tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76021979580708056052024-03-13T15:32:58.417+00:00Heart ShapedDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.comBlogger1114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-61647609168653664922015-11-12T14:09:00.000+00:002015-11-12T14:09:45.438+00:00If music be the food of love, play on............<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We are lucky in Sheffield that we can go out and listen to live music any night of the week. We have venues large and small and everything in between catering for every taste in music. Here are some that I've managed to catch recently.</div>
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The wonderful Paul Carrack (a Sheffielder) ex of Squeeze, Mike & the Mechanics and many other great bands, played in the Botanical Gardens in Summer. He was tremendous. </div>
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The Leadmill was the venue for the totally gorgeous Mr Jack Savoretti. He too was amazing. The Leadmill is a fairly small venue and Jack sounded amazing up close. <br />
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Stop looking at me with those eyes young man!!!!!!<br />
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He played with a band of excellent musicians, we had a great night.<br />
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The City Hall was the venue for Squeeze - the full band. They sang all my faves (apart from my absolute fave!!) and took me back to some great times in the 1980's.<br />
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We also got the added bonus of Dr John Cooper Clarke thrown in at the Squeeze gig. We didn't expect him to be as funny as he was. I love people who are so clever with language and words.. He held us spellbound. Very inspirational.<br />
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The City Hall was also the venue for ABC and the South Bank Orchestra<br />
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They played several of their hits and the second half of the show was given over to the iconic albumn "Lexicon of Love" which I know is a personal favourite of many of you.<br />
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I had never given it much thought before, but at a time when Synth Pop was all the rage, ABC were still making music with lots of real musicians. <br />
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It was a great concert and everyone sang and danced along.<br />
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And I got to meet one of my favourite bloggers too! (although sadly we didn't take a photo! ). I knew that Curtise at<a href="http://sopastcaring.blogspot.co.uk/"> The Second Hand Year</a>s was going and kept a look out for her. It's always lovely to put a real face to the name. Great to me you Curtise. xxDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-8246751656147478962015-11-11T17:52:00.001+00:002015-11-11T17:52:25.230+00:00Youlgreave<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
On Saturday, if we hadn't been walking with our walking group, we would have taken one look at the weather and stayed in! It was raining very heavily when we set off, but we prepared for the weather and went off to meet the rest of the group in the fab little village of Youlgreave in Derbyshire. I've trained our leader well - as he drove past us, he yelled from his car that there was a coffee morning at the local chapel, so we headed there to wait for the rest of them.</div>
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We weren't very far into the walk when the rain cleared up and we were all suddenly wearing too many clothes! <br />
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The Youlgreave walk was one that I had suggested, but our leader had tinkered with my favourite stroll and we ended up wandering in places where I hadn't walked before - so that was a bonus.<br />
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We came across a shooting party. We were on the Haddon Hall Estate - it felt very Downton Abbey!<br />
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We passed so many gorgeous farms and cottages .<br />
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The day had a beautiful autumnal feel to if - see what we would have missed if we had stayed at home,<br />
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I love this area. It is very peaceful and a bit off the beaten track for tourists to the Peak District.<br />
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I think we walked about 9 miles with a couple of steep ups and downs. I am finding 9 or 10 miles just right for a walk these days. Before we joined the group, 5 miles was my limit.<br />
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I can't think of a better way to spend a Saturday.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-86916533070223623602015-11-05T22:34:00.002+00:002015-11-05T22:34:35.317+00:00Poppies at Bradfield Church<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Thanks to Facebook, I found out that the Church at Bradfield near Sheffield was projecting poppies onto the front this week. Hubby and I went along this evening for a look so I thought I'd share my photo's with you. I think the poppies are on until Sunday.</div>
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It is such a simple but effective idea. We thought it looked stunning.<br />
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We discovered the pub next door was having a bonfire and firework display with pie & peas and a pint too. Bonus!! <br />
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<br />Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-28862918967567348312015-10-25T18:07:00.000+00:002015-10-25T18:07:20.899+00:00Derwent Dam<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It is my favourite time of the year for walking in the Derwent Valley around the Dam. Come with me and enjoy the beautiful autumnal colours.</div>
