3fUIaIEIdqULV-6BnN3hpZhlU1VqrCeV6OsPmPFcf3-wTA/s320/DSCN8130%20(2).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p>The best-preserved is this amazing dragon.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjvRGIpi9t4p09M4dvvGfV9zU4pXUgy__2CmmFNOxAGnqP-tT5awja1mK6cfJ6wN_RMxz6ksEXafj38a3XRzCsyn007tpxQutNgzPT4T7EDVQjdkF_hAGFI-U7N_dkr5Vhs_xKK19m5FGN2RJk8URTCvkuFQjeFCT9npfzpKKhYpTKlDX9A/s4608/DSCN8133.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNjvRGIpi9t4p09M4dvvGfV9zU4pXUgy__2CmmFNOxAGnqP-tT5awja1mK6cfJ6wN_RMxz6ksEXafj38a3XRzCsyn007tpxQutNgzPT4T7EDVQjdkF_hAGFI-U7N_dkr5Vhs_xKK19m5FGN2RJk8URTCvkuFQjeFCT9npfzpKKhYpTKlDX9A/s320/DSCN8133.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And, shoved in a corner, this pair of choir stalls with misericords. Amazing what you find in ancient churches.<br /><p><br /> </p></div></div>shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-47718091786531229552022-02-20T02:13:00.000-08:002022-02-20T02:13:10.759-08:00Hereford and Ledbury<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1HPOC0qvV_KYAPNV5sISqwSz_tDXlQj2CyAQVRIbKcMcxl7TcEjBNqbB4uxxaVksALNfXiAe9jcZJKmsN_I-XEXtOK3DArGDxMZmtdQoyL87nRP4JaTtor07UaxZ2UVirt5MZZGOdahltpwgW2Ynzj9TuqNlE54DBijlk1K0jB8U45nQf2Q=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1HPOC0qvV_KYAPNV5sISqwSz_tDXlQj2CyAQVRIbKcMcxl7TcEjBNqbB4uxxaVksALNfXiAe9jcZJKmsN_I-XEXtOK3DArGDxMZmtdQoyL87nRP4JaTtor07UaxZ2UVirt5MZZGOdahltpwgW2Ynzj9TuqNlE54DBijlk1K0jB8U45nQf2Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>In Ledbury recently, for a family funeral. So interesting to visit another part of the country after lockdown, even if the occasion was a sad one. <p></p><p><br /></p><p>Ledbury has an unusual church with a detached bell-tower. We are in the Welsh Marches here; the tower would have been a defensive structure.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjq3EWQzhrrxdU3XJlGjV2MxT-2M7Ysnfz0QJmz5-r-iP3DRZF2JoDK5uoOh1zW5sx5YmbFYpTFUedv0w8Mp_LeSFhzNrcZEyeCNYS9SDqmBQTk-Ax6NFyna1ZxdmBEA5aoKF-eAumzIPu5Sx8LvL1hA7iR9L8nO8CB19Y0WBa5Q4lq-ykIw=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjq3EWQzhrrxdU3XJlGjV2MxT-2M7Ysnfz0QJmz5-r-iP3DRZF2JoDK5uoOh1zW5sx5YmbFYpTFUedv0w8Mp_LeSFhzNrcZEyeCNYS9SDqmBQTk-Ax6NFyna1ZxdmBEA5aoKF-eAumzIPu5Sx8LvL1hA7iR9L8nO8CB19Y0WBa5Q4lq-ykIw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Black and white half-timbering everywhere, and that indubitable sign of prosperity: no empty shops in the town centre.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh83MRoRvOFR9MfS_yNWvmQstM-nlms_ZXczwPlWbiEq2PtIFkdbXrzpsmixBlX5wehUpJ_UnWsIF24atDrfG1aVScc1ourf8buiTUGgHLN8MdGfUbiTTWKpOSSQ5cyJjgYs3NcbrPzaC6BTqG6gPNXNFqbrT72yygSB3VMSlxOmdIXAPd3VQ=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh83MRoRvOFR9MfS_yNWvmQstM-nlms_ZXczwPlWbiEq2PtIFkdbXrzpsmixBlX5wehUpJ_UnWsIF24atDrfG1aVScc1ourf8buiTUGgHLN8MdGfUbiTTWKpOSSQ5cyJjgYs3NcbrPzaC6BTqG6gPNXNFqbrT72yygSB3VMSlxOmdIXAPd3VQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Not so Hereford, where tattoo parlours and vape shops have taken hold. However, the cathedral lived up to expectations. It holds the Mappa Mundi, a mediaeval world map drawn on vellum with Jerusalem at its centre. Even more amazing was the Chained Library with every book spine inwards on the shelf with a chain holding it.