tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82652055019875350342024-03-16T18:53:18.473+00:00Vronni's Style MeanderingsCharity shopping, life loving woman in her 60sVronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.comBlogger288125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-59487785827418237072024-03-05T15:43:00.001+00:002024-03-05T15:43:24.151+00:00A weekend visitor and an exhibition<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Hello!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> I'll soon be off to Ireland</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> so let me tell you what I've been up to over the last two weeks. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I'll start with a whinge about the weather and then I'll try not mention it again. It's been very wet, windy and cold. More flooded fields and streets etc; in other words it's been bloody miserable! I wanted to recce my walk on Wednesday but it rained heavily all day so no recce took place.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QnEPt6_631BRCkf1gGnl20U6TAh-an_8n4_cfZakWof0ZfJskw7AztXp0PDLhZJnGp6i0JWkQVPW4DMdmETIaQhzzLMYjR_oenhLDDwlNbNOPhu8EDj1peJOrmtXQNHR_dEeP2qXJR7htxVFS_UsJEr3vmzg7P7wEcVFtIhnR21G1McwcTn9LHIjk-is/s4128/20240221_113821.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QnEPt6_631BRCkf1gGnl20U6TAh-an_8n4_cfZakWof0ZfJskw7AztXp0PDLhZJnGp6i0JWkQVPW4DMdmETIaQhzzLMYjR_oenhLDDwlNbNOPhu8EDj1peJOrmtXQNHR_dEeP2qXJR7htxVFS_UsJEr3vmzg7P7wEcVFtIhnR21G1McwcTn9LHIjk-is/w288-h640/20240221_113821.jpg" width="288" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Instead OH and I went for a rummage to Wellingborough, Northants where we hadn't been for a while. There was a road closure and we had to find a detour; not the best start to an afternoon's rummage but once we'd parked up in the free (!) car park we were fine. We know of 9 charity shops in or around the town centre with one - Barnardo's a bit of a walk away. We visited 7 of the 9 shops as one was closed. I found a couple of books; a pendant to add to my collection and a lovely home made skirt to add to my summer skirts. It's very colourful and I'm so looking forward to wearing it. We stopped for tea and cake after our rummage and were back home before the rush hour traffic built up.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2SD-kEoCQ4z2FToWly8g3cbDgLF5ojCgVRL9WrUnsSxiQmOyd-wpzvgXu9RMjg-JhzctvVzvShpB9ivYhUIB6STtGUMUSdqtwX7toFjKBn2KODgFjC0pGX9hf6h99hGCflr_d3qbrfT9-nM2YnE-cIM0U-Km7ll-Abkc6C_puBwi_oNvSYkX8zryi52JO/s2760/20240221_114232_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2760" data-original-width="1266" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2SD-kEoCQ4z2FToWly8g3cbDgLF5ojCgVRL9WrUnsSxiQmOyd-wpzvgXu9RMjg-JhzctvVzvShpB9ivYhUIB6STtGUMUSdqtwX7toFjKBn2KODgFjC0pGX9hf6h99hGCflr_d3qbrfT9-nM2YnE-cIM0U-Km7ll-Abkc6C_puBwi_oNvSYkX8zryi52JO/w294-h640/20240221_114232_001.jpg" width="294" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Everything I wore on Wednesday was pre-loved. Boots found in Barnardo's Ampthill for 1.00 in a sale about 3 years ago. Brown corduroy skirt by M&S; shirt found in a Hertford charity shop with sister Mandy last year and tank top by New Look found in Ampthill last Saturday. All jewellery pre-loved except the earrings which were a Sainsbury's buy about 6 or 7 years ago.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu40gFHEZS6D149Q4WJMSgofhm7bvh_turLzuZWadmTTHOX_BgZ0TRDh3LziQNvd5YPgbbQKyO7QH5PN0zcqve-2Iz_5EeS3vCvVjQPAYw3Wn_5Y92pNd6mO62sDZ8JxZZ8NFZJv19dDF2u5xZmcQhqX2Zg11bnnrDHtfyTB_Bf55NZ8b2Wamkz16cWRU1/s2620/20240221_113634_005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2620" data-original-width="1143" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu40gFHEZS6D149Q4WJMSgofhm7bvh_turLzuZWadmTTHOX_BgZ0TRDh3LziQNvd5YPgbbQKyO7QH5PN0zcqve-2Iz_5EeS3vCvVjQPAYw3Wn_5Y92pNd6mO62sDZ8JxZZ8NFZJv19dDF2u5xZmcQhqX2Zg11bnnrDHtfyTB_Bf55NZ8b2Wamkz16cWRU1/w280-h640/20240221_113634_005.jpg" width="280" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Once we were home and had dinner made we settled down to watch the start of the third series of 'Undercover'. It's been a really good series and I would highly recommend it. I have to say I was most disappointed with the final episode of 'True Detective: Night Country'.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I lost one of these earrings. Haven't worn them for at least a couple of years and then I go and lose one...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40ohHPCSdnNanLNWgJY0Q8SLyCpc_crYhn3o7oazGVlpPrS5EDMXjQbuMBW0fiL7W_iGb6KyLK2UMHl6u1gm4LRv5mEWXYoSyC0OQid-4jY6oHpCZxYYqB2f5KNjmaxT4DkytSzY1dC_Ix0rj9_sPlzZkVrTxNDejPqZjmjQKG7fgoPHiDSGWMciDDe5B/s4128/20240222_120447.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi40ohHPCSdnNanLNWgJY0Q8SLyCpc_crYhn3o7oazGVlpPrS5EDMXjQbuMBW0fiL7W_iGb6KyLK2UMHl6u1gm4LRv5mEWXYoSyC0OQid-4jY6oHpCZxYYqB2f5KNjmaxT4DkytSzY1dC_Ix0rj9_sPlzZkVrTxNDejPqZjmjQKG7fgoPHiDSGWMciDDe5B/w288-h640/20240222_120447.heic" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I went for a swim on Thursday morning and it was very crowded. Unsurprising really as it was half-term week. Once I was home and had eaten and got ready; I raced to Lidl to do the food shopping; I realised I had time rather than leave it to OH on Friday. Once the shopping was unpacked and put away we set off for Papworth Hospital which unknown to us was actually on the Addenbrooke's Hospital campus in Cambridge. Having realised this once we arrived at Papworth Hospital in Papworth Everard; we made it to the right place with 4 minutes to spare!</span></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/AVvXsEh8vSE2Oa1WXue6bVVf2zuNKIV_u2KP83gol_lyANA2ONvzBCHajlDZiM0mwrY5cXMd5St1X1G0CYrEWXNvy9bsmGwX-b8r9WXM7LMdARSZBGCi5FZHAxA31LRpnqyGA5smwxCjZ563ZsnR3OzCpYkJgvvzt0YfMPhAVnKO8DBMI9Qf8zwE3qg9JSmB5e5l/s2532/20240222_120412_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1163" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8vSE2Oa1WXue6bVVf2zuNKIV_u2KP83gol_lyANA2ONvzBCHajlDZiM0mwrY5cXMd5St1X1G0CYrEWXNvy9bsmGwX-b8r9WXM7LMdARSZBGCi5FZHAxA31LRpnqyGA5smwxCjZ563ZsnR3OzCpYkJgvvzt0YfMPhAVnKO8DBMI9Qf8zwE3qg9JSmB5e5l/w294-h640/20240222_120412_001.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved. The sparkly top by Only was found at my Barnardo's on Monday; it had puffed shoulders which didn't sit right with this tank top over it. Skirt has been seen on the blog several times and boots found at Barnardo's and now in their 3rd year. All jewellery pre-loved</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4e4XuGsUkR_BZZZmsJSCA2O60qEASfub9qbf1NiiJrHvQN04eMfBAzsdnDwyT3XqKf8uJH2bKNBh2FQN3oF3WcaF80vcPVJrOrG7VTQxNK3xdSyK4wcLJ6rKXGGN1A0JLybT5dq4tBGUnC5OYQuRsNJvqJ3oBv9M6p7Hijk7IDW55JJkmHweSTkQ5A4Rk/s2840/20240222_120415_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2840" data-original-width="1124" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4e4XuGsUkR_BZZZmsJSCA2O60qEASfub9qbf1NiiJrHvQN04eMfBAzsdnDwyT3XqKf8uJH2bKNBh2FQN3oF3WcaF80vcPVJrOrG7VTQxNK3xdSyK4wcLJ6rKXGGN1A0JLybT5dq4tBGUnC5OYQuRsNJvqJ3oBv9M6p7Hijk7IDW55JJkmHweSTkQ5A4Rk/w254-h640/20240222_120415_001.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> We were at the hospital for about 2.5 hours. OH said it was a horrible experience but it was necessary and now we just wait for the results. OH has also now resigned from his old job as he can't work full-time in such a physical job. However, his paid employment won't officially end until the end of March. He'll be looking for part time work after we come back from Ireland; 2-3 days a week. That's his choice; as I reminded him he could give up paid work altogether! Once we we were home from the hospital we had fish and chips for dinner and carried on watching 'Undercover'.</span></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_gdSyTY6OiK5AWA1ONf1BUJamdWOuwf7uQn9taxPu9wA7tszTRkVyfUq9YVayMhy0Jab_l9jZrjxMfnft6MliHhBCGw-G8mv7eCjxLh09HEjFVw8b51RAxsx4sOpwe60GYt712xHi9TcXYoL8lQFL51gnde-q8opo4VqSuC6iaH74oXQax88SiY48YKs/s2536/20240223_095135_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2536" data-original-width="1159" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6_gdSyTY6OiK5AWA1ONf1BUJamdWOuwf7uQn9taxPu9wA7tszTRkVyfUq9YVayMhy0Jab_l9jZrjxMfnft6MliHhBCGw-G8mv7eCjxLh09HEjFVw8b51RAxsx4sOpwe60GYt712xHi9TcXYoL8lQFL51gnde-q8opo4VqSuC6iaH74oXQax88SiY48YKs/w292-h640/20240223_095135_001.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Friday, I finally got to the see the exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum in London. Cousin Marian came along and my friend Bernie too; she met us at London Bridge station. I wore this outfit; all pre-loved. Skirt by Next; red top by Weird Fish; tank top by Evening Wear; red boots found in the Cat's Protection League. All jewellery pre-loved except the blingy earrings from Sainsbury's.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgol8_3zZENcvzScE1pIqehmaiJi2VXbAgjAoTc00ZW3fMlElRduex-V1iY1cnu0MaoQqSIxsEXSfgWcM6UNADhzYHOuwFpwNSQPj1Jn9cwsA7p7-0tNC-EVWdP-2PDN5fCRk8tl19x6aQQmjyMo_0SuIk4Lb5rsgcCxr2oKdb9UZ6l67vloREQIVEVLQzP/s4128/20240223_095031.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgol8_3zZENcvzScE1pIqehmaiJi2VXbAgjAoTc00ZW3fMlElRduex-V1iY1cnu0MaoQqSIxsEXSfgWcM6UNADhzYHOuwFpwNSQPj1Jn9cwsA7p7-0tNC-EVWdP-2PDN5fCRk8tl19x6aQQmjyMo_0SuIk4Lb5rsgcCxr2oKdb9UZ6l67vloREQIVEVLQzP/w288-h640/20240223_095031.heic" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The elasticated waist on this skirt always makes me look as if I have enormous hips...I do love this skirt but I've since had to put it in the donations bag. It had a couple of stains on it I noticed; I sprayed stain remover on it - big mistake. When it was washed and dried where I'd sprayed the stain remover could clearly be seen - several large patches; even worse than before I applied the stain remover. I was very cross with myself.</span></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/AVvXsEg-LuMidyw4SeCIOfEq1auo6q4cAV2kH4RiXB1gxFEKEaQUjaPYsZk5_VKPafS2o6wrPC6UYericGO92RZ7iIE-KsxrZChRSMijG9A2Hzk45V3Xn9JVNG7KPRiUQQS5VqKjsfbyFabweNPmacDbxODg4eRvoDYy7HqB-ymvEa5RSM7JXb9l0IRs4iDws8JR/s2534/20240223_095303_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2534" data-original-width="1061" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LuMidyw4SeCIOfEq1auo6q4cAV2kH4RiXB1gxFEKEaQUjaPYsZk5_VKPafS2o6wrPC6UYericGO92RZ7iIE-KsxrZChRSMijG9A2Hzk45V3Xn9JVNG7KPRiUQQS5VqKjsfbyFabweNPmacDbxODg4eRvoDYy7HqB-ymvEa5RSM7JXb9l0IRs4iDws8JR/w268-h640/20240223_095303_001.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was cold and wet with the addition of a hailstone shower when we came out of the exhibition. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I found the exhibition surprisingly small but very interesting. Entitled 'The Fabric of Democracy' it focused on showing how textiles have been used as a way of circulating propaganda by governments; regimes and corporations. These dresses were two such examples . The one on the left commemorates VE Day and is made of pale blue cloth with motif of allied flags; Churchill; aeroplanes, tanks and guns in red, black, blue and yellow.</span></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/AVvXsEjatcIRA7xB-jG39RKC_tdBT1Z_mHLJjzxy3uj5wg8a-txD0XQY5vfpa_8OGYAkT4ma1Rt6Mw9z1xWHdCN2j4M7tvZLr2q31ZT2BnW_Tq-I8Re4KV3PDNGBiHZHbrz1XFpll8KRbQlWrbKxMen_79OlcnBhDo26FsnnUFKBdQzQjk_kTsiMSqloOwgOYiZx/s2046/20240223_130948-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatcIRA7xB-jG39RKC_tdBT1Z_mHLJjzxy3uj5wg8a-txD0XQY5vfpa_8OGYAkT4ma1Rt6Mw9z1xWHdCN2j4M7tvZLr2q31ZT2BnW_Tq-I8Re4KV3PDNGBiHZHbrz1XFpll8KRbQlWrbKxMen_79OlcnBhDo26FsnnUFKBdQzQjk_kTsiMSqloOwgOYiZx/w640-h480/20240223_130948-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The dress on the left was made during WW2 in the UK and shipped abroad to raise funds for the war effort. It's covered in slogans of the day. Click on the image to get a closer look I have a Persephone book with the same fabric design as an end paper and it has a matching book mark, too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There were a lot of head scarves; especially by Jacqmar:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEj7SMlpgjhqNuM3V4qzh7RsGOKZWb4nxeqkbW4Rd494OQZQAdzxz-Vv9JjHBRwtD5Cztk9Uri1JTT8XC6GX2SXQJYC-LJDkxDJAQZdXdrbnjV9dfQJuSgKGGLatMxNZe-7m8-eRk5YpUDXXTgCKARThTROFK0Mpe-mJL9b-TuM0aAWiLFPYPXoSVxy7bh6Q/s2046/20240223_131612-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This scarf had the names of pubs (in London?) written all around the perimeter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4XulbsDsraCgmJi_MDwgAvgzrMMqdsa1rgUKiqVVG_9NU6Go7Bl5e2FAOEl4WBG24LrLSM5KqvLNu6VaMVhpD_tOkN_5QQ219HV4ubHKyuSl5bREmoL56qkcZsp82g0PV8eTUYsakHbJfe454sJAoegSFlyhmFZhOE0CmyXYRzNifi6ZzSwHwaJrIVsf/s3257/20240223_131828.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3257" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy4XulbsDsraCgmJi_MDwgAvgzrMMqdsa1rgUKiqVVG_9NU6Go7Bl5e2FAOEl4WBG24LrLSM5KqvLNu6VaMVhpD_tOkN_5QQ219HV4ubHKyuSl5bREmoL56qkcZsp82g0PV8eTUYsakHbJfe454sJAoegSFlyhmFZhOE0CmyXYRzNifi6ZzSwHwaJrIVsf/w640-h360/20240223_131828.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ac9Ygga_PjoFP1kSjhHgEXgKKFXMSCGFt4kgd3iCMDyVzqwJAZe9AIORK3vPQxEuEYY9mulzpfj1E0_NAvToSNwNNToBgIzplcl5-IBRR2OrYcMtVHutUW1ROIHkx2qwx0Hf-xaG3UTFpqI4ALGUrDJWWuS7PC3EeNjcyqEtt37LBwSvyN9QLuHRKYD-/s4080/20240223_132036.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Ac9Ygga_PjoFP1kSjhHgEXgKKFXMSCGFt4kgd3iCMDyVzqwJAZe9AIORK3vPQxEuEYY9mulzpfj1E0_NAvToSNwNNToBgIzplcl5-IBRR2OrYcMtVHutUW1ROIHkx2qwx0Hf-xaG3UTFpqI4ALGUrDJWWuS7PC3EeNjcyqEtt37LBwSvyN9QLuHRKYD-/w288-h640/20240223_132036.heic" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Dress made for the 'Festival of Britain' in 1951.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtajU8hMmoE1v4sFLK68vAglcZ7oi_xutkVwlLbatDjIdAklrPhCGoeoG-KO4-lEDm_rTDKjzzzd4cKLMYfQ1Q23aEoBxckoqtu_DMdkAMm4-5MpuRLJzCeN65XTAZoYihBG-7e4PO52ructJzA2xC4K0NjnM4UZgnS7HaB1A1QCa_FD3YwL20WnVWbHr/s4080/20240223_132157.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwtajU8hMmoE1v4sFLK68vAglcZ7oi_xutkVwlLbatDjIdAklrPhCGoeoG-KO4-lEDm_rTDKjzzzd4cKLMYfQ1Q23aEoBxckoqtu_DMdkAMm4-5MpuRLJzCeN65XTAZoYihBG-7e4PO52ructJzA2xC4K0NjnM4UZgnS7HaB1A1QCa_FD3YwL20WnVWbHr/w288-h640/20240223_132157.heic" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Two dresses made for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMd8UOr6cHG7WjOfKw7DAyGiOYeg5cyjxrQCFzM70gCeDxbYIX8Mn-rNQS0RkMB-_XbB9i3LqVhTh1b7-lXrzV-b2mJ6mi7HwjxSXHmZtLvN1iFeIEkjrh8-o50_jVZPYpZeNyCQjBQ6S2xmmxFWzCWGkVb1kC6292sU-A7LUSAvWrpPjnqDtseHTz4nFy/s4080/20240223_132209.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMd8UOr6cHG7WjOfKw7DAyGiOYeg5cyjxrQCFzM70gCeDxbYIX8Mn-rNQS0RkMB-_XbB9i3LqVhTh1b7-lXrzV-b2mJ6mi7HwjxSXHmZtLvN1iFeIEkjrh8-o50_jVZPYpZeNyCQjBQ6S2xmmxFWzCWGkVb1kC6292sU-A7LUSAvWrpPjnqDtseHTz4nFy/w288-h640/20240223_132209.heic" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The museum holds different exhibitions throughout the year and as such has few permanent displays; the three dresses below are part of that permanent display.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OJuKZEvV2i1AkI-7eW_A5Ve2aoRvbhZQRiOJfz9Mh3frtUFa7JgX3pmjYfmJzcBKOxunq_VVQfiH_qAzVdRsjZhJZQAtcFNKMb92kD_PorTbS40UEEyWGB2dPWQ2-v6ThWh0kOANu1pCNHcn6WjzstJq7Dh3PNc9rOfYnvsNxDOCxTEcSTLPnWULjGgn/s4080/20240223_133030.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4OJuKZEvV2i1AkI-7eW_A5Ve2aoRvbhZQRiOJfz9Mh3frtUFa7JgX3pmjYfmJzcBKOxunq_VVQfiH_qAzVdRsjZhJZQAtcFNKMb92kD_PorTbS40UEEyWGB2dPWQ2-v6ThWh0kOANu1pCNHcn6WjzstJq7Dh3PNc9rOfYnvsNxDOCxTEcSTLPnWULjGgn/w288-h640/20240223_133030.heic" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Worn at the Epsom Derby in 2017.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrqinSgx0ECJUS7YYIr0XhaBLmr-Gkdh_Ej6yRWN8ecZsdyhbAJoMUyq8dbIvh5JUZwdB0_zJqw0iu3r2Y7NfVxrsKNTKOcWZ8RjMvTP0X86a0q1Khf2Xp2j-2kCCMijkfABLclyuqF3ZrSYJO15PEljpj-S8x_3R4mBuC-a2wgC33EQjDlOyeXelxSKP/s4080/20240223_135157.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrqinSgx0ECJUS7YYIr0XhaBLmr-Gkdh_Ej6yRWN8ecZsdyhbAJoMUyq8dbIvh5JUZwdB0_zJqw0iu3r2Y7NfVxrsKNTKOcWZ8RjMvTP0X86a0q1Khf2Xp2j-2kCCMijkfABLclyuqF3ZrSYJO15PEljpj-S8x_3R4mBuC-a2wgC33EQjDlOyeXelxSKP/w288-h640/20240223_135157.heic" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Instantly recognisable Mary Quant design with daisy. There was also a daisy incorporated into the tights.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVhipgom7peavcu8a0KKF7L7RSmV1ye7ZON3maApTzeJ_BD8bFDUFGx7T6RQsk5c-YZR1RrMAkknfRXABJfIiSay0nTeeY97edl5VIOo0UFsYGhbvmISlql5VdX9OWcudxmri2ElIOwFd6suc7fQ3RDG7CnyTjh7kK09XXP-3qyPSJsqOirHbt-7BpRpt/s4080/20240223_135213.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoVhipgom7peavcu8a0KKF7L7RSmV1ye7ZON3maApTzeJ_BD8bFDUFGx7T6RQsk5c-YZR1RrMAkknfRXABJfIiSay0nTeeY97edl5VIOo0UFsYGhbvmISlql5VdX9OWcudxmri2ElIOwFd6suc7fQ3RDG7CnyTjh7kK09XXP-3qyPSJsqOirHbt-7BpRpt/w288-h640/20240223_135213.heic" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I've completely forgotten who designed this dress and couldn't find it online but I'd wear it and the hat in a heartbeat!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The next exhibition is 'The Biba Story 1964 - 1975' opening on 22nd March and on display will be over 40 outfits charting the evolution of the founder of Biba, Barbara Hulanicki's work over a decade in fashion. I would very much like to see it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhGkOmhaH97dPqp7IjGPtfqfgMow5DQBePA1BPPEZON8XsSjt6r9KVUUTYDzZDCslO1Czw7nyU1_o2hWMSlAidqfvPJtzOU08AsQLtD30OsWMz2qNfhF4kX2Ou_TCzmEO22hn-swF0Hw6S7v6Z5zApgWR-SMi4KKuhyphenhyphenlaL4O9tDvFV6jm9GnbLf3uAgUcJW/s4080/20240223_135553.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkOmhaH97dPqp7IjGPtfqfgMow5DQBePA1BPPEZON8XsSjt6r9KVUUTYDzZDCslO1Czw7nyU1_o2hWMSlAidqfvPJtzOU08AsQLtD30OsWMz2qNfhF4kX2Ou_TCzmEO22hn-swF0Hw6S7v6Z5zApgWR-SMi4KKuhyphenhyphenlaL4O9tDvFV6jm9GnbLf3uAgUcJW/w288-h640/20240223_135553.heic" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Where we stopped for a coffee on Bermondsey Street we spied this very strange sculpture down a small side street leading to a housing estate. The creator's name was on the side; which I've forgotten but it was made in 2014.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaKsX5_M4P3f0m2wKAZe6SvoTtAkJ62X8xYZOu-PkIc-38srexJl8b4dIXUrHJFOrsXZpMXOJLt5QT3yEUz4EipyoPSihiLunQ5ZHAMz3BeRiv5tmwKFZTxUTqbumOtjihPPpCH2nIH6qnOwc18fWFKtjtliq6OZjxR2x4_Go80AB2uPRT7ZzvvDIUFKv/s2046/20240223_150630-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaKsX5_M4P3f0m2wKAZe6SvoTtAkJ62X8xYZOu-PkIc-38srexJl8b4dIXUrHJFOrsXZpMXOJLt5QT3yEUz4EipyoPSihiLunQ5ZHAMz3BeRiv5tmwKFZTxUTqbumOtjihPPpCH2nIH6qnOwc18fWFKtjtliq6OZjxR2x4_Go80AB2uPRT7ZzvvDIUFKv/w640-h480/20240223_150630-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We stopped for lunch in the Hay's Galleria on Tooley Street where this rather amazing steam punk boat complete with movable oars caught my attention.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was such a pleasure to wake up to sunshine on Saturday morning and once I was ready I set off to recce the walk I'd be leading next Wednesday. When not walking on the hard paths; a lot of which had very deep puddles, the ground underfoot was soggy, squelchy and slippery. It was such hard work that my legs were still aching on Sunday. To make matters worse I did the longer version of the walk (by mistake) which was 8 miles; rather than the shorter version. Once you're underway you just have to keep going... I'll lead the walk on Wednesday so that the last 2 miles of the 7.5 mile walk follows the same route back as that at the start; that way we can walk on more hard paths and less through soggy, muddy, slippery fields. I don't think anyone will mind. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had a sit down and a drink of chai from my flask halfway round on the recce; where on the trunk of the tree I sat on was this rather interestingly beautiful fungus.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEg5gyCyYu4i1_ZsTAy0dlNZzNmOPkscI2CEF6Dyb4pTWsjdqwv_a8xu75r_qMTqnZBAICFkiD57h8jQ6Mx4ViPXmHjZgy3MTf6_gUL5N0OMHlrgy5iCBVZsbBqnTK2XV5qfXSun7JZh_jBDPQnZ5sEtrMZlVBl5vY9smC2Ehg27jfRcOxjXICEzbA96Qrn0/s4080/20240224_143021.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5gyCyYu4i1_ZsTAy0dlNZzNmOPkscI2CEF6Dyb4pTWsjdqwv_a8xu75r_qMTqnZBAICFkiD57h8jQ6Mx4ViPXmHjZgy3MTf6_gUL5N0OMHlrgy5iCBVZsbBqnTK2XV5qfXSun7JZh_jBDPQnZ5sEtrMZlVBl5vY9smC2Ehg27jfRcOxjXICEzbA96Qrn0/w288-h640/20240224_143021.heic" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Other things I saw on this miserable walk were a dead buzzard entangled in a thorn bush with half its body missing; goldfinches flitting in and out of the hedgerows. A group of goldfinches is known as a 'charm'. What a charming name for a charming little bird. And finally on the very last leg of the walk I came across a muntjac deer grazing contentedly about a hundred yards away from houses. He didn't even bound away when I came into his sight.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzItsPJQtnZEcpMFnutoD3HbaJMEJeO89rqT1PLsNJu5w1VtlPAjbVv72WeH886w-OpTX6bfFdXwyWdiqR7htjUcwgpc0F9VglOvvxRLdntcmqvpWEQfOH-6GtE347RpZBoXH_FcVoO0i8n9Uu5UWm-YNFIEtozuFdwpWCAv_5x2meXgDmstBCXGN4PYU6/s650/country_matters_greetings_card_cmgc00039_xl.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="650" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzItsPJQtnZEcpMFnutoD3HbaJMEJeO89rqT1PLsNJu5w1VtlPAjbVv72WeH886w-OpTX6bfFdXwyWdiqR7htjUcwgpc0F9VglOvvxRLdntcmqvpWEQfOH-6GtE347RpZBoXH_FcVoO0i8n9Uu5UWm-YNFIEtozuFdwpWCAv_5x2meXgDmstBCXGN4PYU6/w640-h640/country_matters_greetings_card_cmgc00039_xl.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I went for the usual Sunday morning swim in fog and came out to sunshine. OH got stuck into the garden and we delayed the house cleaning until Monday. Everyone came for dinner and I made a roast chicken with all the trimmings. That meant soup for dinner on Monday...In the evening we finished watching the last of Series 3 of 'Undercover' and 'The Great Pottery Throwdown'. My money's on Donna and I've thought that since the first or second episode.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEipZUsxDZ6HLOuCJ9tHLXZKyUFHMcq3eWQ192nCtY8W22RAzrzlJb3erC2pACPrxPp_n28v6zJicGjZf0OBvA0lpuxkDsRMl3b8z6nBaVvwn8G_CJaCsNAnEekzw1GMRPR9KDvJ7pK8bMLkFsQHNRXBnGltmwKZyhS9HNMa9B_agxYrPpEHWKhtoyIVVkFT/s2542/20240226_152556_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2542" data-original-width="1014" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZUsxDZ6HLOuCJ9tHLXZKyUFHMcq3eWQ192nCtY8W22RAzrzlJb3erC2pACPrxPp_n28v6zJicGjZf0OBvA0lpuxkDsRMl3b8z6nBaVvwn8G_CJaCsNAnEekzw1GMRPR9KDvJ7pK8bMLkFsQHNRXBnGltmwKZyhS9HNMa9B_agxYrPpEHWKhtoyIVVkFT/w256-h640/20240226_152556_002.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore this outfit on Monday to volunteer at Barnardo's. Everything pre-loved. It was strangely quiet in Barnardo's; I was there for 45 minutes before we even had a customer!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGvkLUhfn_y8eDR62PKSSDhue9mtH2Nl0x8WqMoyv8Ifbo8nV7yDkqgvnZ_H8KQ7nf-xXVDXgJ35qtppoia5tQWCZZEyVCVI3mB4m-6UEN_t01pr4HZSZ6wJn84l0iRT7nSq2vS1BpJ1G8ztJTxD6wI9rhszHxCZI2PmutyVq2oSEKa0K5IiDUywXtS62/s2875/20240226_152645_003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2875" data-original-width="1267" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGvkLUhfn_y8eDR62PKSSDhue9mtH2Nl0x8WqMoyv8Ifbo8nV7yDkqgvnZ_H8KQ7nf-xXVDXgJ35qtppoia5tQWCZZEyVCVI3mB4m-6UEN_t01pr4HZSZ6wJn84l0iRT7nSq2vS1BpJ1G8ztJTxD6wI9rhszHxCZI2PmutyVq2oSEKa0K5IiDUywXtS62/w282-h640/20240226_152645_003.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'm trying to wear as much of my wardrobe that hasn't been worn this winter. This skirt by Primarni being one. I don't love it but it goes very well with a lightweight floral vintage jacket which I do love so I'll probably hang on to it until the summer's over. Updated to say when putting the skirt in the wash I spotted a couple of mysterious stains; they were still there once washed; off to the donations bag this went...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0VvTVweD8CeWebiNrWEHB3pp4xjFVnsvMXoICr2tQ9g4Lhm64cPTdNDPcklrxmgHuLeqGCbgXIhaewBxbuh3cZXKI7ctcRt5gj8EIcbGCqIAiAeHY1zBD5Cf6ZBfSqbVS2Dz4wR-EwgaYbx66SeSR4kgi-1ka1eb-vgZNlmQcUDY_sTo56oC3lfT9VG0/s2582/20240226_152549_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2582" data-original-width="1172" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi0VvTVweD8CeWebiNrWEHB3pp4xjFVnsvMXoICr2tQ9g4Lhm64cPTdNDPcklrxmgHuLeqGCbgXIhaewBxbuh3cZXKI7ctcRt5gj8EIcbGCqIAiAeHY1zBD5Cf6ZBfSqbVS2Dz4wR-EwgaYbx66SeSR4kgi-1ka1eb-vgZNlmQcUDY_sTo56oC3lfT9VG0/w290-h640/20240226_152549_001.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Shirt by Lipsy; jumper by Tu and boots by Zara. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthH-PegkJ-Qsd7M7IWMahFNxFrEdyhJ4RluGEEFuG57QU_E1H8PpGqA0oG5GgduJ29Lklx0HfhhAzj39K0BjhdDKwBjwKpsBX8FxCN_O-ts2eKFzzyUyqMSxbQn0mG9ODdvg44jk217rWPMBWmOcDFSp8Yxc2wvQNROPCwJqeNviSngzpAD9qupipLUiI/s4128/20240226_152403.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthH-PegkJ-Qsd7M7IWMahFNxFrEdyhJ4RluGEEFuG57QU_E1H8PpGqA0oG5GgduJ29Lklx0HfhhAzj39K0BjhdDKwBjwKpsBX8FxCN_O-ts2eKFzzyUyqMSxbQn0mG9ODdvg44jk217rWPMBWmOcDFSp8Yxc2wvQNROPCwJqeNviSngzpAD9qupipLUiI/w288-h640/20240226_152403.heic" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There was a large pile of donations at Barnardo's which was mostly bric a bric and by the time I left I had processed it all. Home to do the cleaning and make soup for dinner. I also booked tickets to see 'Wicked Little Letters' at the cinema with the wonderful Olivia Coleman. We saw the trailer on our previous visit and it looked like a lot of fun.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEijME4_XZwQY3A9dtEpuE1mUZOWC6EnfNhpLQb3KDNYgcu_kQ42tLWZc7LdB_6l-wGwQ7F14vhEIeIFqEiXPRWVX-Ikkoh4pq4KEwo_lKSykwB8YD4RGnvYO2OS7gP3vAae8wluz8-CslKkZyWly9ZXksDR7fTconHa2DtfN1TcBi7gAOw9B8tdPFFcObvf/s1280/maxresdefault.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijME4_XZwQY3A9dtEpuE1mUZOWC6EnfNhpLQb3KDNYgcu_kQ42tLWZc7LdB_6l-wGwQ7F14vhEIeIFqEiXPRWVX-Ikkoh4pq4KEwo_lKSykwB8YD4RGnvYO2OS7gP3vAae8wluz8-CslKkZyWly9ZXksDR7fTconHa2DtfN1TcBi7gAOw9B8tdPFFcObvf/w640-h360/maxresdefault.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I slept badly on Monday evening/Tuesday morning as I was coughing a lot. I decided not to go to the food bank but to try and catch up with some sleep which I did for about an hour and then got up. I phoned the food bank and left a message as it was only about 7 am when I decided not to go in; and also texted a colleague Lynne just in case. Once I was up and ready I went to Aldi for some things we needed and then went for a swim. The water was very cool but I like it like that; it makes me swim faster. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We enjoyed the film on Tuesday evening but saw nothing in the film trailers for forthcoming films that grabbed our fancy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiCYFfhebawLorcWuDfeMkzUo2enrrS46MFEynT5fh7CJc4BBBrMtOeBZ_Wjjs4orvYZ1zaGM8Kz4D5XhfOnth7-3Dib4MWYC4By5p6UU5QWbTe0RrOBDV34JmR3EJMj8O4wgovn2yvUTcnG-Wo4ii7pcNM4T9BdSWe_k8BTM_-s-ggQ6N5NJpt5d_pn3-t/s2475/20240227_162817_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="1119" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCYFfhebawLorcWuDfeMkzUo2enrrS46MFEynT5fh7CJc4BBBrMtOeBZ_Wjjs4orvYZ1zaGM8Kz4D5XhfOnth7-3Dib4MWYC4By5p6UU5QWbTe0RrOBDV34JmR3EJMj8O4wgovn2yvUTcnG-Wo4ii7pcNM4T9BdSWe_k8BTM_-s-ggQ6N5NJpt5d_pn3-t/w290-h640/20240227_162817_001.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Tuesday's outfit. Polo neck; Sainsbury's retail; boots retail from local shoe shop. Cropped wide leg trousers by Phase Eight and tank top by New Look as before. Both pre-loved.</span></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/AVvXsEgppB-kI1_nHhBZ842F8R90sBawcvu-GLO4fEWXQiOZEU3viwXkhw_hdRplCfzHHKTPA30JFgS4AjjFmhn0wb7HfxykQ1o0sRVgRIRmwpQyw1z6S_ODATp9PccFJrQh35HBsWz2aPgZV7LSVL0VlD0qaBwmwOHKEczrAUQSEF2QroC5iiRBroc7v0hFcmYz/s2525/20240227_162721_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2525" data-original-width="1088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgppB-kI1_nHhBZ842F8R90sBawcvu-GLO4fEWXQiOZEU3viwXkhw_hdRplCfzHHKTPA30JFgS4AjjFmhn0wb7HfxykQ1o0sRVgRIRmwpQyw1z6S_ODATp9PccFJrQh35HBsWz2aPgZV7LSVL0VlD0qaBwmwOHKEczrAUQSEF2QroC5iiRBroc7v0hFcmYz/w276-h640/20240227_162721_001.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjCgkYt8yxKKovnw3JXWhh0iw1sSybmA-8BeoV1u3XOUcQk5X1U6sgbJkipAaPvYAvXPfiBIOMTbT4rbCPP3dvty-6Bblz-G8qRlrN0v2MW7J2nw9TdV4C3Bnesr63Eo2Jfk3kZ2etXbFYTHC3lPsGLVYSNpn0F_Zg82btoFbsRVN2-BgIFqOWYudmEgK/s2549/20240227_162713_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2549" data-original-width="1196" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXjCgkYt8yxKKovnw3JXWhh0iw1sSybmA-8BeoV1u3XOUcQk5X1U6sgbJkipAaPvYAvXPfiBIOMTbT4rbCPP3dvty-6Bblz-G8qRlrN0v2MW7J2nw9TdV4C3Bnesr63Eo2Jfk3kZ2etXbFYTHC3lPsGLVYSNpn0F_Zg82btoFbsRVN2-BgIFqOWYudmEgK/w300-h640/20240227_162713_001.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUW3wFYRRi4j_3CDLDZYGB5WyOmW6_7sLp1dsHSINPEuAh6NPYZiJwoCa0GRd9KWwIqP1RRpxdrR56k4nULM2tdch-hfNi6fjdaILYB-2_YQMNvKXJ07_gykjU7HEi-Tt5Hl7Dt4Eg4sl11nFEeyj-gvqMmy4s72QNTY08GD-_pUyYc3dxungh1WWJf8O/s4128/20240227_162630.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUW3wFYRRi4j_3CDLDZYGB5WyOmW6_7sLp1dsHSINPEuAh6NPYZiJwoCa0GRd9KWwIqP1RRpxdrR56k4nULM2tdch-hfNi6fjdaILYB-2_YQMNvKXJ07_gykjU7HEi-Tt5Hl7Dt4Eg4sl11nFEeyj-gvqMmy4s72QNTY08GD-_pUyYc3dxungh1WWJf8O/w288-h640/20240227_162630.heic" width="288" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> I went to bed as soon as I got in from the cinema as I still felt a bit rough but a good night's sleep sorted me out and I was up bright and early to lead my walk on Wednesday morning. There were 33 of us walking with 4 other people getting stuck in a traffic jam on the way to the walk and not making it in time. I stuck to the right route this time which cut down the muddy fields considerably; the walk came in at just on 8 miles. Everyone said how much they enjoyed it and I did too after Saturday's horrible experience!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjr1i6xiQ_ZfbATS2_t84codntmSqJC7hJ6-FMDvHmSihasbYNt2fc3VhJjRbjcTI7X9o4R-Vh4BGjEQl6kOI6H9pNh23PY512zUEklRpOsbcNF43qxJyY4rfPyJsKigpwbL0cIWa0RZxzMGg3yuQRrwjMWQsGeG3qeVLGjjONAPLn_JFWoeJK8vfBlPffB/s1080/FB_IMG_1709151611589.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="1080" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1i6xiQ_ZfbATS2_t84codntmSqJC7hJ6-FMDvHmSihasbYNt2fc3VhJjRbjcTI7X9o4R-Vh4BGjEQl6kOI6H9pNh23PY512zUEklRpOsbcNF43qxJyY4rfPyJsKigpwbL0cIWa0RZxzMGg3yuQRrwjMWQsGeG3qeVLGjjONAPLn_JFWoeJK8vfBlPffB/w640-h306/FB_IMG_1709151611589.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">H<span style="font-size: medium;">ere we are the start when the walk leader tells the group about the walk and welcomes any new walkers...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRLDW2k-e6iYZlmT8WxP9lRBP_2XWVjoHgsTM9VWhmiod7WqGi4FjYo1A21yDiAjW4i2lo5A938OLoO-CSu9opsGTFXvArfzOD0dvNqzR_UyLIqwBfZc2M9d92nQ3JI6Jtyv5x2V-B41TYyuYjaUw29jdK2KEE69fVVGVTdDHDifvmQ8d44MXorNC5KI0/s1499/FB_IMG_1709151395969.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1499" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRLDW2k-e6iYZlmT8WxP9lRBP_2XWVjoHgsTM9VWhmiod7WqGi4FjYo1A21yDiAjW4i2lo5A938OLoO-CSu9opsGTFXvArfzOD0dvNqzR_UyLIqwBfZc2M9d92nQ3JI6Jtyv5x2V-B41TYyuYjaUw29jdK2KEE69fVVGVTdDHDifvmQ8d44MXorNC5KI0/w462-h640/FB_IMG_1709151395969.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thanks to Martin for the photos.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'm wearing gaiters (below my knees and over my boots) in an effort to stop being covered in mud...On the very last leg of the walk we saw a dog chasing a Muntjac deer across the same field where I saw one on Saturday. The deer easily outran the dog (thank goodness) and the dog's owner was frantically trying to get the dog to return...should have kept it on the lead, methinks. Everyone local knows there are lots of muntjac deer in that area.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjv4kxsrbA_FBuzvdXBK-YJ7NCtNZHRPmdsxYFX2TnG8u_aqkYQIZb-8lqrjfw5HDeUlBI14DXk51q41GspaXOwRmqp6CV6AOiTH-YNhSTa9rOYp1Xns-wkdWu9ISxDvnHmYvYhBF_c7K4d-ljAwCqSduJoNzTH_ln3lLs6tOh0x-yE2qCj3uiknEClD6DR/s2051/20240228_151917.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2051" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv4kxsrbA_FBuzvdXBK-YJ7NCtNZHRPmdsxYFX2TnG8u_aqkYQIZb-8lqrjfw5HDeUlBI14DXk51q41GspaXOwRmqp6CV6AOiTH-YNhSTa9rOYp1Xns-wkdWu9ISxDvnHmYvYhBF_c7K4d-ljAwCqSduJoNzTH_ln3lLs6tOh0x-yE2qCj3uiknEClD6DR/w572-h640/20240228_151917.heic" width="572" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Started a new TBR pile when I got home from the walk and I also decided to include an additional detective/crime novel; starting with this Nicola Upson book. It's the second in the Josephine Tey series. In the TBR pile I've had 'The Sealed Letter' and 'The Road to Little Dribbling' on the shelves for years and it's about time I read them...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudoPwQAEhMXJ12J3wDGLLPW1Xj7suC0CqIknrnxUNoqsj-qw0xDe1zscYxi5ATed2M_eyYEszxYAjZpmjJRzaq-ftxTwVti8gOesqIK7I_MEuQuGbzjR-lptsqwDkzcas1ZMK10S2zT3nwSS1FC7ZUpk4QFW3Jlhiv-EVzkxLQnz5eIG-MWivWyXxK0Dx/s2991/20240228_152632.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2991" data-original-width="1759" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudoPwQAEhMXJ12J3wDGLLPW1Xj7suC0CqIknrnxUNoqsj-qw0xDe1zscYxi5ATed2M_eyYEszxYAjZpmjJRzaq-ftxTwVti8gOesqIK7I_MEuQuGbzjR-lptsqwDkzcas1ZMK10S2zT3nwSS1FC7ZUpk4QFW3Jlhiv-EVzkxLQnz5eIG-MWivWyXxK0Dx/w376-h640/20240228_152632.heic" width="376" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I am a complete plonker. I wore this dress by 'Damsel in a Dress' (geddit?) via Vinted for the third time on Thursday; and only realised when I was getting ready for bed; that the snap fasteners at the neck can be done up to create a polo neck; which is much better than this split neck effect! I decided to wear it again at the week end in the polo neck style. Striped top underneath also pre-loved as were the boots. Leggings old retail buy.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTj91W0ha_A77gb3eN4QCRse4cykTvMjeWnKFsh2Td7OzqO00kCvq_Pj7ofS5OZsHUzBo0ruEfvhfSOXaWmkRZ_-UECKvIHdR4tuTPZHrhyphenhyphenFnLv1nBI-9vBUTIUuILA11hHaznZ_81TVlIfLooh_4N1HNjoKoNjTI1svEsmFyVTRr76WLCl_xJqAiA62a/s4128/20240229_112752.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTj91W0ha_A77gb3eN4QCRse4cykTvMjeWnKFsh2Td7OzqO00kCvq_Pj7ofS5OZsHUzBo0ruEfvhfSOXaWmkRZ_-UECKvIHdR4tuTPZHrhyphenhyphenFnLv1nBI-9vBUTIUuILA11hHaznZ_81TVlIfLooh_4N1HNjoKoNjTI1svEsmFyVTRr76WLCl_xJqAiA62a/w288-h640/20240229_112752.heic" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore a pre-loved wool jacket; 2.00 bargain from Willen Hospice over the dress when I went out. You can just make it out in the photo above. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhI3cw4QTGN1upzXnDnnD5erGfxG6jjdOolY7DCndaFkbs9LQYKaOBAnok2fpLjDnVLfQHAJ-dwWHlqosOqsQjSsw_64I-hlBR678dqbKPVKF9xjT7-FExM83-WfDFtYz2bPcQ1qQ56Qpx7Y9Q8981xvl8bXmSWFmAhcSRszL3XzHuW7YCBCK6wUcqUQD/s3069/20240229_112905_004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3069" data-original-width="1193" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhI3cw4QTGN1upzXnDnnD5erGfxG6jjdOolY7DCndaFkbs9LQYKaOBAnok2fpLjDnVLfQHAJ-dwWHlqosOqsQjSsw_64I-hlBR678dqbKPVKF9xjT7-FExM83-WfDFtYz2bPcQ1qQ56Qpx7Y9Q8981xvl8bXmSWFmAhcSRszL3XzHuW7YCBCK6wUcqUQD/w248-h640/20240229_112905_004.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMaUaU6kgMrm2uV0h-0ucfphcbn1mkKmIXhi-qsX1DY5-Z-9aNS0UL7s0QGWydzqear_jhVB1OzFDEs6KANhO-K2mSJQVgIpnZ6Xx-3YBWqN0SXc915b9MrHRPZq3hVWy50hlKoDMX8aG5eFBVmT4ZBxs9PXJ5cto2DswhggsAKbE1E2P9FwcHOCtYv3c/s2875/20240229_112913_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2875" data-original-width="1153" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMaUaU6kgMrm2uV0h-0ucfphcbn1mkKmIXhi-qsX1DY5-Z-9aNS0UL7s0QGWydzqear_jhVB1OzFDEs6KANhO-K2mSJQVgIpnZ6Xx-3YBWqN0SXc915b9MrHRPZq3hVWy50hlKoDMX8aG5eFBVmT4ZBxs9PXJ5cto2DswhggsAKbE1E2P9FwcHOCtYv3c/w256-h640/20240229_112913_001.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Once I was up and dressed I changed the bed linen on the spare room bed and made the room ready for Hilary's arrival on Friday. Whilst I was doing this I was also child minding middle grandson's little brother while his mum was doing one of her jobs. He's six and delightful and was off school with a tummy bug. He came with me to the farm shop in Sharnbrook as he said he wanted to see some animals; unfortunately it's an arable farm so they don't have any animals. Anyhow, we continued on from Sharnbrook to drive past many green fields - none with any animals - until eventually we passed a few sheep in a field. Success! I told him about the alpacas we saw on yesterday's walk and there were also horses nearby, too. I plan to take him out when we're back from Ireland to go and see some animals in the wild. Who knows we might even spot a deer! Wellies will be compulsory, I told him. You forget how utterly charming small children can be; well at least I had.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Once he was dropped home I continued on to Lidl and Sainsbury's to do the weekly food shop. I made dinner for us all and took grandson to basket ball practice. Only one more week of doing this and then we'd be in Ireland; the basket ball season is nearly over apparently.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhVdGYLXOLESlJoRv6LGTmEIHpLNDoWdbqR0U_6LtUtS-D5VlJ4T9HXQXhz9OniXpWp4pfyZx4yfyACmqe1iq7an3jtBkSOt0z_yAA5tmsM9d2Syj5y8s0DSR_bLXjAH8mqJDGk_aWCsBwQVkC18lVvTPyOLJjcjrOwmmAbjWFoV9aBicHjJf4V8MM-VkKw/s2512/20240301_111717_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2512" data-original-width="1005" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdGYLXOLESlJoRv6LGTmEIHpLNDoWdbqR0U_6LtUtS-D5VlJ4T9HXQXhz9OniXpWp4pfyZx4yfyACmqe1iq7an3jtBkSOt0z_yAA5tmsM9d2Syj5y8s0DSR_bLXjAH8mqJDGk_aWCsBwQVkC18lVvTPyOLJjcjrOwmmAbjWFoV9aBicHjJf4V8MM-VkKw/w256-h640/20240301_111717_002.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">While I waited for Hilary to arrive on Friday morning I went for 4.7 mile walk to Clapham. I took my umbrella with me and needed it. OH went for a walk when I got back and 5 minutes after he left there was a heavy hailstone shower. He got drenched...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQmaLW-guzq1Y7AYn3NXE1TbIgTxS9vZJo4DSfamaTnZ6TXkZx3BS6lALtVFmyCEL5b7u332fSpjYtta06Py-4CoY9Uns6oU15RulcTpwJ5Hwe89aCvektVPYdBntOfU21MWfGOhBrhRFVyKcDAlfOWQV329HDxEHoOR_ZE30Ki1P345m908u6ea9P3NG/s2581/20240301_111735_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2581" data-original-width="1031" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQmaLW-guzq1Y7AYn3NXE1TbIgTxS9vZJo4DSfamaTnZ6TXkZx3BS6lALtVFmyCEL5b7u332fSpjYtta06Py-4CoY9Uns6oU15RulcTpwJ5Hwe89aCvektVPYdBntOfU21MWfGOhBrhRFVyKcDAlfOWQV329HDxEHoOR_ZE30Ki1P345m908u6ea9P3NG/w256-h640/20240301_111735_001.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved. 'Marilyn' jeans by M&S; tunic bought in Ireland in 2013 (I think). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHARml1pZmf-RatTk8FZNUQvsyUaVQnaNoTlcN_ytvV-KYK2hB9B_IorhAGDoeN5Sxkx1mzpPJPMsw9ZUOv7YjbHvbsONxq6svoVBmKI_ApVUU_g1-SejiFwXz8zUo1orYyp7gvjWPoem5PUqltwr0MyTCtCEWVR6kajWYoxUUYV4ac_xtciKksCB2oz4J/s2801/20240301_111732_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2801" data-original-width="1117" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHARml1pZmf-RatTk8FZNUQvsyUaVQnaNoTlcN_ytvV-KYK2hB9B_IorhAGDoeN5Sxkx1mzpPJPMsw9ZUOv7YjbHvbsONxq6svoVBmKI_ApVUU_g1-SejiFwXz8zUo1orYyp7gvjWPoem5PUqltwr0MyTCtCEWVR6kajWYoxUUYV4ac_xtciKksCB2oz4J/w256-h640/20240301_111732_001.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved except earrings bought from Superdrug.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETctYu3TZhlhCDKLEHorrOCRQfK3ZQs24r36kFFAlJgVqMTDNH26ieoE9j2YiJMm47qYDtWVYmrQPh7LMQHQ_X_z5PbmYPFbhlZ-vgMgpzrDKD2uS9WSvsXUFnIDAr5eon7w5wjKusY2a_IwElJptK1Nlc_7dztuP91CMS465GOfyds_sH030QaF_-Sib/s4128/20240301_111634.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETctYu3TZhlhCDKLEHorrOCRQfK3ZQs24r36kFFAlJgVqMTDNH26ieoE9j2YiJMm47qYDtWVYmrQPh7LMQHQ_X_z5PbmYPFbhlZ-vgMgpzrDKD2uS9WSvsXUFnIDAr5eon7w5wjKusY2a_IwElJptK1Nlc_7dztuP91CMS465GOfyds_sH030QaF_-Sib/w288-h640/20240301_111634.heic" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When Hilary arrived, after quite a stressful drive from Devon, we had a catch up and went for a meal at the Thai restaurant round the corner. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjuBvVjhHINIZ2RfrxhzSTgqURzMT_M8oTB4j27zoJSV94cTq5KP3IMm_0FfqK7sAiS1HDpaF3tDbpfqlwLPxoK3kmDB_f1HjrLZRugzZK4ow-ZztjxWHBq0KyMg7kS_5ExV4oZSzJUK0PI_Kinols8WX052r8KfmpwQSqPJKL_RdICzQRbtx6n_m66x90t/s2535/20240302_104439_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2535" data-original-width="1117" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuBvVjhHINIZ2RfrxhzSTgqURzMT_M8oTB4j27zoJSV94cTq5KP3IMm_0FfqK7sAiS1HDpaF3tDbpfqlwLPxoK3kmDB_f1HjrLZRugzZK4ow-ZztjxWHBq0KyMg7kS_5ExV4oZSzJUK0PI_Kinols8WX052r8KfmpwQSqPJKL_RdICzQRbtx6n_m66x90t/w282-h640/20240302_104439_002.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Saturday the three of us went to Kettering for a rummage. Hilary found lots of books and jigsaws. I found another pendant and a few pairs of earrings including a yellow pair; as my yellow earring collection had been depleted by two losses recently. In the last charity shop we visited (Cancer Research UK) the manager asked me if I'd like to be a model in a fashion show they're holding for Stand Up to Cancer. She said she liked my style. I was very flattered but declined the offer...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We stopped for refreshments and when we'd had enough of rummaging we met up with my brothers in the pub for a few pints and the craic was mighty (as they say in Ireland). As I've known Hilary for 58 years she knows my brothers well. i was I was designated driver so drank only apple juice. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWbzH55fpXRXkmSpGjkK5kVI5dDIV-Wi8HgmvIpSqoj76PGrUCG5sd-Ex5f5Rt0l5Zo1TeNG5z0QIzl1HGn6EQSMuj3vqkhmqEpOuC2orCyaeTADyG3h50S-80d5N-Ma-0EqnEtX6g5JwbRT9AxhAIlcUrIW7JEO6Pr25-dnLjU1SMer0Kk7S9nIA8Erl/s2455/20240302_104437_004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2455" data-original-width="1001" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCWbzH55fpXRXkmSpGjkK5kVI5dDIV-Wi8HgmvIpSqoj76PGrUCG5sd-Ex5f5Rt0l5Zo1TeNG5z0QIzl1HGn6EQSMuj3vqkhmqEpOuC2orCyaeTADyG3h50S-80d5N-Ma-0EqnEtX6g5JwbRT9AxhAIlcUrIW7JEO6Pr25-dnLjU1SMer0Kk7S9nIA8Erl/w260-h640/20240302_104437_004.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved. Polo and tank top by Zara. Skirt by New Look; boots retail present.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPP8U7n7kFvLIflyiWWAWqYxT9Wje5gMlE3h9cwoDaSRxxGddhUzIOo9nJv9XLO3JCx7JVXrFlQPumUCo1ZSYzZ9UIfBZs5Xk6Xnk0w6p1bwYcD5RQTJVYDTSPLNIurohBumQ63hyphenhyphenj285I4Go94PH63fCWg1O8Yolh6VcGzXM4eptw45qcttFeJ9Pvbhr8/s2394/20240302_104434_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2394" data-original-width="1048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPP8U7n7kFvLIflyiWWAWqYxT9Wje5gMlE3h9cwoDaSRxxGddhUzIOo9nJv9XLO3JCx7JVXrFlQPumUCo1ZSYzZ9UIfBZs5Xk6Xnk0w6p1bwYcD5RQTJVYDTSPLNIurohBumQ63hyphenhyphenj285I4Go94PH63fCWg1O8Yolh6VcGzXM4eptw45qcttFeJ9Pvbhr8/w280-h640/20240302_104434_001.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaz4a19lbOsGLKE5l62-hft3AuMATOF-RbhvxV4lnW8dp0YXGc9FsN1xdA44NlcT-KDeiLgmJbXHCPq7gAv82cKtYtrhI9eFabiq8O-ZuO2nVwoBNMHKQOzM6XgG57xZuNZZEcKXqX7ZZJUM_-AaQEY6hIjyKMCCx8zMLn9IuT7kSMheUwTXxkNf6_q-bW/s4128/20240302_104247.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaz4a19lbOsGLKE5l62-hft3AuMATOF-RbhvxV4lnW8dp0YXGc9FsN1xdA44NlcT-KDeiLgmJbXHCPq7gAv82cKtYtrhI9eFabiq8O-ZuO2nVwoBNMHKQOzM6XgG57xZuNZZEcKXqX7ZZJUM_-AaQEY6hIjyKMCCx8zMLn9IuT7kSMheUwTXxkNf6_q-bW/w288-h640/20240302_104247.heic" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved except earrings as before.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Sunday we were up quite early and I drove Hilary towards Milton Keynes to show her the road to take to Buckingham. She always has issues getting to Bedford and although I've explained it's much easier to follow a certain route to our house; she's never managed to find it. I was determined this time she would! It was pretty foggy on our short drive but when we set off for 3.5 mile walk on our return, most of it had disappeared. After a late breakfast Hilary set off for the return journey and texted me when she was home to say she'd managed to follow the route and got home in record time. Yay! You'll have to come more often now, Hilary. In the evening we finished watching the first series of 'The Mire'; a Polish crime drama. Two more seasons to go...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgwIT0CqqpPEagOJbdvEeYK9pDyq-_oD8BWPsHzJv_j7z_sXCgdS6leVvlpfDTgjpQoYchU6eGFzZQdmZgMxyVCvDSbvEPLIeajZRlaSyYGyrAg-TsIezE7Blvu93A98GECAChroQemwO-tItFQ44DgDNqXK_JKdzo9dT08hCGbOdQCTSAb7Lt5hP4c4dKm/s275/images%20(3).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="183" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwIT0CqqpPEagOJbdvEeYK9pDyq-_oD8BWPsHzJv_j7z_sXCgdS6leVvlpfDTgjpQoYchU6eGFzZQdmZgMxyVCvDSbvEPLIeajZRlaSyYGyrAg-TsIezE7Blvu93A98GECAChroQemwO-tItFQ44DgDNqXK_JKdzo9dT08hCGbOdQCTSAb7Lt5hP4c4dKm/w426-h640/images%20(3).jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I woke up to a sunny day on Monday. Hooray! I wore this outfit to Barnardo's for my last day of volunteering for the next 3 weeks. Everything pre-loved. Dress by Kaleidoscope; boots as before; tank top by Tu. All jewellery pre-loved and the necklace I found in a charity shop in Tralee, Co. Kerry when we stayed with cousin Linda a few years back.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEj_Qarwtz7fvufr0Cjn642AwFwCfmY-BIWxlP8-aqdPfQ2tjXPFdnHz7gBl_tDLsNjUNL9AWLLpdDm2Y22lids6P9AKwwGJtoJDFDj3hfYNP0mDfRV7UDxTg6ruNzu9QTZvfNRqXgBCbZ2Zy1ZcB2odBBilQcthwF0lF3AnxNvBRyPo-kk3lTjfnBchgD3q/s2695/20240304_141026_004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2695" data-original-width="1227" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Qarwtz7fvufr0Cjn642AwFwCfmY-BIWxlP8-aqdPfQ2tjXPFdnHz7gBl_tDLsNjUNL9AWLLpdDm2Y22lids6P9AKwwGJtoJDFDj3hfYNP0mDfRV7UDxTg6ruNzu9QTZvfNRqXgBCbZ2Zy1ZcB2odBBilQcthwF0lF3AnxNvBRyPo-kk3lTjfnBchgD3q/w292-h640/20240304_141026_004.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The dress has an ochre dotted swirly pattern.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVH6ejmIxeWQm0lqo8dNPo8kMiAfaFpvpRNCT7eQTI_O_8_VKP-AKnWrirlFLI3m1IF6Ix_4rRnPV-HGJGuJsDzT3xHjLSSxIxaezTxa5a5RWQ1gCr1S404ITgMUxfTfet5sSj4gY-tFEU0YW4oIMZsfer4Hf-cjKA4WGk5i9AzuDpFAqVRP-tpmWDyC85/s2695/20240304_141024_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2695" data-original-width="1221" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVH6ejmIxeWQm0lqo8dNPo8kMiAfaFpvpRNCT7eQTI_O_8_VKP-AKnWrirlFLI3m1IF6Ix_4rRnPV-HGJGuJsDzT3xHjLSSxIxaezTxa5a5RWQ1gCr1S404ITgMUxfTfet5sSj4gY-tFEU0YW4oIMZsfer4Hf-cjKA4WGk5i9AzuDpFAqVRP-tpmWDyC85/w290-h640/20240304_141024_001.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kUkcDFguiRYjl00gcmpc8D2paQKOn5BCi_YZTl2NvdssABRWhzcO4oFPkYTPWurImrW7NaVmzhZ-pGHgNkUOpUK3FJqVGZAjBJEWZOv2DSI1pRXLwyjqubKv0oKtkbk2aWzMTI18gUxYGYRvbKW1f-1OlTV2vsBYijuZO96OLTbnW-IbJKUB28Kj-NKV/s3051/20240304_140856_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3051" data-original-width="1108" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1kUkcDFguiRYjl00gcmpc8D2paQKOn5BCi_YZTl2NvdssABRWhzcO4oFPkYTPWurImrW7NaVmzhZ-pGHgNkUOpUK3FJqVGZAjBJEWZOv2DSI1pRXLwyjqubKv0oKtkbk2aWzMTI18gUxYGYRvbKW1f-1OlTV2vsBYijuZO96OLTbnW-IbJKUB28Kj-NKV/w232-h640/20240304_140856_001.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore this pre-loved jacket by Denim (a older Primark label) over the dress. Although I took several full length photos of me wearing it; strangely none of them came out; you can just catch a glimpse of it in the photo below.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5Orr7wT2rYp7EOI3IAhbsXDvuxekdDbetq6IQpBd5jJBdHXqRI9JokYO20wfsjBcGpCMpvE56KbeIEMB6Zq2Cr2FaRyDr_pbrS1wtvZ4uEwTG4L54fAcdRKFlcgQeNJft9XoSdc5_aInTauvVX-6C5gqC_gzkTBrgYJ0jzB2K5UhKp3p-KXDGXo3uZ9O/s4128/20240304_140526.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh5Orr7wT2rYp7EOI3IAhbsXDvuxekdDbetq6IQpBd5jJBdHXqRI9JokYO20wfsjBcGpCMpvE56KbeIEMB6Zq2Cr2FaRyDr_pbrS1wtvZ4uEwTG4L54fAcdRKFlcgQeNJft9XoSdc5_aInTauvVX-6C5gqC_gzkTBrgYJ0jzB2K5UhKp3p-KXDGXo3uZ9O/w288-h640/20240304_140526.heic" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We had a lot of donations and I cleared several bags and boxes. There were two bags of donations from the same person and almost every single one of the 20 plus tops they donated had to be 'ragged'. Nothing wrong with the tops; lovely colours and from good brands; but every single one had dried food down the front and other stains. Isn't it common sense to wash everything you donate so it's clean? Instead of making 25 p on top of every pound we might have raised from those gift aided items (approximately 4.00 per top so with gift aid + 1.00 = 5.00 each x 20) we might make a 1.00 for a couple of rag bags. Such a shame and a waste. I think some people think we have washing machines on our premises and that we wash all the donated clothes. We don't, and I doubt many charity shops do; where would you dry them? I once had a person ask me if we washed all the clothes we receive...sorry, rant over.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEicSiPJIuFjOFn60PRuoyCtG1_qLikVe_98jaVFAGpJQi08ICCbiS84eRJ2ubE7XqS6rIaSlwLfWVy_H0GNQeZ9VdrnQjDLE7Pasj7zEYRXNgWrRYcMqLLl1XSWdpm0bQKKQ4lByRdQCIBj_gEbxHa3uMddY5_uKNj0_oFX87t2VuT2BgzC32GYIDCgB2kV/s2980/20240305_090900_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2980" data-original-width="1159" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicSiPJIuFjOFn60PRuoyCtG1_qLikVe_98jaVFAGpJQi08ICCbiS84eRJ2ubE7XqS6rIaSlwLfWVy_H0GNQeZ9VdrnQjDLE7Pasj7zEYRXNgWrRYcMqLLl1XSWdpm0bQKKQ4lByRdQCIBj_gEbxHa3uMddY5_uKNj0_oFX87t2VuT2BgzC32GYIDCgB2kV/w248-h640/20240305_090900_001.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Back to the food bank on Tuesday; I didn't like not being able to go last week. Between our new volunteer and I we made up 10 extra Kettle packs to go with the 20 already made up and unpacked 10 crates of toiletries and put them away. Then we sorted out the baby nappies and labelled the shelves with the different sizes of nappies in the baby room. There were TV cameras filming from ITV; the local channel I assume; 'About Anglia'. I kept well out of the way...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvH2DsgjWWbiULCbyp15qaECRJVioS6ZSolfA_S3U3ZIP1SST8L19bxVvhIduD-7rt6L3YC8pT2LqlxC5PNCnVo9wQue0qO5Fa79ca02pdngzREtqC8OclpT0ncOl6L_F2wpSq6UgrtSAhlBODpKwONUw6G52I54W5UqVLBft6E9F2MkL3DzNcY_BrS9z/s2800/20240305_090855_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2800" data-original-width="1102" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvH2DsgjWWbiULCbyp15qaECRJVioS6ZSolfA_S3U3ZIP1SST8L19bxVvhIduD-7rt6L3YC8pT2LqlxC5PNCnVo9wQue0qO5Fa79ca02pdngzREtqC8OclpT0ncOl6L_F2wpSq6UgrtSAhlBODpKwONUw6G52I54W5UqVLBft6E9F2MkL3DzNcY_BrS9z/w252-h640/20240305_090855_001.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I try to dress practically for the food bank and for warmth. Everything pre-loved; boots as before; trousers by Zara and jumper by Gap. The gilet was a Barnardo's find ages ago and it used to live in my car boot but I've replaced it with the sleeveless, hooded puffa jacket OH gave me. Always good to have an extra layer available if needed when out walking. I also keep a dry pair of walking socks and some summer type walking shoes in the boot of the car in case I need them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVPR80yAcvnCw38n2J_ajzcr0JNOzgrU_3PMIJX9FO2gPHsGxb6nPoW0i7TBiaALMO-yG1jAsYKFFnQYM6dh6bcgmZFe4ZlpqcS-F2a11WlzKhXrmz0YuV6UgF7oTjfIfsjcxZ-rO2tVSMWAtTleu1ErNEzCGSDAXezJ12fq6FKKVv26RcUMr9VRnM7Vo/s4128/20240305_090751.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoVPR80yAcvnCw38n2J_ajzcr0JNOzgrU_3PMIJX9FO2gPHsGxb6nPoW0i7TBiaALMO-yG1jAsYKFFnQYM6dh6bcgmZFe4ZlpqcS-F2a11WlzKhXrmz0YuV6UgF7oTjfIfsjcxZ-rO2tVSMWAtTleu1ErNEzCGSDAXezJ12fq6FKKVv26RcUMr9VRnM7Vo/w288-h640/20240305_090751.heic" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As there's very little time between the day of my birthday and the day we fly to Ireland; we're going to leave my birthday meal until the end of March. Hopefully Mandy and Paul will be able to make it as they should be back from Vietnam and Cambodia by then. Julian will have finished his tour with Charley Dore, too. They do a couple of tours together every year see <a href="https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/charlie-dore">HERE</a>. On my actual birthday we're going to my daughter's for birthday cake. The day after my birthday is Mother's Day or Mothering Sunday here in the UK; my daughter is taking me out for afternoon tea at the Swan Hotel in Bedford on Friday as she is working on Mothering Sunday. We went to the Swan Hotel last year and it was lovely. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I've booked a Shingles jab for Monday as I'll be 70 by then (oh, the excitement!) and we're off to Donegal on Tuesday. Middle grandson will be staying at ours while we're away; feeding the birds and looking after the plants. I won't post again for just over three weeks; in the meantime look after yourselves and I'll see you on the other side when, I have no doubt, there'll be lots to share with you!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-45066703310285584202024-02-20T17:45:00.001+00:002024-02-20T17:46:39.675+00:00Weird weather...<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hello there! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My calculations were a bit out in my last post and it's this week (Thursday) OH has his MRI scan at Papworth Hospital. He is doing well, however, and remains positive about the future.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-AYTZCj9q2vERvKWqJ7KPXgh4YKIww0wIXMFp2tYlegErTp1BmyKRw2RrYApctSVL-ebxIqLuLNIIOoDYl_utDf5sPshwDHxt4gAXcZv47BsV14DPYhYIi4XCC0FK2bpkV8M0A2J48uzm7Fs6S2wfmAbQ2UXAg1NO6cxr5o__AIO3GmqMXuDyUNT6aakQ/s2046/20240207_135729-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-AYTZCj9q2vERvKWqJ7KPXgh4YKIww0wIXMFp2tYlegErTp1BmyKRw2RrYApctSVL-ebxIqLuLNIIOoDYl_utDf5sPshwDHxt4gAXcZv47BsV14DPYhYIi4XCC0FK2bpkV8M0A2J48uzm7Fs6S2wfmAbQ2UXAg1NO6cxr5o__AIO3GmqMXuDyUNT6aakQ/w640-h480/20240207_135729-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Two photos because one was taken in portrait mode and you can't see my earrings; portrait mode blurs the background. The earrings were picked up in Sainsbury's a couple of weeks ago and this was their first wear. They're quite blingy..</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZuLxyaetZ02rRSZAghohunABkbTKhfUeCEPXzJqx9G7SP4a43DZggUF11AAAUhIuFMj6GJNcUZJe-Z98teJIcQz6SJzrJaFXXbHNngUg17uynZre86xbJRIMB_D0dL58-vkON9IBEB_NFDZ-LJwZdbzpygFT2FdfGXxxfr1w8Bex6IfTI-XCZAaqB9wCU/s2853/20240207_140309_004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2853" data-original-width="1328" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZuLxyaetZ02rRSZAghohunABkbTKhfUeCEPXzJqx9G7SP4a43DZggUF11AAAUhIuFMj6GJNcUZJe-Z98teJIcQz6SJzrJaFXXbHNngUg17uynZre86xbJRIMB_D0dL58-vkON9IBEB_NFDZ-LJwZdbzpygFT2FdfGXxxfr1w8Bex6IfTI-XCZAaqB9wCU/w298-h640/20240207_140309_004.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The scarf is a bit too much, I think. I kept it on after we finished our 5.5 mile walk last Wednesday morning; which was bright for a while then cloudy; quite cool at 8 degrees but no rain. We walked to Clapham and through the golf course where we stopped for a coffee at 'The Cabin' and the owner informed me there were toilets at the back. I didn't know about the toilets which are always a bonus when you're out walking. Although there are plenty of bushes and hedges around as cover, if you need to answer a call of nature. OH is on diuretics currently and is a frequent user of what cover nature provides when we're out walking. I'm lucky, I can usually hang on until we get home...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHFHt9Bx7Gp_jD9U0PaY_RLQxr7OPABEWsDuzd_MwR7k26GeA4mx8PUIIU0uhRvyE3Oyz9lZZNAZqZwIos6tNuvJmhGWb21TKSo1cUEgfj8YxpY-fdH4nza9XO2Ml-n81Rj3kgWruYhyhUKybF62i3LsJb5H5qF_86sxzOzYSEDvr5RgXpRbSsqjamnqK/s2463/20240207_135804_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2463" data-original-width="1172" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsHFHt9Bx7Gp_jD9U0PaY_RLQxr7OPABEWsDuzd_MwR7k26GeA4mx8PUIIU0uhRvyE3Oyz9lZZNAZqZwIos6tNuvJmhGWb21TKSo1cUEgfj8YxpY-fdH4nza9XO2Ml-n81Rj3kgWruYhyhUKybF62i3LsJb5H5qF_86sxzOzYSEDvr5RgXpRbSsqjamnqK/w304-h640/20240207_135804_001.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sorry, I didn't intend to start the post with a discussion of toilets and urination but there you go! I had started the day in black jeans but they were covered in mud after our walk so I changed into these cropped black pre-loved trousers, no label; pre-loved jumper by Gap; boots as before and this pre-loved kimono is going into the donations bag as I don't love it. All jewellery other than the earrings pre-loved.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivBG7EL6siHW81YLQn8G5C5OF4dIJ2ot2-t3ntjFgkBcxNddAIqN3ZCQYw9MlOHHzjIpvMK8JStMeUYWbyagYRI-pC1psBWJRQ5vePoe0NKP75V2fqA82-a0qxhjK0xdtBDr0GhWP5iXl336LyL36TNpn6sMh_4n0BVRhm3HRYYC7lymKqzNpJ6aG9vIr0/s3043/20240207_123235.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3043" data-original-width="1813" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivBG7EL6siHW81YLQn8G5C5OF4dIJ2ot2-t3ntjFgkBcxNddAIqN3ZCQYw9MlOHHzjIpvMK8JStMeUYWbyagYRI-pC1psBWJRQ5vePoe0NKP75V2fqA82-a0qxhjK0xdtBDr0GhWP5iXl336LyL36TNpn6sMh_4n0BVRhm3HRYYC7lymKqzNpJ6aG9vIr0/w382-h640/20240207_123235.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><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/AVvXsEgRL0XIwCNrDsaMppuY-7X7m6wdygYRtmqQebIemu3AT9VR1csmhYsrhyphenhyphenz4kRy2_pCNkDKLkQhfa7pR41WMQQrdZ7kDmnOOo6h1WbXivgIdPgeskN7cjte26kV0kjWzC5y7-6oEeekhSZqd5gVkSVv2TSxCIaqETKWO0I_lkFB1kXPoS_K7kM53S9yxIXlv/s4080/20240207_123247.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRL0XIwCNrDsaMppuY-7X7m6wdygYRtmqQebIemu3AT9VR1csmhYsrhyphenhyphenz4kRy2_pCNkDKLkQhfa7pR41WMQQrdZ7kDmnOOo6h1WbXivgIdPgeskN7cjte26kV0kjWzC5y7-6oEeekhSZqd5gVkSVv2TSxCIaqETKWO0I_lkFB1kXPoS_K7kM53S9yxIXlv/w640-h288/20240207_123247.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On our walk from Clapham I took OH down a private path to this Grade II listed country house (Park House) built in 1873 in the French Gothic style by John Usher. It was built for the Howard family who owned the Britannia Iron Works in Bedford and who were obviously a wealthy family. It has quite an interesting history; I found this estate agents information with interior photos; <a href="https://media.onthemarket.com/properties/775647/doc_1_0.pdf">HERE</a>. It's definitely worth a look...it has a 'manege' in the grounds which is 'an enclosed area in which horses and riders are trained'. Who knew?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Once we were home there was washing to do, the fire to clean out and laid ready to be lit in the evening. I paid a visit to Aldi for some of the weekly food shop items and popped into the Castle Road charity shops where I found a book; a deep blue tank top; and a tunic in deep red. We finished watching Series 1 of 'Undercover' and very good it was, too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjCvhxjXJFViljhjoF97PI9qyzbDIl6fB1RPiWVNb1xBRZ_qikkUH9_oQk9iLcJLwHiIakjOBZuDlE8eL-qknW6vLXbc722twMzKYk1A6FiCDtuBwe4FCt2msTtTLoIkzDOHk8Bkpff6kmPRSFTWbJpS7UeJBf6bDkodDDzyXdvtEFVV_6W6_M1B9QO7cRn/s3134/20240208_115751_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3134" data-original-width="1100" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCvhxjXJFViljhjoF97PI9qyzbDIl6fB1RPiWVNb1xBRZ_qikkUH9_oQk9iLcJLwHiIakjOBZuDlE8eL-qknW6vLXbc722twMzKYk1A6FiCDtuBwe4FCt2msTtTLoIkzDOHk8Bkpff6kmPRSFTWbJpS7UeJBf6bDkodDDzyXdvtEFVV_6W6_M1B9QO7cRn/w224-h640/20240208_115751_002.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I woke up to rain on Thursday morning and it poured down <b><u>all</u></b> day. I had hoped to go on an amble from the village of Thurleigh which I don't know very well to walk in, but the rain made it a no no. The ground would be water logged and extremely muddy and slippery.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDx6hhFrKiqA4dXlPTnlgSHEmEYciqOsAIYM32aWHkbE4JgDV9eih7hAApaOJiu5efKG6KRi7UkCbwgUCP2d6kK7_xxH69klPHtczMPVRDslL5Ff3Cvw4rn4E3rABhZK4ikOpAflUE9k2LYeskXo6ffo3L5fL-9jeKiTIG2Xr7-8EU0ZuvC11CvefNgI8m/s2851/20240208_115738_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2851" data-original-width="1254" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDx6hhFrKiqA4dXlPTnlgSHEmEYciqOsAIYM32aWHkbE4JgDV9eih7hAApaOJiu5efKG6KRi7UkCbwgUCP2d6kK7_xxH69klPHtczMPVRDslL5Ff3Cvw4rn4E3rABhZK4ikOpAflUE9k2LYeskXo6ffo3L5fL-9jeKiTIG2Xr7-8EU0ZuvC11CvefNgI8m/w282-h640/20240208_115738_001.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had a leisurely morning before I ventured out to Lidl and Sainsbury's for the weekly food shop. It was quite a cold day at 5-6 degrees so I wore these pre-loved warm plaid trousers by M&S; green Zara shirt also pre-loved and the Tu tank top found BNWT in King's Lynn back in November 2023 on our Norfolk weekend away.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHr9LmEqCB7fwCte_CBDVpmNjeEc5GnH45SgA8rVqIyXohJUk_argtTJT1fQu_0m4Pg27816ZHGTasgGkzA4DQkFhE_aSXfjZGZFmFOvojfQ2KB5onIP8MGml9dymTtsC6aDATuu4b5G-xxAnFfGwjePHvhzvsEl-OXSrARSXq_eV7t1hTkJbWCD0PZ2VV/s2358/20240208_115307_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2358" data-original-width="1199" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHr9LmEqCB7fwCte_CBDVpmNjeEc5GnH45SgA8rVqIyXohJUk_argtTJT1fQu_0m4Pg27816ZHGTasgGkzA4DQkFhE_aSXfjZGZFmFOvojfQ2KB5onIP8MGml9dymTtsC6aDATuu4b5G-xxAnFfGwjePHvhzvsEl-OXSrARSXq_eV7t1hTkJbWCD0PZ2VV/w326-h640/20240208_115307_002.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Green boots by Zara a recent Vinted buy. They replaced my green suede boots which were added to the donations bag. I needed to drop the bag off which was sitting in my car just waiting for a better day...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOO4AZbM8-L6IeUYVa4gS3WUoXtRcfn-hfxNnwxeD_6BrYnpXT3nEWPyf3GvveM03kxzmDpBvj_VQ7_Fb5AThwJc9uSYuDIcvGyVKtfo6Xvu1FSw1v8rHkXGdC0y9rdKaGo0RanGySYcQim2C9e_-yO2V_U5EEu4Wi-nwRxChqW-dFslI2EE-CJJZcAr1D/s4128/20240208_115049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOO4AZbM8-L6IeUYVa4gS3WUoXtRcfn-hfxNnwxeD_6BrYnpXT3nEWPyf3GvveM03kxzmDpBvj_VQ7_Fb5AThwJc9uSYuDIcvGyVKtfo6Xvu1FSw1v8rHkXGdC0y9rdKaGo0RanGySYcQim2C9e_-yO2V_U5EEu4Wi-nwRxChqW-dFslI2EE-CJJZcAr1D/w288-h640/20240208_115049.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I was delighted to see that 'KIN - Series 2' was to start week beginning 12th February! Meanwhile we started to watch the series of 'True Detective' starring Jodie Foster.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjL6d2SEA7u-37h5h8Af7SPQmUrI2u3PzJuZKaMewYcezR2p0FcERa9nxM_jPZuS7PDwy3hAllA3q37yUocW5tebiEhpbOyMs4TLNKOMXoHGt9CG2Scspo7uS06ykepEOVCvtq6OhEv6Z3VD8vs-RMDPkQAQTo2lFqr8_oiUzaW96BdSVVoG9AUMsDsq6On/s720/KIN%202(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6d2SEA7u-37h5h8Af7SPQmUrI2u3PzJuZKaMewYcezR2p0FcERa9nxM_jPZuS7PDwy3hAllA3q37yUocW5tebiEhpbOyMs4TLNKOMXoHGt9CG2Scspo7uS06ykepEOVCvtq6OhEv6Z3VD8vs-RMDPkQAQTo2lFqr8_oiUzaW96BdSVVoG9AUMsDsq6On/w426-h640/KIN%202(1).jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I joined the group for the unofficial bus walk on Friday morning from Stewartby; originally a brickwork town built around clay pits. What a soggy day it was. It rained throughout the walk and both the fields and foot paths were flooded. My feet were soaked as was my rain mac by the end, but nevertheless it was an enjoyable walk even though most of my mascara got washed away. After 5.5 miles we stopped for coffee and cake in the Forest Centre in Marston Moretaine. The flooded car park meant there was only one other customer and us 8 walkers. I had a slice of coffee cake which was delicious.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlQIfFvz4vUbdJMXd2qHM7sPiRhT7ERtkjLLul-AYiPxsFytoLV3uRoaxXCmkfKTbsSl1TAzbQDf2soc6rPd3A0SQNm9yIeNK0Dt4DwYdmFjaX06lUoqMmpnyXzY_HyswV7wQN4lSJjvcHlnQE83h8tLNibVRkMh7Ie6Mn1X3YlSW6zMd_mixwa8aKUhp/s2861/20240209_134921_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2861" data-original-width="1206" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlQIfFvz4vUbdJMXd2qHM7sPiRhT7ERtkjLLul-AYiPxsFytoLV3uRoaxXCmkfKTbsSl1TAzbQDf2soc6rPd3A0SQNm9yIeNK0Dt4DwYdmFjaX06lUoqMmpnyXzY_HyswV7wQN4lSJjvcHlnQE83h8tLNibVRkMh7Ie6Mn1X3YlSW6zMd_mixwa8aKUhp/w270-h640/20240209_134921_001.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My walking trousers were muddy up to the knee so I had to change when I got home. Everything pre-loved except the knee boots which are about 6 years old and bought in a Sainsbury's sale. Skirt by Next; tank top by Zara and striped top found on a 1.00 rail last week end in Huntingdon Community charity shop. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPYrc6v-Lu_8RSK88jQJHqh8rlSrsPfiq3MIdg6jUB79HpH0Zi77p3ObjlkiIBoWT-husWqcRtYDqQoWa8LrYLDQLZfmIz0QhVX4YwONYO1DoefMv0snEAW5aXlUi8arywRHJf3h0ZXozE3sOXTjUO08Tilu_fsIvhWsDCoEVdc-iyIvx70J_evKsK3jR/s3027/20240209_134930_003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3027" data-original-width="1194" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPYrc6v-Lu_8RSK88jQJHqh8rlSrsPfiq3MIdg6jUB79HpH0Zi77p3ObjlkiIBoWT-husWqcRtYDqQoWa8LrYLDQLZfmIz0QhVX4YwONYO1DoefMv0snEAW5aXlUi8arywRHJf3h0ZXozE3sOXTjUO08Tilu_fsIvhWsDCoEVdc-iyIvx70J_evKsK3jR/w252-h640/20240209_134930_003.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had to collect the youngest grandson from school and take him to get his locks re-twisted at the hairdresser's. Once I'd done that I was free to chill out at home; no cooking required as fish and chips from the local chippy was on Friday's menu.