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<br />Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-21258379961163057122015-10-18T10:13:00.002+01:002015-10-18T10:13:59.940+01:00Dublin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The young man is doing a year in industry as part of his Uni course and is spending the year in Southern Ireland. So hubby and I jumped at the chance of a weekend away to visit him.</div>
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So after an exceptionally early start on Friday morning, we flew across to the Emerald Isle. I have to admit that it had never been on my radar as a place to visit, but I am so glad we did. We had a great weekend.<br />
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As the young man didn't finish work until later that afternoon, we decided to explore a little ourselves and found some gorgeous little working harbours and cafes on the beaches serving fabulous food.<br />
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On Saturday, the young man gave us a great tour of Dublin. We walked and walked! <br />
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The city is buzzing and very alive. It was great to walk around and soak up the tremendous atmosphere, history and culture of this fantastic little city<br />
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I discovered my new favourite shop - Avoca. The don't have any in the UK sadly but I hope that changes! The sell fantastic clothes, accessories, books, "stuff", food and they also have an amazing cafe. We visited a couple of their places over the weekend and were highly impressed.<br />
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The weekend was over too quickly and we were soon making plans to return (I couldn't gauge the young man's level of enthusiasm for my plans!!). We dropped him off at work on Monday morning and treated ourselves to another morning by the coast before we dropped off our hire car and catching our flight home.<br />
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I can't wait to go back.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-25977426312881467472015-10-02T15:25:00.005+01:002015-10-02T15:25:50.317+01:00Angels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-47232378190128971052015-09-30T13:43:00.001+01:002015-09-30T13:43:14.951+01:00Bolton Abbey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I am often reminded on our many walks that Yorkshire is truly a beautiful county.</div>
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I must have said this a million times to hubby on Sunday as we made the most of an unexpected day off (for him) and took a trip out to Bolton Abbey - just north of Leeds.<br />
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It was one of those glorious Indian Summer days that makes you fell glad to be alive. We walked together and made plans for the future and generally just loved our day out.<br />
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Of course he exercised extreme patience as I photographed everything on our 9 mile walk!<br />
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We made plans to return here for a longer spell in Spring. Well why wouldn't you!Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-31604523003479150632015-09-28T19:54:00.000+01:002015-09-28T19:54:02.461+01:00Poppies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hello - remember me? Sorry, I have been a bad blogger. But I have been out and about (a lot!) so I will have plenty to show you now that the nights are drawing in.</div>
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After work this afternoon, I called to pick my Mum up and take her to see the latest exhibition causing a big stir at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. The wave of Poppies is enormously popular. I know that weekends it gets a bit crazy! </div>
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It was a beautiful afternoon and we enjoyed our brief wander down to the lake.<br />
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Don't they look stunning.<br />
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The rest of the park is slowly putting it's Autumn coat on too.<br />
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I couldn't resist a quick look at the new Rob Ryan exhibition. I haven't had time to pop and see this so it was great to pop and have a nosey. It's truly fabulous. My photo's don't do it justice. These are amazing pieces.<br />
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Unfortunately, the shop had just closed as we got to it!! Never mind - it's close enough for me to pop back later.<br />
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And on our way home, I spotted an Angel in the sky - can you see it?<br />
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I'm off to catch up with you all - it's great to be back xx<br />
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On Saturday, a small number of us from our walking group took the train from Sheffield across to the east coast. A walk to Cleethorpes had been planned but first we had to get off the train in Grimsby and catch a bus to the gorgeous little village of Tetny. As you can see, I quite enjoyed a ride on the front seat of the upper deck!!</div>
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It was an absolutely scorchio day, and Grimsby looked worthy of further exploration - so I think I shall return another day. <br />
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Our walk from the village took us over fields and waterways.<br />
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Once across the fields, we couldn't resist an early stop at this gorgeous little country pub.<br />
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Off again, and down to the coast where we walked along the sea defence wall. One huge attraction of this walk for me was that it was very flat, but that also means that the high winter tides can come rolling well in land to the low lying villages along the coast.<br />