<p></p><p>Outside we looked up and my husband spotted a new bird for our list: a peregrine falcon. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1Tux2OT6-C9iTIxYy-G5SMuToiS2E-zmaAgvTOXz3Sn_cIb0JjXzfkg74MxAQvSl4v9gG8QLbZs_ym-UMJRUE7OX6FeU8rykLVmeXzGqJg-SsvgmQJieNIzHKoCW17p4pEw_e-2surlRwc4pre0-a10ackWwZiAkUT70o7EadY0k2eXwUhw=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4608" data-original-width="3456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1Tux2OT6-C9iTIxYy-G5SMuToiS2E-zmaAgvTOXz3Sn_cIb0JjXzfkg74MxAQvSl4v9gG8QLbZs_ym-UMJRUE7OX6FeU8rykLVmeXzGqJg-SsvgmQJieNIzHKoCW17p4pEw_e-2surlRwc4pre0-a10ackWwZiAkUT70o7EadY0k2eXwUhw=s320" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p>Just across the road: the Museum, with these fine Roman mosaic fragments. The facade of this building is encrusted with ornate animal carvings. Once, Hereford had some civic pride.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJFlL07xMNn5iH-G97IV2FMhEsRc_dRBxMgLp-8CjYvQDn1XZ2Eb1iyG2s7rBHMZZrxZUPXFKE20wXH_IXu-6DMKoanP-v0LEjjeIw3nFxtON0WYWGpbxJkJZtxFVQIGYz9ZrSJwhWbZDc8IGEwtTqrhTbI1vEtYFsBNCcnC8fYtDMRJADIQ=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJFlL07xMNn5iH-G97IV2FMhEsRc_dRBxMgLp-8CjYvQDn1XZ2Eb1iyG2s7rBHMZZrxZUPXFKE20wXH_IXu-6DMKoanP-v0LEjjeIw3nFxtON0WYWGpbxJkJZtxFVQIGYz9ZrSJwhWbZDc8IGEwtTqrhTbI1vEtYFsBNCcnC8fYtDMRJADIQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUeKkm8An4KcZWNlhhDTg3oVV25YhkxtFGRm1m1KMS4TpnuZn5ZeM7K5KAep7UIki5FwoERaE0v6CRVNcdzeF83BEzoakuxFJFxL4vZErcHeCTlvguflXC-bw0aPHim3ByUwj64TnJ2lJ-KyruJVGv2MXlGI0rt9par3dy9HDArHCWTOOwNA=s4608" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUeKkm8An4KcZWNlhhDTg3oVV25YhkxtFGRm1m1KMS4TpnuZn5ZeM7K5KAep7UIki5FwoERaE0v6CRVNcdzeF83BEzoakuxFJFxL4vZErcHeCTlvguflXC-bw0aPHim3ByUwj64TnJ2lJ-KyruJVGv2MXlGI0rt9par3dy9HDArHCWTOOwNA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p>And, in a glass case, this little knitted needle case in very fine wool.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjt0FwQ4JMkKb8dwLqzIwRevYpDDqe9AITlgz_LfZqb0NL63t1eFC3MmzU4a61EJzmZmTGkxZWYv1SdrrT1PcH5a-_tH6L_7wC9S6EfI5aVFYMZxC-wzaKv-ONF4Tk09OWf_Qr2qeadpDby1GAb0iUW_rPWRj45juQlUGA0Ro-r2DgtP9usiQ=s2548" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2062" data-original-width="2548" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjt0FwQ4JMkKb8dwLqzIwRevYpDDqe9AITlgz_LfZqb0NL63t1eFC3MmzU4a61EJzmZmTGkxZWYv1SdrrT1PcH5a-_tH6L_7wC9S6EfI5aVFYMZxC-wzaKv-ONF4Tk09OWf_Qr2qeadpDby1GAb0iUW_rPWRj45juQlUGA0Ro-r2DgtP9usiQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-47577000276362884572021-12-30T06:09:00.001-08:002021-12-30T06:09:31.958-08:00Christmas