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-dkmdJjGPW9NBfs0JBGR29vekJxf7OGXE4A1h4oOnMtlNsUxeGxNoa-P518pjb76IPvnVB30lxI4zksANDhPX7nbv8uatW24vXFYyewZxzzHuLLZ4_23Jh5e1ABCHvXoPoc4SYlonH7rYRm4LxUcwWH8cyd2Jlh0SCmk3UzVH1fkn3j6ewOsBTRalFch/s2994/20240209_134933_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2994" data-original-width="1165" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx-dkmdJjGPW9NBfs0JBGR29vekJxf7OGXE4A1h4oOnMtlNsUxeGxNoa-P518pjb76IPvnVB30lxI4zksANDhPX7nbv8uatW24vXFYyewZxzzHuLLZ4_23Jh5e1ABCHvXoPoc4SYlonH7rYRm4LxUcwWH8cyd2Jlh0SCmk3UzVH1fkn3j6ewOsBTRalFch/w250-h640/20240209_134933_001.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OH and I were hoping for a dry day on Saturday as we wanted to start tidying up and cutting back the garden at the front. OH spotted this flowering plant in the back garden and asked what it was. It took me a while to recognise it, but it was a plumbago plant I bought <span style="text-align: left;">on a walk in the summer to Risely; where the village was having a village wide plant sale to raise funds for church repair. I bought it from somebody's front garden and this was its first flowering and our first flower in 2024. None of our bulbs have yet come up.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUG1iEptFMeA-bMuEyCy14flJ615OBRTaW5cGQ95wJJEOyiFxnSRC89WaFRWeGwmr4uBDwpnpxcb7q93tFXsnE4nq8p6BQ2TH4Q2HM7Wd8L3KZQ80y5ihDF4-XZxNFRMVz0wKN-EnS1l9nl6VTBAWZbrN2i6feZBtlqlYPT74u6YI509nKyIIRbc2wR7N/s1998/20240209_170436.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1998" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUG1iEptFMeA-bMuEyCy14flJ615OBRTaW5cGQ95wJJEOyiFxnSRC89WaFRWeGwmr4uBDwpnpxcb7q93tFXsnE4nq8p6BQ2TH4Q2HM7Wd8L3KZQ80y5ihDF4-XZxNFRMVz0wKN-EnS1l9nl6VTBAWZbrN2i6feZBtlqlYPT74u6YI509nKyIIRbc2wR7N/w588-h640/20240209_170436.jpg" width="588" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">However, we did make a start on the garden on Saturday morning and after clearing away the huge geranium at the front; there were, what I think, were narcissi bulbs in the same pot; already throwing up green shoots. We pruned and tidied up at the front and ended up with two empty window boxes. We went to B&M to buy some cheap and cheerful polyanthus to fill the boxes with a splash of colour. I also bought a couple of shrubs for the front garden.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEfV5FfD-Rwd1t9f2cpxFRmk9ogc8eS0pspVyKEXnQXMNi81leUmw9wcSRN6UnLfynFr030BztZ-Cv1V42MM376wRWQpsvgCUo7AEpTzYmzprdmkEdbfh3uEYOaY_b1zmnBAkrQI9iKfexVREGfX_bJAEs3pPRToiaVBoXxH7mzSE5Pp9q77F_KCskwr3B/s2825/20240210_160322_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2825" data-original-width="1380" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEfV5FfD-Rwd1t9f2cpxFRmk9ogc8eS0pspVyKEXnQXMNi81leUmw9wcSRN6UnLfynFr030BztZ-Cv1V42MM376wRWQpsvgCUo7AEpTzYmzprdmkEdbfh3uEYOaY_b1zmnBAkrQI9iKfexVREGfX_bJAEs3pPRToiaVBoXxH7mzSE5Pp9q77F_KCskwr3B/w312-h640/20240210_160322_001.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved bar the boots. Dress/tunic bought in Castle Rd Children's Society charity shop in the week; animal print kimono and leggings can't remember, but both pre-loved. All jewellery pre-loved. I wore my Whistle jumper under the dress as it was almost the exact same colour and it's very warm.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0iDDGYbb-Ukziix78vpzouLlp3JmUHC0hmHl8abCuj_k1nDYZpRLORtwsVOgteWBpuahAuKLH_GHw5Tp07FdCXseOlj5DCRBk_hrVc5KM20P5I6vhha016swMThAZn4lOdB_gb9xGX5JrYWNY2QaxVNV9pw-gMc3E0kbuemp5tKwlJjkvzpH0jHx1Py_/s2680/20240210_160327_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2680" data-original-width="1248" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0iDDGYbb-Ukziix78vpzouLlp3JmUHC0hmHl8abCuj_k1nDYZpRLORtwsVOgteWBpuahAuKLH_GHw5Tp07FdCXseOlj5DCRBk_hrVc5KM20P5I6vhha016swMThAZn4lOdB_gb9xGX5JrYWNY2QaxVNV9pw-gMc3E0kbuemp5tKwlJjkvzpH0jHx1Py_/w298-h640/20240210_160327_001.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">From B&M we decided to go to Newport Pagnell for a quick rummage. We were looking for a kitchen clock as ours had died (it was ancient) and a replacement bread bin and biscuit tin in cream. All our grey kitchen canisters and bread bin were to be put up in the loft for when my son moves in May. Household possession move around in our family and if they're not wanted we donate them to charity shops. We didn't find what we were looking for, but i</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">t </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">was clearly my lucky day as I found a vintage paisley pattern dress by this label in Age UK in blues and soft</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> greens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMaHWpmkdvz394_aI30IAfiaUw5175Mtnt3s4iS7Iut4ed1MSGmWAJxjkLuZlyYjHWgKheU5QYI9mcTEESui6ThVIR1bvksJXGzZaJR-fQYHfl89iPZkf6-mdJyWUp-zD8px5iqOVO9LywZzo-ieo6l3u1sGx7u-qCzc_TLq2PPMG5sbvQ4An-ToafTIx/s1836/20240220_170136.jpg" style="font-size: medium; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1537" data-original-width="1836" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMaHWpmkdvz394_aI30IAfiaUw5175Mtnt3s4iS7Iut4ed1MSGmWAJxjkLuZlyYjHWgKheU5QYI9mcTEESui6ThVIR1bvksJXGzZaJR-fQYHfl89iPZkf6-mdJyWUp-zD8px5iqOVO9LywZzo-ieo6l3u1sGx7u-qCzc_TLq2PPMG5sbvQ4An-ToafTIx/w400-h335/20240220_170136.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAzLZPMc2iNqp9T7KeUqKhRY51TPV3FtDIe8H7LLULczb4EgQ8OnneXw1CodktwPkQwag8ynd99TsKk0Pmv6R6mrDomvHyGBmYIKF4ELyl63H8ABtIV9BWXOe1PGGdPoH-Z2XjGCfR3ctx3g2e8I0ebTgA14aCP5ICB-_fzhiSQypf8esr9Pdg6K2eqQd/s650/87507-marcelle-griffon-1987-rene-gruau-1469f755502d-hprints-com.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="499" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirAzLZPMc2iNqp9T7KeUqKhRY51TPV3FtDIe8H7LLULczb4EgQ8OnneXw1CodktwPkQwag8ynd99TsKk0Pmv6R6mrDomvHyGBmYIKF4ELyl63H8ABtIV9BWXOe1PGGdPoH-Z2XjGCfR3ctx3g2e8I0ebTgA14aCP5ICB-_fzhiSQypf8esr9Pdg6K2eqQd/w492-h640/87507-marcelle-griffon-1987-rene-gruau-1469f755502d-hprints-com.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><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/AVvXsEhoezNSoH_dc_zAEuGTq9TzTWxCdmItvdS1MsbBPwlZtYO35Wm4d2RmVHTNVqCwe8blMqV0uCfHkwJeXXQbaSdm0dGKBV5eGRftOMGsaSgQqR6AKRVm22y9cN0UI061xL1FHvGkdBHhm6PhiucPrjN0VeIFZCB6OjwNVEboh4vm1DFfx8UkuUZgiTpl5aT8/s1000/marcelle-griffon.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="767" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoezNSoH_dc_zAEuGTq9TzTWxCdmItvdS1MsbBPwlZtYO35Wm4d2RmVHTNVqCwe8blMqV0uCfHkwJeXXQbaSdm0dGKBV5eGRftOMGsaSgQqR6AKRVm22y9cN0UI061xL1FHvGkdBHhm6PhiucPrjN0VeIFZCB6OjwNVEboh4vm1DFfx8UkuUZgiTpl5aT8/w490-h640/marcelle-griffon.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I couldn't find anything about the label which is French, I believe, on the Vintage Fashion Guild but there are lots of dresses for sale on eBay and I also found these two rather nice posters on line for the same company. I think my dress is from the 1970s.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></span><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vGpXYYMLK7jgoGABxu1yuVPZr2DFiHUDBFESxhCNh4Qndi_D1Tv6SD4gO6mZU6bs7A6ETykJYrzXkDknxct_P1dhQI_Bt7gTvpjnVnWrXxFj1slZ5WViJrqQGLIR89QrE2-PvY6l0PS_LT6Hw-RJJ3lyyIbksSLJCz_pcQw1HzR-GaMmSA_AlJGTAzz7/s2704/20240210_160313_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2704" data-original-width="1145" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vGpXYYMLK7jgoGABxu1yuVPZr2DFiHUDBFESxhCNh4Qndi_D1Tv6SD4gO6mZU6bs7A6ETykJYrzXkDknxct_P1dhQI_Bt7gTvpjnVnWrXxFj1slZ5WViJrqQGLIR89QrE2-PvY6l0PS_LT6Hw-RJJ3lyyIbksSLJCz_pcQw1HzR-GaMmSA_AlJGTAzz7/w272-h640/20240210_160313_002.jpg" width="272" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzQzU_S7h-sJXMRIg_2uHPlpAJGLA5DKUCXKYhUBRXc4kQ6hugu9HFj_yE4LWzZz8Dm4dGp0zeXD-pqjtQSVxf7d4nkgVEnJ0nP9vun7zt9g-M9NIEQAXaIU9vmtlGoExZ_kD4Qta9bYWEx3sk_nsXDmc2Zy3nHfZM2eAzLRZ6QunI7PnHviDWBpVu_0F/s4128/20240210_160454.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNzQzU_S7h-sJXMRIg_2uHPlpAJGLA5DKUCXKYhUBRXc4kQ6hugu9HFj_yE4LWzZz8Dm4dGp0zeXD-pqjtQSVxf7d4nkgVEnJ0nP9vun7zt9g-M9NIEQAXaIU9vmtlGoExZ_kD4Qta9bYWEx3sk_nsXDmc2Zy3nHfZM2eAzLRZ6QunI7PnHviDWBpVu_0F/w288-h640/20240210_160454.jpg" width="288" /></a></div></div><div><br /><div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The rain came down heavily on the way to Newport Pagnall There was a lot of flooding by Newport Pagnell bridge and at Bromham bridge. The river had broken its banks and flooded fields again; it was a very wet and overcast afternoon. Once we were home we lit the fire and chilled out watching more episodes of 'True Detective: Night Country' and I finished the last book on my TBR pile. One of the novels I'd tried to read from the previous TBR pile I didn't like so didn't persist with it. Life's too short to be wasted on books you're not enjoying...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddMbrWGKYIwNapVKht3qH8BdYOXNRB4Ac3krm8fHJde-0ClHMAN4cVYNshgy26RZieqwv0Hx3m-W3VbkIn7dmK6yDzl5IJve2ArzER-faJQaP-78sHztf5qmzoVQdBjPmctrE5nV8f8TeZci1zeaW-qi45-gQo637c0Vy39zH9bvdk91rS92Y_mq-zpQd/s2416/20240211_165317.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1577" data-original-width="2416" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjddMbrWGKYIwNapVKht3qH8BdYOXNRB4Ac3krm8fHJde-0ClHMAN4cVYNshgy26RZieqwv0Hx3m-W3VbkIn7dmK6yDzl5IJve2ArzER-faJQaP-78sHztf5qmzoVQdBjPmctrE5nV8f8TeZci1zeaW-qi45-gQo637c0Vy39zH9bvdk91rS92Y_mq-zpQd/w640-h418/20240211_165317.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the latest TBR pile. Interestingly, the top book by Percival Everett has been on my shelf for years and having read the blurb; I realised it's the book of the current movie 'American Fiction'. We saw the trailer for it when we went to the cinema a fortnight ago. Updated to say I started reading the Hakan Nesser book and realised I'd already read it. I replaced it with the first book in the historical 1930s detective series by Nicola Upson 'An Expert in Murder'. It features the real life (long dead) author Josephine Tey as an amateur detective. I've been trying to find the books in the series on my rummages and to date I have 6 out the 11. The ones I don't have I'll find copies from the library.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEV20PqziAHeq8jV0DizM4EjuBuv1y12uU-y8EdhyphenhyphennK3zBVEe3iw_1Ok4H13sdGNn_TWn32N6Iz8CE_-r-c7LRiszawJHeQjV5Ug3C07sByo25NA2Lpbo4TmXKk20EhJjPBOP1K_DKMvnzxquvEPgzNRnECCegbI8KyUNWDss8IdGJIN5BAiEFQGaIieE-/s1433/20240215_192458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1433" data-original-width="1112" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEV20PqziAHeq8jV0DizM4EjuBuv1y12uU-y8EdhyphenhyphennK3zBVEe3iw_1Ok4H13sdGNn_TWn32N6Iz8CE_-r-c7LRiszawJHeQjV5Ug3C07sByo25NA2Lpbo4TmXKk20EhJjPBOP1K_DKMvnzxquvEPgzNRnECCegbI8KyUNWDss8IdGJIN5BAiEFQGaIieE-/w496-h640/20240215_192458.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We had a peaceful Sunday. I went for a swim and swam 46 laps. The hiccoughs surrounding swiping cards and apps to enter the pool seems to have passed as I managed to get through the barriers with no trouble. The grandsons came for dinner and I made pancakes for pudding as I won't see them on Pancake Day or Shrove Tuesday.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaxykTGlXIUwKJR2ub1lq5X_P4t6-UP0tmiaaWP1LTJwoITgDSYGKL0-OxUFwiNaHJVG6kCileDg81e8dsLA2hxGgYgZlJE3EPJO7788-cP1P2nWdJIJ-K8WICbXhZm0UKxoUUr-Yf8sGb2hfkcVS9H0Fe0He2uAaTn1OWo8dj1XvL-FAiuEp9_aXUj77/s2760/20240212_090619_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2760" data-original-width="1097" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGaxykTGlXIUwKJR2ub1lq5X_P4t6-UP0tmiaaWP1LTJwoITgDSYGKL0-OxUFwiNaHJVG6kCileDg81e8dsLA2hxGgYgZlJE3EPJO7788-cP1P2nWdJIJ-K8WICbXhZm0UKxoUUr-Yf8sGb2hfkcVS9H0Fe0He2uAaTn1OWo8dj1XvL-FAiuEp9_aXUj77/w254-h640/20240212_090619_001.jpg" width="254" /></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 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Monday's outfit; all pre-loved except the tights which were a Christmas present last year. The dress is by Kettlewell and was a Castle Rd charity shop find about a fortnight ago. It has an asymmetric hem but only dips down each side at the front which I can cope with. The jumper underneath is by Simon Jefferies; also pre-loved. All jewellery pre-loved except the silver cuff; a Christmas present ages ago from my friend, Ann. It was cold but bright and sunny on Monday - what a pleasure it was to see the sun.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BEZy8bqRNqTtSHsihLaeCFICMEjbH-_FYHWgD1M-LZUH8r8JrvLkx3RYnmBYa0RRRssqe6gdsii8Zt4LV28zxnzFgXI3heyMQzsdWRj3jP3Cl43FCO8nCRbdv47Hzasnbq7Z4fRZXvCi30AtysDKNq-dyhR8-353IbM0YAhZmA4phTL5O761MGmdwJN1/s3474/20240212_090621_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3474" data-original-width="1194" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1BEZy8bqRNqTtSHsihLaeCFICMEjbH-_FYHWgD1M-LZUH8r8JrvLkx3RYnmBYa0RRRssqe6gdsii8Zt4LV28zxnzFgXI3heyMQzsdWRj3jP3Cl43FCO8nCRbdv47Hzasnbq7Z4fRZXvCi30AtysDKNq-dyhR8-353IbM0YAhZmA4phTL5O761MGmdwJN1/w220-h640/20240212_090621_001.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbTKsUI4uhQL9LZX8tbTHS3uFc0bwi4Kpz_VaCJ2J5TqkpxqTNJq8EJdr5vnC2s7FKIsV-4WJIpsCLDQbRrcttBvfnSideP_sGQwxeCU3J6WqrAoe8IujRFqqMupZlHut00ljwToA7u4CrUe1tY4ZHrKg48lN-m_eexS8DJILh4ipHN3izaDdVza9fE00/s3152/20240212_090624_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3152" data-original-width="1138" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbTKsUI4uhQL9LZX8tbTHS3uFc0bwi4Kpz_VaCJ2J5TqkpxqTNJq8EJdr5vnC2s7FKIsV-4WJIpsCLDQbRrcttBvfnSideP_sGQwxeCU3J6WqrAoe8IujRFqqMupZlHut00ljwToA7u4CrUe1tY4ZHrKg48lN-m_eexS8DJILh4ipHN3izaDdVza9fE00/w232-h640/20240212_090624_002.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39rzD1cUjI7g9T6IMpj3NLORwZaOSOzOlyiLvWJXrBqQyWVAWfJebdjZ5o9Wl4ov1YsLHF77SQIQVnAIIWMH71oG_Caue7mnEfu7BHOqWdGB67_hSCaWCgfdBzWodJNq2g6PgoVo5tu0bunMjBO0PHoggBqK_sL3fHHUhn5xrlqABohK9dU95NSR16ghW/s4128/20240212_090713.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39rzD1cUjI7g9T6IMpj3NLORwZaOSOzOlyiLvWJXrBqQyWVAWfJebdjZ5o9Wl4ov1YsLHF77SQIQVnAIIWMH71oG_Caue7mnEfu7BHOqWdGB67_hSCaWCgfdBzWodJNq2g6PgoVo5tu0bunMjBO0PHoggBqK_sL3fHHUhn5xrlqABohK9dU95NSR16ghW/w288-h640/20240212_090713.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">No cleaning at Barnardo's this week for me; I processed a pile of donations from Sunday and managed to clear the lot by the time my shift finished. I found a cream bread bin and a new kitchen clock while I was there; both items I'd been looking for and now finally found. I dropped off a big bag of donations to the Keech Hospice shop which is across the road from the Barnardo's shop. I spent the afternoon and most of the evening catching up with blog land and reading my book. Reading the entry on </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Irene Handl; a British character actor and author; see </span><a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Irene+Handl&rlz=1CATTSD_enGB960&oq=Irene+Handl&aqs=chrome..69i57.4573j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" style="font-family: verdana;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: verdana;">;</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> I was astonished to see she lived in the same block of mansion flats my friend Hilary lived in when we were at school. We never knew!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_cgwL-o-bmTFGh1d8rL00JCK98mrh1KT0X1HM_v9b1anKBD49IDFZRYNrvdHLF87zQUreURQeB7zkDL3XVDCTC9-ASSTtK68SmXKKdVwSpC73nCqA067GSwyOi335s4lYskbrBLei__z6_646s8xsrNKsigHmPWviXC85yYO4Ip5X_Z1MjkY38iu9P_i1/s3984/20240213_085836.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3984" data-original-width="1698" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_cgwL-o-bmTFGh1d8rL00JCK98mrh1KT0X1HM_v9b1anKBD49IDFZRYNrvdHLF87zQUreURQeB7zkDL3XVDCTC9-ASSTtK68SmXKKdVwSpC73nCqA067GSwyOi335s4lYskbrBLei__z6_646s8xsrNKsigHmPWviXC85yYO4Ip5X_Z1MjkY38iu9P_i1/w272-h640/20240213_085836.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sorry for the gauzy quality of the photos above and below. Camera was in selfie mode which I only use for close ups...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLmUl_J2djgW_Ed7lVfgyZQF6cXXEDDSx2VHXSL6ymDB9ujkMKc-uNpqcV9xcfkCHkSKkigeyJZJBoQeEGAzaOlGjvPNG-rF25gNC9OShhqWDEzO-hMZGWrr4u7epopO-IlphPG4dL-PWDq6CHvVKuh7O0PyBj0QoS-OMbZSL2kBzQhmtiatj3RDNMpKi/s4109/20240213_085908.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4109" data-original-width="1561" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuLmUl_J2djgW_Ed7lVfgyZQF6cXXEDDSx2VHXSL6ymDB9ujkMKc-uNpqcV9xcfkCHkSKkigeyJZJBoQeEGAzaOlGjvPNG-rF25gNC9OShhqWDEzO-hMZGWrr4u7epopO-IlphPG4dL-PWDq6CHvVKuh7O0PyBj0QoS-OMbZSL2kBzQhmtiatj3RDNMpKi/w244-h640/20240213_085908.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Another wet day on Tuesday. Everything pre-loved except the trousers bought in the Asda sale and boots as before. Blazer by John Rocha; no label floral top worn over a pink Next jumper. All jewellery charity shopped; the diamond studs being my most recent find.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWL-3I9qICxm3yCrRAY_xYYy4NRufK2449Iuu8kkzwFCLjOU8eiI3fzQ5khrDKkeL-6GAhz8QUCp_A2YpZ2oaSRfsiGU4BG6QKM70K729IDxiSNK0LHOtyi_S4suFbvwl-cJEX11bAWRFiWimIEKonILTKzoXP0NnzddAu_sB8Z7lCX-yvYHf3TJj9XR1E/s2528/20240213_090051_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2528" data-original-width="1373" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWL-3I9qICxm3yCrRAY_xYYy4NRufK2449Iuu8kkzwFCLjOU8eiI3fzQ5khrDKkeL-6GAhz8QUCp_A2YpZ2oaSRfsiGU4BG6QKM70K729IDxiSNK0LHOtyi_S4suFbvwl-cJEX11bAWRFiWimIEKonILTKzoXP0NnzddAu_sB8Z7lCX-yvYHf3TJj9XR1E/w348-h640/20240213_090051_001.jpg" width="348" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9D0TqoM0kLPPFC8tPVROiS0MFLmwuRCUB7VztEU9ezIof_6bG-C9AXjjWCyafyqvKHdlm62e9T2FA9MQfmXKKlVIcOjKi9EbsFV23_sAEgRLU-XHeJo3RGfe32yxKGAycHff4uUpQIUEnAEdOfQJBxO5sz2q19e3erWKcl18_1IMbR3eHuO3mGU9Tu3F/s4128/20240213_085604.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC9D0TqoM0kLPPFC8tPVROiS0MFLmwuRCUB7VztEU9ezIof_6bG-C9AXjjWCyafyqvKHdlm62e9T2FA9MQfmXKKlVIcOjKi9EbsFV23_sAEgRLU-XHeJo3RGfe32yxKGAycHff4uUpQIUEnAEdOfQJBxO5sz2q19e3erWKcl18_1IMbR3eHuO3mGU9Tu3F/w288-h640/20240213_085604.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At the food bank I made up Kettle packs and then had time to put away the toiletries of which there weren't many. Apparently. we're starting a 'baby bank' as well at the warehouse; but I don't know yet how it will work. We have a room in the warehouse currently dedicated to baby food; baby milk, nappies and baby toiletries and it's full to bursting.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Swimming was very pleasant; no problems getting in and I asked the reception staff to book me in for next Sunday's swim. I swam 45 laps and felt fabulous afterwards. In the evening we started watching the new series of 'Kin'. We'd tried to watch the final episode of 'True Detective' but as we were watching it on catch up we have to wait until next Monday which was quite frustrating!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwUrOBR1oA-6EItNq7qGeOnH4VfeHioaQByuxvPZ0737csaRtGE-A2AXEqABOSXu3TnzSB0Ky5WXZ0AO9A2TWUNg7e_f5a7hPyEVnoPY3EsVEEc7egTggI110QzxSK6asDMyUeU93SIjtjbuDior8Mi6A6eF4ejYkb9WDkQgGiHvjm6pFyJJKEt8T2dx2/s2784/20240214_111030_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="1151" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwUrOBR1oA-6EItNq7qGeOnH4VfeHioaQByuxvPZ0737csaRtGE-A2AXEqABOSXu3TnzSB0Ky5WXZ0AO9A2TWUNg7e_f5a7hPyEVnoPY3EsVEEc7egTggI110QzxSK6asDMyUeU93SIjtjbuDior8Mi6A6eF4ejYkb9WDkQgGiHvjm6pFyJJKEt8T2dx2/w264-h640/20240214_111030_002.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I love Wednesdays and Thursdays as I can have a lie-in. I don't need to be anywhere by a certain time so I relish getting up when I wake up and just pottering about. After breakfast on Wednesday morning I got ready and set off for a walk. The large Ramblers group were walking in Bow Brickhill near Milton Keynes but I would have to have left the house by 9 am to get there on time. I will have to recce my walk by next week, as I lead it the week after but I'm praying for a few dry days so the ground dries out a bit. I walked along the river from Queens Park to Great Denham and into Biddenham and back again - 5.7 miles in total.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXtLQA47oP2_Awgddj73stPZaJACgXxqJP2v-GuxaczC-oCqj19LXOcvoG-uOj34AY6JcLvX1VIvecyfOlPCYi1fNPcJ1tHAtsqN39kLQS3prVHW96NRXb_AeOELW6INS7VZAf1ejUzCEkm4LntCI_4ZwhpPuCOcBQ0K69rkwquw6q3hhuQYi1uw0sfn2/s2685/20240214_111039_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2685" data-original-width="1183" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrXtLQA47oP2_Awgddj73stPZaJACgXxqJP2v-GuxaczC-oCqj19LXOcvoG-uOj34AY6JcLvX1VIvecyfOlPCYi1fNPcJ1tHAtsqN39kLQS3prVHW96NRXb_AeOELW6INS7VZAf1ejUzCEkm4LntCI_4ZwhpPuCOcBQ0K69rkwquw6q3hhuQYi1uw0sfn2/w282-h640/20240214_111039_002.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The river was high in places but the footpath wasn't flooded anywhere I walked. On my approach to Queen's Park I heard the muezzin calling people to midday prayer. Such a beautiful sound. The mosque is diagonally opposite the Hindu temple in Queen's Park.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQtwVORM_b4zIr7YHuL9P1vo1q1jP9SuegCUVm8ivx_FC1vY4RDaRXbe85tD_bm2P6ayjEy65SzHTErLY4L8FeiG-m62oiQ1tFpLB-MUyN6B7SV3PtwEOA2j7VSnunaTVHwpCtsFBmvoie8jFD11IkV8Zd0Gur-1aNG92Cz1B8gZVVYm7U-HDBpABpRxk/s2909/20240214_111037_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2909" data-original-width="1199" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoQtwVORM_b4zIr7YHuL9P1vo1q1jP9SuegCUVm8ivx_FC1vY4RDaRXbe85tD_bm2P6ayjEy65SzHTErLY4L8FeiG-m62oiQ1tFpLB-MUyN6B7SV3PtwEOA2j7VSnunaTVHwpCtsFBmvoie8jFD11IkV8Zd0Gur-1aNG92Cz1B8gZVVYm7U-HDBpABpRxk/w264-h640/20240214_111037_002.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was a very mild day and I soon discarded my scarf and opened my rain mac up to cool down. There were several short spitty showers but my mac had a hood. Everything I wore was pre-loved except the boots as before. I added walking socks and boots to walk in. Dress by Izabel; jumper by Whistles; all jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFT0pwXp6y1ZE382cFqEyiWJAe24EX9qJbT-6wxYQORShJZamgqYVtU0asamKiqkJ37C0EiGm7hyILgsjg9dpzvoF84I88cabKG3yXSFBaFzPsvZc24nSdaXs0Vugyc-HazkfoPIXMvMiFBIQ4KHpmIxP3bgGJqmzn-qG7BTAtbUKszfcyMGxgPAP_cEO/s2847/20240214_111001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2847" data-original-width="1832" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFT0pwXp6y1ZE382cFqEyiWJAe24EX9qJbT-6wxYQORShJZamgqYVtU0asamKiqkJ37C0EiGm7hyILgsjg9dpzvoF84I88cabKG3yXSFBaFzPsvZc24nSdaXs0Vugyc-HazkfoPIXMvMiFBIQ4KHpmIxP3bgGJqmzn-qG7BTAtbUKszfcyMGxgPAP_cEO/w412-h640/20240214_111001.jpg" width="412" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OH went out for a walk yesterday whilst I was swimming and didn't want to walk again even though his walk was cut short by heavy rain.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was Valentine's Day on Wednesday and my lovely OH bought me a bouquet of beautiful flowers delivered bright and early...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7MNbYKReZ2ESwjPiIDdDHsumUp9L8Gn0qmne2zvoZKZqz8KyQmroUHDB1paVQjNkX1aKSZHvn5nO79JEkARJyGXyEoqEGAPOurXb_mZkcHhGqlK9ylMKeHDUCcm6WKVvWW-x-VzwVP_1zpDwN9TTgczvfWjMtAzemb2E60gCiAp8mBRChPZHKbMYN6Ir/s4080/20240216_172717.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq7MNbYKReZ2ESwjPiIDdDHsumUp9L8Gn0qmne2zvoZKZqz8KyQmroUHDB1paVQjNkX1aKSZHvn5nO79JEkARJyGXyEoqEGAPOurXb_mZkcHhGqlK9ylMKeHDUCcm6WKVvWW-x-VzwVP_1zpDwN9TTgczvfWjMtAzemb2E60gCiAp8mBRChPZHKbMYN6Ir/w288-h640/20240216_172717.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There were also some chocolates but they had disappeared by Thursday. I bought OH a tee-shirt and a chocolate orange.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9M0K21eKDi00gI5GByIcc9bXGR5RWEd9fQUg9FngBh39et8dEkgMOkzed6WvuVgX8A71Bz_IeHuowT0m7nNX3teQRoh6r1iKH1Mb1XsWf_5OmiVvagxkBwZi1aephVL5QIwTE197ThqE5oRfenWqWRUSjxK8A-NRQGGaHFi7jYhwA5aXT_-EU3SPbxCak/s2553/20240215_122154_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2553" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9M0K21eKDi00gI5GByIcc9bXGR5RWEd9fQUg9FngBh39et8dEkgMOkzed6WvuVgX8A71Bz_IeHuowT0m7nNX3teQRoh6r1iKH1Mb1XsWf_5OmiVvagxkBwZi1aephVL5QIwTE197ThqE5oRfenWqWRUSjxK8A-NRQGGaHFi7jYhwA5aXT_-EU3SPbxCak/w282-h640/20240215_122154_001.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had to be at the hairdressers by 10.30 am on Thursday and after that I went home, had breakfast and got ready to to the weekly food shop. I also went to the farm shop in Sharnbrook to stock up on coal and kindling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxVcXIMyyow20ICQ6fOB8Z_wMPnzZNg-K9DmJAfjU6Oa_Xvyt0kJABP_bZCa08bhav3A5AY0wXrvWMgc14VbY4od3R28QyFUAYJQJhfOmFNjxvYYuFvgONXEMHBcuJjvVOMXcf20HUmhDKLG1O7vwBr5NYGy7SbJ8_GrzG7G-t2yAa0i4sycek779U-L0/s2478/20240215_122200_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2478" data-original-width="1126" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxVcXIMyyow20ICQ6fOB8Z_wMPnzZNg-K9DmJAfjU6Oa_Xvyt0kJABP_bZCa08bhav3A5AY0wXrvWMgc14VbY4od3R28QyFUAYJQJhfOmFNjxvYYuFvgONXEMHBcuJjvVOMXcf20HUmhDKLG1O7vwBr5NYGy7SbJ8_GrzG7G-t2yAa0i4sycek779U-L0/w290-h640/20240215_122200_001.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I found these cropped boucle trousers by Shein in the Keech Hospice shop near my hairdressers last week. Zara green shirt; no label tank top and green Zara boots via Vinted. Everything pre-loved including all jewellery.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoi25NR6rBvxzHk16ZavCgW8wS2arIUnYf5Ja7iSJ1tQ6xDyNnvzIx9HtlZQ0rvxmnHNRzLMaDBpuvr5Wa02PFKfnxI6b2yD78AsFxyDoXP71XyOOoMMWC1eSe6v4iXYKgiZT7n9BhEZrGpnS2Otd3epP0aQJd2v9O0ujZa4-V6qTaj1-uGoqZj2Id-cJV/s2501/20240215_122203_004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2501" data-original-width="1089" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoi25NR6rBvxzHk16ZavCgW8wS2arIUnYf5Ja7iSJ1tQ6xDyNnvzIx9HtlZQ0rvxmnHNRzLMaDBpuvr5Wa02PFKfnxI6b2yD78AsFxyDoXP71XyOOoMMWC1eSe6v4iXYKgiZT7n9BhEZrGpnS2Otd3epP0aQJd2v9O0ujZa4-V6qTaj1-uGoqZj2Id-cJV/w278-h640/20240215_122203_004.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was incredibly warm for the time of year. The car said 18 degrees on my way back from shopping. No jacket required! Once the shopping was put away I walked into town to the International supermarket for some seasoning and some Masal Chai tea bags. My two boxes from Lidl had run out and as it's not a regular line of theirs it could be months before they have them again. Sainsbury's stock Pukka Masal Chai teabags but at 4.75 for 20 tea bags it was too much. The ones I bought in the International supermarket were 2.79 for 50 tea bags. They were very pleasant; not quite as spicy as the Lidl ones but with a nice smoky flavour.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyy28-5Ixjpy3C1G4WqrSALJVKnLEnic1-kYdQgfIw-P43BnLpomSHPNvF0LOgVN7gr2kYbYYrrXITVZgH01UkOvjfck-6ZYebv3ICN1EIPsPudTBGyTKCzwCDyVfwShtD189jKkOX49fjng8q9SCA6V_kwvYowutKB3kd-nhnnxd-06RQ9rDwyFTLn2B/s4128/20240215_122124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyy28-5Ixjpy3C1G4WqrSALJVKnLEnic1-kYdQgfIw-P43BnLpomSHPNvF0LOgVN7gr2kYbYYrrXITVZgH01UkOvjfck-6ZYebv3ICN1EIPsPudTBGyTKCzwCDyVfwShtD189jKkOX49fjng8q9SCA6V_kwvYowutKB3kd-nhnnxd-06RQ9rDwyFTLn2B/w288-h640/20240215_122124.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Fresh hair cut!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Friday I met up with the unofficial bus walk group at Keysoe International Equestrian Centre where we walked for 6 miles; some of it very muddy indeed. It was a lovely bright day which made up for the muddy bits and we stopped at the Equestrian centre at the end of the walk for tea and cake. Keysoe is 9.5 miles from Bedford.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSzysSjkt15rhNeuHIyAmD3S3ZIoz6d4kOnhkJBlLWTwnO1fnw9-3lqERundcMbycG379utH9A1QujEzo-fvGKjJSNwL-37Ss1sx8PI0qQzlpq7P3OqlgailST6jd-Uk_ylMtK5UQqbX4IJbmQa30MGT7-yjlrL3ffzFDglRM0em8s99ZLr4AeqmLwHDM/s4080/20240216_102308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDSzysSjkt15rhNeuHIyAmD3S3ZIoz6d4kOnhkJBlLWTwnO1fnw9-3lqERundcMbycG379utH9A1QujEzo-fvGKjJSNwL-37Ss1sx8PI0qQzlpq7P3OqlgailST6jd-Uk_ylMtK5UQqbX4IJbmQa30MGT7-yjlrL3ffzFDglRM0em8s99ZLr4AeqmLwHDM/w640-h288/20240216_102308.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thought we might have rain at this point - look at those clouds below. It came to nothing, thankfully.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfT0kiwUho-NmHGF4xbZDmyr5CuVvPhgqccL5qAOqH-kxZwjFw4g5Szda2pVk-Sinv5mdZxfywxMM8936exrReBh6VZFoyz0yVKBhskXbphLz6w2b0HyqMGIXqFwEqqbckl-QYEfD9kNyc1Hbz8kZOOxyqBkULpoRDEblpPjwipin362YaaurDgTu9GR7b/s1504/IMG-20240216-WA0007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="712" data-original-width="1504" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfT0kiwUho-NmHGF4xbZDmyr5CuVvPhgqccL5qAOqH-kxZwjFw4g5Szda2pVk-Sinv5mdZxfywxMM8936exrReBh6VZFoyz0yVKBhskXbphLz6w2b0HyqMGIXqFwEqqbckl-QYEfD9kNyc1Hbz8kZOOxyqBkULpoRDEblpPjwipin362YaaurDgTu9GR7b/w640-h302/IMG-20240216-WA0007.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In the distance you can see the church (above) and this is Keysoe church in close up.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_CjQymdcpTUYzIB17apnYhyphenhypheniO6K4O3dDxbiyAi_bP4RVzqk0FMdTys7vJccjGBlyf_2yRYqxdQeR1K3vYVOCzUxkEDExDTg_uoAjbQ3YrlSnsMNMdjqsRFMWDMFhhOVlAdNGjkuR8bjaPjRS_DEKwSOkYCMAEs5Jdm1_kXeg5k6pb_1FpIU5dt6Ipook/s1599/IMG-20240216-WA0004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="1599" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_CjQymdcpTUYzIB17apnYhyphenhypheniO6K4O3dDxbiyAi_bP4RVzqk0FMdTys7vJccjGBlyf_2yRYqxdQeR1K3vYVOCzUxkEDExDTg_uoAjbQ3YrlSnsMNMdjqsRFMWDMFhhOVlAdNGjkuR8bjaPjRS_DEKwSOkYCMAEs5Jdm1_kXeg5k6pb_1FpIU5dt6Ipook/w640-h304/IMG-20240216-WA0004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUOtJPn6pduJjqTi_hoylRJxQZblxmOiT1myNrSS13SxfMiNpdG609wzHSxCk-M3lmpSa_FgMbK-v-TWUn6kLYtS094ZoqkfYXgdg8mJ_bBhfNI0XD3u6FZnPkGhfluGqFRnlSp_uSecxfi5JaP4lFRviQb09UPoOgadGLyP0StWWGaIwaVR3MC-sS1kj/s1600/IMG-20240216-WA0026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="758" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUOtJPn6pduJjqTi_hoylRJxQZblxmOiT1myNrSS13SxfMiNpdG609wzHSxCk-M3lmpSa_FgMbK-v-TWUn6kLYtS094ZoqkfYXgdg8mJ_bBhfNI0XD3u6FZnPkGhfluGqFRnlSp_uSecxfi5JaP4lFRviQb09UPoOgadGLyP0StWWGaIwaVR3MC-sS1kj/w304-h640/IMG-20240216-WA0026.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This plaque in the church wall commemorates William Dickins who aged 71 was pointing the steeple in April 1757 and fell to the ground. His injuries weren't fatal but is it a coincidence he died 2.5 years later?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLTycRQ0EQsd39WztXzDY_nWyb95fdfbO9-vqfcH_lxxLaEv_JeoMiDfjlayCIxaf3tXAteoLH70o8-WO-6aOq9ae9JFwcGVMwCgLY6pW5MOK-Vs14zO4ZEYke_gdxUMM2j6NrEBo7Oh0pq93TcyLE9QR4KNDYc7NoxAE7NTlijSdNiVWVDiyF3Yq9Oe4/s1497/IMG-20240216-WA0021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1497" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLLTycRQ0EQsd39WztXzDY_nWyb95fdfbO9-vqfcH_lxxLaEv_JeoMiDfjlayCIxaf3tXAteoLH70o8-WO-6aOq9ae9JFwcGVMwCgLY6pW5MOK-Vs14zO4ZEYke_gdxUMM2j6NrEBo7Oh0pq93TcyLE9QR4KNDYc7NoxAE7NTlijSdNiVWVDiyF3Yq9Oe4/w640-h308/IMG-20240216-WA0021.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6FZygraeND9XAHDHg9Hc2NwNk-s7S-Q9wnPrjUCSi9TOJL-pkeNz_C3XNQYa30CnqIsCJ6xqAutNVX9GzpSwhntCpIKdRMe1KOL-VaGg0NWHwxGISkX4lJ1mCyKq10SgZKGMXDrOmg86tlyhddFHu6eRmCL2kt-TJpU7dVXrwH1l_bIn8FfTy5ntnrQN/s4080/20240216_122636.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6FZygraeND9XAHDHg9Hc2NwNk-s7S-Q9wnPrjUCSi9TOJL-pkeNz_C3XNQYa30CnqIsCJ6xqAutNVX9GzpSwhntCpIKdRMe1KOL-VaGg0NWHwxGISkX4lJ1mCyKq10SgZKGMXDrOmg86tlyhddFHu6eRmCL2kt-TJpU7dVXrwH1l_bIn8FfTy5ntnrQN/w640-h288/20240216_122636.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We passed several pretty thatched cottages...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_g5gPzietJhn5vo5enDBrHl0PIV1lpMHyjutLsvqzT7cIjVGqetUgwjE_WsxqIsA1j0n737_N14b7ix_PepylsqdYj-pw85SHJoshu1ncURDwX_YU6QtR2oWpwmw7tPNVdFyWq7-HRrvwGKpAxD4xJOJ_YMo_Bv0gzAjr61_1VlYgEc-PZAmvJJ9luCt6/s4080/20240216_122553.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_g5gPzietJhn5vo5enDBrHl0PIV1lpMHyjutLsvqzT7cIjVGqetUgwjE_WsxqIsA1j0n737_N14b7ix_PepylsqdYj-pw85SHJoshu1ncURDwX_YU6QtR2oWpwmw7tPNVdFyWq7-HRrvwGKpAxD4xJOJ_YMo_Bv0gzAjr61_1VlYgEc-PZAmvJJ9luCt6/w288-h640/20240216_122553.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSr4JEeNOyRUgCjYaSUkExzSSgNkQxbC3wT0VP_pgQYXsQC0WrrFY66glHZsws3w6ax-weZ3Oi_InWOc2FAS-EzmqHTVFmqUHy5Pkcx3YGpe9-XuxdzFmPZ1pANK9ERPei9hrOM3uyxpqjewz5-zEU0fyfQdwe7GS-hyPa7qYEzoSctob0cqygxSd2vQM/s1600/IMG-20240216-WA0027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="761" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSSr4JEeNOyRUgCjYaSUkExzSSgNkQxbC3wT0VP_pgQYXsQC0WrrFY66glHZsws3w6ax-weZ3Oi_InWOc2FAS-EzmqHTVFmqUHy5Pkcx3YGpe9-XuxdzFmPZ1pANK9ERPei9hrOM3uyxpqjewz5-zEU0fyfQdwe7GS-hyPa7qYEzoSctob0cqygxSd2vQM/w304-h640/IMG-20240216-WA0027.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I saw my first wild primroses.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZYw0X6v1ZioD-fG7UfqGTE_6IgrLRtjIvHEgakPmPz8J5W0PM9k_fLH6EWfMHVGxhgeFHZiH1aDnmFkRtjuIcGxVFE2qj2xaXBpg6bfDxRel75XIXjFrLLTf-bcS_Ko9mzbI0mfKojU83uOiktHnl8Ky8Dc1Nqocf2tmetjvJuvxFB5y0n6dJZN4yOrA/s1600/IMG-20240216-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="757" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiZYw0X6v1ZioD-fG7UfqGTE_6IgrLRtjIvHEgakPmPz8J5W0PM9k_fLH6EWfMHVGxhgeFHZiH1aDnmFkRtjuIcGxVFE2qj2xaXBpg6bfDxRel75XIXjFrLLTf-bcS_Ko9mzbI0mfKojU83uOiktHnl8Ky8Dc1Nqocf2tmetjvJuvxFB5y0n6dJZN4yOrA/w302-h640/IMG-20240216-WA0000.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is the entrance to the cafe area and one of the exercise rings for the horses at the Equestrian centre. Perhaps this company sponsors the centre? Anyway there were two ginormous bottles of champagne flanking the entrance. Thanks to Sandra (a fellow walker) for some of the photos...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Once I was home and had eaten dinner cooked by OH; I booked our flights and car hire for next month when we go to Ireland. We decided to fly and drive rather than use our own car and use the ferry which entails overnight stops; both on the way there and the way back. As for cost it works out slightly cheaper doing it this way. In the evening we began watching Series 2 of 'Undercover' - the Belgian crime drama about undercover cops.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRAzn_bY97zksZ8O5oLfntue37p0Yjez619vDXEAjMztxNPDX4XoSmaqo3ZivHlfCLSUZTRz5S5x6iFiISuf3cpE39atSCkV6Vuz837J3_jp6X1mh4tnGkbhXo4NOviUYFgXNucobFdGRdK58Lc42se9MjPAJsfM2X74Vye7lTz-APHjt67LJA2g-PxIT/s2472/20240217_153844_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2472" data-original-width="1075" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRAzn_bY97zksZ8O5oLfntue37p0Yjez619vDXEAjMztxNPDX4XoSmaqo3ZivHlfCLSUZTRz5S5x6iFiISuf3cpE39atSCkV6Vuz837J3_jp6X1mh4tnGkbhXo4NOviUYFgXNucobFdGRdK58Lc42se9MjPAJsfM2X74Vye7lTz-APHjt67LJA2g-PxIT/w278-h640/20240217_153844_001.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A gloomy day on Saturday but mild. I can't recall wearing this patchwork patterned skirt before; I'm guessing it was an end of summer find and it didn't get put away with my summer clothes. It's pre-loved with a label in a language I don't recognise. Pre-loved jumper by Gap and black knee boots found in my Barnardo's a few years back.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiw1PCt9dVAMkyv7qFlOseaor8vgPMbGny0LQJUhNbd1x-lupbjDcSF4lqItkw2qDmQZhwUMQPxfhXtY5S0N3BX8P9saQdE5BpVAqZ2GlMn0zrqB1wphl6ECiUixyRhJiMGdkMUXxtyU7mofoingNWVeOdpXswpVCB9exFp2P2usVrIxSCMCBGimcN8fW/s2712/20240217_153849_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2712" data-original-width="1120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYiw1PCt9dVAMkyv7qFlOseaor8vgPMbGny0LQJUhNbd1x-lupbjDcSF4lqItkw2qDmQZhwUMQPxfhXtY5S0N3BX8P9saQdE5BpVAqZ2GlMn0zrqB1wphl6ECiUixyRhJiMGdkMUXxtyU7mofoingNWVeOdpXswpVCB9exFp2P2usVrIxSCMCBGimcN8fW/w264-h640/20240217_153849_001.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTcyUOuXGuIU8gnZjtr4g8ZQFy0DINFJYMxNdSm_P4ZCDnxlghTvaMUq5vzdENrQtAwcnySCK7-beqYUPpbDLN4YYq6WTEaU0-P537malmvrsq817021Y_oRyyjuC4zrgDKzHClnch9Y-6JUnmwawNAFRCnn3iQO0LlBSyMWXAGV_C_m0lV22hg3A7S5r/s2471/20240217_153852_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2471" data-original-width="1166" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBTcyUOuXGuIU8gnZjtr4g8ZQFy0DINFJYMxNdSm_P4ZCDnxlghTvaMUq5vzdENrQtAwcnySCK7-beqYUPpbDLN4YYq6WTEaU0-P537malmvrsq817021Y_oRyyjuC4zrgDKzHClnch9Y-6JUnmwawNAFRCnn3iQO0LlBSyMWXAGV_C_m0lV22hg3A7S5r/w302-h640/20240217_153852_001.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqx4PsET5QzwRT2aX2HY8pZQSi6Og_hLpgjtAy0PN6fYw36QKWJxjxZO0xGe8ylbCTqykp6LNncykIhQvxikqqx4CTr4v1gQdGdiQbqCSk5cILNDQzFflmka1xYgfQfoAF4PsGT4snxJULQiarh-lkENvZ_KmJ_v8S2i3b9GWzyttvP04JLyzAKqvYucGb/s4128/20240217_153800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqx4PsET5QzwRT2aX2HY8pZQSi6Og_hLpgjtAy0PN6fYw36QKWJxjxZO0xGe8ylbCTqykp6LNncykIhQvxikqqx4CTr4v1gQdGdiQbqCSk5cILNDQzFflmka1xYgfQfoAF4PsGT4snxJULQiarh-lkENvZ_KmJ_v8S2i3b9GWzyttvP04JLyzAKqvYucGb/w288-h640/20240217_153800.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore this red corduroy, pre-loved Moto (old Topshop label) jacket when we went to Ampthill on Saturday afternoon to have a quick rummage in their 4 charity shops. I found 2 items on the 2.00 rail at the Willen Hospice shop; a pair of summer trousers and a black and white Wallis tunic BNWT. We also bought yet another wall clock in Barnardo's in Ampthill; this time for the study and a wrought iron magazine rack which will be repurposed into a planter for the garden. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There is a Waitrose in Ampthill and I checked out their tea shelves. I found another packet of Masala Chai teabags at the same price as the teabags I bought at the International supermarket in Bedford. I am now well stocked up with all the teas we drink; Masala Chai, Earl Gray and English Breakfast tea for visitors. I'd read there was a tea shortage in some supermarkets but having visited Aldi; Lidl; Sainsbury's and Waitrose in the last few days I saw no signs of it.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sunday was a day of leisure after my morning swim. We went out for a late lunch with my 3 brothers and my sister and her husband to celebrate Julian's 71st birthday. The house cleaning could wait until Monday. We went to the Japanese restaurant in town and enjoyed our meal although the service could have been better. The dishes were brought to the table by a robot called Belle but unloaded and served by a human being. We left a tip anyway as the staff were lovely; we always leave a cash tip for waiting staff for</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">unless the restaurant operates a Tronc system the staff don't always receive the tips - one thing I've learned having a grandson in the trade...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cpM3wBxxA1vyVC55m6LB24u4Od1VaGO0tA_in2vNASUrSVpr66O8G6LfZl7hyjFTwPe_1aIle4Mp_Q4Yj9AHuMc_gbGJYLMGrNFHNZ0Y8nio9XASZOS-K-ndDBoxn_UwTXu3_dTvPH7Nif0KTY9iy98G3IzKMysbT-FUVpttf0dB98kVyKjts__1XCqA/s2829/20240218_125950_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2829" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cpM3wBxxA1vyVC55m6LB24u4Od1VaGO0tA_in2vNASUrSVpr66O8G6LfZl7hyjFTwPe_1aIle4Mp_Q4Yj9AHuMc_gbGJYLMGrNFHNZ0Y8nio9XASZOS-K-ndDBoxn_UwTXu3_dTvPH7Nif0KTY9iy98G3IzKMysbT-FUVpttf0dB98kVyKjts__1XCqA/w218-h640/20240218_125950_002.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is the Marcelle Griffon vintage dress I found in Newport Pagnell last week. It has a matching fabric belt but I substituted it for this belt donated by daughter some years ago. I wore it with my OTK boots which were a retail buy about 5 years ago. For outer wear I wore my South leather jacket from Vinted and a mustard cross body bag found in my Barnardo's. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cPJWg1pALsg6z1ask_ADj4F_sa0hPPAe9tcXsHFDnp5WQtbEIwhriSyP2ISTxFCkwo8l4HFFxU4Ma7bBjjfIkkl73qfNalOsgRS0jImiJbvo2_YVa_5xPRnBflVrn7K1YczcxzQwAl7rP-8j8MNxA0OXRJKfgoUA8aMSJhyphenhyphenM_b02GZRU4f12w3fKVrtV/s2634/20240218_130038_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2634" data-original-width="1205" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3cPJWg1pALsg6z1ask_ADj4F_sa0hPPAe9tcXsHFDnp5WQtbEIwhriSyP2ISTxFCkwo8l4HFFxU4Ma7bBjjfIkkl73qfNalOsgRS0jImiJbvo2_YVa_5xPRnBflVrn7K1YczcxzQwAl7rP-8j8MNxA0OXRJKfgoUA8aMSJhyphenhyphenM_b02GZRU4f12w3fKVrtV/w292-h640/20240218_130038_001.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQAxcELQhzF2q22QgXDjrdEC9gGDh6tVJL2HyumV13RHNbKeIaajYzoyDk2ONZ3vjnlGOK_qQa8hr19i333jCHHe-W6nd3A4flgvKOzqDCVN3z93QvMWZ4SLTFxiV_i5D95owX0eg8SCVj0VRElsMRu6wrHSXS0WCBt2RbYmaaFfMiA3HBIcq8u0BIqB2/s4128/20240218_125723.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQAxcELQhzF2q22QgXDjrdEC9gGDh6tVJL2HyumV13RHNbKeIaajYzoyDk2ONZ3vjnlGOK_qQa8hr19i333jCHHe-W6nd3A4flgvKOzqDCVN3z93QvMWZ4SLTFxiV_i5D95owX0eg8SCVj0VRElsMRu6wrHSXS0WCBt2RbYmaaFfMiA3HBIcq8u0BIqB2/w288-h640/20240218_125723.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved. The pendant is made from a spoon and I found it in an Irish charity shop - I think!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76JLx9YSIq4pU3V2vjCRVzLvNEuaME-70dnXFjYwx3MfUfuLEBuPIctOnqAxdFvN1SWGujueO3tbU4LfwcE5nSVem8i48-2ySQaomgsGEyJzmURdrNtHE8NjgivNOAjSDJwcSl1bbjgyEd_l95vTOrQr2vQ5oqNCM_ht3ZczHvHab4Glpu2xKaFYAxyRQ/s1600/IMG-20240218-WA0003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg76JLx9YSIq4pU3V2vjCRVzLvNEuaME-70dnXFjYwx3MfUfuLEBuPIctOnqAxdFvN1SWGujueO3tbU4LfwcE5nSVem8i48-2ySQaomgsGEyJzmURdrNtHE8NjgivNOAjSDJwcSl1bbjgyEd_l95vTOrQr2vQ5oqNCM_ht3ZczHvHab4Glpu2xKaFYAxyRQ/w480-h640/IMG-20240218-WA0003.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Julian and I.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlDo5-lfNBCrxI41jk9CY_gkf8QWzYR4gSC52alOHMvLIDrpb4VM0nl61GpkxiwW0nsY3asH_-QB3_eQdkn5FsTpdQsgnEUx7MJqRN-715M0286axj8ZMJLPJU50yK_21zfOgDhhkwEq-5JDkfRJ-nmmtjt1qwuSGM89P4FbSIvGl_dY91Ae5WJHzZ2FK8/s1600/IMG-20240218-WA0009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlDo5-lfNBCrxI41jk9CY_gkf8QWzYR4gSC52alOHMvLIDrpb4VM0nl61GpkxiwW0nsY3asH_-QB3_eQdkn5FsTpdQsgnEUx7MJqRN-715M0286axj8ZMJLPJU50yK_21zfOgDhhkwEq-5JDkfRJ-nmmtjt1qwuSGM89P4FbSIvGl_dY91Ae5WJHzZ2FK8/w640-h480/IMG-20240218-WA0009.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here we all are; Paul, Mandy; me; Julian; Mark; Tony and OH. Excluding my OH and Mandy's OH; 4 of us share a mother and 3 of us share a father. We only met Julian in 2013; see <a href="https://vronni60s.blogspot.com/2023/08/">HERE</a> and <a href="https://vronni60s.blogspot.com/2017/02/how-my-brother-found-uspart-2.html">HERE</a> and Mandy in 2023; see <a href="https://vronni60s.blogspot.com/2023/08/">HERE</a>!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After the meal everyone came back to our house for dessert - cheesecake and chocolate eclairs. It was a lovely day and so good to see everyone. Mandy and Paul are off for a 3 week trip to Vietnam and Cambodia in March so they won't be here for my 70th birthday get together in March.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdHVU_Ca9qX2-htmdtgPHZJBdeShyphenhyphenVUWRvPQZ9mKruQqAlokDnneQDdJldNrBEnPJT5tq83MWMRNm4rzMrkRfQ0Lu2vcoaBcsnTf5P7cadQejdeRYonINGDhnmoXs3eJ_P6q1DlvexDWZff_MtF-yR3GD9NMj4kphEkgRW7qGWYbUDkdsIOKGSSzMjyit/s2779/20240219_160335_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2779" data-original-width="1302" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdHVU_Ca9qX2-htmdtgPHZJBdeShyphenhyphenVUWRvPQZ9mKruQqAlokDnneQDdJldNrBEnPJT5tq83MWMRNm4rzMrkRfQ0Lu2vcoaBcsnTf5P7cadQejdeRYonINGDhnmoXs3eJ_P6q1DlvexDWZff_MtF-yR3GD9NMj4kphEkgRW7qGWYbUDkdsIOKGSSzMjyit/w300-h640/20240219_160335_001.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This week is the start of half term here in Bedford and I expected Barnardo's to be much busier for that reason. It wasn't. I worked with a member of staff I hadn't worked with for quite a long time and between us we processed all the donations. We had a problem with the printer so couldn't print out any Gift Aid labels.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OzMvx7HnfMlihtGxHqfFzzgmICkxZbn_q1jblZ-bClaRCadhqL64jcvaUASQINCCeZSD4GLUukk25uJmuc3GXQapz1GRa8ot9L3_hJcFEnkBGwpPxZ0wqPNzDiO0x2Cy5TVdmUmZtuMYlkCnNoCssUSM_pawE8oZkxULJxz10EU_4ZFcDvLOWnbZJ1Wf/s2743/20240219_160356_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2743" data-original-width="1026" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2OzMvx7HnfMlihtGxHqfFzzgmICkxZbn_q1jblZ-bClaRCadhqL64jcvaUASQINCCeZSD4GLUukk25uJmuc3GXQapz1GRa8ot9L3_hJcFEnkBGwpPxZ0wqPNzDiO0x2Cy5TVdmUmZtuMYlkCnNoCssUSM_pawE8oZkxULJxz10EU_4ZFcDvLOWnbZJ1Wf/w240-h640/20240219_160356_001.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was my outfit on Monday. Everything pre-loved. Trousers by Zara and go back to the days when I volunteered at the Red Cross charity shop in 2017. Tunic by Wallis found on Saturday's mini rummage. Being black and white it will be a very useful wardrobe item. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVU1otMak-L2ayVWSq60WaAknr-SqHxtdZ1DjllMc1PgY_l7sSL9YPqBpEW76ep2nmLJ9lH2ikgnZHfCGGmNRjM_5xZg__kJ0Y6AMMsg93oC3QWbywLscv9gZADbmzoh1w9y0NMzUEa8PQmFT9RUpxjsX_hFKMIJ0yJQgUVe78Y1dDJwQ83oztt7vlxQqP/s2817/20240219_160358_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2817" data-original-width="1209" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVU1otMak-L2ayVWSq60WaAknr-SqHxtdZ1DjllMc1PgY_l7sSL9YPqBpEW76ep2nmLJ9lH2ikgnZHfCGGmNRjM_5xZg__kJ0Y6AMMsg93oC3QWbywLscv9gZADbmzoh1w9y0NMzUEa8PQmFT9RUpxjsX_hFKMIJ0yJQgUVe78Y1dDJwQ83oztt7vlxQqP/w274-h640/20240219_160358_001.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWsT7Is_FBpfE8zB6IrPdbfvVCAll1KfO33G0WRFaQAGcviDTuPZNaPkFY0byL6hH3qMR4Oq-7OvY64R2B27VgT01VRY8-h4sXW7WiCPiz_ymKDJr3MDNULKybKY5jVr9NVRGYLDRusMz26LlRbg2azQLP1AKGv0zGN-NeFneK0x6eJMH7sypH4ufL51W/s4128/20240219_160303.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFWsT7Is_FBpfE8zB6IrPdbfvVCAll1KfO33G0WRFaQAGcviDTuPZNaPkFY0byL6hH3qMR4Oq-7OvY64R2B27VgT01VRY8-h4sXW7WiCPiz_ymKDJr3MDNULKybKY5jVr9NVRGYLDRusMz26LlRbg2azQLP1AKGv0zGN-NeFneK0x6eJMH7sypH4ufL51W/w288-h640/20240219_160303.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I forgot to tell you I received yet another parking ticket for parking in the same place and exceeding the parking time again - I parked there 2 Wednesday's in a row for OH and I to walk in Renhold and didn't receive the first parking ticket until after that. I could have cried.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQeE0yhCAzVgGFydUMMCHjYa96E-POTNR_3NXpI2t3GT-sW7rvYvQBHuUl8zubsVaSTVLz-3DoNWj5QY6sfUMBNRc4lpBSfyQQJ0LnCy3uUkl7PSg9ExBbeR0t9RVQyhMkVbgGDaQa9nV7NOJQ-G3V2pMs0QRHWw3VOAe2Majn-fLow5fClqc3EqpsXew/s2554/20240220_120627_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2554" data-original-width="1004" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQeE0yhCAzVgGFydUMMCHjYa96E-POTNR_3NXpI2t3GT-sW7rvYvQBHuUl8zubsVaSTVLz-3DoNWj5QY6sfUMBNRc4lpBSfyQQJ0LnCy3uUkl7PSg9ExBbeR0t9RVQyhMkVbgGDaQa9nV7NOJQ-G3V2pMs0QRHWw3VOAe2Majn-fLow5fClqc3EqpsXew/w252-h640/20240220_120627_001.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>I wore this outfit on Tuesday to the food bank. Everything pre-loved except the boots. Jacket by Fenn, Wright and Manson; trousers are very old and have no label; top by Pepperberry. The top is plain and the necklace you can see was found in Ireland last year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_xn55PdEWOm_-9eAOOAMVgNkMGWEfmh7KehGpU4-cP63wQ0P6R6X6pgGSz92BpApLqz0GUWuEeSGjdtxrmqpjB_OEhJRUCOqiVBW4uZBqPWz6z0be2WVal45r0w13iWigegLjxiLi59xR1g_nsayDtlVdaiqVg7vtK_QEjmvupJv6W65uakI0wBfzII7/s2700/20240220_120621_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2700" data-original-width="1122" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw_xn55PdEWOm_-9eAOOAMVgNkMGWEfmh7KehGpU4-cP63wQ0P6R6X6pgGSz92BpApLqz0GUWuEeSGjdtxrmqpjB_OEhJRUCOqiVBW4uZBqPWz6z0be2WVal45r0w13iWigegLjxiLi59xR1g_nsayDtlVdaiqVg7vtK_QEjmvupJv6W65uakI0wBfzII7/w266-h640/20240220_120621_001.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQrKysdGyHW3y1eHowADj3DeHB5OWAL_KcJuajApFfp5rGKEYRCVNSV6WKQjIWydSASrzq3pw1w2abdQgmCZpjbSInFWsrsm96zfQPvSUmsQGr906ZDUlmlZUi-7DhFfwdyyL3mThudWl9eIjpwtl90JHvh2z7XDakk2KS-7EoDBLrK4vcF-ngXVpNOB-/s2563/20240220_120615_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2563" data-original-width="1143" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVQrKysdGyHW3y1eHowADj3DeHB5OWAL_KcJuajApFfp5rGKEYRCVNSV6WKQjIWydSASrzq3pw1w2abdQgmCZpjbSInFWsrsm96zfQPvSUmsQGr906ZDUlmlZUi-7DhFfwdyyL3mThudWl9eIjpwtl90JHvh2z7XDakk2KS-7EoDBLrK4vcF-ngXVpNOB-/w286-h640/20240220_120615_001.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>I lost 3 different earrings last week; one of which was one of the pair below. Luckily I found this missing earring under the sofa. One of the other earrings I lost was from a pair of enamelled, hand painted ones made by local crafts people that I'd bought in Ireland. I shall look for a replacement pair when I go back; who knows they may even still have the same pair...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGb2_e7l2m1lxuie6Oyw-LeIRZ4QkSKRrSW6FDLMEnqo2LlSlPhyrOAXsDP1eWFePxITNm34l_0eninOvkpFWl9dYSQt8fNrMu_wf13YakirUuH-BYElPxmAUOe-iiBABnhvxVyNXTUmNF_hKsujO6msGPtvOxrqH_gJ6Cjrv0BXl2nrZ2-Q5SDBC8H8GH/s4128/20240220_120527.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGb2_e7l2m1lxuie6Oyw-LeIRZ4QkSKRrSW6FDLMEnqo2LlSlPhyrOAXsDP1eWFePxITNm34l_0eninOvkpFWl9dYSQt8fNrMu_wf13YakirUuH-BYElPxmAUOe-iiBABnhvxVyNXTUmNF_hKsujO6msGPtvOxrqH_gJ6Cjrv0BXl2nrZ2-Q5SDBC8H8GH/w288-h640/20240220_120527.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Less make up than usual as I usually go for a swim after the food bank and take it all off again; only this week I didn't. We had a new volunteer start at the food bank and I was asked to train her on making up the kettle packs. I finished later than I usually do and didn't want to rush to the swimming pool. I swapped the session for one on Thursday morning instead and ran some errands in the afternoon. I also did some of the weekly food shopping as I'm going to Papworth Hospital on with OH on Thursday for his MRI scan. On Friday I'm off to the Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey, London with cousin Marian. She's recovered from her fall and we're both looking forward to catching up and visiting the museum. OH will do what's left of the food shopping on Friday while I'm off gallivanting! See you in a fortnight...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p></div></div></div>Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-6581515938610459412024-02-06T17:22:00.000+00:002024-02-06T17:22:45.827+00:00Cancelled plans <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Back again. How that fortnight flies. OH is still off work having been signed off for a further 4 weeks from the end of January. And now we're in February! He has finally got his appointment for the MRI scan at Papworth so by the time I publish my next post he will have been AND received the results - I hope.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivw5vB1yDkCNAyTuSewZqbD38mkU_unv-LKxJCqGTG-6d_D5TSJHBIX9GEKL7PL5kiHDTUH76IN1lEUfB0IvlZrNjlILrVnUSO2DYS9w4pjg289Sz02_xMQL7eRpKWJPnWWpizMGpRBiTUe-JkZzYXskyJ6OaJACOP_bL17c-Su4QfoFaOEVYCZaVtYUp_/s2362/20240124_114049_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2362" data-original-width="1177" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivw5vB1yDkCNAyTuSewZqbD38mkU_unv-LKxJCqGTG-6d_D5TSJHBIX9GEKL7PL5kiHDTUH76IN1lEUfB0IvlZrNjlILrVnUSO2DYS9w4pjg289Sz02_xMQL7eRpKWJPnWWpizMGpRBiTUe-JkZzYXskyJ6OaJACOP_bL17c-Su4QfoFaOEVYCZaVtYUp_/w318-h640/20240124_114049_001.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was a beautiful day on the Wednesday after my last post. Sunny, with bright blue skies but quite windy; the remnants of Storm Jocelyn making her presence felt. The people in the north of the country and in Northern Ireland were the most affected by the storm. All was well at the caravan site in Co. Donegal; one of our fellow visitors checked with the caravan site owner who assured her all the vans were fine. Whew! It's always a worry when the weather is bad; how will the caravan cope. It's not been unknown for a storm to rip one of the roofs off!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5HiOX2yzL28FtFk1T85voKL49RXB4l2ybIFlwv66yUo-i3M7drlQB6puNKedWusCJpecC3jvXJ0Han9LD1dwOoPylUIt4cdyMZXQrHirkp-iHM-CzGJs4wl5dJNDSSQD0DkiKJasbz_x0cyMIYhyd8gE9Um3fFPctCcTfsdcGGTVJi0ZPZGml5xosUxp/s2488/20240124_114045_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2488" data-original-width="1130" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5HiOX2yzL28FtFk1T85voKL49RXB4l2ybIFlwv66yUo-i3M7drlQB6puNKedWusCJpecC3jvXJ0Han9LD1dwOoPylUIt4cdyMZXQrHirkp-iHM-CzGJs4wl5dJNDSSQD0DkiKJasbz_x0cyMIYhyd8gE9Um3fFPctCcTfsdcGGTVJi0ZPZGml5xosUxp/w290-h640/20240124_114045_001.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OH and I went out for a walk to enjoy the beautiful day even further . I wore this outfit and didn't even change my boots for walking boots as I thought we'd be walking on hard paths all the way. I was wrong.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuaaLZReDejzkA14hgnNWA-gPnMkFpd4LUBWbLCT1s0xPZjWERgcN2Ar5-RmLluNGIUkIOXq4AygA7CMwZ4zty-BsKyJAjJFlmZYnfNZmlgDCNc1ONOncLbaCOg65ri7DnQeOLxPwInvx_rzCkNXQNbyD_nV9hL2ac8pFffKLbuKgTptlk2Lnb8wA4IS8R/s2527/20240124_114020_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2527" data-original-width="1212" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuaaLZReDejzkA14hgnNWA-gPnMkFpd4LUBWbLCT1s0xPZjWERgcN2Ar5-RmLluNGIUkIOXq4AygA7CMwZ4zty-BsKyJAjJFlmZYnfNZmlgDCNc1ONOncLbaCOg65ri7DnQeOLxPwInvx_rzCkNXQNbyD_nV9hL2ac8pFffKLbuKgTptlk2Lnb8wA4IS8R/w306-h640/20240124_114020_001.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Trousers found in the Asda sale; boots, plaid top and green shirt all pre-loved. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU61kcIf9NWiwRtC8RWfUstxrSlMdrny-qI_e3W1Dl_lV_Cdg1-ZsdKAUuIsCkbcVQk42tQKHllUryWDOObfCZ24Kz6-xRtBgIz-_YBy9o3a4PSH64IBGa9qzQ8nbUqhuSIJ8qbln9lCEKqKJqH88sL40R4C2MvmvW-T3iLmLeo9ZdgT62CkzBUlAdSfal/s4128/20240124_113839.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU61kcIf9NWiwRtC8RWfUstxrSlMdrny-qI_e3W1Dl_lV_Cdg1-ZsdKAUuIsCkbcVQk42tQKHllUryWDOObfCZ24Kz6-xRtBgIz-_YBy9o3a4PSH64IBGa9qzQ8nbUqhuSIJ8qbln9lCEKqKJqH88sL40R4C2MvmvW-T3iLmLeo9ZdgT62CkzBUlAdSfal/w288-h640/20240124_113839.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We walked here:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHt7DA96OeWhUqD1xjwUV2_sQOs5AxH-RyQ82mKBU5fnl0G5Eo_Ky9moPzlpiwc7b0sogUQGgUNzBPgVaJ6V480AMY6qzBuB3F7j4Mkf201MESo7X52Wn4jVcJSJClVZL_wqX6A_o5hhkWRv6r7VARP3KthIDBbksIpvc-y8WqOym0VLRKzboY2w5aGGA/s4080/20240124_131350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHt7DA96OeWhUqD1xjwUV2_sQOs5AxH-RyQ82mKBU5fnl0G5Eo_Ky9moPzlpiwc7b0sogUQGgUNzBPgVaJ6V480AMY6qzBuB3F7j4Mkf201MESo7X52Wn4jVcJSJClVZL_wqX6A_o5hhkWRv6r7VARP3KthIDBbksIpvc-y8WqOym0VLRKzboY2w5aGGA/w288-h640/20240124_131350.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">One of the joys of walking in the countryside are the amount of interesting churches and buildings one comes across. It's one of the reasons why I like the Friday group walk so much; we have time to stop and look at things and on today's walk OH and I made our way inside the church. Luckily it was open; quite often churches are locked although often one can retrieve the key from the vicarage or other places. I liked the simplicity of this church; one stained glass window; a very humble organ and altar; plain pews; walls and floors. I also loved the displays of greenery on the window sills.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabmDchsp2dwhXV0l-kRBzvmnJTdHyNVmWMeB6Q4iIKYDqVW_yVXoUiZqvI0rmluL5va7FrLS3opWghu5IKNlcppt_Qo_AGVFheQ83GPButJmbBUnUFPkG5AU0Y-YV8viGKaWcaovYG06RISSLnXu90nt4nuglfxBpi_FV6DmQUGhwf1t7qwey5i-YFXld/s2046/20240124_124336-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjabmDchsp2dwhXV0l-kRBzvmnJTdHyNVmWMeB6Q4iIKYDqVW_yVXoUiZqvI0rmluL5va7FrLS3opWghu5IKNlcppt_Qo_AGVFheQ83GPButJmbBUnUFPkG5AU0Y-YV8viGKaWcaovYG06RISSLnXu90nt4nuglfxBpi_FV6DmQUGhwf1t7qwey5i-YFXld/w640-h480/20240124_124336-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">With its lovely brown cobbled walls, small leaded spire and its blend of Decorated and Perpendicular styles of architecture, All Saints’ Church has served the Parish of Renhold for over 800 years. It is a Grade 1 listed building and contains a Norman font which I didn't photograph. The Parish register dates back to 1564.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMVmOdVYjukW02sE6u5renDFUpAyY3weelSQqoJEhLhn5bCghY7vgr1AvikNFqPkID-aL_yNPmTxfRFw_Z8nSOPrhnOfzMPp9oB_T5D601ZrkJkhmx8vYtO_xipwfWsRbwxdXcc2J0lInp_OSMdtgwl6BKawwsXoY-xRBkIN41va3tBraQm9jsekVu-7S/s4080/20240124_124541.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMVmOdVYjukW02sE6u5renDFUpAyY3weelSQqoJEhLhn5bCghY7vgr1AvikNFqPkID-aL_yNPmTxfRFw_Z8nSOPrhnOfzMPp9oB_T5D601ZrkJkhmx8vYtO_xipwfWsRbwxdXcc2J0lInp_OSMdtgwl6BKawwsXoY-xRBkIN41va3tBraQm9jsekVu-7S/w288-h640/20240124_124541.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJF_ZCaJk-NaH0QfDqbZUbeWkgRIGIynYpWMyc2wScQSKJo83y1kZp1HmXmM8D2_2i5zw1RpQdQXFGwyBtGEzxrH0Gaj_rEcBoxNxJ2X-x__2g1M8Poio6u08uLVGowq6PcvKdjcudiaD3Tta1e1g1ySLtcIsweethN_TlnvonUVfs9YcgzwKwFVJ__jW/s2560/20240124_124605.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJF_ZCaJk-NaH0QfDqbZUbeWkgRIGIynYpWMyc2wScQSKJo83y1kZp1HmXmM8D2_2i5zw1RpQdQXFGwyBtGEzxrH0Gaj_rEcBoxNxJ2X-x__2g1M8Poio6u08uLVGowq6PcvKdjcudiaD3Tta1e1g1ySLtcIsweethN_TlnvonUVfs9YcgzwKwFVJ__jW/w640-h288/20240124_124605.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVF3t7PkAqdw2Sf5r8oKLVQwgpsgAInfPoJO4LvMXX0FgUnjNwpfLhcJIuNT-QMCpann4-ctecrx-67P31D-lR4WSCbWMXd92V4hq7CUvXkdeaX8crFECshyphenhyphen-xWsP1uv-gcFGo392RhV-lkzpJBbIyUv5JcymoFUfGfBhm2UasB44Oy3tdviCic-RVDsk/s2560/20240124_124614.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVF3t7PkAqdw2Sf5r8oKLVQwgpsgAInfPoJO4LvMXX0FgUnjNwpfLhcJIuNT-QMCpann4-ctecrx-67P31D-lR4WSCbWMXd92V4hq7CUvXkdeaX8crFECshyphenhyphen-xWsP1uv-gcFGo392RhV-lkzpJBbIyUv5JcymoFUfGfBhm2UasB44Oy3tdviCic-RVDsk/w288-h640/20240124_124614.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOwXy_uiclXYiaNwuLayAo921jTc8lR1TafUT8q-05KeiU6zTtq_hvN0n6MjfS4Xta-C_sF58HrEW7ZYG1z7DP1h_eLBQKqv0i5q-vf4kghkfMYOcKMJCSfFPT0Ky-ZUu_u2pGsdWAe0ZLkpYcFgC9wTyng06E7Bmnlr0Ozenj3j2J_UaCTlEB0SyFTMC/s4080/20240124_124753.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOwXy_uiclXYiaNwuLayAo921jTc8lR1TafUT8q-05KeiU6zTtq_hvN0n6MjfS4Xta-C_sF58HrEW7ZYG1z7DP1h_eLBQKqv0i5q-vf4kghkfMYOcKMJCSfFPT0Ky-ZUu_u2pGsdWAe0ZLkpYcFgC9wTyng06E7Bmnlr0Ozenj3j2J_UaCTlEB0SyFTMC/w640-h288/20240124_124753.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In the porch of the church were chutneys and jellies for sale. We bought Quince jelly which was delicious. My go to comfort food is toast and jam and I like to have a variety of jams and jellies to choose from. There are quince trees (Cydonia oblonga) in our community orchard; I might try and pick some when they are next ripe and make my own quince jelly.</span></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/AVvXsEiduUDzt-tmfuEJIGrVgCnUW3T1IutDP6o4pZ7w5nQrf7-YVWcxFNIYGlCRLdRFH7MVwhvSEWATaCj7ccUDZGwN7HZ7EkUCWy9QvfIqyCx8ZhXMc3lRvUKqbSy07nPeI48b_mHzx1dkeb5fHQJopekhtc5DRA0AMQ30N5owhd2AmnZU5g2y88KiCChvbNG4/s2749/20240124_151134.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1569" data-original-width="2749" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiduUDzt-tmfuEJIGrVgCnUW3T1IutDP6o4pZ7w5nQrf7-YVWcxFNIYGlCRLdRFH7MVwhvSEWATaCj7ccUDZGwN7HZ7EkUCWy9QvfIqyCx8ZhXMc3lRvUKqbSy07nPeI48b_mHzx1dkeb5fHQJopekhtc5DRA0AMQ30N5owhd2AmnZU5g2y88KiCChvbNG4/w640-h366/20240124_151134.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmEjhiS48zjrEcncFaH346ZvhsfNVKSnr8_pHCFA4Z_QeZeAJGYXwORCNJqEMvUAp2pjZxklyo6k2u3m9zLJmV10GoA3ZAJt4pP7UQOD1LLUx9oyiAYJDq1IiS0p4GzjGDKU77e-kBDrm7Wtdcm4ZxJvC8LD_ciTmZCdqUN8jgzRHAploOhIJS9bjnMbuB/s2560/20240124_131042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmEjhiS48zjrEcncFaH346ZvhsfNVKSnr8_pHCFA4Z_QeZeAJGYXwORCNJqEMvUAp2pjZxklyo6k2u3m9zLJmV10GoA3ZAJt4pP7UQOD1LLUx9oyiAYJDq1IiS0p4GzjGDKU77e-kBDrm7Wtdcm4ZxJvC8LD_ciTmZCdqUN8jgzRHAploOhIJS9bjnMbuB/w640-h288/20240124_131042.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Then we came to this quite ordinary albeit large house below:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7e0rzOFd-m5ltVUILHRtg5VI2VcYrxHQV_a8H__xFiqcm5cKl_SGBxhQWoPwdqdmFe7UZRJ2ZY3TOkLA3jEMwUm994icnWG3eNUcHytwTdsORCnjk-wHG_KywIROiSN2cRSvcul8I3QJvbhsCFcn2r448k_enWZsM1DjF87H5zmoc5YE18EUzIkvN0wlg/w288-h640/20240124_130826.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Which had these extraordinary life sized playful zebras in their front garden!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Some of our 5 mile walk from Renhold took us through part of the Howbury Hall estate. We had to walk through several field paths to get back to where we had parked the car but at least the paths weren't muddy. This is Howbury Hall today; originally a Jacobean house and inhabited by the Becher family in the 16th century and the Polhill family in the 17th century; it's still in their possession today.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6d1tZgTlc4Z3Rie6fA2VwWB1ha9HjkUVxPXRw68nWpv6a2tEkUQciaRnTej1TuDtwm9Rlz3klK5LKTrdeZU3FUz1kqHmXb3EwJpixFH-H2kqIU4aKBRhRsIIuQPa2ZJvYoNsXFp0UOUBI3oVOhjPASK3HN4dbmJYjmMhxt8FoimALA82bO63a4YNrHi-/s4080/20240124_134317.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6d1tZgTlc4Z3Rie6fA2VwWB1ha9HjkUVxPXRw68nWpv6a2tEkUQciaRnTej1TuDtwm9Rlz3klK5LKTrdeZU3FUz1kqHmXb3EwJpixFH-H2kqIU4aKBRhRsIIuQPa2ZJvYoNsXFp0UOUBI3oVOhjPASK3HN4dbmJYjmMhxt8FoimALA82bO63a4YNrHi-/w640-h288/20240124_134317.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Howbury Hall as painted by Thomas Fisher in 1815.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggorpfFLm73HZWojCQArqbMZFWi3hugEt4zduJwJLyXfCClk4i2xF7YUvbe_VoIJ9UtMiiej7KdQU_7vCJAI02z3vdHgXdvXlnOW-SzyoRxAk1D4N9BzL61tFVG9u7BTY-0_DR3Tfik2h_52riGAloWdwA11ZuQ9nD1501Bx1HvHa4x0I-Ye1xmjbeL4cN/s731/Howbury%20Hall%208%20TFisher.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="731" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggorpfFLm73HZWojCQArqbMZFWi3hugEt4zduJwJLyXfCClk4i2xF7YUvbe_VoIJ9UtMiiej7KdQU_7vCJAI02z3vdHgXdvXlnOW-SzyoRxAk1D4N9BzL61tFVG9u7BTY-0_DR3Tfik2h_52riGAloWdwA11ZuQ9nD1501Bx1HvHa4x0I-Ye1xmjbeL4cN/w640-h338/Howbury%20Hall%208%20TFisher.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0l0NNtviofbg-Xes_y0EYZqO4P6OySWm6Gw6_zoe4s9-mjKAjJ-wj8Tz8h-q_9kZmpjBaiFOiKpw2PruMivE8BPcpZGGawUqMrpxaRpdJisq5YGM-lHnZrefoZfXLtfXFT1MFrET1cP9TILDkqddMBfLrCzd2Gi2ZW87w2l5kSMEbeS5VIt8RAhY71J7/s1600/Howbury%20Hall%203%201851.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF0l0NNtviofbg-Xes_y0EYZqO4P6OySWm6Gw6_zoe4s9-mjKAjJ-wj8Tz8h-q_9kZmpjBaiFOiKpw2PruMivE8BPcpZGGawUqMrpxaRpdJisq5YGM-lHnZrefoZfXLtfXFT1MFrET1cP9TILDkqddMBfLrCzd2Gi2ZW87w2l5kSMEbeS5VIt8RAhY71J7/w640-h480/Howbury%20Hall%203%201851.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Howbury Hall as occupied by the Polhill family, but notice there is only one wing. The Hall was seriously damaged by a fire in 1847 leaving only one wing and was rebuilt by James Horsford for Frederick Charles Polhill-Turner </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">(1826-1821)</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">in 1849 to restore the destroyed wing. <a href="https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2022/07/521-becher-of-howbury-hall.html">SOURCE</a>.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Once we were home we had a very chilled out afternoon and evening with no cooking - fish and chips for dinner.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZO0gZK5xILmUOwPgWKvUwjwXsqchTAHqCcIYdEOQCo1pyedtkrPkiWYNED9d2T4XpDgA5ngTR1wJMOqv8eXhH6NEKS1iPL3HWJTe2N4kMIccb8zxPr1kDdbFFQ6nOjAnKNugHFgvU30ViYBTAcgQXfEmk2-KEgXBbrlmEzExjTy4P5JfIVEG8LQFsCMRL/s2752/20240125_105903_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="1300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZO0gZK5xILmUOwPgWKvUwjwXsqchTAHqCcIYdEOQCo1pyedtkrPkiWYNED9d2T4XpDgA5ngTR1wJMOqv8eXhH6NEKS1iPL3HWJTe2N4kMIccb8zxPr1kDdbFFQ6nOjAnKNugHFgvU30ViYBTAcgQXfEmk2-KEgXBbrlmEzExjTy4P5JfIVEG8LQFsCMRL/w302-h640/20240125_105903_001.jpg" width="302" /></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;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thursday continued with dry and mild weather of 12 degrees. I woke up too late to go on the Thursday amble but will make up for it on Saturday. I set off for the weekly shop at 11 am and on the way back visited the Castle Road charity shops which I like to check out every week. I bought a book and yet another pendant!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuR3gZeTeOMcBuEsS0c9HBzTHQIyYzyMXdceRugxxQCbdRJwbFlStlIxMiKwbctTxALmdi_hJCoIrvvaPAnG8kZgH82LSTMXk6LKXr_6kOsCcz-QU9EV40Edi4HMxbyTuS8bbw7Ke_aPUEldR-5E6CuEOZ0UjvHbvPj-Oc3jDEaToGxlNpoagJv6xY7ns/s2660/20240125_105856_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuR3gZeTeOMcBuEsS0c9HBzTHQIyYzyMXdceRugxxQCbdRJwbFlStlIxMiKwbctTxALmdi_hJCoIrvvaPAnG8kZgH82LSTMXk6LKXr_6kOsCcz-QU9EV40Edi4HMxbyTuS8bbw7Ke_aPUEldR-5E6CuEOZ0UjvHbvPj-Oc3jDEaToGxlNpoagJv6xY7ns/s2660/20240125_105856_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2660" data-original-width="1250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEuR3gZeTeOMcBuEsS0c9HBzTHQIyYzyMXdceRugxxQCbdRJwbFlStlIxMiKwbctTxALmdi_hJCoIrvvaPAnG8kZgH82LSTMXk6LKXr_6kOsCcz-QU9EV40Edi4HMxbyTuS8bbw7Ke_aPUEldR-5E6CuEOZ0UjvHbvPj-Oc3jDEaToGxlNpoagJv6xY7ns/w300-h640/20240125_105856_002.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Everything I wore was pre-loved. Wide legged crop trousers; Bershka top; and coatigan found in the Donkey Sanctuary charity shop in Ballyboffey Co. Donegal. Boots found in the Cat's Protection League in Kempston. Both charity shops have both since closed down; it's such a shame they were both great places for a rummage...</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawEqXEycp-YaMrCeIgGFTExsN2vWxdtNaA2VTU4VLWJHg_fSX2Okbc07BKriG00VKRvvV0mIgAn4H-k2u7Hg1R1KpDsVDGa1hLsBG-YpZhc0y2oKjbeVC01glX3Exa5vryVQnEiKOMu-dFyyyBukVLlR4ffWV-B7ydfLRkN62vtApxBvZRefiKnlwxAkZ/s2480/20240125_105815_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2480" data-original-width="1156" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiawEqXEycp-YaMrCeIgGFTExsN2vWxdtNaA2VTU4VLWJHg_fSX2Okbc07BKriG00VKRvvV0mIgAn4H-k2u7Hg1R1KpDsVDGa1hLsBG-YpZhc0y2oKjbeVC01glX3Exa5vryVQnEiKOMu-dFyyyBukVLlR4ffWV-B7ydfLRkN62vtApxBvZRefiKnlwxAkZ/w298-h640/20240125_105815_001.