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The weather was absolutely perfect and the sea breeze was lovely as we reached the beach.<br />
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Cleethorpes lies in the Humber Estuary and is busy with large ships going to and from Hull and also the large docks at nearby Immingham. I loved the look of these <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humber_Forts">derelict sea forts</a>. A chap we had been talking to at the pub said that whilst he was working on the sea defences here, he had dug up lots of World War 2 memorabilia that had been discarded from the fortifications around here.<br />
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I haven't been to Cleethorpes for years, and it has certainly changed. The central part was very busy with families enjoying a fun filled day on the beach. It was lovely to see it so busy.<br />
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The beach around Humberstone was gorgeous.<br />
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I hadn't realised that the Greenwich Meridien line ran through here either. That was a surprise.<br />
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We had a fantastic 8.3 mile walk and ended up in town with plenty of time for another drink or two, a paddle in the sea and fish & chips before we caught our train home. The station is slap bang in the middle of the town and on the sea front - so dead handy! We arrived home to discover we had missed one hell of a summer storm. <br />
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Another great walk with the walking group and a fabulous day out by the sea. Check out the groups new website - and our leaders version of the same event!!!<br />
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http://www.dvwg.org.uk/<br />
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On our way home from the Ile de Re, we stayed overnight near to Dinard. It was a dull day, but we managed a walk around this lovely little seaside town.</div>
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In the late 19th century, wealthy British and American aristocrats built large villa's here to use as seaside homes. Many of them remain - some still as huge homes and some divided into apartments. Some are very well maintained whilst others need some work doing on them.<br />
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They are all very stunning.<br />
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This one was my favourite - still a huge single dwelling. I like to imagine some faded movie star lives here - still wearing her red lipstick and Chanel suit, with a small army of maids and servants.<br />
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I bet they we fabulous to snoop round in their hey day with amazing parties being thrown and much champagne being quaffed. <br />
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We found this place too late in the day.<br />
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Les Roches Brunes was left as a legacy to the people of Dinard by it's wealthy owner. It is used as a gallery - we were too late to look around as it was just closing. <br />
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It sits in a very enviable position on the headland. I would so loved to have a proper nosey around. the "Belle Epoque" style is so gorgeous.<br />
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Some of you have asked about my camera and it's settings. I use a very simple point and shoot Canon Power Shot SX700HS. It has a setting that takes random special effects - like the "tilt shift" photo's use in "Sherlock" etc. I'm sure I should be able to purposely set my camera to do this, but I haven't learned how to yet, so the special effects button will have to do for now!<br />
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We loved our stopover in Dinard.<br />
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It was handy for catching the ferry back next day.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-87373147033794670462015-08-16T15:53:00.001+01:002015-08-16T16:49:37.330+01:00The Yorkshire Coastline<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The Yorkshire coastline is stunning to say the least. My pal Lyn at <a href="http://lyn-everydaylife.blogspot.co.uk/">Everyday Life </a>reminded me that I had not visited Bridlington for many years. So on Saturday, hubby and I decided that a trip to the seaside was in order.</div>
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Brid (as we Yorkshire folk call it) had been one of the places that I had taken many a holiday as a child. Since it's heyday, the town had slipped into decline (like a lot of English seaside towns) but the town is slowly getting back into it's stride, cleaning up it's act and once more is a fantastic place for families to enjoy it's beautiful beaches and some great old fashioned seaside fun.</div>
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The beaches to the north and south of the town are stunning and easily accessible. To the north, chalk cliffs start to appear. <br />
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A couple of land trains work the promenade's and cliffs - I have very fond memories of these from my childhood.<br />
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<a href="http://www.sewerbyhall.co.uk/">Sewerby Hall</a> on top of the cliffs is a great Edwardian House worthy of a visit. We didn't have time today, but I think we may a camping weekend in Brid next year (as there was so many things we didn't get time to see). The Hall houses a collection of<a href="http://www.hullhistorycentre.org.uk/discover/hull_history_centre/our_collections/hull_people/amy_johnson.aspx"> Amy Johnson's</a> possessions. I remember seeing some of these when I was little and being captivated by them.<br />
