Saturday, 17 January 2009

Ken's Night Out ('Cold Enough to Freeze the Medals off a Brass General')

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Ken's comment on yesterday's posting warrants a little more than his modest 'aside'. So I've inserted an actual image ...
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Friday 16 January 2009 – Deep Freeze in Ottawa

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Sue and Helen on Bate Island on Friday morning Our journey here yesterday was wholly uneventful, unless you regard an encounter with Bobby C...
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Thursday, 15 January 2009

Across the Pond

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Here are our hosts for the next few weeks, pictured on 28 January 2006 on the 'pond' known as Lac Philippe. Hello Ken. Hello He...
Wednesday, 14 January 2009

A New Hat

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Courtesy of a little competition run by Phil, over at Doodlecat , and with the assistance of a pin (well, it was a little more scientific th...
Tuesday, 13 January 2009

Rob Gauntlett and James Atkinson

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We were saddened at the weekend to hear of the deaths of Rob Gauntlett and James Atkinson.  Back in 2006 Rob achieved fame as the youngest B...
Monday, 12 January 2009

Saturday and Sunday 10/11 January 2009 - À La Carte at Ashburton

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As a special treat, for a special occasion, Sue and I enjoyed a weekend at Ashburton Cookery School . We were students on the two day ...
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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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