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">All jewellery pre-loved.</div></span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2rIR_BX8EJZtHOUI_DPwOCk41OFFfsQccG2fCjrZk99LdOatzM3bqAWkriZgWSYoa92tB9GpkVTp0hogZaytYIUHzr7JzCryVfJQkiHJW7sfBSYISrnHPIvS9MuuCw7cpjxCPU4GT1NaQiy63sxKo7PVwXxU7hy7sRi3alyrvLmHk5gCETw_6UNTjifl/s4128/20240125_105744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2rIR_BX8EJZtHOUI_DPwOCk41OFFfsQccG2fCjrZk99LdOatzM3bqAWkriZgWSYoa92tB9GpkVTp0hogZaytYIUHzr7JzCryVfJQkiHJW7sfBSYISrnHPIvS9MuuCw7cpjxCPU4GT1NaQiy63sxKo7PVwXxU7hy7sRi3alyrvLmHk5gCETw_6UNTjifl/w288-h640/20240125_105744.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I made dinner for both grandsons and took youngest to basket ball practice. He asked if on Saturday I could take him and a couple of friends to a basket ball match in Stevenage as his mum is working; at last I'd get a chance to watch him play but I'd be hard pressed to squeeze in a walk unless I went very early - and that would depend on the weather. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Middle grandson informed me his mum had named the cat - 'Coco'. I'm hoping it's after Coco Chanel; that doyenne of fashion and a favourite of his mum...I'm so glad the cat has finally been named. I was getting tired of asking him how the cat was...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Friday I was expecting to go to London to visit the latest exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey. Unfortunately, cousin Marian fell in the street last week and was feeling bruised and battered so we've postponed it for another day. I suspect she has cracked some ribs. However, it gave me the perfect opportunity to walk with the unofficial bus walk group as they were walking somewhere I'd never walked before; in the county of Buckinghamshire and only 14 miles from home...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzKipIVtOEKaipeVJuHqIzAQ-qGZIk0eRVLbt-N_tt3g90qXyy6O75s7vx8ZTAxLIwVAjj9Luj3Nky_w5A6DvrgcR88ni52rDDBiGmCsthun3o_AYMSa4jMoWINVJ9RY_XqeyikV_t17BVVIJh-lHU_aH9KuCZ06lfTAjjJDAPpTg5IJ1j3lwo2xDkmuY/s4080/20240126_095514.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzKipIVtOEKaipeVJuHqIzAQ-qGZIk0eRVLbt-N_tt3g90qXyy6O75s7vx8ZTAxLIwVAjj9Luj3Nky_w5A6DvrgcR88ni52rDDBiGmCsthun3o_AYMSa4jMoWINVJ9RY_XqeyikV_t17BVVIJh-lHU_aH9KuCZ06lfTAjjJDAPpTg5IJ1j3lwo2xDkmuY/w640-h288/20240126_095514.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Weston Underwood - a very pretty village. Cobblestone pavements; lots of lovely houses:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5lm2VJo0OGwBbl9yWT68jUObcvk8xC8abByfRVY6rwahS65gFQO8svyGLai69lgWT4LbuFFnC9oI41bKdrvexyNbF1GMJn7WxDWDGClA3x31I0IWSge8PonJNcE5Wo1ebsgkrZl8CeajvryaMphvnmlfptFUkjQ-H3uYOa5tYemX5MoMIMyKaI_QFMPX/s4080/20240126_095426.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5lm2VJo0OGwBbl9yWT68jUObcvk8xC8abByfRVY6rwahS65gFQO8svyGLai69lgWT4LbuFFnC9oI41bKdrvexyNbF1GMJn7WxDWDGClA3x31I0IWSge8PonJNcE5Wo1ebsgkrZl8CeajvryaMphvnmlfptFUkjQ-H3uYOa5tYemX5MoMIMyKaI_QFMPX/w288-h640/20240126_095426.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQZ0c0OJ4GGTKI2op9AEMwe9RXMdsFre9-9frnpIeXk_kY64gxHgas765ExDY5IqPO028SJy623XniRnMqH337j7tP5OELM0x0hnxj9Z_aZoCh4dgMN3TuEdiS9C2WMtF7VORb8aLS9YRe0-Bw0DnDZnsav31bvrNkGiVZOzzGB4ZQ76vlpxv1RfotOnr/s1592/20240126_095703.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1592" data-original-width="1472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggQZ0c0OJ4GGTKI2op9AEMwe9RXMdsFre9-9frnpIeXk_kY64gxHgas765ExDY5IqPO028SJy623XniRnMqH337j7tP5OELM0x0hnxj9Z_aZoCh4dgMN3TuEdiS9C2WMtF7VORb8aLS9YRe0-Bw0DnDZnsav31bvrNkGiVZOzzGB4ZQ76vlpxv1RfotOnr/w592-h640/20240126_095703.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNz1lHr554kLwNhZOcizbxSjH6Y7mklgUbxLBhhJRz44vb4e0eK2_RoSG3zAUc02rpYoTAFzKucwRqUdKPJqTkr20X2e57OdUh-6QsvL6gpHvtMh1JJ5QF4D-RuYCWz66AZpDPrDvq08zSjzUFWe_-X7PLcDPNSqaoX0ojq-P6PIsN345U8X8AjSj_VGFG/s4080/20240126_100055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNz1lHr554kLwNhZOcizbxSjH6Y7mklgUbxLBhhJRz44vb4e0eK2_RoSG3zAUc02rpYoTAFzKucwRqUdKPJqTkr20X2e57OdUh-6QsvL6gpHvtMh1JJ5QF4D-RuYCWz66AZpDPrDvq08zSjzUFWe_-X7PLcDPNSqaoX0ojq-P6PIsN345U8X8AjSj_VGFG/w288-h640/20240126_100055.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtculxaCB-H_vrltFAB_TLLTvy_Sm1KeuLPfMTPPamawTdZ8Y6I7HUYFGZ7FnsUB89LpdSmPLu6-MYcGIvaW1cJ18FatAnuMcM6wHkPtM3lHTHfC_2tZKm3C2AGaKlTIgU_Qkky6AoRIkgHzDKqho4xiIIYRJEUzz4OS3Uh-uMw8oazsTLDwXKwo5Kf7Pn/s4080/20240126_100353.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtculxaCB-H_vrltFAB_TLLTvy_Sm1KeuLPfMTPPamawTdZ8Y6I7HUYFGZ7FnsUB89LpdSmPLu6-MYcGIvaW1cJ18FatAnuMcM6wHkPtM3lHTHfC_2tZKm3C2AGaKlTIgU_Qkky6AoRIkgHzDKqho4xiIIYRJEUzz4OS3Uh-uMw8oazsTLDwXKwo5Kf7Pn/w288-h640/20240126_100353.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Made of limestone from the local quarry in Weston. We stopped and chatted to a couple of men who were rebuilding a wall and they told us about the stone and where it came from.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I spied another Thatcher's signature - a fox.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrQW6VQs7ynbIn7XakJZ3HcdHzryNLHkRryOUNN3EU71zFuHS5GHaKFq0C3_NYAtnxCNNL2Qqrnw53Uv0xqu84qIJIuuwk6aDx-V7c56ADJWaZfYY0tww8C9UKV8ZKVLt_-rrWxbY76aCwFc6QSoS_gQIIycLjfI6sc4NPd5yyXi-fXyrTL9a2Tg2Uq8J/s4080/20240126_113208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrQW6VQs7ynbIn7XakJZ3HcdHzryNLHkRryOUNN3EU71zFuHS5GHaKFq0C3_NYAtnxCNNL2Qqrnw53Uv0xqu84qIJIuuwk6aDx-V7c56ADJWaZfYY0tww8C9UKV8ZKVLt_-rrWxbY76aCwFc6QSoS_gQIIycLjfI6sc4NPd5yyXi-fXyrTL9a2Tg2Uq8J/w640-h288/20240126_113208.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The church in the adjoining village of Ravenstone</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> was rather lovely but unfortunately not open. Grade 1 listed and dating from the 12th century.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_C9LWz18aaaAlzsZK8-LDjKS4LUHDyI7Nei43YLTRf2HzuryQLB_YVjQ115z3rk598cGs7lvpYD9ZRFpbhXvxObrY4oFikHuCljpbtcxDp9IDK3TcOsuY7NoolNAbCwAa5W9eCVKlyX7nBEusoZU4fIFXetknUkRvGs3Q_DgUguIGgxCG8NBRECyW6LP/s4080/20240126_110303.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_C9LWz18aaaAlzsZK8-LDjKS4LUHDyI7Nei43YLTRf2HzuryQLB_YVjQ115z3rk598cGs7lvpYD9ZRFpbhXvxObrY4oFikHuCljpbtcxDp9IDK3TcOsuY7NoolNAbCwAa5W9eCVKlyX7nBEusoZU4fIFXetknUkRvGs3Q_DgUguIGgxCG8NBRECyW6LP/w288-h640/20240126_110303.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">You can see it was a beautiful day; a bit breezy but temperatures between 8-9 degrees and in the sun it was warm.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDNmAimqLyXtptnRx-uR4Nat1EJqvZh8beRxtLvQhJKyeyM1NUP8vAXKrRAP0UdYpYdQS8xTyV7FS3CX3D6XDzlbjxuFPftJ4CXfgc2GEfiQTpYuaV-GZ_WHdNOnhGGr0PjrbtNig_i9qBBsD6tAwQxeU-CaXFvH2pqZKC9Xl-lObMLMa1RO_sBdXM7qT/s4080/20240126_111015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSDNmAimqLyXtptnRx-uR4Nat1EJqvZh8beRxtLvQhJKyeyM1NUP8vAXKrRAP0UdYpYdQS8xTyV7FS3CX3D6XDzlbjxuFPftJ4CXfgc2GEfiQTpYuaV-GZ_WHdNOnhGGr0PjrbtNig_i9qBBsD6tAwQxeU-CaXFvH2pqZKC9Xl-lObMLMa1RO_sBdXM7qT/w288-h640/20240126_111015.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVU3aO1V3qs4fSnWai8QjmQKm8Z5JU7Y7ykdHFsP7fSN637rKuqxDaKqX5TIcU6ehbe1QEd4dZY7mThNh9XmpYBCLZeE-1r2S5_-5DeXpmzsoayhnQoCgZRtcNAQwCCNuld1r0FXCMqHJ6bvcsqJYPP70HRvpeZlwFoek4DHQy0bnARzA8slLfB0UhQMaH/s4080/20240126_111040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVU3aO1V3qs4fSnWai8QjmQKm8Z5JU7Y7ykdHFsP7fSN637rKuqxDaKqX5TIcU6ehbe1QEd4dZY7mThNh9XmpYBCLZeE-1r2S5_-5DeXpmzsoayhnQoCgZRtcNAQwCCNuld1r0FXCMqHJ6bvcsqJYPP70HRvpeZlwFoek4DHQy0bnARzA8slLfB0UhQMaH/w288-h640/20240126_111040.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMqzBjOB2ao8BcJTyFashS701oLOFZgaIEetbSAcsea4YcAo8ouKUQkXkq5exeaqYNyto_LwtF6Kw2_47w6A4SQ9jICpMYlAi2efWWMR4TZ-V5wCGjYTnx9V152qwhjxJw8TjaOD-nfY85S98_txkGfN-Ppqv-FxflxXQ_rnLraf4eK39AeGW76iX3F8P/s4080/20240126_112503.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMqzBjOB2ao8BcJTyFashS701oLOFZgaIEetbSAcsea4YcAo8ouKUQkXkq5exeaqYNyto_LwtF6Kw2_47w6A4SQ9jICpMYlAi2efWWMR4TZ-V5wCGjYTnx9V152qwhjxJw8TjaOD-nfY85S98_txkGfN-Ppqv-FxflxXQ_rnLraf4eK39AeGW76iX3F8P/w288-h640/20240126_112503.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We stopped for a break in the church yard with this lovely view.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMgjDuq6xZ8XYw5_fCcZUxkGc1eZjb44fPueA-8cukQDz1OkcP7xTOIyeDLhzrPwQwrBvv1FjmkhvIvfMWbez5DxSxxLb6tFQ00Llk_AdNhKRwS44YRNzCpqmfF29Ju2apy0zvFp8Y3y_2mKElz_n4oCKjEFK8Bhuf4-dQcSnvPZv-dBrPlJMSZhgjgR9/s4080/20240126_110900.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMgjDuq6xZ8XYw5_fCcZUxkGc1eZjb44fPueA-8cukQDz1OkcP7xTOIyeDLhzrPwQwrBvv1FjmkhvIvfMWbez5DxSxxLb6tFQ00Llk_AdNhKRwS44YRNzCpqmfF29Ju2apy0zvFp8Y3y_2mKElz_n4oCKjEFK8Bhuf4-dQcSnvPZv-dBrPlJMSZhgjgR9/w640-h288/20240126_110900.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is a mausoleum inside the church with four pillars and what looks like a marble curtain - a four poster bed? It's the resting place of Heneage Finch 1st Earl of Nottingham and the Lord Chancellor of England between 1675 and 1682. I took this photo through the lead-paned church window...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEvhpkvH0cjUZNWOQUO8q2rhOvw1htHb7aVAktCpxlc9h9Y8Wm6S8w0JTrVp5jKPD6kuc4D6VzbcqkpEJsFXecHoV7koIgcwhGJ9GK4lg_tQmeVMvv-Xuj6m8b_mIfHU8GtaPtSgDp-KeDZ0-AXswqBHAzMDOxTtMVO-368t3t4ak52KqxETMpFhiRTbz/s4080/20240126_101813.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhEvhpkvH0cjUZNWOQUO8q2rhOvw1htHb7aVAktCpxlc9h9Y8Wm6S8w0JTrVp5jKPD6kuc4D6VzbcqkpEJsFXecHoV7koIgcwhGJ9GK4lg_tQmeVMvv-Xuj6m8b_mIfHU8GtaPtSgDp-KeDZ0-AXswqBHAzMDOxTtMVO-368t3t4ak52KqxETMpFhiRTbz/w288-h640/20240126_101813.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is Cowper's Alcove. We stopped here on the site of the place where the poet William Cowper (1731-1800) lived for a while in the nearby town of Olney but composed a lot of his poetry here. On the final leg of our 4.5 mile walk:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RXHPMI8h6V1jO49P6gI4d8sGzGSBV1t4ILO9PKEOJ5aDcu9JcCWx0JGb-jSrJKFC6HUfNrT1I6LAwTsQ52LcJkgWk0FsIuyh1l8PXlBT2F4ICEraBlAdFAdPTdAEzQ4foDdWMuKayFO3GZN-3l6hPs3JO6e7mCaAPDen2f0lDlQb_LnhtICeNAxvSWEV/s3264/20240126_095648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="3264" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RXHPMI8h6V1jO49P6gI4d8sGzGSBV1t4ILO9PKEOJ5aDcu9JcCWx0JGb-jSrJKFC6HUfNrT1I6LAwTsQ52LcJkgWk0FsIuyh1l8PXlBT2F4ICEraBlAdFAdPTdAEzQ4foDdWMuKayFO3GZN-3l6hPs3JO6e7mCaAPDen2f0lDlQb_LnhtICeNAxvSWEV/w640-h288/20240126_095648.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We stopped in 'The Cowper Oak' for lunch after the walk and sat beside this lovely open fire.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkFRjn0j4DJYpnR927P40c5Hd248uXfGpWxV9xoAKSty-KnYnYUkNrOT1zoPzTS7pSO_ZBYugSmenrLeHp2kP4ja55EFYlatKyHrxT1LCBOfIoWva9P-NuSHCqYboDe6JG5LU6eHsv1sM5XBDEjSpfNnMphAbFylPbvC2uLvyvXXnBORBX1J4jB8cJLeL/s4080/20240126_123410.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkFRjn0j4DJYpnR927P40c5Hd248uXfGpWxV9xoAKSty-KnYnYUkNrOT1zoPzTS7pSO_ZBYugSmenrLeHp2kP4ja55EFYlatKyHrxT1LCBOfIoWva9P-NuSHCqYboDe6JG5LU6eHsv1sM5XBDEjSpfNnMphAbFylPbvC2uLvyvXXnBORBX1J4jB8cJLeL/w288-h640/20240126_123410.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVPbcO8nxem0kjDNdEx-DpeiblwxBC5oiUCoB3cU7dSfkWiEfFdu0nPlnXRoaJS1VirokrnsECUlSHSKltRGX_ysAwfE5Qk6siupQdmxSkDlqjM0jelI4uA3lw9pLxxr-jybgBjbov1xHhBvlTEFOey3My56P25OBRxW-lGhxmtBhtZbIfAyd9eJMFFi6/s2528/20240126_143201_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2528" data-original-width="1144" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcVPbcO8nxem0kjDNdEx-DpeiblwxBC5oiUCoB3cU7dSfkWiEfFdu0nPlnXRoaJS1VirokrnsECUlSHSKltRGX_ysAwfE5Qk6siupQdmxSkDlqjM0jelI4uA3lw9pLxxr-jybgBjbov1xHhBvlTEFOey3My56P25OBRxW-lGhxmtBhtZbIfAyd9eJMFFi6/w290-h640/20240126_143201_001.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I started out with wine coloured trousers but they were so mud splattered from the walk I changed into these pre-loved East jeans; pre-loved tunic top and pre-loved vintage Wolsey polo neck. Boots retail. Pre-loved M&S jacket.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3hfPsXFz_BrvVp3wL383gAtADnDjurTyIju-Jiyaal6tiFtMOtOCtYiFzpqQo8Sc72XHI5v-ncs5JYDGxXeJDScHx_QM1tDbdgpSaiJi_WYMzBspnUdsDM5rYHQtYWsDkoBZwUWOcrQfjgGrAYROi3F9UddSwmDzabhVYdv0Ya2f_szWzzypK-26-GWE/s2599/20240126_143109_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2599" data-original-width="1101" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3hfPsXFz_BrvVp3wL383gAtADnDjurTyIju-Jiyaal6tiFtMOtOCtYiFzpqQo8Sc72XHI5v-ncs5JYDGxXeJDScHx_QM1tDbdgpSaiJi_WYMzBspnUdsDM5rYHQtYWsDkoBZwUWOcrQfjgGrAYROi3F9UddSwmDzabhVYdv0Ya2f_szWzzypK-26-GWE/w272-h640/20240126_143109_001.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjkLYXUXKU8sjMCRRz-bviPlNzR2QA7iH7qRU021-qc4rFZwTJtiKyJLDW-dX8mJ5hIXzXdXjb-kyuZD91dLKp8dvne9gTPr6EkBlgHu9hK_P-IRLcHqKhyxn3LrCJYp0eHhXfi4Srp2aH0E-ceyyw1NPLlHEb3wCD2YPzCAArDz0yRQmQS-mJiRsG7X0/s4128/20240126_142957.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjkLYXUXKU8sjMCRRz-bviPlNzR2QA7iH7qRU021-qc4rFZwTJtiKyJLDW-dX8mJ5hIXzXdXjb-kyuZD91dLKp8dvne9gTPr6EkBlgHu9hK_P-IRLcHqKhyxn3LrCJYp0eHhXfi4Srp2aH0E-ceyyw1NPLlHEb3wCD2YPzCAArDz0yRQmQS-mJiRsG7X0/w288-h640/20240126_142957.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Earrings and pendant pre-loved.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I finally went into town to get my eyebrows down and ran a couple of errands whilst I was there. Once home I lit the fire and we chilled out all evening. I finished the last book on the last TBR pile I showed you before and which also included the addition of two Christmas present books. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyiVZRXG_VxejrisvppZGJTCOz6A_1Fvuwq-tq0xmZPP5_VpOYGsDsObGxCHVzJyaev0qSeuz34ynXzU0DK66GNJJI-2GMWC52Pk-XSrSt7wjnoJ5W0H4uPLAurY6WMCsvivVa-eRQpBAs-IAXhSg1_FLTDF5p-XoxsFpSWiGjFVNJrpklzvr8ytGhXa9u/s1836/original_34e1cff1-2ef3-48b0-9eaa-ceb524a9dee4_20240127_190357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1725" data-original-width="1836" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyiVZRXG_VxejrisvppZGJTCOz6A_1Fvuwq-tq0xmZPP5_VpOYGsDsObGxCHVzJyaev0qSeuz34ynXzU0DK66GNJJI-2GMWC52Pk-XSrSt7wjnoJ5W0H4uPLAurY6WMCsvivVa-eRQpBAs-IAXhSg1_FLTDF5p-XoxsFpSWiGjFVNJrpklzvr8ytGhXa9u/w640-h602/original_34e1cff1-2ef3-48b0-9eaa-ceb524a9dee4_20240127_190357.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is my latest TBR pile which in future I'm going to extend to 7 to included a detective or crime novel. The two non-fiction books in this pile both biographies; were inspired by listening to a 'Slightly Foxed' podcast about the author Dodie Smith; ('I Capture the Castle' (one of my all time favourite books) '101 Dalmations' etc) whose biography was written by Valerie Grove. Valerie Grove had also written a biography of Kaye Webb who was the publisher of the Puffin children's book series and founder of the 'Puffin Club'. I found both books quite cheaply online, but I'm starting with 'The Hare and the Tortoise' by Elizabeth Jenkins which is one of two modern Virago books; I'll have to remember include a green (classic) Virago as well in my next TBR pile...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjnMlfFvBNgMyfpe407y3ntGFJxSxlmre3W3LerYRHt-0mC9Nz-y6WbB7DNBado7-4Z0Nc49g_UlRuHM4yeYMnfLtTfUkKVntI6vQYxbK_KB_Ff78GDBVsnFHSzDBLvjZImErVEc9ygBaOZUAI_7nfUpejOb42cqY_9Ue1dhNv9DpTHJYHZgyWpwZ3FNR/s2046/20240127_125252-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHjnMlfFvBNgMyfpe407y3ntGFJxSxlmre3W3LerYRHt-0mC9Nz-y6WbB7DNBado7-4Z0Nc49g_UlRuHM4yeYMnfLtTfUkKVntI6vQYxbK_KB_Ff78GDBVsnFHSzDBLvjZImErVEc9ygBaOZUAI_7nfUpejOb42cqY_9Ue1dhNv9DpTHJYHZgyWpwZ3FNR/w640-h480/20240127_125252-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I never expected to enjoy myself as much as I did on Saturday afternoon. I took youngest grandson and two team mates to play a basketball match in Stevenage. I know nothing about basketball, not even the rules and have never watched a game before. My goodness it was exciting and very fast moving! I took quite a few photos but because he (No.10) was moving they were mostly blurry. The one below is from the warm up. Grandson's team won by a healthy margin, I'm pleased to say.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dRJhEKtBWY188xqMfDwaysRlMmq9yjkFuVBOEm6_meLzmx2oyoRQp1_AJEhpfubRFa1dHmzatlgus7zLJhIPSmSx_M76917x8slYFHX25-qdxlGZT6idlNbF40lTR679IXPz0JotDTnKvaw3tGlaCOdAuU-i6hRd57jkA7gJZbKxN5HXfMA1sP0QUXOc/s4080/20240127_124831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6dRJhEKtBWY188xqMfDwaysRlMmq9yjkFuVBOEm6_meLzmx2oyoRQp1_AJEhpfubRFa1dHmzatlgus7zLJhIPSmSx_M76917x8slYFHX25-qdxlGZT6idlNbF40lTR679IXPz0JotDTnKvaw3tGlaCOdAuU-i6hRd57jkA7gJZbKxN5HXfMA1sP0QUXOc/w640-h288/20240127_124831.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_VgFvl7XVfGLNEalwepIOmmXpxPMOuEQ9RuTplwK0rmDOCqwbgIgO6Pnn2wfogSnTF0vX8CEdXjj9b3UD8YM_a0MZfTqhZPLBWSMcrdg0RbpWeAL2qh10YU0PMGuSq1lakQvfb7G8XF01SRpOxqhHQvx7q5V42uV-d2h5EunDybIzxMcd8Hd4ryAwRZX/s2478/20240127_163920_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2478" data-original-width="1093" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_VgFvl7XVfGLNEalwepIOmmXpxPMOuEQ9RuTplwK0rmDOCqwbgIgO6Pnn2wfogSnTF0vX8CEdXjj9b3UD8YM_a0MZfTqhZPLBWSMcrdg0RbpWeAL2qh10YU0PMGuSq1lakQvfb7G8XF01SRpOxqhHQvx7q5V42uV-d2h5EunDybIzxMcd8Hd4ryAwRZX/w282-h640/20240127_163920_001.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I didn't have time for outfit photos in the morning and waited until I got home from the match by which time the light was fading fast.The photos are a bit rubbish, I'm afraid. Latest pendant find and all jewellery pre-loved. Pre-loved dress by Zara and pre-loved boots and suede jacket. Floral tights gift from daughter. I wore a mustard cross body bag to match the dress but forgot to include it in the photo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBT0KB96wIYVWvHnsbuKQnIPaBAkBZcTz449jI65Xc_7HtEeK4SWC0uCiSIOlnAZwrKZsMaroxFbJ25lVoRTQ1-wc0DvKbbwlWruDUDhbcOcMHPKAsdpMYsSgqFSvTW0tn5KTcBm3b7-DtqjZTN1MPZMhACganInmXD2qIOkdl6e2pCuTcbQctdX4UwL7d/s2482/20240127_163703_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2482" data-original-width="1042" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBT0KB96wIYVWvHnsbuKQnIPaBAkBZcTz449jI65Xc_7HtEeK4SWC0uCiSIOlnAZwrKZsMaroxFbJ25lVoRTQ1-wc0DvKbbwlWruDUDhbcOcMHPKAsdpMYsSgqFSvTW0tn5KTcBm3b7-DtqjZTN1MPZMhACganInmXD2qIOkdl6e2pCuTcbQctdX4UwL7d/w268-h640/20240127_163703_001.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtzlPBYhzTeUmZzM-b79G_yHfKC-ORSCx9LmYSq0YH9M9mUW9qfAuCAj5fGK-ozXA9nePVikbDHTw8fYe3aHXgxZdX8zKz6mfiCuFN7xbgLlU0fUAU6q3-R6RJDG9GImq2kIBHB8kSPNAtkRpIOrI8WMVc_t2_tgj25O5FQFFSPb5_Nw-roZp0DhrT5ju/s4128/20240127_163633.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtzlPBYhzTeUmZzM-b79G_yHfKC-ORSCx9LmYSq0YH9M9mUW9qfAuCAj5fGK-ozXA9nePVikbDHTw8fYe3aHXgxZdX8zKz6mfiCuFN7xbgLlU0fUAU6q3-R6RJDG9GImq2kIBHB8kSPNAtkRpIOrI8WMVc_t2_tgj25O5FQFFSPb5_Nw-roZp0DhrT5ju/w288-h640/20240127_163633.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OH cooked dinner so I caught up with blogging. We began watching a French series called 'A French Case' about the unsolved murder of a 4 year old boy in France in 1980. I couldn't warm to any of the characters but it was a shocking indictment of how the media can distort the truth and ruin individual's lives.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFbzMwRhcdPvEsrCjjdP2W3kiM7GlauhZvy-DDS-zvoc0B4frcxhcADHq053O2IVYp3auKcwHe8fKxIPepH3rq87jnbFAGnO2ODTd3zKOpzOAWIEoYkOfUaStK1PX5eT71zJG0rmYnV1MNzOrpytORUtZbv2J0DIZCadaxc7ACfjbZF7Sf0nieC6H5tS_/s1160/84226ab8-6e84-4ba6-8be9-23f431a13c5f.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="1160" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFbzMwRhcdPvEsrCjjdP2W3kiM7GlauhZvy-DDS-zvoc0B4frcxhcADHq053O2IVYp3auKcwHe8fKxIPepH3rq87jnbFAGnO2ODTd3zKOpzOAWIEoYkOfUaStK1PX5eT71zJG0rmYnV1MNzOrpytORUtZbv2J0DIZCadaxc7ACfjbZF7Sf0nieC6H5tS_/w640-h360/84226ab8-6e84-4ba6-8be9-23f431a13c5f.webp" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> I was a bit late for swimming in the morning and only managed 40 laps but that's better than nothing. As a woman I was talking to in the pool said; 'you feel so much better after the swim' - she was put off by the overnight frost; having to scrape the windscreen etc but I have no excuse as it's a six minute walk from my house...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We took advantage of the free 'open day' at the Shuttleworth Estate in Old Warden on Sunday afternoon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEifdJ_xOfHs6Nn2DhAmkLAukMY5vpm-q0B5EpG3I6METVtErGYXXKxJjnJuliByXBGAgCknRtPJz3hV9l3XirBRplOE7Cdo77T0mPGQYqgl-9ray9i9w_v4I-jmNPxzU8LB7QrZGajWn3IHu9fzKmbHtY6wjVtTkq2Si0x8Az4sVNnRD96MFRcfaeRWaaBx/s4080/20240128_124210.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdJ_xOfHs6Nn2DhAmkLAukMY5vpm-q0B5EpG3I6METVtErGYXXKxJjnJuliByXBGAgCknRtPJz3hV9l3XirBRplOE7Cdo77T0mPGQYqgl-9ray9i9w_v4I-jmNPxzU8LB7QrZGajWn3IHu9fzKmbHtY6wjVtTkq2Si0x8Az4sVNnRD96MFRcfaeRWaaBx/w288-h640/20240128_124210.jpg" width="288" /></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;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #6d6d6d; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In 1872, Joseph Shuttleworth bought Old Warden Estate. The original red brick manor house, which was built by the Ongley family, was pulled down, the architect Henry Clutton, a prominent Victorian architect, was commissioned to design the House you see below. <a href="https://www.shuttleworth.org/explore/house/">SOURCE</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #6d6d6d; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBOapjHinriGqUuEdYPu1B6Z5i2b4O2If4b790NnhESSIpJiQnJCbeoNetei8PV6SWZRYiepSVpV_eXzQU8bLImiSjGPOirgs-R-DsBAyFUX0q0KjeGunYiskhl9SR8ZGpYLNkhBb9M49zp3izbvgGI4BZFpogJwDN__wFdCLwEb-SVTG7IoXTqMbRDzF/s2365/20240128_124438.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2365" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFBOapjHinriGqUuEdYPu1B6Z5i2b4O2If4b790NnhESSIpJiQnJCbeoNetei8PV6SWZRYiepSVpV_eXzQU8bLImiSjGPOirgs-R-DsBAyFUX0q0KjeGunYiskhl9SR8ZGpYLNkhBb9M49zp3izbvgGI4BZFpogJwDN__wFdCLwEb-SVTG7IoXTqMbRDzF/w640-h312/20240128_124438.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7adNCI1ozAP-QFOKbjwO8B-_VvvatFIL4z7Vo8EHPgmiFjnUewuxdMt9iHIkleSCLb-u2xrxdt_vCgt8SjxPcs5Xv7z9FIlwyHWgE_aZ6QScgyhClgHsmmh-vk6iPAbqNY85gZXtEOocfwdJa2Aq3QizgGmrFbHLWo85Clz5uN7mV9LQ2N8JZrnnCWQK/s3272/20240128_124511.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3272" data-original-width="1772" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7adNCI1ozAP-QFOKbjwO8B-_VvvatFIL4z7Vo8EHPgmiFjnUewuxdMt9iHIkleSCLb-u2xrxdt_vCgt8SjxPcs5Xv7z9FIlwyHWgE_aZ6QScgyhClgHsmmh-vk6iPAbqNY85gZXtEOocfwdJa2Aq3QizgGmrFbHLWo85Clz5uN7mV9LQ2N8JZrnnCWQK/w346-h640/20240128_124511.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A modest entrance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJHCQA4xHIKTHklmWanzgJtIhnz-XZ0dVs0gY39yYIlbjv29Byf9eoJXDNrNKB3ParhWaIRSej7MnL74lIC8oQEcPN8wviwQ4bierRZWHNovg4UWFtE45p2tptYLZzhT1l5qO9E7D6cC0Bdr-soBqJ5QDwN_UXKCSi86d8LbeLAKb220J71sw6Jkcjcnc/s4080/20240128_124746.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSJHCQA4xHIKTHklmWanzgJtIhnz-XZ0dVs0gY39yYIlbjv29Byf9eoJXDNrNKB3ParhWaIRSej7MnL74lIC8oQEcPN8wviwQ4bierRZWHNovg4UWFtE45p2tptYLZzhT1l5qO9E7D6cC0Bdr-soBqJ5QDwN_UXKCSi86d8LbeLAKb220J71sw6Jkcjcnc/w288-h640/20240128_124746.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The entrance hall.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLggK3CLBL0BWWX4it5eXIs9QVd2MXv3m-VaZEKZKslpRfRVwraA6RvyVg0xjEnuZgAtoGwOTwI8cIE-GF1IQJNnfKopPM3wRD8pPSaAOxuRCRZxSXjnaf0pnWtbmM87bUCAZTDKnarnJ0TRds_rGYAlPVbYyMrTi7x3ImGOrDnHjGJn_Vt96TUJ9hrAR/s4080/20240128_124830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPLggK3CLBL0BWWX4it5eXIs9QVd2MXv3m-VaZEKZKslpRfRVwraA6RvyVg0xjEnuZgAtoGwOTwI8cIE-GF1IQJNnfKopPM3wRD8pPSaAOxuRCRZxSXjnaf0pnWtbmM87bUCAZTDKnarnJ0TRds_rGYAlPVbYyMrTi7x3ImGOrDnHjGJn_Vt96TUJ9hrAR/w288-h640/20240128_124830.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This bookcase was beautifully enclosed within the wall of one of the rooms and jutted out only a few inches into the room. The house was panelled throughout in oak panelling; with oak doors, pediments and surrounds. The staircase was also made of oak and there were lots of dark gloomy paintings everywhere. The overall impression was one of gloom despite it being quite a bright day outside!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUEOwqdqQSoAjh-y8EuGnmkpvCiM6xum7iCQUxEUPyyWHKPkrc18Nn_obPQPES4ZUSw5t3aC3dqxZ3pi7Z6EVXt2BOom12vznGOvpm3BxO1mOQrWIJbHpXZ8FWhSStmBcHmywnM-A5ePXDaKjMZ3OJNual-e7MTpKURUs94fW5YKHc8bVaAC9idzziuLr/s4080/20240128_125153.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUEOwqdqQSoAjh-y8EuGnmkpvCiM6xum7iCQUxEUPyyWHKPkrc18Nn_obPQPES4ZUSw5t3aC3dqxZ3pi7Z6EVXt2BOom12vznGOvpm3BxO1mOQrWIJbHpXZ8FWhSStmBcHmywnM-A5ePXDaKjMZ3OJNual-e7MTpKURUs94fW5YKHc8bVaAC9idzziuLr/w288-h640/20240128_125153.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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There's even a keyhole in the middle panel...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBaJx8Oizg27aJVTW1LezasuSXdJKB-fr5m9nHbW9eu8l78AKPhyIp9QgXsUlG3MAqJeeAw6W5KQRCzd7A5NP-XWPUzi7aH_mIvHRNu3gA8FcGUy8qCp3Kdt7j3I8z1hyGeeFHileIJdSYWxTNRVFCLjkLOxEXEuVuFyNRmpQbF_WN_iMNK0LylWsBr1w/s2560/20240128_125919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibBaJx8Oizg27aJVTW1LezasuSXdJKB-fr5m9nHbW9eu8l78AKPhyIp9QgXsUlG3MAqJeeAw6W5KQRCzd7A5NP-XWPUzi7aH_mIvHRNu3gA8FcGUy8qCp3Kdt7j3I8z1hyGeeFHileIJdSYWxTNRVFCLjkLOxEXEuVuFyNRmpQbF_WN_iMNK0LylWsBr1w/w640-h288/20240128_125919.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Pet's portrait corner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhHkrOTP7hTmjnNuORANzFfJul3FA9VsDEPyq7voEwm_cO3hpi9ZywK62Y9M3mggiqoXA0oc88TZCwZc2suWWSVBzUVdnpW8FgakbNDFd1kR5LEyOc_ZnpY9mMmBhboY7OLwkFV8wHvTCCn7-O7XIuN4086xHm_Zvwy1mH-gRZZv9yHW66Abjt2yCD3wAVA/s2560/20240128_130111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkrOTP7hTmjnNuORANzFfJul3FA9VsDEPyq7voEwm_cO3hpi9ZywK62Y9M3mggiqoXA0oc88TZCwZc2suWWSVBzUVdnpW8FgakbNDFd1kR5LEyOc_ZnpY9mMmBhboY7OLwkFV8wHvTCCn7-O7XIuN4086xHm_Zvwy1mH-gRZZv9yHW66Abjt2yCD3wAVA/w640-h288/20240128_130111.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8Oh7GZg1jRgL_HIKhBRPbFhX31VzcgWG07K36oa5m7DeJd_Da4E6u0etw_Qrju-e-QjUrQpkRt2U2iwf7-jQJFsOMK8Xtzxg2K2kQ0MtBB_Yj5WadoILUAHOE9AZSrJ9NB4iroFSlDYzlrh6Hv89SUhyefCo2b-9LXo5pdvZzccbhago_dYvj6p3NvKs/s4080/20240128_130505.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8Oh7GZg1jRgL_HIKhBRPbFhX31VzcgWG07K36oa5m7DeJd_Da4E6u0etw_Qrju-e-QjUrQpkRt2U2iwf7-jQJFsOMK8Xtzxg2K2kQ0MtBB_Yj5WadoILUAHOE9AZSrJ9NB4iroFSlDYzlrh6Hv89SUhyefCo2b-9LXo5pdvZzccbhago_dYvj6p3NvKs/w288-h640/20240128_130505.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8FC6i_orBsaboZaABdDnMEeI9CqVcdwRtAQWRnulixo8xxsLODsigKAiGpmXrlppUdxSM4qWVW9aQ-U_pwfectrcEScAd1jz19CJrHoMh-3Q2B8dAZ1n_ikmbIGRc0Tj0HF6tp0AvQnJNwbVAOUsgB3pX3VtaDm9jFhDL8QkFVcKSiMvR8O37MUSsNIZ/s4080/20240128_130540.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8FC6i_orBsaboZaABdDnMEeI9CqVcdwRtAQWRnulixo8xxsLODsigKAiGpmXrlppUdxSM4qWVW9aQ-U_pwfectrcEScAd1jz19CJrHoMh-3Q2B8dAZ1n_ikmbIGRc0Tj0HF6tp0AvQnJNwbVAOUsgB3pX3VtaDm9jFhDL8QkFVcKSiMvR8O37MUSsNIZ/w288-h640/20240128_130540.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKLjG5MV_lKeTsR8UJf9xM-pYWosnqep8P4UagAjcoUQ_JZbb0QcKAjW_iw0WaYSUCgnb7BvynezjgIv3OWGaO3n4FHZ4GBXMYaQZeh8jA7KmewchOvquYRCjcwb7CYOt27MpKBPJqcBsdDzpfTXbPFdNCLXjMqVdJ1I3EzJMXwvcj95ENFPDNDdLT0q2c/s2580/20240128_130803.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2580" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKLjG5MV_lKeTsR8UJf9xM-pYWosnqep8P4UagAjcoUQ_JZbb0QcKAjW_iw0WaYSUCgnb7BvynezjgIv3OWGaO3n4FHZ4GBXMYaQZeh8jA7KmewchOvquYRCjcwb7CYOt27MpKBPJqcBsdDzpfTXbPFdNCLXjMqVdJ1I3EzJMXwvcj95ENFPDNDdLT0q2c/w456-h640/20240128_130803.jpg" width="456" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> I loved the painted panel over the door.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Only the downstairs rooms were open to the public and once once we'd looked around we then went for a walk around some of the estate. This is the summer house quite close to the house and there is also a lake; a sculpture </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">garden;a play ground and a Swiss garden. We never found the entrance to the sculpture garden and it may have been part of the Swiss garden which required paid entry and was only accessible from the Visitors Centre. We will come back and visit the Swiss garden, but want to wait a few more weeks to see the spring flowers and we'd like to revisit the Shuttleworth Collection of vehicles - well, OH does!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmxG_lqvR35LEoe3YHDAIlz4DMSZ_Y_v78quphapS1Zf5pghbonsxn3G9ZurOraifG46xoJyoWJEF5DTT7RnWz7mFrhK9UEKXk0Ry0tSLGYFVJaxBBRTfGqAWuDhdWWtvlZbtik9NCcxfsJuH44G7mM7n_65vYMma-XsAwNa3YC_MAPKt9G4ryUvTrOot/s4080/20240128_141756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJmxG_lqvR35LEoe3YHDAIlz4DMSZ_Y_v78quphapS1Zf5pghbonsxn3G9ZurOraifG46xoJyoWJEF5DTT7RnWz7mFrhK9UEKXk0Ry0tSLGYFVJaxBBRTfGqAWuDhdWWtvlZbtik9NCcxfsJuH44G7mM7n_65vYMma-XsAwNa3YC_MAPKt9G4ryUvTrOot/w288-h640/20240128_141756.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Shuttleworth also has an agricultural college set into its 875 acres. OH and I walked 3 miles and stopped at the Visitor's centre for some coffee and cake. It was a very pleasant way to spend a Sunday afternoon and we'd do the house cleaning tomorrow.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhi32qYIuZkhwNmua6Z6yR0eRS40OLu244eKGCE4iCrW1ZFyHNzYEx9sWYxlaX4rYYdbX03HyKENtw7Xoi5STujDjmptRka8YiH2yDURGjkcvcQQ429GG8eMq5HcViShgnWfLQEXLSlEoxWebTLS2I3J9ONj9AqgadKgwpWwIOhZaOOnizTDHeSlI-wkmIh/s2597/20240129_092038_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2597" data-original-width="1137" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi32qYIuZkhwNmua6Z6yR0eRS40OLu244eKGCE4iCrW1ZFyHNzYEx9sWYxlaX4rYYdbX03HyKENtw7Xoi5STujDjmptRka8YiH2yDURGjkcvcQQ429GG8eMq5HcViShgnWfLQEXLSlEoxWebTLS2I3J9ONj9AqgadKgwpWwIOhZaOOnizTDHeSlI-wkmIh/w280-h640/20240129_092038_001.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A very mild day on Monday. Everything I wore to volunteer at Barnardo's on Monday morning was pre-loved except for the boots. Skirt by East; blouse; the second of two I bought at vintage kilo sale in the Corn Exchange in Bedford a few years back. The tank top is by F&F.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNDceO-8VgZXzXexZuJwf5ajdWLSViHtLp3CtFTV_Qh83152Fu371wahGqOCp6O49FZYRaz4FYKlt5z1duQDmB1T6rhH_U0kduzr2yk0VgbCKp2rbPdmifx1Aj6GxkL4JWROqF8YOWm4kM-UjvXPjjcpxD4tf6zWchF5INMUMpMQ4FL9quVFUWmUXI3Hu/s2659/20240129_092035_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2659" data-original-width="1192" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNDceO-8VgZXzXexZuJwf5ajdWLSViHtLp3CtFTV_Qh83152Fu371wahGqOCp6O49FZYRaz4FYKlt5z1duQDmB1T6rhH_U0kduzr2yk0VgbCKp2rbPdmifx1Aj6GxkL4JWROqF8YOWm4kM-UjvXPjjcpxD4tf6zWchF5INMUMpMQ4FL9quVFUWmUXI3Hu/w286-h640/20240129_092035_001.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eoiM-VywdJ66HFHMQmjjsbM6zj9WUs534ik_5z7JuM9eUFMiJdqxUdl8j70YUsc-2bt_3jT0j01C7Oe6G9yLPd8JTOUnLbPRNoWd38JNKPYNMqpnO8olxr85FQyzbi8qnhrlyv7vmP7T-atX-7U7NF0al8qKOmqF6A9HlgKZGbFExkOwb2zXoSPwhrhu/s2516/20240129_091907_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2516" data-original-width="1283" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eoiM-VywdJ66HFHMQmjjsbM6zj9WUs534ik_5z7JuM9eUFMiJdqxUdl8j70YUsc-2bt_3jT0j01C7Oe6G9yLPd8JTOUnLbPRNoWd38JNKPYNMqpnO8olxr85FQyzbi8qnhrlyv7vmP7T-atX-7U7NF0al8qKOmqF6A9HlgKZGbFExkOwb2zXoSPwhrhu/w326-h640/20240129_091907_001.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oAoUCMlDeO42ErdRZKjHkRyFBQQSiuGd687mcAOQUfDJrUUBwI0DwOLN96eYLdjfBUIs9n-VY7PfvmO9NwNuti0PLnM9dxzH4Lc0FQH_CkkQq3fm4ws98J0DHUN58rb7QTMLn9Rg0cmxM5_TlHdLfo8OAMjqmqcmWjFz0A7Dl0LAA2lv8fIdJA3JpGA6/s4128/20240129_091826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2oAoUCMlDeO42ErdRZKjHkRyFBQQSiuGd687mcAOQUfDJrUUBwI0DwOLN96eYLdjfBUIs9n-VY7PfvmO9NwNuti0PLnM9dxzH4Lc0FQH_CkkQq3fm4ws98J0DHUN58rb7QTMLn9Rg0cmxM5_TlHdLfo8OAMjqmqcmWjFz0A7Dl0LAA2lv8fIdJA3JpGA6/w288-h640/20240129_091826.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I ploughed my way through a mountain of donations and served customers. The mountain was just a little hump by the time I left so I was feeling very pleased with myself. Once home I joined OH in doing the housework and then caught up with blog land. OH cooked dinner. On Tuesday we'll be eating out with my daughter, her partner and the youngest grandson. She's graduating from her Master's degree and after the ceremony (OH and I not attending she was only allowed 2 guests) we're going to Kettering to meet up with my brothers and go out for an evening meal. I'm very proud of her. It's not easy to work full time, study, run a home and bring up children - all at the same time. I know; I've done it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiEohyphenhyphenbVfVfwTBBq5DQ_T_i68ehPJnf509_2725YUQPsEWgHSiilNL9TToT8wjmtSHz-Q5OvXhey45JTAoYa6m0hW7vCA-acsTqT_BTGCO-F-c0HA_zkGiitDCEkIa3Rq014EuEujr6wYVf-n3vG6e2jMJa1oBqawmMfxTPGQ7DengP_O7OCKNexcdiUWO-/s2744/20240130_115825_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2744" data-original-width="1069" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEohyphenhyphenbVfVfwTBBq5DQ_T_i68ehPJnf509_2725YUQPsEWgHSiilNL9TToT8wjmtSHz-Q5OvXhey45JTAoYa6m0hW7vCA-acsTqT_BTGCO-F-c0HA_zkGiitDCEkIa3Rq014EuEujr6wYVf-n3vG6e2jMJa1oBqawmMfxTPGQ7DengP_O7OCKNexcdiUWO-/w250-h640/20240130_115825_001.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">At the food bank on Tuesday I made up 18 Kettle packs which is all I had time for. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Then I went for a swim and swam 45 laps. Everything I wore was pre-loved; cropped trousers by White Stuff; top by Bershka and tank top same as yesterday's outfit. Boots retail., All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIF3Qi-hgwdf6BjcLUiXJt3f9cH0XpUMichMc3gNuWOOBfAwc6c_sEGKI2Q8vR1XGHhNQAd4H3UGJCPsW_QPDYL1zDC6ZCTpVgvJLNjzsI6cnzZOtNYIlXBavgHEhWYSKXZ7CH6chfqtzdxGvHg6XlT2Hwkr2cxG5_40aXtKzffCNBNZQqYMNTQwQR57rK/s2658/20240130_115812_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2658" data-original-width="1099" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIF3Qi-hgwdf6BjcLUiXJt3f9cH0XpUMichMc3gNuWOOBfAwc6c_sEGKI2Q8vR1XGHhNQAd4H3UGJCPsW_QPDYL1zDC6ZCTpVgvJLNjzsI6cnzZOtNYIlXBavgHEhWYSKXZ7CH6chfqtzdxGvHg6XlT2Hwkr2cxG5_40aXtKzffCNBNZQqYMNTQwQR57rK/w264-h640/20240130_115812_001.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk61mFsnFiG0tHmvQYrCrGvSgIAz2mrEg3BCanzF2W9nya-2oNe9YOgbbiLjw6X7WXpVP1dcA_KVZOgBOcZu1G04pYJdy3a9IuugH5KVME6G769JtiJS03L2LVY2IO5oHhvsZvfvklv4FuXWzFZTaXDEn4Z0Q_mcANmEM0cjpEa7i78eamsOhJsLfKuuzo/s2785/20240130_115832_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2785" data-original-width="1223" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk61mFsnFiG0tHmvQYrCrGvSgIAz2mrEg3BCanzF2W9nya-2oNe9YOgbbiLjw6X7WXpVP1dcA_KVZOgBOcZu1G04pYJdy3a9IuugH5KVME6G769JtiJS03L2LVY2IO5oHhvsZvfvklv4FuXWzFZTaXDEn4Z0Q_mcANmEM0cjpEa7i78eamsOhJsLfKuuzo/w282-h640/20240130_115832_001.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I stayed in the same clothes for the evening meal which was made even better as my eldest grandson managed to make it. We had a lovely evening at the Red Lion in Cranford near Kettering.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgxy6HeoVwguV4sfBQH0s6XS1E2CLsTpMbIRlzzXiyJTm_sb1Jzs3OzwC5v_9KbwdJSivmNSG_QPmPhy8BYx78B5wQvwgn8bvoyQydqGq3sgydlnhLIrhV8tuq-93HLWcXFNa60xWhcgGzZwKrrX88XmqKoyWesMOBpJ5RlElYBEECWLb7zGV1j04aejn/s4128/20240130_115726.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgxy6HeoVwguV4sfBQH0s6XS1E2CLsTpMbIRlzzXiyJTm_sb1Jzs3OzwC5v_9KbwdJSivmNSG_QPmPhy8BYx78B5wQvwgn8bvoyQydqGq3sgydlnhLIrhV8tuq-93HLWcXFNa60xWhcgGzZwKrrX88XmqKoyWesMOBpJ5RlElYBEECWLb7zGV1j04aejn/w288-h640/20240130_115726.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OH and I started our day on Wednesday with a 6.25 mile walk. We went back to Renhold and explored one of the bridle paths we'd passed on our previous walk there. It was a bit soggy underfoot and OH didn't want to continue exploring, but I will go by myself another time and check it out.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I saw my first snowdrops of the year but couldn't take photos as I'd left my phone in the car; they were near the church where we checked to see if they had anymore quince jelly. They didn't. These photos were taken when I picked up some kindling at the farm shop on Thursday. They were just beside where I parked the car.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhfmbMg3vcprTKDtDREAu876ULCeh_ABzeKA4Refs3-5ANBTvFMltGHfit8Rn0syYAOoUErYKbmo9k21LDrYhKyLUyR53_eV3YUNb8s3wGl7qP5pteG5po_eX43FaGcOy4GQ_M4M2XJiiIE8OAhUiynNUUIckjqV6w47e0n2-VnMcVkkN8JYbRAZF7Elw0g/s1893/20240201_114312-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1421" data-original-width="1893" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmbMg3vcprTKDtDREAu876ULCeh_ABzeKA4Refs3-5ANBTvFMltGHfit8Rn0syYAOoUErYKbmo9k21LDrYhKyLUyR53_eV3YUNb8s3wGl7qP5pteG5po_eX43FaGcOy4GQ_M4M2XJiiIE8OAhUiynNUUIckjqV6w47e0n2-VnMcVkkN8JYbRAZF7Elw0g/w640-h480/20240201_114312-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We then went to Aldi where I picked up some items for the weekly shop. We had fish and chips for dinner as we were off out again that evening to the cinema to see 'The Holdovers'. Out for 2 nights in a row - very unusual for us!</span></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/AVvXsEhSmsWLVyt31-8wG1CcFqcFRjdk_-dNXWsP_2sHsFQ7x475ziFQ4cJK-dr2SnWi81Q82JQKoOFTby6yxX6hEzfgNbUwRjtFG3VivtppRP4Kl6Y1v53svutWUe65sUvymJ7cHO4n0uyTcEjUrPnJu1sMsAhm3gFXM1m8YFHufHv9WgmI0U42WWM5mmTVJ5HY/s2560/holdovers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmsWLVyt31-8wG1CcFqcFRjdk_-dNXWsP_2sHsFQ7x475ziFQ4cJK-dr2SnWi81Q82JQKoOFTby6yxX6hEzfgNbUwRjtFG3VivtppRP4Kl6Y1v53svutWUe65sUvymJ7cHO4n0uyTcEjUrPnJu1sMsAhm3gFXM1m8YFHufHv9WgmI0U42WWM5mmTVJ5HY/w480-h640/holdovers.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">An amusing and feel good film; we thoroughly enjoyed it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyx5sECrvj4rtXOceJo5owYlg70WT0hqMI9tyLCTW-k8RuCpXKjkAOLHGrq4v6alj5FIBGUKfzZThXE5IXTvn6c2hQwmoKhl1rhDB6Dq49HM919fVqMUJoeIkORqDd5y2tdgwoXkJXpDbT7OYEHjU9vYVpB9CyOhaJyajDV9HJQYu_xxIX6kLXk9jReBT/s4128/20240131_105728.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyx5sECrvj4rtXOceJo5owYlg70WT0hqMI9tyLCTW-k8RuCpXKjkAOLHGrq4v6alj5FIBGUKfzZThXE5IXTvn6c2hQwmoKhl1rhDB6Dq49HM919fVqMUJoeIkORqDd5y2tdgwoXkJXpDbT7OYEHjU9vYVpB9CyOhaJyajDV9HJQYu_xxIX6kLXk9jReBT/w288-h640/20240131_105728.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Wednesday's outfit - all pre-loved except boots as before. Skirt by M&S; polo neck by Zara. Brown leather jacket; a pre-loved replacement recently acquired.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyd-DPVK7951HxoYOwKxL7_-IzW9QNtSaktzkBpNALtZ5oeAt_ajJPugnmagtlXnqptA2l4ZP8w-8f1OpUcwbnpykByFFwKu27qtKvorT-pGnIryeDZ_0jKWCtBM-lYLYMXkA5DReTYbx5i_n6XNfnisMNwmdjApwbULda-uC03_l0qvzQupUVwVfxK-3/s2754/20240131_110037_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2754" data-original-width="1249" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyd-DPVK7951HxoYOwKxL7_-IzW9QNtSaktzkBpNALtZ5oeAt_ajJPugnmagtlXnqptA2l4ZP8w-8f1OpUcwbnpykByFFwKu27qtKvorT-pGnIryeDZ_0jKWCtBM-lYLYMXkA5DReTYbx5i_n6XNfnisMNwmdjApwbULda-uC03_l0qvzQupUVwVfxK-3/w290-h640/20240131_110037_002.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore this outfit to walk in with the addition of walking socks, walking boots and a sleeveless puffa jacket.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCVOW17V9ZbXL8f5fUUNfzMXdmlnnGWPlTW57OVYQgtokNIVvYXysjcKQTkPv-HcULySJNYWCpxT3qDYiQsJ0QE7eIFEMlxXsC-fNdgXuIZlCphXugXq24YdKBTslsQVOK4EWtHB90AliXUhL8F-W_0Pdx23ncxIrOMSr3-WXpdC08oAWGRZURUAYMhTP/s2413/20240131_105916_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2413" data-original-width="1241" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHCVOW17V9ZbXL8f5fUUNfzMXdmlnnGWPlTW57OVYQgtokNIVvYXysjcKQTkPv-HcULySJNYWCpxT3qDYiQsJ0QE7eIFEMlxXsC-fNdgXuIZlCphXugXq24YdKBTslsQVOK4EWtHB90AliXUhL8F-W_0Pdx23ncxIrOMSr3-WXpdC08oAWGRZURUAYMhTP/w330-h640/20240131_105916_001.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtOQcVi2HhEcydwL51d6SPLfQlxT1lic2o0Jb6qigFNNU7-Jb6tNz0b53imLXWRh1YhjiybrpuipxkLWYpMKiV-Bowi8fJVDDk2NCiGHd3aP330f6wYTIBeJeUWMsj83D1mW8jqdeotbVwlWYN0ixlWBM5fO1SmLHX-TUJabd2AD9ZDDqcFNYVvyPGjdNg/s2458/20240131_105845_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2458" data-original-width="1236" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtOQcVi2HhEcydwL51d6SPLfQlxT1lic2o0Jb6qigFNNU7-Jb6tNz0b53imLXWRh1YhjiybrpuipxkLWYpMKiV-Bowi8fJVDDk2NCiGHd3aP330f6wYTIBeJeUWMsj83D1mW8jqdeotbVwlWYN0ixlWBM5fO1SmLHX-TUJabd2AD9ZDDqcFNYVvyPGjdNg/w322-h640/20240131_105845_001.jpg" width="322" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thursday was a busy day as it nearly always is. I set off for the farm shop and then went to Lidl and Sainsburys. Once the shopping was put away I set off on a few errands; posting birthday cards to my son in Norfolk; buying some items in Savers and popping into a couple of charity shops; I bought a couple of small bowls. Just lately I'd managed to break almost all my small bowls.</span></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/AVvXsEj2Kys-h14Wbbx97cbDtejJBLlLPh0_W2Xzxp7oPBz1aa2KOyA1b9aPYO9qMkHQYsGaklGBM72Z_JCoOMbhBz02h72epCm_TG4Xdtp3_x27HXVwoVABFGDBr80pU3Mqq1vzRh0CjKWILQH9rgiJO1z1rHx-jebTu84bVoaNWxzbrqm6wZi4_vf33i-sizPy/s3428/20240201_141352_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3428" data-original-width="1254" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Kys-h14Wbbx97cbDtejJBLlLPh0_W2Xzxp7oPBz1aa2KOyA1b9aPYO9qMkHQYsGaklGBM72Z_JCoOMbhBz02h72epCm_TG4Xdtp3_x27HXVwoVABFGDBr80pU3Mqq1vzRh0CjKWILQH9rgiJO1z1rHx-jebTu84bVoaNWxzbrqm6wZi4_vf33i-sizPy/w234-h640/20240201_141352_001.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGUtr4zV0cGlXVvAcEHFUKKLLwjtwBuOK21_pVOKREqNGhPRJCraIvPpaklRtLMBZWiHXXju-mJBJPgilzYZ_cXtWyy2SXuPCE1TQPHzSnMkEHHHhOg1UJDfkcbeuZdu-ceGLw2YLka6fZLcLgxzHT-GirXtKgS6Bd1fWGXuVvA32vfWNdw9AXK1NDm6i/s2640/20240201_141310_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2640" data-original-width="1277" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHGUtr4zV0cGlXVvAcEHFUKKLLwjtwBuOK21_pVOKREqNGhPRJCraIvPpaklRtLMBZWiHXXju-mJBJPgilzYZ_cXtWyy2SXuPCE1TQPHzSnMkEHHHhOg1UJDfkcbeuZdu-ceGLw2YLka6fZLcLgxzHT-GirXtKgS6Bd1fWGXuVvA32vfWNdw9AXK1NDm6i/w310-h640/20240201_141310_001.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I made dinner for both grandsons and then took youngest grandson home as there was no basket ball practice that evening. I caught up with blogging and read one of my biographies from the TBR pile. I was finally able to add a 'Books Read 2024' page to the blog; I kept trying and eventually it worked.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6mV8Cn08WiUfBx1hyphenhyphen5l_UCol9UYmddqv60PcbPcQscm4e9_7CkgPea5HV4TFcwgredr6SWud0MNIveGFm6MDGkgtIFT8oY-Ie8xFZHUm_-BP56ptgetYwpCC-pAmkK8T4-5NY_3uGV-zmZXHyVfO7gUuLcaAJrIcnxMAdYmoNg5r-kvIT5iGxUGT4132/s2500/20240201_141308_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2500" data-original-width="1223" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6mV8Cn08WiUfBx1hyphenhyphen5l_UCol9UYmddqv60PcbPcQscm4e9_7CkgPea5HV4TFcwgredr6SWud0MNIveGFm6MDGkgtIFT8oY-Ie8xFZHUm_-BP56ptgetYwpCC-pAmkK8T4-5NY_3uGV-zmZXHyVfO7gUuLcaAJrIcnxMAdYmoNg5r-kvIT5iGxUGT4132/w314-h640/20240201_141308_001.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thursday's outfit. Everything pre-loved except the boots a local retail buy. Velvet needle cord skirt by M&S; shirt by M&Co; jumper by Tu.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgS1HuUJX_cLObYa4oNa-2-9GRn3nBskCvMftWaHVc5VWCaKlAX0j0cY4SecxAb-ByOdC5_99m8MKBTe5ZzRwvxC3b0Wshbk8Tm2sfqMJk0C8yGLyQw5bax4x2cLOa2lsRwHyRSDdTkqnpxhljDL_pTOwcx-cqWKboUPNgNj33FDYb6wjISCxErXA8UFJ/s4128/20240201_141218.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLgS1HuUJX_cLObYa4oNa-2-9GRn3nBskCvMftWaHVc5VWCaKlAX0j0cY4SecxAb-ByOdC5_99m8MKBTe5ZzRwvxC3b0Wshbk8Tm2sfqMJk0C8yGLyQw5bax4x2cLOa2lsRwHyRSDdTkqnpxhljDL_pTOwcx-cqWKboUPNgNj33FDYb6wjISCxErXA8UFJ/w288-h640/20240201_141218.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We had an early start on Friday morning catching the train to London for OH to recce a walk he'd wanted to do for a while. We started off from London Bridge station with the aim of walking to the Elephant and Castle. We ran out of time as were going to meet up with eldest grandson for a meal at his restaurant in the afternoon; so we'll come back and finish the recce another day. There was plenty to see though and here are some of the things that caught my fancy:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiL-w6UiujjVW_Mjs8qJNtiwnyNOU33jvat8uZB_jwHcJRtXUuRduIIZgWiwz1acMkQlhSc7AM954XekLFBY6NkwrdnV032Q0MboMadxL_89nGowv-a1-wkVQn8bHlGzBLDmU1vvxc2AnxrLmMpd1AGg6cBYFfBbZ-pr7ls77p1T3xqiAMkasvt0cxkeJwz/s4080/20240202_121924.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL-w6UiujjVW_Mjs8qJNtiwnyNOU33jvat8uZB_jwHcJRtXUuRduIIZgWiwz1acMkQlhSc7AM954XekLFBY6NkwrdnV032Q0MboMadxL_89nGowv-a1-wkVQn8bHlGzBLDmU1vvxc2AnxrLmMpd1AGg6cBYFfBbZ-pr7ls77p1T3xqiAMkasvt0cxkeJwz/w640-h288/20240202_121924.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Views from London Bridge - HMS Belfast below.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwiVa2ingCQljw-6b0-y_bIY-1vEYEFsqFaOq6nWyT8K8mPjqre0BmxafITUBW0Nb0e2pc3Ik3wDowpoQJhmNwwMGtrm9sugc5egNow7ePxEzLqEbknRjcvFb5MVOWA6tuXxCdT3cEjzpbycyamyV80I6gVw78aqHPNERJN6jeMW0alENH3J87P4D0VqD/s4080/20240202_122014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwiVa2ingCQljw-6b0-y_bIY-1vEYEFsqFaOq6nWyT8K8mPjqre0BmxafITUBW0Nb0e2pc3Ik3wDowpoQJhmNwwMGtrm9sugc5egNow7ePxEzLqEbknRjcvFb5MVOWA6tuXxCdT3cEjzpbycyamyV80I6gVw78aqHPNERJN6jeMW0alENH3J87P4D0VqD/w640-h288/20240202_122014.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jxMlNfCFWkDthcgq8jr0r3xs0d4r_8UMxrMYrBxVaLlHiALt0D-SXnBfsXx8GTIADMrNEwnluUU6tYz5N8ywW-8Muh13KashcJOv1kGFGsNXyrq-Y1hKA3tel_ayRx_96CHu2-vYkyB88A8MFf7kCzRCDC7vB15eZNsWp8N67NkS9NXvj_CvRpTdoBwL/s2093/20240202_121722.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2093" data-original-width="1810" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jxMlNfCFWkDthcgq8jr0r3xs0d4r_8UMxrMYrBxVaLlHiALt0D-SXnBfsXx8GTIADMrNEwnluUU6tYz5N8ywW-8Muh13KashcJOv1kGFGsNXyrq-Y1hKA3tel_ayRx_96CHu2-vYkyB88A8MFf7kCzRCDC7vB15eZNsWp8N67NkS9NXvj_CvRpTdoBwL/w554-h640/20240202_121722.jpg" width="554" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Southwark Cathedral - this was where my Master's Degree graduation took place in 1995 only I didn't attend...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3itBQaEP27m0wQze1Hshot-YpEs4NxoUwGHULUViCvfOOzklzN9NGMBJvCbhvYVRUalYuq_IDujxw5nLusIHBqGY6S20O9jivZ41IU77DsWnPWi-ofkNnqxeh1WPdXIYS6PxxccRi-q_HjAqV7PmRcLU0uJcU1uhniDY7razYI94VuU3ha8Irugq9uel/s4080/20240202_125710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi3itBQaEP27m0wQze1Hshot-YpEs4NxoUwGHULUViCvfOOzklzN9NGMBJvCbhvYVRUalYuq_IDujxw5nLusIHBqGY6S20O9jivZ41IU77DsWnPWi-ofkNnqxeh1WPdXIYS6PxxccRi-q_HjAqV7PmRcLU0uJcU1uhniDY7razYI94VuU3ha8Irugq9uel/w288-h640/20240202_125710.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Monument</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UWaWxbyc0oZwnOWQXkOQz-ApuG7nqBm6SHbrVa5zbvy_jgG9UNE3Phg-_WeidGxU_UW4BO83N6JYQCLWK0hfFOzQqJO2hYnCFJ91DB0jjHcmY0fRuccESVmZzxW-ufmYPnGD2KzHYrgqRQpFO6orPkITR9tKNJHJV-QW92KlwzPGytcDWswWMdg0ArVp/s2784/20240202_130127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0UWaWxbyc0oZwnOWQXkOQz-ApuG7nqBm6SHbrVa5zbvy_jgG9UNE3Phg-_WeidGxU_UW4BO83N6JYQCLWK0hfFOzQqJO2hYnCFJ91DB0jjHcmY0fRuccESVmZzxW-ufmYPnGD2KzHYrgqRQpFO6orPkITR9tKNJHJV-QW92KlwzPGytcDWswWMdg0ArVp/w422-h640/20240202_130127.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I loved the stone carvings of camels above this record shop on Eastcheap. I worked in a building in Eastcheap in 1971 for the Three Tees Agency; an employment agency for typists, telephonists and telex operators. I couldn't have picked out the building on Friday even if my life depended on it; the area has changed so much. It was most likely demolished to make way for one of the many new buildings that have since sprung up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjMGvQrLZZTsWBMeai-cglX3bqU96028LCWP9zBUPn8rZY6GtXsyniL0o9kdxnVIMyhmFlJamfkkTzUzgQJwjIswmjfrPG2Qja8Y5pV-2RulsJ48kkTcgPwofg6ah4ntoREERQIVBVcxVa1HlRrEwWp_B-Ubv-gMD-_BgFnrBw2iSyLJqm3I6mykVayRhIC/s4080/20240202_130236.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGvQrLZZTsWBMeai-cglX3bqU96028LCWP9zBUPn8rZY6GtXsyniL0o9kdxnVIMyhmFlJamfkkTzUzgQJwjIswmjfrPG2Qja8Y5pV-2RulsJ48kkTcgPwofg6ah4ntoREERQIVBVcxVa1HlRrEwWp_B-Ubv-gMD-_BgFnrBw2iSyLJqm3I6mykVayRhIC/w288-h640/20240202_130236.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Wonderful Victorian gothic architecture.</span></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/AVvXsEiSk0GirqOLSfZQ79xL8sonAX1UObJY8PJXY3dcTBZe_XUmOAHKlKwzpT3Ya41CgkMfUU7aOwKTGOHm0ngkmsfRGFlDvt0r4RYmkO-1OfydoFmPEGtiFprUGVnyiBmG3t2m9qlJbXIuIl3ctJib7HvV8kiy1gjTMAFllN_EHh6opuSkl5aKJQ0Rm4DT2bz7/s4080/20240202_130652.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSk0GirqOLSfZQ79xL8sonAX1UObJY8PJXY3dcTBZe_XUmOAHKlKwzpT3Ya41CgkMfUU7aOwKTGOHm0ngkmsfRGFlDvt0r4RYmkO-1OfydoFmPEGtiFprUGVnyiBmG3t2m9qlJbXIuIl3ctJib7HvV8kiy1gjTMAFllN_EHh6opuSkl5aKJQ0Rm4DT2bz7/w288-h640/20240202_130652.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Above and below All Hallow's by the Tower.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgk5f9T-gEw5CCXSy1pyHgglqW0VxMSzh3tmLkJa1zowZFh_UixcEdgoVIueY1L_zqzeuM2vnHkyiipR2KtVeub1V_PJyOReDNKRRg1buZnY2LjSTY7bOudrfcsQdkMO-OCNFXgGWOxKXOwjXNCh5vJxD6izubUm9aQPFjc7bnmGujBdlOSSMqkknOGfzj/s4080/20240202_131053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgk5f9T-gEw5CCXSy1pyHgglqW0VxMSzh3tmLkJa1zowZFh_UixcEdgoVIueY1L_zqzeuM2vnHkyiipR2KtVeub1V_PJyOReDNKRRg1buZnY2LjSTY7bOudrfcsQdkMO-OCNFXgGWOxKXOwjXNCh5vJxD6izubUm9aQPFjc7bnmGujBdlOSSMqkknOGfzj/w640-h288/20240202_131053.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">You know I love a church photo...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQEyBvrGZvYy23EQ3UAL1lfypR6Zojyif_fxL_Tk0A_iokJTMRMTea1j7UNJIy6uUxNoO4FBvljVRsg5jkTb3_BcQs6AFSdp8wUeHc8zm5w0WO5D6FnPUvyeH7sRWY5QRd72ueYtfvlqdK8FxR-8MTDLi3cU7IM5aqN6ziAbJTFGE46RgPa340n38hdrk/s2531/20240202_132243.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1029" data-original-width="2531" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQEyBvrGZvYy23EQ3UAL1lfypR6Zojyif_fxL_Tk0A_iokJTMRMTea1j7UNJIy6uUxNoO4FBvljVRsg5jkTb3_BcQs6AFSdp8wUeHc8zm5w0WO5D6FnPUvyeH7sRWY5QRd72ueYtfvlqdK8FxR-8MTDLi3cU7IM5aqN6ziAbJTFGE46RgPa340n38hdrk/w640-h260/20240202_132243.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Ibex building built in 1935.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjLp58Aj216F-_7LYpvciDFdvvWGeS2BbnZ9zg0SBqCOegAxp34ipSYXM5qdMtjyDLbUj_Y8Xn0iT8k9HfDJouH97UdGKCMNC7SL-nC4GgqoeWKxGSPH2_KGjoGkTyDuSue4CKZQz-DAFAhrhY2HPeomfFZz6uFRn72dOsCbqZyzZJTrSk6rvZ9U5o76Kbl/s4080/20240202_134407.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1532" data-original-width="4080" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLp58Aj216F-_7LYpvciDFdvvWGeS2BbnZ9zg0SBqCOegAxp34ipSYXM5qdMtjyDLbUj_Y8Xn0iT8k9HfDJouH97UdGKCMNC7SL-nC4GgqoeWKxGSPH2_KGjoGkTyDuSue4CKZQz-DAFAhrhY2HPeomfFZz6uFRn72dOsCbqZyzZJTrSk6rvZ9U5o76Kbl/w640-h240/20240202_134407.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Tower of London and The Shard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwJ-L49jw5oTOVKF5pRE8OkjINV1yTsSm-iJN6YfHiGCpzCi-esbA4x4cmfwPdpdaT4bF3r3YUBL3_ph9ywSdBDeqIM7-kFBGWYJkwxPZyrxoR8K8N6Df5YSKv0EnhS5ycFo9O-bcYldRIHBMPVkQ-hU5nPJ28zaajsXRRAU8R3dIfCJyzbiRCqBh41px/s2560/20240202_134554.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwJ-L49jw5oTOVKF5pRE8OkjINV1yTsSm-iJN6YfHiGCpzCi-esbA4x4cmfwPdpdaT4bF3r3YUBL3_ph9ywSdBDeqIM7-kFBGWYJkwxPZyrxoR8K8N6Df5YSKv0EnhS5ycFo9O-bcYldRIHBMPVkQ-hU5nPJ28zaajsXRRAU8R3dIfCJyzbiRCqBh41px/w288-h640/20240202_134554.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Tower Bridge - we walked across it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjaWMQzNRRNBsaZzDV3vEnMKEo9HUUjkk8nWz0BCbgi6Nmu6xEQh-cXR_3N_aG0N0LIbwV_AhV0sd4knf3fQUBDgMA93YR8su-L-oHQY0esOVBmQsGbHm6oBLgsZeODT4swF74FfR7gIcbk5su1zk24VX0NErjuD3KnJO7de1RTHF5YYEAKoeRkIPCubM/s3855/20240202_134939.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3855" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMjaWMQzNRRNBsaZzDV3vEnMKEo9HUUjkk8nWz0BCbgi6Nmu6xEQh-cXR_3N_aG0N0LIbwV_AhV0sd4knf3fQUBDgMA93YR8su-L-oHQY0esOVBmQsGbHm6oBLgsZeODT4swF74FfR7gIcbk5su1zk24VX0NErjuD3KnJO7de1RTHF5YYEAKoeRkIPCubM/w304-h640/20240202_134939.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A grade II listed building. Perhaps it's always been the case but everywhere we went in London there was scaffolding up and building going on...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgsggLMpXoBuCRtTlCs3zIrJCgw0h5l27n4HQeZJyIhC3Y6AMJMVtiWbpFCAXEGRfl-rWm0j-xMHp84H7fy5MraWsjIdNV2tRgK8r9SreSgqQnZMnMxznxshYvUCiNp6MLRIDzHXmD3pfYbm7eXQFJoTm3LXFZqF3lg1HU-6-EzIbRuNgWwyXQssq2pdGQq/s2468/20240202_100323_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2468" data-original-width="1146" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsggLMpXoBuCRtTlCs3zIrJCgw0h5l27n4HQeZJyIhC3Y6AMJMVtiWbpFCAXEGRfl-rWm0j-xMHp84H7fy5MraWsjIdNV2tRgK8r9SreSgqQnZMnMxznxshYvUCiNp6MLRIDzHXmD3pfYbm7eXQFJoTm3LXFZqF3lg1HU-6-EzIbRuNgWwyXQssq2pdGQq/w298-h640/20240202_100323_001.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All seen on the blog before and pre-loved except the boots. Skirt by M&S; bought in a Belfast charity shop; top by F&F and tank top I can't remember...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GU_eeqfz6aE5qegqqog0DmenkiZUQbLf2GP9W-htctK3k1W1L2a8cx0aW4XqY5R4bI1TRT_f-qxqE9A55udh-VHNOplRoISerjC9YLdkbb6GyHOfdBkZcaFxGtAbqAIo1qV6oNIzH4ysFb4BzzOEKC0FV3DA_1HgwNGHePtKiRkOew0yD6edjPbnsGR9/s4128/20240202_100259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5GU_eeqfz6aE5qegqqog0DmenkiZUQbLf2GP9W-htctK3k1W1L2a8cx0aW4XqY5R4bI1TRT_f-qxqE9A55udh-VHNOplRoISerjC9YLdkbb6GyHOfdBkZcaFxGtAbqAIo1qV6oNIzH4ysFb4BzzOEKC0FV3DA_1HgwNGHePtKiRkOew0yD6edjPbnsGR9/w288-h640/20240202_100259.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEhswspQ33e9NSn7asZGTVIhDhAUYul0T2sTaajZMDO-0TKmgf_kzEBz0Ckr3dlYjDTbZQRsNSzMxWWBYg_URuP2Q2iWPR78xxCHc_a0gUQpzfY9SXD23rTfwl-L-3LX1A4BisVJYwuL49IMT3XqwMDQqcT_qmPXSMQpM1ZmQ44QlpjA29y9wpU5silqUetN/s2822/20240202_140158.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="2822" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswspQ33e9NSn7asZGTVIhDhAUYul0T2sTaajZMDO-0TKmgf_kzEBz0Ckr3dlYjDTbZQRsNSzMxWWBYg_URuP2Q2iWPR78xxCHc_a0gUQpzfY9SXD23rTfwl-L-3LX1A4BisVJYwuL49IMT3XqwMDQqcT_qmPXSMQpM1ZmQ44QlpjA29y9wpU5silqUetN/w640-h416/20240202_140158.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">From Tower Bridge we made our way towards Bermondsey and the Elephant and Castle, although we didn't get as far as the E and C. We passed wharves and warehouses...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftSGh3W2JJZ4uPSjX3C_5znc28VyqJ0oRd2q9HToC4y7IyS_FRZeZR9YWupKYXwtLMefDhPB40NKBlf48RZlyfd817ptjFRdLgMKjqg9aUP1TEcXSvex4cx4k_LMffL4RNQ6MDb2i_r2yR8VFfLr2SSas7IpINkb2qbqVqn3fRsyPnYbGyG0UAj7KhQDT/s4080/20240202_140311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftSGh3W2JJZ4uPSjX3C_5znc28VyqJ0oRd2q9HToC4y7IyS_FRZeZR9YWupKYXwtLMefDhPB40NKBlf48RZlyfd817ptjFRdLgMKjqg9aUP1TEcXSvex4cx4k_LMffL4RNQ6MDb2i_r2yR8VFfLr2SSas7IpINkb2qbqVqn3fRsyPnYbGyG0UAj7KhQDT/w640-h288/20240202_140311.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVf-PZNCfl78Qd0EMGpCGIb5siSdkO0LV5TM3mQsKHHgvVY1-Do91Sj5xhEk32W2Go0dM4THOPlJ48BXWhn4ciVeoQJvYhHyINAIF2ZeSwaaCIeE8wHA9MEoAwu4Oe93ljr7y1QMMSCdrfTnRtj9w4VtttSh0rMVa14XjmJipNLhVeZ7DPQ8EVutXAA9n/s4080/20240202_140249.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfVf-PZNCfl78Qd0EMGpCGIb5siSdkO0LV5TM3mQsKHHgvVY1-Do91Sj5xhEk32W2Go0dM4THOPlJ48BXWhn4ciVeoQJvYhHyINAIF2ZeSwaaCIeE8wHA9MEoAwu4Oe93ljr7y1QMMSCdrfTnRtj9w4VtttSh0rMVa14XjmJipNLhVeZ7DPQ8EVutXAA9n/w288-h640/20240202_140249.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> The Thames is a tidal river and as you can see the </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">tide was out.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><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/AVvXsEiC8rEeIKAoditnvdle0xsLnqylT_uoTDRU8QzwpOKGiIB93k-d0AYBhw-i9hasZWZLjV4vqWUcBdIc0K7Qg9YaLux3dhUHDWpfF5L4aT526n-7r6XEJbhzLB9Rqc9S-mr2P-rAx_NGnNQrj5TqxYmUjEzXYZ2VRNdMWYDfVRhfDOC1FhU6vLcVqOFGsSrr/s2860/20240202_145027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8rEeIKAoditnvdle0xsLnqylT_uoTDRU8QzwpOKGiIB93k-d0AYBhw-i9hasZWZLjV4vqWUcBdIc0K7Qg9YaLux3dhUHDWpfF5L4aT526n-7r6XEJbhzLB9Rqc9S-mr2P-rAx_NGnNQrj5TqxYmUjEzXYZ2VRNdMWYDfVRhfDOC1FhU6vLcVqOFGsSrr/w410-h640/20240202_145027.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Conscious that we needed to be in Soho by a certain time; we then hopped onto the tube at Bermondsey and made our way to grandson's restaurant which is quite close to Liberty's in Regent Street (above). I was hoping to have a good browse there after the meal but we decided to get home earlier and caught a fast train home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwv48O2_HqRS2ZKO5-CuxwWsSeGavtV2BnxPtXnKQkH3t5SnFWx0kY5rNQPlM8ASnbyS7r6f1tKuX2cUqxU5bvkkcPYZ_Pt5HOhyK2-UfrEx9fT0gRGXUeARGdagIvIfJv0wyv9tUvRL4CgNP7pWryf_PvYTSERpuSGJT6GOuAUgYOd7IALgFGN2gomNv5/s3365/20240202_145150.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3365" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwv48O2_HqRS2ZKO5-CuxwWsSeGavtV2BnxPtXnKQkH3t5SnFWx0kY5rNQPlM8ASnbyS7r6f1tKuX2cUqxU5bvkkcPYZ_Pt5HOhyK2-UfrEx9fT0gRGXUeARGdagIvIfJv0wyv9tUvRL4CgNP7pWryf_PvYTSERpuSGJT6GOuAUgYOd7IALgFGN2gomNv5/w640-h350/20240202_145150.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Carving over the entrance to Liberty's.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83SHnSz9i7-HntcCBXk8tuOyUI-RTzduPY_vfMU7Yg_GTLPAmAuPEy1xMuONFC-NKorAwbl21po3n8ap22vlr9iDyrntgH9BjQXuhlGa45SAZFja1IofWWMDctq2KiNgX3etkZ3AjeZRx9cEAskAA3KeMeKX4T_c8Ij12UsCVQFTPx4d80h-xjJXCYAt5/s4080/20240202_161856.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83SHnSz9i7-HntcCBXk8tuOyUI-RTzduPY_vfMU7Yg_GTLPAmAuPEy1xMuONFC-NKorAwbl21po3n8ap22vlr9iDyrntgH9BjQXuhlGa45SAZFja1IofWWMDctq2KiNgX3etkZ3AjeZRx9cEAskAA3KeMeKX4T_c8Ij12UsCVQFTPx4d80h-xjJXCYAt5/w640-h288/20240202_161856.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We passed the London Palladium. I came here in 1971/1972 to see Jerry Lee Lewis!</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nPm_vPZIbYndiBeDoRqsuJ_4ly_TOhJM-Z4ggod-a7ML1TaJawvzgTIE7nA9j5ioqDSjoefcfDDDqqVtCs1VpS-SEf9bZkwjDrTxVfKm69uG-wQsA-w-nipVRX2x2ZfKQd-pURAzBgQV5JhT-VelvXrBZ7EPEKfFzZEIZ1AoNHxvu9uMmyvS3u3mld5L/s2880/20240203_111707_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2880" data-original-width="1334" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nPm_vPZIbYndiBeDoRqsuJ_4ly_TOhJM-Z4ggod-a7ML1TaJawvzgTIE7nA9j5ioqDSjoefcfDDDqqVtCs1VpS-SEf9bZkwjDrTxVfKm69uG-wQsA-w-nipVRX2x2ZfKQd-pURAzBgQV5JhT-VelvXrBZ7EPEKfFzZEIZ1AoNHxvu9uMmyvS3u3mld5L/w296-h640/20240203_111707_001.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On Saturday OH wanted to go for a rummage and we decided on St.Ives and Huntingdon, where we</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> hadn't been for a while; although I walked there last summer with the Unofficial bus walk group.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9tNBmkCIsPhgevyrNAdAERmr6D_5O49hjqnXxzf5rw62F8eRDJ1SAtUl1D4SIz-PncDq_qMAHpqH3604Df-0kbH1OqqdSSBBVHumq29NvjzqtbA5Gx-zlYIPAeTxZTdVRHLMXIL3ZbtisMmSlmxBXecX-o0lTe-mXu4rKx9a_o2LWiTGpmzTIvRcoXIn/s2967/20240203_111702_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2967" data-original-width="1202" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9tNBmkCIsPhgevyrNAdAERmr6D_5O49hjqnXxzf5rw62F8eRDJ1SAtUl1D4SIz-PncDq_qMAHpqH3604Df-0kbH1OqqdSSBBVHumq29NvjzqtbA5Gx-zlYIPAeTxZTdVRHLMXIL3ZbtisMmSlmxBXecX-o0lTe-mXu4rKx9a_o2LWiTGpmzTIvRcoXIn/w260-h640/20240203_111702_001.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We had a lovely time. I found a skirt and on a 1.00 sale rail an Adini dress and a an orange striped top; I also bought a pair of earrings and a few books. In St.Ives there was a craft sale in the Free Church and I had a go on the tombola. I won 2 prizes; a set of tea, coffee and sugar canisters and a lovely leaf patterned scarf.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6KgOINRAC3LW8alxTSNMI1BFdUcyDk53ksUXspFXvp74avyLD_gYXsHah0rIihKdbsD4yr0Msg8vO62ZTapsk-C12a5RPm9asSxdES9VVBXDRRhj_8WiUOLMH_lMwvAPMdXae-TqsN48_XRwfcUtXDvDOmqHLJ0ePqQ_oTJfWieYKRUi-WyVKLDuZMkN/s2532/20240203_111421_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1146" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6KgOINRAC3LW8alxTSNMI1BFdUcyDk53ksUXspFXvp74avyLD_gYXsHah0rIihKdbsD4yr0Msg8vO62ZTapsk-C12a5RPm9asSxdES9VVBXDRRhj_8WiUOLMH_lMwvAPMdXae-TqsN48_XRwfcUtXDvDOmqHLJ0ePqQ_oTJfWieYKRUi-WyVKLDuZMkN/w290-h640/20240203_111421_001.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Jeans retail; everything else pre-loved. Jumper by Paul Costello; jacket by M&S; boots as before and all jewellery pre-loved. The pendant is by Oliver Bonas and was one of the first I found.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPAaLDZ9_9qeeaaoVEYxUV6USkEOKeVmVBb2jbUBALWO26wpbyvwTiGq_CvtJfsEpdtgKZoNd6wFBhRdHbN1FYIpuB_7syqoIb39lrKWtV9WbssgZDzsecaUf9iqCaEUb28kXHqK-ynIbMXDI5Pgg18FCfzjzQCerjYYSefb_yITRi-fdVU-lOtKDTuaj/s4128/20240203_111353.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPAaLDZ9_9qeeaaoVEYxUV6USkEOKeVmVBb2jbUBALWO26wpbyvwTiGq_CvtJfsEpdtgKZoNd6wFBhRdHbN1FYIpuB_7syqoIb39lrKWtV9WbssgZDzsecaUf9iqCaEUb28kXHqK-ynIbMXDI5Pgg18FCfzjzQCerjYYSefb_yITRi-fdVU-lOtKDTuaj/w288-h640/20240203_111353.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Both Saturday and Sunday were warm days with temperatures of 12 and 13 degrees. On Sunday I went for a swim as per usual but what chaos! It was the first operational day of the new company who had taken over the leisure contract from the council; and of course the data base hadn't transferred over...I was given a new card and booked my swim for Tuesday afternoon. I couldn't book next Sunday's swim as they only work 5 days in advance. I'll revert back to booking the week ahead's swims when I'm actually at the pool. I need to take my phone with me now as you scan an app on your phone to gain entrance. I have no idea what happens if you don't have a mobile phone!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><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/AVvXsEhqJAbRDTNEx8b8BLscR-9MSOzVBfFhVKaOl9INZxZuTc1g7wj96jjxiQnhc5nigrU4tmmxtzmgspGGB8NTeNlscfq5ovqEsN6fNpCAGAep2SEf8TZdPyX5Oqeq9rvuuNXJSZsWKUEDRXsOYAe7CmShuThtVn9D1FGXy9zoMWhZHydhsJNh6WXDrUv4CJ-u/s1534/20240204_100516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1534" data-original-width="1274" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJAbRDTNEx8b8BLscR-9MSOzVBfFhVKaOl9INZxZuTc1g7wj96jjxiQnhc5nigrU4tmmxtzmgspGGB8NTeNlscfq5ovqEsN6fNpCAGAep2SEf8TZdPyX5Oqeq9rvuuNXJSZsWKUEDRXsOYAe7CmShuThtVn9D1FGXy9zoMWhZHydhsJNh6WXDrUv4CJ-u/w532-h640/20240204_100516.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I only had time to swim 36 laps (0.75 miles) due to the delay getting into the pool but I was delighted to see my first crocuses on my way home from the pool. I popped round to see Coco the cat at my grandson's house and to bring her a toy. She took one look at me and shot under the cooker. She obviously remembers me as the nasty woman who kidnapped her from my hairdresser's house...</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_8TjEPAvqjeCOvvJS9CmS93gUrtMqXfBodWY0QCaa7FVkFk1vN-hwTvI5GLZUyXa3wZuYtoDU1__deS_TrVa2KB0i6fwkr6a-Twt2BsJ4uzyLpG0wWrYVKW05NnUxL86i-_lDq7VK50XMO88fOuH-gTZC23LMC7bPBA1j8LGFHPvAfqS9YauuUiIg3RA/s4128/20240205_151749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR_8TjEPAvqjeCOvvJS9CmS93gUrtMqXfBodWY0QCaa7FVkFk1vN-hwTvI5GLZUyXa3wZuYtoDU1__deS_TrVa2KB0i6fwkr6a-Twt2BsJ4uzyLpG0wWrYVKW05NnUxL86i-_lDq7VK50XMO88fOuH-gTZC23LMC7bPBA1j8LGFHPvAfqS9YauuUiIg3RA/w288-h640/20240205_151749.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I didn't have time to take photos on Monday morning before going to Barnardo's and by the time I did take the photos the light once again was poor. Everything pre-loved. This is the animal print skirt found on Saturday's rummage; shirt was a vintage find from my Barnardo's a few weeks ago by Chantilly. Tank top by Zara. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGjmGJ_QN8jac_4VBjmL-1kUltMatuqk3O8R37lVDmqLNuLtpuOoXCya_MXJ2yNINR4Fd1JTfV3wYzalCnLozt8A0gcU1YnwgTDBOU3irR8xXpJALsB2iCx6XTIPiwh2Cm6rioIpQA0d3aIadUtkIFf3013HijVJv9cNDzs4LOhsLlLgvAyHfwei6iqvc/s2125/20240205_152104_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2125" data-original-width="771" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGjmGJ_QN8jac_4VBjmL-1kUltMatuqk3O8R37lVDmqLNuLtpuOoXCya_MXJ2yNINR4Fd1JTfV3wYzalCnLozt8A0gcU1YnwgTDBOU3irR8xXpJALsB2iCx6XTIPiwh2Cm6rioIpQA0d3aIadUtkIFf3013HijVJv9cNDzs4LOhsLlLgvAyHfwei6iqvc/w232-h640/20240205_152104_001.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Boots retail.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpActe23vIHVsGX6tkY5K-BOejkPcSxuLs4PVDJE4GNqEtjU2gVmxGcm09s8vJ9YuDgE2ACzb6Jjr11iNynEvk2fJFkHxnpnoLEqeMYT1Jb_ZahF76JX59AqiwZDCabeZ6h1gKAaWnGRmqsZp_q3MpY2MPD_55dFMBr3-EYEk8HRD2ZeCVGyJ0pRelZcvn/s1888/20240205_152318_011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1888" data-original-width="789" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpActe23vIHVsGX6tkY5K-BOejkPcSxuLs4PVDJE4GNqEtjU2gVmxGcm09s8vJ9YuDgE2ACzb6Jjr11iNynEvk2fJFkHxnpnoLEqeMYT1Jb_ZahF76JX59AqiwZDCabeZ6h1gKAaWnGRmqsZp_q3MpY2MPD_55dFMBr3-EYEk8HRD2ZeCVGyJ0pRelZcvn/w268-h640/20240205_152318_011.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I spent the best part of my shift at Barnardo's cleaning the toy shelves. I had to remove every toy first; spray the shelf, wipe it and dry it; there were 8 shelves in total and I hate cleaning! Once that was done I processed donations and cleared a few bags from the huge pile of donations. I came home to bad news. I'd received a parking ticket in the post with a fine of 100.00 or 60.00 if paid within 14 days. It was from when we parked the car on our last Wednesday walk to Renhold. There was a 2 hour parking limit and we exceeded it by 28 minutes. I had absolutely no idea there were parking restrictions at 'Go Outdoors; a huge emporium devoted to outdoor activities. Ouch!