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We wandered over the cliffs to the <a href="http://www.danesdyke.com/">Danesdyke</a> - a truly magical place with a stunning beach. We made a mental note to explore Danesdyke more thoroughly on our future visit. <br />
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The cliffs eventually take you to Flamborough - I was recently really annoyed when listening to Chris Evans on radio 2 (a sign that I am getting old!!) when he had seen a photograph in a newspaper of Flamborough and he admitted he had never heard of it. Get out of London more Chris!!<br />
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After our longish walk on the north side, we walked through the town to the south beach where some good old fashioned seaside fun was being had....<br />
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... and we watched the lifeboat being winched back in. Unlike places that have a slope directly from the shore to sea, Brid's lifeboat sometimes has to be dragged into the sea by tractor as the tide can go way out.<br />
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At the end of our day, we didn't want to leave, so we did a 10 minute detour in the car to see the birds at Bempton Cliffs. The RSPB has a centre here, but when it is closed, you can still access the cliffs and the observation platforms and view what they call a "city population" of sea birds.<br />
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I was miffed to have missed the Minke Whale - that would have truly made my my day!<br />
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But the jaw dropping spectacle of these amazing cliffs teeming with thousands upon thousands of stunning seabirds was awesome enough.<br />
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The Puffins have all gone, but the Gannets are still here making an almighty racket!<br />
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The signs told us that their heads get more yellow in mating season to make themselves more attractive. Gannets also have one mate for life.<br />
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The babies eat so much that when they are ready to fly, they are too heavy, so they slide down into the sea and float around for about 10 days until they have lost some weight! <br />
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The views from Bempton up to Filey and Scarborough are utterly beautiful. You can just make out the "keep" of the Scarborough Castle on the photo below.<br />
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<i>I'm already studying the diary to see when we can go back!</i>Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-87808802686345632502015-08-13T09:41:00.000+01:002015-08-13T09:41:01.315+01:00Win Hill<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
On Sunday morning, we packed our tent up and went to meet the walking group as we were celebrating it's 200th walk with a(yet another!!) steep climb up Win Hill which sits on Ladybower Dam.</div>
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It was a beautiful day for it.<br />
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We had a large turn out for event.<br />
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The leader had chosen the steepest ascent I'm sure! It was extremely tough going in places. I'm sure if I had done this walk just with hubby, I would have made him turn back!!<br />
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However, we were rewarded with some pretty amazing views.<br />
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I read an article in the Guardian a week or so ago that was written by a journalist who was alarmed that so many of her colleagues had decided to upsticks and move to Yorkshire. I mean, why would you? There is nothing to see here! <br />
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We finished off with a celebratory drink in The Yorkshire Bridge Pub. Yet another amazing walk with the group and a spectacular end to my fantastic and incredibly cheap weekend!<br />
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Just 20 miles from home, lies the stunningly beautiful hamlet of Edale in the Peak District. Hubby and I decided that as the weather forecast wasn't bad, we would have an impromptu camping weekend. So straight after work, with the car all loaded up, we headed out. Cooper field a=is a campsite on a working farm and has 4 large fields in which to camp. It is lovely to watch families and friends enjoy the great outdoors with no TV's etc - just good old fashioned ball games and den building.</div>
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After a quick supper cooked al fresco, we donned walking boots and headed up into the hills.<br />
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And when I say hills, I mean HILLS!!<br />
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The colours are turning wonderfully up here at the moment. I kept gasping and saying "look at that" . "What?" kept replying hubby. "The colours!" was always my answer.<br />
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It really is truly beautiful up here and so close to home.<br />
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The next morning we awoke to perfect blue skies. Hubby had a plan for a longer walk - involving MORE hills!<br />
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We headed out up to Rushup Edge - the worse bit was the climb up from the campsite, I think even hubby struggled.<br />
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But the higher you get, the better the views.<br />
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We reckon the walk was just over 7 miles, and wasn't too bad after the initial climb (although the descent down the rocky Jacobs Ladder was tough too.<br />
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This had to be the most picturesque picnic stop ever.<br />
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The scale of the moors and the peaks just takes my breath away. It truly was a perfect day to see the views.<br />
