Friday, 9 January 2009

Snowdonia

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We are away for a few days on a cookery course.  So blogging is not at the forefront of our agenda. At about this time last year we wer...
Thursday, 8 January 2009

A Trip to Salford Quays

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When I arrived in Manchester as a student I visited the docks at Salford.  One of my cousins was a merchant seaman and his boat was docked t...
Tuesday, 6 January 2009

Drop Scones

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We've enjoyed these scones twice this year, first on New Year's Day after our return from the hoar frost of the Sandstone Trail.  Ou...
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Sunday, 4 January 2009

Sunday 4 January 2009 - Dunham Massey

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Today's short burst of exercise involved a 5 km stroll around the park and canal by Dunham Massey , our local National Trust house. T...

Saturday 3 January 2009 - A Raw Day on Ingleborough

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Today the weather forecasters drew us out of the house a day early for our 'Sunday Walk'.  Luckily, our plans had not been adver...
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Friday, 2 January 2009

Thursday 1 January 2009 - Hoar Frost on The Sandstone Trail

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Happy New Year! A short drive in freezing conditions to the Candle Workshops at Higher Burwardsley (SJ 521 563) saw Sue and I setting off...
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New Year's Eve Royalty

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Princess Kate and Prince Andrew were our hosts for New Year's Eve and are responsible for my aching shoulders, as they had a Wii for Ch...
Thursday, 1 January 2009

A New Year's Eve Engagement

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Congratulations to Kate, and to Simon who chose to prostrate himself in front of my daughter in the last hours of 2008. Our very best wis...
Wednesday, 31 December 2008

Saturday 27 December 2008 - Cartmel and the Ellerside Ridge

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This was our last walk of the year.  It was fitting that the sun beamed down on us all day from a clear blue sky, leaving us - despite the ...
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Tuesday, 30 December 2008

Boxing Day - 2008

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A family occasion: Enough to break the lens - I gave up at that point despite the plentiful ammunition. I'm sure any readers wi...

Christmas Day - 2008

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We enjoyed a lovely day, with a walk by the Bridgewater Canal, a fine meal, and an enjoyable session with a pile of pressies next to the tre...

Wednesday 24 December 2008 - Styal Woods

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The allure of 'a short stroll with a grandma' was enough to attract Rosemary and Lucy to these pages for the first time.  They usua...