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjQLIsVMNzY8bEloCYERSG1UJT9Zzv5H_teI6Dwbuuib7VyvPr6uR3q6jCJYEg05QwNqIEDCiaXe0Sb52stjsepEkDu2KB3FJ3xn33HuPSszBy1pxDYHZqACaM_0ne8Mz4majCS86fl50HZUsTaGTnWd5m2QJfTSu0fTY7KEk4ijHr21fK33Ih9suxo6P3T/s314/Undercover_(2019)-series_poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="314" data-original-width="220" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLIsVMNzY8bEloCYERSG1UJT9Zzv5H_teI6Dwbuuib7VyvPr6uR3q6jCJYEg05QwNqIEDCiaXe0Sb52stjsepEkDu2KB3FJ3xn33HuPSszBy1pxDYHZqACaM_0ne8Mz4majCS86fl50HZUsTaGTnWd5m2QJfTSu0fTY7KEk4ijHr21fK33Ih9suxo6P3T/w448-h640/Undercover_(2019)-series_poster.jpg" width="448" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">At the weekend we began watching this Belgian-Dutch collaboration about undercover cops.. There are 3 series and the first series is proving to be very gripping. We also want to watch 'True Detective' (also 3 series) with the wonderful Jodie Foster, so that's our TV viewing sorted for the next few weeks at least.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Both Monday and Tuesday were very grey and depressing days but not cold. I'd be so happy to see some sunshine and hope that Wednesday will be brighter as forecasted.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhzGN1MzP2svXs9bkRQCE0FSW1xW_WzJ59qBMyB5N1prmGimXyPhD8z8ei_39e4rVUgHycxuSuStXIbOBT9QW2HgjnvL6b7XW78sRxMAAsXdP_RTEtKGNnzkmxT61pbaL9Cp25TvD7p5C2ZbB1g7f6ZQguVq70gXJsr_0fiLjbTZxvEl5Ib87nmeahyphenhyphen35kj/s2585/20240206_090446_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2585" data-original-width="1272" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzGN1MzP2svXs9bkRQCE0FSW1xW_WzJ59qBMyB5N1prmGimXyPhD8z8ei_39e4rVUgHycxuSuStXIbOBT9QW2HgjnvL6b7XW78sRxMAAsXdP_RTEtKGNnzkmxT61pbaL9Cp25TvD7p5C2ZbB1g7f6ZQguVq70gXJsr_0fiLjbTZxvEl5Ib87nmeahyphenhyphen35kj/w314-h640/20240206_090446_001.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was Tuesday's outfit. All pre-loved. Dress by Adini from a 1.00 rail on Saturday's rummage; polo neck by H&M; boots as before. Tights by Snag. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ifkkDUv-YrufkE2GiLE7pZNsKpuU32fXMvFrKu8V-1XzD-S2JIgQjgfn1KYoYl9O1Vy_DOrlAelP4ZZACmE6ZBoiBSfeX2FDMu6GyJDnQ74DaMse61u2QLEHYlL8BY6zB-9ep7Pqer8wGzrbXKbc6c8zB95zFywQZvsZ6awlUZElrnzfk1GCBOsAz8Us/s3008/20240206_090437_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="1300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ifkkDUv-YrufkE2GiLE7pZNsKpuU32fXMvFrKu8V-1XzD-S2JIgQjgfn1KYoYl9O1Vy_DOrlAelP4ZZACmE6ZBoiBSfeX2FDMu6GyJDnQ74DaMse61u2QLEHYlL8BY6zB-9ep7Pqer8wGzrbXKbc6c8zB95zFywQZvsZ6awlUZElrnzfk1GCBOsAz8Us/w276-h640/20240206_090437_001.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnKuApLNt6ZQLFDgYXylrjx0ylQL1t-42J0EjknQ6Tb-bnchByP3larygyVZSXJJl57t2fgBN9BGCl_0m6i7IsiDHtBbWN-201rYFvC_QilBMpfA_U30GJjhgoQAB38VDIYrNz6m_DLcecShOygphumIlGnbtP0V3BDVkY4E7S_O1VoWSj2Y95DchhQNG/s2946/20240206_090431_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2946" data-original-width="1158" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnKuApLNt6ZQLFDgYXylrjx0ylQL1t-42J0EjknQ6Tb-bnchByP3larygyVZSXJJl57t2fgBN9BGCl_0m6i7IsiDHtBbWN-201rYFvC_QilBMpfA_U30GJjhgoQAB38VDIYrNz6m_DLcecShOygphumIlGnbtP0V3BDVkY4E7S_O1VoWSj2Y95DchhQNG/w252-h640/20240206_090431_001.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I like Superdrug's own brand of make up 'MUA' (Make UP Academy) and wear their lipsticks a lot. This is a new colour to me 'Heartbreaker'. I usually wear 'Agenda' or 'Razzleberry'. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4cDYqwjOuj8sgxkOuK5AXep0zPI9na5tpIbUjouG32EqRh-zvIw6-eRuAeCbYnAWHdlhlX7Pf6M_QD0lbawcncqrSCl9p54LCIzhkj-emYACgJ0wVZFwFbTuaxmb-MXELVTnnhPlu8_YfLd_BRKSfDYmlgOnSpWGzoliwCpcmgN-8CWO1zwTYf0uBAOi/s4128/20240206_090358.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD4cDYqwjOuj8sgxkOuK5AXep0zPI9na5tpIbUjouG32EqRh-zvIw6-eRuAeCbYnAWHdlhlX7Pf6M_QD0lbawcncqrSCl9p54LCIzhkj-emYACgJ0wVZFwFbTuaxmb-MXELVTnnhPlu8_YfLd_BRKSfDYmlgOnSpWGzoliwCpcmgN-8CWO1zwTYf0uBAOi/w288-h640/20240206_090358.jpg" width="288" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">At the food bank I made up 20 kettle packs then came home and took all my make up off to go swimming. I swam 44 laps and managed to book further swimming sessions online with the new system. From the pool I walked to the chemist to pick up my 2 monthly prescription then home to clean out the fire and chill out. OH cooked dinner. I caught up with blogs and blogging and continued reading my latest Persephone book from my TBR pile.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'm hoping to have a quieter or less busy week this week. There are no evening excursions planned and other than a walk with OH on Wednesday and a couple of group walks, that's it. See you in a fortnight when I hope there'll have been even further signs of Spring!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-27608537800780773702024-01-23T16:35:00.001+00:002024-01-23T18:04:37.398+00:00Old Warden, Uxbridge, Kettering and a cat!<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hello again! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Since OH has been off work he can't get over at how quickly the day and the days pass... we know all about that don't we?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmhfjZcFFRzHsURcORUTEQUMTUrQf7f9ydG0cazIjjuKLkfRFTc-CUWKarsYUSvffr22GSWknS8Tw7o0435TJtmS2X2a03Y_EExqAOsWyxsSp65UVuQ0NS6Gk3GVdjN3miVV-HcqGeC_ON_3renO4GWpZ4afIpuS15L_xGn8kHEIK11AFf-EGhbZHOLT6/s3272/20240110_121356.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3272" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmhfjZcFFRzHsURcORUTEQUMTUrQf7f9ydG0cazIjjuKLkfRFTc-CUWKarsYUSvffr22GSWknS8Tw7o0435TJtmS2X2a03Y_EExqAOsWyxsSp65UVuQ0NS6Gk3GVdjN3miVV-HcqGeC_ON_3renO4GWpZ4afIpuS15L_xGn8kHEIK11AFf-EGhbZHOLT6/w360-h640/20240110_121356.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I meant to show you these on the last post. I treated myself to some tulips from Lidl when I did the weekly shop; jug charity shopped. I'd also noticed Sainsbury's had tiny bunches of daffodils for 1.00 per bunch. The painting (from a charity shop in Co. Sligo) is by Diego Rivera and is entitled 'The Flower Sellers'. The pewter items are part of a pewter tea set (1930s-1940s) bought from Etsy with birthday money from my son last year; I'd found the matching pewter jug in a charity shop first; and on the right is a pewter bowl with lid found in a 2nd hand shop in Bedford and a birthday gift to me from OH. On our recent walks OH and I noticed yellow forsythia in bloom and some pink blossom; all welcome signs that Spring is on its way!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIBDLFmSYmvIMHEoo924fjx-FLm0j2COSPxn6fngdKW31Tyvasqsr6xyTignl3hShf2QnhJ6RnrBMirvf8VUDJkrKCHA9nm0lZigBVwKS1AYOmezFnB0ztuttEfO3mXw0_Q2sCStvMqow3QCAsiw50TT2VvmM63fTXdMJ8sRI8zfk1IB2VcEwWctCxnJY/s4128/20240110_122312.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSIBDLFmSYmvIMHEoo924fjx-FLm0j2COSPxn6fngdKW31Tyvasqsr6xyTignl3hShf2QnhJ6RnrBMirvf8VUDJkrKCHA9nm0lZigBVwKS1AYOmezFnB0ztuttEfO3mXw0_Q2sCStvMqow3QCAsiw50TT2VvmM63fTXdMJ8sRI8zfk1IB2VcEwWctCxnJY/w288-h640/20240110_122312.jpg" width="288" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ruGlsfRok4WVPGWiERXDc6B23HeyTyBJor7XoTyd4PFhRRbbKW72wGy5a0KljXpcKJ1KuHaohxqCr7ivtecCqJY4m1MeXOIs55AjknWaTmTvs4GDw7ZqmUo1l0TH7kQvDkUUE-3gGEj3ijU3cmpKQLeC5ekeoyHvCmIZv3sf0BURXkYQ-h3oqdsTGMui/s2380/20240110_122459_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2380" data-original-width="1160" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7ruGlsfRok4WVPGWiERXDc6B23HeyTyBJor7XoTyd4PFhRRbbKW72wGy5a0KljXpcKJ1KuHaohxqCr7ivtecCqJY4m1MeXOIs55AjknWaTmTvs4GDw7ZqmUo1l0TH7kQvDkUUE-3gGEj3ijU3cmpKQLeC5ekeoyHvCmIZv3sf0BURXkYQ-h3oqdsTGMui/w312-h640/20240110_122459_002.jpg" width="312" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As usual my blog restarts from the Wednesday after I last posted and once again I didn't walk with the group but had a hairdresser's appointment to keep instead. It was another bitterly cold day but with less wind and it was sunny at times. Hurrah! Everything I wore was pre-loved; M&S sweater dress; Nike leggings and boots. Underneath I had a thermal vest and a polo neck. All jewellery pre-loved. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On my way back from the hairdressers I popped into the Castle Road charity shops where I hadn't been for a couple of weeks. I found a very warm black maxi dress with a fleece lining and a brown leather jacket by John Rocha. The jacket will replace a current brown leather jacket I have; bought in a Dublin charity shop for 9 euros in 2016. It's a bit too small and doesn't do up and the new one does. I'm trying very hard to stick to the 1 in 1 out mantra and every so often look at the clothes in my wardrobes and try and cull what doesn't get worn or those I no longer like. Who knows one day I may achieve a capsule wardrobe - fat chance!!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmezv5Hp79nbxf2LPflMecLKoxl4A8JIPVyuT9YZOOIiLA5QABRqdX4NAU4DCy-WvR9gsv6Zgwk09nV1JFQYeX8YfCHI0y5QPHGMIIQPr0XPBFUlIryLALumkRKmGQVki1jHmbYhqsuZ5QLbRC97-K_1L4M0c1uzpK_KUrhwfC7ycZHsPGVLV25tvxNFX/s2674/20240110_122455_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2674" data-original-width="1073" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCmezv5Hp79nbxf2LPflMecLKoxl4A8JIPVyuT9YZOOIiLA5QABRqdX4NAU4DCy-WvR9gsv6Zgwk09nV1JFQYeX8YfCHI0y5QPHGMIIQPr0XPBFUlIryLALumkRKmGQVki1jHmbYhqsuZ5QLbRC97-K_1L4M0c1uzpK_KUrhwfC7ycZHsPGVLV25tvxNFX/w256-h640/20240110_122455_001.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaw-BGflDsm2urbnnyEGmfNHSXUC9A-7uMRbQ3UaFOCUmKXWugEYcsa3-jlhKhEQ1eL2M49XTRx4nQjBzICVw7INNYKkGoLA2I4MfIqKXVxH9GavLrI-r83xQyLsDL1BuFlgtss74MzVjD5yHXaDAd6ErtKf2yoT5bq63kugFvc0bi0SgvR7WcdNPcR2X0/s2598/20240110_122447_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2598" data-original-width="1040" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaw-BGflDsm2urbnnyEGmfNHSXUC9A-7uMRbQ3UaFOCUmKXWugEYcsa3-jlhKhEQ1eL2M49XTRx4nQjBzICVw7INNYKkGoLA2I4MfIqKXVxH9GavLrI-r83xQyLsDL1BuFlgtss74MzVjD5yHXaDAd6ErtKf2yoT5bq63kugFvc0bi0SgvR7WcdNPcR2X0/w256-h640/20240110_122447_001.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OH saw the consultant on Wednesday and had his medication changed yet again. He also went into work to discuss options for the future but until he is deemed fit to return to work by the medics they won't countenance anything until then. He was still awaiting an appointment for an MRI scan from Papworth Hospital. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Wednesday afternoon I went for a lunch date at the Old Water Mill in Barton-Le-Clay with an old colleague; Yvonne and we had a good catch up. She would like to get into walking as she leads a mainly sedentary lifestyle. Where she lives she is surrounded by the Barton and Pegsdon hills; some of the few non-flat places in Bedfordshire and beautiful walking spots. I've said if she comes to Bedford next time; I'll start her off on a shortish walk to the Marina along the river and we can stop for a cup of coffee and a break there before walking back. If she finds that doable we can work out a few walks around where she lives. It's not good to be sitting down all day as we all need to move; it's especially important as you age. If she likes the walking she could join our walking group or any other one of her choice which also extends social networks. I'd started to listen to 'Just One Long Thing' podcast on BBC Sounds and maintaining social networks is a positive factor in ageing well. It's common sense really but those who are socially isolated or describe themselves as lonely suffer more ill health.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As I now go swimming on Tuesday afternoon rather than Thursday morning my Thursday mornings are free. I decided to walk with the Ramblers. Thursday morning walks are called 'ambles' as we walk at a slower pace and walk shorter distances. I'm quite a fast walker (so I've been told by OH and various Rambler members) so I did short bursts of speed walking on this walk. I do this naturally anyway; especially when I need the loo! We walked from the Shuttleworth Estate which is in the village of Old Warden.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjjAvY_xt4hDpRPY0Zk4GJyIJsJbTLRf9l2vzwx_eZ2bDAPmOkBDS1RWwNsxVvFHFKyxCrLOMuVk-0p2z0xVSbXMDqd8PlJ8LjEE3DTA14BKfzYnWzUJF1fiKJskusgnQXTzV8Z3p3m-W1QkLeC6ljlRwko5FPhW0zP-T9L8Tn9SMQJquJUoG0rw2q5IxAL/s4080/20240111_112554.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAvY_xt4hDpRPY0Zk4GJyIJsJbTLRf9l2vzwx_eZ2bDAPmOkBDS1RWwNsxVvFHFKyxCrLOMuVk-0p2z0xVSbXMDqd8PlJ8LjEE3DTA14BKfzYnWzUJF1fiKJskusgnQXTzV8Z3p3m-W1QkLeC6ljlRwko5FPhW0zP-T9L8Tn9SMQJquJUoG0rw2q5IxAL/w288-h640/20240111_112554.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Shuttleworth Estate contains not only a large house built in 1872; the Swiss Gardens; parkland and lakes but also The Shuttleworth Collection described as <b>'</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>How is it, in this quiet corner of Bedfordshire, that you’ll find the oldest flying aircraft in the world? That’s thanks to Richard Shuttleworth who, during the 1930s, rescued old aircraft and vehicles and brought them to Old Warden Park to restore'. <a href="https://www.shuttleworth.org/">SOURCE</a></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2QBtbVqoCLuJPzpEbHf6cNQI2uRNppgi0g5Uizbcez1xQ9TRZednPzvo-T4L8lkJrpmDGXyZGsUAvcItAIcavSiLalnDr3V0GUwNzz8Uzn-8PJOcX-iOOn9uZ242McQuT3vvlZF3euZ_3QN2Sj6NUv2COguAJbG3pgN0bbAzy4tD2gHRSEpu4TjqfW2N/s4080/20240111_115947.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2QBtbVqoCLuJPzpEbHf6cNQI2uRNppgi0g5Uizbcez1xQ9TRZednPzvo-T4L8lkJrpmDGXyZGsUAvcItAIcavSiLalnDr3V0GUwNzz8Uzn-8PJOcX-iOOn9uZ242McQuT3vvlZF3euZ_3QN2Sj6NUv2COguAJbG3pgN0bbAzy4tD2gHRSEpu4TjqfW2N/w640-h288/20240111_115947.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div>The aircraft and other vehicles are kept in six hangars; on the day of our amble the yellow plane was brought out for a flight and the old omnibus for a quick run round; sorry for the blurry photo but it wouldn't keep still for me...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhiX1I32xIFv0VcQQ1u6idTxYThGvxC7am9246kZ_dQAZTGg991smwxm01xhlItr1QA3yo2vba6rgGnYAewPtjr45Z-BoKVKTXXQpj172iDTccn2S8b_hIONGenVHbQcJYkuEWlhiTv8VoC01A1N7Dxj1CvpJxgNrUDhtnJhBGQk_KTJxEf5ZQiNj971Zd/s2046/20240111_120445-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2046" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhiX1I32xIFv0VcQQ1u6idTxYThGvxC7am9246kZ_dQAZTGg991smwxm01xhlItr1QA3yo2vba6rgGnYAewPtjr45Z-BoKVKTXXQpj172iDTccn2S8b_hIONGenVHbQcJYkuEWlhiTv8VoC01A1N7Dxj1CvpJxgNrUDhtnJhBGQk_KTJxEf5ZQiNj971Zd/w640-h640/20240111_120445-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>There are regular airshows held at Shuttleworth. When OH and I first met (almost 26 years ago) I took him along to Shuttleworth to watch an air show; along with his youngest daughter and my eldest grandson. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The house will open to the public for a few days this month so I shall make sure we get along to see it and we've never yet made it to the Swiss Gardens either. It's only about 10/11 miles from Bedford so there's no excuse.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6ene6PVwbBfWHLu-NaH6Q5OSi0hMg2qGJZGC31CL3N-Id43t8FXlHuqpBjVbhW-tVa-9wqKPKG9ieooHn7LgStkOR3rdYJbWj9ZQQyNWjasAXtjooJcKMO2DTskJVKikgVr53UyPjaKg_4O9LQiVORROSM02QehPJc1N0ak8N9dmxpnTnwZf2dBGtK8O/s4080/20240111_103530.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm6ene6PVwbBfWHLu-NaH6Q5OSi0hMg2qGJZGC31CL3N-Id43t8FXlHuqpBjVbhW-tVa-9wqKPKG9ieooHn7LgStkOR3rdYJbWj9ZQQyNWjasAXtjooJcKMO2DTskJVKikgVr53UyPjaKg_4O9LQiVORROSM02QehPJc1N0ak8N9dmxpnTnwZf2dBGtK8O/w640-h288/20240111_103530.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowBbSh0GWKup3Qxn9_gSBngQ6LNlVoDeq4oiEkO-GqSfyYxGmq7rPxqn9gulk8D-avsJDyhoZE-ItGQ9SQmiwRdi13P4ZcF0Ot0nJCY9QrwHLihNGFsc-YjJr8dauCls-PmuiM7PHJpFyO0Lo9mjd3eFMx3aqGQ8FBF-UEdRck-NC6a5ZYq4r9Iu26wAt/s4080/20240111_112722.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowBbSh0GWKup3Qxn9_gSBngQ6LNlVoDeq4oiEkO-GqSfyYxGmq7rPxqn9gulk8D-avsJDyhoZE-ItGQ9SQmiwRdi13P4ZcF0Ot0nJCY9QrwHLihNGFsc-YjJr8dauCls-PmuiM7PHJpFyO0Lo9mjd3eFMx3aqGQ8FBF-UEdRck-NC6a5ZYq4r9Iu26wAt/w640-h288/20240111_112722.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Seen on our 4.5 mile walk around the estate; a dedicated bench which has had a further plaque added to it and field of alpacas.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6qW0Hj5HUAVlMDrDAjwiPAX0UdJnd9LaG22Yr8PIdhgEQJ2V2UOGc0vO5e3ts_t2f9roa52gslFN5qtJ7KK9OQOnmmFutjKCw0tWj92a4_WztX5IE_qY8OuSmJ6DRxgzRe272TMR6G9qQKmubcqBkEc1s-AUvhhrKEregBw4ymt6ucXG5AWvkkM3Dh2u/s4080/20240111_114950.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6qW0Hj5HUAVlMDrDAjwiPAX0UdJnd9LaG22Yr8PIdhgEQJ2V2UOGc0vO5e3ts_t2f9roa52gslFN5qtJ7KK9OQOnmmFutjKCw0tWj92a4_WztX5IE_qY8OuSmJ6DRxgzRe272TMR6G9qQKmubcqBkEc1s-AUvhhrKEregBw4ymt6ucXG5AWvkkM3Dh2u/w288-h640/20240111_114950.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Lodge house to the estate.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItPLfCTMUkZWeBi1bWW6lutVzGvQ3-bxBH5SWu7_wvMZApcUv-ASB1ryJdfKyAhnuAp8HjUaMbIkIHwVcBTmWpVTSuJUEcnAvuL5Xe6EoKO2tF6cegYI97qdWGziw2k1GEwATTKf607xmCsc6MhbOk6CH3iffl9z4k-Gx0Flmoia_LkNuZjXTh0YLzc53/s2560/20240111_113055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhItPLfCTMUkZWeBi1bWW6lutVzGvQ3-bxBH5SWu7_wvMZApcUv-ASB1ryJdfKyAhnuAp8HjUaMbIkIHwVcBTmWpVTSuJUEcnAvuL5Xe6EoKO2tF6cegYI97qdWGziw2k1GEwATTKf607xmCsc6MhbOk6CH3iffl9z4k-Gx0Flmoia_LkNuZjXTh0YLzc53/w288-h640/20240111_113055.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The village of Old Warden and the Swiss Garden were inspired by P.F Robinson's 'Village Architecture' published in 1830. The village is full of lovely cottages such as the one below and the structure above housed the village pump. The resident family of the time, The Ongley's, were responsible for the building and development of both the village and the gardens.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLB_7dHBRq2K3cDhScqBxPMC_alECTL9w6iBkC2O_pFIuZko-N5rkFiApj3nn6BiOwlg4L1vo8qF4frlxO876p_DKeRBDKHJ0gp7an7vrG0J1y4OiqjDx7ayubY3c5yY56nJuL3XhZxLC6AeTt3AKd5Vp_wLQMaJXrt1bQK3C0jcMOEVajHqEcTY-eFdq/s3285/20240111_112956.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1578" data-original-width="3285" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLB_7dHBRq2K3cDhScqBxPMC_alECTL9w6iBkC2O_pFIuZko-N5rkFiApj3nn6BiOwlg4L1vo8qF4frlxO876p_DKeRBDKHJ0gp7an7vrG0J1y4OiqjDx7ayubY3c5yY56nJuL3XhZxLC6AeTt3AKd5Vp_wLQMaJXrt1bQK3C0jcMOEVajHqEcTY-eFdq/w640-h308/20240111_112956.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">You can find out more about the Shuttleworth Estate <a href="https://www.shuttleworth.org/">HERE</a>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">From the walk I went straight to Lidl, Sainsbury's and the farm shop in Sharnbrook to do the weekly food shop. I don't recall the fields still being flooded so it seems as if the flooding is receding. Thank goodness for that. Our walk wasn't particularly muddy as the overnight frosts had hardened the ground but we did have to circumnavigate several areas of frozen standing water/huge puddles. Once home I unpacked the shopping and made dinner for both grandsons. The basket ball courts were having some electrical work being done so I just had to take youngest grandson home as there was no practice. He rides his electric scooter to our house and it folds up nicely in the boot of my car. Daughter's washing machine was playing up so I took back a basket full of washing and did it for her.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_hVdck-cyMLMBtRrx9XvuIKQk80h1EPpZKPoXBUrG9yZX8FU6-QRp03H-vmH6WUKX0RwdoxJt-OJ0F6NA05u9vTk70wLHBJH15eY47fPEouIKV8IXUWn_F_MQEmbgDIwGqyWT6iPAZg7hXw_3bfwTZJWS_VulhmNWCop-ZwUzRfZzaSicDdDEF3Pu35w/s2875/20240112_114757_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2875" data-original-width="1138" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu_hVdck-cyMLMBtRrx9XvuIKQk80h1EPpZKPoXBUrG9yZX8FU6-QRp03H-vmH6WUKX0RwdoxJt-OJ0F6NA05u9vTk70wLHBJH15eY47fPEouIKV8IXUWn_F_MQEmbgDIwGqyWT6iPAZg7hXw_3bfwTZJWS_VulhmNWCop-ZwUzRfZzaSicDdDEF3Pu35w/w254-h640/20240112_114757_002.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As I'd stayed in my walking gear on Thursday just changing my boots to go food shopping; it was good to get dressed up on Friday. Boots; retail. Skirt, jumper by M&S and all jewellery pre-loved. I wore my red corduroy jacket over this when I went out and over that a sleeveless puffer jacket OH donated to me. I was warm!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixrTd28HRuHwKg3tZuJC53mb3NsryxjIE8qmHSlA0Dx5utskONSwOvu7gONQpFO6uNsvS7btZQaafNXCb07RGP9ZuEaYp2Vj7yszIZhVqjBDQWdgFKimbcPqsUgR9K0gQSosejikQ-kc9hII9d67F0tAQhU6ia2X24Wzl_H6L8SHC73ZOgznVwCNoNSMJ/s2511/20240112_114800_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2511" data-original-width="1105" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjixrTd28HRuHwKg3tZuJC53mb3NsryxjIE8qmHSlA0Dx5utskONSwOvu7gONQpFO6uNsvS7btZQaafNXCb07RGP9ZuEaYp2Vj7yszIZhVqjBDQWdgFKimbcPqsUgR9K0gQSosejikQ-kc9hII9d67F0tAQhU6ia2X24Wzl_H6L8SHC73ZOgznVwCNoNSMJ/w282-h640/20240112_114800_001.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2AksMc2ypcwVt1R0i7VZ2ZUhD0_7gwzUWYa_He0zK7TdgFbAJns0h6df6hqoYPQe5k20FCR_1W11r8p3aCu-0lHzQVIB_VOWNAywyd8NHUvmYhON8o7wkE6Bfc6w1LGyegfLBO8f5LUlWoZxuxSna9FYHaRO-PFynDqxGWoaxgayx-IieaeyK25BlK8a/s2544/20240112_114754_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2544" data-original-width="1038" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW2AksMc2ypcwVt1R0i7VZ2ZUhD0_7gwzUWYa_He0zK7TdgFbAJns0h6df6hqoYPQe5k20FCR_1W11r8p3aCu-0lHzQVIB_VOWNAywyd8NHUvmYhON8o7wkE6Bfc6w1LGyegfLBO8f5LUlWoZxuxSna9FYHaRO-PFynDqxGWoaxgayx-IieaeyK25BlK8a/w262-h640/20240112_114754_001.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdu9FvOoVrcMhHrcZhJCqdRX94Qsm3GzSoBSExA6ejj8jRmKHuAl5Inai4E0JOqy_clUv_fq3wcfvvFtdZ2A0mKZuHlAt33agnNu26jZSORjWvRirHx373fHd3FjNDifFa27B9Wj_vXZvLsit_Obx0w5f0U8t00AaZ5ChGUtf9HbbOMAbV9amZZMF4cW1x/s4128/20240112_114709.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdu9FvOoVrcMhHrcZhJCqdRX94Qsm3GzSoBSExA6ejj8jRmKHuAl5Inai4E0JOqy_clUv_fq3wcfvvFtdZ2A0mKZuHlAt33agnNu26jZSORjWvRirHx373fHd3FjNDifFa27B9Wj_vXZvLsit_Obx0w5f0U8t00AaZ5ChGUtf9HbbOMAbV9amZZMF4cW1x/w288-h640/20240112_114709.jpg" width="288" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrXnqY-c7ZSKlNGQ2C5iB1xgGAZXHjLWKb80-0S6U-YSGo2FbHfykMGs_H5K9y8G6vSKysp4T9E-6zRQ-PMgu2bjJ3q8Mw3ZKHTzlK1z7kRJ69lf1C21K_p19HyklkIpbooIdUq5X1K-dRhZwLJ6lX305CNoRbyNTC41llT85P1Xd8xKlV0AScMxh8sxp/s2470/20240113_105337_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2470" data-original-width="1222" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDrXnqY-c7ZSKlNGQ2C5iB1xgGAZXHjLWKb80-0S6U-YSGo2FbHfykMGs_H5K9y8G6vSKysp4T9E-6zRQ-PMgu2bjJ3q8Mw3ZKHTzlK1z7kRJ69lf1C21K_p19HyklkIpbooIdUq5X1K-dRhZwLJ6lX305CNoRbyNTC41llT85P1Xd8xKlV0AScMxh8sxp/w316-h640/20240113_105337_001.jpg" width="316" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had a lazy sort of day on Friday. There was a walk from Rowney Warren but once again the dark, gloomy morning deterred me from getting up and by the time I was up it would have been a rush to get to the walk on time and I hate rushing. So after pottering about for most of the morning; sorting out more items for the charity shop bag; tidying up and sorting out the washing; I walked into town to run some errands. On the way I stopped at the 3:16 charity shop where all the women's clothes were reduced to 1.00. Very hard to resist. I bought a Jigsaw skirt; a black and white tunic and a pair of black corduroy Lambretta trousers. These were actually a short length men's trousers, but I thought if they don't fit I'll just re-donate them. UPDATED to say they didn't fit - such a shame. I also found a nest of china measuring cups that measure actual cups. I'm forever googling the UK equivalents of US cups. I then went to Superdrug for some face wash; to Iceland for the Yorkshire puddings I'd forgotten to buy on Thursday and went to QD for toilet rolls. I lead such an exciting life...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Saturday it was bright and seemed less cold; there was very little wind which made such a difference. OH and I decided to St. Neots in Cambridgeshire for a rummage. It had been quite a while since we were in St. Neots maybe 2022 was the last time. It has about 5 charity shops; the Hospice shop had closed down since we were last there but we found a Barnardo's; a short drive away from the town centre and near the station.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYjyPCgy2N5XcLjjf76YHWcKaOwWCjYX0ckccgnvNSvJvU-JKOAudkJFfUtR0C3Gg5xn_2zyP_LqA9EO9HBioknZ_JDW7WHPJVn5edvCXUpQoDN90MjIDUp7uF0N6o2qn_yZflxhrNUYh75uXEZbaywjvrPJttRRtitnSCIA53_0Jv6uc6IhywkaAcDBu/s2667/20240113_105334_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="1329" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNYjyPCgy2N5XcLjjf76YHWcKaOwWCjYX0ckccgnvNSvJvU-JKOAudkJFfUtR0C3Gg5xn_2zyP_LqA9EO9HBioknZ_JDW7WHPJVn5edvCXUpQoDN90MjIDUp7uF0N6o2qn_yZflxhrNUYh75uXEZbaywjvrPJttRRtitnSCIA53_0Jv6uc6IhywkaAcDBu/w318-h640/20240113_105334_001.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything I wore was pre-loved except the OTK boots which were a retail buy about 4 years ago. Skirt by Jigsaw; bought in 3:16 charity shop on Friday. Top by Tu and polo neck by M&S. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_EngUDEKPJ3nhgcAnx-u8t1Cv9861B1yphZGsFBI38887c-Kqk2SIEZars145De9LywnzgAZZS2c6v0nTbPXUpd7mFf5IzBqYITvHB-RqoV7_88EDGHk-AAgxHt6s2CU_WDeMSH1br6MBeJzT6FYPoY0u2uCWh5qQwl7miDYyJ4e8-OU4d4vpZLFY4V5/s2499/20240113_105339_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2499" data-original-width="1281" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA_EngUDEKPJ3nhgcAnx-u8t1Cv9861B1yphZGsFBI38887c-Kqk2SIEZars145De9LywnzgAZZS2c6v0nTbPXUpd7mFf5IzBqYITvHB-RqoV7_88EDGHk-AAgxHt6s2CU_WDeMSH1br6MBeJzT6FYPoY0u2uCWh5qQwl7miDYyJ4e8-OU4d4vpZLFY4V5/w328-h640/20240113_105339_001.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dBKaprNQlI4WZGLOnvVHw365udmZrea4z-QpODuSg6n_wtwbSHdsJ4YrLfMi_Yfrs1tfky8HDiVR5dk3AhUSX5TBAcUUBCAUd3KPsPHY7bOh4Fmmm4IO0Jff4_BgR4exsghOWy5VlJPAc4gwnQi2VP0s-sUgx7z72JxlRcLWOo9nANheg1Aqoz93zARS/s2046/20240113_105257-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dBKaprNQlI4WZGLOnvVHw365udmZrea4z-QpODuSg6n_wtwbSHdsJ4YrLfMi_Yfrs1tfky8HDiVR5dk3AhUSX5TBAcUUBCAUd3KPsPHY7bOh4Fmmm4IO0Jff4_BgR4exsghOWy5VlJPAc4gwnQi2VP0s-sUgx7z72JxlRcLWOo9nANheg1Aqoz93zARS/w640-h480/20240113_105257-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I found my niece Chloe a teapot/cup/saucer set all in one. I had been looking for one for her for several weeks; do you know I didn't find a single one - until today in St. Neots where I found a total of 6! I found a dress and 3 pendants on my rummage; OH found the belt he'd been seeking for a while and a couple of other things so we were both very happy with our finds. Once we were home we put a wash on and then our walking boots and went for a 3 mile walk; part of which took in our nearby cemetery. OH had never been in it despite living in Bedford for 24 years this year. I take him to all the best places...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfCzaSo__OrbkeSEI_L4xZWIpbGCrNG1pmY0Syha_cc89Xa9beruC4aWDEo_4JZEqFmxqBCkPWKiNC7OE1h-00OcGjTPTXwBEXQMSst2p7IrMZsyV5RlI0sGRZ8g-aRvz_3zitAQZwyR4WV0Pd6dvJdVlMWNHSrRsH9l_BKyEvyNmd5TTi-oOATwVE3_y/s2006/20240113_120040.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2006" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbfCzaSo__OrbkeSEI_L4xZWIpbGCrNG1pmY0Syha_cc89Xa9beruC4aWDEo_4JZEqFmxqBCkPWKiNC7OE1h-00OcGjTPTXwBEXQMSst2p7IrMZsyV5RlI0sGRZ8g-aRvz_3zitAQZwyR4WV0Pd6dvJdVlMWNHSrRsH9l_BKyEvyNmd5TTi-oOATwVE3_y/w368-h640/20240113_120040.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxtXByGoOKTceHF9iGVmc6coqcv2rCeSgv5vytg8CBGQlWjY4c7j5BV8ePqvl31eouJ5LDNn5dvq6ke9t1uo5zNb4gMXgsZYK6mAATIU2kSNz7BPxiCNi350_jpNIQspfFqY9fTZ9CDHWbV5eRiiwniCwwVPqikrHxlod6FK1tIMp-6kESoWFJ6NXyDxr/s2287/20240113_140307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2287" data-original-width="1154" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxtXByGoOKTceHF9iGVmc6coqcv2rCeSgv5vytg8CBGQlWjY4c7j5BV8ePqvl31eouJ5LDNn5dvq6ke9t1uo5zNb4gMXgsZYK6mAATIU2kSNz7BPxiCNi350_jpNIQspfFqY9fTZ9CDHWbV5eRiiwniCwwVPqikrHxlod6FK1tIMp-6kESoWFJ6NXyDxr/w322-h640/20240113_140307.jpg" width="322" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The town of St. Neots originally developed next to a medieval priory in the form of market stalls. The monk who later became Saint Neot and who was interred in a monastery he founded in Cornwall; had his remains abstracted and removed to the priory in Eynsbury close to St. Neots. This was all for monetary advantage as pilgrims flocked to holy places where saint's relics were known to be. He is remembered today in the street architecture and the lovely mosaic in the market square car park.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9Wcbl0UgCyhgvm0IZE1eF_WUdkntb48qCwaavHZCWVs-zwX3jlGQkouMGyl_3rKdoFw-r1xeB9WkI1VSwNlGKTCA9k30fi9Cmtwn7ze42Qigfw-gCuECHIoHkJYEsxwiU4Toot2eb2P6oR6XED6V1IUX1ve-ig1pY-5RJHpiTsEkTKICyOYBebJddTMa/s2560/20240113_135548.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9Wcbl0UgCyhgvm0IZE1eF_WUdkntb48qCwaavHZCWVs-zwX3jlGQkouMGyl_3rKdoFw-r1xeB9WkI1VSwNlGKTCA9k30fi9Cmtwn7ze42Qigfw-gCuECHIoHkJYEsxwiU4Toot2eb2P6oR6XED6V1IUX1ve-ig1pY-5RJHpiTsEkTKICyOYBebJddTMa/w288-h640/20240113_135548.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is the parish church of St. Neots built in the 15th century.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUGlX0onzdQpU_ARjzvs_PjHlCKX3iuC3hLwPiAXSO1ga0OL0W5mt7-LdXIUg1BclqN3mqV3g-VyErUz0nKAmhHwvD1poJuniwjESPlWMCOH0fqogp7XXDC05RK6JppTgEK1T2iwCt4MI6qjLRwDKnIYZSQW0X3dpoeOKY6OyWojirF-UU-Vbn1a7AgsJ/s2046/20240113_160439-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUGlX0onzdQpU_ARjzvs_PjHlCKX3iuC3hLwPiAXSO1ga0OL0W5mt7-LdXIUg1BclqN3mqV3g-VyErUz0nKAmhHwvD1poJuniwjESPlWMCOH0fqogp7XXDC05RK6JppTgEK1T2iwCt4MI6qjLRwDKnIYZSQW0X3dpoeOKY6OyWojirF-UU-Vbn1a7AgsJ/w640-h480/20240113_160439-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Viburnam bodnanton - a sign of Spring.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSOFQZRhkmd626HiOdkPhyphenhyphenSoI0X-fFBFC3I-9fZT8Jqz6ZbEexkAI7o_2J7M8_eyVPnA-iLtbuvOIgUCTp8g12BRcScryHDYDGyvL_yiuRdHgGyrxwoAPj2nnRAJwYS-3-pSlY08Z76edEsTAoxnr_Br_ha0O97pkJ0jgMOPZosTz0g3JpDyJK8CdUMs2/s1763/after%20the%20flood.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1763" data-original-width="1175" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSOFQZRhkmd626HiOdkPhyphenhyphenSoI0X-fFBFC3I-9fZT8Jqz6ZbEexkAI7o_2J7M8_eyVPnA-iLtbuvOIgUCTp8g12BRcScryHDYDGyvL_yiuRdHgGyrxwoAPj2nnRAJwYS-3-pSlY08Z76edEsTAoxnr_Br_ha0O97pkJ0jgMOPZosTz0g3JpDyJK8CdUMs2/w426-h640/after%20the%20flood.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We started watching this series on Friday evening on ITV and it kept us entertained all weekend.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEido30DRbYcZdxlR7Ffy_j8HEmmP-At3HL5ebhpUqC2aG2of1I7FQc51N-kZ5koISHUxslkVYEsW-l3OEQ-9aA8TYUPrCz_1KPF_I2pioIKkrA_JEdwkKqDUnqQ64q7YixnGAm3ZlAoG0UQ2lcXaavjNXFlMkroP1UTwdik6Nz-If_IyWzx1vtr3Yn0lk1y/s3107/20240114_114103_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3107" data-original-width="1210" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEido30DRbYcZdxlR7Ffy_j8HEmmP-At3HL5ebhpUqC2aG2of1I7FQc51N-kZ5koISHUxslkVYEsW-l3OEQ-9aA8TYUPrCz_1KPF_I2pioIKkrA_JEdwkKqDUnqQ64q7YixnGAm3ZlAoG0UQ2lcXaavjNXFlMkroP1UTwdik6Nz-If_IyWzx1vtr3Yn0lk1y/w250-h640/20240114_114103_001.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We had the usual Sunday. No gallivanting for us this week! I went for a swim then did the house cleaning with OH and made dinner. Everyone came for dinner and afterwards I sampled more flapjacks for my daughter; cherry Bakewell ones this time. Very nice they were, too. She now makes and sells her vegan flapjacks at the vegan cafe.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHn8ohvuGvBYBplTwG5f0lMOf6D_trtuFbFjSGeqW60YH7sobwIj96bblCDa4ajcGo9zFqPmara2bfDl8iyOsFmdEPyaLcd1f2V9BcUZ2i9Cc78Xo3XU0aDu2GfI2jdRYz4wr-LGEwEHaeIkhY6QkdYrSILi0PG_lq8G1tm4PTvX_S-U2V6C25aMvG9k8/s2572/20240114_114004_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2572" data-original-width="1056" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHn8ohvuGvBYBplTwG5f0lMOf6D_trtuFbFjSGeqW60YH7sobwIj96bblCDa4ajcGo9zFqPmara2bfDl8iyOsFmdEPyaLcd1f2V9BcUZ2i9Cc78Xo3XU0aDu2GfI2jdRYz4wr-LGEwEHaeIkhY6QkdYrSILi0PG_lq8G1tm4PTvX_S-U2V6C25aMvG9k8/w262-h640/20240114_114004_001.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was cold day but bright and sunny. A really good day for a walk but there was no time and the daylight is gone before you know it. Yesterday we walked most of our walk in the dark. Everything I wore was pre-loved. Thermal leggings, dress by Apricot and black jacket by Reserved (1.00 rail find) all from my Barnardo's. Boots bought locally. The dress I found yesterday in St, Neot's is exactly the same as this but has brown tones stripes. I'd cut a lot of my scarves shorter to make them into head wraps and now they make good infinity scarves - if they stay in place...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRw0p-NqiA-je9j5BZYP88O1xAutijDGM64_kUelbGitxSIF5KR1HUhueDZd57X-VoynJPlQM2cONdPRDoRj81EDMgE1vscAvXBAeM55JE_0bE0fSx4AN0wMsoY89YCu9tm8NIuy09YTnngcrDl3gpCDp2ogB5xpFX6IZH7B_KH_L_aN6Sa7dSt1QZeqfU/s2746/20240114_113941_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2746" data-original-width="1115" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRw0p-NqiA-je9j5BZYP88O1xAutijDGM64_kUelbGitxSIF5KR1HUhueDZd57X-VoynJPlQM2cONdPRDoRj81EDMgE1vscAvXBAeM55JE_0bE0fSx4AN0wMsoY89YCu9tm8NIuy09YTnngcrDl3gpCDp2ogB5xpFX6IZH7B_KH_L_aN6Sa7dSt1QZeqfU/w260-h640/20240114_113941_001.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgZd9Om3jGRy9u8O9Ues8kDc5qpKL_vet-jx5KesPrYySIsN3C7_uurffHFwWE_0E9j_KFWmZXnNrQQQB0HnN-SCsfPc1vwkOe-oyxmrpu9rHLfQo7RJc0aJTVWmOIK4yzAnBGH7J85eWfW2d0Tq1SrEC1inib8Ko8OGxWPZ0tokWSdz5BbWEN4eEisZ-/s4128/20240114_113907.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRgZd9Om3jGRy9u8O9Ues8kDc5qpKL_vet-jx5KesPrYySIsN3C7_uurffHFwWE_0E9j_KFWmZXnNrQQQB0HnN-SCsfPc1vwkOe-oyxmrpu9rHLfQo7RJc0aJTVWmOIK4yzAnBGH7J85eWfW2d0Tq1SrEC1inib8Ko8OGxWPZ0tokWSdz5BbWEN4eEisZ-/w288-h640/20240114_113907.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The cold snap we'd been promised arrived overnight. It took me about 10 minutes to scrape the ice off the car and get it fit for driving. The temperature registered at 0 degrees and then climbed to 3 degrees where it stayed all day. Barnardo's was quite busy and I worked the till and processed donations all morning. After my shift was finished I took middle grandson to see a possible cat. He had wanted a cat for his birthday and we hadn't been able to find one for him in time. My hairdresser wanted to re-home her cat as it doesn't like her dog... It's not definite yet but hopefully Isaiah will soon have a cat. OH had a hospital appointment so I went out for 3.5 mile walk with my daughter over the frozen fields near her house. Once home I chilled out and caught up with blog land. We weren't able to light the fire Monday evening as the chimney sweep had been in the morning for the annual chimney clean; he re-seals the flue where it joins with the fuel burner with a type of cement that needs 24 hours to dry...<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1VrLE29XhJKx50Fk6pH8JyloYW7dBBcp9PbiPeYl4Ws4laquq8KPfjVt60d3m7goaxtDtEelmWzYVGCuJUU-528-FHiziiN1AT3nYPCM7OzMY2uWzKUtwuknvLjv2VhNMu00RPu-O33CAGkOr0yEEdUP99RGLyacnuUyn2K3XVeZ2FRzd-vTJxW6wa_n/s2689/20240115_094059_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2689" data-original-width="1158" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1VrLE29XhJKx50Fk6pH8JyloYW7dBBcp9PbiPeYl4Ws4laquq8KPfjVt60d3m7goaxtDtEelmWzYVGCuJUU-528-FHiziiN1AT3nYPCM7OzMY2uWzKUtwuknvLjv2VhNMu00RPu-O33CAGkOr0yEEdUP99RGLyacnuUyn2K3XVeZ2FRzd-vTJxW6wa_n/w276-h640/20240115_094059_002.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This pre-loved dress is fleece lined and was perfect for a cold day like today. It's difficult to see on the photos but the hem, sleeves and pockets (yay!) are all trimmed with broiderie anglais. I wore pre-loved leggings underneath. Boots pre-loved, polo by H&M; pre-loved.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2AMgbP0KNWLxt0SaQ7ipksth_hyphenhypheneEj0aZBVaxBroeRDLLlVsYhvCMZKaTasoyJBkVO9v2Ilg2YlBXRkVg26aWWDldefdXF_TqOuBpDa0Ap5qrDO24AorrnAMMtjYkQwxhodS-8mhzvJJiLCZZfQfZlstDR06KZGYLlNc1t0rK2BEY-iyxRl65jfwX2No4/s2553/20240115_094104_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2553" data-original-width="1102" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2AMgbP0KNWLxt0SaQ7ipksth_hyphenhypheneEj0aZBVaxBroeRDLLlVsYhvCMZKaTasoyJBkVO9v2Ilg2YlBXRkVg26aWWDldefdXF_TqOuBpDa0Ap5qrDO24AorrnAMMtjYkQwxhodS-8mhzvJJiLCZZfQfZlstDR06KZGYLlNc1t0rK2BEY-iyxRl65jfwX2No4/w276-h640/20240115_094104_001.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnf9tPob62X6iv45pa8PVpzbQkxinVa_3zKVpBN2xj3hWubCJ6-uV3sjXdXC8pzotqwypTRtkwLvlngelSIco2N_pml_jWGYouw83-CPe3sV4KvBRjNQe2kbxaTAtFyLvX5gLKTFx9xIewLBChSzLD2gdoEqXnT3ltcdB2CkBiQ5EyUQ7iqsDVRIEdErv4/s2505/20240115_094055_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2505" data-original-width="1073" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnf9tPob62X6iv45pa8PVpzbQkxinVa_3zKVpBN2xj3hWubCJ6-uV3sjXdXC8pzotqwypTRtkwLvlngelSIco2N_pml_jWGYouw83-CPe3sV4KvBRjNQe2kbxaTAtFyLvX5gLKTFx9xIewLBChSzLD2gdoEqXnT3ltcdB2CkBiQ5EyUQ7iqsDVRIEdErv4/w274-h640/20240115_094055_001.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFI7I5bxhv4H4yhwFXjX1oo20P23gxDEOyVH7da4Ih6B2FUWlV9mM4_jDRPvy2uf6yBdieEcjb3pm77zHlrA9QgcfXC4MH3LlW5kboAyGFy1qXFI1DZ7BI44BOPYnaRt6jCwOWCZfU7uvAvvYbiuWvbDONmWmdcqKSmIYw8C9en_yl-IO6VE0NB8pRUZdi/s4128/20240115_094020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFI7I5bxhv4H4yhwFXjX1oo20P23gxDEOyVH7da4Ih6B2FUWlV9mM4_jDRPvy2uf6yBdieEcjb3pm77zHlrA9QgcfXC4MH3LlW5kboAyGFy1qXFI1DZ7BI44BOPYnaRt6jCwOWCZfU7uvAvvYbiuWvbDONmWmdcqKSmIYw8C9en_yl-IO6VE0NB8pRUZdi/w288-h640/20240115_094020.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Jewellery all pre-loved except the earrings bought from Etsy.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJT4hMHY1FQIrU_AfDa71sWc3Eqxpu5lWAyPlPVKwn83kUhFWf-3kJXEG6M5hbxnMejPwXMBoVWDKUcgJK5cBhYi3GxAzUhGP6FLR4NTHgP4ZIYpP5qDeMPs8gB4Nq8NS59Us9JCcqG7gDrp4GIsNgVxhSbpNzUkLvxnDq5CcehQJ3yWT_RPvMTCmtqFkZ/s1440/pottery.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJT4hMHY1FQIrU_AfDa71sWc3Eqxpu5lWAyPlPVKwn83kUhFWf-3kJXEG6M5hbxnMejPwXMBoVWDKUcgJK5cBhYi3GxAzUhGP6FLR4NTHgP4ZIYpP5qDeMPs8gB4Nq8NS59Us9JCcqG7gDrp4GIsNgVxhSbpNzUkLvxnDq5CcehQJ3yWT_RPvMTCmtqFkZ/w426-h640/pottery.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We caught up with this series which started on 7th January. Of all the programmes where the participants create things this is one of my favourites.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'm having trouble with Blogger trying to add a new page for 'Books Read 2024'. I've created new book pages successfully in the past and published them to the blog but when I try it now it doesn't appear to show up when I look at the blog. Any thoughts?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi153uVXaTB0qd3YzRrMO470bSN_N7ixBWtjFwzkaPKh21PwasKj0uiC-7ZkCUW-ZN9FFBrqBfRkmCY7NUzkkk81je_WkldpIBwmr4zyo7bHsZFSejK_vz4wJ86xKV6ryDHqQt3uh982y-XUH5PMocK9R3SeTKv0wE_df_3m2WfwEm1Brabahe1QKjvAqTJ/s2706/20240116_091532_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2706" data-original-width="1140" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi153uVXaTB0qd3YzRrMO470bSN_N7ixBWtjFwzkaPKh21PwasKj0uiC-7ZkCUW-ZN9FFBrqBfRkmCY7NUzkkk81je_WkldpIBwmr4zyo7bHsZFSejK_vz4wJ86xKV6ryDHqQt3uh982y-XUH5PMocK9R3SeTKv0wE_df_3m2WfwEm1Brabahe1QKjvAqTJ/w270-h640/20240116_091532_001.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is the dress by Apricot I found in St. Neot's on Saturday. Worn with a pre-loved polo neck by Peacocks. Boots and leggings retail buys. These leggings are 10 years old in March. I bought them with a M&S voucher I received when I retired from teaching at the university in 2014. They have some small holes at the top of one leg so have to be worn with something that covers them up. I have mustard tights which will also go well with this dress, I think. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidICVm_dITYfcTJJrwLgeEiHlH1o0jd_-u3K1a5_VH6DXzSHCsDihpEwwoIuHwlSxXDLiW858eucjnXS7Hfq0O_ysr9nwpjn1_5_d9m2jcvvwNSnIqjrvzvLtH6Zkz_B5XaiCmDMXLrvD9wUP0frgh4ltu7_valaw4eeSPd1mLlqvx3gNk0hOVodBRuk1j/s2553/20240116_091734_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2553" data-original-width="1150" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidICVm_dITYfcTJJrwLgeEiHlH1o0jd_-u3K1a5_VH6DXzSHCsDihpEwwoIuHwlSxXDLiW858eucjnXS7Hfq0O_ysr9nwpjn1_5_d9m2jcvvwNSnIqjrvzvLtH6Zkz_B5XaiCmDMXLrvD9wUP0frgh4ltu7_valaw4eeSPd1mLlqvx3gNk0hOVodBRuk1j/w288-h640/20240116_091734_002.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuHZoUyOET-yJEniV8yFNH33sv27hX374GSSi1wp4-iWYfhyvnVhFkn3tMO5GPZj62Inf_hSN4SvB_tPzkCQwcBgzs9fcIKC3ZCaSh9Ss703Z4WIo2mV7vEz1UyRLDSLWd0sFX_OX0RQjgSwrkrukEi6KAXoA_yCVNWL8K-R1Ja7gH1C6vDWS7e5N0AxM/s3085/20240116_091519_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3085" data-original-width="1033" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAuHZoUyOET-yJEniV8yFNH33sv27hX374GSSi1wp4-iWYfhyvnVhFkn3tMO5GPZj62Inf_hSN4SvB_tPzkCQwcBgzs9fcIKC3ZCaSh9Ss703Z4WIo2mV7vEz1UyRLDSLWd0sFX_OX0RQjgSwrkrukEi6KAXoA_yCVNWL8K-R1Ja7gH1C6vDWS7e5N0AxM/w214-h640/20240116_091519_002.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery is pre-loved and the pendant was also a find from St. Neots on Saturday.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmlpOmsnW4tPKmQc2L7EnPQwDtv0Zzl8pT5OCGL0wV68L_-QiQmODboRQ4FckUnJT8KJ62iRt0vGwSwAWKFMsCMEk1Wk0pjP9wQ4Xwe3P_uKhYsvJUyzXrsX6sLFgEqr8sOV3Ij_oHtH9FQ9okwnMVTHAJpPYJX3KiHEitHhLiihpHoleAMAddLLO8ygc/s2560/20240116_192208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmmlpOmsnW4tPKmQc2L7EnPQwDtv0Zzl8pT5OCGL0wV68L_-QiQmODboRQ4FckUnJT8KJ62iRt0vGwSwAWKFMsCMEk1Wk0pjP9wQ4Xwe3P_uKhYsvJUyzXrsX6sLFgEqr8sOV3Ij_oHtH9FQ9okwnMVTHAJpPYJX3KiHEitHhLiihpHoleAMAddLLO8ygc/w288-h640/20240116_192208.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3CIbsK9utOuZqEBbYwg09QXSoUoKby1qp2p-_kPIZWDB581W4R8i6O8sLgHQUyFl7FVpIVP0GRc4a9a4yLj8VAzNonmy0qXxkAOzWrnAG2S6EOZfgoDMVT-770zHjet35RHpAZOUzbybBImTviv7mBvOqr-ef1h49D10v9Ut8VTPhJFXfoB1Y_DugU97/s2046/20240116_091440-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3CIbsK9utOuZqEBbYwg09QXSoUoKby1qp2p-_kPIZWDB581W4R8i6O8sLgHQUyFl7FVpIVP0GRc4a9a4yLj8VAzNonmy0qXxkAOzWrnAG2S6EOZfgoDMVT-770zHjet35RHpAZOUzbybBImTviv7mBvOqr-ef1h49D10v9Ut8VTPhJFXfoB1Y_DugU97/w640-h480/20240116_091440-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was very cold again on Tuesday but I didn't have to scrape ice off the windscreen. At the food bank we had the industrial heater on; when it starts up it sounds like a jumbo jet. I made up kettle packs and had to keep restocking items which meant I had very little time left to put away the toiletries; only 10 minutes spent on that today. I go swimming an hour after I finish at the food bank otherwise I'd stay on and try and reduce the toiletry stacks. Very few people at the pool today I had it to myself for the last ten minutes which was wonderful. I swam the usual 45 laps and I'm working on my freestyle stroke...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After the swim I went to Aldi to pick up a few things we needed and there was no cooking; fish and chips for dinner. In Aldi I found 2 bath mats which were on sale for 49p - yes, 49p each; less than 1.00 for both. I needed new bath mats too; all the ones I had already were found in charity shops and becoming quite worn out.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgjsqHOGP7pfLRRiSFVdA1KqSUkZyQ-YU0dQOI_FUyVBhCO2INLZ423oonlowrQNJMpEoRJWqRl8TeTuT2m7NY02Gl2LxobRPYCQUyH4ceQLnwzh3NmPlA7mHzQXTMr40mdywlqj1vuFazR1h05PDaF31J6TnH6lPA7L6KMCxSgMgfTULTEjSt_cJuqQ7TL/s2507/20240117_105829_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2507" data-original-width="1077" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsqHOGP7pfLRRiSFVdA1KqSUkZyQ-YU0dQOI_FUyVBhCO2INLZ423oonlowrQNJMpEoRJWqRl8TeTuT2m7NY02Gl2LxobRPYCQUyH4ceQLnwzh3NmPlA7mHzQXTMr40mdywlqj1vuFazR1h05PDaF31J6TnH6lPA7L6KMCxSgMgfTULTEjSt_cJuqQ7TL/w274-h640/20240117_105829_001.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Wednesday, OH and I went to Uxbridge which is in the London Borough of Hillingdon for some business we needed to do there. We had lunch out and looked around three charity shops where I found another black and white dress; some earrings and a book. I used to live near Uxbridge in the late 1970s so it was interesting to see how much it had changed. I love this church (St. Margaret's) in the town centre and close to the underground station:</span></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/AVvXsEgIxjD0lnJYhlrQ4PRELH6OBxkMoal3fBSM-aLNBdWqKs7ycKkrkHpn736kNtam9VlhuLvvReiMckUHFHmNq_K5qOuhFMOv2zjCQCf71cVXcBxZ8ORdZR75ulFNzsD0QT3LOZu_oYa6-OFz6coHiFdluARtXvm02KCTDZKnp_ujgE6jkzD9KTO3wayP0m1V/s4080/20240117_144425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIxjD0lnJYhlrQ4PRELH6OBxkMoal3fBSM-aLNBdWqKs7ycKkrkHpn736kNtam9VlhuLvvReiMckUHFHmNq_K5qOuhFMOv2zjCQCf71cVXcBxZ8ORdZR75ulFNzsD0QT3LOZu_oYa6-OFz6coHiFdluARtXvm02KCTDZKnp_ujgE6jkzD9KTO3wayP0m1V/w288-h640/20240117_144425.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The oldest portion of the church was built and in use from 1245.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgf9oOt5lynR_t4nKrMpSYoUzwNC04GwbGD3he8A53DDDd62YE16U3EvfQZMhIf5aIIU3FBCuihmoEohqr5BFzRmFK_PBbKTXzZAgpNzSLdy0y-qhOJGS64xAFP3YUGIVSFPTqMEPt6l1h_lVrIO0gRzMSYQevHMyQdzcOerWbd8rxK000oxY1s5RJBQ-/s925/st%20margarets%20church%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="925" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDgf9oOt5lynR_t4nKrMpSYoUzwNC04GwbGD3he8A53DDDd62YE16U3EvfQZMhIf5aIIU3FBCuihmoEohqr5BFzRmFK_PBbKTXzZAgpNzSLdy0y-qhOJGS64xAFP3YUGIVSFPTqMEPt6l1h_lVrIO0gRzMSYQevHMyQdzcOerWbd8rxK000oxY1s5RJBQ-/w640-h450/st%20margarets%20church%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is what the church and the surrounding area looked like in 1903.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGL8uqc5QYkjZcXV-hyQ2co90-qrZcuSaRBJxPL_-Vhtc-qcUTSzalUIt73kc-VApZI0egFo6qoY4vtcN27BSOfV-vPbmm6ZoiQ3JcxZ-0WeY1YGDMdg0_c9hirhXsgnRsZ_z3ESqLgffELp8hHwHSolAeiWll_2cqhx4D3Mn3tgOt3paOpmUS1QcfCuu/s2360/20240117_105744_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2360" data-original-width="1194" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSGL8uqc5QYkjZcXV-hyQ2co90-qrZcuSaRBJxPL_-Vhtc-qcUTSzalUIt73kc-VApZI0egFo6qoY4vtcN27BSOfV-vPbmm6ZoiQ3JcxZ-0WeY1YGDMdg0_c9hirhXsgnRsZ_z3ESqLgffELp8hHwHSolAeiWll_2cqhx4D3Mn3tgOt3paOpmUS1QcfCuu/w324-h640/20240117_105744_001.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything I wore was pre-loved. Skirt by M&S; blouse bought in the kilo vintage sale in Bedford Corn Exchange a couple of years ago; the red tank top was a 1.00 rail find and the black boots were a Cat's Protection League find about two years ago. Underneath I wore fleece lined thermal leggings and a long sleeved thermal top. It was another very chilly day with a cold wind.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNLIrMHsahDQAI84BwrnDeirIRfqRk22T4Q-Nw3gIEymqMs7T-zms55vgPYvHgooIyozfO30rFLDAkMR8B7_HFEQKOd9cTvBsiTyUgd59452UkdpxibV9-LRQBuJUokE15nzzRQYhS4WGafYgSEQoqIvTbEWW2kUnEtOssjj603XwAT5mXP_oiOck185d/s2420/20240117_105753_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2420" data-original-width="1173" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNLIrMHsahDQAI84BwrnDeirIRfqRk22T4Q-Nw3gIEymqMs7T-zms55vgPYvHgooIyozfO30rFLDAkMR8B7_HFEQKOd9cTvBsiTyUgd59452UkdpxibV9-LRQBuJUokE15nzzRQYhS4WGafYgSEQoqIvTbEWW2kUnEtOssjj603XwAT5mXP_oiOck185d/w310-h640/20240117_105753_002.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved with the pendant found on the rummage to St. Neot's last Saturday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDk-7ICa8TAb0aaPXYd6QM9CTf5OmjK3Oi_StMrv-2V1iOzesWLX0_ZZwO_1vk_Jwx-qwpxNpC1tEfXna0gYokmDV3yQa_Q-3WD3JOYhEGA7_8DCMCSBRZaU1nb4Ve5lygL5BJDgf-hEDk9dFNfrMZzVxgUPXJIzrLl-RG9i7vXAamzLNNtDR26G7HRib/s4128/20240117_105716.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidDk-7ICa8TAb0aaPXYd6QM9CTf5OmjK3Oi_StMrv-2V1iOzesWLX0_ZZwO_1vk_Jwx-qwpxNpC1tEfXna0gYokmDV3yQa_Q-3WD3JOYhEGA7_8DCMCSBRZaU1nb4Ve5lygL5BJDgf-hEDk9dFNfrMZzVxgUPXJIzrLl-RG9i7vXAamzLNNtDR26G7HRib/w288-h640/20240117_105716.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thursday was cold with an icy wind making it feel colder than it was. I went for a 5 mile walk along the river to the marina and back. My cheeks were frozen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusMvgoHcn4mplDsOWzlfIrqH-8lQlgajxdUI3RomGXgZq_sr-xitjmRPXw3E8_14w51mfmWPzIwptUTjUXIa4uR7DssJYrZnZP3eOZcdSmes9WjUbrf69wzzrzUYDKgwHUbjNiSJ9-_R3zlpPRE-vTbrARDU34mP7GbcobLB-u5uyWrsDM-nznTKHy39i/s2539/20240118_100644_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2539" data-original-width="1111" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhusMvgoHcn4mplDsOWzlfIrqH-8lQlgajxdUI3RomGXgZq_sr-xitjmRPXw3E8_14w51mfmWPzIwptUTjUXIa4uR7DssJYrZnZP3eOZcdSmes9WjUbrf69wzzrzUYDKgwHUbjNiSJ9-_R3zlpPRE-vTbrARDU34mP7GbcobLB-u5uyWrsDM-nznTKHy39i/w280-h640/20240118_100644_001.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved. Homemade felt skirt (not by me); vintage jumper by M&S worn for a second time in less than a week; suedette jacket by F&F for extra warmth. Boots retail from Sainsbury's about 5/6 years old now. I had thick woollen tights on underneath also pre-loved and very old.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSGVqswMbweOlEDwaGBhBwrbBr2mbXSorChhZxChbacAr-zn8EDb4RF-dDqpV7ApyhvHdkzYMG-R3K3HCQoQcWN9pi3XggdXeTzZrH3BXM54VD2_T8Mw8UPZfcn2koJN18tCPIqwxUD8ulDVdW5C8Qvc6N9E2W4oAUKl7gGoFNf792jCHUu9j73VEyL5I/s2705/20240118_100637_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2705" data-original-width="1094" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhSGVqswMbweOlEDwaGBhBwrbBr2mbXSorChhZxChbacAr-zn8EDb4RF-dDqpV7ApyhvHdkzYMG-R3K3HCQoQcWN9pi3XggdXeTzZrH3BXM54VD2_T8Mw8UPZfcn2koJN18tCPIqwxUD8ulDVdW5C8Qvc6N9E2W4oAUKl7gGoFNf792jCHUu9j73VEyL5I/w258-h640/20240118_100637_001.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved. The earrings were found in Uxbridge yesterday at the Harlington Hospice shop; where we dropped off several bags of donations while we were there. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOMEY38j6ZoIVhfAPMruP-bjRDFBF7UAtkDKDhyKiy34S7DKY0CxAmRHghB56FMqEK5YR3sN_Cf2LWanTTAJ3GPlk1y-SDQ3TtWFN2OzEigy3qJWO0LRzusuPatSPOlpB1ssB1jpXC3LMDOwZeqNcAASOaT8L69Dc165ZysDu5vD1hpAhSw-0hG7FN3-i/s2601/20240118_100642_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2601" data-original-width="1214" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSOMEY38j6ZoIVhfAPMruP-bjRDFBF7UAtkDKDhyKiy34S7DKY0CxAmRHghB56FMqEK5YR3sN_Cf2LWanTTAJ3GPlk1y-SDQ3TtWFN2OzEigy3qJWO0LRzusuPatSPOlpB1ssB1jpXC3LMDOwZeqNcAASOaT8L69Dc165ZysDu5vD1hpAhSw-0hG7FN3-i/w298-h640/20240118_100642_001.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghViIFTA3ZaliWdQwW9brJcCDSOGuBRSSkg4Um7ApD1Oo4QPqJ9uQgxCCjs8QiNpo7zHprU5GTsSDJr1s-k5HeHsy71WnpQpR5wVilKryaNIQu20c3xqM-_48LvRZ2lBBMn-VcrGGq6Hifgk0Pigo28JSEVtgJVihrqXL7T_wuErbM2D9_MBxIOUnJttHs/s4128/20240118_100409.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghViIFTA3ZaliWdQwW9brJcCDSOGuBRSSkg4Um7ApD1Oo4QPqJ9uQgxCCjs8QiNpo7zHprU5GTsSDJr1s-k5HeHsy71WnpQpR5wVilKryaNIQu20c3xqM-_48LvRZ2lBBMn-VcrGGq6Hifgk0Pigo28JSEVtgJVihrqXL7T_wuErbM2D9_MBxIOUnJttHs/w288-h640/20240118_100409.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Looking like a ghost again!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My walk to the marina showed me that the marina was frozen as was the lake beside the marina.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiqTR9ohrYE2lhQ8T-vXdMBoYsgrH04keZxmRw9dNH43L-EBhmYl_EF_6mn-UODqMjvt9B6HZSvVXiDA8cbThpatxyl-8frvcBeYIZxS393MjpY46RlPzKz6RrlzEM6KronTeF8A638G5O0YzBAK8sgpzqTsp_eFR1tm_6vGqpUf-EzCJ5J0TpkLLbfAKYC/s4080/20240118_110424.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTR9ohrYE2lhQ8T-vXdMBoYsgrH04keZxmRw9dNH43L-EBhmYl_EF_6mn-UODqMjvt9B6HZSvVXiDA8cbThpatxyl-8frvcBeYIZxS393MjpY46RlPzKz6RrlzEM6KronTeF8A638G5O0YzBAK8sgpzqTsp_eFR1tm_6vGqpUf-EzCJ5J0TpkLLbfAKYC/w640-h288/20240118_110424.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBCR6TNQISxH-TWMeCeNmZDZa_eFysWxSGRA1YVQlhk65WjBOVwkdo0rMNSp3ql0LguAmtZ5wLhIIHfRxtzLERbHjAHDmtgIBHXmKKKhNjJ1_t0YwwwfDFEL0nzgCVszdeDRjZ24qaZoFZ8u10ueaD0H6i2YJ4bkmXLQT-KFOTaVqoJTSQPPzS7_n12Xw/s4080/20240118_110446.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZBCR6TNQISxH-TWMeCeNmZDZa_eFysWxSGRA1YVQlhk65WjBOVwkdo0rMNSp3ql0LguAmtZ5wLhIIHfRxtzLERbHjAHDmtgIBHXmKKKhNjJ1_t0YwwwfDFEL0nzgCVszdeDRjZ24qaZoFZ8u10ueaD0H6i2YJ4bkmXLQT-KFOTaVqoJTSQPPzS7_n12Xw/w640-h288/20240118_110446.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I saw a thrush and heard a wood pecker on my walk. In Uxbridge yesterday I saw several parakeets flying around...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After my walk I took Isaiah to pick up the cat. She is very sweet and he's thinking of a name for her. I suggested several names; Daisy, Poppet, Polly but he'll come up with something suitable. By the time this post is published I'm hoping she will have settled in nicely and I can show you some photos. Isaiah is delighted with her. Once I'd dropped Isaiah and the cat home I was off to Lidl for the weekly food shop and then onto the farm shop for coal, kindling and bird sunflower seeds. I made dinner for both grandsons and took the youngest to basketball practice.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bcl2FnqjDCgxw_kaUq7JngM9jqS2MHSyaric6o4l5Te5cCp-Tu-DosFTQsAFl4Amy-5ovMY-cR4ukmLwC-mjP5bDia5Fhraxa1kewqNPOvATCroJ_IwAIe0uSXKqwXsDyj_ThHZVAKWLaHaRDFHZL3DFsTs1Nf0Vo14hH-o1ambwAD0M44zaofIIx9Jv/s2990/20240120_105852_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2990" data-original-width="1180" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8bcl2FnqjDCgxw_kaUq7JngM9jqS2MHSyaric6o4l5Te5cCp-Tu-DosFTQsAFl4Amy-5ovMY-cR4ukmLwC-mjP5bDia5Fhraxa1kewqNPOvATCroJ_IwAIe0uSXKqwXsDyj_ThHZVAKWLaHaRDFHZL3DFsTs1Nf0Vo14hH-o1ambwAD0M44zaofIIx9Jv/w252-h640/20240120_105852_001.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I walked with the group on Friday morning - the unofficial bus walk. There were only 5 of us and we walked from Shortstown to the woods and back around past Cardington Hangars. Only 4 miles, but at least I was out in the fresh air and in good company. We stopped in 'The Friendly Nettle' cafe at the end (isn't that a lovely name?) where I had tea and a slice of shortbread before setting off to the Hospice charity shop near my hairdressers; I didn't have a chance to go when I had my hair done. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore what I bought in the Hospice shop on Saturday; the red Weird Fish top with my wide legged jeans retail and my pre-loved red boots. I've had several comments from people saying red is a colour that suits me so I intend to buy more red items as and when I find them.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8UWMSILB4qDl5Q_my15vebDPl1tO4hYu9vwvv3NcidMF-pGULbtAhIwzq6Q_0ZLNTdOufRni7CiLtwNhnRH0mLM3qmpRp9gXo_QSI998zFisHvgW0UlFBQhB2qQwe6Xxi0nqfgSsoxRIhaqpTsxO8rqjQK6kbVm0R-YJa9HUSd_DN4ouj4HNx3qZnCKL/s2935/20240120_105849_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2935" data-original-width="1271" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8UWMSILB4qDl5Q_my15vebDPl1tO4hYu9vwvv3NcidMF-pGULbtAhIwzq6Q_0ZLNTdOufRni7CiLtwNhnRH0mLM3qmpRp9gXo_QSI998zFisHvgW0UlFBQhB2qQwe6Xxi0nqfgSsoxRIhaqpTsxO8rqjQK6kbVm0R-YJa9HUSd_DN4ouj4HNx3qZnCKL/w278-h640/20240120_105849_001.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Saturday OH and I went to Kettering to have lunch with my brothers at a pub we've eaten at twice before; The Overstone Arms. Before we met up with my brothers we went for a rummage in Kettering town centre. They have quite a lot of charity shops; 10 or 11 in total but 3 were closed and the RSPCA had closed down for good. Nevertheless, I found a red Kettlewell dress in a sale in one of the charity shops and I found 4 pendants to swell my collection. We met two of my nieces' teenage children in one of the charity shops with my brother's ex partner; their grandma; they all love a rummage too!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPubMy0M_QJWtNVOuNGyoBa0Ejh8s9b-fzaaPP5s22KU6eRr4SGshdJplwxCwVt0adKgguncb_SFSxs8E7oCWhsyKkUKDZ9Lpe8xc3SDJQfgJo5AJwbO8ucv-8e7K0wBN2_CtdCMsinJO5kcPCesKfYu5OYSDO6GnAE8Oa8URHHGwvQjx67Ia46YQdKkY/s2669/20240120_105720_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2669" data-original-width="1165" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPubMy0M_QJWtNVOuNGyoBa0Ejh8s9b-fzaaPP5s22KU6eRr4SGshdJplwxCwVt0adKgguncb_SFSxs8E7oCWhsyKkUKDZ9Lpe8xc3SDJQfgJo5AJwbO8ucv-8e7K0wBN2_CtdCMsinJO5kcPCesKfYu5OYSDO6GnAE8Oa8URHHGwvQjx67Ia46YQdKkY/w280-h640/20240120_105720_002.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRN6ap-N1VywrB7dabnPZQqmkuPgEp5kyZK3rVKTPB5R3BGHACkNSzXenII9WNvRwBRfKeL6l-dIJlnhYCENsIp-GhAJrVEwspa-CJucBCUXkB9g1M464hipMoAGordtyKOP9v8hiEXGmSyuPdJnOaklyyO1XJbCTGxKunfnDrGSl7P2w94-FrCGws3tJ4/s4128/20240120_105650.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRN6ap-N1VywrB7dabnPZQqmkuPgEp5kyZK3rVKTPB5R3BGHACkNSzXenII9WNvRwBRfKeL6l-dIJlnhYCENsIp-GhAJrVEwspa-CJucBCUXkB9g1M464hipMoAGordtyKOP9v8hiEXGmSyuPdJnOaklyyO1XJbCTGxKunfnDrGSl7P2w94-FrCGws3tJ4/w288-h640/20240120_105650.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br />Once we were home we chilled out for the evening having lit the fire first. It had been a very cold day and the another storm was on its way...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Inspector Forst</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgUitYpAEwvcOTzbbV_2PXBZLOITO1lm54bDxN2cDQHRXGci6zcfGtKVLCGKTopxZMUOOd9HU8UI8yoXZv3CncbZSw-WKVeCNGofteGxnl75-NlwjAFBkOzl_c1dUrW6MHLyWxynYlGFzMIJ_7oSZOZpgAfwShdqmr-j8v5eeQNxjk37ck_TGw8bsNaT4/s1024/Detective-Forst-1024x538.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="1024" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidgUitYpAEwvcOTzbbV_2PXBZLOITO1lm54bDxN2cDQHRXGci6zcfGtKVLCGKTopxZMUOOd9HU8UI8yoXZv3CncbZSw-WKVeCNGofteGxnl75-NlwjAFBkOzl_c1dUrW6MHLyWxynYlGFzMIJ_7oSZOZpgAfwShdqmr-j8v5eeQNxjk37ck_TGw8bsNaT4/w640-h336/Detective-Forst-1024x538.webp" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We'd watched this Polish crime series on Netflix during the week and finished watching it on Friday night. It was very tense in parts, weird too, but the ending was disappointing. On Saturday night we started watching a Swedish series via Walter Presents on Channel 4 called 'The Lost'. The start is harrowing - you have been warned! Updated to say it is a truly gripping series.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DDq8Sq6oxVkfSJ-ZufqcAnSVC25h7p0NaJGAoY9IY6QRRVmPbh97o9qIxDzCrd4aXcfY_WGMC8mmf9-D76vFVKw3513AqvKocMujoH0yotYmfOJiAA9AeI_akzcHADlpYpDDf_MPp1SB1FXmS-ZtfJJKoGlyATf_1osfJhCO5IFvE7FiL9LRfPb6MH-0/s1160/the%20lost.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="1160" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DDq8Sq6oxVkfSJ-ZufqcAnSVC25h7p0NaJGAoY9IY6QRRVmPbh97o9qIxDzCrd4aXcfY_WGMC8mmf9-D76vFVKw3513AqvKocMujoH0yotYmfOJiAA9AeI_akzcHADlpYpDDf_MPp1SB1FXmS-ZtfJJKoGlyATf_1osfJhCO5IFvE7FiL9LRfPb6MH-0/w640-h360/the%20lost.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sunday started as always with a 45 lap swim; then on with the weekly housecleaning and cooking a roast dinner for everyone. I'm having next Sunday off so everyone's been warned...<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzcj3x8LcAYQlpTmE9hzaplSWHPVeHF3zEb50hqgwUqSZxXjpdp7OssQQgYlSCDnNJ9wj12dU_0BzREjWAGbT2-dKxqPCJYOHQVDHDJv10PGZvvgvozd4Q1TkK1owA_OiYKuOys8PcS0dgLOHeMueV49fKa9cvdPtLwJfv2wSGVmOLvRb4zWqkVMKvFEl/s2541/20240121_114929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2541" data-original-width="1136" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzcj3x8LcAYQlpTmE9hzaplSWHPVeHF3zEb50hqgwUqSZxXjpdp7OssQQgYlSCDnNJ9wj12dU_0BzREjWAGbT2-dKxqPCJYOHQVDHDJv10PGZvvgvozd4Q1TkK1owA_OiYKuOys8PcS0dgLOHeMueV49fKa9cvdPtLwJfv2wSGVmOLvRb4zWqkVMKvFEl/w286-h640/20240121_114929.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div>My Sunday outfit (more red!). All pre-loved except the boots bought locally. Skirt by M&S; jumper by Simon Jefferies worn over a H&M polo neck jumper.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJK0zHs_4aCACsOQb_Ow4WcbSRWBpZHzj7DFrbIdJRwmviQQHMv_ReXGHfCLJMYgSf3JoyPMLkK9U_kFl2PMObKkDQbb9qKY9IvDYr96RqWsR-nA_q94rOmsUB8eFE7QBieolQ5pUOFw1-5f4dVNqSdVl0S-ShEWzSz8hXuP5ahSTjGgAmZiOvIDSZ0Ym/s2534/20240121_114936_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2534" data-original-width="1103" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfJK0zHs_4aCACsOQb_Ow4WcbSRWBpZHzj7DFrbIdJRwmviQQHMv_ReXGHfCLJMYgSf3JoyPMLkK9U_kFl2PMObKkDQbb9qKY9IvDYr96RqWsR-nA_q94rOmsUB8eFE7QBieolQ5pUOFw1-5f4dVNqSdVl0S-ShEWzSz8hXuP5ahSTjGgAmZiOvIDSZ0Ym/w278-h640/20240121_114936_002.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnf8mlTPYtEI5m7Gy6mDcqA0ersfZPopWPIyeT71jh5bIXNe5M7zT08caqQ0r-ib4C5rnLntpzlQdBPbiwJNhpxORr16nkn1k6FaQtBcc2qv_Yk2EDXalTljplVwSMWPb5DmmlhQB2YzwORx5vaq2NQj9gvS7yTkmohYGg3fQG8YSqTz_dqi5enjuiz2Q/s2600/20240121_115150_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="1257" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnf8mlTPYtEI5m7Gy6mDcqA0ersfZPopWPIyeT71jh5bIXNe5M7zT08caqQ0r-ib4C5rnLntpzlQdBPbiwJNhpxORr16nkn1k6FaQtBcc2qv_Yk2EDXalTljplVwSMWPb5DmmlhQB2YzwORx5vaq2NQj9gvS7yTkmohYGg3fQG8YSqTz_dqi5enjuiz2Q/w310-h640/20240121_115150_001.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div>All jewellery pre-loved; the pendant is one of the 4 I found in Kettering on Saturday.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6X0IAI-kWIPBwj9boqPg8UEIN0GQgJyqM5B2D0VN23kMskZ5dH3a2HR297fOv7gmv29ZKHchICYccPocMWBepdixU877CklpByr83RVE_v3wy3H9lpv1H11bOSnjnBPBTGqJrh2BhrpVnuhMcDFeJoQ1XVnvMziDaDEgYZkRsydeFNSrvL-GlY1gBaHXG/s4128/20240121_114843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6X0IAI-kWIPBwj9boqPg8UEIN0GQgJyqM5B2D0VN23kMskZ5dH3a2HR297fOv7gmv29ZKHchICYccPocMWBepdixU877CklpByr83RVE_v3wy3H9lpv1H11bOSnjnBPBTGqJrh2BhrpVnuhMcDFeJoQ1XVnvMziDaDEgYZkRsydeFNSrvL-GlY1gBaHXG/w288-h640/20240121_114843.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br />After dinner I helped middle grandson draw up a study time table - he's re-sitting his 'A' Levels this year. I then finally finished my book 'The Lacuna' and watched 'The Great Pottery Throwdown'. Sunday was much warmer than the previous week with the temperature into double figures at 10/11 degrees. However, Storm Isha hit us later in the evening and I thought our windows would blow in. They rattled all night and the wind moaned and howled all around the house. On Monday morning I woke up to a much calmer day.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjYcGzNe9nPj9Y9hilOtc75uUOJDjDK-TeoQy9Lw-ZnDH-uyAGtIIdjSQ_7MfShImFo1mM0w-4hIApfWQMJtTa8murd5yNsa5uH1AyMvSJ-vfBpZTHUPw2Co_QoR4F57EqxzdEENSn69JnGLOX1aAgbFQIpvvb8Ad96yUVmyPXkcGB7EewhJW4FO9Wotx/s2578/20240122_091943_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2578" data-original-width="1219" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjYcGzNe9nPj9Y9hilOtc75uUOJDjDK-TeoQy9Lw-ZnDH-uyAGtIIdjSQ_7MfShImFo1mM0w-4hIApfWQMJtTa8murd5yNsa5uH1AyMvSJ-vfBpZTHUPw2Co_QoR4F57EqxzdEENSn69JnGLOX1aAgbFQIpvvb8Ad96yUVmyPXkcGB7EewhJW4FO9Wotx/w302-h640/20240122_091943_001.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">This pre-loved tunic was found in Uxbridge last week; worn with pre-loved leggings and boots to Barnardo's. We started the day off with stocktaking of the Christmas cards and only opened at 11 am. By the time I finished soon after 1 pm; the huge pile of donations was virtually gone. What a feeling of achievement I had - for a change!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdktGn9OiejAf_60764ri6lxPuAbv5r7awrgHz1wAeXt2hNl5cU0RoXUGmmpNIf23u8n5Ff5goxH2gZC4TUHnI8SMFyZ8ELz6G0NiHA2RGmnQ_woIXmmEMiuJRAIV7xbJ6Eqq3d7v4_nAUAduiSvpP6QR90cTt-lhpUutaXR_DhCVMyJIt2CbRxiH2khT/s2577/20240122_091941_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2577" data-original-width="995" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdktGn9OiejAf_60764ri6lxPuAbv5r7awrgHz1wAeXt2hNl5cU0RoXUGmmpNIf23u8n5Ff5goxH2gZC4TUHnI8SMFyZ8ELz6G0NiHA2RGmnQ_woIXmmEMiuJRAIV7xbJ6Eqq3d7v4_nAUAduiSvpP6QR90cTt-lhpUutaXR_DhCVMyJIt2CbRxiH2khT/w248-h640/20240122_091941_002.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0e_1pRdq8CLHEER3hl3JaDE6n6vAIrgXSTpw0Ws6DJKVKcZEvlKt_lQ_UVA0KT_eWHInnDpGqYBhjfMoA8rTwmP5gTgMRAgn5ocFyThB9iz0l6YABwcmzeS40sIDLY6X9Kz9gSqEUpc1v4ULkENVVD_bbrCm0ql-pU413cyzKx0I1G0V7FtfrROx6JBq/s2924/20240122_092125_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2924" data-original-width="1279" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0e_1pRdq8CLHEER3hl3JaDE6n6vAIrgXSTpw0Ws6DJKVKcZEvlKt_lQ_UVA0KT_eWHInnDpGqYBhjfMoA8rTwmP5gTgMRAgn5ocFyThB9iz0l6YABwcmzeS40sIDLY6X9Kz9gSqEUpc1v4ULkENVVD_bbrCm0ql-pU413cyzKx0I1G0V7FtfrROx6JBq/w280-h640/20240122_092125_002.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved. The pendant was another find from Saturday's rummage.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAlFrz08_XzT2BrCu_CNn0qJm8k_IeMeJUDTnOaKIQsnpmkvb273fqiPzwlqBNKX07h5lWX40RVcwABkVPDpwvV8TeAfVIEJEb6g0GZUKWGVQR6UtdtN8kaHKSWKw75miH4grCZ2zVEX9OjQ4HrxkzJYCaBH1CsNIrtWZ4O3yNMgnathy9iaoaQdO5VFJ/s4128/20240122_091853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAlFrz08_XzT2BrCu_CNn0qJm8k_IeMeJUDTnOaKIQsnpmkvb273fqiPzwlqBNKX07h5lWX40RVcwABkVPDpwvV8TeAfVIEJEb6g0GZUKWGVQR6UtdtN8kaHKSWKw75miH4grCZ2zVEX9OjQ4HrxkzJYCaBH1CsNIrtWZ4O3yNMgnathy9iaoaQdO5VFJ/w288-h640/20240122_091853.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When I got home I decided to chill out. I needed to go into town and have my eyebrows tinted and waxed but decided to leave if for another day. I did that all last week, too...tomorrow, tomorrow. I made chicken soup with the left over chicken and caught up with blogs and blogging. We continued to watch the excellent series: 'The Lost'.