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The stream at the bottom of Jacob's Ladder was too good an opportunity to miss for feet cooling purposes! We started a trend too. Once we went in, every body else went in!<br />
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I have to say that at £14 per night, that was the best value weekend ever. You know I love a spot of camping.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-27569024793082069962015-08-04T20:08:00.001+01:002015-08-04T20:08:03.282+01:00The Arrival Of Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On Sunday we were in Saltaire and took a peep at the fantastic exhibition of David Hockney paintings entitled "The Arrival of Spring" which is on show in Salts Mill.<br />
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I urge you to catch this exhibition if you can - it's stunning.<br />
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The mill is an amazing building and makes a stunning gallery for work of this scale.<br />
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There are so many on display - the scale of the work is astounding.<br />
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I love the way he used the very modern medium of painting on his ipad and then printing them out about 5 feet high. What a genius.<br />
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David Hockney is a big supporter of Salts Mill and nearly all the floors display lots of his work. Fascinating stuff. Catch it if you can.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-63261650607525813012015-07-29T18:08:00.000+01:002015-11-12T14:12:20.960+00:00Sunny Days<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We didn't intend to holiday on the Ile de Re in France again this year. We had booked a lovely looking campsite on the Ile Noirmoutier, but in early April, a fracas between the lady Mairee of the town council and the Parisian owner of the campsite erupted and Lady Mairee seized the campsite for the town council The whole shebang was worthy of a Joanne Harris novel! Anyway, it left us not really knowing what we were going to, so we got our deposit back and booked the campsite we had been to a couple of times before in Bois Plage on the gorgeous Ile de Re. The best Plan B ever!</div>
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I worry that future holidays will always be compared to this fantastic perfect little place. Our campsite is fairly central and perfect for exploring the 10 unique little villages that are dotted around on the coast of the Island. <br />
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I love everything about the place. The Frenchness, the people watching, the markets, the beaches, the food, the cycling, the camping. It's all perfect.<br />
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We had great weather. It was hot for the whole fortnight. The sea breezes made the heat very comfortable. The cycling and the daily swimming in the sea meant I came home a few pounds lighter - even though I had indulged in a huge daily ice cream (the flavours were immense!!)<br />
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Every where smells of flowers. The air is so perfumed. The colours are a feast for the eyes, so soft and muted.<br />
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We sat for hours in the little bars around the various harbours - people watching. The Island is a favourite haunt for Parisian's, there are very few English and whilst the people on the campsite can speak good English, it isn't spoken too well any where else. We love that because it makes us have a go at using our school French (along with a lot of pointing!!).<br />
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The whole atmosphere of the island is so relaxed that it becomes infectious. <br />
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And at the end of every perfect day, you are treated to a picture perfect sunset.<br />
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It's beautiful. It really is xDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-6489650960212652112015-07-26T19:46:00.004+01:002015-07-26T19:46:57.632+01:00Sailing from Portsmouth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I've been on holiday to France and it's taken me longer than usual to get back into the swing of things. I can't even blame the holiday washing as we wore very few clothes as the weather was extremely kind to us and we wore mainly swimwear for 2 weeks! </div>
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We started our journey fro Portsmouth again - on a very hot day. </div>
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I had noticed that the tickets we bought for the Historic Dockyard were still valid, so as we had all day to explore before we caught our ferry, we decided to look around some of the exhibits that we hadn't seen last year.<br />
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This was the first time I had ever been on a submarine. It was fascinating, but confirmed my suspicions that I never want to go to sea in one!! It was extremely claustrophobic and I could not imagine 75+ Matelot's on board with all the supplies that they needed..<br />
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The guide pointed out that they would have been able to smoke abord too - I cannot imagine how bad the air quality would have been. You didn't get your own bed either as there is not enough room. The beds were used on a shift system!<br />
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All the guides had been submariners and were very informative.<br />
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After our visit to the museum, we decided to wander around Spice Island, the older part of Portsmouth.<br />
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There is so much to see. <br />
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I love the mix of buildings across here.<br />