Knitting<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5aP2OBdjV6kSViBln_Nljg0XLgCM3pIbAjGx39b17HNciSyy2VspjKhZ3Wo5YgTXqAL-0OhiiaNJX5ry-lCOXNmlLSvoytgoGi6_H1v44KtKrjayluICpChs-yO8MZ5rXLnnCx5zdXPdrGTAsFwrmU_PrA9lz2qDPwmAX_RDVpSqCGCFwdw=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5aP2OBdjV6kSViBln_Nljg0XLgCM3pIbAjGx39b17HNciSyy2VspjKhZ3Wo5YgTXqAL-0OhiiaNJX5ry-lCOXNmlLSvoytgoGi6_H1v44KtKrjayluICpChs-yO8MZ5rXLnnCx5zdXPdrGTAsFwrmU_PrA9lz2qDPwmAX_RDVpSqCGCFwdw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This is scarf number 1 - Afetos. I've chosen a sock yarn with a light tweedy speckle, and it is a pattern I have knitted before. Quite a high wool content to this yarn. The lace pattern is not complex but needs care because it is not symmetrical. <p></p><p>So I was pleased to se this one finished: it had turned out well, I thought. Then I gave it a bath preparatory to blocking. Oh dear - the sheepy quality of the wool now made its presence felt. In fact, it stank. I put it out on the line to air and then repeated the wash with a rinse using part vinegar. Now it smelt of sheep and vinegar. A third wash and a rinse with bicarbonate of soda. The smell was now in abeyance, but I would not trust it in a rain shower. </p><p>What to do? This is scarf number 2. It is a set of Regia Ombre 100% Merino, knitted using the shape of Afetos without the lace panels. I made the transitions less stark by putting in some stripes at the changeovers. This feels lovely and looks quite sophisticated.</p><p>But, crucially, it has no smell.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieRXMKfvTIfRwIWL-LURnPsXeFjtIyC81M4nhniIeMmtkDCb--uk5Aldzu4GMpvOAPMpGT6sL6kKI6jygQW0R72pTKmLa71peG04x8h9cF7HjU-LwdnGhzWtCofjlPwogNh-j3x__JtOYNUUKsvt2jWYLjTHh5KX65feo50e6PeGQCfUOAxg=s4608" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEieRXMKfvTIfRwIWL-LURnPsXeFjtIyC81M4nhniIeMmtkDCb--uk5Aldzu4GMpvOAPMpGT6sL6kKI6jygQW0R72pTKmLa71peG04x8h9cF7HjU-LwdnGhzWtCofjlPwogNh-j3x__JtOYNUUKsvt2jWYLjTHh5KX65feo50e6PeGQCfUOAxg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21345524.post-38934037364867912092021-11-09T06:26:00.002-08:002021-11-09T06:26:39.169-08:00Leiston Abbey<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0CDrwyQ0NsRAWHytsLrwos30a17rZQ3hpZNste-D-MxXTvgWQ5zgjRUvNj6BXc2oHpWCW06rUzSGzzZgV7hbD1KQd8AvFJ7pHpaxEfKHuYSDBkvfOf15xT-cKM0V3qL31eeg/s2048/DSCN7770.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ0CDrwyQ0NsRAWHytsLrwos30a17rZQ3hpZNste-D-MxXTvgWQ5zgjRUvNj6BXc2oHpWCW06rUzSGzzZgV7hbD1KQd8AvFJ7pHpaxEfKHuYSDBkvfOf15xT-cKM0V3qL31eeg/s320/DSCN7770.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Who lives in a house like this? The next town to Aldeburgh, going North, is Leiston, once a major centre for railway engineering. Just outside Leiston are the ruins of Leiston Abbey, and very spectacular they are, too. <p></p><p>Now managed by a combination of English Heritage and a young persons' music charity who run courses here, the abbey contains some complete structures. This one is a patchwork of brick, flintwork, beach pebble and rendering.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkhFr-iATPcQaRGZXxlZJLLV-QT-vW8CuWv9K9GPbruXJ3rArdRyxQ0Anepcjh7bqzFiK0f3k3-K4IyPcrjUxECR47L3b3C7f0ak-_l_vfGO973QctYPSIlpSQjGIhIEaLiCV/s2048/DSCN7758.