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A wet and windy day was Tuesday; Storm Jocelyn was on the way. At least it wasn't cold; still in double figures. At the food bank I made up Kettle Packs and managed to pack away most of the non-food items including toiletries. Then it was off to the swimming pool to swim 45 laps; I managed to include the equivalent of one lap of front crawl - at last, but it does make my arms and shoulders ache afterwards. My plan is to get up to at least 5 laps of front crawl and I already swim at least 5 laps of back stroke; the remaining laps I swim breast stroke.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RAHn1auwmTtEimMl4ePAr5itvzkWNg0k_pdTOq3tcVb-KNd3bKqGBjEwFh7YYCosbajaWkFQGNsL1YaLQkVxP72xg_klWuwYIwlfiPJZPeImpgO3VJkSMbcVoQL4mRg8kouu-s5zmx6bfPI-FH6YhRAMuqcjTMeudMce4svpiDHRr4eAmtaN_C2pLmHO/s2889/20240123_085245_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2889" data-original-width="1069" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RAHn1auwmTtEimMl4ePAr5itvzkWNg0k_pdTOq3tcVb-KNd3bKqGBjEwFh7YYCosbajaWkFQGNsL1YaLQkVxP72xg_klWuwYIwlfiPJZPeImpgO3VJkSMbcVoQL4mRg8kouu-s5zmx6bfPI-FH6YhRAMuqcjTMeudMce4svpiDHRr4eAmtaN_C2pLmHO/w236-h640/20240123_085245_001.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I thought I had donated these plaid trousers so I was very pleased to come across them whilst having a bit of a sort out. Underneath is a vintage Etam blouse from my Barnardo's and blue top is an old F&F find. All pre-loved; boots retail last year.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAHtGNpLqiSRJwASknz9U9r-YuYbKMRDVyHRqCOacaPlWCvjcvn9IxLFhYTMSDTLbx1dmq6cXp0b2-x3zdd2PoEHhgfFk9aknQSwmR1dFNlvCBxW2IsT6WrowHu2Y5_OKTnuj5D9eyIenwiEpTh1vDaADXqR8FKpgEPlA99QcsRK3gr6uCVqG1NM43pDG/s2839/20240123_085248_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2839" data-original-width="1161" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAHtGNpLqiSRJwASknz9U9r-YuYbKMRDVyHRqCOacaPlWCvjcvn9IxLFhYTMSDTLbx1dmq6cXp0b2-x3zdd2PoEHhgfFk9aknQSwmR1dFNlvCBxW2IsT6WrowHu2Y5_OKTnuj5D9eyIenwiEpTh1vDaADXqR8FKpgEPlA99QcsRK3gr6uCVqG1NM43pDG/w262-h640/20240123_085248_001.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9ECFosjx8ZHJfcQU8I8N4D83VitxX4OZdwl3kwJGorQ-cCYHSOFr7SPI9g1FXuT-SSPxPQyh6tzIwc67InsZmX90eXEywUPEiqFGBzqxz-BA7l7rNQIr_NGeCKse4-IgW3I4dz0Olty0KlDtXv4GRUGLVXMSZCgQJ0OiUilpnN7W5eCAC9Z3F4KSXDjQ/s2708/20240123_085251_003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2708" data-original-width="1303" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9ECFosjx8ZHJfcQU8I8N4D83VitxX4OZdwl3kwJGorQ-cCYHSOFr7SPI9g1FXuT-SSPxPQyh6tzIwc67InsZmX90eXEywUPEiqFGBzqxz-BA7l7rNQIr_NGeCKse4-IgW3I4dz0Olty0KlDtXv4GRUGLVXMSZCgQJ0OiUilpnN7W5eCAC9Z3F4KSXDjQ/w308-h640/20240123_085251_003.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsJ4yxFXuTK239SoWZTHTFo_cRLn4XZDkyXq3t_cC-rbCq_iXTG8-IoMaX5lErIBeQVaKtCDmJxfYnoPoTxpAulrMRGTRy8QocPCthYpv6ZWxqoLXOfWR7ET5jFGFk-2Kz-aSAUJMVCLrx6MFSWXORkW49d_v9jDycxVie5vv3_hOYl39dOiGYCRyDCok/s2666/20240123_085529_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2666" data-original-width="1294" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZsJ4yxFXuTK239SoWZTHTFo_cRLn4XZDkyXq3t_cC-rbCq_iXTG8-IoMaX5lErIBeQVaKtCDmJxfYnoPoTxpAulrMRGTRy8QocPCthYpv6ZWxqoLXOfWR7ET5jFGFk-2Kz-aSAUJMVCLrx6MFSWXORkW49d_v9jDycxVie5vv3_hOYl39dOiGYCRyDCok/w310-h640/20240123_085529_001.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This jacket is pre-loved and found on a 1.00 rail somewhere about two years ago. It's the first time I've worn it on the blog. It reminds me of steampunk; it's a bit like a frock coat, has leather collar and cuffs with pleats at the front. I could put more exciting buttons on it or add some brooches but there was no time on Tuesday morning...</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWesd4AcU8mWFM5D67j-4e7JJ1QV9QsDDWb5MG6MPxcg7AyfSIaIJtj1ejjGOJAXvsnMHO-mQkfXhMtu5D3ChY5V9ztrNaZH-wnt7Xw7Hx2ZxP0jouZ5FuAKGBqIOs5z8Bv-llX1nekWM4DQX-BfELekEhEy330m0ohA7VEJu5xAfwiizhLBAFA0Gd8IwV/s2046/20240123_085200-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWesd4AcU8mWFM5D67j-4e7JJ1QV9QsDDWb5MG6MPxcg7AyfSIaIJtj1ejjGOJAXvsnMHO-mQkfXhMtu5D3ChY5V9ztrNaZH-wnt7Xw7Hx2ZxP0jouZ5FuAKGBqIOs5z8Bv-llX1nekWM4DQX-BfELekEhEy330m0ohA7VEJu5xAfwiizhLBAFA0Gd8IwV/w640-h480/20240123_085200-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved with the pendant another find from Kettering last Saturday. I lost one of these earrings at the food bank - I must remember to put the backs on. I bought a packet of plastic backs ages ago to prevent me from losing earrings and I forget to use them!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-j2DW6EEnwDBJ_qzMDFFV2d9hpJJ6o-vGQb-PTxyFG9EhwhIlOxEiPke6DcslZ3R2O8rnRCiHP3MYtoahb5u81EE75beocThBAVH-AQ2k22NH0GK-7nmO77B2t_4iFIJepHueSOZ79gyLUEfYThy1I1Hn8lQIaLKX2qtd9MFiB361JVf3de5Kqe7CAwt/s2046/IMG-20240120-WA0003-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2046" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-j2DW6EEnwDBJ_qzMDFFV2d9hpJJ6o-vGQb-PTxyFG9EhwhIlOxEiPke6DcslZ3R2O8rnRCiHP3MYtoahb5u81EE75beocThBAVH-AQ2k22NH0GK-7nmO77B2t_4iFIJepHueSOZ79gyLUEfYThy1I1Hn8lQIaLKX2qtd9MFiB361JVf3de5Kqe7CAwt/w640-h640/IMG-20240120-WA0003-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And here she is. Little Miss Muffet! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">No, that's not her name; grandson still hasn't come up with a name for her yet so suggestions welcome; please. She's about 2 years old and quite small and dainty.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Tomorrow OH and I plan to go for a walk but on hard paths as the ground will be very soggy and muddy from all the rain. On Friday, I'm off to London to see cousin Marian and we're going to the Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey. I'll tell you all about it in my next post.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Poppins, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #042d19; font-size: 19.2px; font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-71378177453459632652024-01-09T16:45:00.000+00:002024-01-09T16:45:56.462+00:00A Stormy Start to 2024 and some seal pups!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A Happy New Year to you! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMf5t34NMBzedtCOz2CKS7b8C53h8KMWQaBXqrIj8K2qO2_crb4ysi0h9e4B3luQIa62T0TrteFQbxR7tlMbm71W_AUAv4pm2W6CzieOXafiHRp0xesuajexycSi-bTedM3JINesrFFiCSMYEEC7t_twhm-8netEqdIDsBKjYSil1YpO-GQmDrrJaqcXoH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="288" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMf5t34NMBzedtCOz2CKS7b8C53h8KMWQaBXqrIj8K2qO2_crb4ysi0h9e4B3luQIa62T0TrteFQbxR7tlMbm71W_AUAv4pm2W6CzieOXafiHRp0xesuajexycSi-bTedM3JINesrFFiCSMYEEC7t_twhm-8netEqdIDsBKjYSil1YpO-GQmDrrJaqcXoH=w288-h640" width="288" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My wish for the world in 2024 is peace and harmony for all. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> didn't make any New Year's resolutions. I haven't since 2005/6 when I gave up smoking and never looked back. The time between Christmas and New Year: 'Twixtmas' is a funny time. Lots of the usual places aren't open; people are off from work; a lot of left overs (hopefully) get eaten and not very much gets done. That was the case in our house. We had leftovers on Boxing Day; I made soup from left over turkey on Wednesday. Cooked as usual for grandsons on Thursday and on Friday polished off the last of the leftovers. No mince pies left; Christmas pud all eaten. Quality Street and Celebrations (chocolates) distributed between grandsons and brothers so only a few left to finish off...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3ZmD0VJbeZ-_XdOz773wvDBA3ALzHyVPIJVRLt0CyOhghmoTeYXWU0Tdjcc1brPV5dmr5nfiboZKzx1GoR6yojpIpGJu7kA6p8i7JoV7WS8cONdp1EwD9GM-pi0jFlrJSmNqPRRcVKsLMNISueM_dQASWylA-28G_bhxcDrPj-RYXR2fdtoCDnNxvSQv/s2561/20231227_171652_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2561" data-original-width="1221" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3ZmD0VJbeZ-_XdOz773wvDBA3ALzHyVPIJVRLt0CyOhghmoTeYXWU0Tdjcc1brPV5dmr5nfiboZKzx1GoR6yojpIpGJu7kA6p8i7JoV7WS8cONdp1EwD9GM-pi0jFlrJSmNqPRRcVKsLMNISueM_dQASWylA-28G_bhxcDrPj-RYXR2fdtoCDnNxvSQv/w306-h640/20231227_171652_001.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My eldest grandson and his girlfriend stayed with me for a couple of days after Christmas; I took them to Milton Keynes on Boxing Day where they shopped in the sales and had a meal. As they both had to return to work on Thursday I arranged to take them to Hitchin station on Wednesday to catch the train to London. Thanks to Storm Gerrit, havoc was wreaked on the country which affected the London to Bedford train route. I've never seen such a dark, wet, miserable day as Wednesday. It was the sort of the day where really one should just go back to bed with a good book and a plentiful supply of tea and stay there. If only...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvc0X5ete8IykTAmy5d1-F1ePJNdEhpKnrigqot0enmqHOJtpKN1Uj9sGarPw-NlC63pfBaY-QQvP-d0FchlEyaT7AKjlgViiIKNhip2qP1zSs8eH6uObsYyTt_LIyV3BUDaOgtzivBQDcbtAgxpN4iSxMwOrkH9qWMHjq5-r1I5c6UTtefD862xw9dDu/s2558/20231227_171647_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2558" data-original-width="1180" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvc0X5ete8IykTAmy5d1-F1ePJNdEhpKnrigqot0enmqHOJtpKN1Uj9sGarPw-NlC63pfBaY-QQvP-d0FchlEyaT7AKjlgViiIKNhip2qP1zSs8eH6uObsYyTt_LIyV3BUDaOgtzivBQDcbtAgxpN4iSxMwOrkH9qWMHjq5-r1I5c6UTtefD862xw9dDu/w296-h640/20231227_171647_002.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This skirt and matching top is made of very fine alpaca wool and is very warm and cosy to wear. I found it at the Cat's Protection League on my first ever visit there several years back. I wore it with my long leather boots; an old retail buy and a pre-loved leather belt. Scarf (the alpaca top has a deep scoop neck) for warmth; pre-loved from Barnardo's.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-r4fvcfanwy66LGJ0pGPFWTvUYh4THYHH6BuAfH7gEiGW2s31rbZmtOdDwx105jAbkifcij7-I7h9mSxO008rVlP8mP5bVDD5gc4FaeGE3WtKNhRHfHQs_t83eUaygX_-cbYkfOnGCf4lb1InIMrRgbJ-Q3DGUEBIfAci3XmYwXUOGplIIUH6nfpuE5En/s2643/20231227_171625_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2643" data-original-width="1237" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-r4fvcfanwy66LGJ0pGPFWTvUYh4THYHH6BuAfH7gEiGW2s31rbZmtOdDwx105jAbkifcij7-I7h9mSxO008rVlP8mP5bVDD5gc4FaeGE3WtKNhRHfHQs_t83eUaygX_-cbYkfOnGCf4lb1InIMrRgbJ-Q3DGUEBIfAci3XmYwXUOGplIIUH6nfpuE5En/w300-h640/20231227_171625_001.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Leather jacket by South via Vinted last year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore minimum make up.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPxAJwE7NRqLWJ0KUchiP2rBlLhb-qpKGYsrHA_UhvMTvcB1QjPo3aN_Ofm4mai5smJevlh4sMIIW7qsv34KhGfDrBbQT8-ccWP2SmZjaGAPsKuB2mSdjIi9MbC29f8jrTy92H8h4Z4EuN1KLINK6r1J59T5jT4aA5tFxXCoXcsbXQylxl3DYWSGs4WZR/s4128/20231227_171600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEPxAJwE7NRqLWJ0KUchiP2rBlLhb-qpKGYsrHA_UhvMTvcB1QjPo3aN_Ofm4mai5smJevlh4sMIIW7qsv34KhGfDrBbQT8-ccWP2SmZjaGAPsKuB2mSdjIi9MbC29f8jrTy92H8h4Z4EuN1KLINK6r1J59T5jT4aA5tFxXCoXcsbXQylxl3DYWSGs4WZR/w288-h640/20231227_171600.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Tea Tasting - Day 17</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>'Irish Breakfast</b>' - described as<b> 'rich and full bodied' </b>it was<b>. 8/10.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I gave up with the day's suggestions...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had some lovely presents for Christmas including</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> a lot of scented soap. OH bought me a Body Shop set containing Body Scrub, Body Butter, Body Spray (what on earth is that?) and Shea Butter soap; as well as 3 other soaps. My daughter bought me 5 soaps; also including a Shea butter one from Body Shop. I don't like using shower gel and am always delighted to receive soap as a gift. This soap bonanza will last me until next Christmas, I'm sure.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdsLj6DXfVa6B_quP2PGbMAwm9iUbF451YMu_lcPDgM3E0hwMp-N5P4IL7c_HvuC11_xONFpG6r0matRNJEJtWRvhUt_i0RIlz0fw3gipo5VWHrHzTjkIGmM6DVbIYlGWzfN4zimCEJx5fMHEYulxRmgIyi5qRwRkjiURxkLyMVI8a2eXElYtE1KyXi0tv/s1710/20231227_111957.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1710" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdsLj6DXfVa6B_quP2PGbMAwm9iUbF451YMu_lcPDgM3E0hwMp-N5P4IL7c_HvuC11_xONFpG6r0matRNJEJtWRvhUt_i0RIlz0fw3gipo5VWHrHzTjkIGmM6DVbIYlGWzfN4zimCEJx5fMHEYulxRmgIyi5qRwRkjiURxkLyMVI8a2eXElYtE1KyXi0tv/w640-h432/20231227_111957.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ROTQ5oHDUf-OHB7tErEriRYH1J3oAoGJejDP8eYCGMKvIotac61wvCE_mXyonQNGrm2pm3zBrn7_ztSKzuFYYPqkdFpkBM1KwgdyeCZPiJ_f739vjexKgC7wVu1J1ZLjuYSJ43eQGUggfFjg5jqDCVs42ThGyPb6KAX9ppVcSeTMwK0n32SB6l_Dzwk_/s1640/20231227_112104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Silky PJs complete with a matching eye mask from Secret Santa.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEj6x3k9YmLcTnAyFPI7h1NY1jsnofnPYj-AH3R-UMrdofZ7_zoWJtYU69yhVeFHqkL6_exZobc04Dk2eaHMMxyPdTFP6PaXQRSpEoCsYJAReI74aoWSJt-AbmQ2RVKVi5Y-zySekGfVfJ2MyJT94m4XhXUS_d6-aKvp-EvsDp3poXGRSu3I-ak-nu1kMzyQ/s2740/20231228_125921.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1716" data-original-width="2740" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6x3k9YmLcTnAyFPI7h1NY1jsnofnPYj-AH3R-UMrdofZ7_zoWJtYU69yhVeFHqkL6_exZobc04Dk2eaHMMxyPdTFP6PaXQRSpEoCsYJAReI74aoWSJt-AbmQ2RVKVi5Y-zySekGfVfJ2MyJT94m4XhXUS_d6-aKvp-EvsDp3poXGRSu3I-ak-nu1kMzyQ/w640-h400/20231228_125921.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">2 books from my daughter plus a CD called 'Pedestrian Verse' by Frightened Rabbit. I'm in to Scottish bands at the moment for some unknown reason. I was a big fan of Simple Minds and Big Country in the 1980s...in 2023 I discovered and bought CDs by Ben Howard; Jose Gonzalez; Bear's Den, The War on Drugs, Volcano Choir, Wrest and Mokoomba.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Further Christmas presents included a hooded blanket for lounging on the sofa in </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">and a handbag</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> from middle grandson and his mum; a lovely candle from youngest grandson. I shall take the hooded blanket to the caravan where it will get the most use! OH also bought me perfume (Aqua Allegoria 'Mandarin and Basil' by Guerlain) which didn't arrive until after the New Year and he gave me an Amazon voucher as well. I bought OH a fitness watch (his request) and a new DAB radio for work as his old one had broken. This was before his diagnosis of course and we'll have to see what happens on the work front for him. Meanwhile, he's been signed off sick for a couple of weeks. I also found him a rather spiffing jumper which I hope he'll wear. It has a diamond pattern and is quite colourful but as he's very conservative in his taste for clothes he tends to avoid pattern and colour...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKLz7JeOqNnOLzfPOqqksJoSSuj8GkYauqAuSIVuUPMuBSu398FPaHW9phGKg3AcR3leG9TRFzaUrz73DmIyihiuJu_zrv_0wRHs_kdqb3GLCPjWraL9-aZDSdoIc8LmnutmNbyxDdHxWfCocPehVtzAA3HGPTwXUmaUbZx8vGxWWff-IYRYzxxnABw09s/s2725/20231228_122736_004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2725" data-original-width="1115" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKLz7JeOqNnOLzfPOqqksJoSSuj8GkYauqAuSIVuUPMuBSu398FPaHW9phGKg3AcR3leG9TRFzaUrz73DmIyihiuJu_zrv_0wRHs_kdqb3GLCPjWraL9-aZDSdoIc8LmnutmNbyxDdHxWfCocPehVtzAA3HGPTwXUmaUbZx8vGxWWff-IYRYzxxnABw09s/w262-h640/20231228_122736_004.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thursday's outfit. Pre-loved metallic pleather skirt by Next. Polo neck from Tu (Sainsbury's) retail, as were the boots; tank top by Zara, pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXOkNDbOT3Aa3E9hzV9QNIqUuzlmJiGP5zM88yPBk8LEwSGHLboI_NGpxhZcyNgsnTblC8tuVYcROybVXWIPfTCfUGri0b8bLpkyxAlT1Wn6JMhOgJBSUqryXfIbrF_MtlzFCDf1im1rp5NIzkENAQEWoCXHrd1Hk7cR8O5PcmvJ29D43h2XbOvfF1fCK/s2774/20231228_122653_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2774" data-original-width="1142" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXOkNDbOT3Aa3E9hzV9QNIqUuzlmJiGP5zM88yPBk8LEwSGHLboI_NGpxhZcyNgsnTblC8tuVYcROybVXWIPfTCfUGri0b8bLpkyxAlT1Wn6JMhOgJBSUqryXfIbrF_MtlzFCDf1im1rp5NIzkENAQEWoCXHrd1Hk7cR8O5PcmvJ29D43h2XbOvfF1fCK/w264-h640/20231228_122653_002.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><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/AVvXsEirppmgzfX5ejhoNszjcYSzki_jYIOKPYzxFGJM_gxuWifpAmagGPy29cbiA4m1EMcbuvKkiQC4WZz7tNR2adbKAEjCLgM0YRUEh3sTYMVONJ6dHoAkp1v3r9ASoTVBviCqQ53zwKFMrIeTEWxI3OR9ToLJYkgsFzDqlSFubfvnEiexeuxaZM125nHyvO1R/s2721/20231228_122649_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2721" data-original-width="1215" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirppmgzfX5ejhoNszjcYSzki_jYIOKPYzxFGJM_gxuWifpAmagGPy29cbiA4m1EMcbuvKkiQC4WZz7tNR2adbKAEjCLgM0YRUEh3sTYMVONJ6dHoAkp1v3r9ASoTVBviCqQ53zwKFMrIeTEWxI3OR9ToLJYkgsFzDqlSFubfvnEiexeuxaZM125nHyvO1R/w286-h640/20231228_122649_002.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAY5fkjO5XPzLU86v0hj5JpSY0M2bxe5L5QtNE4J2hnLQskNneGFuBTsvz-Ca05SwdfJk81-fZhbNyl_N49MaGsJEO05yOa0P0t0mWXzQpBG5Gm4zxivNav6VCKWhv57zQ6HenM5ghqXuH5-AB3RddQyJuF9PT6MuelfQevJXsk7xDdTHRqGfvec2Ut0H/s4128/20231228_122559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAY5fkjO5XPzLU86v0hj5JpSY0M2bxe5L5QtNE4J2hnLQskNneGFuBTsvz-Ca05SwdfJk81-fZhbNyl_N49MaGsJEO05yOa0P0t0mWXzQpBG5Gm4zxivNav6VCKWhv57zQ6HenM5ghqXuH5-AB3RddQyJuF9PT6MuelfQevJXsk7xDdTHRqGfvec2Ut0H/w288-h640/20231228_122559.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved except the earrings from Etsy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I went swimming on Thursday morning and swam 45 laps. I didn't make it to the pool last Sunday; although I'd booked and paid for the session. It was 30 minutes earlier than usual and it was so dark when my alarm went off; I went straight back to sleep. After my swim on Thursday and getting ready; OH and I took grandson to work and then went to Rushden hoping to have a rummage in their 4 charity shops. 2 weren't open and the other two aren't very interesting so we didn't bother. By then OH was needing the loo (he's on diuretics) so we went to Asda (we don't have one in Bedford) and picked up some of the food shopping there. I also found a bra and a pair of trousers in the sale and bought very much needed new cutlery; also on sale.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Tea Tasting - Day 18</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>'Pumping Pomegranate' </b>- containing apple; hibiscus; rose hip; elderberry and pomegranate seed. This was a pleasant fruity tea and would have been good as an iced tea, too. <b>6/10.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kcYAaNbOERQjMflDDciXzN40-dII-43bH0obey5r3rMD6CEESn-Mf9XZhVupmwOqUT_706ggUdObBBLj22X0Tf-EMmKl9TKl5sEXEPO_3P0skr0D3KnLFRKKkZ8Z12RFtbn7MGKFciGFzsA50V5nRPIrtN3MaDpdgN6G_bxAs3NeQ0UB8h6TXxeEZCPX/s525/Golden%20Hourhm3to3rhtokqovndlkqwz8vaj3u.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="350" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kcYAaNbOERQjMflDDciXzN40-dII-43bH0obey5r3rMD6CEESn-Mf9XZhVupmwOqUT_706ggUdObBBLj22X0Tf-EMmKl9TKl5sEXEPO_3P0skr0D3KnLFRKKkZ8Z12RFtbn7MGKFciGFzsA50V5nRPIrtN3MaDpdgN6G_bxAs3NeQ0UB8h6TXxeEZCPX/w426-h640/Golden%20Hourhm3to3rhtokqovndlkqwz8vaj3u.webp" width="426" /></a></div><br />OH and I started watching this Dutch thriller 'The Golden Hour' about a terrorist attack. Very gripping and it came recommended by my brother and Gail of 'Is this Mutton'? <a href="https://www.isthismutton.com/">HERE</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Tea Tasting - Day 19</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">'Sticky Date Delight' - I didn't get to taste this one; my daughter sampled it and said it was very good. <b>8/10</b>. Described as <b>'</b></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Rich tastes of caramel;silky smooth toffee sauce and steaming sticky date'</b> it certainly sounded good!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjAOhJDBhOsHR671VwTGR2mjsfZLez0egOK9-ghl1YwWWad-7tlPSl_VA154gqIB9zA04BhQzavDZQdtTGL-0zsJWxufcU7Eth1UldWCs_NOmLpc-Jj4JQCqnzxYSAgLTVpiL7ZRi_Y7nkqKCUdBxqJZpHi59MKPvXjqGMtTkwSqYK1lpsYFR55SkWcdZj_/s2936/20231229_104740_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2936" data-original-width="1279" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAOhJDBhOsHR671VwTGR2mjsfZLez0egOK9-ghl1YwWWad-7tlPSl_VA154gqIB9zA04BhQzavDZQdtTGL-0zsJWxufcU7Eth1UldWCs_NOmLpc-Jj4JQCqnzxYSAgLTVpiL7ZRi_Y7nkqKCUdBxqJZpHi59MKPvXjqGMtTkwSqYK1lpsYFR55SkWcdZj_/w278-h640/20231229_104740_001.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore this on Friday to do the weekly food shopping at Lidl and Sainsbury's. I bought some reduced Christmas crackers in Sainsbury's ready for next year but I didn't find any other bargains...I stopped at Barnardo's in Great Denham on the way to Lidl to pick up my navy blue gloves. I'd left them behind the last time I was there. I picked up a new 2024 calendar; another William Morris designs one. The calendars will be reduced in a couple of weeks but I was in need of one immediately; lots of appointments for OH for one thing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8rqEFM_iCvzSUfniYFMDD_xYy_8J19hTggSto4rCdstRwFP9Q9TTn0cBiVS2L7y_HPySB9FPIC8-RLtDowJjC92mqjDyrLaChDejzq2_Rp7HlAehetFkobL93oQ0fhP6wDDLEMRxTcDbhWKBTAG4PEp0gnvvmCbDyr3hy-4VBn9J9E2h33T8DQS1Q_P3/s2676/20231229_104743_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2676" data-original-width="1220" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic8rqEFM_iCvzSUfniYFMDD_xYy_8J19hTggSto4rCdstRwFP9Q9TTn0cBiVS2L7y_HPySB9FPIC8-RLtDowJjC92mqjDyrLaChDejzq2_Rp7HlAehetFkobL93oQ0fhP6wDDLEMRxTcDbhWKBTAG4PEp0gnvvmCbDyr3hy-4VBn9J9E2h33T8DQS1Q_P3/w292-h640/20231229_104743_001.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Trousers bought from Asda on Thursday. When I have something new or 'new to me' I like to wear it quickly. They're loose, ribbed trousers made of viscose. Pre-loved polo neck, red top and red boots. All jewellery pre-loved. I culled more earrings and beads. One of the display racks for my beads came away from the wall at one end; too many heavy beads, so OH re-screwed it into the wall for me. It was a further opportunity to get rid of more stuff I wasn't really wearing. I find pendants more appealing now but I will keep on wearing my beads as I have some lovely ones.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Zl3ZFSZBRtWgxgu_QGcYMDF-LqpGMz15LfXF5NSJ7r56wn7VIapu79fXoAX8Tl7x0tvEWZiAxzrPMHwDSNS2TFxHQg351CHiosv3FXY0chKCzeGeXQxQj9LIm_HMokCthkB1ie8Gr4unsk4I8KIA8jYUJSu-_sGYqBCA7aN_BdXqsoAUmABG_KkwMzD3/s2598/20231229_104751_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2598" data-original-width="1133" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Zl3ZFSZBRtWgxgu_QGcYMDF-LqpGMz15LfXF5NSJ7r56wn7VIapu79fXoAX8Tl7x0tvEWZiAxzrPMHwDSNS2TFxHQg351CHiosv3FXY0chKCzeGeXQxQj9LIm_HMokCthkB1ie8Gr4unsk4I8KIA8jYUJSu-_sGYqBCA7aN_BdXqsoAUmABG_KkwMzD3/w280-h640/20231229_104751_002.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Just before Christmas I received a reminder from the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency) about my driving licence. I'm 70 in March 2024 and once you reach 70 here in the UK you have to reapply for your driving licence every 3 years. I completed the form online which was simply making declarations that my health and eyesight didn't prevent me from driving safely. I was informed my new licence would take up to 14 days to arrive but it arrived in </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Friday morning's post! They reused the photo on my old driving licence which was taken in 2022; so I may be forever 68 on my driving licence photo...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ETxHH4pMMwlBhZUydzaecwRp6psWMqMzD24EMoxI-HgpIP_AWENMoyAujiYUtsipW88h-Dba_QaxVLc5dSZ1vslcz5ujb-SxZ815QTBv0c4RXZBxGgiUs2NdDwLz7te80cpcAt-k7qFYQRI3h5Wobfbf1wR_RIUi2NSncdwpCuGi93lFAcg08bo1_SX9/s4128/20231229_104646.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ETxHH4pMMwlBhZUydzaecwRp6psWMqMzD24EMoxI-HgpIP_AWENMoyAujiYUtsipW88h-Dba_QaxVLc5dSZ1vslcz5ujb-SxZ815QTBv0c4RXZBxGgiUs2NdDwLz7te80cpcAt-k7qFYQRI3h5Wobfbf1wR_RIUi2NSncdwpCuGi93lFAcg08bo1_SX9/w288-h640/20231229_104646.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After unpacking the shopping I then walked in to town to collect a Vinted parcel. When I returned home my best friend Ann and her husband Harvey had come round to visit so we had a lovely couple of hours sitting by the fire, having a drink and catching up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiVsZhuaL0lXJwc55ErmPwoofJKrfDYYQ0SGsXBM5yLItQoxSXkyP2EBLmU8el-P-vMBTR_g_9vtaEb73JIxA0k1GkpVZxwAcisvM4MzdOFhrzqc7iFIQmkekbUK80q0Nf0rEnwl9ni54-YqxVcSg2GryclJJMfa5wajKbbxQe3Wik33BNvaBESBUQKlbiQ/s2912/20231230_134216_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2912" data-original-width="1391" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVsZhuaL0lXJwc55ErmPwoofJKrfDYYQ0SGsXBM5yLItQoxSXkyP2EBLmU8el-P-vMBTR_g_9vtaEb73JIxA0k1GkpVZxwAcisvM4MzdOFhrzqc7iFIQmkekbUK80q0Nf0rEnwl9ni54-YqxVcSg2GryclJJMfa5wajKbbxQe3Wik33BNvaBESBUQKlbiQ/w306-h640/20231230_134216_001.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Pre-loved polo neck from Zara and corduroy trousers; no label. Boots retail Christmas present 2022.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Saturday after Christmas OH and I went for a 5 mile walk. It was a walk I walk frequently; to Queen's Park; along the river to Great Denham, to Biddenham across the old golf course and back home. We had a rest stop for OH half way round and it drizzled a lot of the way. I wore my new to me from Vinted coatigan with a crochet granny square pattern. I could crochet something like this and really should start up crocheting again. In fact, if I did make a New Year resolution it would be to do just that - get my crochet mojo back.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwq78NHjS21J8ckevLekcCs9oZGPgnINUF9r4FZ5JdolGp6WeM6hBYEmWp1c8Dui-Eiv5sB4L9xIyd6k5DQpbt7KETmoX7X2mdwrxsQ8t3MhduGFaT7kpMwfXn4JIMa9WDXIjhpx78g_5O4UdW7BZ7vwj-6M3wl0mRB_tSaxY3SFkGKEXBrnsjWvSI1JFs/s3089/20231230_134135_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3089" data-original-width="1301" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwq78NHjS21J8ckevLekcCs9oZGPgnINUF9r4FZ5JdolGp6WeM6hBYEmWp1c8Dui-Eiv5sB4L9xIyd6k5DQpbt7KETmoX7X2mdwrxsQ8t3MhduGFaT7kpMwfXn4JIMa9WDXIjhpx78g_5O4UdW7BZ7vwj-6M3wl0mRB_tSaxY3SFkGKEXBrnsjWvSI1JFs/w270-h640/20231230_134135_001.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Pre-loved belt and all jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1U-b1w4FM8TeyXncUqEB88yVahLt2pXiPlNW8RHb3fnn-f5gtL52x13BY7K1ZHiLTpKDjMrPPiqfibk9gu2k05s7mO0iBv5whoAUk6O6tB10iJnq-T5Y_HFB3HJcCw0C-DbzNj0aqxiGicTRV3MVFyo38PpDAGXl5jbhQ_ijfUHFHkV0yazZZ6SdxUaL/s3004/20231230_134341_006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3004" data-original-width="1180" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE1U-b1w4FM8TeyXncUqEB88yVahLt2pXiPlNW8RHb3fnn-f5gtL52x13BY7K1ZHiLTpKDjMrPPiqfibk9gu2k05s7mO0iBv5whoAUk6O6tB10iJnq-T5Y_HFB3HJcCw0C-DbzNj0aqxiGicTRV3MVFyo38PpDAGXl5jbhQ_ijfUHFHkV0yazZZ6SdxUaL/w252-h640/20231230_134341_006.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBp-T1BEYxeg3NmzCXgzV9FXaY5DxKTB7RN-giQBWTnGXINeg0Pl4w-M17uaq7aitokCE6bRuRS7hjH9-huTD_w_Afdc07H7VqpmYbz0grzw3DGjhW8j_fWstYkHC3ObE7l4hvBcTi2BY6Bz0xj2IIaOZpGgK5McbLX7hyPggrt3lqSoIfaeBNjycgKi7/s4128/20231230_134055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBp-T1BEYxeg3NmzCXgzV9FXaY5DxKTB7RN-giQBWTnGXINeg0Pl4w-M17uaq7aitokCE6bRuRS7hjH9-huTD_w_Afdc07H7VqpmYbz0grzw3DGjhW8j_fWstYkHC3ObE7l4hvBcTi2BY6Bz0xj2IIaOZpGgK5McbLX7hyPggrt3lqSoIfaeBNjycgKi7/w288-h640/20231230_134055.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><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/AVvXsEjPgF5YkK2tL0RMBJ5gOLZfN8naMhXzKXH4vGffcPDuoR1rwi4IaY-2taWy_N_lNLJtMbFMU8VPti2Yt8Nllx4V2GPLx0pmimuTkT1yz3k1zZg2DylCjmIq8LDDHm2ilX2MCPJ0-MzEqV8zcUtk_mOa_35ZWoeLzE3NxWanhxPaz1Re2nSOXngW4gfGlgdX/s1347/20231230_154408.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1347" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgF5YkK2tL0RMBJ5gOLZfN8naMhXzKXH4vGffcPDuoR1rwi4IaY-2taWy_N_lNLJtMbFMU8VPti2Yt8Nllx4V2GPLx0pmimuTkT1yz3k1zZg2DylCjmIq8LDDHm2ilX2MCPJ0-MzEqV8zcUtk_mOa_35ZWoeLzE3NxWanhxPaz1Re2nSOXngW4gfGlgdX/w548-h640/20231230_154408.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I caught up with blogs and blogging and started on my 130th book of 2023 after our walk. If you want see a comprehensive list of the books I read in 2023, just pop over to 'Pages' on the right side of the blog post page. I blame Elly Griffiths!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Tea Tasting - Day 20</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>'Sleep Tight'</b> - described as a <b>'lemon balm based tisane with lavender and rose petals'</b>. I wasn't very keen on this but it wasn't horrible.<b> 4/10.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I went swimming on Sunday morning; again at 8 am and this time I was able to get up in the dark. I swam the usual 45 laps then came home and had something to eat. Then it was on with the usual house cleaning whilst listening to my new 'Frightened Rabbit' CD. I cooked roast chicken for Sunday dinner for both grandsons and us. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Tea Tasting - Day 21</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>'New York Breakfast' </b>- a '<b>black tea with cinnamon and vanilla'</b> described as the <b>'taste of pancakes'. </b>It was very nice and I'd buy it if I saw it on sale somewhere. <b>8/10. </b>When I was in Lidl on Friday I found some 'Masala Chai' tea bags. They're lovely, but not one of Lidl's usual lines so it may be a while before I can buy them again. Meanwhile, I'm just enjoying them!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Hello 2024!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I woke up on Monday, New Year's Day with just 2 things to do. Go for a walk and go out to dinner with the family. OH and I went for a 6 mile walk in dry, cold weather. We walked to Bromham Bridge then along the footpath by the river into Biddenham and along the coffin path to St. James's Church. From there we walked through Biddenham village and back home. I'm making sure OH gets some exercise...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEit6-PjH96pswolDNlPg5Dg-JsQbL83JEKk5Nz4caJ5geh8Lc9ZzFuaJDfOGqB_fkiBwzyGwKnBBHectsgi0O2kwtl_5pGnBGABfFJ5tVfazw1mIgK10PzSTlSFPJ8ULFcIanGVxhlTi5m22qtXUgMrsnbMGIp4w3eY5bA7aGr5_K4qjHmAouOFyYwqkgGB/s4080/20240101_130734.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6-PjH96pswolDNlPg5Dg-JsQbL83JEKk5Nz4caJ5geh8Lc9ZzFuaJDfOGqB_fkiBwzyGwKnBBHectsgi0O2kwtl_5pGnBGABfFJ5tVfazw1mIgK10PzSTlSFPJ8ULFcIanGVxhlTi5m22qtXUgMrsnbMGIp4w3eY5bA7aGr5_K4qjHmAouOFyYwqkgGB/w288-h640/20240101_130734.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The river was still high. Those trees are actually in the river when they should be on the banks!</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMT3VKN1cv9iSch-RBSWpBFGCh4MRt9DUPJtEdStv3x3MPXO_950wq_uFeQl4FDNHxF2pvTn4-8-ED1FDmTb1zRr9m1HuUcOGgJLcKiXvZ3IfawMUswY-RAj-XE8ZXCVs2QfIwcihmXCQPI0ZJTXuRP0_mSK2pLqcmauRrbbxtcYNS0cyVcOKHDlwfbZq/s2560/20240101_131901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigMT3VKN1cv9iSch-RBSWpBFGCh4MRt9DUPJtEdStv3x3MPXO_950wq_uFeQl4FDNHxF2pvTn4-8-ED1FDmTb1zRr9m1HuUcOGgJLcKiXvZ3IfawMUswY-RAj-XE8ZXCVs2QfIwcihmXCQPI0ZJTXuRP0_mSK2pLqcmauRrbbxtcYNS0cyVcOKHDlwfbZq/w288-h640/20240101_131901.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">St. James Church, Biddenham. Parts of the church date back to the 11th century with additions included up to the 16th century. It's now a Grade 1 listed building.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_hBnzWy6KY4KRdKPfnVD6zJhOvEYaQFPGddcQ5hQOWe8Ow2QdDXkDcrtpfZ4XBHNNyN4dnHUtBCk9HtCDoTmGRYtgxETUAQaZjcB5fyp9HQRe1yHoaCPMf7XZ_IB3Eog8JDB3YCxtCVh-X_VYNvLl3PJkUaVE6vSkzKv8lrRYIoy_GY-XyYEAPvvbb2nJ/s2535/20240101_114311_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2535" data-original-width="1106" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_hBnzWy6KY4KRdKPfnVD6zJhOvEYaQFPGddcQ5hQOWe8Ow2QdDXkDcrtpfZ4XBHNNyN4dnHUtBCk9HtCDoTmGRYtgxETUAQaZjcB5fyp9HQRe1yHoaCPMf7XZ_IB3Eog8JDB3YCxtCVh-X_VYNvLl3PJkUaVE6vSkzKv8lrRYIoy_GY-XyYEAPvvbb2nJ/w280-h640/20240101_114311_001.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore this outfit on Monday. Tu jeans; retail as were the boots. Pre-loved top by Next and cardigan found in a Burton on Trent charity shop. All jewellery pre-loved except earrings from Sainsbury's.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWilzgFxpdkRAe9zoDQ4VJ0mlj9yjjq4Mh7g8cer9nuSpX5Jhfbq425pSXhdU6L9XzEw3RhJyoqNvsr4LXj_aefRKOqI_Jd0vWqLxf-508lEm5a26so57gPnEoxqWq83DDfNl3FTn9vgNZVNHKz_lqwpW0yYXinLfOuMDx0FglgzhBgI__cfbcUnSmjoW/s2480/20240101_114320_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2480" data-original-width="1120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPWilzgFxpdkRAe9zoDQ4VJ0mlj9yjjq4Mh7g8cer9nuSpX5Jhfbq425pSXhdU6L9XzEw3RhJyoqNvsr4LXj_aefRKOqI_Jd0vWqLxf-508lEm5a26so57gPnEoxqWq83DDfNl3FTn9vgNZVNHKz_lqwpW0yYXinLfOuMDx0FglgzhBgI__cfbcUnSmjoW/w290-h640/20240101_114320_001.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZxMGaSrj_wCrz0bSXZMUY4nROM5lLp4EtwLfvKDy3f1-e7FgAB_9lw_29BPT1REumMgZ64zANmUTwvC8Gh8gvarHun-CpDmE0VJ2xjHM1-yPzrkn4eAEKeHB_b_VKNhfBEDFE0feoWwqfEI5fAmSDqz1WeeCIw8nuy07lhIId7G3Rp8GqrZqjbl8oawd/s4128/20240101_113940.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZxMGaSrj_wCrz0bSXZMUY4nROM5lLp4EtwLfvKDy3f1-e7FgAB_9lw_29BPT1REumMgZ64zANmUTwvC8Gh8gvarHun-CpDmE0VJ2xjHM1-yPzrkn4eAEKeHB_b_VKNhfBEDFE0feoWwqfEI5fAmSDqz1WeeCIw8nuy07lhIId7G3Rp8GqrZqjbl8oawd/w288-h640/20240101_113940.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We went back to the 'Olive Tree' for the New Year's family meal walking through pouring rain there and back. The pouring rain continued on Tuesday along with strong winds combined into a storm named 'Storm Henk' by the Met Office. I had to retrieve my big heavy duty umbrella from the car as the small one wasn't able to cope with the wind and the rain. It was back to the food bank on Tuesday morning for me where I made up more kettle packs and re-stocked the kettle pack room. I then went for my first swim of 2024 and swam 46 laps; it was quite crowded in the slow lane so I moved over to the middle lane. I forgot to take outfit photos in the morning so here I am after swimming; minus make up plus glasses:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEi_O0bX-Ifgxf6VlApfnkW4IYTKfnbaiSWrwZUFck_b9ixB_1-A_xVFDsaC4yFGFcIR2hqlrQRaAR7dwPZqvol_YvCEE97J10-MhN8x9V6NhGzZEom6Trm2SEZwvDj-Fwk81t_LU31EECEB-27aPXsX7K5VrxV6hEswVcsAZEXIszKo4jqg-mFz2USG96vv/s2660/20240102_154156_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2660" data-original-width="1015" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_O0bX-Ifgxf6VlApfnkW4IYTKfnbaiSWrwZUFck_b9ixB_1-A_xVFDsaC4yFGFcIR2hqlrQRaAR7dwPZqvol_YvCEE97J10-MhN8x9V6NhGzZEom6Trm2SEZwvDj-Fwk81t_LU31EECEB-27aPXsX7K5VrxV6hEswVcsAZEXIszKo4jqg-mFz2USG96vv/w244-h640/20240102_154156_001.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved except boots retail from New Look.Tunic by New Look; top found in Barnardo's about 3 years ago. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84rSnl8W_YuMTJ9F9N0CnbQ1k2flRgfJSCmkeXHj_w8EBOWnfNGi1qoyU1okaCSJC0-9j3fP73HQt_8wX6ePirx2Clt7HB_oIR5hm3ky-c3iaUuXdFvnlFFq7y8Qljp1I4OJAc3_3bA5mqDuAkiqTZhtyJy2I07E6EpjpllNgPpT_gXg-b2ARFy68mdmU/s3042/20240102_154305_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3042" data-original-width="1154" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84rSnl8W_YuMTJ9F9N0CnbQ1k2flRgfJSCmkeXHj_w8EBOWnfNGi1qoyU1okaCSJC0-9j3fP73HQt_8wX6ePirx2Clt7HB_oIR5hm3ky-c3iaUuXdFvnlFFq7y8Qljp1I4OJAc3_3bA5mqDuAkiqTZhtyJy2I07E6EpjpllNgPpT_gXg-b2ARFy68mdmU/w242-h640/20240102_154305_001.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsaZoQYWg1xnHZo83O8G-c4uYpK2oZM3Q-G5boLwaLZhQrB0jCtT_blfCJH8UjVZmlvRWN3-eqdiFw836C2Pet4tL4YF8gr9WI4ueOJ7DQWzq8ho31KTPUGaA5V6nUkFLn72_E1CSzXkuBM5Ypy9_NV2YJg4cD_7dDHMsgE8agyFUr744AYIdVZ3qPF03c/s3248/20240102_154309_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3248" data-original-width="1239" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsaZoQYWg1xnHZo83O8G-c4uYpK2oZM3Q-G5boLwaLZhQrB0jCtT_blfCJH8UjVZmlvRWN3-eqdiFw836C2Pet4tL4YF8gr9WI4ueOJ7DQWzq8ho31KTPUGaA5V6nUkFLn72_E1CSzXkuBM5Ypy9_NV2YJg4cD_7dDHMsgE8agyFUr744AYIdVZ3qPF03c/w244-h640/20240102_154309_002.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Tea Tasting - Day 22</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Green Rose -</b> a<b> 'vibrant green tea blended with rose petals and tropical fruits'. </b>I drank it before going to the food bank and it just confirms that I am NOT a green tea lover. <b>4/10.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHo8ywBO9eoEDAMgERNIz-OsDWKTKBjuEnAkRlI6QpNPNP0ILnM3Rn0iwKdz-EynmtVoBdcTToY5rJB3G1MDejsRR5j702KPHkRe3lt65_ja6KdtpUz4zuTQtObWPISUH93nFjULCwG9yd7IryRStxw98ZO8FUQgrvL60urEepQHLiAEwksaeyqt2J5-Dw/s305/p17737530_b_v8_ac.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="206" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHo8ywBO9eoEDAMgERNIz-OsDWKTKBjuEnAkRlI6QpNPNP0ILnM3Rn0iwKdz-EynmtVoBdcTToY5rJB3G1MDejsRR5j702KPHkRe3lt65_ja6KdtpUz4zuTQtObWPISUH93nFjULCwG9yd7IryRStxw98ZO8FUQgrvL60urEepQHLiAEwksaeyqt2J5-Dw/w432-h640/p17737530_b_v8_ac.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We began watching this series at the weekend and finished it on Tuesday evening by binge watching the last 3 episodes! Highly recommended. I'd also listened to a fascinating podcast called 'The Gift' on BBC Sounds. Over a series of episodes the narrator follows the different stories of a range of individuals who either purchased or had purchased for them, DNA testing kits such 'Ancestry DNA' or '23 and Me'. In each case the outcomes were totally unexpected. I could certainly relate to that! The most recent podcast I'm listening to is 'A Very British Cult' (also on BBC Sounds) about Lighthouse or the Lighthouse International Group...I was flabbergasted by it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thankfully Storm Henk seemed to have abated by Wednesday when OH and I set off for Cambridge for a day of rummaging.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhLA7xH7jK7iL-4lmunGFHJR-8ucGdSrDkLMSNxqxdln3Y7BsGemgbU5kUXTTpOfPy6zwGtS-xirj8FV15TYrwD08ZWo6CbhBYvyjvXMTCxyE5LFKa6-S3A5ze7mpB4CtqQCy24OOMFCMWePIr_XaJi9uG3hXXDXXJGXcFRQRi1g_N-xfGkfKyCxk3DgW9G/s2778/20240103_110741_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2778" data-original-width="1268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLA7xH7jK7iL-4lmunGFHJR-8ucGdSrDkLMSNxqxdln3Y7BsGemgbU5kUXTTpOfPy6zwGtS-xirj8FV15TYrwD08ZWo6CbhBYvyjvXMTCxyE5LFKa6-S3A5ze7mpB4CtqQCy24OOMFCMWePIr_XaJi9uG3hXXDXXJGXcFRQRi1g_N-xfGkfKyCxk3DgW9G/w292-h640/20240103_110741_002.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved except the boots; my most recent boot acquisition bought locally. Dress by Boden; tank top by Debenhams and all jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy27-MjXtPtWPQL4OMpVtRxqG0OmNRgWSCUFyD07Ar4Z6Qwbpzr-id6nLLaPDWUO3LHazVPcGn5-9dBjYv9ANR7gxdAtksspuoh8o-dCq69pS5oAffBiPAmLPVuSu6-nBCUTlBW5CMCxDm2mtMBuMCugrqWAILWW2WJTTHPvuadWhITytnRE1j6A4C93RL/s2816/20240103_110743_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2816" data-original-width="1250" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy27-MjXtPtWPQL4OMpVtRxqG0OmNRgWSCUFyD07Ar4Z6Qwbpzr-id6nLLaPDWUO3LHazVPcGn5-9dBjYv9ANR7gxdAtksspuoh8o-dCq69pS5oAffBiPAmLPVuSu6-nBCUTlBW5CMCxDm2mtMBuMCugrqWAILWW2WJTTHPvuadWhITytnRE1j6A4C93RL/w284-h640/20240103_110743_001.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As well as visiting Burleigh Street where there were 8 charity shops we also visited Mill Road where there were 4 charity shops and 2 charity bookshops (RSPCA and Amnesty). I nearly always manage to find a couple of green Virago books for my collection here in these 2 bookshops; and today I found 5; only 1 of which was a duplicate. I also found 3 pairs of earrings; a pendant and a tunic. OH did really well, too. We stopped for coffee and Turkish borek to keep us going until dinner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtPvhtzJB1EdDJGXQSvObw7ULOXJ6L_OrsEQJ_dGSoWU05BuN0dTpcYdVoYEjwrk24ceA4sPWiHE7Rq8CgWvZr-_Tm2-43SUrFeNIIKwzUlIU69j0IGqnML1MlnqzX2npx0fTO4UetdlspoXcoPUSWVTqamZJvbb38e4a5GBAEywh9LjJsBfJRlhMOv1x/s2753/20240103_110648_005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2753" data-original-width="1215" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtPvhtzJB1EdDJGXQSvObw7ULOXJ6L_OrsEQJ_dGSoWU05BuN0dTpcYdVoYEjwrk24ceA4sPWiHE7Rq8CgWvZr-_Tm2-43SUrFeNIIKwzUlIU69j0IGqnML1MlnqzX2npx0fTO4UetdlspoXcoPUSWVTqamZJvbb38e4a5GBAEywh9LjJsBfJRlhMOv1x/w282-h640/20240103_110648_005.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We didn't escape the weather entirely as it began to rain heavily as we made our way home and it rained solidly all the way back.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> In the evening we started watching a Channel 5 series about Malta; I want to know more about the country of my ancestors. Unfortunately, the programme was quite 'lite' in its coverage. I would have liked more detailed history but that may yet come. The series had only begun after all. We then started watching 'The Tourist,' series 2 having very much enjoyed series 1. I also started my first book of 2024.</span></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/AVvXsEhuGHYvQUuZuQ5dfvOOqCl0R9VHBGVpV539SaKoCq9KCC-54IvLDTg9vvfVx5r16Ni8FpCisk6nxKNolP8JRnkkdUPFXo_0kd0zEMQEVz0TpSy1KLHo4zNj_rez_WwIZDIb8t31d_v_TdltnRO1h4UJkIp41_L8G4dIpQfW_XNqIat2w2ma2xmYVwHML9e_/s640/The%20Tourist.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGHYvQUuZuQ5dfvOOqCl0R9VHBGVpV539SaKoCq9KCC-54IvLDTg9vvfVx5r16Ni8FpCisk6nxKNolP8JRnkkdUPFXo_0kd0zEMQEVz0TpSy1KLHo4zNj_rez_WwIZDIb8t31d_v_TdltnRO1h4UJkIp41_L8G4dIpQfW_XNqIat2w2ma2xmYVwHML9e_/w640-h360/The%20Tourist.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thursday's outfit.</span></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/AVvXsEhxqsAYK173Yh_bH_Mvk2NMhu3JhNC2uA2IbfYCz74YHVVVJY2-GvgKws3xUd8ww99cdRjqH2157RSsOMsYtrwkWjXNwwzoi460Qj4QnIPzigcbdCsMEmKCYImelSzOWLUAqaXEfe620nC0QDpdZ3RETk3Z8JSl3PPRbUBrF2M971zzEa1y9Osk178Ah6bq/s2503/20240104_120354_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2503" data-original-width="1230" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxqsAYK173Yh_bH_Mvk2NMhu3JhNC2uA2IbfYCz74YHVVVJY2-GvgKws3xUd8ww99cdRjqH2157RSsOMsYtrwkWjXNwwzoi460Qj4QnIPzigcbdCsMEmKCYImelSzOWLUAqaXEfe620nC0QDpdZ3RETk3Z8JSl3PPRbUBrF2M971zzEa1y9Osk178Ah6bq/w314-h640/20240104_120354_001.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved except the boots; retail. Wide legged cropped trousers by Phase Eight; polo neck by Whistles; label less tunic found yesterday in Cambridge and tucked in as if it was a jumper. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAYbst8hDpRA2PBwEo3GwtVKQ87jkE_uXs_sMdbqXW-5UcnUD28pnl-m41xzlfqkPVslGg25Q3KNhDZH7recqWHJPb7qhMbDNTRoKqDD2U9f9dexlx_P7OhgzskU2NVV0ulCN7Yw6pEDsDxDHETdLtT7ZIHBj-aplUwK4j1ylIlsHtGQPWJHkWKSTg1xa/s2709/20240104_120229_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2709" data-original-width="1345" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDAYbst8hDpRA2PBwEo3GwtVKQ87jkE_uXs_sMdbqXW-5UcnUD28pnl-m41xzlfqkPVslGg25Q3KNhDZH7recqWHJPb7qhMbDNTRoKqDD2U9f9dexlx_P7OhgzskU2NVV0ulCN7Yw6pEDsDxDHETdLtT7ZIHBj-aplUwK4j1ylIlsHtGQPWJHkWKSTg1xa/w318-h640/20240104_120229_002.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmuEuD8VXUZ8RPreJvNvs4m01vAKTs9xIHNJv-Yxbrojz39RAJldfz7eBT2scp5UZwWvEu9TPvg5Jxz3kFjf6CWn-QLiY29tayt6T2eR8ixvGbSHH6s-nUyyyVzmlNvUzRyRpQ6ByMt253mOI-Txok8WSSTxsH1L4-D-DEMP-DeMti0WcsKOhYI_LnYEl5/s3001/20240104_120145_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3001" data-original-width="1191" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmuEuD8VXUZ8RPreJvNvs4m01vAKTs9xIHNJv-Yxbrojz39RAJldfz7eBT2scp5UZwWvEu9TPvg5Jxz3kFjf6CWn-QLiY29tayt6T2eR8ixvGbSHH6s-nUyyyVzmlNvUzRyRpQ6ByMt253mOI-Txok8WSSTxsH1L4-D-DEMP-DeMti0WcsKOhYI_LnYEl5/w254-h640/20240104_120145_001.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNfiXYLjfCUvpGL0bJDgubZg6ZTA1NYPrF6O3baV7Ios_T9UfthE2DRpciaSrTCkcQhK8pNCE3M4BhGBBBS47DLCUQJ5p11T67INV1FM4BG4Pnw5cY6ZaksEtNOAcGYEHUvb5hrFAmNaK1dLIrXzm9HYhjvmYS-5pIDCE-2-RwKR4KpnPcn0_TrbKPnnY/s4128/20240104_120044.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjNfiXYLjfCUvpGL0bJDgubZg6ZTA1NYPrF6O3baV7Ios_T9UfthE2DRpciaSrTCkcQhK8pNCE3M4BhGBBBS47DLCUQJ5p11T67INV1FM4BG4Pnw5cY6ZaksEtNOAcGYEHUvb5hrFAmNaK1dLIrXzm9HYhjvmYS-5pIDCE-2-RwKR4KpnPcn0_TrbKPnnY/w288-h640/20240104_120044.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Rain continued all night and throughout much of Thursday. When I drove to Lidl in Kempston one direction and Sharnbrook in the other; the fields were so flooded I assumed the river Great Ouse had burst its banks. The water was next to the road itself. Under normal circumstances the river is at least 3 fields away from the road verges. The landscape was totally altered and almost unrecognisable. It was the same over much of the country with many people's homes and businesses flooded; animals left stranded and people's lives devastated. The schools were back after the Christmas break and the difference in the traffic was noticeable. Both grandsons came for dinner and it was back to basket ball practices and matches for middle grandson. I found driving him to basket ball practice on the slick, very black, wet roads quite difficult but I don't like driving in the dark very much anyway.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEiqFIp3j7eaX6YL32HEF5c2bHGIw8x9fyZmWNUnDfRWUom9FgqvSs4gzd80KpWGb-Hi5X4F2kdUAZlMtn8N7MVmAPn27oVXWFP05MAw66y9WHpVJ6AX7h4U8ahO5UnkPn9h17qlsmsKgrGh_w901s8PJnDzzJ4Szeb30Pd1ufNM6c_qEvDMEHr2xOe8FV0O/s3082/20240105_103428_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3082" data-original-width="1207" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFIp3j7eaX6YL32HEF5c2bHGIw8x9fyZmWNUnDfRWUom9FgqvSs4gzd80KpWGb-Hi5X4F2kdUAZlMtn8N7MVmAPn27oVXWFP05MAw66y9WHpVJ6AX7h4U8ahO5UnkPn9h17qlsmsKgrGh_w901s8PJnDzzJ4Szeb30Pd1ufNM6c_qEvDMEHr2xOe8FV0O/w250-h640/20240105_103428_001.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Friday's outfit. I wore the same Phase Eight trousers with a pre-loved Next sleeveless tunic over a pre-loved Uniqlo polo neck. All from my Barnardo's. Boots retail.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzHYau4ZDEYXh1SjlJNIRnRkGlHbSajgOpyDcCwayjA7KPHESdRR0icGQvAgriVg3rGPkRrclHPfUkvIsGHJla-sd8PcnMipWuv_YxHehWfPMHoY1ss7oaesDQdVjl6Ai47_ZpGYLHOX6ozITF_Bjp2I_hTwkZGwiDfSRzLdUt9h4HrG00qCRYZyP-un2/s2458/20240105_103525_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2458" data-original-width="1049" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzHYau4ZDEYXh1SjlJNIRnRkGlHbSajgOpyDcCwayjA7KPHESdRR0icGQvAgriVg3rGPkRrclHPfUkvIsGHJla-sd8PcnMipWuv_YxHehWfPMHoY1ss7oaesDQdVjl6Ai47_ZpGYLHOX6ozITF_Bjp2I_hTwkZGwiDfSRzLdUt9h4HrG00qCRYZyP-un2/w274-h640/20240105_103525_002.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4rhLgiEhP2mL1bRPq623ohiZx4jDHNmeo-QPOEBr7J53Ld1NjIUywh7XhWsWo9ZApGcAV_lhBMMWF4EhYM4ePDJsqxTR686Is-kdt1yz_OpQHAcjladQLaAfko1Bx99DFAnhVpfNt6KSIdGoC8erEUv-5wpoDQ6G8O8jKhgqm6DAwUz2she15fQ5uCnf/s2656/20240105_103613_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2656" data-original-width="1224" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4rhLgiEhP2mL1bRPq623ohiZx4jDHNmeo-QPOEBr7J53Ld1NjIUywh7XhWsWo9ZApGcAV_lhBMMWF4EhYM4ePDJsqxTR686Is-kdt1yz_OpQHAcjladQLaAfko1Bx99DFAnhVpfNt6KSIdGoC8erEUv-5wpoDQ6G8O8jKhgqm6DAwUz2she15fQ5uCnf/w294-h640/20240105_103613_001.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvps8-ZBMVn4yEvQm-1tlM3i5XlaJDNhbZLL0mM2mW8Dwr9U2OEQq83zxk1c2DeW_8Y4jXzKmMi2SnyIv_D7k8ABfd-hwTg4DWYYp3xpo-ES_M9JVa7SbOneQNetj_OeTYYMNgJYAbu5yLlgtYyc0Lj_MVAP-aAQXP-E74eK6djIJaiUGzrhaOILah6oH/s4128/20240105_103654.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvps8-ZBMVn4yEvQm-1tlM3i5XlaJDNhbZLL0mM2mW8Dwr9U2OEQq83zxk1c2DeW_8Y4jXzKmMi2SnyIv_D7k8ABfd-hwTg4DWYYp3xpo-ES_M9JVa7SbOneQNetj_OeTYYMNgJYAbu5yLlgtYyc0Lj_MVAP-aAQXP-E74eK6djIJaiUGzrhaOILah6oH/w288-h640/20240105_103654.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Friday my daughter and I had decided to have a mother and daughter day out. The original plan was to go to London and for me to recce a walk, but with the flooding and the proposed tube strike at the weekend; we thought we'd postpone that idea and go somewhere closer to home. In the end we went for a rummage and a meal in Northampton; somewhere neither of us had been to for a while. I found a couple of small ceramic bowls in the charity shops but then we made the mistake of going into H&M; where we both bought something in the sale. We ate at 'Turtle Bay' which is a chain of Caribbean restaurants and my daughter was delighted with the amount of vegan dishes on offer. On the way home we stopped at middle grandson's house for tea and birthday cake; he was 19. He's the only one of my three grandsons I didn't see being born but it seems like only yesterday I held him in my arms for the first time. It was a bit of a coincidence us going to Northampton today as it's where his Dad will be moving to in a few months time; much closer than Norfolk! I expect I'll be posting more photos of Northampton in the future but meanwhile here's All Saint's Church in the centre of Northampton:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhnFuxGYB9vS-mPv3dmS1PrpcDgy_GbKAp8XsLapj4JbyMjiafkWLcXbyW7k1zDa-Vmn8PAbiSymi82KDyYKV72hj-b-Uqbc2YiT2wp2K_TOT_82hkJkQXRkwIVC8VUTLipn9g9JFNM5NZvMa9RhpGiY8jqAIioUpoR3stOcl3VBfoVxHtlAiC9FcmHK3Nq/s4080/20240105_130915.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFuxGYB9vS-mPv3dmS1PrpcDgy_GbKAp8XsLapj4JbyMjiafkWLcXbyW7k1zDa-Vmn8PAbiSymi82KDyYKV72hj-b-Uqbc2YiT2wp2K_TOT_82hkJkQXRkwIVC8VUTLipn9g9JFNM5NZvMa9RhpGiY8jqAIioUpoR3stOcl3VBfoVxHtlAiC9FcmHK3Nq/w288-h640/20240105_130915.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The current church was largely built after a fire and consecrated in 1680. Now a Grade I listed building.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7Q5FiIbJSteRRiym1Pnke04OGZ31glnuyUpIyZxxKO5Rcx16qJZpvQG8KJBewPNMy6M_7bMsdD7muvy_KDe0wm8LEHCIhF-CT5-GDJX7OHMFDgtB_luC-_dAKNgc_EUtuXdOBuaXkwBJHO1rML9UHqoJOltZ0u6gCHpynhqPdXHhGsNcyEst68wQeKyq/s4080/20240105_130936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN7Q5FiIbJSteRRiym1Pnke04OGZ31glnuyUpIyZxxKO5Rcx16qJZpvQG8KJBewPNMy6M_7bMsdD7muvy_KDe0wm8LEHCIhF-CT5-GDJX7OHMFDgtB_luC-_dAKNgc_EUtuXdOBuaXkwBJHO1rML9UHqoJOltZ0u6gCHpynhqPdXHhGsNcyEst68wQeKyq/w288-h640/20240105_130936.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And one of the narrowest pubs I've ever seen - on The Drapery in Northampton.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And yet another coincidence; I went to Norfolk! Not to see my son (we speak on the phone everyday) but on the unofficial Friday bus walk which took place this week on a Saturday. We went to Winterton on Sea to see the seal pups at the Horsey and Winterton Grey Seal Colony.. A freezing cold day with high winds and several downpours; one of which we were caught in but it was a magical day. We walked 7 miles mostly along the top of the sand dunes looking down onto the beach and hundreds of seals. There were also lots of seals of all sizes laying across the paths through the sand dunes and in the marram grass. We'd be warned we might trip over the seals and we almost did on one or two occasions! 3616 seal pups had been born by the day we arrived.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEji78T9BfKYnTYEjVpsBCxTHbIoMaQhVNrMfogBn7WbS8eoFHAZG43wU5ReiC07XsCm-ckvMjH8D6np3wRF3Z0Zwba5_0aEdBejY3snd5BdtQ6A_CpyXVBxc31uPsmThi-cCtdCXT8gvUZTb6wS_kyZjGBbTzeAjAEGKODjwqBnGbWjkDqiGsARaAIZtfzI/s2560/20240106_103323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji78T9BfKYnTYEjVpsBCxTHbIoMaQhVNrMfogBn7WbS8eoFHAZG43wU5ReiC07XsCm-ckvMjH8D6np3wRF3Z0Zwba5_0aEdBejY3snd5BdtQ6A_CpyXVBxc31uPsmThi-cCtdCXT8gvUZTb6wS_kyZjGBbTzeAjAEGKODjwqBnGbWjkDqiGsARaAIZtfzI/w640-h288/20240106_103323.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was our first encounter with a seal pup (below); if you look carefully through the grass you might see him/her. Their mothers feed them for about three weeks when their coats are still white and then they're left to fend for themselves. Eventually, after moulting their baby fur and replacing it with a waterproof coat; they'll make their way to the sea and find their own food. Meanwhile they wander all over the dunes and into the dunes beyond the ones that look over the beach. We saw some pups splashing in large pools here; created by the heavy rainfall we've been experiencing. The beach is roped off and no one is supposed to be on the beach while the pups are around. The parents can get very annoyed and there are also lots of (volunteer) seal wardens around...UPDATED to say that 'Countryfile' on BBC 1 featured the seals at Winterton on Sea and one of the wardens on Sunday 7th January.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEi3dRk34h0QX1boR81n1Ht2MXl85kpvwtPVYX56LUntXFyr1pnAQx8X0YsmXWIOh73WF1NZ83QmLFQ4GGjKnlzfI4SBVPIHekc9hh1MNZ3KZNHmlRIB198w5Uwtx7GEzWCrSsCGTJdI4odCD9eQU0Rc7B5TGNkdBEuEBh-wL2vzYYJtDuroNAR-y6NOWcl8/s2361/20240106_105811.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2361" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3dRk34h0QX1boR81n1Ht2MXl85kpvwtPVYX56LUntXFyr1pnAQx8X0YsmXWIOh73WF1NZ83QmLFQ4GGjKnlzfI4SBVPIHekc9hh1MNZ3KZNHmlRIB198w5Uwtx7GEzWCrSsCGTJdI4odCD9eQU0Rc7B5TGNkdBEuEBh-wL2vzYYJtDuroNAR-y6NOWcl8/w498-h640/20240106_105811.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2134" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYIV-lXwZMZMsUnVI6kABeOQVU8X6sbrsYdAJ7bFHCA8oSrEXcO42kQQMuoK04qckc4KJBOx-a8aICjReWiQHeONOf1MJQdyZIcN7Az7MAJAddtb34QAQITyoCT3PJ-dIyssfgrm0fVbvwFTLJQjVST9aSX7ey06i4hAXDBqO-cIBLwiSgSol82DPhyWS/w550-h640/20240106_110949.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is a holiday village in Winterton on Sea; built in an African style with colourful round huts. Inspired by a visit to Hermanus Bay in South Africa; the holiday village owner recreated the huts which are let to holiday makers.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeCPRSv49ug33H6t-FHfcPio2MZuFCCpNtaVzRRd1DwmakiUGgo3kfMmyyIE8MZkmUhMQJNzaq_4iQqyOHuwZC_xbrueYzo0oNbslqdAZ6gAoTBsWcIevxTS-16owpAOoME4oUn5idwQhl2kT-CBh529wT_cW2zdVW_7m09x9k5BDpSCctffPugOnVF109/s2046/20240106_104507-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeCPRSv49ug33H6t-FHfcPio2MZuFCCpNtaVzRRd1DwmakiUGgo3kfMmyyIE8MZkmUhMQJNzaq_4iQqyOHuwZC_xbrueYzo0oNbslqdAZ6gAoTBsWcIevxTS-16owpAOoME4oUn5idwQhl2kT-CBh529wT_cW2zdVW_7m09x9k5BDpSCctffPugOnVF109/w480-h640/20240106_104507-COLLAGE.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We started the day with coffee in the cafe in the car park and ended it the same way. Fran drove three of us in her car but we shared petrol and parking. It was lovely to be driven and be a passenger for a change.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><b><u>Tea Tasting - Day 23</u></b> (thought I'd forgotten didn't you?)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>'Strawberries and cream'</b> . I didn't read the label before I made the tea; it contained skimmed milk yoghurt. I drank it first thing on Saturday morning around 7 am before leaving for Fran's house by 7.30 am for Norfolk. It tasted okayish but I wouldn't want to drink it again. <b>3/10.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLCBpfMxIcQPW_oExT6m_dJXOD956F60VZstpSl9iDERGX7msagPyEkVCT98rDeSzv5lI2UZ8FgbYrkDWJKn6pI3WywRedYaOUOUDBvvdLoFahhJmfpHoWQPZRNStO9GUo_2dSuRUXzJ8FQAVSyPjYYRR51gE4K3BueC38khFbD2z8WqlYDRyPapPy3D3/s3081/20240107_113643_003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3081" data-original-width="1134" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLCBpfMxIcQPW_oExT6m_dJXOD956F60VZstpSl9iDERGX7msagPyEkVCT98rDeSzv5lI2UZ8FgbYrkDWJKn6pI3WywRedYaOUOUDBvvdLoFahhJmfpHoWQPZRNStO9GUo_2dSuRUXzJ8FQAVSyPjYYRR51gE4K3BueC38khFbD2z8WqlYDRyPapPy3D3/w236-h640/20240107_113643_003.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Sunday's outfit. I'd worn the same on Saturday but with more layers underneath. I added this pre-loved sleevless cardigan over the pre-loved H&M plaid trousers and pre-loved polo neck by New Look. Boots retail and present from daughter. All jewellery pre-loved; earrings found in Cambridge on Wednesday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8JXKliHp-cXw6z3T5tMOubxntJHrLbpjKxJS-HrAURhNyZA0W7ruUM_uN9MB8dvuEZJlrl35I49iNU7q81S6xVorN7_zvGyuuRpKIK5b5uEbqSlBGVgFBVWMkj7dQyIV13ugXiqdusD88UEnkgIHeRkwIrz1FOxxOXrTaSEMWX5fIuc6Z5hfQq2XNkZ3/s2751/20240107_113640_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2751" data-original-width="1181" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8JXKliHp-cXw6z3T5tMOubxntJHrLbpjKxJS-HrAURhNyZA0W7ruUM_uN9MB8dvuEZJlrl35I49iNU7q81S6xVorN7_zvGyuuRpKIK5b5uEbqSlBGVgFBVWMkj7dQyIV13ugXiqdusD88UEnkgIHeRkwIrz1FOxxOXrTaSEMWX5fIuc6Z5hfQq2XNkZ3/w274-h640/20240107_113640_001.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYOWYX-uY8Jkw3ADQFrNyO14E6bjSdGvMN4L6yWduf1fLUWmXV5_zNqrinSgA-a4iDgRUIbMQAD3awGAWophYqRLPXOanI5FpOsBY1OrAmA6QTS_WGnZALZH-4OwO9ILw-P7w79x0Ywux2DJBVFYBr9K_bNh_x33ZOsjHW9teGJ_dMjDNcZ78N8n7Lxvz/s2844/20240107_113536_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2844" data-original-width="1207" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYOWYX-uY8Jkw3ADQFrNyO14E6bjSdGvMN4L6yWduf1fLUWmXV5_zNqrinSgA-a4iDgRUIbMQAD3awGAWophYqRLPXOanI5FpOsBY1OrAmA6QTS_WGnZALZH-4OwO9ILw-P7w79x0Ywux2DJBVFYBr9K_bNh_x33ZOsjHW9teGJ_dMjDNcZ78N8n7Lxvz/w272-h640/20240107_113536_002.jpg" width="272" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ow__3JVuNIN7Zxf61le4l5VbdypPBDbvJLsmRiH07DRjCE1Yj_MhtnjtXcbNPDaPB_3p4_sVHCKDbM_UCDl9mrZp6vwkcwXeDxeXzExD7eFNPP9ZuDLZAis_PO6M3c2iGoyTl-63n-SM6hqoLp7OEaDuLWJYjmd3n3TioyyZ9Fn3q8UIigqFgFaPms5k/s4128/20240107_113501.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3ow__3JVuNIN7Zxf61le4l5VbdypPBDbvJLsmRiH07DRjCE1Yj_MhtnjtXcbNPDaPB_3p4_sVHCKDbM_UCDl9mrZp6vwkcwXeDxeXzExD7eFNPP9ZuDLZAis_PO6M3c2iGoyTl-63n-SM6hqoLp7OEaDuLWJYjmd3n3TioyyZ9Fn3q8UIigqFgFaPms5k/w288-h640/20240107_113501.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br />I went for a swim of 45 laps; then once we'd had breakfast and got ready OH and I went to the Wimpole Hall Estate which is in Cambridgeshire; for a walk. We walked in the grounds walking a total of 4 miles by the end; visited the secondhand bookshop where there was a sale of paperbacks. I found 2 further green Virago books for 30 pence each! We stopped and had tea and a slice of shortbread in the cafe before setting off for home. It was very chilly at 4 degrees and in the wind it was even colder. Glad to get home and light the fire!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhx46MnjjS8428tZhka7L6yS3_CKRjiPvWc11W0wYUY9ihzhnnbSRg4U_00v94O_HzC69V1wgtZV-I9FNVJjxbSSlu4qydsv52xO7PyQ_9mp-dkLYdBtky4QQtHo2svSqNmllCHo5sflsDuWKNpdeqwpiHdFsvEEyc5k6swGnQlQoLQuQwwDPeJp_9CTkMh/s4080/20240107_132557.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx46MnjjS8428tZhka7L6yS3_CKRjiPvWc11W0wYUY9ihzhnnbSRg4U_00v94O_HzC69V1wgtZV-I9FNVJjxbSSlu4qydsv52xO7PyQ_9mp-dkLYdBtky4QQtHo2svSqNmllCHo5sflsDuWKNpdeqwpiHdFsvEEyc5k6swGnQlQoLQuQwwDPeJp_9CTkMh/w640-h288/20240107_132557.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">You can read more about Wimpole Hall and the estate</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wimpole_Estate">HERE</a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRZmKwoynwfcEIEnaS1CiQLFlnbSGBxM1pzXYHOCGQC8e6pW-7ChRfLut4Bwo8vIG8CIW5cjfz7dx9WGqDYuEWPEQCkgppyFuJu55HBkd_RbZEwvIutL5Dmv30HHrselvMf__kmMf0lndxnlxYd0YQvBEMzACjjnMIarQYg_Y-f5rOtup4N6uldM9Yld7/s4080/20240107_142829.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRRZmKwoynwfcEIEnaS1CiQLFlnbSGBxM1pzXYHOCGQC8e6pW-7ChRfLut4Bwo8vIG8CIW5cjfz7dx9WGqDYuEWPEQCkgppyFuJu55HBkd_RbZEwvIutL5Dmv30HHrselvMf__kmMf0lndxnlxYd0YQvBEMzACjjnMIarQYg_Y-f5rOtup4N6uldM9Yld7/w640-h288/20240107_142829.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This beautifully carved fireplace surround was in the tea room at Wimpole Hall.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I've had a busy week this week. Cambridge on Wednesday, Northampton on Friday, Norfolk on Saturday and Cambridgeshire again on Sunday. I'll stay closer to home next week and do less.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Tea Tasting - Day 24 - the final one!</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>'Christmas Breakfast' </b>a black tea with gingerbread, ginger and nutmeg. I found it very weak for a breakfast tea but it was palatable. <b>5/10</b>. I've enjoyed tasting all the different teas but was sorry an Oolong tea wasn't included.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhODrC0fEqWRavipDpJKMJ9y_y0uc4syswnUG3a_nzv9k3tNQz8rsxZX2M79M_CXl-VD2WbMhL4VlRCER4z928TX-DHK5ztf0msmtOnRdbpK7HO84WrIypix68AsBdBSCn0QlmLTECRFS1h3sZhrnMQ_pZ_t4YeF-EhRq05X-5QY7rjmj9k1NWYkDuymJVV/s2591/20240108_154759_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2591" data-original-width="1174" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhODrC0fEqWRavipDpJKMJ9y_y0uc4syswnUG3a_nzv9k3tNQz8rsxZX2M79M_CXl-VD2WbMhL4VlRCER4z928TX-DHK5ztf0msmtOnRdbpK7HO84WrIypix68AsBdBSCn0QlmLTECRFS1h3sZhrnMQ_pZ_t4YeF-EhRq05X-5QY7rjmj9k1NWYkDuymJVV/w290-h640/20240108_154759_002.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Monday's outfit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_sLoyQvo5kptJQO2SAa-bVzM6YGIIVS_eyF7PESOHR6h3X2OZ1duaOUcn7X5l253tHza_b0QxG_EtSQTzFz_Qfsr8A7qrwSTrljc9tj3Lrfcy6F962I5LwXq1F5LW144h6OdQaBPmfMYyOeCX-w3VGlD5Q9xKMV5WM7bBfQxs6A7ILY4fLAOaBId71gG/s2604/20240108_154802_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="1148" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_sLoyQvo5kptJQO2SAa-bVzM6YGIIVS_eyF7PESOHR6h3X2OZ1duaOUcn7X5l253tHza_b0QxG_EtSQTzFz_Qfsr8A7qrwSTrljc9tj3Lrfcy6F962I5LwXq1F5LW144h6OdQaBPmfMYyOeCX-w3VGlD5Q9xKMV5WM7bBfQxs6A7ILY4fLAOaBId71gG/w282-h640/20240108_154802_001.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved except the dress which I picked up in the Matalan sale for a charity shop price whilst Christmas gift shopping. Boots; belt donated by daughter many years ago; polo by Next and jacket by M&S; all from Barnardo's. I bought this jacket last year, put it away and had completely forgotten about it. It has a lovely soft green plaid which can't be seen in these not very good photos. I took them quite late in the afternoon on Monday and the light had gone and left those strange shadows...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDE66KVeLfhObm1PvIE6GyjC_NeFIQ4_oWiygVs7OKcIEMoe8qOqSN5W27AMQr4LJ9egOZ-_QXDuL9HC1_t9pUHbo9y1KppgOMwpOMRsAsSrxysVybM3KF8BhqjFUqGpJcsVlz9OKlk_N_8cy-dtvrX8ze2fhVCRCMyB6LHGdvIs3S_Prm5ecJYUD8K6cA/s2719/20240108_154905_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2719" data-original-width="1088" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDE66KVeLfhObm1PvIE6GyjC_NeFIQ4_oWiygVs7OKcIEMoe8qOqSN5W27AMQr4LJ9egOZ-_QXDuL9HC1_t9pUHbo9y1KppgOMwpOMRsAsSrxysVybM3KF8BhqjFUqGpJcsVlz9OKlk_N_8cy-dtvrX8ze2fhVCRCMyB6LHGdvIs3S_Prm5ecJYUD8K6cA/w256-h640/20240108_154905_002.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1FzFC74hf9Sjg9-iCe5w9zWMEYBlUWBAIpmZEoIawXIYvLCCi-1nbCxNNFHx1KYlid0o4qmX23J4rDquZezQJTRC9onVnTnxwTzXY_9xGRJNT8OX2TNmbCVNDHPdEthZXDMYrU9gU3z8k7dbCEh_BTye2uDQi3QL55TvuuQjbtihPLXqtBZuIffmFVvM/s4128/20240108_155032.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1FzFC74hf9Sjg9-iCe5w9zWMEYBlUWBAIpmZEoIawXIYvLCCi-1nbCxNNFHx1KYlid0o4qmX23J4rDquZezQJTRC9onVnTnxwTzXY_9xGRJNT8OX2TNmbCVNDHPdEthZXDMYrU9gU3z8k7dbCEh_BTye2uDQi3QL55TvuuQjbtihPLXqtBZuIffmFVvM/w288-h640/20240108_155032.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The charity shop was quiet today. The cold kept people home I'm sure. 4 degrees with sleety flurries. I took a cardigan with me to wear in the charity shop as it can take quite a while to warm up. When I got home OH and I did the housework we didn't do on Sunday. It was good to sit down after that and catch up with blogs and blogging and finally finish my first book of 2024. We finished watching 'The Tourist' and I finished listening to the podcast 'A Very British Cult'. We'll have to find something else to watch now and I need to find another pod cast to listen to. Not a problem as we're absolutely spoilt for choice. How lucky we are.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Back to the food bank on Tuesday morning where I made up kettle packs and put some toiletries away. There were lots to be put away but I ran out of time. I didn't have time to take an outfit photo either and completely forgot until later in the day when it was dark. I went for a swim after the food bank and did the usual 45 laps. No cooking tonight; we-re having fish and chips which I am looking forward to. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">OH is doing well and goes to see the consultant on Wednesday. He will drop into his workplace after the appointment and discuss his options with his boss; there may be changes afoot. Watch this space!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-74939380783216265762023-12-26T14:59:00.004+00:002023-12-26T14:59:51.030+00:00Not a good end to 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Hello again - that fortnight flew by but then it usually does! The festive season is almost over and it's been wonderful but I'm always glad to get back to normal...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQhRnU99dVlYl_JD8AEW1UrZ-6Uw14UXOXMaBax3vyhmGjxMMTMGk1mNUE1R-gNwQUFRQX3aUuMkPpFF2Atm4NoEY8vtbBRA8bhi91L1dfQFawCQhiepHtg8hKij0_cTIvasrILfenT1kWWM5ZppgNx_uTsdF25Uipdy60DV6n1qRWU-tFQQ9dy0NNlyd/s2737/20231213_123556_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2737" data-original-width="1201" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQhRnU99dVlYl_JD8AEW1UrZ-6Uw14UXOXMaBax3vyhmGjxMMTMGk1mNUE1R-gNwQUFRQX3aUuMkPpFF2Atm4NoEY8vtbBRA8bhi91L1dfQFawCQhiepHtg8hKij0_cTIvasrILfenT1kWWM5ZppgNx_uTsdF25Uipdy60DV6n1qRWU-tFQQ9dy0NNlyd/w280-h640/20231213_123556_001.