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We sailed just after 8pm. After a lovely evening sailing past the Isle of Wight with a drink on the deck, we retired to our cabin for a sleep....<br />
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... and arrived bright and early in St Malo in time for breakfast.<br />
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It was lovely weather across in France too for the start of our French vacance.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-28250793199801989922015-06-21T09:30:00.001+01:002015-06-21T09:30:49.983+01:00With feathers all stubby and brown.......<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We took a walk around the lake at Clumber Park with the walking group last week - followed by a BBQ. It was lovely and we didn't let a bit of mizzly drizzle spoil our fun.</div>
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But the stars of the day.....<br />
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were these gorgeous Cygnets.<br />
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So perfect.<br />
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And fluffy.<br />
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We all loved themDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-16306008695081360882015-06-19T17:54:00.000+01:002015-06-19T17:54:00.244+01:00Streets in the sky<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hubby and I have been regular visitors at <a href="http://www.peddlermarket.co.uk/#!">Sheffield's Peddlar night markets</a> since they started last Autumn. The markets are predominately street food carts (totally delicious and so spoilt for choice), some art, a bar and a dj. They are aimed at the young "hipster" crowd, but the food is too tasty to stay away! They are always held in very obscure urban area's, but that adds to the interest! </div>
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We were excited to hear that the one last weekend was to be held at the Urban Splash development at Park Hill Flats - something that I've written about many times on my blog.<br />
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We decided to walk up from town and had to keep stopping to photograph the view on the way up! It's a tad steep! Although the skies were grey on Saturday, the rain held off.<br />
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You may remember I wrote about this fabulous place/eyesore (opinion has always been split!) when they lit up the graffiti on the bridge between the flats. The "I love you, will you marry me " bridge is quite famous now! (and research showed that she sadly did not marry him!).<br />
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The DJ was rocking out banging tunes, and the "design" people were exhibiting their fantastic ware's in the old on site pub "The Scottish Queen". Hubby regaled me with tales of police raids he had done here when the place had "gone to the dogs". The "Streets in the Sky" were built in the late 1950's to re house people that were being moved from slum clearances across the city. The clever planners at that time moved neighbours to be next door to existing neighbours and for a long time the place was considered OK to live in. Many of the ex occupants still talk about the great community spirit and the feeling of safety living here. Then in the mid 1970's, the council decided to move all the "problem" citizens in, and that heralded it's demise.<br />
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Urban Splash are doing a great job making the 900+ apartments current and funky and they are situated in a great spot with one of the best views of the city and immediately behind the railway station. If they were in London, they would be fetching far more than their current £100K price tag.<br />
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We enjoyed a good look around the sales office and one of the show flats.<br />
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I love the way they have kept their old street names.<br />
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And of course we finished off with a tasty treat! It was well worth the climb up the hill!<br />
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<br />Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-38763171862709313352015-06-14T20:08:00.001+01:002015-06-14T20:08:32.802+01:00Anglesey Adventures<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The young man is part way through a lengthy project with his University degree on the island of Anglesey just off Wales. As he and his friend are fending for themselves, hubby and I thought we would use the opportunity to slip in a camping few days to visit somewhere we had never been - and feed the young man at the same time</div>
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We were blessed with great weather (although chilly at night).<br />
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The island is geologically fascinating (hence his project) and when we met up with him each evening, he took great pleasure in explaining every rock formation to us.<br />
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We also found lots of explanations dotted around the coast.<br />
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We had a really relaxing few days. The scenery is stunning and the beaches vast and empty.<br />
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We did lots of walking and exploring.<br />
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We met up each evening to feed the duo. We managed to include an impromptu beach BBQ which was great fun and possibly our best meal of few days. Great company, great catching games and some stunning rock pooling!<br />
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We even found a ship wreck. This vessel was wrecked in October 1959 and plenty of it still remains to be seen today.<br />
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We really enjoyed our few days in Wales. We shall definitely visit Anglesey again.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-19591535743778030082015-06-06T08:42:00.000+01:002015-06-06T08:42:41.934+01:00Take That! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I've always loved a boy band - ever since The Osmonds, but I'd never been a huge fan of Take That. I think Robbie Williams put me off them at the start. But my blog lurker pal Nic is a huge fan (she still dreams of running off with Mr Barlow), so when she asked me if I fancied going to see them on their latest tour I said yes.</div>
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So on Monday night, we battled through the driving rain and wind to Sheffield Arena. All I can say is WOW!! What a show!! It was spectacular. One of my friends likened it to the opening of the Olympic games in 2012! <br />
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It was so colourful and action packed. The music was fabulous and we danced all night.<br />
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They had huge shodow puppets which I loved.<br />
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I hadn't realised they were all such showmen.<br />
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We are lucky in Sheffield that we have so much live music happening all of the time. Venues range from the very small to very large. Arena's are not my favourite place to hear live music, but in this instance, they filled up the space and it was perfect.<br />
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I'm now a big fan and I will go and see them live again.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-49579611684806631732015-06-04T20:11:00.000+01:002015-06-04T20:11:33.286+01:00Did you know.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
... that the<a href="http://www.lauraashleyhotels.com/thebelsfield/"> Belsfield Hotel in Bowness on Windermere</a> has been given a much needed makeover by Laura Ashley and is now a little piece of heaven on earth? We noticed this as we walked by on Sunday afternoon. I couldn't resist, I had to go and have a nosey around! </div>
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The hotel sits slap bang on lake Windermere - an absolutely perfect location.<br />
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The whole hotel is furnished with Laura Ashley furniture, light fittings fabrics etc.<br />
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Of course it has gone straight on my "list". Hubby is not only alarmed at how much a stay might cost, but also how much decorating we will have to do when I come home full of inspiration! I have to confess to having a Laura Ashley obsession since the late 1970's.<br />
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The hotel staff were very good about letting us have a good look around.<br />
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My sister even got them to show us one of the rooms. <br />
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They have done a marvellous job with this hotel that had seen better days before the refurb.<br />
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If you are in the area, call in. The do coffee and cakes on the lawn or in the Brasserie. The view is highly recommended.<br />
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<br />Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-31492175233308851862015-06-03T17:39:00.001+01:002015-06-03T17:42:44.721+01:00Climb every mountain - part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I had been looking forward to our walking groups trip to walk England's highest mountain with a little dread. You know I love a canal walk and I'm not keen on hills. However the day dawned and off we drove to Cumbria to walk up to the top of Scafell Pike - England's highest mountain.. </div>
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We were exceptionally lucky with the weather. The thing with these mountain walks is that you often can't see the top, they are a little hidden around bends and other hills. Scafell was like that - I couldn't see the top until we were almost there.<br />
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The area of west Cumbria is stunning. Geographically spectacular and it takes your breath away at every twist and turn.<br />
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I've stood looking up at these hills before but never ever imagined I would one day be stood on top of them!<br />
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The climb up was steepish and fairly arduous but we stopped often to take in the breathtaking scenery.<br />
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Hubby even managed to find several heart shaped rocks along the way!<br />
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My photo's do not capture how absolutely stunning the views are - you'll have to walk up there yourselves! <br />
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It lifted our spirits when we got to a point where we glimpsed the sea. <br />
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I can't tell you how beautiful it was.<br />
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We were doing really well until we got almost to the top, and then who ever had made the mountain had obviously thought they would make the final bit tougher! A boulder field slowed us down as we crossed it slowly, trying not to twist an ankle! And the very final bit involves a hazardous downhill bit before a very steep and scrambley uphill bit. Not nice - and if it hadn't been for hubby's encouragement, I would have wimped out and waited at the bottom for the rest to come back down. <br />
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But eventually, with much pushing and shoving - I was on top of the mountain!!!!! HURRAY!!! Look how pathetic I look - I can barely raise a smile!<br />
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I can't tell you how proud I was of us all. I did announce my retirement from mountain climbing immediately at the top - but I seem to remember saying that after climbing mount Snowdon last September.<br />
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After a brief bask in glory, the leaders decided that we would not go back the way we came (because of the boulder field). So they studied the map and decided we would descend down the " corridor path" which looked a tad shorter but a lot steeper. <br />
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It was treacherous! So rocky and very close to the edge of some fairly steep drops. I began to realise that this might not be a great idea as we hadn't seen another soul on the path. We did hit one very hairy sheer rock face where there was no real obvious way to continue on. We were just about to despair, when from nowhere a very young man with long golden hair and a golden orange top appeared and cheerfully asked if we needed any help. He took our walking poles and safely helped us all individually over the rock face. My sister declared he was an angel and he shall be forever known to us as Angel Gabriel! Once in a place of safety he bid us farewell an sprinted off like some super human being! <br />
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The walk took a lot longer than we thought. <br />
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We made our way back to the youth hostel in Borrowdale where we had booked ourselves in for the evening. I've never stayed in a youth hostel before, but it was great and once in the bar, we recovered from our extreme fatigue. I keep telling the walking group that I am going to write a sit com about them all - the night in the Youth Hostel certainly gave me plenty of material for an episode!!! I wonder who could play Angel Gabriel?Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-33688324695982084462015-05-28T22:58:00.001+01:002015-05-28T22:58:46.533+01:00St Michael's Mount<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We had a very foggy day in St Ives, and we know from experience that if you travel just 6 miles to the opposite coast, you can often find a completely different day. And so we found ourselves at St Michael's Mount in Marazion.</div>
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It is always mystical and magical and never fails to impress - no matter how many times we have visited (and we've lost count now).<br />
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The island is joined to the mainland by a causeway that can be walked at low tide.<br />
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But we had to cross by boat as the tide was in when we arrived.<br />
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The house is full of history and has so much to see as you wander around.<br />
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But the most spectacular thing about the Mount (in my opinion) is the spectacular garden around the back - facing out to sea.<br />
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Because this sits in the gulf stream, so many exotic and tropical plants grow clinging to this granite rock. <br />
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And the National Trust cafe's on the Island are great too!Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-27766308571314965182015-05-26T22:15:00.000+01:002015-05-26T22:16:11.568+01:00My Happy Place<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Long time readers of my blog will know that it is no secret that St Ives in Cornwall is my very happy place. We have visited this gorgeous seaside town every year (sometimes more than once per year!) since we first had our family. </div>
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This was the first time that hubby and I had been on our own. We missed them, but it was easier and much cheaper!!<br />
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I have to say that we have easily fitted back into each others company, and it is a great relief to find that we still like each other! <br />
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We walked a lot, and talked a lot, picked tons of sea glass and stood and stared - and stared - and loved every minute of it.<br />
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We nearly gave it a miss this year, we thought about jetting off to sunnier climes...<br />
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but this is where my holiday heart is.<br />
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It seemed strange visiting outside of the busy school holiday season, but we soon got used to it.<br />
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It was great to wander into restaurants and find a table without having to book in advance.<br />
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So I've had my fix for now. But it's never quite enough.Dianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602197958070805605.post-28151608679835434352015-05-17T21:31:00.003+01:002015-05-17T21:31:38.881+01:00The Full Monty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Last week I visited The Lyceum theatre in Sheffield to watch the brilliant "Full Monty" , the play of the marvellous film that was written about the demise of the steelworks in our own city of Sheffield in the 1980's (thanks to Mrs Thatcher!).</div>
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The play, like the film demonstrates perfectly the total and utter despair of the men that have lost their jobs when the unthinkable was happening. And it shows the gritty northern humour that always shines through and helps carry people through and bonds them together in desperate time.</div>
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I have a knot in my stomach and a tear in my eye when Gerald strides out to "work" ever morning as he can't bring himself to tell his wife. <br />
These times seem so long ago now but the effects still can be seen in this wonderful city of ours. <br />
If you can catch the play, I urge you to. It's moving and funny - a great night out! xDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11269721218424514656noreply@blogger.com3