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkhFr-iATPcQaRGZXxlZJLLV-QT-vW8CuWv9K9GPbruXJ3rArdRyxQ0Anepcjh7bqzFiK0f3k3-K4IyPcrjUxECR47L3b3C7f0ak-_l_vfGO973QctYPSIlpSQjGIhIEaLiCV/s320/DSCN7758.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>The abbey itself was clearly a vast structure.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bgw1C0dTjJMDcKED0BHVuRbDcMXs6R6L4SVP1qlOwf5VN-AYPEwLDVaArx1GiehmRWkbE46ElZiEGJW0DUNYFU2WQrtJuceME4PMiPYKm_ln34ESoro0EZ4EKTyjFbzFpmgO/s2048/DSCN7761.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bgw1C0dTjJMDcKED0BHVuRbDcMXs6R6L4SVP1qlOwf5VN-AYPEwLDVaArx1GiehmRWkbE46ElZiEGJW0DUNYFU2WQrtJuceME4PMiPYKm_ln34ESoro0EZ4EKTyjFbzFpmgO/s320/DSCN7761.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEida4kLPNTUEVXD5VMj1nd2tVvEKS4BRg-YlofPuW7jw0UcN8obn0LG92E9UpE4qQ4BEPOuOCtbzBTLIil1KjQwDUTsIMj8xYyKszPsjXPAClrcuWEHJz3gLF7BqsshQXu4Anse/s2048/DSCN7763.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEida4kLPNTUEVXD5VMj1nd2tVvEKS4BRg-YlofPuW7jw0UcN8obn0LG92E9UpE4qQ4BEPOuOCtbzBTLIil1KjQwDUTsIMj8xYyKszPsjXPAClrcuWEHJz3gLF7BqsshQXu4Anse/s320/DSCN7763.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>The Lady Chapel has been made weatherproof and may well be used for services, concerts, weddings...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__eRkTNiU0676Vz_Wy7AT-_OAzD9yAytJW1Y9uzmm_j7MbpYeQCBoJqCsd-2TcnPZwRuSSUAGqvtwVnV9Zdsh6ooTgmU8UfIG_lzWZwH-_-HNjsLmhS67c83vqOHSTuZZaLVb/s2048/DSCN7764.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__eRkTNiU0676Vz_Wy7AT-_OAzD9yAytJW1Y9uzmm_j7MbpYeQCBoJqCsd-2TcnPZwRuSSUAGqvtwVnV9Zdsh6ooTgmU8UfIG_lzWZwH-_-HNjsLmhS67c83vqOHSTuZZaLVb/s320/DSCN7764.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Note the mix of brick, flintwork and timber cladding.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ec6kcF9do_Lr_HXntcftPuvlgsPhv15hSNwg5CbL_k9UFgj_0Hw-bxFT4kN7HfSNwRvhYdWnGaUkwdayJY4fg1b0n8hy3fhMI9h8pSz5dzT4f6NcaYdf-HejzInJUamXqKXu/s2048/DSCN7769.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ec6kcF9do_Lr_HXntcftPuvlgsPhv15hSNwg5CbL_k9UFgj_0Hw-bxFT4kN7HfSNwRvhYdWnGaUkwdayJY4fg1b0n8hy3fhMI9h8pSz5dzT4f6NcaYdf-HejzInJUamXqKXu/s320/DSCN7769.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEE866ZdtHikQdtjQeTxQzeUcGVeYtmbeh6OHb35J4K03RFHIzUQg8rCiGF5aoIwFZovjrvsg7HlmRsLRk1rHecjSqNgEVLaZWKeQ1tnHbBVtxELVfFgJKbLnuDMQHZmdUqeY/s2048/DSCN7768.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoEE866ZdtHikQdtjQeTxQzeUcGVeYtmbeh6OHb35J4K03RFHIzUQg8rCiGF5aoIwFZovjrvsg7HlmRsLRk1rHecjSqNgEVLaZWKeQ1tnHbBVtxELVfFgJKbLnuDMQHZmdUqeY/s320/DSCN7768.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>The remains of a Tudor gatehouse.</div><div><br /></div><div>We left the Abbey and took a path through woodland leading out to the sea, just south of Minsmere, where we sat and had lunch. Suddenly a black head appeared swimming parallel to the beach, submerging for a stretch and then reappearing. It was a grey seal.<br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>shandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17372329387935318023noreply@blogger.com2