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When I left you last it was a Wednesday; what a dreary, wet day it was. I knew the ground would be water logged and muddy thanks to all the rain so once again I didn't walk with the group, but walked by myself 5.3 miles along the river, on hard paths to Priory Marina and back home again. The river was high:</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpwx6IA8Q5SNJ4ETVoWrwUU1pebqE5BdC38tfE0cagkLW8otlFWxaoB3D-rIp7sRLpbYbhZdFW5nlHvOmNs9Cu8CaRSF50FkU1YFeSbC7ust5gzyCknuOtOwTh-oEWBN_Jg8krJCdPhQvLIpJ5P2jhd2fBLYk35kU_17d97yhtJYd7aPqae4qbTfjcOFP/s4080/20231213_103038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpwx6IA8Q5SNJ4ETVoWrwUU1pebqE5BdC38tfE0cagkLW8otlFWxaoB3D-rIp7sRLpbYbhZdFW5nlHvOmNs9Cu8CaRSF50FkU1YFeSbC7ust5gzyCknuOtOwTh-oEWBN_Jg8krJCdPhQvLIpJ5P2jhd2fBLYk35kU_17d97yhtJYd7aPqae4qbTfjcOFP/w288-h640/20231213_103038.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The footpath usually enables you to walk in between this low brick wall and behind the metal railing. The ducks had claimed it! On the extreme left of the bridge above I usually walk under the arch to get onto this footpath but on Wednesday it was full of water and impassable.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlo7-3Pnf4HBC-zshzTELfL6z_CsFo9TjsNHWJ1EloMhCeTHvjWZMt47MrPx-6E3QkQ9Yh8iFTQLhRNOKXyx_6i-SAlqmjI0H-o7eFEDlWOhKExaZV3RJYtv0Q-3EDXL7NwTEXBI5i6k3stDZISjs2AAhXofj1rv2NKL1I8iUYvcLXXSqdKfctRHotmOnF/s4080/20231213_103116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlo7-3Pnf4HBC-zshzTELfL6z_CsFo9TjsNHWJ1EloMhCeTHvjWZMt47MrPx-6E3QkQ9Yh8iFTQLhRNOKXyx_6i-SAlqmjI0H-o7eFEDlWOhKExaZV3RJYtv0Q-3EDXL7NwTEXBI5i6k3stDZISjs2AAhXofj1rv2NKL1I8iUYvcLXXSqdKfctRHotmOnF/w640-h288/20231213_103116.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Bedford town bridge.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAA_c_swHvzSlzsevSQVn5e5AEUc64gMLrXtFMKrazoXBdleTZYSa23OLlsnoArZBNRgqZoU01aHTulMgrLCoNrjwRkv1WhmosAWzzQUV7tBp_x4fafb9d3a_6rOusC_gLjrRbMTeIZ8KbppSTEhtTiS09C58-wmv-uTqyxMM2xdlRhF0asdrppxQqJH0/s4080/20231213_112259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSAA_c_swHvzSlzsevSQVn5e5AEUc64gMLrXtFMKrazoXBdleTZYSa23OLlsnoArZBNRgqZoU01aHTulMgrLCoNrjwRkv1WhmosAWzzQUV7tBp_x4fafb9d3a_6rOusC_gLjrRbMTeIZ8KbppSTEhtTiS09C58-wmv-uTqyxMM2xdlRhF0asdrppxQqJH0/w640-h288/20231213_112259.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I got very close to this heron who was keeping vigil - waiting for a frog or a fish or something to pop by for his lunch. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Once I was home again I changed and set out for the Rambler Christmas Lunch held at a nearby golf course. It was a lovely afternoon; the food was very good. Our table came second in the Christmas quiz and we finished off by singing carols.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjkVi1JwxAURtvgRPfxCQHz1UerdjR-jzhMRPYLMEc4Kn_YGBilk46FY_65oOPRLu95wzmR0uhUlRxRzr9SfICowIGImqO5rsO3uQ4JBKsEx1qrLZ8LblAMLARh5GqowaLyj_8AiCj7h78l0vK8ZcwZ6oPv6LtcO4n2eECdlyNgqvZJXP4xV9opYziRsnPG/s1080/FB_IMG_1702675857097.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVi1JwxAURtvgRPfxCQHz1UerdjR-jzhMRPYLMEc4Kn_YGBilk46FY_65oOPRLu95wzmR0uhUlRxRzr9SfICowIGImqO5rsO3uQ4JBKsEx1qrLZ8LblAMLARh5GqowaLyj_8AiCj7h78l0vK8ZcwZ6oPv6LtcO4n2eECdlyNgqvZJXP4xV9opYziRsnPG/w640-h480/FB_IMG_1702675857097.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCBg5XXbUA0wrgO385Ge3B-lNkXNL-LP7rovW1gm6hkxAxeEGdcfzq0-365exZQkLlPQn4WTTvCYt3YESrFBEJJjHntlMJUTMLoKjyeu5LhLKlMiJYpDCeX5uA34hUVjrphk3qaKt1vFRJZtDPXDYcupoiD-_dlhXLCAV8ixU423Ph3igvJ8Y8dMKMsBr/s4128/20231213_123521.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaCBg5XXbUA0wrgO385Ge3B-lNkXNL-LP7rovW1gm6hkxAxeEGdcfzq0-365exZQkLlPQn4WTTvCYt3YESrFBEJJjHntlMJUTMLoKjyeu5LhLKlMiJYpDCeX5uA34hUVjrphk3qaKt1vFRJZtDPXDYcupoiD-_dlhXLCAV8ixU423Ph3igvJ8Y8dMKMsBr/w288-h640/20231213_123521.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I look like a ghost! It's the light in the bathroom...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore this skirt and wrap top by Chianti which was bought pre-loved from an online second hand shop;during the first lock down; back in March 2020. I think the site was called Re-F</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">ashion but then I discovered Vinted...the outfit had sequins on it so I felt a quite festive.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmnC6EHrQJ6ppqjGwyti-R0Nw2aU81K0uERgB2uZMYg8umZt-6kiJFFJG1dgXV1V9wwhNPY7Pdx5tp_9GmYhW9L2Rhbvbqa1WxCa8lGrIBlCS_aP5vgr0HWASyKynXmUs_hZUSpBz7w1vcvaQY8SYG-VjucHuhnpK_qZB4PgQiHEzAtDdywodM9PcusPc/s2109/20231213_123422_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2109" data-original-width="999" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjmnC6EHrQJ6ppqjGwyti-R0Nw2aU81K0uERgB2uZMYg8umZt-6kiJFFJG1dgXV1V9wwhNPY7Pdx5tp_9GmYhW9L2Rhbvbqa1WxCa8lGrIBlCS_aP5vgr0HWASyKynXmUs_hZUSpBz7w1vcvaQY8SYG-VjucHuhnpK_qZB4PgQiHEzAtDdywodM9PcusPc/w304-h640/20231213_123422_001.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> I wore my bronze retail boots and this pre-loved Gerry Weber leather jacket. The scarf was a present from OH ages ago. I'd almost forgotten I had it. All jewellery pre-loved. Wednesday was quite a busy day because soon after I arrived home from the Christmas lunch at 4 pm; I was off out again to meet up with my best friend Ann. I couldn't eat anything further so we had a couple of glasses of wine and a catch up. A phone call in the pub from middle grandson, who'd got out of work early saw me collecting him and home by 9 pm. Two social outings in one day - get me!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Day 5 - Tea Tasting</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I almost forgot to sample another tea with all the gallivanting I got up to but I did finally remember. Wednesday's tea was called <b>'Sweetest Dreams,' </b>it had chamomile, apple, silver lime flowers and I didn't like it very much.<b> 4/10. </b>The day's suggestion was</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I went for a 46 lap swim on Thursday morning and after eating breakfast and getting ready I went to do the weekly food shop at Lidl, Aldi and Sainsbury's. I passed by the local Castle Road charity shops and had a quick browse; I found a M&S sweater dress, a coat for my daughter and a plant. The Mercy in Action charity shop </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">often has plants for sale which are grown by a local keen gardener who donates them to the charity shop. My daughter loved her coat. Once home I did the usual sorting out of the fire and cooked dinner. Then it was off to drop youngest grandson at basket ball practice. The last Thursday practice until the second week in January 2025. Thank the Lord and pass the gravy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Day 6 - Tea Tasting</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b style="text-decoration-line: underline;">'Chai' -</b> described as '<b>complex, spicy and incredibly tasty'</b> - it was! I had it with milk and sugar. <b>9/10. </b>The day's suggestion was<b> ' Get out into Nature'</b> which I had done on Wednesday and would be doing again on Friday...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgoGAIaS2SU0iT8aIt-Hmaj9db8SRz1F4rqtLZkDq6eTB4a6uir2zSOkExOMZPMnMV4uIdm2y6t6S3hag9Y_CajHaET85bnG95d-7eKLKC8s8ItzD1OflC_aASu7IaM-dW7bVLSYJZct_yMVQyqHZc9ntZafRxhf-au7BNuVA9zOKk3K_bIlW9mp2jAXB5N/s3021/20231214_111458_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3021" data-original-width="1252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGAIaS2SU0iT8aIt-Hmaj9db8SRz1F4rqtLZkDq6eTB4a6uir2zSOkExOMZPMnMV4uIdm2y6t6S3hag9Y_CajHaET85bnG95d-7eKLKC8s8ItzD1OflC_aASu7IaM-dW7bVLSYJZct_yMVQyqHZc9ntZafRxhf-au7BNuVA9zOKk3K_bIlW9mp2jAXB5N/w266-h640/20231214_111458_001.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I think I may have bought this Zara dress when I volunteered at the Red Cross charity shop which shut down in 2018. Tights by Snag and pre-loved polo neck by F&F. Boots; Tu retail last year. They're fabric animal print with fur lining and very warm.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WRDOlXmiXx_9Szp2vxUE0ucULl6BQsY6auc0y-YsNKU24xGgVFdY6T-G-7-niMq11CQia4px7X6F0TASLDHrvdkf_ue4N4rYo5cormMaVvj_9Iop1gqZB8zLq9kmVU0on_frgniVS71SOO0x380LJIyMxOYxaZxQx_Filpoh7v1vE-NFCMYsifFdosJy/s2711/20231214_111501_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2711" data-original-width="1341" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WRDOlXmiXx_9Szp2vxUE0ucULl6BQsY6auc0y-YsNKU24xGgVFdY6T-G-7-niMq11CQia4px7X6F0TASLDHrvdkf_ue4N4rYo5cormMaVvj_9Iop1gqZB8zLq9kmVU0on_frgniVS71SOO0x380LJIyMxOYxaZxQx_Filpoh7v1vE-NFCMYsifFdosJy/w316-h640/20231214_111501_001.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyy3Egzp-CphwxpYGK-9ekfqHiDOzX8OdEDGTTfCHnBoOAyK-UyZ9W31QoBEiQf1m8km-fjoVqCKDHrWy-oG78KnDWPzgouT_Gc3IzF3Mqo5ssriQ8LVcob-KdhsE_iHZ3ZAxCmLeHyIYkzqvijCbww4duIGw6Ag7XZNh7EYMShMQ9HLWNp4EWoyijKaB/s2644/20231214_111513_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2644" data-original-width="1242" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIyy3Egzp-CphwxpYGK-9ekfqHiDOzX8OdEDGTTfCHnBoOAyK-UyZ9W31QoBEiQf1m8km-fjoVqCKDHrWy-oG78KnDWPzgouT_Gc3IzF3Mqo5ssriQ8LVcob-KdhsE_iHZ3ZAxCmLeHyIYkzqvijCbww4duIGw6Ag7XZNh7EYMShMQ9HLWNp4EWoyijKaB/w300-h640/20231214_111513_002.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2MSIWf2dzxi2z1V-IgRCNZ_BNQzGHXzC77FA_jLvBkYa2WUyaTy0b0EnXDLA_46WZGqwrMqbFONLTVomgWy6IB-tryszBjtq9w3Ysb_gjbk5zeDedWuX_W3_R91Gx2N8EW-p7f6OfuNGn1iwoCEest_zgeafduxrIR5KsFLjSooHOtSSIERLTkH_RsIm/s4128/20231214_111420.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2MSIWf2dzxi2z1V-IgRCNZ_BNQzGHXzC77FA_jLvBkYa2WUyaTy0b0EnXDLA_46WZGqwrMqbFONLTVomgWy6IB-tryszBjtq9w3Ysb_gjbk5zeDedWuX_W3_R91Gx2N8EW-p7f6OfuNGn1iwoCEest_zgeafduxrIR5KsFLjSooHOtSSIERLTkH_RsIm/w288-h640/20231214_111420.jpg" width="288" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We began watching this Norwegian series </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">on Netflix </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">in the evening: 'Gangs of Oslo' .</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEige3lD429sh6alJ4CXbSxcbiN60CWfu05nVKMazK_YpcK28Z3fJIR1frA4bHpz_ubD00DvI-cOqIvoSq9n6NioJovFR076LAi0sb6QMlkzkLIyjVuQgc_ECcFztY6u0HKyEGPx6EGveYJfsbHg8K1lh81Eczvt-cb6phIErU3kIcpjnFBHbtYIRyIveBwI/s1125/Gangs%20of%20OsloJr9v.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="750" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEige3lD429sh6alJ4CXbSxcbiN60CWfu05nVKMazK_YpcK28Z3fJIR1frA4bHpz_ubD00DvI-cOqIvoSq9n6NioJovFR076LAi0sb6QMlkzkLIyjVuQgc_ECcFztY6u0HKyEGPx6EGveYJfsbHg8K1lh81Eczvt-cb6phIErU3kIcpjnFBHbtYIRyIveBwI/w426-h640/Gangs%20of%20OsloJr9v.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Day 7 - Tea Tasting</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Friday's tea was <b>'Tummy Tea - a wonderful after dinner minty treat'. </b>No, thank you. I don't like mint tea but I drank most of it.<b> 3/10. </b>The day's suggested activity was<b> 'repair it yourself'.</b> I haven't anything to repair at the moment but do have some jeans to turn up...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5zQqrnjcsevSvC1K4kNosAQcsVgQhZmgq3dOJww9kNPMY34VyJ6iguXFNtBe5IYJSlk_JVuAig22C-RV_W6mNm2m1CTxrshef5Wb91JFddUkPu7IvreWq8HEQJZiI2ChyphenhyphenLtLRjJQo7m4zW3dyNasNFKCuYsVoPRjv28X2E_8QDO3AX7Qn9BSPT80cFox/s4080/20231215_110908.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu5zQqrnjcsevSvC1K4kNosAQcsVgQhZmgq3dOJww9kNPMY34VyJ6iguXFNtBe5IYJSlk_JVuAig22C-RV_W6mNm2m1CTxrshef5Wb91JFddUkPu7IvreWq8HEQJZiI2ChyphenhyphenLtLRjJQo7m4zW3dyNasNFKCuYsVoPRjv28X2E_8QDO3AX7Qn9BSPT80cFox/w640-h288/20231215_110908.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The unofficial bus walk group met at the Madingly Park and Ride in Cambridge on Friday morning. Another grey day and quite chilly but it didn't rain which was something to be thankful for. We started off with a cup of coffee at 'Kettle's Yard' where we visited the exhibition; 'Making New Worlds - Li Yuan Chia and Friends' in the gallery. You can see more about both <a href="https://www.kettlesyard.cam.ac.uk/">HERE</a>. I wasn't terribly impressed with the exhibition but took a couple of photos of things I did like:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfN-JBKuPdsvMiIIOo2xoos_Wch64y6BcmU_wW2QppUEtqszuIe4yierYiJ0sX7bpGi8EvT6jn_584NAvLfF73zTcg9ymUl25eK1a56C94MZJamp6c14lrwr5Uf6OEfVfZFzR2qLPiBF6aggtfGIPRA2jlpwBzhG0cvZHUxXCapemO_xn83uj_3GpZpxrk/s4080/20231215_111150.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfN-JBKuPdsvMiIIOo2xoos_Wch64y6BcmU_wW2QppUEtqszuIe4yierYiJ0sX7bpGi8EvT6jn_584NAvLfF73zTcg9ymUl25eK1a56C94MZJamp6c14lrwr5Uf6OEfVfZFzR2qLPiBF6aggtfGIPRA2jlpwBzhG0cvZHUxXCapemO_xn83uj_3GpZpxrk/w640-h288/20231215_111150.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">From Kettle's Yard we walked along the river Cam covering areas by the river I hadn't walked before. I didn't realise there were lots of houseboats, for example, but the punting along the Cam is always going on...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhtRQLlxHtZhgZr9jY8-CWiA4g0VclWQYP7JlYL7H_aUl7lRuIo1yUFmGtfFwrU6_irx9SGbAwom5QwS5cEDZgpdtpof5EzVYjm2YmpyOW-yYtqR21VWtD4Dy1jXz5O6Hnxct4fDtQr0D9Hvwxf5XVubUE2iCsJiECpd2Aq4XdZZCsFbrzBEyxHSuskAdsS/s2755/20231215_113012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2755" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRQLlxHtZhgZr9jY8-CWiA4g0VclWQYP7JlYL7H_aUl7lRuIo1yUFmGtfFwrU6_irx9SGbAwom5QwS5cEDZgpdtpof5EzVYjm2YmpyOW-yYtqR21VWtD4Dy1jXz5O6Hnxct4fDtQr0D9Hvwxf5XVubUE2iCsJiECpd2Aq4XdZZCsFbrzBEyxHSuskAdsS/w426-h640/20231215_113012.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTpVj075sHiQq6pEMIyc0hHv4lREbpbRUX_3R5CAzFerOB5vHutWLFYqD-NVYEwZBYCXm1srGr-QD_ndCU08Yur3JuilJEj9z_gx7THq9BMqkgovk-ROyvEdFWZiQCjG2M7ZwULSUFPKr-IizXDBX3MoGLaSz30zh9luSSkvzafFIRPys6X8ucIXf5ZX1/s2560/20231215_114344.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTpVj075sHiQq6pEMIyc0hHv4lREbpbRUX_3R5CAzFerOB5vHutWLFYqD-NVYEwZBYCXm1srGr-QD_ndCU08Yur3JuilJEj9z_gx7THq9BMqkgovk-ROyvEdFWZiQCjG2M7ZwULSUFPKr-IizXDBX3MoGLaSz30zh9luSSkvzafFIRPys6X8ucIXf5ZX1/w640-h288/20231215_114344.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQmgUHDlvE_sYlr1lZQY4seBDveXn5J2D9YeGvhPBO_GrjqkNPi_6XGfO5z-O8jfTmX2lQhq0jWh-9mibKMLHqcn5pt6YRhjtS5-1d8lHzGDFRNyH3ts405iXrpXhepaW8OYEoKrtr88XnDtjbPrtlRdq0GgBcSiwL377khVS0xC19WtcEXgg89MaF2VA/s4080/20231215_115102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMQmgUHDlvE_sYlr1lZQY4seBDveXn5J2D9YeGvhPBO_GrjqkNPi_6XGfO5z-O8jfTmX2lQhq0jWh-9mibKMLHqcn5pt6YRhjtS5-1d8lHzGDFRNyH3ts405iXrpXhepaW8OYEoKrtr88XnDtjbPrtlRdq0GgBcSiwL377khVS0xC19WtcEXgg89MaF2VA/w288-h640/20231215_115102.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I also didn't realise there was a lido in Cambridge. I'd like to check it out one day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhN-Tu_PIrRB9uPxRBxPbGz5dj4QoCg_2QYOtqugxrXNVA1wq8LaFlMuxXY9siUX1K9UFBxIhr84MIMFDxqRAm4tHfQCy5GkOFHDJLY6X9gwunRyRe-Q5TigdRio4o6N5QLdBGbqp7yuypHFIkh1dAMHsCrorQ301G1Bm2gHaB8RzcunqQYQDD2VzmScmpd/s4080/20231215_114255.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-Tu_PIrRB9uPxRBxPbGz5dj4QoCg_2QYOtqugxrXNVA1wq8LaFlMuxXY9siUX1K9UFBxIhr84MIMFDxqRAm4tHfQCy5GkOFHDJLY6X9gwunRyRe-Q5TigdRio4o6N5QLdBGbqp7yuypHFIkh1dAMHsCrorQ301G1Bm2gHaB8RzcunqQYQDD2VzmScmpd/w288-h640/20231215_114255.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We passed these sculptures on the balcony of a block of flats:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgVpfI7DA0iHL7slejrnWjvvNYEXgSIegglsSKmk5DZLMJnW_Uax4ZrNqv3o95nSy6sWb9pRsupWKMUM6FppYflm0Cg_0iLApo2-7SKCvB_6yu1eeTBJli2MqZ81v-pFIAwwAZu4DfFdT6pOcYt5Y9BzUI7dEAUosCKAFpErF66klX_KVLAdmu3Do1RNqY3/s4080/20231215_120726.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVpfI7DA0iHL7slejrnWjvvNYEXgSIegglsSKmk5DZLMJnW_Uax4ZrNqv3o95nSy6sWb9pRsupWKMUM6FppYflm0Cg_0iLApo2-7SKCvB_6yu1eeTBJli2MqZ81v-pFIAwwAZu4DfFdT6pOcYt5Y9BzUI7dEAUosCKAFpErF66klX_KVLAdmu3Do1RNqY3/w288-h640/20231215_120726.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><a name='more'></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjoKEd0VmX-1cPHwiLt3ouC5vPSaPU2yrr3PwShQdyWay2otNgE_dTGIk-PV5fZhOUXM6NhvnWc2tSMwdA_C1SnpwZ1vv3q8VmCpgsxtX-qQUB9O-CJ6g8x-zPSo4KoDGLUvCt8XbmlkTSxII0wFhQPAMgPDE3sU8m_YeK7jazipylsNdn9-qqHzEW4I4/s4004/20231215_121738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1498" data-original-width="4004" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjoKEd0VmX-1cPHwiLt3ouC5vPSaPU2yrr3PwShQdyWay2otNgE_dTGIk-PV5fZhOUXM6NhvnWc2tSMwdA_C1SnpwZ1vv3q8VmCpgsxtX-qQUB9O-CJ6g8x-zPSo4KoDGLUvCt8XbmlkTSxII0wFhQPAMgPDE3sU8m_YeK7jazipylsNdn9-qqHzEW4I4/w640-h240/20231215_121738.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We have a similar bridge in Bedford but ours is only a footbridge. This one is for cyclists too, and believe me there an awful lot of cyclists in Cambridge...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5b3Lh4iLlt3Bm_TwbMvpr2sOfdzcs1-jyNDwazD3HqiAZPtgE1AiQZa8tt283zPGG6TP84QTx07RMlOJ5r6wfTrBi-nAUZdaZrgshbyB_yUbSn1JFM66A_HZLPAAhxchUS6YT5GKfzQQIvEWhfbRspS9L1yQ_qtK9p1mPz-8A-POogrYdGlva4Oc5Pg5/s4080/20231215_115333.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5b3Lh4iLlt3Bm_TwbMvpr2sOfdzcs1-jyNDwazD3HqiAZPtgE1AiQZa8tt283zPGG6TP84QTx07RMlOJ5r6wfTrBi-nAUZdaZrgshbyB_yUbSn1JFM66A_HZLPAAhxchUS6YT5GKfzQQIvEWhfbRspS9L1yQ_qtK9p1mPz-8A-POogrYdGlva4Oc5Pg5/w640-h288/20231215_115333.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is the Cambridge University Rowing Club - the club that takes part in the annual Oxford - Cambridge boat race.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhVWuiBPZHpEAjJRmbqE6IlX7suL6T6TmjW7YXH0BJacM4pZq3N1GgEoie3HuZKRNhf-1v2ASP0a-M9Ghb4LVwnKYhU7TfZLXcNq245AzzVqZdsbNDctZmp2iJYj8beweoz5DuoRuqnEAW3Cz_lDVtA9hgs77atx3gJ0h0jESaaoswgAJtNtke8r1BsfkzV/s4080/20231215_121946.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVWuiBPZHpEAjJRmbqE6IlX7suL6T6TmjW7YXH0BJacM4pZq3N1GgEoie3HuZKRNhf-1v2ASP0a-M9Ghb4LVwnKYhU7TfZLXcNq245AzzVqZdsbNDctZmp2iJYj8beweoz5DuoRuqnEAW3Cz_lDVtA9hgs77atx3gJ0h0jESaaoswgAJtNtke8r1BsfkzV/w640-h288/20231215_121946.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As we left the river I spied this 'Airstream' caravan trailer. We then walked to the Cambridge Museum of Technology:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjIB4bSmYe6_lHHFnkIeQea70j9StG7zjkgmU5zxtTJb8xdZINFn0HPLsOKrd1jHOI6UTYOZcCrVbHaINldGOLU8NH8kEGeS6qlfQF9mc0NDj_vQd_trJy-k1FD1BGqvxCFfNFPpFXuarCdPeInRnR1XEowpC-ekUe4IYlB0NYa8PyhxusojR9b57eLN87l/s2560/20231215_120822.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIB4bSmYe6_lHHFnkIeQea70j9StG7zjkgmU5zxtTJb8xdZINFn0HPLsOKrd1jHOI6UTYOZcCrVbHaINldGOLU8NH8kEGeS6qlfQF9mc0NDj_vQd_trJy-k1FD1BGqvxCFfNFPpFXuarCdPeInRnR1XEowpC-ekUe4IYlB0NYa8PyhxusojR9b57eLN87l/w640-h288/20231215_120822.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">You have to pay to visit the museum but the door to the where the huge fly wheels were, was open so I took a sneaky photo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsa5R0Dcd8I6dvOG0GWAhKAfjC9Jxgp1_oULMbyPD7QBf_TmittoBuPMTlONmB-lFBUdevf9zUEZS6k38XRYVl40fFzT0RqhKnjNlWXp3doEeLEFQvqDxrHgaZuCuzAoeYgSRTMmkgQfWGnpl2RdUBI5Gz4gugaG_nB-hggW5zKrt5S1JuiqqKnpZpbhuF/s4080/20231215_121113.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsa5R0Dcd8I6dvOG0GWAhKAfjC9Jxgp1_oULMbyPD7QBf_TmittoBuPMTlONmB-lFBUdevf9zUEZS6k38XRYVl40fFzT0RqhKnjNlWXp3doEeLEFQvqDxrHgaZuCuzAoeYgSRTMmkgQfWGnpl2RdUBI5Gz4gugaG_nB-hggW5zKrt5S1JuiqqKnpZpbhuF/w640-h288/20231215_121113.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWN_j55US1NEr1HzVLb5TrzZwesZKET4cFe0-fstpc1iUyGCXU2ZEB-WwsPkogE_e6ZL43bkVONMVGuLXFDfauTK5sh5mOfykYanW_K4NU2EFUAZGsKhgc9Gv5bcpzLzQyDLM4_qTK4AYVtAr5PcBNvIIFX8ZcUU4NFedmIm6YPKjFXhwiqgwe7ruBv6Ga/s4080/20231215_121313.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWN_j55US1NEr1HzVLb5TrzZwesZKET4cFe0-fstpc1iUyGCXU2ZEB-WwsPkogE_e6ZL43bkVONMVGuLXFDfauTK5sh5mOfykYanW_K4NU2EFUAZGsKhgc9Gv5bcpzLzQyDLM4_qTK4AYVtAr5PcBNvIIFX8ZcUU4NFedmIm6YPKjFXhwiqgwe7ruBv6Ga/w288-h640/20231215_121313.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was outside the museum and I thought it might be a type of submersible, but no, it's a 3-person air raid shelter!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MELdXnzvaswvkBAhvV6WJqUd8Jmo9JTRlcF2jZI4eWKPDnxkhGo34nBODb-4WPvJq813GU6btUCBUOctendxKVUBovfiIcpU0WIVDOsrGN_TJnhUvolpKqMb9mwA3M7U2E9SziMWbrW4FdulW9XTtZ3kFvB-WJI5cUrit_5dkyR8lDQ7mWdXHkmTbPwG/s4080/20231215_121327.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7MELdXnzvaswvkBAhvV6WJqUd8Jmo9JTRlcF2jZI4eWKPDnxkhGo34nBODb-4WPvJq813GU6btUCBUOctendxKVUBovfiIcpU0WIVDOsrGN_TJnhUvolpKqMb9mwA3M7U2E9SziMWbrW4FdulW9XTtZ3kFvB-WJI5cUrit_5dkyR8lDQ7mWdXHkmTbPwG/w640-h288/20231215_121327.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We then made our way back towards the city centre but via lots of back streets. I always think the back streets are just as interesting as the beautiful colleges and chapels in Cambridge and of course it's where the 'real' people live. I was very taken with this street where everyone had taken tremendous care with their Christmas decorations:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgueV9-5qYG9ZGdsu3LzCzK13NnpAmQl5q7swGdoW6DeHxsuo3N-_PeVigXfnbD2DpAdPN0qWNqawvhArXBKJBid4BMcw_dHb3prFbeeoogEZH9OCGynP7yzR8-HErQzyVK2eEdWEN7c0D9QKYHxfPHpZnAUAcXkYHy9RchJZwV9eG94I0DeV5PEOxo2IPi/s2560/20231215_113358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueV9-5qYG9ZGdsu3LzCzK13NnpAmQl5q7swGdoW6DeHxsuo3N-_PeVigXfnbD2DpAdPN0qWNqawvhArXBKJBid4BMcw_dHb3prFbeeoogEZH9OCGynP7yzR8-HErQzyVK2eEdWEN7c0D9QKYHxfPHpZnAUAcXkYHy9RchJZwV9eG94I0DeV5PEOxo2IPi/w288-h640/20231215_113358.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijSexjupBToK0rzpisz9ciU3bEvqg-NIf9cw6x4hJ2EKNdQF3Njow5slIEpaZI7FsHVSu_FkoFObc20Lk9m4uuZgiVJ6ywhW9CNhQ4-34nYENUvOPQ09JrEKpenjqQva-deAJ5U8FgHgFS0U80rpNAZSSgBAQfdrjOusKttzLiXW_m6vBuFjZbVNuerHF/s2560/20231215_113418.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjijSexjupBToK0rzpisz9ciU3bEvqg-NIf9cw6x4hJ2EKNdQF3Njow5slIEpaZI7FsHVSu_FkoFObc20Lk9m4uuZgiVJ6ywhW9CNhQ4-34nYENUvOPQ09JrEKpenjqQva-deAJ5U8FgHgFS0U80rpNAZSSgBAQfdrjOusKttzLiXW_m6vBuFjZbVNuerHF/w288-h640/20231215_113418.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylLhUnrh16Ut8j08dIqEvTMJsSnH294oNjeLn6HHa_Bmhp_4Fxi9ikxIHJ-QYK33LwtlvhZfud-4WE-ubWMcoy55sUiY8wwwp1op0A9iXITxsnhZYCZ11seIgOE7essL1bruNj57ldYhkYyE8yxZi7oFJ-0gniu_C2tRaZ7baADS5Sq4aEYvHYrqozWgG/s2560/20231215_113430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylLhUnrh16Ut8j08dIqEvTMJsSnH294oNjeLn6HHa_Bmhp_4Fxi9ikxIHJ-QYK33LwtlvhZfud-4WE-ubWMcoy55sUiY8wwwp1op0A9iXITxsnhZYCZ11seIgOE7essL1bruNj57ldYhkYyE8yxZi7oFJ-0gniu_C2tRaZ7baADS5Sq4aEYvHYrqozWgG/w640-h288/20231215_113430.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsY8jAm4W2J66RutG7W1K2XfE1vKwBVQmhLVbkTuwChBV9BR60N2G7zdJWyekp-BWKJNTwG4pOsbLeT7GCe3M2vZXJ5j_3AZ78iA-PTfzm3A2-LxIsFPInMDjwSzAxJzfilHcmL7yfHw50ynh91PqP9Ch4pd6ww48H9dlk_KiA1ngKctzQKoY8UI7ZqEG7/s4080/20231215_113449.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsY8jAm4W2J66RutG7W1K2XfE1vKwBVQmhLVbkTuwChBV9BR60N2G7zdJWyekp-BWKJNTwG4pOsbLeT7GCe3M2vZXJ5j_3AZ78iA-PTfzm3A2-LxIsFPInMDjwSzAxJzfilHcmL7yfHw50ynh91PqP9Ch4pd6ww48H9dlk_KiA1ngKctzQKoY8UI7ZqEG7/w288-h640/20231215_113449.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I loved this Christmas tree; a largish branch stripped of greenery and decorated. I might steal this idea for next year...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEj991xFQ3k2FXLxbSUE_cV5MEpEQFh0Rim0C69eQqUB7TY5sZRvt7iGsBF2LHFqJ5G_vpc9UxCOZ171HOlDEHJ_AWvia6ZsNqmAskom-6MLiBP9JACrZa-o5X4tTsWs0S_Olq9XN3rkqZZkyhGKJRxr2WdWd3J9m6L-Rjq3PNC7rNkaryYTc33XS0awwxmS/s2046/20231215_102826-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj991xFQ3k2FXLxbSUE_cV5MEpEQFh0Rim0C69eQqUB7TY5sZRvt7iGsBF2LHFqJ5G_vpc9UxCOZ171HOlDEHJ_AWvia6ZsNqmAskom-6MLiBP9JACrZa-o5X4tTsWs0S_Olq9XN3rkqZZkyhGKJRxr2WdWd3J9m6L-Rjq3PNC7rNkaryYTc33XS0awwxmS/w640-h480/20231215_102826-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Two very old churches. On the left St. Peter's; situated just beside Kettle's Yard and the Leper Chapel; the Chapel of Mary Magdalene. Both buildings date back to the 11th century.</span></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/AVvXsEj_nKGc3pEseUk2M1xrqXFemEaiNlru5N7SrvxVMUYsMlub5bXa8JodabUrE4qefsdRGh1vpFviqnKRhRnlbPdF_aKZtXhlSvu5HuzoTeAivUF3djHX0uYj0sqY8y8C6xdv2MXoz01CWzWIWgleEPfVbZitr7arlOIb_X3zGpVmRlxqZjM7AVMag6Eu3gpS/s4080/20231215_124927.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nKGc3pEseUk2M1xrqXFemEaiNlru5N7SrvxVMUYsMlub5bXa8JodabUrE4qefsdRGh1vpFviqnKRhRnlbPdF_aKZtXhlSvu5HuzoTeAivUF3djHX0uYj0sqY8y8C6xdv2MXoz01CWzWIWgleEPfVbZitr7arlOIb_X3zGpVmRlxqZjM7AVMag6Eu3gpS/w288-h640/20231215_124927.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We continued our walk stopping in Mill Road for more coffee and walking along Mill Road we saw this; a beautiful pink sandstone archway originally from an Indian shrine but bought by the shop owners of Mill Road for £1.00 (!) and enclosed in this small garden and now renamed the 'Cambridge Gateway'.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBIfBJcBgw0AyfNEEi_fjvb17cyvFh7Q_NRJU9wBWOELZh8uMJ2WuIAfP5BDSPLN0EmvMNc0f4J7Rw70YM7SjAYrDJVf60j0xfxB0l0lnD7AFAu8araiVZg-m5nmH0YjuePaXOjPPcD-2DAShnbaujownUtG_2-4UOoZIdBuOZYnE65L5NWCw_pLO01vK/s4080/20231215_133342.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpBIfBJcBgw0AyfNEEi_fjvb17cyvFh7Q_NRJU9wBWOELZh8uMJ2WuIAfP5BDSPLN0EmvMNc0f4J7Rw70YM7SjAYrDJVf60j0xfxB0l0lnD7AFAu8araiVZg-m5nmH0YjuePaXOjPPcD-2DAShnbaujownUtG_2-4UOoZIdBuOZYnE65L5NWCw_pLO01vK/w288-h640/20231215_133342.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeVlPn-Lcbm2Hra_LpFxPGk9HhlMxS0dOHVZvazdAfStOF8WnER__Iu5UgOOIEGVm9xyVsmBf2Xl9kEHfeXvo2jdB__nkx7xsJ8L9PmVawPqFxuFJXmkzpa2jbl2b7nfDinIopskN8OUQhQPQazpLl-1bYg2CyokqL-FoJWtRwx2N7D0peyssjTcP5SAo/s4080/20231215_141933.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXeVlPn-Lcbm2Hra_LpFxPGk9HhlMxS0dOHVZvazdAfStOF8WnER__Iu5UgOOIEGVm9xyVsmBf2Xl9kEHfeXvo2jdB__nkx7xsJ8L9PmVawPqFxuFJXmkzpa2jbl2b7nfDinIopskN8OUQhQPQazpLl-1bYg2CyokqL-FoJWtRwx2N7D0peyssjTcP5SAo/w288-h640/20231215_141933.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The sculpture above sits on Parker's Piece and commemorates where in 1848; 'Cambridge University students first posted rules for the game of football - elements of which were later adopted by the Football Association (FA)'. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">At Parker's Piece I parted company with the rest of the group - all 4 of them - to walk to Burleigh Street to have a rummage around the 8 charity shops that are situated there. I bought a pair of earrings. Once I was home I wasn't in long before I took OH to his company's Christmas do at Chicheley Hall near Milton Keynes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEj29yzoV2zI9GIXdO7xo9LJSkM_Guoa7wLfhC2N7bmEfJVqXQthwdl9erqm3fjzVP9r80kURVXW4QSNRrZhAJlYvirgHFVzz65-WkbF8cE5RtFGm0rtO5VWu2UClt8DDBi2ZsTmu92nK5RdSBoSVlt6juYNifJeijF2dzhVMxsb8FlU64zMvBSXl6Hgo7ZX/s2756/20231216_144951_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2756" data-original-width="1397" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj29yzoV2zI9GIXdO7xo9LJSkM_Guoa7wLfhC2N7bmEfJVqXQthwdl9erqm3fjzVP9r80kURVXW4QSNRrZhAJlYvirgHFVzz65-WkbF8cE5RtFGm0rtO5VWu2UClt8DDBi2ZsTmu92nK5RdSBoSVlt6juYNifJeijF2dzhVMxsb8FlU64zMvBSXl6Hgo7ZX/w324-h640/20231216_144951_001.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I spent four hours decorating the Christmas tree and mantel piece on Saturday morning. I went a bit OTT with the tree and next year I promised myself I wouldn't throw every decoration I had on it, but go a bit more low key...a bit like the Christmas tree branch I spotted through someone's window on our walk in Cambridge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgabxrqqWtCq5b2K4MbeM7GEkqpJZwhkseHek0Q-G1EdK1DMnnxOt__JQiOJErkDe4hqCsgl2PUp2cKBgWzgmSv6wjXFjSR171rXWet_vMwEgNKIGUTG6wZCiPG0Cvp-oRjMSxY8l2pNzZZwZbKg3nsx0r2wwLXumktOGtuRKCwHzYyUTHpOfT8fU2bUg4J/s2046/20231217_122325-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgabxrqqWtCq5b2K4MbeM7GEkqpJZwhkseHek0Q-G1EdK1DMnnxOt__JQiOJErkDe4hqCsgl2PUp2cKBgWzgmSv6wjXFjSR171rXWet_vMwEgNKIGUTG6wZCiPG0Cvp-oRjMSxY8l2pNzZZwZbKg3nsx0r2wwLXumktOGtuRKCwHzYyUTHpOfT8fU2bUg4J/w640-h480/20231217_122325-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Lights off/lights on.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8BgRxJgZLhK4vZeLuB6fuY9jHDbuuwL0k94dWqpHNiN7xkbiSPrn7M0nVPHlZCjRtMV0EBudwwL5UwDZwvSgXpYTF7XXuIWtnDM-fAEm2fMqogl_yHTfGNcDlvDmtfAXnnh_0-BIhpaoOyo-EfMv2-OcDkyhlqbsFENTyeI6-gktbDofiaW-O9wNwRBc/s2560/20231217_122148.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8BgRxJgZLhK4vZeLuB6fuY9jHDbuuwL0k94dWqpHNiN7xkbiSPrn7M0nVPHlZCjRtMV0EBudwwL5UwDZwvSgXpYTF7XXuIWtnDM-fAEm2fMqogl_yHTfGNcDlvDmtfAXnnh_0-BIhpaoOyo-EfMv2-OcDkyhlqbsFENTyeI6-gktbDofiaW-O9wNwRBc/w640-h288/20231217_122148.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I then walked into town to post some Christmas cards to Ireland; I'd also culled some of my beads again and took them and another bag of donations to the 3:16 charity shop. The woman who runs the shop loved my floral boots. I spent what was left of the day hanging up washing; catching up with blogs and blogging and choosing new books for my TBR pile. OH cooked dinner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLkGLZ9pJmxTyA-UZNVx-sk8tGf0ZdssP7rZOuyojYeknJU6lUpakp9CeYGBrapWWToxUpn2cdnKPuKL7J-2VeXHJDxkC269Vuoir9hvYgjvgnMoJqpt0dmmfioF-fsnyxcOdO2E58elErCEa3W5okN9DMIviNOvnpW6mLzAmHiqPPLpSWm_ni4mUsxbX/s2875/20231216_144732_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2875" data-original-width="1253" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLkGLZ9pJmxTyA-UZNVx-sk8tGf0ZdssP7rZOuyojYeknJU6lUpakp9CeYGBrapWWToxUpn2cdnKPuKL7J-2VeXHJDxkC269Vuoir9hvYgjvgnMoJqpt0dmmfioF-fsnyxcOdO2E58elErCEa3W5okN9DMIviNOvnpW6mLzAmHiqPPLpSWm_ni4mUsxbX/w278-h640/20231216_144732_001.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved. The skirt came from my Barnardo's last year - no label only a care label; the tank top from Amaranto (part of the Matalan label). Skinny rib jumper old and one of my many layering pieces. I wore my new blue Snag tights underneath the skirt but you can't see them in these photos. Boots bought online last year.</span></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/AVvXsEhc-NGFBuZHbrnFcug9vvFgM7kzDfY-ENgm8VCnBZpLfL1hfgq6abXv58nTnLMwXzAekmM5clGPtFzzX-g38YCjMUrAWI55ZxVuzjMVT6yw-x9SMNULV34IE9Io4q9wzACUlxuDx8Pa9f8kvbWwNxvC3JyYfkDCCMtX38Dmr2M0v_8KdwlLvkuaxFV8QBdu/s4128/20231216_144645.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc-NGFBuZHbrnFcug9vvFgM7kzDfY-ENgm8VCnBZpLfL1hfgq6abXv58nTnLMwXzAekmM5clGPtFzzX-g38YCjMUrAWI55ZxVuzjMVT6yw-x9SMNULV34IE9Io4q9wzACUlxuDx8Pa9f8kvbWwNxvC3JyYfkDCCMtX38Dmr2M0v_8KdwlLvkuaxFV8QBdu/w288-h640/20231216_144645.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><u><b>Tea Tasting - Day 8</b></u></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I started Saturday off with a cup of<b> 'Singapore Breakfast'</b> tea. Made from Puerh (black tea) green tea, coconut and pandan; it has a sweet, toasty and coconut flavour. I liked it. <b>7/10. </b>The day's suggested activity was<b> 'Recycle'. </b>It was this that reminded me to drop off my bag of donations which had been in my car all week but also to try and reduce the number of beaded necklaces I have - far too many!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sunday was a different one to the usual. I went for a swim first thing but I wouldn't be cooking dinner or doing housework. We went out with Mandy, Paul, my daughter and middle grandson for a Christmas get together lunch at a Turkish restaurant in Bedford called the 'Olive Tree' - I know, I've been living it up lately! The restaurant was very good and the food was delicious. Mandy and Paul came to back to our house for a cup of tea afterwards and we had a great chat; there wasn't really time on Monday when we went to see Julian and the band.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiXsMd-TK7-T4oHe_jv1qUGspbDYUOD13XBxOEaOEYai-pfi_g_TxyvLhNpog2P5ljju-tAAVzvVn1yYzBJGoiV7dyCPxb-DjaLPkjvJLAlpcLMJyHEYK9JBNO8ZzY0Cb8K1DPYqgirBPZ_ZDlbOZuUkyyzaxbPaxOkzzlIgz4grqAipbaNdxEdin_bz5BM/s2806/20231217_120810_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2806" data-original-width="1315" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXsMd-TK7-T4oHe_jv1qUGspbDYUOD13XBxOEaOEYai-pfi_g_TxyvLhNpog2P5ljju-tAAVzvVn1yYzBJGoiV7dyCPxb-DjaLPkjvJLAlpcLMJyHEYK9JBNO8ZzY0Cb8K1DPYqgirBPZ_ZDlbOZuUkyyzaxbPaxOkzzlIgz4grqAipbaNdxEdin_bz5BM/w300-h640/20231217_120810_001.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore this outfit which was all pre-loved; except the boots. The trousers are velvet and without a label. The top by Wallis; the long jacket by David Emmanuel is pretty old. All jewellery pre-loved except the earrings which were an eBay buy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJl8T_n0uwHWi7pFySZMQBBP0vHHy9GnZ9cKcH6LVivPjUISbaD6ytND94DoRqO9eVd1Ru-dym6ixI_RQdgmS64nSrLq5HzIJ2SzIhuKTz9osAmq9tMY7g3X3C3KO5Vom7jS88MkYx4vE-GN_B7F7x0qCFW38tfgFgdBwPUzeQcsyoK6Z_Yr6MX7xM07P/s2803/20231217_120814_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2803" data-original-width="1353" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJl8T_n0uwHWi7pFySZMQBBP0vHHy9GnZ9cKcH6LVivPjUISbaD6ytND94DoRqO9eVd1Ru-dym6ixI_RQdgmS64nSrLq5HzIJ2SzIhuKTz9osAmq9tMY7g3X3C3KO5Vom7jS88MkYx4vE-GN_B7F7x0qCFW38tfgFgdBwPUzeQcsyoK6Z_Yr6MX7xM07P/w308-h640/20231217_120814_001.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8KZSPha8i2M6cPyqza-Bnwotlfs08-ESEWgoZOyd6R0Kvmnipwa1fAbQjqOkrU4CIJ-FxWo6Hn66aEtOP4sWXHRF07dCIcKGOETC_y87BNX6mk45BgnYM24aHJmOrQ2VGGpn-X9mQHFLGpyesIG21-tBuDChV3piw7heIIr-YSxBsQvgfKBc4F7bNgFn/s3064/20231217_121104_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3064" data-original-width="1287" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8KZSPha8i2M6cPyqza-Bnwotlfs08-ESEWgoZOyd6R0Kvmnipwa1fAbQjqOkrU4CIJ-FxWo6Hn66aEtOP4sWXHRF07dCIcKGOETC_y87BNX6mk45BgnYM24aHJmOrQ2VGGpn-X9mQHFLGpyesIG21-tBuDChV3piw7heIIr-YSxBsQvgfKBc4F7bNgFn/w268-h640/20231217_121104_001.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I was going to wear this Betty Jackson pre-loved jacket but rejected it; </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">we walked to the restaurant from our house and</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">it wouldn't have been warm enough. I couldn't have fitted a coat over the top of it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVdPFK2b0epu1OO_28NIq1Rm1eaGzUNSpGfKg1UExMrcaq7mPSqv0X9_zvuwN0ZqN1WmSLiDPWQ32q5uud0CVE_A8biQAiGstQCcmFl-8Xe8Bova2JRT0TGLfW-a6Yp9rBUVt2TMtwttJzghwM-NseCl6N06lgLDi9hsuqSiKRffkQgPf-Tr7O7kzaSAm/s4128/20231217_120726.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVdPFK2b0epu1OO_28NIq1Rm1eaGzUNSpGfKg1UExMrcaq7mPSqv0X9_zvuwN0ZqN1WmSLiDPWQ32q5uud0CVE_A8biQAiGstQCcmFl-8Xe8Bova2JRT0TGLfW-a6Yp9rBUVt2TMtwttJzghwM-NseCl6N06lgLDi9hsuqSiKRffkQgPf-Tr7O7kzaSAm/w288-h640/20231217_120726.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My latest TBR pile. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I may have already read 'Bricks and Mortar' (Persephone) but I have other Persephone's still to read if if turns out I have. Lately my TBR pile usually consists of 2 non-fiction; 1 Persephone and 1 from my Virago collection and 2 other novels. I also need to read some more classic novels such as Dickens. I've only read 5 in my entire life and none of Jane Austen books! I'd like to read Dickens; 'The Old Curiosity Shop' next. I remember it being televised in the 1960s and 'Oliver Twist'. It was watching the TV series of Oliver Twist that encouraged me years later to read the book itself; which I did sometime in the last ten years.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhh3wOe5aoZEkA59zGCsHxMnQ4idsLt53QfRtSpSG2r6j5XXXVKf5lsU_zP9BjHpriS99vaT-ZSzJZUVXsl-Zd6PA2cLBFk8NV59_B5Qzd7MFqd3xM_RBng72bdQ9WeHfNIY74Qqy9jRWpwdd62h1inZqNeIMefUGvnf_-vwoSCnWItWOsTNixnmbDkb1n/s2476/original_0770bfe8-1ec2-4049-b41d-13c5db0acfa0_20231217_124813.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1685" data-original-width="2476" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhh3wOe5aoZEkA59zGCsHxMnQ4idsLt53QfRtSpSG2r6j5XXXVKf5lsU_zP9BjHpriS99vaT-ZSzJZUVXsl-Zd6PA2cLBFk8NV59_B5Qzd7MFqd3xM_RBng72bdQ9WeHfNIY74Qqy9jRWpwdd62h1inZqNeIMefUGvnf_-vwoSCnWItWOsTNixnmbDkb1n/w640-h436/original_0770bfe8-1ec2-4049-b41d-13c5db0acfa0_20231217_124813.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Tea Tasting - Day 9</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sunday's tea was <b>'Melbourne Breakfast'</b> which I enjoyed after my swim. Described as a<b>'full bodied, sweet tea' </b>it was a black tea with added vanilla. It was very pleasant.<b> 7/10. </b>Interestingly, Gisela who blogs as 'Miss Magpie's Musings' <a href="http://missmagpiemusings.blogspot.com/">HERE</a> commented on my previous post that T2 who produced the tea advent calendar; closed down their shop in Oxford earlier this year. That might explain how the advent calendars ended up in charity shops. It seems to be quite common practice for shops that are closing down to donate the stock they haven't been able to sell off to charities. The day's suggestion was to <b>'Watch a Sunset'</b>. Fat chance at the moment; the days are so dark I have trouble waking up in the mornings...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7eHjis5Uk84zNRH57x4XIBVYaqcsykU8Tmg3ltqkwBs1Hs1wmrzV7Pysc1-13Jag1IQGsQ9z6gIxchrvzEhP6ClSpQMOsCROXp1cZHWC4Yvr2UVZcSkf-N9Ej5RPg4F2B6gU9lcv6q6Htu3ScPslcJF4KyvnSPgIb3s-hAAC6Y4lX8P_XXRp0LhkVtw7/s2768/20231218_100033_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2768" data-original-width="1220" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7eHjis5Uk84zNRH57x4XIBVYaqcsykU8Tmg3ltqkwBs1Hs1wmrzV7Pysc1-13Jag1IQGsQ9z6gIxchrvzEhP6ClSpQMOsCROXp1cZHWC4Yvr2UVZcSkf-N9Ej5RPg4F2B6gU9lcv6q6Htu3ScPslcJF4KyvnSPgIb3s-hAAC6Y4lX8P_XXRp0LhkVtw7/w282-h640/20231218_100033_001.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">No Barnardo's on Monday. The manager texted me on Sunday evening to say she had come down with shingles again and that the Great Denham shop would be closed on Monday. I could have gone to the Kempston shop if I wanted, but I decided to use the extra bit of time it gave me to do my Christmas shopping. I had a few gifts to buy in an actual shop and I wanted to go to Marks and Spencer to buy some stuffing and to pick up some mince pies (no, I don't make my own and the only time I tried; the tops blew off in the oven!) and a Yule log from elsewhere. Off to the dreaded retail park I went, but luckily as I was there quite early it wasn't too busy. I also dropped grandson off to work. OH and I finished watching 'Gangs of Oslo' on Monday evening and it was an excellent series.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0lUUQFdSBesoRor-butI4ZaTMU_LXP-KrBJK3fpwKPW1MFOkf2Uo1HWlhj3Ls4mE2tgiKSq6YLiibqY_Dh7crD6Dc5P42g_yAxa2zvG-4NBY1suQk-3ibbi20jsW77KNjk3ri50Uu2eLA9CM7fNcFFK6GYC7h5dIjr7A5FB-LdQVjTaFJuNqxZjJzznoO/s2669/20231218_100028_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2669" data-original-width="1223" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0lUUQFdSBesoRor-butI4ZaTMU_LXP-KrBJK3fpwKPW1MFOkf2Uo1HWlhj3Ls4mE2tgiKSq6YLiibqY_Dh7crD6Dc5P42g_yAxa2zvG-4NBY1suQk-3ibbi20jsW77KNjk3ri50Uu2eLA9CM7fNcFFK6GYC7h5dIjr7A5FB-LdQVjTaFJuNqxZjJzznoO/w294-h640/20231218_100028_002.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is the M&S sweater dress I bought at The Children's Society last week. It was a tiny bit too short for my comfort zone and needs leggings underneath for future wears but in fact; by the end of the day my arms were red because I kept scratching them; the material was very itchy and the dress will be donated. The snow flake patterned tights I wore it with were found (new and unopened) many years ago but can't remember where; I'm surprised they've lasted as long as they have. The boots were found last year in the Cat's Protection League which sadly is no more.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlc9C_v8olRi-wFifyuJtOQso2ZEq3avRJpif-1KsePA-Ed_dcspaVQQQJUollLiyP8P1ebO-O-HZfSamQqAjWgh6vMJaENGngHJNf36S9SZsygc_92y8iR3uxPrEFNMtAu2kJeaiKm_i_ESvGaT-C7A3FbrKORkfZQdhKOw6XvDBFuU5hCt30E8SZdtd/s4128/20231218_095955.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlc9C_v8olRi-wFifyuJtOQso2ZEq3avRJpif-1KsePA-Ed_dcspaVQQQJUollLiyP8P1ebO-O-HZfSamQqAjWgh6vMJaENGngHJNf36S9SZsygc_92y8iR3uxPrEFNMtAu2kJeaiKm_i_ESvGaT-C7A3FbrKORkfZQdhKOw6XvDBFuU5hCt30E8SZdtd/w288-h640/20231218_095955.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved. The pendant and earrings are Moonstones set in silver but were found separately.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> I spent the afternoon wrapping presents and making dinner as well as catching up with blogs and blogging.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Tea Tasting - Day 10</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">'Singapore Breakfast' - a <b>'herbal wholesome carrot, ginger and turmeric</b>' tea. I wouldn't want to drink it again but it wasn't too bad. <b>4/10. </b>The day's suggestion was to<b> 'Stretch'. </b>I try to do a couple of stretching activities each day - if I remember.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgjmy8o6AVrizjqeXX9Qsnl01H_ubRY45qhbHxurPjNIPMKo_1oHXqZyKwedzkJcI1rIxqsuC6UinLVoUDmJ1hcHomSXSPiMm0IMMuDQI-KU1m1Q1Z6rTYHqyDagIfbr1HcO5bV9ANHz4b9TvWZX3Mk-du9tkmu3cG1o7jSr9oJ9K6sDTUkEt8EqnAOqa2E/s4128/20231219_144746.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmy8o6AVrizjqeXX9Qsnl01H_ubRY45qhbHxurPjNIPMKo_1oHXqZyKwedzkJcI1rIxqsuC6UinLVoUDmJ1hcHomSXSPiMm0IMMuDQI-KU1m1Q1Z6rTYHqyDagIfbr1HcO5bV9ANHz4b9TvWZX3Mk-du9tkmu3cG1o7jSr9oJ9K6sDTUkEt8EqnAOqa2E/w288-h640/20231219_144746.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Tuesday was not a good day. It started as usual by me going to the food bank where I made up food parcels. I'd be going back to the food bank on Thursday to make up kettle packs for over the holiday season when the food bank warehouse and distributions centre would be closed. From the food bank I went to the hairdressers for my monthly cut and blow dry and I had a quick look in the hospice charity shop whilst I was there. I bought a pair of earrings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgav9JJMir-eSB8oHJw4NglkeO8XpB_p0-mgHZFbgzudYMdo77jYsfqNEINfrnOAr3auNhYlcpQBt-dY6OIA7PNe_P8ZbJrezjzaWnWIVAsAIa-HLRIIgJwiKVkwnuA3wLrepMr0Srjs6txMb7qsAqrQJhm8v1EScBGgttBv_S53P69VYT3HQyU7FEriF0J/s2455/original_133ca094-7182-47fd-9a3f-80c7032926f0_20231219_144807_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2455" data-original-width="1068" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgav9JJMir-eSB8oHJw4NglkeO8XpB_p0-mgHZFbgzudYMdo77jYsfqNEINfrnOAr3auNhYlcpQBt-dY6OIA7PNe_P8ZbJrezjzaWnWIVAsAIa-HLRIIgJwiKVkwnuA3wLrepMr0Srjs6txMb7qsAqrQJhm8v1EScBGgttBv_S53P69VYT3HQyU7FEriF0J/w278-h640/original_133ca094-7182-47fd-9a3f-80c7032926f0_20231219_144807_001.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved except the boots and earrings bought in Primarni. The suedette jacket by F&F; the corduroy jeans and floral tank top recent finds from Barnardo's in Ampthill (I think).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97V1yHpWn3oDrmnoNTK2i49aQLhehkky8-blFKhYLyB7sovXDLZfSqS3BtWLVGvx9CUn-MbI7-CDLb9iW8qU9mqYW6-FuDfUjPLeylqu5aQd1FktLmceVYU2umhiCiweS8HOph75UIEqoe6aWc0ddjKBckNeKlQrwKA9HitsiEVCGRh6WeZhUAP5Of-RD/s2501/original_acb7d093-c710-4506-a482-41d3a52e8ee9_20231219_144901_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2501" data-original-width="1019" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg97V1yHpWn3oDrmnoNTK2i49aQLhehkky8-blFKhYLyB7sovXDLZfSqS3BtWLVGvx9CUn-MbI7-CDLb9iW8qU9mqYW6-FuDfUjPLeylqu5aQd1FktLmceVYU2umhiCiweS8HOph75UIEqoe6aWc0ddjKBckNeKlQrwKA9HitsiEVCGRh6WeZhUAP5Of-RD/w260-h640/original_acb7d093-c710-4506-a482-41d3a52e8ee9_20231219_144901_001.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OH had a day's holiday on Tuesday. On Monday he had gone back to the GP as he was still feeling (very) breathless after his recent chest infection. He had to provide some blood samples on Monday. On Tuesday, the GP called and asked him to go in and discuss the results of the blood tests. The outcome of the discussion was he had to pack a bag and leave for the hospital immediately as he needed to be admitted. We arrived at the hospital around 4 pm; I left OH in the Accident and Emergency waiting room at 11.30 pm waiting to be taken up to the ward. He had had an extensive range of investigations done in the period we had waited; and he was finally on the ward and linked up to a heart monitor by 12.30 am. I know A&E departments are always busy, but if you want to see how the NHS is on its knees, A&E is the place to see it. Not enough rooms available to examine patients of which there were many; having to take bloods in the waiting area; not enough equipment; and staff who were clearly very tired but unfailingly pleasant, cheerful and helpful.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkoSVucq_Rp2T7lLbRiSJITY_SU8hK2GoU8xxt78HuoDEx-WN6vsQCA5BqNlevIyxWvZzr1PPBC7XR6-v2YblsBeJDdyVZmWgaDf7q20-EuLr_aVY1tqBXClekEBHRHPYARJHBgd7c5hKoo0F5y4zHNo2VpLDKtiZlMME3iqCYfB7eIZQVDL5VzZr0rdA/s2353/original_ef2a9724-062d-4bf6-8c20-401c810ac770_20231219_144937_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2353" data-original-width="986" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkoSVucq_Rp2T7lLbRiSJITY_SU8hK2GoU8xxt78HuoDEx-WN6vsQCA5BqNlevIyxWvZzr1PPBC7XR6-v2YblsBeJDdyVZmWgaDf7q20-EuLr_aVY1tqBXClekEBHRHPYARJHBgd7c5hKoo0F5y4zHNo2VpLDKtiZlMME3iqCYfB7eIZQVDL5VzZr0rdA/w268-h640/original_ef2a9724-062d-4bf6-8c20-401c810ac770_20231219_144937_001.jpg" width="268" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Tea Tasting - Day 11</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My first cup of tea on this awful day was<b> 'Earl Grey' </b>- a <b>'Sri Lankan black tea combined with the citrus delights of bergamot'.</b> I wouldn't describe bergamot as citrus; to me it always seems lightly perfumed. It was delicious all the same and I gave it <b>10/10.</b> I would buy it if I saw it on sale anywhere. The day's suggestion was to <b>'treat myself'.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> I'd found and ordered a sleeveless sweater dress from Vinted this week so I had treated myself.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEguXYqZW56y9DVwV2GCzbn2jxnWlwZ_ZAUUMJ6SNHv7tEn3uOkejd0nTpCPiPdiHWc70Wf1pbgh8nkkPZ2hCm8lb4L5ziWtfGY3d5qK6sa299sXzK_VHfyitnlW1Ko9uCt73ZT7L7cHzrAa9pZJ5qP3Tz5AdZBj3c_D5d5jZ3WDESB-6xEpMXk3XoNslXWx/s2998/20231220_114507_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2998" data-original-width="1155" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguXYqZW56y9DVwV2GCzbn2jxnWlwZ_ZAUUMJ6SNHv7tEn3uOkejd0nTpCPiPdiHWc70Wf1pbgh8nkkPZ2hCm8lb4L5ziWtfGY3d5qK6sa299sXzK_VHfyitnlW1Ko9uCt73ZT7L7cHzrAa9pZJ5qP3Tz5AdZBj3c_D5d5jZ3WDESB-6xEpMXk3XoNslXWx/w246-h640/20231220_114507_001.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Something else I'd found on Vinted but quite a while ago had its first airing on Wednesday. Worn with pre-loved polo neck from my Barnardo's; brown tights and retail metallic boots. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MAOOHK5V5s_bLaytXmB_vRJChXig7NCC2yDGYIKaw_7HlpOp_pHoBGWyeW0N9_krSzZ1TGib2bhe5aEQ2-2zjl3A0kgMNr_5f6uhMpXnk7Qult73XbAKOX7Mp-s9E7SQuVuNLhX6VADHd77gvS9Wp0opq_asKmgG7gh-2inUUh4KGPxBfPGSr9xyIY0R/s2791/20231220_114504_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2791" data-original-width="1172" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1MAOOHK5V5s_bLaytXmB_vRJChXig7NCC2yDGYIKaw_7HlpOp_pHoBGWyeW0N9_krSzZ1TGib2bhe5aEQ2-2zjl3A0kgMNr_5f6uhMpXnk7Qult73XbAKOX7Mp-s9E7SQuVuNLhX6VADHd77gvS9Wp0opq_asKmgG7gh-2inUUh4KGPxBfPGSr9xyIY0R/w268-h640/20231220_114504_001.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">During the day I walked into to town to collect various parcels; dropped youngest grandson's dad off to his school and took middle grandson to work; before going to the hospital to see OH in the Coronary Care ward. He was already far less breathless; had been seen by the cardiologist and was about to start on the second infusion of a diuretic to reduce the fluid build up in his lungs and other parts of his body.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOWuDOikJfuYs3xISka6Xgsj9orG0ZNRMlXFlzkPona7-0dpjlYDb-7UVXcSoa7bkaI2nSft4h52sJuILrxKlSlMB0bt_rTsBPt6aFKVjYPxWTTvTMLaClMXlF7pfEFEwF2Bw5mKq64FKJ7OPwvZgohx1n3TvffvscHS5JuzJjkV3fkMqOa3j8WLlih3q/s4128/20231220_114341.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOWuDOikJfuYs3xISka6Xgsj9orG0ZNRMlXFlzkPona7-0dpjlYDb-7UVXcSoa7bkaI2nSft4h52sJuILrxKlSlMB0bt_rTsBPt6aFKVjYPxWTTvTMLaClMXlF7pfEFEwF2Bw5mKq64FKJ7OPwvZgohx1n3TvffvscHS5JuzJjkV3fkMqOa3j8WLlih3q/w288-h640/20231220_114341.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Tea Tasting - Day 12</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b> 'Java Mountain'</b> described as <b>'cocoa, brittle pieces and green tea with a hint of chocolate and sweet hazelnut praline'. </b>It tasted fine; the hazelnut praline came through quite strongly, I thought. I drank it as I relaxed in front of the fire in the evening<b>. 5/10. </b>The day's suggestion was to<b> 'plant a tree'.</b> Not enough room in our garden for anymore trees, I'm afraid. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiVYUq8yE3fBu3sKeMhQNtby3eX7ghOe9P2njleVHUlQqTTO9FUf2kF-UlVO3BXLiGrwNPaJSiZc-Bvd1GeBHpQwMxNxpIW7h4OvEhV6z1D__p7h4Tx1cTpPIsREm0zreKncDncc42tbfNp7InVExA008h_Lbamno5X39so64t-R6pViicKFPqDIfxl3lFV/s2677/20231221_121040_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2677" data-original-width="1279" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYUq8yE3fBu3sKeMhQNtby3eX7ghOe9P2njleVHUlQqTTO9FUf2kF-UlVO3BXLiGrwNPaJSiZc-Bvd1GeBHpQwMxNxpIW7h4OvEhV6z1D__p7h4Tx1cTpPIsREm0zreKncDncc42tbfNp7InVExA008h_Lbamno5X39so64t-R6pViicKFPqDIfxl3lFV/w306-h640/20231221_121040_002.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I forgot to put my proper jewellery on; I changed my earrings to red drop earrings and wore red beads, red bangle and ring.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKVswY8yUmYy0sHUOvi3y5WYYV9K54Mo710-JiO-QantpS01OIemEHIJs0WzomXTC38AOPM9ycpWyJbnLUswj4etm5IbpsNwdi7zA49Befm_9PsZ8Qhij1INlflsHGf1HQqEVdiNp0qhx177Hopyu9yCEsevfKgO3qaH81_-vnNwTl0gWnjed7Q2vosBk/s3012/20231221_121047_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3012" data-original-width="1120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKVswY8yUmYy0sHUOvi3y5WYYV9K54Mo710-JiO-QantpS01OIemEHIJs0WzomXTC38AOPM9ycpWyJbnLUswj4etm5IbpsNwdi7zA49Befm_9PsZ8Qhij1INlflsHGf1HQqEVdiNp0qhx177Hopyu9yCEsevfKgO3qaH81_-vnNwTl0gWnjed7Q2vosBk/w238-h640/20231221_121047_001.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This sweater dress pre-loved from Vinted; striped top by Primarni (very old retail) tights by Snag and retail boots.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDBj3M6vbSPHPTgzV4J06bEO_Wmjp2CrZfJSC3gOKEH0XNkptmauvreov8wKoL9mzYg1yTCKzEzqc-XTWcHTJvPme9Kh-8_Jzu1NZ6ppF7y9lyl9C1c25fQfQ0jPpaGAGRlntif25aD3OfkRPnfD_499u2-qFL1Q11PD3m7yyD_PzphOKNXefhNUqW1Bn/s3023/20231221_121220_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="1161" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDBj3M6vbSPHPTgzV4J06bEO_Wmjp2CrZfJSC3gOKEH0XNkptmauvreov8wKoL9mzYg1yTCKzEzqc-XTWcHTJvPme9Kh-8_Jzu1NZ6ppF7y9lyl9C1c25fQfQ0jPpaGAGRlntif25aD3OfkRPnfD_499u2-qFL1Q11PD3m7yyD_PzphOKNXefhNUqW1Bn/w246-h640/20231221_121220_002.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore these earrings went I went swimming on Thursday morning. I found them at a charity shop in Cambridge the week before.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRk2UEM4gI-YjHBj8H8UR3lXKo5LJbvVtOTQp3hnoiWFmxs9XfIpNKrOxKyoHMkg5oEMzcdvpx1kl0hb6iRYSns1fCTlXld1UBXmkJr_EIYGLQVhXofyzKvayjJ5IwoRX1Ttv1MEIR1oWRfUhqGb8TilhnPshVMBQQdIzAEK5slwzEissc_sB_oR679QQ/s4128/20231221_120930.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRk2UEM4gI-YjHBj8H8UR3lXKo5LJbvVtOTQp3hnoiWFmxs9XfIpNKrOxKyoHMkg5oEMzcdvpx1kl0hb6iRYSns1fCTlXld1UBXmkJr_EIYGLQVhXofyzKvayjJ5IwoRX1Ttv1MEIR1oWRfUhqGb8TilhnPshVMBQQdIzAEK5slwzEissc_sB_oR679QQ/w288-h640/20231221_120930.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Although I did neither shopping nor go to the farm shop on Thursday it was still a busy day. I went for a swim, then came home ate breakfast and got ready to go to the food bank. I made up 20 kettle packs at the food bank and from there went to the hospital to see OH. He has heart failure; the cause still to be determined. When he is discharged he will be under the care of the Heart Failure Team and today they came to speak to him on the Coronary Care ward and left him a lot of literature. He will also have go to Papworth Hospital (specialist heart hospital near Cambridge) for an MRI scan in the New Year. He will need to find a 'new normal' way of being in the world now with this diagnosis and needs to consider whether he should carry on or give up work. We are both just grateful he has been diagnosed and treated so promptly and efficiently; because it could have been a whole other story. Thank you to our wonderful, if somewhat battered, NHS.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Tea Tasting - Day 13</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>'Southern Sunrise' -</b> winter hibiscus, lemongrass and grapefruit this was quite a fruity tea and quite pleasant. <b>6/10. </b>The day's suggestion was <b>'take up a new hobby'</b>. I'm not sure I have the time!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwsofxuSRf1oRepigxw3x7pcR_z76ZIkWEwIZ7gurl_09sZv8asWPD6l0Ta7fSHgy00MN6fE7KemE2-JNuyaWsIQWPTpBov6XBUegE-x5Ko7WUIME8Y6CkjvX-ShhdZYmTCs1x7Nl1puBN94U86KUqCCBCjVWDxpI5nbHkkXL8MY0eTSlA8zJxKnolCRs/s2819/20231222_103658_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2819" data-original-width="1386" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwsofxuSRf1oRepigxw3x7pcR_z76ZIkWEwIZ7gurl_09sZv8asWPD6l0Ta7fSHgy00MN6fE7KemE2-JNuyaWsIQWPTpBov6XBUegE-x5Ko7WUIME8Y6CkjvX-ShhdZYmTCs1x7Nl1puBN94U86KUqCCBCjVWDxpI5nbHkkXL8MY0eTSlA8zJxKnolCRs/w314-h640/20231222_103658_001.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> I woke up on Friday praying OH would be discharged from hospital; he called mid morning to say he was being discharged later in the afternoon. Yay!</span></div>Once I was up and dressed I set out to do the Christmas food shopping going to Lidl, Aldi and Sainsbury's. Then I went to the farm shop and stocked up on coal and kindling.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidd_qwOxrGIMUrafhX3hCbEiaFbCdNNLD6J2CJhgEGwtahSWCFEaTzyxM0jdp4pH6LZSSv6vYH4iVE20RfSyFKopJV5s8cvz5h7Z7OdiM5dq3O1L5ZzDxE9HgMSi8TqT2TZoyr9fRFJ3zhItWdlULvnquHux9HxLOApA6tiwEEKgSVhk4EFR2UKJLIO7FP/s2692/20231222_103701_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2692" data-original-width="1302" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidd_qwOxrGIMUrafhX3hCbEiaFbCdNNLD6J2CJhgEGwtahSWCFEaTzyxM0jdp4pH6LZSSv6vYH4iVE20RfSyFKopJV5s8cvz5h7Z7OdiM5dq3O1L5ZzDxE9HgMSi8TqT2TZoyr9fRFJ3zhItWdlULvnquHux9HxLOApA6tiwEEKgSVhk4EFR2UKJLIO7FP/w310-h640/20231222_103701_001.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div>OH was very pleased to be home; he hadn't enjoyed hospital food at all...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0yt-3Fl2VxRjNSW8neuF9pDXtqmjjWaSzePSsJNKAQps9yzQFbIop4rsWe9lykdyTpOop-dmCVd_BAbl0ZcAgedPOrX0PisiPc7DZDY86g1R2cA2RXbua-nGL3m7BxSL2S68LRzOKZSDaPIuSxqf2m-PxXuwDepneriRddl_ZS7oLGYgDrwv7UH3cEmW/s2888/20231222_103909_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2888" data-original-width="1277" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd0yt-3Fl2VxRjNSW8neuF9pDXtqmjjWaSzePSsJNKAQps9yzQFbIop4rsWe9lykdyTpOop-dmCVd_BAbl0ZcAgedPOrX0PisiPc7DZDY86g1R2cA2RXbua-nGL3m7BxSL2S68LRzOKZSDaPIuSxqf2m-PxXuwDepneriRddl_ZS7oLGYgDrwv7UH3cEmW/w282-h640/20231222_103909_001.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I finally hemmed the wide leg jeans I bought in the Tu sale; pre-loved shirt by New Look and tank top by Primarni with the Atmosphere label. Boots; retail last year from New Look. All jewellery pre-loved. I bought the earrings on Tuesday in the Hospice charity shop. Red jacket by Fenn, Wright and Mason bought in the RSPCA charity shop in Newport Pagnell about 5 years ago.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCETGJtGewPEhY8rjjiJQSvClKiExFikVrHv2-jj42VWc9_ssRVtmjdptTFRzSesae8CtvM_6DlVzmkLlvubYQ6K8shnZsvLb7yR6-xaKKeU0eKrFPYqCCAqGKoelO7wF7cchaHEmCxknwhfSD1Xey5AK7r6bOjZSTiP4dFWlma98qx5eeS1iUbMNCogu/s4128/20231222_103524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCETGJtGewPEhY8rjjiJQSvClKiExFikVrHv2-jj42VWc9_ssRVtmjdptTFRzSesae8CtvM_6DlVzmkLlvubYQ6K8shnZsvLb7yR6-xaKKeU0eKrFPYqCCAqGKoelO7wF7cchaHEmCxknwhfSD1Xey5AK7r6bOjZSTiP4dFWlma98qx5eeS1iUbMNCogu/w288-h640/20231222_103524.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><u style="font-weight: bold;">Tea Tasting - Day 14</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><u style="font-weight: bold;">Go, Go Goa</u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><u style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A black tea containing <b>'cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, orange peel, and pink pepper'</b> it needed something sweet in it to be palatable to me. I would have drank it with milk and a bit of honey if I hadn't been in my fasting period. <b>6/10. </b>The day's suggestion was<b> to 'have a laugh'.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Saturday was dry and the sun came out occasionally for short periods. It spurred me on to go for a walk, not having walked since last Friday. I walked to Bromham village and back again along the by-pass. The river Great Ouse at Bromham bridge was in full spate. There was no sign of the heron.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhwR2vfVVuqrAqORIlHKXgselKR5Y5Kdw38pBVq-6RjkMiGWVbPB78k9PEUuyqirl0eRaYJ2QlSgCUXXl4wtjVsmISLbD_0ZMyTcEgahIOyRiWFtLGGP1Ikx12gTijC4h17CB4TxStrDRnYfVrwDqaEsotBLDtqg_e7ngzq28blCiLxQ38_sP9haz4C3Df8/s4080/20231223_104952.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwR2vfVVuqrAqORIlHKXgselKR5Y5Kdw38pBVq-6RjkMiGWVbPB78k9PEUuyqirl0eRaYJ2QlSgCUXXl4wtjVsmISLbD_0ZMyTcEgahIOyRiWFtLGGP1Ikx12gTijC4h17CB4TxStrDRnYfVrwDqaEsotBLDtqg_e7ngzq28blCiLxQ38_sP9haz4C3Df8/w288-h640/20231223_104952.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9vd9S9F3Ur2D5MDhx6jLgrrxzRgFPqVInbKd7AUsjlMStRKNwxQYBAwVgOvjFCXzHRj6MMCSxs1yE0e3fiqNZasWjPDGgWtJJmjnGRjnXDw_DFytBSswUXbDwD8eaetWoCJl0ocNMX4spvQpu1Z7y32VtdfFZ85wWw-wsDupxsNsBJdz15mA8FrbG5tD/s2826/20231223_125314_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2826" data-original-width="1359" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji9vd9S9F3Ur2D5MDhx6jLgrrxzRgFPqVInbKd7AUsjlMStRKNwxQYBAwVgOvjFCXzHRj6MMCSxs1yE0e3fiqNZasWjPDGgWtJJmjnGRjnXDw_DFytBSswUXbDwD8eaetWoCJl0ocNMX4spvQpu1Z7y32VtdfFZ85wWw-wsDupxsNsBJdz15mA8FrbG5tD/w308-h640/20231223_125314_002.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore my Vinted 'Damsel in a Dress' again with a pre-loved striped top, pre-loved Nike leggings and pre-loved boots.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ73SLhpP9VRw_LWQ5Zz8XEV3ntMkzulNGjmcLrpnAyuX2inSwabBhcyvBi7GGclahkC_mAaLyS9EcPwa-_v83-TH0vhf7UyE_wuHAYhbKcgtvLBd6uD11RvjrA9tvQCELJ6s32Vx6neI6iu4lPUwHJNiHuYKDrcvVC3QL0TwV90CSklQ1rg7FsVaykuUI/s2707/20231223_125310_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2707" data-original-width="1043" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ73SLhpP9VRw_LWQ5Zz8XEV3ntMkzulNGjmcLrpnAyuX2inSwabBhcyvBi7GGclahkC_mAaLyS9EcPwa-_v83-TH0vhf7UyE_wuHAYhbKcgtvLBd6uD11RvjrA9tvQCELJ6s32Vx6neI6iu4lPUwHJNiHuYKDrcvVC3QL0TwV90CSklQ1rg7FsVaykuUI/w246-h640/20231223_125310_001.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4o40xrCPZx290QMbmGVqY_ToIICx7Exj2rM5wBKCW4x9kkSvQhnoVNgPj9MB3uZ8eb5_7mGnZV0Rj8V5Od5z10_Vc_UxcP2tUKIfufHHHCCGH1CTylXEIBthQcjy6xWTFQZemWWzQA8e6VGTaRa3Umg3SHxCUmxg0PObkshV_9rsgzupk7cpw_JTdiHI/s4128/20231223_125223.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV4o40xrCPZx290QMbmGVqY_ToIICx7Exj2rM5wBKCW4x9kkSvQhnoVNgPj9MB3uZ8eb5_7mGnZV0Rj8V5Od5z10_Vc_UxcP2tUKIfufHHHCCGH1CTylXEIBthQcjy6xWTFQZemWWzQA8e6VGTaRa3Umg3SHxCUmxg0PObkshV_9rsgzupk7cpw_JTdiHI/w288-h640/20231223_125223.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In the afternoon I went into town to pick up things I'd forgotten to buy on Friday; salad being one of them. OH had errands to run in town, too, then took his car to the car wash and went to 2 supermarkets to buy the Christmas drinks. He's back to his old self i.e. not breathless. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Tea Tasting - Day 15</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>'French Earl Grey' </b>was the order of the day on Sunday. '<b>A medium bodied black tea with pretty petals and notes of fruit'</b>. It was very pleasant and I drank it without milk but with a little bit of sugar. I'd drink it again. <b>7/10. </b>The day's suggestion was <b>'Speak up</b>'. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Although it was Christmas Eve, OH and I did the usual housecleaning and I prepared things ready for Christmas Day. I underwent the annual ritual of ironing the table cloth while I listened to the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols from King's College, Cambridge on the radio. I also laid the table ready for Christmas dinner; it all saves time on the day. We had a takeaway curry for dinner so no cooking. I prepped all the Christmas vegetables whilst watching TV in the evening; we'd started to watch a French crime series on Netflix called <b>'Blood Coast'</b> which proved to be exciting if a bit too violent for my taste. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEDBIgPpNG0FXDz3TiFbZETxvfRb896ZuGMkyjhZAs5-TNrn-aVm1OcR7PTapE8OJ-e2_lbn51I1xyh4Ngv65iPyat10t0TRKv3BBXnIZGD9kAF_qEFakyNWOTX0-CsZ9LGWlrTeyRNRf62BESM94nEKd1MaeSV70XkJv093zVbXk2lzs70ID9vpA-ZFk/s2541/20231225_124845_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2541" data-original-width="1335" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEDBIgPpNG0FXDz3TiFbZETxvfRb896ZuGMkyjhZAs5-TNrn-aVm1OcR7PTapE8OJ-e2_lbn51I1xyh4Ngv65iPyat10t0TRKv3BBXnIZGD9kAF_qEFakyNWOTX0-CsZ9LGWlrTeyRNRf62BESM94nEKd1MaeSV70XkJv093zVbXk2lzs70ID9vpA-ZFk/w336-h640/20231225_124845_001.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>This was my outfit on Christmas Day. Pre-loved blue velvet trousers by Cos;top old retail buy from La Redoute. Boots; retail.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmivjrdSds70ZGYsTnCJoorqZAlkmovVqiF3iM-TCX3MEKQTFe8yA84MlLoQHTgwXGFGW4uQZW0UTjlHC2H_WquyzEBHQizo_-xqHr1DxlNjvOR8utKUNQsWsqKa1ULrYGnpbCsyL3AFdvkrAAmDtgOLhyU1EqLtukkbUUN-3350kA0SagTAAiVA9zbooJ/s2682/20231225_125043_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2682" data-original-width="1295" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmivjrdSds70ZGYsTnCJoorqZAlkmovVqiF3iM-TCX3MEKQTFe8yA84MlLoQHTgwXGFGW4uQZW0UTjlHC2H_WquyzEBHQizo_-xqHr1DxlNjvOR8utKUNQsWsqKa1ULrYGnpbCsyL3AFdvkrAAmDtgOLhyU1EqLtukkbUUN-3350kA0SagTAAiVA9zbooJ/w310-h640/20231225_125043_002.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijd-uf-EH1b2iN-gcZXbMyMcLgyBw624xjXe2aIkdaBFP7MMNo80g6rAo7Q-QcvC5tas0k9e95AXNTeQkxvbsP7o384qJpSCwz5Uf7wZGndoRRFmVXPYCIQ2iBgO3AnSaKG1md1EVAir6PRUTnrQYNk2bj2YKOQr1TnG34bW76vVULbsLd6FOn22FJhREu/s2533/20231225_125114_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2533" data-original-width="1366" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijd-uf-EH1b2iN-gcZXbMyMcLgyBw624xjXe2aIkdaBFP7MMNo80g6rAo7Q-QcvC5tas0k9e95AXNTeQkxvbsP7o384qJpSCwz5Uf7wZGndoRRFmVXPYCIQ2iBgO3AnSaKG1md1EVAir6PRUTnrQYNk2bj2YKOQr1TnG34bW76vVULbsLd6FOn22FJhREu/w346-h640/20231225_125114_001.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPM9sYm5qTtabIzkKryn_kOraqtx90T_gHalyMMc42MY67SZu-YflXSR8JiR-VBxtiMm-_rReGv4-NRF07H8J0FoOkJzeqlk1hQhEafBK-VfJjuvQ1wCPs8pTiKGvMLOxlV5iI9gBDj8kGem4pwJhvaLV4XHzSNq9bWKAZYnFrqvFGlsQyNqWQxz87gzH/s4128/20231225_124808.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPM9sYm5qTtabIzkKryn_kOraqtx90T_gHalyMMc42MY67SZu-YflXSR8JiR-VBxtiMm-_rReGv4-NRF07H8J0FoOkJzeqlk1hQhEafBK-VfJjuvQ1wCPs8pTiKGvMLOxlV5iI9gBDj8kGem4pwJhvaLV4XHzSNq9bWKAZYnFrqvFGlsQyNqWQxz87gzH/w288-h640/20231225_124808.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>As I was leaning back to take this photo of the Christmas table I leaned against the dining room door and it closed. Our dining room door only opens from the outside so there I was trapped in an empty house; locked in the dining room! OH had gone to Kettering to collect my brothers. Luckily, middle grandson only lives a 10 minute walk away and I phoned him to come and let me out! Note to self - must fix dining room door in 2024.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2OfBJwbb9x9vkriMQiWagWij_I-DKMQmQ8cPDlxmF5FlfpMABkMZkkTX1V03BTedsj06zSwToV47wiP1TOoVm0ihJ_LT2JlOkYaVpSP9Uz_aCn7fvcLI9pdQ7Hc6-7SX-176YQi5HvNF-8_qtT-YzBPiXWejLAytkfXl9JrX67Ej4iSwAMmMRsn3xRCw/s4080/20231225_130016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2OfBJwbb9x9vkriMQiWagWij_I-DKMQmQ8cPDlxmF5FlfpMABkMZkkTX1V03BTedsj06zSwToV47wiP1TOoVm0ihJ_LT2JlOkYaVpSP9Uz_aCn7fvcLI9pdQ7Hc6-7SX-176YQi5HvNF-8_qtT-YzBPiXWejLAytkfXl9JrX67Ej4iSwAMmMRsn3xRCw/w640-h288/20231225_130016.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><b><u>Tea Tasting - Day 16</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>'Gorgeous Geisha'; green tea with the flavours of strawberries and cream'. </b>It wasn't bad for a green tea.<b> 5/10. </b>The day's suggestion was;<b> 'ride a bike instead'. </b>Only 8 teas left to sample...</span></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;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Once everyone arrived on Christmas Day; two brothers; three grandsons plus eldest's girlfriend, daughter and her partner; no more thought was given to taking photos. We all enjoyed our Christmas dinner which was turkey crown; beef wellington and a mushroom wellington with all the trimmings. When dinner was over we opened presents and then proceeded to play a number of games which always includes charades; a source of great hilarity as several family members don't get the idea of 'no talking'. It was a lovely Christmas and I received some fab presents which I'll tell you about in my next post. Until then </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I wish each and everyone of you a peaceful and Happy New Year!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-24054496574864986592023-12-12T16:20:00.001+00:002023-12-17T17:58:17.234+00:00Make Tea, Not War!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Back again. Thank you for all your lovely comments and for following me. I appreciate each and every one of you - and I love reading your comments so please do carry on commenting!!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-9oIR_3WueFsTxr3TN6oER4IO7HMpRSgoEMwO_N16Kz__98cGKta6RzcgrJI4v2EvuvfzWGTHuy6Xc_JnBeFg57wxZPdfBeIzjx7mqFc1-1N69cGXWRdAP9hjJaAaN2IatM6P8mB6Xp9OOklyzW19uZu_V_SNrKBf-wBPEyakq4hPD76E7F4vU03CT5e/s4128/20231129_110031.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-9oIR_3WueFsTxr3TN6oER4IO7HMpRSgoEMwO_N16Kz__98cGKta6RzcgrJI4v2EvuvfzWGTHuy6Xc_JnBeFg57wxZPdfBeIzjx7mqFc1-1N69cGXWRdAP9hjJaAaN2IatM6P8mB6Xp9OOklyzW19uZu_V_SNrKBf-wBPEyakq4hPD76E7F4vU03CT5e/w288-h640/20231129_110031.jpg" width="288" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I hadn't walked with the Ramblers for a few weeks and Wednesday was no different. The Ramblers walk was in Stevenage; quite far from Bedford so I decided to go out and recce a new walk. Now, when I say a new walk, I don't mean I go to a different area and work a walk out (one day I will do this) but I use the same four main areas close to the villages of Clapham; Milton Ernest, Ravensden and Thurleigh; all near to where I live. I have a repertoire of walks in these areas and I continue to develop more. On Wednesday, after I set off walking 8.5 miles later I had a new walk. Unfortunately, it was too long and will have to be shortened. I will look on the OS map (Ordnance Survey) for the area and see if there are any other footpath/bridle paths that I could take as alternatives and reduce the mileage. It will be a work in progress but I feel confident I can reduce it to about 7.5 miles ready for February when I next lead a Wednesday group walk.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEitUbdCfo8oK0J7yClAnALWwvnaED2ju6FAcNLpTxc4uqQ64guBmtXwBvEK4HE6-6CZWCs4-o5sbx4QPiu-vlQ0dsqPRf1O5ibJkuQqWNscUixLFf-yfBZNT6NPVbK7gri7igzNqs4oOz21mcTYF88HRirL4mlAhx0G2KSKYZFy-7qsjlAJauGgPLRdngk0/s2600/20231129_110101_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="1210" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUbdCfo8oK0J7yClAnALWwvnaED2ju6FAcNLpTxc4uqQ64guBmtXwBvEK4HE6-6CZWCs4-o5sbx4QPiu-vlQ0dsqPRf1O5ibJkuQqWNscUixLFf-yfBZNT6NPVbK7gri7igzNqs4oOz21mcTYF88HRirL4mlAhx0G2KSKYZFy-7qsjlAJauGgPLRdngk0/w298-h640/20231129_110101_001.jpg" width="298" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLg2HcMdz8-YXNfjPCtM8GSbKXRaqRLxjqV4Lowuq6YB53YakRbQ6vGwD7bKu3bvWgFuW60guLyl8ZZoWSke_6_NJwLFdj8FpvHVLbYI4JzC5siQFBwSFSHo67zQ2ssEw8NEBqwlng1nCxe2wpKT191bc4S0I1m2QsMeZA-HKLAGO0AU1pBi0pCBXXvcuQ/s2818/20231129_110054_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2818" data-original-width="1140" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLg2HcMdz8-YXNfjPCtM8GSbKXRaqRLxjqV4Lowuq6YB53YakRbQ6vGwD7bKu3bvWgFuW60guLyl8ZZoWSke_6_NJwLFdj8FpvHVLbYI4JzC5siQFBwSFSHo67zQ2ssEw8NEBqwlng1nCxe2wpKT191bc4S0I1m2QsMeZA-HKLAGO0AU1pBi0pCBXXvcuQ/w258-h640/20231129_110054_001.jpg" width="258" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was another very cold day on Wednesday but wonderful walking weather. The wind was chilly but most importantly the sun was shining. There had been an overnight frost and many puddles still had a coat of ice. Where I walked on the hard paths in places it was quite slippery. I saw a sparrowhawk sitting in a tree completely denuded of leaves. Every time I've spotted a sparrowhawk it's been in a tree bare of leaves. I'm sure they're there when the trees have leaves but are probably camouflaged. I really enjoyed my walk but my legs; especially my thighs were aching by the time I'd finished!</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8u0YZ9R35IzFhVoPil3FNALWpmpMp0WZkIS6NSdvju_8MIK8Hqf2lXtWqfGwsuoDL3_9tLWDakYFuYOFu5JCkcnR5tVGt-cIui-GOx0BvSfbjhDtaA1-vINFMLsncmtswlPblY-Qx10BPnN-ZhuWOLSUkNmJyKM2tIdDDofrSxeBuDbrl0OMnEl59YwJ/s2495/20231129_110104_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2495" data-original-width="1167" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW8u0YZ9R35IzFhVoPil3FNALWpmpMp0WZkIS6NSdvju_8MIK8Hqf2lXtWqfGwsuoDL3_9tLWDakYFuYOFu5JCkcnR5tVGt-cIui-GOx0BvSfbjhDtaA1-vINFMLsncmtswlPblY-Qx10BPnN-ZhuWOLSUkNmJyKM2tIdDDofrSxeBuDbrl0OMnEl59YwJ/w300-h640/20231129_110104_001.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore this outfit and just added my walking boots and socks. Everything pre-loved except the metallic boots from Tu a recent purchase; and the leggings; a sale buy from Store 21 ages ago. Pinafore dress by New Look; unlabelled polo neck from my Barnardo's. I wore my Weekenders blue cardigan over this outfit for extra warmth in the house. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CxgXsxdZKR5f4sPD3oMO7hNNTOYS0ZgmuoD-5d02-MmgJwE2x14Ve7tTeG8SojcdANm13ANbrZWwKqcxOEkoipGf1AE64Pz7aJHZD6W1Qf-5I9i4ZmsdSMO5EpuhjHCjG1aDfap7uHhArPaiUMUYBCiRSwu5U-NQfsE1BHEOMBV-pnvC547T1eVEjNu5/s4080/20231129_121707.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CxgXsxdZKR5f4sPD3oMO7hNNTOYS0ZgmuoD-5d02-MmgJwE2x14Ve7tTeG8SojcdANm13ANbrZWwKqcxOEkoipGf1AE64Pz7aJHZD6W1Qf-5I9i4ZmsdSMO5EpuhjHCjG1aDfap7uHhArPaiUMUYBCiRSwu5U-NQfsE1BHEOMBV-pnvC547T1eVEjNu5/w640-h288/20231129_121707.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was such a bright sunny day and there was still some autumnal colour around.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLg1-uxBxD9tvnfrb3l9E3OPbrAR4L8TSuuLoWNoXbsqlD_tsOwURHrq_t_SJukRXPbrrwsVqmXv7wQDNI1IO0P0UwH-8mXoyc1NdTo0ITjUF_SEyczQtFbkfNPVHB6Kz7VyE9r1f1qzid-L82zqnvzJTmLZF-NmCbV_m-3NTS_4baJr6cXPmavaOhFwwz/s2046/20231129_120951-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLg1-uxBxD9tvnfrb3l9E3OPbrAR4L8TSuuLoWNoXbsqlD_tsOwURHrq_t_SJukRXPbrrwsVqmXv7wQDNI1IO0P0UwH-8mXoyc1NdTo0ITjUF_SEyczQtFbkfNPVHB6Kz7VyE9r1f1qzid-L82zqnvzJTmLZF-NmCbV_m-3NTS_4baJr6cXPmavaOhFwwz/w480-h640/20231129_120951-COLLAGE.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">If you look carefully at these two photos you will see Alpacas and Shetland ponies. I was walking by this hedgerow when I heard someone shouting; when I stopped and peered through it (I'm very nosy) a woman was calling and rattling a container which made the alpacas and ponies run towards her; it must have been food!</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLOz33f9lqAvzAu5XFfuE19uYQySEn1YeZd-XVKy3Z_2L44QHbltyM4_joIE195UlivzmvgFWtgUcBNp_-js6Y9EXTVJ63q5WwzcPq4Zf3r_RxOKLQI07cbtyl-ck1YfIh7xPdTqfUirIug_qOZt3EBt33SivtURv-vPPVfZh5yMmzpHZyUPT6Xca5G3c/s4080/20231129_130725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLOz33f9lqAvzAu5XFfuE19uYQySEn1YeZd-XVKy3Z_2L44QHbltyM4_joIE195UlivzmvgFWtgUcBNp_-js6Y9EXTVJ63q5WwzcPq4Zf3r_RxOKLQI07cbtyl-ck1YfIh7xPdTqfUirIug_qOZt3EBt33SivtURv-vPPVfZh5yMmzpHZyUPT6Xca5G3c/w640-h288/20231129_130725.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This wonderful cow sculpture made of metal chains stands on the lawn of some barns I passed on the walk; which are holiday lets. It wasn't here when I walked past earlier this year so I surmise it's a recent addition. I can't imagine people coming on holiday to Bedfordshire but I guess they do...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After my walk and a cup of tea and brief sit down at home; I walked into town to get my eyebrows tinted and waxed. Then I had a trip to Aldi for some things I needed. When I went to collect the grandson from work at 10 pm that evening it was minus 2 degrees and I had to scrape ice off the windscreen...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgkHBhw4VS42DYN9unaZ0o6KXfEh9mOvqZbdZ0Eslc_gPui8BsN7n4z9y6hj-E4SN0uIUvnAV6X7FZ-fFvaWtfLKQ7uBZ6RwxXs_bSv6cJ_q0sZqnG8IPU2jmTnuWVg8i9fpOEfvMlo3Ughj8dmJ6Y3vshTwlNMv-v8U-tLnSx3FgdLY-2gCwBcFoa4Cq5Z/s2260/20231130_122352_003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2260" data-original-width="1086" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHBhw4VS42DYN9unaZ0o6KXfEh9mOvqZbdZ0Eslc_gPui8BsN7n4z9y6hj-E4SN0uIUvnAV6X7FZ-fFvaWtfLKQ7uBZ6RwxXs_bSv6cJ_q0sZqnG8IPU2jmTnuWVg8i9fpOEfvMlo3Ughj8dmJ6Y3vshTwlNMv-v8U-tLnSx3FgdLY-2gCwBcFoa4Cq5Z/w308-h640/20231130_122352_003.jpg" width="308" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_gNhgsybzHD5ZflmMAMlZk8nyNBJalkuLvNUwINWAvDyqTWgPOtgBYhs7R6FtUwvaxckLlOQ10MqL3duXKWvMlj8MT81p3fS28lveBmv1mX_GSUotLrC8OEcyvorKroFhzPdpwEQt_tj83JbaXWqnaKZ-t6DME_CdbvNTZDMYMKLk7_FX_fe0R36HVLn/s2296/20231130_122342_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="969" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_gNhgsybzHD5ZflmMAMlZk8nyNBJalkuLvNUwINWAvDyqTWgPOtgBYhs7R6FtUwvaxckLlOQ10MqL3duXKWvMlj8MT81p3fS28lveBmv1mX_GSUotLrC8OEcyvorKroFhzPdpwEQt_tj83JbaXWqnaKZ-t6DME_CdbvNTZDMYMKLk7_FX_fe0R36HVLn/w270-h640/20231130_122342_001.jpg" width="270" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There weren't many people in the pool on Thursday morning - just the usual die-hards like me! I swam 45 laps then had a lovely warm shower. After my breakfast I got ready; digging out this 1.00 rail bargain dress I found at the Barnardo's in Ampthill. I keep meaning to donate it as I can't make my mind up about it; but it got a reprieve this time. I wish it had pockets. M&S polo neck underneath and some Nike red camouflage leggings for much needed warmth on yet another very cold day. All pre-loved including the red boots and jewellery; except for the earrings which were a Primark find on my way home from having my eyebrows done yesterday. I also bought a couple of new lipsticks there for the princely sum of 95 pence each. I have several other lipsticks from Primark and they're very good and last... </span><br /><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/AVvXsEilBWGTA_Wf-FgiV_1zcpSpqb12lfbhsczwu1Ep8WtuL4LikB1UVMSKdSbLUlVGBS6wQywzoNmDU7o2JSmU9iGEvqKb166zzoFYWBTZAj_3c7BuRoZHQEtpIj1REd4eJPsVxieuJI5lp3txnSoekVlHS1PcV14_VtkYaPa-KO4wbKpYeUY_ZhBveS7d2HRI/s2401/20231130_122554_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2401" data-original-width="1145" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilBWGTA_Wf-FgiV_1zcpSpqb12lfbhsczwu1Ep8WtuL4LikB1UVMSKdSbLUlVGBS6wQywzoNmDU7o2JSmU9iGEvqKb166zzoFYWBTZAj_3c7BuRoZHQEtpIj1REd4eJPsVxieuJI5lp3txnSoekVlHS1PcV14_VtkYaPa-KO4wbKpYeUY_ZhBveS7d2HRI/w306-h640/20231130_122554_001.jpg" width="306" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzNMydcvzagcaEHhMFGHqw7wU0WBk_0v8_v5MD4HKsKGB70Tp-D7Bcs6Pf0U5RyP6QMq3UQkhxuuu4CgeHVnoji35x5LnVhjWV4EuCIQi3lApP4NFU4lNr5yYYFacRatyUXSJIUOnTciH4efTl1iiAxrQwTUGkmKNoWOxk8cYwxSfDOwzajsOUiI7xLBb/s4128/20231130_122234.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzNMydcvzagcaEHhMFGHqw7wU0WBk_0v8_v5MD4HKsKGB70Tp-D7Bcs6Pf0U5RyP6QMq3UQkhxuuu4CgeHVnoji35x5LnVhjWV4EuCIQi3lApP4NFU4lNr5yYYFacRatyUXSJIUOnTciH4efTl1iiAxrQwTUGkmKNoWOxk8cYwxSfDOwzajsOUiI7xLBb/w288-h640/20231130_122234.jpg" width="288" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I went to Sharnbrook for kindling and to Lidl and Sainsbury's to finish the weekly food shop. Home to unpack it all, clean out and re-lay the fire and to make dinner. OH was going to pick middle grandson up on Thursday evening from work and he'd be taking his dinner home with him. I took youngest grandson to basketball practice and then chilled out for the rest of the evening; catching up with blogs and blogging and finishing the first book from my TBR pile 'Hancox: A House and a Family' by Charlotte Moore. Fascinating.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyWD8SpyB1qkbCNEQqtPlKUy9HSR2eMUhXzKSJbc3EaC4BfqGFkG5xD9yFXEJIYZxVLwYIm6dU3gHxBPSOtGmy2boc2lnlAKsbnPwhX6qozFJ7tm4i8jaqDPijETJYw8Z5g7z5YhKi7C-TKbDZ3nswSWbDVNTyDmKxqoor7y4tNYTrG1uW9XAyguph_XF/s1478/20231201_101029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1478" data-original-width="1150" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVyWD8SpyB1qkbCNEQqtPlKUy9HSR2eMUhXzKSJbc3EaC4BfqGFkG5xD9yFXEJIYZxVLwYIm6dU3gHxBPSOtGmy2boc2lnlAKsbnPwhX6qozFJ7tm4i8jaqDPijETJYw8Z5g7z5YhKi7C-TKbDZ3nswSWbDVNTyDmKxqoor7y4tNYTrG1uW9XAyguph_XF/w498-h640/20231201_101029.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There were only 5 of us on the unofficial bus walk on Friday. We met at the band stand in Bedford Park and walked along to Foster Hill Cemetery which is a beautiful and very typical Victorian cemetery. This is the entrance to it complete with 2 blue plaques; another 2 to add to my collection!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLv0YItjIu-fxBPgWzfjuai3tEIhNWyDJ2JvcGhDm09ofAxklI2jii_1yLt2xSDbaCXRK51boEEfn9X94MXgjVDOFMrhfeE0KjUxsnKTJS5VNheQ7lwpKwpLeVNKlQPhkOA4sy_SxPxFCYJsjnif41OOHxMiTA6GLcXUZc20Izj5bTVmaMv0LHmGpGAN7h/s2046/20231201_100958-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLv0YItjIu-fxBPgWzfjuai3tEIhNWyDJ2JvcGhDm09ofAxklI2jii_1yLt2xSDbaCXRK51boEEfn9X94MXgjVDOFMrhfeE0KjUxsnKTJS5VNheQ7lwpKwpLeVNKlQPhkOA4sy_SxPxFCYJsjnif41OOHxMiTA6GLcXUZc20Izj5bTVmaMv0LHmGpGAN7h/w640-h480/20231201_100958-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiyw6I6tOb7nXH3TGkq38CxV8S1tqLoKfNPXCUdQzmQ3BqPJchUqFdmUtnCprWfs8RwWEU6iwQ8lNW6dVQkD6f4X-q5lPDQPIGePY5Qp6tmBQpAKISM7-PPbiJEtPonIPep5u2_AjcuxqVaK4SLakFVu-iQK1k_bFU7EoZzVP4zuHgHpGxza-wbNb2TZBX/s4080/20231201_101109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiyw6I6tOb7nXH3TGkq38CxV8S1tqLoKfNPXCUdQzmQ3BqPJchUqFdmUtnCprWfs8RwWEU6iwQ8lNW6dVQkD6f4X-q5lPDQPIGePY5Qp6tmBQpAKISM7-PPbiJEtPonIPep5u2_AjcuxqVaK4SLakFVu-iQK1k_bFU7EoZzVP4zuHgHpGxza-wbNb2TZBX/w640-h288/20231201_101109.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The cemetery was opened in 1855 and you can read more about it <a href="https://fosterhillroadcemetery.co.uk/history-foster-hill-road-cemetery">HERE</a>. The paths were frosty and in fact the frost didn't thaw much all day. Cold but bright and sunny.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-s0mIhdQLdytW6uFAMqF9R5WO0_RDsfu5_2dk8ioW81RMIyvvF9vNn2-ja2vdMJBoqeoT8A5wBQPhYCJmTAGTbVdXeXJt6Q9GU2isAOWTtwAqa_27e2x_8iphuBy7WWk8SZ7dT7NJX6FvoIuZl2VLkPbqeFafiU_0pYLqsSjvjvAekXo-NiZ4oCDmfxa/s1488/20231201_101253.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="1074" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-s0mIhdQLdytW6uFAMqF9R5WO0_RDsfu5_2dk8ioW81RMIyvvF9vNn2-ja2vdMJBoqeoT8A5wBQPhYCJmTAGTbVdXeXJt6Q9GU2isAOWTtwAqa_27e2x_8iphuBy7WWk8SZ7dT7NJX6FvoIuZl2VLkPbqeFafiU_0pYLqsSjvjvAekXo-NiZ4oCDmfxa/w462-h640/20231201_101253.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is the chapel. Originally it was 2 chapels; one for the Church of England burials and one for Dissenters.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHmkLsh341NymyXtXEaCAybwuDqACB3tMeaqdEM3jJVSW-SW8ki2pdXsWOVKRimFJA_pn4JCK2kHBqgH2-Z3ucSvlinthL8pb98O4qvACxIII4g1-vWZob8RVxov7kJ-5EHQzszQKE1TyKv0vbt15tIARYJa-KVXgZ93ZzRj4z9DOyt6zCy6lyALOkuR3/s2560/20231201_121628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHmkLsh341NymyXtXEaCAybwuDqACB3tMeaqdEM3jJVSW-SW8ki2pdXsWOVKRimFJA_pn4JCK2kHBqgH2-Z3ucSvlinthL8pb98O4qvACxIII4g1-vWZob8RVxov7kJ-5EHQzszQKE1TyKv0vbt15tIARYJa-KVXgZ93ZzRj4z9DOyt6zCy6lyALOkuR3/w640-h288/20231201_121628.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sorbus Rosea - spotted in someone's garden and much admired by us all.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">From the cemetery we proceeded to walk to Clapham Golf course where we stopped for soup and a roll. I had a cup of tea and ate my breakfast; the time restricted eating continues. We carried on from there walking a six mile circular walk; part of a route I walk often, but much more enjoyable walking with friends. We stopped in the cafe in Bedford Park when we'd finished. By the time I walked home I'd walked a total of 6.6 miles. We'd walked through a couple of very muddy patches and both my boots and jeans were so filthy they needed to be cleaned/changed when I got in.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> I then went to my daughters where she wanted to experiment with making a range of vegan flapjacks. She hoped to sell them to the vegan cafe in town where she cooks two days a week; when she's not teaching at school. My role was to be taster (!) and I helped by washing up. One variety of flap jack was chocolate covered but had not cooled enough by the time I left so I'd get to sample that one on Saturday.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There was a Rambler's London walk to see the Christmas lights in the West End on Saturday, but neither OH or I could go as cousin Marian's grandson; Cassius, was being christened. OH and I set off quite early on Saturday morning in thick fog all down the motorway to London. We left in a hurry. I usually wake up naturally between 7 am and 7.30 am but I set the alarm on Friday evening and would you believe it; it didn't go off! I woke up at 08.19 and we had to leave home by 9.30 am to be at the church in time...we made it, just.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdAon9p8hh_UCrRB8TwHa0opTMe53R4iEYvRLAWmMBFx_Q6Zz3GYPI0SFBZJk5n-ADho4GCOk52dK14xPqS5YiC9tZnVRJvHONbZS4kPCz1wUat0E9aKQo-0Q0mygmbBDLQN5NS8xaT93MosINIQPR_6EHGfS-t5cjdPQp_LGviTSM7RRDx9WoiL_Gmm0/s4080/20231202_141821.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipdAon9p8hh_UCrRB8TwHa0opTMe53R4iEYvRLAWmMBFx_Q6Zz3GYPI0SFBZJk5n-ADho4GCOk52dK14xPqS5YiC9tZnVRJvHONbZS4kPCz1wUat0E9aKQo-0Q0mygmbBDLQN5NS8xaT93MosINIQPR_6EHGfS-t5cjdPQp_LGviTSM7RRDx9WoiL_Gmm0/w288-h640/20231202_141821.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cassius Alexander cried all the way through the christening service but was happy and smiling afterwards at the reception. Here he is with his mum and Dad. His Dad </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">is </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Marian's youngest son and this is her third grandchild.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4DdTkpcoVJWoKJqjnTUK4cVHpWA9dooJTKwd7YSwV9b1yFDAEpYgmPP8dWPfLu_t_U1VZM3LO-cEFnoS-aTlkqU3FJjHAFrMYKfdKMjB0oXqleujenYzoj4j-TTRh8onnN1h49gTfQNHvk09IBNrYVJpXawF_kEc3osNihZ4kJ2XnodDTH0z1EOUiePF/s4080/20231202_141853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ4DdTkpcoVJWoKJqjnTUK4cVHpWA9dooJTKwd7YSwV9b1yFDAEpYgmPP8dWPfLu_t_U1VZM3LO-cEFnoS-aTlkqU3FJjHAFrMYKfdKMjB0oXqleujenYzoj4j-TTRh8onnN1h49gTfQNHvk09IBNrYVJpXawF_kEc3osNihZ4kJ2XnodDTH0z1EOUiePF/w288-h640/20231202_141853.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And here's himself. I wished I'd thought to ask him to take a photo of me. I wore a black velvet jumpsuit pre-loved with my mum's see through chiffon and white ribbon bedecked shirt over it. It's the only item of clothing of my mum's that I kept (there were over 20 black sacks of clothes to dispose of when she died in 2009; she loved charity shops, too) and I wear it on special occasions sometimes. I also wore my fur coat as it was a bitterly cold day at -1 degree all day. It was lovely to see Marian's family again and we enjoyed the tasty buffet. We made it home as darkness fell; the fog stayed with us all the way.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I also overslept on Sunday morning and woke up too late to go swimming. It was the usual Sunday; house cleaning and cooking dinner. Last week legs of lamb were reduced to half price at Sainsbury's (with a Nectar Reward card). I'd bought one and kept it in the freezer so we had roast lamb with all the trimmings for dinner. Both grandson's favourite Sunday dinner but a leg of lamb would usually cost about £25.00; therefore we don't have it very often! In the evening we began watching the second series of 'Hidden Assets;' an Irish/Belgian made crime series set in Dublin and Antwerp.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuzIbKus6PTpKJj0Fy_eFsWwf0sKx2DPEeUa2e5oLc0hxmN3p8KtRjAkXWFbBtTTB4Oz_09E3zry_QOL0WDKI0TonxofYWU3BjQxQ_y16Zr_5TP5BPd0j7RJZ0Y1SZyiYuvhpXwjHkCuzrdxT8Nfk5GYc5wkRFfneo5z29oixET561pHn9r-AWFwtq09f/s1393/MV5BZGU1YzI0NWMtYzg3NS00MmIwLTg1MzktOTI0ZjZjODMxOWYzXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDQ0OTAxNw@@._V1_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="1125" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuzIbKus6PTpKJj0Fy_eFsWwf0sKx2DPEeUa2e5oLc0hxmN3p8KtRjAkXWFbBtTTB4Oz_09E3zry_QOL0WDKI0TonxofYWU3BjQxQ_y16Zr_5TP5BPd0j7RJZ0Y1SZyiYuvhpXwjHkCuzrdxT8Nfk5GYc5wkRFfneo5z29oixET561pHn9r-AWFwtq09f/w516-h640/MV5BZGU1YzI0NWMtYzg3NS00MmIwLTg1MzktOTI0ZjZjODMxOWYzXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDQ0OTAxNw@@._V1_.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Back to Great Denham Barnardo's on Monday. Both Sunday and Monday were warmer than last week; at 6 degrees and 8 degrees respectively, but the heating in the shop wasn't working properly and it was very chilly. My hands didn't warm up all morning. I had to resort to wearing one of the shop stock cardigans from the men's section; I liked it so much I bought it and a black and white patterned polo neck by H&M.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We were quite busy and I processed donations and worked the till. Once I was finished I popped over to the Barnardo's in Kempston as I wanted to buy middle grandson some very thick, warm socks which are part of Barnardo's new goods stock. We didn't have any at Great Denham. Grandson has to wear safety boots and of course the warehouse is cold so the socks will help cushion the effect of the boots and keep his feet warm.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxmYaaBoqc1oSDLdcFow_Fu-eB7qjBQ3wKoeYnGIPNy75AxpLoTRNiNVK8Y5EI0fBThNvCsRb1l4Wex5kR6H0NYbFiCAggjjucfAr8s5sDcnjBVL33hvz9-4r-CgNjDgqn-q81PTCnghY0svNifRLAA3seT228SNjoQJ-ta7iRumKKuQHCBwVVgVobCGP/s2733/20231204_093423_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2733" data-original-width="1299" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdxmYaaBoqc1oSDLdcFow_Fu-eB7qjBQ3wKoeYnGIPNy75AxpLoTRNiNVK8Y5EI0fBThNvCsRb1l4Wex5kR6H0NYbFiCAggjjucfAr8s5sDcnjBVL33hvz9-4r-CgNjDgqn-q81PTCnghY0svNifRLAA3seT228SNjoQJ-ta7iRumKKuQHCBwVVgVobCGP/w304-h640/20231204_093423_001.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This the Primarni dress I found at Barnardo's about a month ago and I wore it over these navy retail leggings and retail boots; present from my daughter last year. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyl7gSMvPSf1CIG3ykDu8pXRCIUj6_-ekbMSPmr257EoX2ENnlD294nICexZ5gIXIOjyLRNVdRU1r6r4ORqhpv12FfM_34vq_fs_7fESHGzJpFvsDiKdsdp1XrlPkjTJeSK9u3TGHCixU8c4zZEwaJzzh6mj1OJZ4a5lcmMsS2ZzMVUVaakjqha1ngxTy_/s2822/20231204_093426_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2822" data-original-width="1181" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyl7gSMvPSf1CIG3ykDu8pXRCIUj6_-ekbMSPmr257EoX2ENnlD294nICexZ5gIXIOjyLRNVdRU1r6r4ORqhpv12FfM_34vq_fs_7fESHGzJpFvsDiKdsdp1XrlPkjTJeSK9u3TGHCixU8c4zZEwaJzzh6mj1OJZ4a5lcmMsS2ZzMVUVaakjqha1ngxTy_/w268-h640/20231204_093426_002.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHznp-7GW3zNqZrSEKnM4WhX507nwcRr30mapw7WV_ja2OTkl0DRkGBxD9hP5B4r-uYsUJgBeYne7rzGsjLS9RNwZF61xTrx5B5MSNHG1-cTEj8gQYmOCwfZ3s6qyJcRLFX1525JFf07juy9gCD6qmKJVwVL9zJtZhkMdKZIx_7mcOC5YsLhJRi1HeDVZp/s4128/20231204_093403.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHznp-7GW3zNqZrSEKnM4WhX507nwcRr30mapw7WV_ja2OTkl0DRkGBxD9hP5B4r-uYsUJgBeYne7rzGsjLS9RNwZF61xTrx5B5MSNHG1-cTEj8gQYmOCwfZ3s6qyJcRLFX1525JFf07juy9gCD6qmKJVwVL9zJtZhkMdKZIx_7mcOC5YsLhJRi1HeDVZp/w288-h640/20231204_093403.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I made soup with the lamb leftovers when I got in and put on a whites wash. On Sunday we did 3 lots of clothes washes as we weren't at home on Saturday to do it. It's hard to dry clothes in this weather without using the tumble drier. We make use of the radiators when they're on and the clothes airer. The heated airer is useful for underwear and small items but on the whole it was not a good buy. I caught up with blogs and blogging and a started a new book; the third from my TBR pile.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ynqUA_coZYLVQdiHRNXaoEkkUXNcgF_uF7n98CxqEnlSwyvn6PwLGqMn1Cuf1N7CRFFiNIrTUACtd0umcjzW6i3MZAM___6neugr9ZTMr2Sp45sthDt0Pt15f2HfvneURz0Om5NdQ996kgOinzMKHIMybXCr63LHeklElXBpms3Hu5YLgMt8vEWQWcKg/s4128/20231205_091027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ynqUA_coZYLVQdiHRNXaoEkkUXNcgF_uF7n98CxqEnlSwyvn6PwLGqMn1Cuf1N7CRFFiNIrTUACtd0umcjzW6i3MZAM___6neugr9ZTMr2Sp45sthDt0Pt15f2HfvneURz0Om5NdQ996kgOinzMKHIMybXCr63LHeklElXBpms3Hu5YLgMt8vEWQWcKg/w288-h640/20231205_091027.jpg" width="288" /></a><br /><br />Woke up to a wet and gloomy day on Tuesday. The food bank was chilly but I soon warmed up unpacking stacks of crates of non grocery items and running between 3 rooms to put them away.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOV7D4wdAvbXq8NkBz3qUZH3hkJiqaiLIlr1YfNvgS4W5NWYBYmpSyJ6r1w5ZsNfsqoobuUs6tPzP4DO-LOgRghrv8t2Hu5Hyv-aPRrVOi9gvkr-_NsSKyauqTrj-m-k5ZnjNzack1nlZ9BtkrrPd63HVhlKfZVS_fi2-EYcK2HNVJCvhNC0tSIfwPWL_u/s2487/20231205_091110_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2487" data-original-width="1119" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOV7D4wdAvbXq8NkBz3qUZH3hkJiqaiLIlr1YfNvgS4W5NWYBYmpSyJ6r1w5ZsNfsqoobuUs6tPzP4DO-LOgRghrv8t2Hu5Hyv-aPRrVOi9gvkr-_NsSKyauqTrj-m-k5ZnjNzack1nlZ9BtkrrPd63HVhlKfZVS_fi2-EYcK2HNVJCvhNC0tSIfwPWL_u/w288-h640/20231205_091110_001.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>I bought this dress some months back in a charity shop somewhere when they sell off the summer items to make room for warmer clothing. I can't remember where or how much I paid for it but I know it was only a few pounds. The dress is by F&F; worn with pre-loved M&S leggings underneath, a pre-loved H&M tank top and pre-loved black patent boots. One of the jobs I did on Sunday morning was to polish all my polishable boots. I use furniture polish on the patent ones; shoe polish on my leather boots and the suede brush on the suede ones.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4oGExUj2oHWQcPmv1Y46f3nBqThqW2KTXofT0GZPKLwoOXOSxqeAydZ5Aec7U2IQfDul31Buh5FDVPhDeFnI0VdRgrkKvfBUH31mpB-1Zr0swAfPLmeH-py8sgaDZ2eeoFlUBmfV72Ct5VoqV7mxtZecbr8NuNTcb-G_0hLHvO9M3WuQPi-vEGomnqANM/s3038/20231205_091104_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3038" data-original-width="1091" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4oGExUj2oHWQcPmv1Y46f3nBqThqW2KTXofT0GZPKLwoOXOSxqeAydZ5Aec7U2IQfDul31Buh5FDVPhDeFnI0VdRgrkKvfBUH31mpB-1Zr0swAfPLmeH-py8sgaDZ2eeoFlUBmfV72Ct5VoqV7mxtZecbr8NuNTcb-G_0hLHvO9M3WuQPi-vEGomnqANM/w230-h640/20231205_091104_002.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzcZknV4PS1JjsH8SZwGwOZCE_6DJFZJ1xay1qpXUv_PVqeOOSTtiE18gDRpkI9QRIAdj3va-rfSDWmmcEo6sFqUkLa9QIDW27b9jS4IEF4J_sGNJDKiUdIvlhXLDxRcWk3zrtjj32YJUsxEsRbTra7jzK8LRGJS3oC_5qkjx-cQVkpQ-4amcLVJOYlC4/s2660/20231205_091059_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2660" data-original-width="1218" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzcZknV4PS1JjsH8SZwGwOZCE_6DJFZJ1xay1qpXUv_PVqeOOSTtiE18gDRpkI9QRIAdj3va-rfSDWmmcEo6sFqUkLa9QIDW27b9jS4IEF4J_sGNJDKiUdIvlhXLDxRcWk3zrtjj32YJUsxEsRbTra7jzK8LRGJS3oC_5qkjx-cQVkpQ-4amcLVJOYlC4/w294-h640/20231205_091059_002.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The swimming pool was closed on Thursday morning for maintenance work so I'd booked a swim for 12.30 on Tuesday afternoon instead. There weren't many people at the pool and I had the slow lane all to my self for the last 15 minutes. I quite like swimming on Tuesday afternoon and if I swapped to a Tuesday it would make my Thursdays less busy and I could go shopping in the morning. I think I'll try it again next Tuesday and see how that works. It would mean however I'd have to leave the food bank promptly every week...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1AV6w98Y9bzWGzpBQrSiAJcrUgVNk2yuq0Hnec6bpDHxAHUn8J03HjVdbVA9MQRJ9Eq9Qeu7inU2VEFB2wC0ao38SZPybBqGRJwnP5AtckSdH5x7L95g5tmvyxUMpletva6VyLxupes-RYN5Uiue9_4uxOy95gNUFzhmT1KaaJm48eE-G6NHL1lgDziQ/s2588/20231208_153148.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2588" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG1AV6w98Y9bzWGzpBQrSiAJcrUgVNk2yuq0Hnec6bpDHxAHUn8J03HjVdbVA9MQRJ9Eq9Qeu7inU2VEFB2wC0ao38SZPybBqGRJwnP5AtckSdH5x7L95g5tmvyxUMpletva6VyLxupes-RYN5Uiue9_4uxOy95gNUFzhmT1KaaJm48eE-G6NHL1lgDziQ/w454-h640/20231208_153148.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thought I'd show you my recent retail boots buys:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Not a very good photo of these; they're navy leather with bronze splodges.</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KFlGUOpKyXPbnbj6cgRsMyRiG1575TPzi3J2x4c8FzBJtNOT-WEKgF-0knUYfOK3TmL4dTkpe1F-yu3_jQGYgV7anWKDlZ-0KWW0rrAVNBRNc8PdOC7Et6D3hLhV-7AqYXH8cOUABrE_DZtwJuPsjMe-ba_L0LRWf1kh3mU-DmaFm7b-HbfZavkRdWum/s2207/20231208_153334.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1774" data-original-width="2207" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8KFlGUOpKyXPbnbj6cgRsMyRiG1575TPzi3J2x4c8FzBJtNOT-WEKgF-0knUYfOK3TmL4dTkpe1F-yu3_jQGYgV7anWKDlZ-0KWW0rrAVNBRNc8PdOC7Et6D3hLhV-7AqYXH8cOUABrE_DZtwJuPsjMe-ba_L0LRWf1kh3mU-DmaFm7b-HbfZavkRdWum/w640-h514/20231208_153334.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">These are the second newest retail pair; animal fabric print in bronze.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">From the pool I went home to hang up some washing and then went into town to run some errands going to the chemist to pick up my repeat prescription; to Savers and to buy myself some navy boots (above) I'd spotted when I was having my eyebrows done last week. One new pair of boots in and one old pair of boots into the donations bag. I could have asked for the boots as a Christmas present but it was easier to buy them myself! Then back home to sort out the fire and make dinner. I didn't have to pick grandson up in the evening - it was his day off.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOE9gfHq_oywi35pgKZUgopnUuQNeA4YpSl4RIySPkD_9VxomVzQmnM-OowGJ1AeiA-iD4Dde1mvUETioa6FaS9zVrG8GZnR4wkEqgGE94xQLHB7Li0yyhAjn8K1v5Yyt7VRHlTRAMVNo6rU9E96VlCbM_c8hjKZ_70oTpqHWeUr4YPjrWPdaZdquLt-oy/s1898/20231206_115342.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1898" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOE9gfHq_oywi35pgKZUgopnUuQNeA4YpSl4RIySPkD_9VxomVzQmnM-OowGJ1AeiA-iD4Dde1mvUETioa6FaS9zVrG8GZnR4wkEqgGE94xQLHB7Li0yyhAjn8K1v5Yyt7VRHlTRAMVNo6rU9E96VlCbM_c8hjKZ_70oTpqHWeUr4YPjrWPdaZdquLt-oy/w620-h640/20231206_115342.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I think this might be a badger paw print. I know there are several badger setts in my walking areas. I spotted this whilst out walking on Wednesday morning. It just like last Wednesday; cold but bright and sunny with iced over puddles and frost on the ground. This print and many others were along a bridle way but farm machinery had come along and obliterated the left hand side paw prints. The ridges left by the vehicle had frozen over. I went to recce the walk I hope to lead in February and I'm very proud of myself. Without even consulting the map I was able to cut the walk down to 7.5 miles, just by taking a couple of different footpaths. I don't think the shorter walk is as good as longer walk of last week but you can't have everything! No outfit post as I stayed in walking gear for most of the day. I popped along to the Castle Road charity shops on the way back from walking as I hadn't been for a while. I found an M&S sweater dress; a tunic top and a pair of velvet Cos trousers which I plan to wear on Christmas Day. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I made OH a sausage casserole for dinner and we finished watching Shetland on BBC 1.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdvdrAzJKbwumhhnhWST0vfE5t32hOYQPaC52raxbmNbWrkBPsCErB3Q2wegVmveWqag8QuImvBRF1JtIqMwf0qDNrux_PsFoyxdGVpjqiRuB-BqjQ1ub1bnbLIZyZRQuYzI-QYQXRdyT3HUnpCR1Afhv8knOInD8kz7gVkXBnBpjU0Uf3uasMzhX0Sx7/s2515/20231207_111008_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2515" data-original-width="1149" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdvdrAzJKbwumhhnhWST0vfE5t32hOYQPaC52raxbmNbWrkBPsCErB3Q2wegVmveWqag8QuImvBRF1JtIqMwf0qDNrux_PsFoyxdGVpjqiRuB-BqjQ1ub1bnbLIZyZRQuYzI-QYQXRdyT3HUnpCR1Afhv8knOInD8kz7gVkXBnBpjU0Uf3uasMzhX0Sx7/w292-h640/20231207_111008_001.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was strange not go swimming on Thursday morning but I did relish not having to rush around. I had finished the weekly food shopping soon after 1 pm and took grandson to work - OH collected him in the evening. Then I hung up another wash and spent the afternoon reading my book until it was time to cook dinner, sort out the fire and take youngest grandson to basketball training.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtO-DK3zBwwU6ovCjXBg1S99_rITgQERxtooeUMEcECK8LBpknEMp7n5q19KMqzvYDNtsNZt3GxQstv4R-4Mt4gpafrzjhkn4y9AlboJInjQhzUt5LpVuUJ_r3x5_CNtop3YZKmaS3OmtZsu3LN2V1XIt0zksvIhL0z3lJwN0Vx7iS86cMHY82fi7wmW0s/s2720/20231207_111016_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2720" data-original-width="1184" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtO-DK3zBwwU6ovCjXBg1S99_rITgQERxtooeUMEcECK8LBpknEMp7n5q19KMqzvYDNtsNZt3GxQstv4R-4Mt4gpafrzjhkn4y9AlboJInjQhzUt5LpVuUJ_r3x5_CNtop3YZKmaS3OmtZsu3LN2V1XIt0zksvIhL0z3lJwN0Vx7iS86cMHY82fi7wmW0s/w278-h640/20231207_111016_001.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was the M&S sweater dress I found in The Children's Society yesterday for 5.00. It was very warm and cosy to wear and has pockets. I wore a black and white checked long cardigan over it but that photo didn't come out. The thick tights have a checked pattern but it's hard to see in the photos; they were also pre-loved. Boots; retail from New Look and all jewellery pre-loved. Talking of boots, I gave the brand new Doc Martens boots I found at the charity shop in Rushden a few weeks back to my daughter who was thrilled with them. She won't have to break them in as I would have done as they were her size.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0t_xWHiPV7SOAXwNc8sTD35yR4ujDHfHYJmdJoYgpP-VxaJsaBUbFiYjlu0a6PUuj6dS9CIn956fKmzgTSYuj5FYarChrg_mrq3yncz9AM4QvAbmByRN8Z3xZduo9cIXgWbolc4UQHp6iZf2Bp0OBZ76dcURNqIB-OQDZB6czoUagxqlMz1zT5lnKjLb/s4128/20231207_110918.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV0t_xWHiPV7SOAXwNc8sTD35yR4ujDHfHYJmdJoYgpP-VxaJsaBUbFiYjlu0a6PUuj6dS9CIn956fKmzgTSYuj5FYarChrg_mrq3yncz9AM4QvAbmByRN8Z3xZduo9cIXgWbolc4UQHp6iZf2Bp0OBZ76dcURNqIB-OQDZB6czoUagxqlMz1zT5lnKjLb/w288-h640/20231207_110918.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Friday was a lovely, bright sunny and not too cold a day at 10 degrees; perfect for the unofficial bus walk. 7 of us started the walk from Ampthill Park which is based in Ampthill; a small town about 6 miles outside of Bedford. We walked to the village of Maulden and back into Ampthill town where we stopped at the cafe in the square for coffee and cake; then I went for a wander around Ampthill's four charity shops. I got lucky and found a Sisley cross body bag in black for 3.00 and an East top for 2.00 in the Willen Hospice shop. In Barnardo's, I found this:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcySh64zSxfrr4aM1T6mCpJllKAF3wkxU_TqlcrI_OFdzDzOn5Lz925vJ3XL83v1145sVtluBxEp3BRmRpCgS-hvXhnjxqy9EWZa7JEHits74DNNtB_GYGzv7M9rZSp5qrwWi88-wsVZT2D9eU1TV0MqR-4hb6ygV86Hkayhw5dmCA3OhTwtlcus7pVN1/s2961/20231208_154913.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2961" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEcySh64zSxfrr4aM1T6mCpJllKAF3wkxU_TqlcrI_OFdzDzOn5Lz925vJ3XL83v1145sVtluBxEp3BRmRpCgS-hvXhnjxqy9EWZa7JEHits74DNNtB_GYGzv7M9rZSp5qrwWi88-wsVZT2D9eU1TV0MqR-4hb6ygV86Hkayhw5dmCA3OhTwtlcus7pVN1/w396-h640/20231208_154913.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It looked like a children's toy but in fact it was tea advent calendar with 24 different teas to try - one behind each of the windows from T2com. At 2.50 I thought it was worth a try. My project is to try a different tea every day and give you my feedback. The things I do for blogging! This advent calendar hailed from Australia and retailed at 25 Australian dollars according to T2com. website. How they ended up in Barnardo's in Ampthill I have no idea; they had at least half a dozen for sale. Each of the windows has a teabag behind it and a suggestion for something to do...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRA-ZVCPm_cheOCSjmwBBQ6yr0Q3TsDCJfLxk2zSdlFd3xn0V8-ar2duFo-bJBkYfYC8ZHkOZ5w2IB_C8ISTwmW0tfs471zAog9th-uXjI2i50oLZgelzADI6CmSSen_KY7MLQIJv4Kzb5GglFguoCTvyB6W-zacu22XNTa3yUuvIEExWMCO2xL2vGjJVd/s3573/20231208_162944.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1771" data-original-width="3573" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRA-ZVCPm_cheOCSjmwBBQ6yr0Q3TsDCJfLxk2zSdlFd3xn0V8-ar2duFo-bJBkYfYC8ZHkOZ5w2IB_C8ISTwmW0tfs471zAog9th-uXjI2i50oLZgelzADI6CmSSen_KY7MLQIJv4Kzb5GglFguoCTvyB6W-zacu22XNTa3yUuvIEExWMCO2xL2vGjJVd/w640-h318/20231208_162944.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'd walked 6.6 miles by the time I got back to my car. Once I was home I sorted out the fire and made myself something for dinner. I tried cooking beetroot in the air fryer with sweet potato; the beetroot took 25 minutes and I ate it with the sweet potato and some smoked salmon. Very nice it was, too. I usually boil beetroot and it takes hours. I should try roasting it next time it would make a nice addition to a Sunday roast dinner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAeninJWBubwXDUdf5uygJOXZgMt45KVMk9Sas4V5cktyVsS0sZEtrLdX3FEl3gbeUU8ZARQISfAHbBjru__gioyGeUkP850gCxEemgF_fwf598GnIIQvc3DBETonvhD26C0o0iK_ySw5OGuzKwsJ2PCyGhYPdxzBaqLLwMSEQl8KjsxascVW_Z5_bsL4G/s2560/20231208_124012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAeninJWBubwXDUdf5uygJOXZgMt45KVMk9Sas4V5cktyVsS0sZEtrLdX3FEl3gbeUU8ZARQISfAHbBjru__gioyGeUkP850gCxEemgF_fwf598GnIIQvc3DBETonvhD26C0o0iK_ySw5OGuzKwsJ2PCyGhYPdxzBaqLLwMSEQl8KjsxascVW_Z5_bsL4G/w640-h288/20231208_124012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Spotted in Ampthill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZynrxPr7Bswue7H_si8SkOSn6OZgwHJqE4R_Aq0MAeNNCCnOGaTZb6N39l1nRNN2w70d9K-4DrfQDsvl4RJaKs3SDd1UyhKBtHWcdgsF_DGIuBxyEEhuswAEaAlD5B4C22oYuFIgyTivNEGODo8w-mJ797izCOn368O2M5mK24p3gkeYXrkHdeP_89yL/s4080/20231208_123955.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZynrxPr7Bswue7H_si8SkOSn6OZgwHJqE4R_Aq0MAeNNCCnOGaTZb6N39l1nRNN2w70d9K-4DrfQDsvl4RJaKs3SDd1UyhKBtHWcdgsF_DGIuBxyEEhuswAEaAlD5B4C22oYuFIgyTivNEGODo8w-mJ797izCOn368O2M5mK24p3gkeYXrkHdeP_89yL/w288-h640/20231208_123955.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJyzXW9zaVpXR9yGULWUalbw6J0TQVD_Brk5J1l0EQTXjZmgXmd1LgyYA4miqBlI17t9TuKMPF-y1uepHxmAeFsAIcDnC9P4sRbmK7C9WXyZl4icPo5k5M54ab8so_XrquWNKBHuxNreLcou1orCxdXJmqfaBe5YsqBX4bKRpiZWO95fB6RvGbFTgjBal/s4080/20231208_115804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJyzXW9zaVpXR9yGULWUalbw6J0TQVD_Brk5J1l0EQTXjZmgXmd1LgyYA4miqBlI17t9TuKMPF-y1uepHxmAeFsAIcDnC9P4sRbmK7C9WXyZl4icPo5k5M54ab8so_XrquWNKBHuxNreLcou1orCxdXJmqfaBe5YsqBX4bKRpiZWO95fB6RvGbFTgjBal/w640-h288/20231208_115804.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">These houses always look as if the windows have eyebrows, I think.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZlXkQ9L86VmzfvgIRgyGfOSykZZHh0wBlzkukOvPTuNeKaajUfg2iQZsHIOsNiCgBeGbO4qQ_WT9UPlVrnqXIM5i2e-qJrNonhbVMDEIft6UtPz7LOLDwQRWJRQV25Jn_iYan_LgJiVmT5BszZ2Uk_ITKNJ9TRptbu_DziBnVhTv0ym05T7bvTUQFUQQ/s4080/20231208_142611.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZlXkQ9L86VmzfvgIRgyGfOSykZZHh0wBlzkukOvPTuNeKaajUfg2iQZsHIOsNiCgBeGbO4qQ_WT9UPlVrnqXIM5i2e-qJrNonhbVMDEIft6UtPz7LOLDwQRWJRQV25Jn_iYan_LgJiVmT5BszZ2Uk_ITKNJ9TRptbu_DziBnVhTv0ym05T7bvTUQFUQQ/w640-h288/20231208_142611.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The trees behind the houses are part of Ampthill Park. Once a royal lodge and the hunting grounds of King Henry VIIIth; also home to Ampthill Castle where Katherine of Aragon was held pending the annulment of the divorce from the king.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYMEsSMBAJzSkAgH7f9vUfB3ymy9WWaGAPWN8ddGiyeB7pPdL5daoFvvu-MZPl1flHddZp15okL5EfkcT_8eD8zw0j9XtZnaWSvjxpgbN9nrk1Zq5cmrx6_YT3O4VN5SWgTIJlTP3RH6FR5ZxBKhhYY_KoK7p6gs8ZCBLqYkBjouPTCTU4SNBqG6jJ6E2/s4080/20231208_142432.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYMEsSMBAJzSkAgH7f9vUfB3ymy9WWaGAPWN8ddGiyeB7pPdL5daoFvvu-MZPl1flHddZp15okL5EfkcT_8eD8zw0j9XtZnaWSvjxpgbN9nrk1Zq5cmrx6_YT3O4VN5SWgTIJlTP3RH6FR5ZxBKhhYY_KoK7p6gs8ZCBLqYkBjouPTCTU4SNBqG6jJ6E2/w288-h640/20231208_142432.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I loved the lettering on this house name spotted in Ampthill.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprRx9vZ3x1Uga3A3gfp-EhDro5DeSCf0jWlhFts1Mv8t2LJD3Z1oERgUwN-LK8nu9Z-cXKFpJ_2Mnt746MQ85yjFrdvd8-IU-WU5-5vNaARlnZagBoVU7JcEab_5p3HpCzPxlbfc2VwtmsUJ_tL23O1fryYXVDIYprREmeeFuBmZPj2kIbd1Gqfbtdm0O/s2431/20231208_153725_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2431" data-original-width="1188" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprRx9vZ3x1Uga3A3gfp-EhDro5DeSCf0jWlhFts1Mv8t2LJD3Z1oERgUwN-LK8nu9Z-cXKFpJ_2Mnt746MQ85yjFrdvd8-IU-WU5-5vNaARlnZagBoVU7JcEab_5p3HpCzPxlbfc2VwtmsUJ_tL23O1fryYXVDIYprREmeeFuBmZPj2kIbd1Gqfbtdm0O/w312-h640/20231208_153725_001.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore the navy pre-loved polo neck and tunic top to walk in and just changed into these dark red trousers and my metallic boots when I got home. My walking trousers were covered in mud.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtk_gdutXBOM-HHjL0QprA3ViaEvT1dTdy1rMP-APZblS3EOh1foz0s8j8zoFYgX3mLFoZzUD14NiFouGIvWUwm6z5p556AgD8eB1Vyc9H04JwxgMNJF_Jka_MzVqrq7j8pabNKj_cpPo7AjoQwGimwFpWnN1rM49SBe2a1dWXE7wcIRmRI8bgCjQHXllK/s2384/20231208_153730_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2384" data-original-width="1216" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtk_gdutXBOM-HHjL0QprA3ViaEvT1dTdy1rMP-APZblS3EOh1foz0s8j8zoFYgX3mLFoZzUD14NiFouGIvWUwm6z5p556AgD8eB1Vyc9H04JwxgMNJF_Jka_MzVqrq7j8pabNKj_cpPo7AjoQwGimwFpWnN1rM49SBe2a1dWXE7wcIRmRI8bgCjQHXllK/w326-h640/20231208_153730_001.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0qRlE1UounPkuxr9pdZApeXVVNfHpHbE2g0keNmRZ1tYLfOZ0q9luNbKLp4XBQiWhjn6J8gls8N94q2OlagOuNBnFUDtzMenX9cUuCuVqyAtT4r0wh8ahg9ixWh4hFGT2pzi-Js6cj6H_12wZAF_VbU0RLveNtflK3mVrgEQK6G_kA_HPC0l0NGUe92Q/s4128/20231208_153827.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0qRlE1UounPkuxr9pdZApeXVVNfHpHbE2g0keNmRZ1tYLfOZ0q9luNbKLp4XBQiWhjn6J8gls8N94q2OlagOuNBnFUDtzMenX9cUuCuVqyAtT4r0wh8ahg9ixWh4hFGT2pzi-Js6cj6H_12wZAF_VbU0RLveNtflK3mVrgEQK6G_kA_HPC0l0NGUe92Q/w288-h640/20231208_153827.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">What a wet and miserable day Saturday was. I was going to go for a walk but it was either raining or threatening to rain so I didn't bother. OH and I went to Pells and bought our Christmas tree. I picked up some holly whilst I was there; it's far too prickly and hard to handle to forage for. We have ivy in the garden and lots grows in the clinic a few doors down so I shall be picking some and will put both holly and ivy on the mantel piece. OH couldn't find the bucket full of large pebbles we stand the Christmas tree in and ended up clearing out the alleyway which was something that needed doing. I am hoping to catch the scrap metal man on Tuesday when I next go swimming and see if he'd be interested in the scrap metal we have in the alleyway. Otherwise it means a trip to the tip or 'waste recycling centre' to give it its official title.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1OPYNgha4zmOe_tYD1zuaFS1EmkYT72fGpI-b9xfjXOGE7JZbW8gqIwwUrq4q_CDT_FddzJQrvPvgb5iXMeBY3BRwj4zxfGpfNUifA1ZOkpkPLsEomkYb2LtUYhzQyYvsnC67Co0byallk7_tx2vO2x-Sc70vBNLHcirzD4VmBXEgemgkLsiUc37RVT-/s2503/20231209_153249_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2503" data-original-width="1314" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF1OPYNgha4zmOe_tYD1zuaFS1EmkYT72fGpI-b9xfjXOGE7JZbW8gqIwwUrq4q_CDT_FddzJQrvPvgb5iXMeBY3BRwj4zxfGpfNUifA1ZOkpkPLsEomkYb2LtUYhzQyYvsnC67Co0byallk7_tx2vO2x-Sc70vBNLHcirzD4VmBXEgemgkLsiUc37RVT-/w336-h640/20231209_153249_001.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I dressed practically for hunking Christmas trees about. Everything pre-loved. Jeans by Next; polo neck by John Lewis and tank top by TU bought BNWT in a King's Lynn charity shop. Boots by Tu also pre-loved as was all jewellery.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZvHcJRSeTBb7GmfZc50VkwMXpqNUU0dMz8312LGGgPJfvoZk4nJyUePdgADG3-LXXbm-Jy0ZfD5YUiqkTonTrc2FUKjuQLfe0M8wChnY9d6vXdUI2gqSx9ebUU1xGc0GGKiwheGfiyuMml2jHhEiJFxFdrmNMkJBP4n0vBGKYisWfquvNNSOyod9wObG/s2594/20231209_153235_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2594" data-original-width="1129" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZvHcJRSeTBb7GmfZc50VkwMXpqNUU0dMz8312LGGgPJfvoZk4nJyUePdgADG3-LXXbm-Jy0ZfD5YUiqkTonTrc2FUKjuQLfe0M8wChnY9d6vXdUI2gqSx9ebUU1xGc0GGKiwheGfiyuMml2jHhEiJFxFdrmNMkJBP4n0vBGKYisWfquvNNSOyod9wObG/w278-h640/20231209_153235_001.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkwIP7s4siHd8iQcTXX4JJgAC4zEgrHMVVhYKMI-kDcUHO-m3gLCCfaQFgOxYHMmTGQ7QyqopA7TlfAxZvrzdvd_EihSnF5mubSZlNwulNrrUj2L9AIqTfG72xlnbkq-0GmCKKGRiDgGuCP-EoBXe0x8ZbxApzJl3uEMGgl9uThnxOweSB0emzlmcmwDa/s2655/20231209_153001_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2655" data-original-width="1174" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRkwIP7s4siHd8iQcTXX4JJgAC4zEgrHMVVhYKMI-kDcUHO-m3gLCCfaQFgOxYHMmTGQ7QyqopA7TlfAxZvrzdvd_EihSnF5mubSZlNwulNrrUj2L9AIqTfG72xlnbkq-0GmCKKGRiDgGuCP-EoBXe0x8ZbxApzJl3uEMGgl9uThnxOweSB0emzlmcmwDa/w282-h640/20231209_153001_001.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgej8Eq5CD3d-3umNSQrKAkvkgyqXutFwWkeZz34WvdkIPtXWaS7AkClf-iLPE1xgHBailXiOgh__mQnuUzaI8SMV3Jn_molMQoLw8Y3X9CBjzjYAehdUVAAS0wzGmpfrbddLFjNUmqUEgDXD7JumyyHu-PfqAhVg26YJOkZk_nv9YY0yvyxZVeDcn0I6Em/s4128/20231209_152703.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgej8Eq5CD3d-3umNSQrKAkvkgyqXutFwWkeZz34WvdkIPtXWaS7AkClf-iLPE1xgHBailXiOgh__mQnuUzaI8SMV3Jn_molMQoLw8Y3X9CBjzjYAehdUVAAS0wzGmpfrbddLFjNUmqUEgDXD7JumyyHu-PfqAhVg26YJOkZk_nv9YY0yvyxZVeDcn0I6Em/w288-h640/20231209_152703.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After 3 days in a row of wearing neutral colours I decided to wear more colour next week...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Tea Tasting Day 1</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Saturday's tea was a fruit tea; <b>'Packs A Peach' </b>containing peach, papaya, apple and roasted chicory. It was very flavoursome but after the 3-5 minutes suggested infusion; it wasn't as hot as I like my tea to be.<b> </b>I expect that will be the case with all the teas. The suggested to do thing was 'have a cuppa' - I did!<b> 7/10.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><u><br /></u></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Tea Tasting Day 2</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sunday's tea was<b> 'Lemongrass and Ginger'</b>. The flavour was very subtle almost insipid. I thought I would like it more as I drink lemon and ginger tea regularly.<b> </b> The suggestion of the day was 'be a volunteer. I am!<b> 5/10.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sunday was also wet and miserable; I just re-wore Saturdays jeans with a tunic on top. I went for a swim in the morning; did the housework and cooked dinner. Took youngest grandson home after dinner and picked middle grandson up from work in the evening. He has 2 days off now so that'll give me a break...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SOyV-KwOxEzkc_HnrZf8F4OfryUUtgDpEoRAVDD4q37Ze0-YL3CExZsXL_7oPfTXU-1TiVRKnfz97vYg9A3IkyCETxi3VbAYMOPgOWunufynQqH7ST-YpBtsGSQt-bbdRjnohI-KmACQzKEW5sK19j79pjSlDLRTrk_mPz1AZue_632ad7yVL-mJjWSJ/s3296/20231211_093516_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3296" data-original-width="1023" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SOyV-KwOxEzkc_HnrZf8F4OfryUUtgDpEoRAVDD4q37Ze0-YL3CExZsXL_7oPfTXU-1TiVRKnfz97vYg9A3IkyCETxi3VbAYMOPgOWunufynQqH7ST-YpBtsGSQt-bbdRjnohI-KmACQzKEW5sK19j79pjSlDLRTrk_mPz1AZue_632ad7yVL-mJjWSJ/w198-h640/20231211_093516_001.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>A more colourful outfit for Barnardo's on Monday. Everything pre-loved; skirt by Dorothy Perkins; jacket by Susst; jumper by M&Co and boots recent retail buy from local shoe shop.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv79N1XrE2MC7OIUkZVWay0ONckgJ-ZI7rWTsNbryUY7Yy1PsT8t1lqHs-TdKO3u250Bl9s4vedWoEW863erTo4-j6amfOqQddZ5BZYA3aFqYiKkivGt2K5nYERX5pJQtxsgbo8bfG_aQOlcI9Z9I6WClnxAn8lwISrlwYN5woaKQ1USbpxGIbMZwt3gi0/s3317/20231211_093819_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3317" data-original-width="1300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv79N1XrE2MC7OIUkZVWay0ONckgJ-ZI7rWTsNbryUY7Yy1PsT8t1lqHs-TdKO3u250Bl9s4vedWoEW863erTo4-j6amfOqQddZ5BZYA3aFqYiKkivGt2K5nYERX5pJQtxsgbo8bfG_aQOlcI9Z9I6WClnxAn8lwISrlwYN5woaKQ1USbpxGIbMZwt3gi0/w250-h640/20231211_093819_002.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>All jewellery and belt pre-loved.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCega_pQZPQ2OScchU_mmSibpUKK6T8fl1aIai6ZsAsWW1pGC4sO-cLTwxuHpCb1p5O5037OtscmzxWBcmmjZXqysMtx9ErSZH_ZIeTF5dvvZtMPeJjMAfwWJsGnMq2Y1wzwQn_-6ul2PlSneyHaJoYm3sGzKxRsFkBN-hSDzSkcDDiEUlE_2dbyX5-Oj0/s3207/20231211_093832_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3207" data-original-width="1273" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCega_pQZPQ2OScchU_mmSibpUKK6T8fl1aIai6ZsAsWW1pGC4sO-cLTwxuHpCb1p5O5037OtscmzxWBcmmjZXqysMtx9ErSZH_ZIeTF5dvvZtMPeJjMAfwWJsGnMq2Y1wzwQn_-6ul2PlSneyHaJoYm3sGzKxRsFkBN-hSDzSkcDDiEUlE_2dbyX5-Oj0/w254-h640/20231211_093832_001.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>This is the Sisley bag I found on Friday at the Willen Hospice shop.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_4sDj5S4inC5q3xLJzwsnjNyJG0dVI2BIH_Dhf0z7PQwQX2bO9i9rYZVPTA0k4pgGX_5vSBTVeKu8CkpkFxGA3RhZI5XXTsUfnopdNWXXB_5a5TygBkYNjANue9rna6ZoupfxTlWzeA7i_uW5cCHgNwPy4rbflxJmwp99FNDE6m6SYeT7Wd91fG1igCJG/s4128/20231211_093437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_4sDj5S4inC5q3xLJzwsnjNyJG0dVI2BIH_Dhf0z7PQwQX2bO9i9rYZVPTA0k4pgGX_5vSBTVeKu8CkpkFxGA3RhZI5XXTsUfnopdNWXXB_5a5TygBkYNjANue9rna6ZoupfxTlWzeA7i_uW5cCHgNwPy4rbflxJmwp99FNDE6m6SYeT7Wd91fG1igCJG/w288-h640/20231211_093437.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br />We weren't terribly busy at Barnardo's and I worked with the manager who had recently recovered from bout of shingles. Once I was home I made soup with the chicken leftovers; sorted out the fire and ironed my outfit ready for the evening. We went to see Julian and 'Steeleye Span' who have been touring since early November; see <a href="https://steeleyespan.org.uk/2023tour/">HERE</a>. On Monday they were</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">at the Stables in Milton Keynes where we met up with Mandy and Paul. We had a great night and went back stage briefly after the show. Everyone had work the next day except me. We took some photos outside the venue but because I forgot to use the flash on the camera they didn't come out very well.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJQ7ImAHFNQD_wONzgdaYw2iG5X_okL-FmU-c0qmuxcoyq1OWE8jVjxywtHwcvOAgMD4na2vehlqSlmwyplNUytSuSxlgpBMmP47i4A8VK9hreb2D9t-JnBw1aFc4kUU2M_8KDaGyKANxi-ID_7N_38GsPZ_PoGGnhThojN9sG1T1RY1KsDbBILYduhLV/s2943/20231211_184037_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2943" data-original-width="1411" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMJQ7ImAHFNQD_wONzgdaYw2iG5X_okL-FmU-c0qmuxcoyq1OWE8jVjxywtHwcvOAgMD4na2vehlqSlmwyplNUytSuSxlgpBMmP47i4A8VK9hreb2D9t-JnBw1aFc4kUU2M_8KDaGyKANxi-ID_7N_38GsPZ_PoGGnhThojN9sG1T1RY1KsDbBILYduhLV/w306-h640/20231211_184037_001.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore this previously unworn but pre-loved dress with no label; pre-loved red pleather jacket; pre-loved boots. I didn't wear the belt in the end.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg738VARq-VFkxwMv-X8ipqyS2bUZW9TeOpz3MYMPDGOO3r88xzOGSy67i2ohzntyZAYS2Rz9NCexfojDDoLBDKAaFAmeO3pmL3Em7hXoveWGKmtCdgZd9UP-UxSZW-5J-0dqLPaNgfKjLaj9Hszmezdi8LjqgDihnMz1V5KbUvt4EX1SZ_KFzFB8MuDIA1/s4128/20231211_184147.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg738VARq-VFkxwMv-X8ipqyS2bUZW9TeOpz3MYMPDGOO3r88xzOGSy67i2ohzntyZAYS2Rz9NCexfojDDoLBDKAaFAmeO3pmL3Em7hXoveWGKmtCdgZd9UP-UxSZW-5J-0dqLPaNgfKjLaj9Hszmezdi8LjqgDihnMz1V5KbUvt4EX1SZ_KFzFB8MuDIA1/w288-h640/20231211_184147.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Do you like my cherry earrings? Bought from Etsy when they were half price.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Tea Tasting Day 3</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>'Morning Sunshine'</b> - a mix of Darjeeling, Assam and Rwandan estate black tea. As I like black tea this tasted good; I had it with milk but tasted it without milk to start.<b> </b>The day's suggestion was 'have a lie-in'. I will on Saturday.<b> 8/10.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MklK2stxqiCc8M4Hc4EUG-qtZwuw9os1vkXN4q10vpHaciuZEzfAr81MLy8Sl5IymOlCtOlwJeJuqrgM2doFst0EDWBWNsci4B61LZs7PIpJ_bxhLyXeJZO0C_uM60qodKkB69Qc8pjdkfvVMymzqaijCwRiyNbQLD8GdE5Fa41yrHOCjYRn2D8bOON6/s2771/20231212_085345_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2771" data-original-width="1281" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MklK2stxqiCc8M4Hc4EUG-qtZwuw9os1vkXN4q10vpHaciuZEzfAr81MLy8Sl5IymOlCtOlwJeJuqrgM2doFst0EDWBWNsci4B61LZs7PIpJ_bxhLyXeJZO0C_uM60qodKkB69Qc8pjdkfvVMymzqaijCwRiyNbQLD8GdE5Fa41yrHOCjYRn2D8bOON6/w296-h640/20231212_085345_001.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was the outfit I wore to the food bank on Tuesday morning. I spent the morning re-stocking the kettle pack room and making up 13 kettle packs. Next week I'll be filling in for Lynne so I'll be making up food parcels.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzgE98hQQx7FwV25bMRWlFlgsxEeT8Xd9E_AIsitJTbTnf6NFVOg1ZlkT1GbFeANL2LZ2gPHipuyyjm8nGSs0Dwm3GEzmIhT8RNZfYbdCXTxDsrL4o_uv4XgHPAgYOscotK_VgjuyxSNd8A-DDLbN90-gxoec0lSwiRac0ClJn1L288ji7Oo2QIK-lHtp/s2933/20231212_085424_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2933" data-original-width="1316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOzgE98hQQx7FwV25bMRWlFlgsxEeT8Xd9E_AIsitJTbTnf6NFVOg1ZlkT1GbFeANL2LZ2gPHipuyyjm8nGSs0Dwm3GEzmIhT8RNZfYbdCXTxDsrL4o_uv4XgHPAgYOscotK_VgjuyxSNd8A-DDLbN90-gxoec0lSwiRac0ClJn1L288ji7Oo2QIK-lHtp/w288-h640/20231212_085424_001.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Navy/bronze boots retail. Tights from Snag. Pre-loved dress by Store 21.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59P0gVbyxih5-kfT9kkxm2CxvtaCIZFwUSEEvdIAR27u5BHJy9REcvvGAfMGL4Zdi0XDYbChNhZClLbkOjcgKoB0NxAVEk8O3P1nlMQsR5hZ5jecI7pEm7lUW5mEykjmeMPKwKW6os8lyInG_qWg7ctF_YJxpwbw9a2eTfDnQp5m3UWaPD0kuFdY2SrZE/s2814/20231212_085528_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2814" data-original-width="1299" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj59P0gVbyxih5-kfT9kkxm2CxvtaCIZFwUSEEvdIAR27u5BHJy9REcvvGAfMGL4Zdi0XDYbChNhZClLbkOjcgKoB0NxAVEk8O3P1nlMQsR5hZ5jecI7pEm7lUW5mEykjmeMPKwKW6os8lyInG_qWg7ctF_YJxpwbw9a2eTfDnQp5m3UWaPD0kuFdY2SrZE/w296-h640/20231212_085528_001.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFr1TndNoqCsIsePxemXk0Feolo5UqF0ZW3EJGOD1Jli-E2NaWG1f8tsI-xbtWFnu6Jlz_WxT8eeVG8LaMUL0-72qn91n-pWpK-6PqQHEa2VyffsLItTOwHrRmSi2bQ33q6WV7ZyH04PAGf4HkDl-hgl-XxuzvHvR9L6B5mU19HnG9oS6rOorYVzih7eui/s4128/20231212_085217.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFr1TndNoqCsIsePxemXk0Feolo5UqF0ZW3EJGOD1Jli-E2NaWG1f8tsI-xbtWFnu6Jlz_WxT8eeVG8LaMUL0-72qn91n-pWpK-6PqQHEa2VyffsLItTOwHrRmSi2bQ33q6WV7ZyH04PAGf4HkDl-hgl-XxuzvHvR9L6B5mU19HnG9oS6rOorYVzih7eui/w288-h640/20231212_085217.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I went swimming in the afternoon and once again it wasn't terribly busy. I'm going to stick with Tuesday afternoon swimming instead of Thursday morning. Next week, however, I'm at the hairdressers on Tuesday so will swim on Thursday instead. I should have decorated the Christmas tree when I got home but postponed doing that until Saturday; it's not a job I enjoy but I don't like the way anyone else decorates it either! I caught up with blogs and blogging and tried to finish the last of the books on my TBR pile. I'm looking forward to sorting out a new pile which I'll show in my next post.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u>Tea Tasting - Day 4</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Today's tea was<b> 'China Jasmine' </b>- a blend of green tea and jasmine. Not my cup of tea at all! <b>4/5.</b> The day's suggestion was 'Read a novel'. I'm trying....</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">**The blog post title is a quote from Monty Python. I thought it rather apt given the times we're living in. See you in a fortnight!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p></div>Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-35859463358682512862023-11-28T13:22:00.003+00:002024-03-04T19:10:39.610+00:00Blogversary and some other stuff<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hello again!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJ_5teWjPpLnq3qPDRoGECdn0qLNnitZrATf9YZNs7YNiM9_0UMwtxwSCThFQyXcQunncfqi89LPZUukxDVu_fo-PZJm2S5AIbFkYHKifR7Ccr2orj0LkMTd_gobmClk3pVZYzaeAYOVP8q1Mj3U3JlnGt7Wu1HqvhkUoETPVnH3e8wu7cqefeqzm2PEK/s4128/20231127_160538.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheJ_5teWjPpLnq3qPDRoGECdn0qLNnitZrATf9YZNs7YNiM9_0UMwtxwSCThFQyXcQunncfqi89LPZUukxDVu_fo-PZJm2S5AIbFkYHKifR7Ccr2orj0LkMTd_gobmClk3pVZYzaeAYOVP8q1Mj3U3JlnGt7Wu1HqvhkUoETPVnH3e8wu7cqefeqzm2PEK/w288-h640/20231127_160538.jpg" width="288" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When I left you last I showed you my latest TBR pile. What I realised later on that day was I had already read two of them. What I thought was Richard Osman's latest book was his third which I'd read already, and the Ann Tyler I had read also. Off to the bookshelves I went and selected two replacements. I also spent a bit of time weeding out (non-fiction) books I no longer wanted; making a bit more room on my bookshelves upstairs. I filled one of those large shopping bags for life with unwanted books and contacted Oxfam who do a book collection service.</span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Ramblers walk on Wednesday went really well; no one seemed to mind it was only 6.5 miles instead of 7.5 as at least we avoided the muddiest parts near Yarlswood. It was muddy however; very muddy in places. There were 32 of us in total and although it was chilly the sun shone in a clear blue sky throughout the whole walk. My new red walking boots were mud coloured by the end of the walk and they're not waterproof. I will relegate them to summer walking boots and/or dry day walking boots. I found a pair of virtually new Gelert boots on Vinted for a tenner. I've had Gelert walking boots before and very good boots they are, too.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLttuhbZXfCON-asVV0lAhvaWTXSwN3U_SJDfOIa3VMM0dnDcNJWBwd44Dapzrb01hTq0PUdjPxy1CkhMlcD3a-m-r3Ei4zLHmrv26VGu9Gxf4K4OREsVBmNRjzmE2NCK46LVS4asrT10wIq5i5PQmMYJ2GFmSZioIQoQTn5JUZ-uhF8quUyudW9z9_6z-/s1160/94d807b2-6b30-41fe-926e-152374423fba.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="1160" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLttuhbZXfCON-asVV0lAhvaWTXSwN3U_SJDfOIa3VMM0dnDcNJWBwd44Dapzrb01hTq0PUdjPxy1CkhMlcD3a-m-r3Ei4zLHmrv26VGu9Gxf4K4OREsVBmNRjzmE2NCK46LVS4asrT10wIq5i5PQmMYJ2GFmSZioIQoQTn5JUZ-uhF8quUyudW9z9_6z-/w640-h360/94d807b2-6b30-41fe-926e-152374423fba.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We watched this Chilean/German TV series on ITVx called 'Dignity'. Recommended and with eight episodes it kept us going for a while. </span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEjT08ak0JTsdN5s9UbOBrRcA19BOd0nKDT9THIveSarZwM453KdzcZ4wX9nSlM6V2fw_8wqK0KzTdCcSNbuK9emsZCLdclaZ1SeVsoJyX-1kjFTONzQyj-SyvUGPKVRsIALhj4dADB3udexFAsr7Gi3ruHcLDI84aCupLY_tYgm5BVF7AVkJBo8WxuOtfJ1/s2684/20231116_121855_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2684" data-original-width="1207" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT08ak0JTsdN5s9UbOBrRcA19BOd0nKDT9THIveSarZwM453KdzcZ4wX9nSlM6V2fw_8wqK0KzTdCcSNbuK9emsZCLdclaZ1SeVsoJyX-1kjFTONzQyj-SyvUGPKVRsIALhj4dADB3udexFAsr7Gi3ruHcLDI84aCupLY_tYgm5BVF7AVkJBo8WxuOtfJ1/w288-h640/20231116_121855_002.jpg" width="288" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4C7kGktKypXbhtOzMI2si_LmRuaxwcAg2AqupMEuYCKtEOlKUUG_wqQD_c9QcODeVvZr4vVuly2ENTIO3kZPKcQgyfakaLvlW_tCB-TjCsWC-kxedlBGRY-tXBIVJl3xvLm-ZfND3JH25-04GUgWAwnfuKJnuSui0nBF6swFp60gJUPvCGbNUBfQ2lm3i/s2909/20231116_121850_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2909" data-original-width="1292" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4C7kGktKypXbhtOzMI2si_LmRuaxwcAg2AqupMEuYCKtEOlKUUG_wqQD_c9QcODeVvZr4vVuly2ENTIO3kZPKcQgyfakaLvlW_tCB-TjCsWC-kxedlBGRY-tXBIVJl3xvLm-ZfND3JH25-04GUgWAwnfuKJnuSui0nBF6swFp60gJUPvCGbNUBfQ2lm3i/w284-h640/20231116_121850_001.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Thursday was colder than Wednesday. Under this pre-loved M&S Per Una skirt I'm wearing the 1.00 green thermal leggings I found in my Barnardo's the last time I was there. Pre-loved Uniqlo polo and tank top also pre-loved but can't remember where. Pre-loved boots by Tu as before. All jewellery pre-loved.</div></span><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/AVvXsEjaHw3axKAp4blfVC6FSKQakNsf9HBgJe_i82_4rlzIlP6zTC2CY5jsIQKS7ixJC6npnnI1uEw3raVffs7XfDdi5kBbfFP37Lpgwqpd4YjtpxlLcdzDmSW6L72nWOIfJy78mbRrq_SVRIaIkSCzAPwm6NDr8kEtwNhb3rwv72gK_Pkxg-grAAMwo68VjpoX/s4128/20231116_121833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHw3axKAp4blfVC6FSKQakNsf9HBgJe_i82_4rlzIlP6zTC2CY5jsIQKS7ixJC6npnnI1uEw3raVffs7XfDdi5kBbfFP37Lpgwqpd4YjtpxlLcdzDmSW6L72nWOIfJy78mbRrq_SVRIaIkSCzAPwm6NDr8kEtwNhb3rwv72gK_Pkxg-grAAMwo68VjpoX/w288-h640/20231116_121833.jpg" width="288" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEije5HcNPKu5ElQ5p625JxKrtekjlx6YglKAkEdbhTcuyE9Ghm29llL5KRpVZiB2KztV7cQcm-2Az90RQKZmhCW_CrPB7LMUAhiFcmf0-uoVmCxEl_EKsSAJSluoU-w6v-bKp49fEvioE6JLMbbBFYpfxdCP4zmxGdnzlhFIedEZWAapmhp9XTkxbRP7yqU/s2990/20231116_121848_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2990" data-original-width="1299" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEije5HcNPKu5ElQ5p625JxKrtekjlx6YglKAkEdbhTcuyE9Ghm29llL5KRpVZiB2KztV7cQcm-2Az90RQKZmhCW_CrPB7LMUAhiFcmf0-uoVmCxEl_EKsSAJSluoU-w6v-bKp49fEvioE6JLMbbBFYpfxdCP4zmxGdnzlhFIedEZWAapmhp9XTkxbRP7yqU/w278-h640/20231116_121848_001.jpg" width="278" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I went for a swim and swam 45 laps. There was a lovely surprise at the pool; the showers had been fixed and all 4 were working. It must be almost a year since all showers were working. I believe the new company have taken over now. That's a really good start as far as I'm concerned. Now they need to fix the dripping tap...updated to say I read online the new company take over in February 2024 so the current company did finally get their act together.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I went to both the farm shop for kindling and the local Lidl for grocery shopping and got back in time for Oxfam to collect my book donations bag. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Youngest grandson has a basket ball match after school almost every Thursday now and it's a bit of a rush to pick him up from there; feed him and everyone else before we set off again for evening basket ball practice...the joys of being a grandparent!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguayaN04LfbpDQHM8JsLQ75QC6_DQzrL0OpGlZKhBQxuU46HqMGbcCoU-FnISRJZAkRCHzJVnIoF2YW22cuTiUGMP_9EPgHKrTisGQZDfyCNj1tMTGAZ3PzU7OhFIJWtifkaEVH7U1WUfqUxPKiROs9SCgm3pZSjndQyAE0KttvGVfMBVAnQz-q97eQBnH/s2825/20231117_092544_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2825" data-original-width="1213" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguayaN04LfbpDQHM8JsLQ75QC6_DQzrL0OpGlZKhBQxuU46HqMGbcCoU-FnISRJZAkRCHzJVnIoF2YW22cuTiUGMP_9EPgHKrTisGQZDfyCNj1tMTGAZ3PzU7OhFIJWtifkaEVH7U1WUfqUxPKiROs9SCgm3pZSjndQyAE0KttvGVfMBVAnQz-q97eQBnH/w274-h640/20231117_092544_001.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">It was back to the unofficial bus walks on Friday - yay!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79cj7WlKH5DD-Jial2sWxVH0Z4GI1dQmh2E56_67sSGF63UfQsnWsybG9Vh-Kae34imJq4weTatgeFDd-zwyn5EfiQrgJVuagOteAvlAo-i-De6yDtObGLAzcwavpSqpMhz7dRunk2-0VxM5upQkYBoquLABCPdmcWF9zxr69fnqzSSLtUHXDyUi9MQhv/s2558/20231117_092536_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2558" data-original-width="1029" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79cj7WlKH5DD-Jial2sWxVH0Z4GI1dQmh2E56_67sSGF63UfQsnWsybG9Vh-Kae34imJq4weTatgeFDd-zwyn5EfiQrgJVuagOteAvlAo-i-De6yDtObGLAzcwavpSqpMhz7dRunk2-0VxM5upQkYBoquLABCPdmcWF9zxr69fnqzSSLtUHXDyUi9MQhv/w258-h640/20231117_092536_002.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We caught a bus from the bus station to Wixhams. We walked for 4.5 miles in total and stopped for coffee and cake in the garden centre before catching the bus back to town. This was my walking outfit; no need for walking boots as we walked on hard surfaces all the way. Pre-loved jeans, boot cut by M&S; top by Izabel also pre-loved. Boots last year from Sainsbury's. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGfIIix9jaZfHPAdZUlgE_s6q0P6pwmKU-7IYBhsshyef_mbtGrCYB4QW_qoUYNgvNTrhriqVqF1pgkQoYOEDudO6FfTZD7YgLFIxlBpXOBDclcftSC_C17vbDS7QbeJYeK3KtX-lXVyn67APhaotY8cltIalNc7zUTkZqvlZnOHjCOWa6xnyjDr291Us/s4128/20231117_092519.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGfIIix9jaZfHPAdZUlgE_s6q0P6pwmKU-7IYBhsshyef_mbtGrCYB4QW_qoUYNgvNTrhriqVqF1pgkQoYOEDudO6FfTZD7YgLFIxlBpXOBDclcftSC_C17vbDS7QbeJYeK3KtX-lXVyn67APhaotY8cltIalNc7zUTkZqvlZnOHjCOWa6xnyjDr291Us/w288-h640/20231117_092519.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Wixhams is actually a small town containing 4 separate villages; Lake View, Harrowden Green, Willow View and the central part unnamed as yet; it's still under construction and will contain the station. We walked here earlier in the year but there has been a lot of development since then. Lots of lakes and good footpaths.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistWSUMpmnUtq3Eq28iJgXepjdHMwyhOd0aaGzFm-bALtTPNHXOriZDzyAoy8i5gGml4_0Kvjf-9gWnkB2fJu7O_MUG2BgNOMoEE-BoIYsvyAvAvq391SMXplnuoIKv1Vv5_Ixsh9qrBLyworB1YUTaD136dq_oUs6YTEo7G9eh4YLX1dgohsSZ8C8CP4X/s2642/20231118_112837_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2642" data-original-width="1269" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistWSUMpmnUtq3Eq28iJgXepjdHMwyhOd0aaGzFm-bALtTPNHXOriZDzyAoy8i5gGml4_0Kvjf-9gWnkB2fJu7O_MUG2BgNOMoEE-BoIYsvyAvAvq391SMXplnuoIKv1Vv5_Ixsh9qrBLyworB1YUTaD136dq_oUs6YTEo7G9eh4YLX1dgohsSZ8C8CP4X/w308-h640/20231118_112837_001.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">On Saturday we went out for a birthday celebration with my brothers, for Tony's 66th birthday. Another pensioner in the family...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9S_fsA9F0P5XIqGC8zNfYUWk8JXpepC3IUgWxCG8-V2pnBzJOH2rCD24NZEOAC-b8-F4VMlBm1HebsPRw7SUHT40Bikp6WiF_N1vfk53s34iGU4x0ujRiNf8ELbkcK0am927uYM_cWlDWnLL0LAsYjfFxj7BSHq6lz5K8AM4FKZF_usNOZYnrIXOifsiM/s2716/20231118_112828_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2716" data-original-width="1182" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9S_fsA9F0P5XIqGC8zNfYUWk8JXpepC3IUgWxCG8-V2pnBzJOH2rCD24NZEOAC-b8-F4VMlBm1HebsPRw7SUHT40Bikp6WiF_N1vfk53s34iGU4x0ujRiNf8ELbkcK0am927uYM_cWlDWnLL0LAsYjfFxj7BSHq6lz5K8AM4FKZF_usNOZYnrIXOifsiM/w278-h640/20231118_112828_001.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everything was pre-loved except the boots as before. Wide leg trousers by Phase Eight; shirt by Isle; tank top by Zara. All jewellery pre-loved.</div></span><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/AVvXsEhh6arjuPHwt0hBpKC7qCp0jb9BxMlXDCcaey0muy29kG9JePE2c2epxSpUONDUoRA055Ena3RialEa3Xb6BbJmUSZm0oNmWuEn6ds6Nwt-uuQo3VhndmdgUgT1vPpr7bxMGcK_pT31EmwLYDbwru6djFCMqLMj-RneyskUQc6dP6o5j2vDaNvMhbLNIskT/s4128/20231118_112800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6arjuPHwt0hBpKC7qCp0jb9BxMlXDCcaey0muy29kG9JePE2c2epxSpUONDUoRA055Ena3RialEa3Xb6BbJmUSZm0oNmWuEn6ds6Nwt-uuQo3VhndmdgUgT1vPpr7bxMGcK_pT31EmwLYDbwru6djFCMqLMj-RneyskUQc6dP6o5j2vDaNvMhbLNIskT/w288-h640/20231118_112800.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We went to the Tollemache Arms in Harrington, Northants; had a delicious meal and just managed to get home as darkness fell. Poor OH was afflicted with my bug. We made a right pair; coughing and nose blowing all evening on the sofa. We finished watching 'Dignity' and began watching the new Australian crime thriller ' Scrublands' on BBC4 on Saturday evening.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sunday was the usual; swimming, housework and cooking dinner. Everyone came for Sunday dinner. It was a surprisingly mild weekend with temperatures reaching 14 degrees on both days.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEhubVUBMx5C6FDD4Xh4rJx3P3Do9hecRZ1_sDbf1ytjRyMtf10bPuM39YDcWfPR1RKoOom8e73wOs-r4Lwcs-8pyh9ncAVfyxrWtZBdc3SdesjjVsX8RO4Ct5SkqxDBNYmO3hqe03PtrW-fJ9znxcMhYSySWjOcMQ9KGprZKr9k8nJFeogfqtRldf7IjLa3/s2739/20231120_155737_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2739" data-original-width="1140" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubVUBMx5C6FDD4Xh4rJx3P3Do9hecRZ1_sDbf1ytjRyMtf10bPuM39YDcWfPR1RKoOom8e73wOs-r4Lwcs-8pyh9ncAVfyxrWtZBdc3SdesjjVsX8RO4Ct5SkqxDBNYmO3hqe03PtrW-fJ9znxcMhYSySWjOcMQ9KGprZKr9k8nJFeogfqtRldf7IjLa3/w266-h640/20231120_155737_002.jpg" width="266" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiiCPq5ff_XdTRvqRAA74E_aDgQdSL9Imshst_nH163deGtzkq8doi0Ylmb1XWasH7rpTpOfjJkbjUHoTpzO2nnk2F41QjeLqPHEuzPE-c0xNDZOa8s7V_7XB4sTmvmDpqUMZ9IxENlYo9DogTPpucnr2BRFc3fXF1DTdxwQGBFKLzKUnRW16gHGfiWamm/s2686/20231120_155739_003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2686" data-original-width="1332" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiiCPq5ff_XdTRvqRAA74E_aDgQdSL9Imshst_nH163deGtzkq8doi0Ylmb1XWasH7rpTpOfjJkbjUHoTpzO2nnk2F41QjeLqPHEuzPE-c0xNDZOa8s7V_7XB4sTmvmDpqUMZ9IxENlYo9DogTPpucnr2BRFc3fXF1DTdxwQGBFKLzKUnRW16gHGfiWamm/w318-h640/20231120_155739_003.jpg" width="318" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Monday was a busy day. I went to Barnardo's; I'd missed not going the week before when I wasn't feeling too good. A week on and I still had the cough and the blocked nose but felt absolutely fine. We had lots of donations and although I processed donations all morning and served on the till; the donations pile was still the same size when I left! The good news was the post office across the road from the charity shop had re-opened so no more trips to do the banking at Bromham or Kempston post offices.</span><br /><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/AVvXsEiHfuPzNGKjI0BOBrPJSznsypO6BOX3-DKWvHlc-KBSC0sBuXkDO72c_8m3jQlDGUqrLHVwuUov0J4a5q0vmHGGEW9q5T_1y-UlcoJQOcMcYqoVkpu2pRDHMlxg_uxbCcegf0iVsCLz-w9a2NMNuV58MtOGhn-UfQwjtjScSfwDU9WMuxcB_68O6JFwxV2e/s4128/20231120_155551.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHfuPzNGKjI0BOBrPJSznsypO6BOX3-DKWvHlc-KBSC0sBuXkDO72c_8m3jQlDGUqrLHVwuUov0J4a5q0vmHGGEW9q5T_1y-UlcoJQOcMcYqoVkpu2pRDHMlxg_uxbCcegf0iVsCLz-w9a2NMNuV58MtOGhn-UfQwjtjScSfwDU9WMuxcB_68O6JFwxV2e/w288-h640/20231120_155551.jpg" width="288" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwexFmGNriOGUGJqC5yf-H2N1NTZiBcNM8gQLqVE_-WkjqwtSnRXplA4ArXkb6Cq0ExSk11YAI0IqQM5txg2xesFM1hSkPveFMNXsfHvJShZfEKUok5sdCF9RO2HHOSkw1PjeMyFcxG6W25h2GMjxdXI8130i4hgQlJUb_mQh3NNShgzYuiKxjvAlVLhRJ/s3023/20231120_155636_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="1306" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwexFmGNriOGUGJqC5yf-H2N1NTZiBcNM8gQLqVE_-WkjqwtSnRXplA4ArXkb6Cq0ExSk11YAI0IqQM5txg2xesFM1hSkPveFMNXsfHvJShZfEKUok5sdCF9RO2HHOSkw1PjeMyFcxG6W25h2GMjxdXI8130i4hgQlJUb_mQh3NNShgzYuiKxjvAlVLhRJ/w276-h640/20231120_155636_002.jpg" width="276" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">From Barnardo's I went to the hairdressers; then to stock up on bird food supplies at Home Bargains. From there I had to collect my Vinted parcel; my new to me waterproof boots. Once I was home I had washing to hang up, the fire to clean out and reset. Only then could I sit down for while and catch up with blogs and blogging.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore my pre-loved green thermal leggings under this vintage pre-loved skirt. Top, pre-loved from my Barnardo's; no label; jacket from New Look but also via Barnardo's; as were the boots. All jewellery pre-loved. The photos were taken at the end of the day so the light wasn't very good and there were strange shadows being cast...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEhygB6T3r3s3QG8BrA5vqDwjdNEqpZprFamPTQoPcx8a6qwmYlnCQvmY1qAX9s4GnsXAAs9OCVTvF_r8aiIElSFcuDf_s_7uohuaDM_E4VcbimRlUPs1qEgtODisaEgB6vftcEE0y-u1S8Zaa0qv2cTqm9XHFsknHORRHc4IDMdeMRPkIOcHditCEaKCbxe/s2675/20231121_091406_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2675" data-original-width="1246" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygB6T3r3s3QG8BrA5vqDwjdNEqpZprFamPTQoPcx8a6qwmYlnCQvmY1qAX9s4GnsXAAs9OCVTvF_r8aiIElSFcuDf_s_7uohuaDM_E4VcbimRlUPs1qEgtODisaEgB6vftcEE0y-u1S8Zaa0qv2cTqm9XHFsknHORRHc4IDMdeMRPkIOcHditCEaKCbxe/w298-h640/20231121_091406_001.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7j3ogqPLYTEcZLalpNpL5UsUnhPF2MXfH6piUP8-4gTww8gQIwYDyv7ghfiDxtmwlE5ApO_GartMNp7CB9n6Xcsg02-T0RKJDdKWNWh2pfpD2AGZ-SPN0VxV9tYdoDRgymVVNr0wSrGWS-KeLQAFL-GWjj8F5JXC8iK45y95R6mihg-917MPUwG-Uk7T/s2652/20231121_091408_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2652" data-original-width="1363" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo7j3ogqPLYTEcZLalpNpL5UsUnhPF2MXfH6piUP8-4gTww8gQIwYDyv7ghfiDxtmwlE5ApO_GartMNp7CB9n6Xcsg02-T0RKJDdKWNWh2pfpD2AGZ-SPN0VxV9tYdoDRgymVVNr0wSrGWS-KeLQAFL-GWjj8F5JXC8iK45y95R6mihg-917MPUwG-Uk7T/w328-h640/20231121_091408_001.jpg" width="328" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I was very excited to see the new food bank warehouse on Tuesday morning. The new premises are about 200 metres away from the old food bank warehouse but much bigger; huge in fact. There were 2 enormous rooms for goods in and sorting; we have a kitchen, office, meeting room; staff room and a goods out area. There is also a mezzanine which is not currently in use and best of all 3 rooms dedicated to non- food stuff items. One of the rooms is for all things baby - milk/food/nappies/toiletries. The second room is for toiletries: loo paper; shampoo; shower gel; soap; hand wash; toothpaste and toothbrushes; deodorants; razors; shaving gel and sanitary towels and tampons. The third room is for household cleaning materials; washing powder, washing up liquid; surface cleansers etc; dog and cat food and cutlery, crockery and pots and pans. I stayed on for a while extra and made sure everything was in the right place in the right room and I unpacked several crates and a cage of non-foodstuff goods in. I had a real sense of satisfaction when I finished.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEhkpyS9CIGk9KkbJUqk0a59a5CEryXUM7fcjjCmDIXRHyZJ8vSrGRC3D-4EZAgLsAiJa7CwceSlKbIoftaRl9ayZJhHF0bHvlEoT3HdZODU6u4V_T3dS8PMqJxrOcKFVfsM1O3aM0cozfc__rRIoz3C230F3JfKfJ3epkg7lLtSwWb0mn6IHWIWndJ-VI6y/s2696/20231121_091414_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2696" data-original-width="1389" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkpyS9CIGk9KkbJUqk0a59a5CEryXUM7fcjjCmDIXRHyZJ8vSrGRC3D-4EZAgLsAiJa7CwceSlKbIoftaRl9ayZJhHF0bHvlEoT3HdZODU6u4V_T3dS8PMqJxrOcKFVfsM1O3aM0cozfc__rRIoz3C230F3JfKfJ3epkg7lLtSwWb0mn6IHWIWndJ-VI6y/w330-h640/20231121_091414_001.jpg" width="330" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KLn3_AYAWyy_3ArM5Ra-Nof41dwThvcQp5paayhAFSpxLw-8pGpruVzOIHtvsD270skie2wETSJ3qsYPpv_g3_gzRP9clcXstpzxBbyxsMPw1bXBt6sZQ0hmC0Hjsj7eKVe17PyloAs0BGUzIK0_-irqfQBo37VD8Bbi6vWqaxTNYBle6VIvU1VWHzMm/s4128/20231121_091338.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-KLn3_AYAWyy_3ArM5Ra-Nof41dwThvcQp5paayhAFSpxLw-8pGpruVzOIHtvsD270skie2wETSJ3qsYPpv_g3_gzRP9clcXstpzxBbyxsMPw1bXBt6sZQ0hmC0Hjsj7eKVe17PyloAs0BGUzIK0_-irqfQBo37VD8Bbi6vWqaxTNYBle6VIvU1VWHzMm/w288-h640/20231121_091338.jpg" width="288" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved and seen on the blog before. Boots retail last year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">From the food bank I walked into town to run a range of errands. I posted a gift card and birthday card to my brother. I went to the international supermarket to buy some seasonings and to QD to buy some black sunflowers seeds for the birds. They have really gone up in price and I think it's actually cheaper to buy them at the farm shop unless they have raised their prices so much, too. I'll be going there to buy coal and kindling on Thursday so must add the sunflower seeds to my shopping list. I made dinner and in the evening OH and I started watching this Irish crime drama. My son recommended it to me ages ago but it's only just come to BBC and BBC i Player:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YKzG6geK90RvVzcRPitBM1-mCxvkhe1U8PTIV9DHeOKJ_Kibf4AH_XFjACHa4OhRiZK2MVphnnSmtPnYttj0j8LwzR1K5oWZMbuUvZsN8_pLZ2yMnF4t9zWmqHjCz4Olp8gXlSjat9-DrqtkVZP_uwUHcugGv__Ls-pBbERLWz_yiXoyckiQgsB-FDC-/s1500/KIN%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3YKzG6geK90RvVzcRPitBM1-mCxvkhe1U8PTIV9DHeOKJ_Kibf4AH_XFjACHa4OhRiZK2MVphnnSmtPnYttj0j8LwzR1K5oWZMbuUvZsN8_pLZ2yMnF4t9zWmqHjCz4Olp8gXlSjat9-DrqtkVZP_uwUHcugGv__Ls-pBbERLWz_yiXoyckiQgsB-FDC-/w426-h640/KIN%20.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My middle grandson had a job interview on Wednesday morning so I drove him there and he caught the bus back. Fingers crossed he gets the job...He did! Once I was back home I did a towels wash and made another fruit cake freezing half. Then I set out for a walk on what was a really bleak day; but not particularly cold at 10 degrees. I walked most of the walk route I led last week, but did it in reverse and cut off the bit at the end to avoid muddy paths; it was even muddier than last week. On the way home I diverted to have a look in the Daycare Hospice shop and found a couple of Christmas items. Yes, I've said the dreaded C word. Some more Christmas table mats and another wooden decoration to add to my collection. The charity shops are a great place to buy Christmas stuff and usually have loads.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEjW3gswZsCFR00JNu2xxJmPczThw9V0MFh4AeT0y2JBVc0T7GpDLqD7wlDhKFWLPotwhx5ydY8CoRSC3aip-aFVW8NtM6bbONqarWCd8GZQ0CiEZOCpwglCcJV3a3SzAAUgwXWEO7dv-A-qSJx5wy5lTewSx62L-m1HxA7e6esQvNlDTVyYQ-Yo6HjlXjoW/s3180/20231122_112356_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3180" data-original-width="1313" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3gswZsCFR00JNu2xxJmPczThw9V0MFh4AeT0y2JBVc0T7GpDLqD7wlDhKFWLPotwhx5ydY8CoRSC3aip-aFVW8NtM6bbONqarWCd8GZQ0CiEZOCpwglCcJV3a3SzAAUgwXWEO7dv-A-qSJx5wy5lTewSx62L-m1HxA7e6esQvNlDTVyYQ-Yo6HjlXjoW/w264-h640/20231122_112356_001.jpg" width="264" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpNTcHe-i9am-N4d1Gu-E08ESajH7tF9C269ki8Ue29ZQjtkW0-Pmba2682ffkAiE8jxH9mjXrQtvTSrWj4HWhE8zoTYh-74xGLDnSd7SSju4nvO-q9-tiDPvLvCRkOKrzmfmSTutIEduJUaAH46Xh87Q4wxrEDQ4qx6cJZcAGlxizx8yz68bmDINoG70/s2599/20231122_112353_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2599" data-original-width="1310" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpNTcHe-i9am-N4d1Gu-E08ESajH7tF9C269ki8Ue29ZQjtkW0-Pmba2682ffkAiE8jxH9mjXrQtvTSrWj4HWhE8zoTYh-74xGLDnSd7SSju4nvO-q9-tiDPvLvCRkOKrzmfmSTutIEduJUaAH46Xh87Q4wxrEDQ4qx6cJZcAGlxizx8yz68bmDINoG70/w322-h640/20231122_112353_001.jpg" width="322" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was Wednesday's outfit. I wore walking socks and boots but stayed in my skirt for walking. Pre-loved brown corduroy skirt by Next; retail (Lidl) jumper and retail boots. I thought I should have worn mustard tights instead of brown; but by the time I had that thought it was mid afternoon and I couldn't be bothered to change them. Earrings pre-loved. I wore a browny-pink lipstick for a change. I bought 2 of them because I liked the colour from Wilko's range called 'Essence'. Never to be seen again as Wilko closed down nationally a couple of months ago. No cooking required as I made OH a pork casserole on Tuesday enough for 2 days. OH went to the doctor as the bug was affecting his chest. He was diagnosed with a chest infection and was prescribed antibiotics.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEiilBen-4vrTYkUOZEw2vF5el1TLUN3B4gN-1kFCnEnNjlKHKIz8eFdUdZjA-nJ6OtSYHlDGGc8Re2ALb0p8BUSUJ7Yk5OM8wy4RNZQGlMyQQgQorFXFw78lQ7-x6zo8bSZ3a13wJ9DGdR08vxYiurWqbwYuQbxFuOkOixZ517QseckUOmAWps9ETN4yJqt/s4128/20231122_112209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilBen-4vrTYkUOZEw2vF5el1TLUN3B4gN-1kFCnEnNjlKHKIz8eFdUdZjA-nJ6OtSYHlDGGc8Re2ALb0p8BUSUJ7Yk5OM8wy4RNZQGlMyQQgQorFXFw78lQ7-x6zo8bSZ3a13wJ9DGdR08vxYiurWqbwYuQbxFuOkOixZ517QseckUOmAWps9ETN4yJqt/w288-h640/20231122_112209.jpg" width="288" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZI4PkVZWXoWXoIQAAwFTbTiEWnUbTuNE5vjQ_vjEu-zGbnlW_822WRDL5JqqCuyMNKLlRqV4oKtigWmZ3X8wii788xBwbDdQql_7LSFQAN8tOQ3UkANZwR-xwrAJZ4Ww_0ttzx3to0kL7DrYt3gQMWgjiSkaJh-rlXc8fRzEjMzfRZnTbEnkHIShdMsa/s2840/20231122_112349_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2840" data-original-width="1389" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMZI4PkVZWXoWXoIQAAwFTbTiEWnUbTuNE5vjQ_vjEu-zGbnlW_822WRDL5JqqCuyMNKLlRqV4oKtigWmZ3X8wii788xBwbDdQql_7LSFQAN8tOQ3UkANZwR-xwrAJZ4Ww_0ttzx3to0kL7DrYt3gQMWgjiSkaJh-rlXc8fRzEjMzfRZnTbEnkHIShdMsa/w314-h640/20231122_112349_001.jpg" width="314" /></a></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br />OH didn't go into work on Thursday but it was the usual Thursday for me. Swimming followed by breakfast and getting ready to go to the farm shop, Lidl and Sainsbury's.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEg1XL5ghvbxTmt_TZlUSBXMP4dkS6qdTIT-pSXOfPX9Z5z6vUCWXlTa0PrEnzzCBcd-8ztXFo3pY6xx3HiQMIkovfZCAEluz5pOi8n4W5NSl6vflzoxMuA3U6pbkee8dV7YCtpoO7Ia58Bj0OezYEgT2udiF2jf7c9ZJxRUD5aSZOeiHue42f6j7DtuVL2n/s2368/20231123_123754_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2368" data-original-width="1213" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1XL5ghvbxTmt_TZlUSBXMP4dkS6qdTIT-pSXOfPX9Z5z6vUCWXlTa0PrEnzzCBcd-8ztXFo3pY6xx3HiQMIkovfZCAEluz5pOi8n4W5NSl6vflzoxMuA3U6pbkee8dV7YCtpoO7Ia58Bj0OezYEgT2udiF2jf7c9ZJxRUD5aSZOeiHue42f6j7DtuVL2n/w328-h640/20231123_123754_002.jpg" width="328" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic23j_EVznY8ZS8nFCSBH0UIf8j6CnTgbVdngxohSMw8vtLZ6WiugzFDSnhdODVasXbe0tRmTz7ULwP81B8Rn6Ba4IYf3weNescT9d1CLFs-xbdlSC42Wlvrqp4_Bd5Xm_ANxG9g_aQ4ki4YrQKq4aEOC0WWLWY9nqQoonvq_53fOAtMeqzMfIHzSfH_xw/s2649/20231123_123757_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2649" data-original-width="1217" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic23j_EVznY8ZS8nFCSBH0UIf8j6CnTgbVdngxohSMw8vtLZ6WiugzFDSnhdODVasXbe0tRmTz7ULwP81B8Rn6Ba4IYf3weNescT9d1CLFs-xbdlSC42Wlvrqp4_Bd5Xm_ANxG9g_aQ4ki4YrQKq4aEOC0WWLWY9nqQoonvq_53fOAtMeqzMfIHzSfH_xw/w294-h640/20231123_123757_002.jpg" width="294" /></a></div></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">For a change it was bright and sunny and on the way back from shopping the car temperature was registering 14 degrees, but once the sun went down it got very cold. I wore this pre-loved home made felted wool skirt which was very warm. I remember buying it in the Animal Care shop in Donegal town in the summer for 3 euros. It has a floral patterned, asymmetric layer on top of a plain brown underskirt; it's a bit weird but I like it. White tank top pre-loved by Dotty P (Dorothy Perkins); polo neck underneath retail from Sainsbury's last year and boots from Cat's Protection League also found last year. All jewellery pre-loved. Pre-loved leather jacket by Gerry Weber. Think I might have got this in Ireland too, but I can't remember...</span></div><br /><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/AVvXsEhbzwuxK3Ie741XOeV4VF40tXqUUoLYhBOp2jrZYi8Nj4pJJyHPVP_6KxwI7Dcx9ZUusj9v0w4LxIPBr7RY8aSwqgYu8d2DviEP58_VpkViWJjGimsHM3jVd184j6Fg4pYpJDW8hA1OWUVlKU1TQHSRDrhCLMV-bLoHpmrxYOrj_O7Qn6oB5YEZHKgVA1v-/s2626/20231123_123744_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2626" data-original-width="1257" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbzwuxK3Ie741XOeV4VF40tXqUUoLYhBOp2jrZYi8Nj4pJJyHPVP_6KxwI7Dcx9ZUusj9v0w4LxIPBr7RY8aSwqgYu8d2DviEP58_VpkViWJjGimsHM3jVd184j6Fg4pYpJDW8hA1OWUVlKU1TQHSRDrhCLMV-bLoHpmrxYOrj_O7Qn6oB5YEZHKgVA1v-/w306-h640/20231123_123744_001.jpg" width="306" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0f15l8csja2X5jW9EAL6tuP0nkXO5K4SdLRn2vZL698BpWSBSHYaa6nnrSoKTaHUsxtCTQPs-dfoKh-uo2mkI2ZPlP52Bc7e417xImsKB982z_j2SCfVNELZ82aerN3rIg1kmKn8B4OrkDWhmch1EL_f5ixolM8-zUCO-ZmQwp0CFWw00ky1So5bwaHsL/s4128/20231123_123704.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0f15l8csja2X5jW9EAL6tuP0nkXO5K4SdLRn2vZL698BpWSBSHYaa6nnrSoKTaHUsxtCTQPs-dfoKh-uo2mkI2ZPlP52Bc7e417xImsKB982z_j2SCfVNELZ82aerN3rIg1kmKn8B4OrkDWhmch1EL_f5ixolM8-zUCO-ZmQwp0CFWw00ky1So5bwaHsL/w288-h640/20231123_123704.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I was right about the sunflower seeds for the birds. They were much cheaper at the farm shop and I shan't buy them anywhere else now. Once I'd unpacked the shopping I made dinner for both grandsons and then took grandson to basket ball practice. This week his basketball match after school was on Wednesday and next week it's on a Tuesday then it will revert back to Thursdays. Oh well, it will soon be Christmas holidays...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEheoM-u5rimWAFxDlFhaRVxgbc2SKqpC3sz5joTh9E39rz8Oe7QIhZkZ1INwNzQBqz9a1DtR6x5HeJW-fDxl3M0dvhhsruG8nIS-W5fans1sZ9g9a9JD-Z72AcFoad7YlvDDGTZCVq7wAFFJ4LDJ5ZpFZzNEwi9CRIZByo2iDbRxb8iCPpZ_5-mDM-F0uHC/s2759/20231124_102350_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2759" data-original-width="1316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheoM-u5rimWAFxDlFhaRVxgbc2SKqpC3sz5joTh9E39rz8Oe7QIhZkZ1INwNzQBqz9a1DtR6x5HeJW-fDxl3M0dvhhsruG8nIS-W5fans1sZ9g9a9JD-Z72AcFoad7YlvDDGTZCVq7wAFFJ4LDJ5ZpFZzNEwi9CRIZByo2iDbRxb8iCPpZ_5-mDM-F0uHC/w306-h640/20231124_102350_001.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'd been looking forward to Friday all week. Mandy and I met up for lunch in a small town called Hertford in Hertfordshire. It was lovely to see her again and we had Eggs Benedict for lunch followed by a mooch around some of the charity shops; we also visited Hertford's museum which was tiny. It was a bitterly cold but bright day with an icy wind and I should have worn a warmer coat...I was frozen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiHsFnMVikjUcK-K0EXBoV4r1YkCD3A3IbzrD_d1pQ5YCrb_nPK4G1A4hdNueOI25pqux1exFwni84YHVNpmyTsj2vflbxDdfU_RMhxYUaNHYNiYeTJJ-LGHxG84CTUzBiKxjcY3x50w1FaM7TanViDafTjtqoxmydeiX8pxN3otzbPpYqjqYvFoAe1ua1c/s2514/20231124_102531_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2514" data-original-width="1266" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsFnMVikjUcK-K0EXBoV4r1YkCD3A3IbzrD_d1pQ5YCrb_nPK4G1A4hdNueOI25pqux1exFwni84YHVNpmyTsj2vflbxDdfU_RMhxYUaNHYNiYeTJJ-LGHxG84CTUzBiKxjcY3x50w1FaM7TanViDafTjtqoxmydeiX8pxN3otzbPpYqjqYvFoAe1ua1c/w322-h640/20231124_102531_001.jpg" width="322" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Pre-loved suedette coat found in the Castle Rd junk shop. Scarf by White Stuff; trousers by M&S; tank top; no label, all pre-loved. Blouse; present and boots retail as before.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><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/AVvXsEhDHvUCYG45yyCtO2kjySWhoOey_R4-m_dTSp-C2tMjzpJZrb7RukW5uPjsyq-FSDXzANu1usl96iZswdUBUmeJVUtIg1I1VNE_zRsROKmgYEOLLMd9j2NZX-MIVi4CT8140oRq3Wa5EhfYGatWzuox_B8rfbncqltSB7nyVegCvgTnKG9LqIBOjoHCCjXj/s2719/20231124_102356_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2719" data-original-width="1259" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDHvUCYG45yyCtO2kjySWhoOey_R4-m_dTSp-C2tMjzpJZrb7RukW5uPjsyq-FSDXzANu1usl96iZswdUBUmeJVUtIg1I1VNE_zRsROKmgYEOLLMd9j2NZX-MIVi4CT8140oRq3Wa5EhfYGatWzuox_B8rfbncqltSB7nyVegCvgTnKG9LqIBOjoHCCjXj/w296-h640/20231124_102356_002.jpg" width="296" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIhqfVTMXp57b_4e80nqR3KVkZ8AlJmVEe0poW5EdwcYFn_NSUBKdOi9Lrk7EZyzok2KbZnwCjf6gnxb9VS8L9Ih-J2X5yC101mIyC-_6u2gMEiFnRIRkv45gSP5f8mISagtwfFGAJcndDMh9XHYx03FOFjZUKGJ0ku42C7Yl3QvL539Zz_zuvTsirLnR/s4128/20231124_102326.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIhqfVTMXp57b_4e80nqR3KVkZ8AlJmVEe0poW5EdwcYFn_NSUBKdOi9Lrk7EZyzok2KbZnwCjf6gnxb9VS8L9Ih-J2X5yC101mIyC-_6u2gMEiFnRIRkv45gSP5f8mISagtwfFGAJcndDMh9XHYx03FOFjZUKGJ0ku42C7Yl3QvL539Zz_zuvTsirLnR/w288-h640/20231124_102326.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Earrings were an old sale find at Debenhams and are about 5 or 6 years old.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjr1pqyi-XRLMl3zWWyegUfDNUnkNDf5G9cxsS313bJrZ4yDM3mjwONCReY9-M9oritKbPOfnwpsTgrn4IgrYZXwPzfmBunsasyScwLaje21GNsXjM6iHde5c6ALViqMVGfl9DAli9d1-5mFvTcOkuO0LV4-g9B39u4dlvK3XfKeFxrDiA406B1EK9kiRAw/s4128/20231124_133650.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1860" data-original-width="4128" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1pqyi-XRLMl3zWWyegUfDNUnkNDf5G9cxsS313bJrZ4yDM3mjwONCReY9-M9oritKbPOfnwpsTgrn4IgrYZXwPzfmBunsasyScwLaje21GNsXjM6iHde5c6ALViqMVGfl9DAli9d1-5mFvTcOkuO0LV4-g9B39u4dlvK3XfKeFxrDiA406B1EK9kiRAw/w640-h288/20231124_133650.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We remembered to take a photo! Even if I did chop my own head off...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hertford was a fortified Saxon town built by King Edward the Elder, son of Alfred the Great in 912 and has its own castle. It's an historic market town with four rivers meeting in the town; the Rib, Beane, Mimram and the river Lea.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgiI4bbDoiE1K_bh4vX8creUDWwJKTHxD1FA-NPF3Bw9A2_xdCPmOU7aWSpRICw454F7Zbf4Xx5kevj1pmel2EdJ4csXV3-quEUQ_THJtlvGyJvqNdvSdqGFfW9g69eUPEabR6PX5NmdJUlO59gJKm5EaByQaUX8rQdzUd2fWk0eup-3d4p72pqA-_-WiY2/s1346/20231124_133850.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="1346" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiI4bbDoiE1K_bh4vX8creUDWwJKTHxD1FA-NPF3Bw9A2_xdCPmOU7aWSpRICw454F7Zbf4Xx5kevj1pmel2EdJ4csXV3-quEUQ_THJtlvGyJvqNdvSdqGFfW9g69eUPEabR6PX5NmdJUlO59gJKm5EaByQaUX8rQdzUd2fWk0eup-3d4p72pqA-_-WiY2/w640-h444/20231124_133850.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was too cold a day to take many photos but the pargetting on 'The Salisbury Arms' caught my attention.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjkeNj4BBVUT0VPJ93yt3nMY7JseFbGPjq0uBaxFGxJ7XIkKQD2fq76eB-dadNFbB0xwkRXhWmbY2jaK07iJwaimr_1VPErBS1vFoLrKHmCvoFJV4Ix7TeOAQI12_MRiujGFZ-USeS3T3Bf6BvbTXIsjY7foNh23j3vW3Ch1Csp9pEAtWLOvfjTXIWenS/s2929/20231124_133937.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2929" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjkeNj4BBVUT0VPJ93yt3nMY7JseFbGPjq0uBaxFGxJ7XIkKQD2fq76eB-dadNFbB0xwkRXhWmbY2jaK07iJwaimr_1VPErBS1vFoLrKHmCvoFJV4Ix7TeOAQI12_MRiujGFZ-USeS3T3Bf6BvbTXIsjY7foNh23j3vW3Ch1Csp9pEAtWLOvfjTXIWenS/w402-h640/20231124_133937.jpg" width="402" /></a></div><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/AVvXsEjX37yq99rQT-AEWtk8XR_IAdMKNOolUfmjObP3rzkVrSMRQFfVaZsLLOI3-ybYZLN9ubU3QGmitMLuBTAuRhKkRMsxkzNBmLlhXQVtW9pDtqukemGOy3q1byX2SFDSiS75c0fWZ56ctgwHoVuToRSQPQr_i9luVpcJYR2uHZGpEHHNAzDgIm-j4mfTBPT7/s4080/20231124_135058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX37yq99rQT-AEWtk8XR_IAdMKNOolUfmjObP3rzkVrSMRQFfVaZsLLOI3-ybYZLN9ubU3QGmitMLuBTAuRhKkRMsxkzNBmLlhXQVtW9pDtqukemGOy3q1byX2SFDSiS75c0fWZ56ctgwHoVuToRSQPQr_i9luVpcJYR2uHZGpEHHNAzDgIm-j4mfTBPT7/w288-h640/20231124_135058.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The sea life collage above the fishmongers was knitted, crocheted or made of material.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzU2mya06krTSdWvkn1qBJ6mukCn8Q-8FnvhGiXd9yelgaXtTZIf7Mew7pmBuGntDwDlFt_i3lzVm4MRtS5FNpr41y7jyC2P9xjf871mrIuSmN-Tc7pcctD_vfBkZGFuka4GoZrI_KtOlk57G5Pfj6e7KmU8CmSM0UgThmWcF6kl3kIdNZ9FJIcuq6oyH/s4080/20231124_140607.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzU2mya06krTSdWvkn1qBJ6mukCn8Q-8FnvhGiXd9yelgaXtTZIf7Mew7pmBuGntDwDlFt_i3lzVm4MRtS5FNpr41y7jyC2P9xjf871mrIuSmN-Tc7pcctD_vfBkZGFuka4GoZrI_KtOlk57G5Pfj6e7KmU8CmSM0UgThmWcF6kl3kIdNZ9FJIcuq6oyH/w640-h288/20231124_140607.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The delightful small garden of Hertford museum. That's a Moroccan fig tree in the background complete with round figs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyOFa1Bvqbxr5Xx_kAVUm61dpG3WPsemxUjDhDWS1KpRgDCcRVicieGEEx5bUrRY1prk20r1s4jYL0PeLDrgDaxiCqXjYr3hckbrD5dbLx2BnG2hA1iJ_XYho1VwpmrjtaDzHnOi6kiteiszUakAwPZO87SChVVvgmDBGXwBmUO_dDemb3wqLHRdubpbv/s4080/20231124_140625.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyOFa1Bvqbxr5Xx_kAVUm61dpG3WPsemxUjDhDWS1KpRgDCcRVicieGEEx5bUrRY1prk20r1s4jYL0PeLDrgDaxiCqXjYr3hckbrD5dbLx2BnG2hA1iJ_XYho1VwpmrjtaDzHnOi6kiteiszUakAwPZO87SChVVvgmDBGXwBmUO_dDemb3wqLHRdubpbv/w640-h288/20231124_140625.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwo38D_DOkTUiDsIEezHI45rRyVxe0quMAfz4N-twOlIRMC14pOqdm-GoxaphgKw6ivSqMqYPptf_PpkTHZPrBropE7xbgY-MDWpkgZNAKsopLeai85vkG260RDKawJxvrQ5wTZtJKPHJDtApSs0Dni3XFGHLG3AV3IDc04zQc7Jynsqm51NqOzGNg6iC/s4080/20231124_121026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglwo38D_DOkTUiDsIEezHI45rRyVxe0quMAfz4N-twOlIRMC14pOqdm-GoxaphgKw6ivSqMqYPptf_PpkTHZPrBropE7xbgY-MDWpkgZNAKsopLeai85vkG260RDKawJxvrQ5wTZtJKPHJDtApSs0Dni3XFGHLG3AV3IDc04zQc7Jynsqm51NqOzGNg6iC/w288-h640/20231124_121026.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is the Reverend Samuel Stone; a Puritan minister; native of Hertford, England who went on to found the city of Hartford in the state of Connecticut in 1636.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">By Friday evening we'd finished watching 'Kin'. Can't wait for Series 2.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEjD-oOUuNftwjW8qXNX1bflm40Q4V2CgPmc7vj_dzTzL35YNPYhGT_2aTgEXBRukz4lBfjm60oW3WQqAoSD985zSLlIfvltKGDlRC1lgC28Woae7rqnqjKNPtUo9AoSCRl9hg1H4Rp9d3ddw3wrIdZHjR4GG_pVscTAadsadoeycssZi7D4Asxvz-gKixpV/s4128/20231125_141748.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-oOUuNftwjW8qXNX1bflm40Q4V2CgPmc7vj_dzTzL35YNPYhGT_2aTgEXBRukz4lBfjm60oW3WQqAoSD985zSLlIfvltKGDlRC1lgC28Woae7rqnqjKNPtUo9AoSCRl9hg1H4Rp9d3ddw3wrIdZHjR4GG_pVscTAadsadoeycssZi7D4Asxvz-gKixpV/w288-h640/20231125_141748.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had a pottering about Saturday morning; putting on and hanging up a wash, tidying up, making breakfast and getting ready; then I took youngest grandson to get his locks re-twisted at the hairdressers at noon. 4 hours later he was ready to be collected. I just couldn't sit still for that long so it's just as well I don't have locks! I went out for 5 mile walk along the river while I was waiting for him to finish, Once I had taken him home OH made dinner and we chilled out by the fire. A very cold day again. I finished 'The Testaments' by Margaret Atwood and we watched the final episodes of 'Scrublands'. We need to find something to watch for next week in the evenings...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcw0LDvRkRhms4_DxiZ6E1eDDciFlblu5L3ZDELPzodoRz2vCDXsaJusGyxxohbIAxCqDNAplf7fmsV4Y_zd9shbl2nYKEMSeS4Bwi-n973ZrQA1ehcmxnVWHtci6EOJ8-keZVpUzGUvHkbYw0RQWTzKTUpa6_I6Mi_JfeTfQPCHVuMKN9l8dxbMbDmUet/s2551/20231125_141542_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2551" data-original-width="1197" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcw0LDvRkRhms4_DxiZ6E1eDDciFlblu5L3ZDELPzodoRz2vCDXsaJusGyxxohbIAxCqDNAplf7fmsV4Y_zd9shbl2nYKEMSeS4Bwi-n973ZrQA1ehcmxnVWHtci6EOJ8-keZVpUzGUvHkbYw0RQWTzKTUpa6_I6Mi_JfeTfQPCHVuMKN9l8dxbMbDmUet/w300-h640/20231125_141542_001.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiae5CG8el686pR_dNVh_tWynRdc7CPmrxEk44FSEpECoWY9eAirQXnQjbTcAaelMSwe9jKCRpvjuM7XzzfxLdlkqafuekTuNAxlp0k_Gj80_huQHcYDTD4cIMjSHNfthKUdteG3jarVeTGB0tjfhQLl3TlYewfmpgdPrTvfYG21TyebtCEkOyHcVfdqA/s2735/20231125_141547_004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2735" data-original-width="1135" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiae5CG8el686pR_dNVh_tWynRdc7CPmrxEk44FSEpECoWY9eAirQXnQjbTcAaelMSwe9jKCRpvjuM7XzzfxLdlkqafuekTuNAxlp0k_Gj80_huQHcYDTD4cIMjSHNfthKUdteG3jarVeTGB0tjfhQLl3TlYewfmpgdPrTvfYG21TyebtCEkOyHcVfdqA/w266-h640/20231125_141547_004.jpg" width="266" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved. I found the shirt in Hertford on Friday in the Heart Foundation charity shop. Tank top, no label via Barnardo's; trousers by iRossi and I can't remember where I found them, but they've been in my wardrobe for several years now. They're made of a warm wool type material so very appropriate for this cold weather snap. Boots by Manteray and found in Barnardo's. All jewellery pre-loved. I wore an orangey coloured lipstick for a change.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZZEZPcA8qWVb2T4CDCOO_WeUDo4rG-WPDcpHEjWNrXux51PCvhPgCJDn9kzh3KCs92lf8Ce9UoYJo0Rbl-vam-5nku40tcQWSskQARYiZGkJ2LtfzgPi985CWlrw0avuz5jOPooDKHLoinvM25XVgKUHVcKrq5pFasqWu50EQyiJX9RsnxN1fvHK81wI/s2661/20231125_141618_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2661" data-original-width="1314" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOZZEZPcA8qWVb2T4CDCOO_WeUDo4rG-WPDcpHEjWNrXux51PCvhPgCJDn9kzh3KCs92lf8Ce9UoYJo0Rbl-vam-5nku40tcQWSskQARYiZGkJ2LtfzgPi985CWlrw0avuz5jOPooDKHLoinvM25XVgKUHVcKrq5pFasqWu50EQyiJX9RsnxN1fvHK81wI/w316-h640/20231125_141618_001.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I like to listen to pod casts or the radio when I go to bed and recently have been listening to 'Legends' on BBC Sounds about Joni Mitchell. There are 6 episodes in the series and I'm up to episode 4. They are released on a weekly basis so I have to wait for the next 2 episodes. I also listen to a lot of podcasts from RTE (the Irish broadcasting authority) especially the 'Documentary on 1' series of podcasts. Listening to 'Legends' made me revisit my Joni Mitchell collection of CDs and listen to them in the order they were released; only to discover the 'The Hissing of Summer Lawns' was missing from its CD sleeve. It probably fell out of the sleeve in my old Corsa which had a CD player; fell under the seat and I didn't notice. I'll have to look for another copy or download one or my collection will be incomplete. I've been listening to Joni Mitchell since I was 16, so that's 53 years her songs have been accompanying me on my life journey. I still have 2 of my original Joni Mitchell vinyl albums somewhere in the loft. One day OH and are going to clear the loft out; probably when he retires because we'll need to hire a skip! I also don't want my poor children to have sort through all that stuff. To be fair there a lot of empty cardboard boxes up there. OH keeps every box that anything electrical comes in so it looks a lot worse than it is. That's what I'm telling myself anyway...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhzU82d2DeRx29zzTsI2F86DQOoPOMjKtp2B5L5M-QngQXpcb95lYhmdyNgJsRFcasMFTtvUU6_Ur0uVhbVVBew6CQ2pge8kz9R2ZiERW4mHHbo_jmF8Twe7X1q07VZ7-yLADlwmO5bCHbNMoAz92aQ5ZWKaE3bmnWK_Go16XQ3QwUXiB9cbS7cw-U5VLbH/s2009/20231126_121806.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2009" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzU82d2DeRx29zzTsI2F86DQOoPOMjKtp2B5L5M-QngQXpcb95lYhmdyNgJsRFcasMFTtvUU6_Ur0uVhbVVBew6CQ2pge8kz9R2ZiERW4mHHbo_jmF8Twe7X1q07VZ7-yLADlwmO5bCHbNMoAz92aQ5ZWKaE3bmnWK_Go16XQ3QwUXiB9cbS7cw-U5VLbH/w584-h640/20231126_121806.jpg" width="584" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I sorted out a new TBR pile. 2 non-fiction books; 1 each from my Virago and Persephone book collections and 2 novels both by novelists more popular in the past; Rumer Godden and Winifred Holtby. My long term reading plan is to read everything on my bookshelves and keep only those that I would like to re-read; I'm getting there slowly but surely; I just need to stop buying more books.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sunday was another very cold day. We'd had the heating on for most of the weekend until we lit the fire each evening around 5 pm. I went for a swim where the pool was surprisingly crowded for such a cold day but the water was pleasantly warm. On Thursday the water was quite chilly; although after a few laps I'm nice and warm and I don't really mind cold water anyway. OH made us a chicken curry for dinner and we did the weekly housecleaning. In the evening we started watching 'The Boat Story' which looks like it will be good viewing. It is but it's very violent - you have been warned!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgz38p53SyaBXUpSG0KhEixAYRgPA2IbMonqt8xVSeM8-rJTubKOUHfOIk9V8rwD2j84Ewi3KaHIK7DWY-0NkLNXmroKaQsa5ZQUgfS-OgTGpBjrxFtEf2wFlUsAucdaYvt_4R3AQL_vXz3vAFKP7nuBOyb9WK3IaaN_O8zPf_QoPp2rQWlrrxSrNfGLEFw/s669/boat%20story_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz38p53SyaBXUpSG0KhEixAYRgPA2IbMonqt8xVSeM8-rJTubKOUHfOIk9V8rwD2j84Ewi3KaHIK7DWY-0NkLNXmroKaQsa5ZQUgfS-OgTGpBjrxFtEf2wFlUsAucdaYvt_4R3AQL_vXz3vAFKP7nuBOyb9WK3IaaN_O8zPf_QoPp2rQWlrrxSrNfGLEFw/w460-h640/boat%20story_.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I realised on Sunday that I've been blogging for 8 years this month. I started in November 2015. I enjoy blogging but I'm very sad that fewer people are reading the blog and commenting. I think it was January this year when bloggers began to notice and comment their numbers had reduced by quite a significant amount; which was something to do with Blogger no longer notifying people when new blog posts were published. Having said that I've noticed numbers continue to reduce but I shall carry on in the meantime.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgdiZIdlMrFt4Exx10ZXyggrR38I3AUPVCHQg47azJOJEpeF0vBVHadSMY5b-rSq0m5iS92fcJ8wJuNHjYZu_wNRsDi1oKex-PYq9GpAA7GplqCZTL4dEbTn5MlIctdZjkam4ng6WfYpn98VGvKk0dV1Ky0uwbK4e0Hq2pgih9bvLV24yAD2F9GXXHnMRFa/s1778/20231127_160452_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1778" data-original-width="805" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiZIdlMrFt4Exx10ZXyggrR38I3AUPVCHQg47azJOJEpeF0vBVHadSMY5b-rSq0m5iS92fcJ8wJuNHjYZu_wNRsDi1oKex-PYq9GpAA7GplqCZTL4dEbTn5MlIctdZjkam4ng6WfYpn98VGvKk0dV1Ky0uwbK4e0Hq2pgih9bvLV24yAD2F9GXXHnMRFa/w290-h640/20231127_160452_001.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfbuGjLSsSmBHH9sRmS4yGN7JlxXkIQf94YKlJgYzb-y7Nns7gBDSOikDo8-KR75UZ1rnaiZ80-evX4WWkJYqiRbAB2CckWMkGh9QGyA4JTIiIkxEqEF8Tip3GgzURBJnvjW6rIUQ3vvtQhE_Ns923Wr1GFak8tbZ4ofGjbkdrog9TGeAYNkiVIA5HhD-/s1816/20231127_160454_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="958" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfbuGjLSsSmBHH9sRmS4yGN7JlxXkIQf94YKlJgYzb-y7Nns7gBDSOikDo8-KR75UZ1rnaiZ80-evX4WWkJYqiRbAB2CckWMkGh9QGyA4JTIiIkxEqEF8Tip3GgzURBJnvjW6rIUQ3vvtQhE_Ns923Wr1GFak8tbZ4ofGjbkdrog9TGeAYNkiVIA5HhD-/w338-h640/20231127_160454_001.jpg" width="338" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Monday was wet, cold and miserable and the light in the house was very poor. I had to go downstairs to take these photos as upstairs was just too dark. Everything pre-loved except the boots as before. Skirt and tank top; New Look and polo neck by M&S. Underneath the skirt I''m wearing leggings. All jewellery pre-loved.</span><br /><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/AVvXsEgOOBO796pvBCT1b6YUav7vWyR7q7Z1GLggdmpmXUfJ9_TPH_23vZZUgtfxc5Lz96yMKDJRd2qfYLFxN2-CoVzPAXUB2pXQNzphFHIiW-gwj-b8aRlGKtewXEInq-2SgXf_QqthtdG66DHsRe-xfqJO-IpLq-tTbqPsbby4agVoR8q9GpCz3UPxigmSJZvI/s1864/20231127_160445_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1864" data-original-width="898" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOOBO796pvBCT1b6YUav7vWyR7q7Z1GLggdmpmXUfJ9_TPH_23vZZUgtfxc5Lz96yMKDJRd2qfYLFxN2-CoVzPAXUB2pXQNzphFHIiW-gwj-b8aRlGKtewXEInq-2SgXf_QqthtdG66DHsRe-xfqJO-IpLq-tTbqPsbby4agVoR8q9GpCz3UPxigmSJZvI/w308-h640/20231127_160445_001.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had a change of venue on Monday. Great Denham Barnardo's was closed as the manager was ill; I was asked if I'd like to go to Kempston instead. A change is as good as a rest so of course I said yes. As luck would have it I'd arranged to meet a walking friend in Great Denham so I had to drive back to Great Denham when I finished in Kempston. I took that opportunity to drop off 2 bags of donations to the Keech Hospice shop at the same time. Now the boot of my car has some room in it! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Martin and I went for a coffee at the cafe which was just a very short walk from Barnardo's charity shop in Great Denham; it was a bitterly cold day at only at 5 degrees. Martin was a regular walker with the Ramblers but about two years ago he needed heart surgery and has since developed lung problems so can't walk very far anymore. You may remember that he came to visit us in Donegal a few years ago when he was in Ireland visiting his niece. It was very good to see him again and catch up. We're both going to the Rambler's Christmas lunch in a couple of weeks time so we'll catch up again there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupSjZ8CH3SNvAvpb_BcCZI43flvCFgOYTx438fnePIFK4HiMgERFpgw2DgJ5LICfonzyp5jKV56rq9RYQ0yWxOQjLaLC0phWIWJ9XV_loox86dbueOB1KgBOf7RIycUVADvuljCHu0Z2fOURM_g8TxLWqaUE6PomUPbu_1objfikOXSRmhpHm0Ixgc8IN/s4128/20231128_090245.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhupSjZ8CH3SNvAvpb_BcCZI43flvCFgOYTx438fnePIFK4HiMgERFpgw2DgJ5LICfonzyp5jKV56rq9RYQ0yWxOQjLaLC0phWIWJ9XV_loox86dbueOB1KgBOf7RIycUVADvuljCHu0Z2fOURM_g8TxLWqaUE6PomUPbu_1objfikOXSRmhpHm0Ixgc8IN/w288-h640/20231128_090245.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I collected grandson from work on Monday evening; he finishes at 10 pm and I'll pick him up for a while as the local bus service stops running after 8 pm. He plans to buy himself a bike with his first pay packet!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEhyY5b5Vc4fmMsjXTOx1r1M8VkTtUqvVFIg29KifivO8C0RexDjJL-EIWj9oIddB2KCUgMsdkBqjHGPknTB1wvdJdQ_rqznBk64OGPljk3fvDyPLYK2oQe9ccrJff-SxeWcIjEvwK_kg1SpMT6FT2yoG8mIvo2Oz-xM6TUstJ2z-AU-FbeP98W80i_RUFKZ/s2646/20231128_090429_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2646" data-original-width="1130" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyY5b5Vc4fmMsjXTOx1r1M8VkTtUqvVFIg29KifivO8C0RexDjJL-EIWj9oIddB2KCUgMsdkBqjHGPknTB1wvdJdQ_rqznBk64OGPljk3fvDyPLYK2oQe9ccrJff-SxeWcIjEvwK_kg1SpMT6FT2yoG8mIvo2Oz-xM6TUstJ2z-AU-FbeP98W80i_RUFKZ/w274-h640/20231128_090429_001.jpg" width="274" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCWufORt0yTtvvzf4kb7SHVLIhh5z2lgiklXG5OmbK0YyVQorcgI0PwqDxAGgIecw1uxHvXGeoH32VowdBhQLcU_V1rzVaJje7_aVkoeg3J-qy0ZtUWwfBbJtzb9AbciULeiO-r6FXYojLvbr8Qmk3kGmJl3cugDzEbjWudsBJB34B5-N3avDHOIdzGO4/s2957/20231128_090400_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2957" data-original-width="1151" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCWufORt0yTtvvzf4kb7SHVLIhh5z2lgiklXG5OmbK0YyVQorcgI0PwqDxAGgIecw1uxHvXGeoH32VowdBhQLcU_V1rzVaJje7_aVkoeg3J-qy0ZtUWwfBbJtzb9AbciULeiO-r6FXYojLvbr8Qmk3kGmJl3cugDzEbjWudsBJB34B5-N3avDHOIdzGO4/w250-h640/20231128_090400_002.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was what I wore to the food bank on Tuesday. Everything pre-loved. Dress by Boden; found in Barnardo's, Great Denham the last time I was there. Polo neck underneath by M&S; hand knitted waistcoat for extra warmth and I had leggings on underneath. Boots also found in Barnardo's.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEhyCH86i18MJPWZVRutmx_glNAMq37YQiimtSblyKz5lLt3tlVdzACyVMzaZvCo0q1FP8E_cfM40L5Zv2Kp1W9nMVgyE4XFTkAaT8Hn9zCulvg3iH56Z_ywqk1x1nBcqtoftfkK4uxoV50XjCIw7q1whoOFghcM6vJh5Z69xarJsv-gOjFEDypNXVks-6FM/s2857/20231128_090314_003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2857" data-original-width="1232" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyCH86i18MJPWZVRutmx_glNAMq37YQiimtSblyKz5lLt3tlVdzACyVMzaZvCo0q1FP8E_cfM40L5Zv2Kp1W9nMVgyE4XFTkAaT8Hn9zCulvg3iH56Z_ywqk1x1nBcqtoftfkK4uxoV50XjCIw7q1whoOFghcM6vJh5Z69xarJsv-gOjFEDypNXVks-6FM/w276-h640/20231128_090314_003.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Over this I wore a sleeveless, hooded puffa jacket of OH's which he's donated to me. On top of that I wore my bright pink hi-vis vest in warehouse and looked like the Michelin Man! I spent the morning making up kettle packs which are 3 days supply of food for individuals who have no cooking facilities; only access to a kettle and hot water. We actually now have a room dedicated to kettle packs and cold packs in the warehouse. Cold packs are for individuals who don't even have access to a kettle. With hot water at least you can have noodles, cuppa soups and porridge as well as making hot beverages.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">That's been my fortnight; how's your's been?</span></div></div><br /></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p></div>Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-64551294632973361472023-11-14T14:49:00.000+00:002023-11-14T14:49:57.978+00:00Washing Machine Blues - Part 2<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hello and welcome!</span></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/AVvXsEjxBDsLfiXJjuRpSu1i7MPDhYrCaulLIYPJd_Jxn7_HCovLiNuF8koQ7hb14GksCvv5OkH442lOwfi2y1eA-UM1M8xUxxDKhXXmMc2ej2ftWjv_xfWCUDiT5BcCcW-XwfuJ7cNIurKYkJ7w0TDDTIm9GFRK60qx_xIO79SY-Sevc7dCYFWXJ6rjeCBAWu2o/s4128/20231101_123152.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBDsLfiXJjuRpSu1i7MPDhYrCaulLIYPJd_Jxn7_HCovLiNuF8koQ7hb14GksCvv5OkH442lOwfi2y1eA-UM1M8xUxxDKhXXmMc2ej2ftWjv_xfWCUDiT5BcCcW-XwfuJ7cNIurKYkJ7w0TDDTIm9GFRK60qx_xIO79SY-Sevc7dCYFWXJ6rjeCBAWu2o/w288-h640/20231101_123152.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I didn't have to wait too long for the washing machine engineer on Wednesday morning; the first day of November. Once he had left I put on the first of the loads of whites washing I planned to do. Would you believe it 20 minutes into the wash cycle the bloody machine tripped the electric again; plus there was water leaking slowly across the kitchen floor. I contacted the repair company immediately but it would the following Thursday before anyone could come out again. I had a horrible feeling we might need a new washing machine....</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lQYIjVl3UIk4BpXt_s0ITv4MzMKsaQFRulHyQZhUCKHcOTgzQniMKbL5wULHRuk8UGF4L4V4vxL0bCpSPAZ372N1fgAMCsqj27qtKRmXXo8uD11kEgQ7T5HGDV5-p8CNg_p3al9Wb0ul2E1z0tU4e6b7Fxsgvcfcxrz8Tx0D2Lo7gQ1e54FDODimUoTU/s2763/20231101_123445_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2763" data-original-width="1263" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lQYIjVl3UIk4BpXt_s0ITv4MzMKsaQFRulHyQZhUCKHcOTgzQniMKbL5wULHRuk8UGF4L4V4vxL0bCpSPAZ372N1fgAMCsqj27qtKRmXXo8uD11kEgQ7T5HGDV5-p8CNg_p3al9Wb0ul2E1z0tU4e6b7Fxsgvcfcxrz8Tx0D2Lo7gQ1e54FDODimUoTU/w292-h640/20231101_123445_001.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> I'd planned to go for a walk once the machine had been fixed but by then it was raining heavily. Instead, I went to Kempston to the library to pick up the book I wanted and then had a look in The Cat's Protection League. They were going to close on the 17th November and the shop looked very bare. Nevertheless, I found a mustard yellow dress/tunic and a lovely photo frame.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZzdM2ClWKMIvAtdhxnKK4_i5TmKqYxo2raFeHv8h5o3PC0o5DdxOFJF2WYQGBkMzfgQifCYvksaQdMm-vtNP67n5vxOGxDDUe-Vspg8Lca5uhQdk00N8wuPtsrKIURUk4aBGYVOVihFEE-t1fpXfYMMIssBcbWTJ2m0jw7cMkZf7KTRFEREfO2vYjnuK/s2582/20231101_123453_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2582" data-original-width="1241" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOZzdM2ClWKMIvAtdhxnKK4_i5TmKqYxo2raFeHv8h5o3PC0o5DdxOFJF2WYQGBkMzfgQifCYvksaQdMm-vtNP67n5vxOGxDDUe-Vspg8Lca5uhQdk00N8wuPtsrKIURUk4aBGYVOVihFEE-t1fpXfYMMIssBcbWTJ2m0jw7cMkZf7KTRFEREfO2vYjnuK/w308-h640/20231101_123453_002.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore this pre-loved Seasalt dress; it's called</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> '</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Mill Pool Dress'</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">. The hand knitted waistcoat was 1.00 rail find somewhere and my thick thermal tights were Barnardo's new goods but reduced to 50 p as the packaging was torn. They were toasty warm which was just as well as the day got progressively colder. The boots were an old Sainsbury's retail buy. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-KzjLg8EyjZdOMcOxreCbmla9BNb82YYVmjiV7nNJzzzIOQIOtfDxG1Ve7uHVozoPrFEJhD21S6Z0I3nvL0E5M_yHh0iRR8mJxL7oI4OhrthimewkX0Va4RpVzusnnutE_dHKw0Biyvp5T2r9yV_saGiX61z1Vi0_uicjGs5d890uL3rkxIMdtf3xU5n/s2867/20231101_123222_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2867" data-original-width="1076" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt-KzjLg8EyjZdOMcOxreCbmla9BNb82YYVmjiV7nNJzzzIOQIOtfDxG1Ve7uHVozoPrFEJhD21S6Z0I3nvL0E5M_yHh0iRR8mJxL7oI4OhrthimewkX0Va4RpVzusnnutE_dHKw0Biyvp5T2r9yV_saGiX61z1Vi0_uicjGs5d890uL3rkxIMdtf3xU5n/w240-h640/20231101_123222_001.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When I got home I gathered up the rest of the washing; one load was stuck in the machine still; and headed off for our local launderette. Having established it used coins and not a debit card; I then had to drive to the post office to get coins. I filled 2 machines with washing and sat and read my Elly Griffith's book. I gave the washing a short dry in the dryer then took it home to finish it off in my dryer. The washes and one dry cost £15.00 in total. I feel so sorry for anyone who has to rely on a launderette to do their washing regularly; it must cost them a fortune. I could have used my daughter or my daughter-in-law's machine but I had so much to do and just wanted it out of the way...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Middle grandson came to stay over on Wednesday night so he could be here when the washing machine engineer called on Thursday. I went swimming as usual in the morning; then made us brunch. After that I got ready and went to the farm shop for coal and kindling and then to Lidl for the weekly shopping. By 3 pm there was no phone call from the engineer to say he was on his way so I contacted the company. I was reassured he was in the area and I was next on his list. By 4.45 I still hadn't heard anything and rang the company again to be told the engineer had been delayed on his previous job and wouldn't be able to come out to me after all! To say I was cross was an understatement; I was spitting feathers/tacks and the air was blue. The soonest anyone could come out was the following week - to add insult to injury!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgTjVH1Dcntvp76dT_0y_S2liEbaWlhhZfyR1_WLhWR-uZhIubW9co7QQ4VHgNnfyu3qdUtUL4tJCqP6IAOWMvoa0trLef-S5zL1-bT6FM-kR0_aRc4HI-zrNXWGS6UtRL-rFiLV7C3HYxah_fm6kJ0JNlfcMsvGEt6J_dSBiQnaRVn0l0MdF3gj_y5hCBI/s4128/20231102_123028.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTjVH1Dcntvp76dT_0y_S2liEbaWlhhZfyR1_WLhWR-uZhIubW9co7QQ4VHgNnfyu3qdUtUL4tJCqP6IAOWMvoa0trLef-S5zL1-bT6FM-kR0_aRc4HI-zrNXWGS6UtRL-rFiLV7C3HYxah_fm6kJ0JNlfcMsvGEt6J_dSBiQnaRVn0l0MdF3gj_y5hCBI/w288-h640/20231102_123028.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX26MLrTnnyKuoIWbOXmS782ScF5LLFHme85XRgLKBfwOs8btUCNtfuwMomYiUCHu9gq50yVCy0-JCrTF6O8SxhFNcfzsNFMJVPzsbYry0DPO_oSVKGH_9Y9aZsQmmhSRdpH1nFzDg9yw19Qwh3c8-O6deSvu_vrCtUY0W3f3t8jinnOeMkzcXkBrSvLOU/s2909/20231102_123108_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2909" data-original-width="1175" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX26MLrTnnyKuoIWbOXmS782ScF5LLFHme85XRgLKBfwOs8btUCNtfuwMomYiUCHu9gq50yVCy0-JCrTF6O8SxhFNcfzsNFMJVPzsbYry0DPO_oSVKGH_9Y9aZsQmmhSRdpH1nFzDg9yw19Qwh3c8-O6deSvu_vrCtUY0W3f3t8jinnOeMkzcXkBrSvLOU/w258-h640/20231102_123108_001.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6tTY-frSJxXy96hcxdpyViIpZSjaivQMGHgs5RcEGAM6MiLHmuQ0rg_QDgX6zqLPEUYG2RLWcXxogl7m8BglUO6ENopND_3XSllG31wZR_0ql3pB_WTGiH0igF1h0o9oIbBiZmRYZllUDV_F0FTZYU874hwbG5zHJyOy3cDbs626C3D6Tu-hISK87_gE/s2468/20231102_123244_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2468" data-original-width="1380" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6tTY-frSJxXy96hcxdpyViIpZSjaivQMGHgs5RcEGAM6MiLHmuQ0rg_QDgX6zqLPEUYG2RLWcXxogl7m8BglUO6ENopND_3XSllG31wZR_0ql3pB_WTGiH0igF1h0o9oIbBiZmRYZllUDV_F0FTZYU874hwbG5zHJyOy3cDbs626C3D6Tu-hISK87_gE/w358-h640/20231102_123244_001.jpg" width="358" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In attempt to counter what was a miserable, wet, grey day; I picked my mustard yellow dress to wear and wore it over green thermal leggings and a green patterned top. I wore warm socks with a lime green stripe which is what you can see peeping out of my green boots. Everything pre-loved including the jewellery; with the exception of the thermal tights which I found online.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">On Friday, I'</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">d planned to spend the day with cousin Marian in London. We visited the 'Museum of the Home' (formerly called the Geffrye Museum). We travelled to Old Street station and after a few attempts with Google maps finally found our way there. It was a very interesting place to visit with several domestic interiors 'Rooms Through Time' period displays, based on real London homes from the past 400 years. There was an exhibition of what home was and wasn't to a range of Londoners: 'What Does Home Mean to You? Unfortunately, the museum cafe wasn't wasn't open so we stopped close by for a pick me up before going in to view the exhibits. The museum is housed in almshouses built in 1714 for poor pensioners of the Ironmonger's Company (Ironmonger's Row and Ironmonger's Baths were close by). One of the almshouses can be toured if booked in advance. There was a large green rectangle of grass in front of the almshouses behind iron railings which seemed to muffle the sounds of the traffic strangely; and behind the almshouses; lovely gardens representing how city gardens have changed over 400 years including; a Stuart knot garden; working herb garden and a bucolic cottage garden. I spotted lots of old tin baths filled with plants amongst lots of lovely plants, herbs, flowers and trees. We didn't spend too much time outside as it began to rain heavily...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWHb1EE2b_x_rC012mN801bxZKNHm2HyL3eQhw5CIh65qNgxPAy_ECWGPqcx1Xbd-7Ua30ROS8N-XTx7WF2hRAIo0MGxdDDeV1DlcTWKWmq4fVRBY6Glqpkyc_XYDyJdrcuh27Z6DjLYfE2Z5royIr4XfiOQUNz5eAgjh_A0K2wnz1UauG5NPFLHLQFAs/s2529/20231103_103633.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2529" data-original-width="1172" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieWHb1EE2b_x_rC012mN801bxZKNHm2HyL3eQhw5CIh65qNgxPAy_ECWGPqcx1Xbd-7Ua30ROS8N-XTx7WF2hRAIo0MGxdDDeV1DlcTWKWmq4fVRBY6Glqpkyc_XYDyJdrcuh27Z6DjLYfE2Z5royIr4XfiOQUNz5eAgjh_A0K2wnz1UauG5NPFLHLQFAs/w296-h640/20231103_103633.jpg" width="296" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzbAEqj1pxeS2cox1Ug3jxRHJJY17vp3E5ogyyqqqcpU2iPmKIBQJfT_NB6r6U4ze4I2TldhHshvOUPM8Oyzohv-Soy9ENEQpEIoXqEzSY_v-cnZDUcF6nxqGLvlZgBNXjx8u8uWKl-uV6RHImSxA0EUX9LlLIHu6VNN-yZiY_CefF95O5-7R0dpNXU-v/s2454/20231103_103644_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2454" data-original-width="1100" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUzbAEqj1pxeS2cox1Ug3jxRHJJY17vp3E5ogyyqqqcpU2iPmKIBQJfT_NB6r6U4ze4I2TldhHshvOUPM8Oyzohv-Soy9ENEQpEIoXqEzSY_v-cnZDUcF6nxqGLvlZgBNXjx8u8uWKl-uV6RHImSxA0EUX9LlLIHu6VNN-yZiY_CefF95O5-7R0dpNXU-v/w286-h640/20231103_103644_001.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The photos are a bit fuzzy I'm afraid. My phone camera was in fuzzy mode on Friday for some reason and I did clean the lens...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEjoSvCeVvT9DTGTBR_3_Lqxgs-luKNpoXPI0k7bOmn3OYfpA8z4_3pQAerklH3DbahXFGy3X-NZ9gA2Vq80vdmcNcnXD3ibHPjHlwPNNQG9ERRJ5GXjYfEdAKp5lFyKuHNWvodiCPSNgn6Buj_mVB3iYnLCNHirFdMZhKFcxmLzc88w29DwN6zCKeTM4lKz/s2370/20231103_103636_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2370" data-original-width="1084" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSvCeVvT9DTGTBR_3_Lqxgs-luKNpoXPI0k7bOmn3OYfpA8z4_3pQAerklH3DbahXFGy3X-NZ9gA2Vq80vdmcNcnXD3ibHPjHlwPNNQG9ERRJ5GXjYfEdAKp5lFyKuHNWvodiCPSNgn6Buj_mVB3iYnLCNHirFdMZhKFcxmLzc88w29DwN6zCKeTM4lKz/w292-h640/20231103_103636_001.jpg" width="292" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0t3VoT9W1AFp6u5TgwsnIXgEwAxORiXEvqY9Vl54R153yskeXWsedPRTk0JoLNIMca2i8jX5QP8gyeNtWGyhftVtLSbBMTdA7I2cDqYWPQURgkQW-RGtRWnREOVklOjgbHSwLxvyEelt_7Ztyl1Xz0yDwQNSa2oIZFtDFIxcrcTe90HLVAvfncjn6TKA/s4128/20231103_103555.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0t3VoT9W1AFp6u5TgwsnIXgEwAxORiXEvqY9Vl54R153yskeXWsedPRTk0JoLNIMca2i8jX5QP8gyeNtWGyhftVtLSbBMTdA7I2cDqYWPQURgkQW-RGtRWnREOVklOjgbHSwLxvyEelt_7Ztyl1Xz0yDwQNSa2oIZFtDFIxcrcTe90HLVAvfncjn6TKA/w288-h640/20231103_103555.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore these pre-loved black and white spotted palazzo trousers; they were the second pair I've owned; having worn the first pair out! Top by F&F and knit tank top had no label; both pre-loved as were the biker boots (not seen) and all jewellery. It was still raining heavily when we left the museum and the bottom of my trousers were sopping wet. It was of course the day I forgot to take an umbrella with me. I had a foldable shopping bag I keep in my hand bag; I used that as a head covering until we caught the bus to the station...I didn't care what I looked like!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Spotted on our walk to the museum:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhY1HaIX2L5b0mV88pc-8CRBuVZQ8YQOf6J8TAjQHuniYzw3BIH0SbX6496VemHDOPG_GdUyyON1cTG3LYY0rwe26h3NW4kbMjNyjXGNCB0F2x7Eut4N1G_IZJqKwr50gUibtZsDJEdeY4p7JSiVIe_4W_0GtJhQMSQo_7kBxi5xx5BBzH1m4CQWDlpPj0Y/s4080/20231103_132415.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1HaIX2L5b0mV88pc-8CRBuVZQ8YQOf6J8TAjQHuniYzw3BIH0SbX6496VemHDOPG_GdUyyON1cTG3LYY0rwe26h3NW4kbMjNyjXGNCB0F2x7Eut4N1G_IZJqKwr50gUibtZsDJEdeY4p7JSiVIe_4W_0GtJhQMSQo_7kBxi5xx5BBzH1m4CQWDlpPj0Y/w288-h640/20231103_132415.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A ghost sign on Old Street. The building is now occupied by the headquarters of 'Shelter': a UK homeless charity.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxF0BmVLiCrhFMHCcdaeh2lnsCmlhsl1vSmyV1vtIgj4X-DJCNarD4xR7FL3WBbIkKmDUweWFxC9-Lzuz9ieePagZOumbQ7ltLfNQ_rpLN97Aq1xxehLC2Om3Wth7Ch-oukFY62Y9t9ijMhpgRrWs9HjnfmIV9Y-lQEnkOpEynngq6uErxy3flgsrcjc_v/s2560/20231103_132442.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxF0BmVLiCrhFMHCcdaeh2lnsCmlhsl1vSmyV1vtIgj4X-DJCNarD4xR7FL3WBbIkKmDUweWFxC9-Lzuz9ieePagZOumbQ7ltLfNQ_rpLN97Aq1xxehLC2Om3Wth7Ch-oukFY62Y9t9ijMhpgRrWs9HjnfmIV9Y-lQEnkOpEynngq6uErxy3flgsrcjc_v/w640-h288/20231103_132442.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">St. Luke's Church. Completed in 1733 and designed by John James and Nicholas Hawksmoor.</span></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/AVvXsEiMG8WfdKAKaBntTYzQdN00AKFI7uquFyhu8XWSqYMkSJO39eCJx7utXzCjI_M_m1UDF1rYlOefb48T_xwJ6nd6ZvtxzHJZMMhTs_FT5liSJLLLdvK2m5f1JPaLXruOyOzgqshe5XgdyvDEMr72GX23KTqQjHldTeEMsZD0D9RQ3aOFY-g1-0QlqXdMOAs6/s4080/20231103_135502.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMG8WfdKAKaBntTYzQdN00AKFI7uquFyhu8XWSqYMkSJO39eCJx7utXzCjI_M_m1UDF1rYlOefb48T_xwJ6nd6ZvtxzHJZMMhTs_FT5liSJLLLdvK2m5f1JPaLXruOyOzgqshe5XgdyvDEMr72GX23KTqQjHldTeEMsZD0D9RQ3aOFY-g1-0QlqXdMOAs6/w288-h640/20231103_135502.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">At the junction of Old Street and Great Eastern Street.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDE8h38pLPZC9WIvU1KuJlOok-ErwCcgmt8HbGCqvxz79VGTe3BZWHZnjiQLt8_ZTcZX-0f-HO4fnyLVvIFwqO6zK7lkDiGmS3cWU9fM9okUE88rdnUaLzG3qHsio2RrQAGGFh75nb45H4c8xgqRVfLgx8Nwtg9f9Aywd39ki1vljPkO_goqe1TKvAx_n/s2560/20231103_145651.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDE8h38pLPZC9WIvU1KuJlOok-ErwCcgmt8HbGCqvxz79VGTe3BZWHZnjiQLt8_ZTcZX-0f-HO4fnyLVvIFwqO6zK7lkDiGmS3cWU9fM9okUE88rdnUaLzG3qHsio2RrQAGGFh75nb45H4c8xgqRVfLgx8Nwtg9f9Aywd39ki1vljPkO_goqe1TKvAx_n/w640-h288/20231103_145651.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A Victorian living room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPy_Oy5p5HgI6SoXIGxxg0DQvX-l-F0-eq51g8DOfwBc8_kwFeqopAw6l9wsQnD8bfG9uyVrWn6BZtWeJyc28zF4f2GDCPQYEyMvQ5P3o5vzctY2mh6hBxcgPec6QFdG2FZpjF8Yeqnw-xoaqVN3FfFbdu7Cc4L8aUhflIRgamtVIPiDR9uBslh7VFXcy/s2560/20231103_145905.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPy_Oy5p5HgI6SoXIGxxg0DQvX-l-F0-eq51g8DOfwBc8_kwFeqopAw6l9wsQnD8bfG9uyVrWn6BZtWeJyc28zF4f2GDCPQYEyMvQ5P3o5vzctY2mh6hBxcgPec6QFdG2FZpjF8Yeqnw-xoaqVN3FfFbdu7Cc4L8aUhflIRgamtVIPiDR9uBslh7VFXcy/w640-h288/20231103_145905.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Edwardian (1913) living room</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmQfvlyOQfbwtlHF8Ccc2kiyixs68aju6B805tmbQ61O7s4Rpc2KVlcwAL6_xR_p-ld0hc36h4sf-YGU4txMCpFl2MyfGyop6Xk6NCUcThEQ83zFJClSjWbRwN36Q-HeJf3bqrIpJMicRF0ROIrycTU_PQCujqlldMSJXgxyVsvVGhKHaTL34L-o_jsX_/s4080/20231103_150138.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtmQfvlyOQfbwtlHF8Ccc2kiyixs68aju6B805tmbQ61O7s4Rpc2KVlcwAL6_xR_p-ld0hc36h4sf-YGU4txMCpFl2MyfGyop6Xk6NCUcThEQ83zFJClSjWbRwN36Q-HeJf3bqrIpJMicRF0ROIrycTU_PQCujqlldMSJXgxyVsvVGhKHaTL34L-o_jsX_/w640-h288/20231103_150138.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">1930s living room</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDEyKaiWzhJXvhxZ_FKfhTEH0gc84Eb-WFMueHaS7N7lQZ3YIqTiOR11uSQrGkwu7a1awWKHPRTm_1ka-pdLp_3UE3Yo0SgVABp-kh6V4PKvAMYMSFn6TIDxNYawcpOBlxk_LWmpi5BU55u9nQuav3E69um8rG0gWPts2iFm3q38mvKgnMTLSqVTakfCz/s4080/20231103_150348.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuDEyKaiWzhJXvhxZ_FKfhTEH0gc84Eb-WFMueHaS7N7lQZ3YIqTiOR11uSQrGkwu7a1awWKHPRTm_1ka-pdLp_3UE3Yo0SgVABp-kh6V4PKvAMYMSFn6TIDxNYawcpOBlxk_LWmpi5BU55u9nQuav3E69um8rG0gWPts2iFm3q38mvKgnMTLSqVTakfCz/w640-h288/20231103_150348.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">1970s (West Indian) living room. This room reminded so much of OH's mum's living room which was always kept locked and only used for special occasions. It was the huge doilies and antimacassars (chair backs) that did it for me. Our 1970s living room shared many of the same features; the china cabinet and white phone for one. Apologies once again for the fuzziness of the photograph.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYhsaBY38sxPJNz5zfTS1PlejoPR1tErmLit7YkXZFWJf9PnKrpUvIfqfWTH73vvF5lcKQw7PWa1VJ2BgJ0vOfjNW7cTIasjRMEuFM8S-lLbOYpRyWYJGyKJULuqNS4BDfjNPFyCzf_xGltjGjvilAp4BNdtIZbKpl9j0HghwdX5Ee5rfKSghIcDs6ZjL/s4080/20231103_150534.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYhsaBY38sxPJNz5zfTS1PlejoPR1tErmLit7YkXZFWJf9PnKrpUvIfqfWTH73vvF5lcKQw7PWa1VJ2BgJ0vOfjNW7cTIasjRMEuFM8S-lLbOYpRyWYJGyKJULuqNS4BDfjNPFyCzf_xGltjGjvilAp4BNdtIZbKpl9j0HghwdX5Ee5rfKSghIcDs6ZjL/w640-h288/20231103_150534.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Late 1990s loft conversion living room. There was another room beside this one under construction; presumably the 2020s?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGUV20LIkelrvYW24tTDYwSTELMSpnajkhOqLiIpmZMv6lLHSeJ4JN4h6NrAIrnqc-drXwtBxueNMQtA6fcBFVwBYq_h9jfJj5L4iwEtdfAZ1bCqplkNjNct-EtJT9Q489YhZaYFjl9yaSUUk6tXouIaCQbNjS8-cOv2wwNRu565c_iq5WY450WXaQNmt/s4080/20231103_151642.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGUV20LIkelrvYW24tTDYwSTELMSpnajkhOqLiIpmZMv6lLHSeJ4JN4h6NrAIrnqc-drXwtBxueNMQtA6fcBFVwBYq_h9jfJj5L4iwEtdfAZ1bCqplkNjNct-EtJT9Q489YhZaYFjl9yaSUUk6tXouIaCQbNjS8-cOv2wwNRu565c_iq5WY450WXaQNmt/w288-h640/20231103_151642.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Some of the artefacts on display. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I loved the Victorian green glass mantle/table lustres which would have sat on a mantelpiece and caught the light from the fire and gas lamps in the room; making the crystals shimmer and sparkle.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidEAN9i9IsxgXLMOomXa7bgtFHfZoY3_fwQasohnNDVD2JLALH85daVY9hIDOuLQ-oaAO2tZmfd-1UKPu0U9SKlyWaeMbJ1IzUIJTqUFFK_FN6uTE_Bn8sAFpzTLHUGI8SSGdjMRpUJ0C8WRH3FqojZypGbLd4EUqRKROWwNvUYlb5DcRjD4KrjPZ-vyWP/s4080/20231103_152600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidEAN9i9IsxgXLMOomXa7bgtFHfZoY3_fwQasohnNDVD2JLALH85daVY9hIDOuLQ-oaAO2tZmfd-1UKPu0U9SKlyWaeMbJ1IzUIJTqUFFK_FN6uTE_Bn8sAFpzTLHUGI8SSGdjMRpUJ0C8WRH3FqojZypGbLd4EUqRKROWwNvUYlb5DcRjD4KrjPZ-vyWP/w288-h640/20231103_152600.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Art deco pottery.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxn7_gJ8SNMFez7TS9SGrawS5i_huAiejev1b46IKO9XikFllN-CAG5o0ViKgm70IKt7n_WbLVgKLYdhCQuEAw3oiEmsTF5zX5jgvAHPvcmjVJB5yXmk1x62CT7fjeWLPCxrpGIrieBIZspjrPtdAtV0fQjRez_8xrUZ4P5dbhNna_JZcDIcqY9Nrji7-/s3264/20231103_152758.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxn7_gJ8SNMFez7TS9SGrawS5i_huAiejev1b46IKO9XikFllN-CAG5o0ViKgm70IKt7n_WbLVgKLYdhCQuEAw3oiEmsTF5zX5jgvAHPvcmjVJB5yXmk1x62CT7fjeWLPCxrpGIrieBIZspjrPtdAtV0fQjRez_8xrUZ4P5dbhNna_JZcDIcqY9Nrji7-/w289-h640/20231103_152758.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There were several photographic displays. The one above depicts the same living room in 24 separate flats showing the contrasting ways people decorate and furnish their rooms.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgnaPX-Ba7pyy2oqS-ti8KmUQ92YNEtZ1h0uIH0sNvL-ZIcgwKJt_6Wqca_5OJTmomwoeY7ed7MVZcWQza3Knnx1upS1ruhtfokbHTOA47FYVD0AZBo0oKcsRjHiZIRQ0jHZVf03l42-XOThFuMsaEG73zYU3tnihGiYNtr_xWSUfdeD6D8V1rt7IY0J4/s1595/20231103_153127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1137" data-original-width="1595" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgnaPX-Ba7pyy2oqS-ti8KmUQ92YNEtZ1h0uIH0sNvL-ZIcgwKJt_6Wqca_5OJTmomwoeY7ed7MVZcWQza3Knnx1upS1ruhtfokbHTOA47FYVD0AZBo0oKcsRjHiZIRQ0jHZVf03l42-XOThFuMsaEG73zYU3tnihGiYNtr_xWSUfdeD6D8V1rt7IY0J4/w640-h456/20231103_153127.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This made me laugh. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Peter and Jane featured in a series of reading books used in English schools in the 1970s and 1980s. My children's school used them but I'm so old I remember our reading books were 'Janet and John'. Equally sexist I'm sure...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was a lovely day out which Marian and I both enjoyed. We'll see each other again in December at her latest grandchild's christening.</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lv6jfly7e_xiz2tJegLT59TDmZEoEN-LbhNrYAOCiypmZ6kfrhF-qcdQ1fKs3E0tyUL7x3mn6clxrJOv9Wz2OW-jQ6JENEQe8I6uq-nGXNh_UVPL6Oknm_tk1bJZtoLDmr4hpBd_nPgej_BuujBYmYCadmlBIrmhHSc9e_kp3C-rtFOdendkq42zZYGU/s1350/FB_IMG_1699132954736.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lv6jfly7e_xiz2tJegLT59TDmZEoEN-LbhNrYAOCiypmZ6kfrhF-qcdQ1fKs3E0tyUL7x3mn6clxrJOv9Wz2OW-jQ6JENEQe8I6uq-nGXNh_UVPL6Oknm_tk1bJZtoLDmr4hpBd_nPgej_BuujBYmYCadmlBIrmhHSc9e_kp3C-rtFOdendkq42zZYGU/w512-h640/FB_IMG_1699132954736.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Someone posted this picture on Facebook of the Glennif Horseshoe in Co. Sligo; it's the one I walked with cousin Martina back in the summer. It made me feel very homesick for Ireland.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9esV-da1_Hmzyq0QehepqE2uoZaG9LZnANgwROn06En9aq8v9E4Kbip1JuNN7othQ4JbBuFIsidDPBu2epvTOzLeNXWEt1gfLiSEl6sou6-rGHiAtaGXqx_spJYvXFgPgkq23jL88Tp8Rfx_S5S_wSB1kGvOI6NI1apeKXQGjb4PB6unftdQvBAPm2Ut/s2519/20231105_120745_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2519" data-original-width="1087" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-9esV-da1_Hmzyq0QehepqE2uoZaG9LZnANgwROn06En9aq8v9E4Kbip1JuNN7othQ4JbBuFIsidDPBu2epvTOzLeNXWEt1gfLiSEl6sou6-rGHiAtaGXqx_spJYvXFgPgkq23jL88Tp8Rfx_S5S_wSB1kGvOI6NI1apeKXQGjb4PB6unftdQvBAPm2Ut/w276-h640/20231105_120745_002.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sunday is the day I usually wear no make up and don't bother to dress up much but Saturday was so wet and miserable I swapped days. This was Sunday's outfit. Everything pre-loved; jeans by East; top, no label. Cardigan by Canadian company, Weekenders. Boots; present from daughter last Christmas. All jewellery pre-loved. I went for a swim first thing and after a late breakfast I went into town to return my two library books. It was a relief not to have rain and in fact it was quite sunny but a bit blustery and cool. I decided to walk home the long way and popped into the Castle Road charity shops on my home; only 2 of the 3 were open. By the time I arrived home I'd clocked up 3.5 miles. Both grandsons came for dinner as usual.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgJ6