Category Archives: Travel

Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections

This week’s Photo Challenge sent me darting back to the lily pond (whence I came??) for another picture of reflections from the Waterlily House at Kew Gardens! I like this picture because you can see the opaque glass of the ceiling reflected so clearly, … Continue reading

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WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE: GREEN (2)

I forgot to include this in my Weekly Photo Challenge: Green  gallery posted a few days ago. (Visit it here.) Aren’t the birds gorgeous? I went to the Whitgift School just south of London to see an exhibition of artifacts from the Mary … Continue reading

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WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE : GREEN

Well, for this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge: Green I decided to go with…..yes, you guessed it…..GREEN. Not for me such hollow protests  as I don’t have any green photos apart from plants, blue/red/yellow is a spiritual form of green, green is … Continue reading

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26. Disappearing Dunwich

After having a great time with the House in the Clouds and Thorpeness I fitted in a visit to Dunwich, a village which has been mostly reclaimed by the sea; it’s a fascinating story and well worth a look at … Continue reading

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25. Thorpeness – do I have a holiday cottage for you?!

Although there are plenty of run-of-the-mill cottages for you to rent in Thorpeness the House in the Clouds is quite eye-catching  and novel from my point of view.  I couldn’t stop photographing it. Strangely enough, because of its position, it’s a … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Foreign

I had fun chosing a picture for this week’s WEEKLY PHOTO CHALLENGE :FOREIGN. I’m not sure how you feel but I am definitely NOT used to seeing THIS on a beach in Australia!    A  very foreign idea indeed!     I love it!! What … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Big

I was presented with this scrumptious-looking lunch at the Huntingfield Arms in Suffolk, England. Now I know that only HALF of the carrot, cauliflower and cabbage still had to go on my plate but whichever way you look at it … Continue reading

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23. A Genuine English Country Pub!

Next stop is the local pub Jason has in mind for lunch, Huntingfield Arms. It has a lovely bar and separate restaurant and is a listed building grade II. It was originally the estate manager’s house for nearby Heveningham Hall. Pubs … Continue reading

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22. A delightful morning in Huntingfield

It was such a great time of year to be travelling in England – blossoms everywhere. I was sorry to leave the guest house but at 10am Sue and Jason arrived in the campervan and we headed into the centre … Continue reading

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One Lovely Blog Award

                                                                                A big heartfelt Thank you to Clanmother for nominating my blog for the One Lovely Blog Award on Sept 16th. I enjoy her blog immensely and feel honoured to be ‘mentioned in despatches’ in this way. If you haven’t … Continue reading

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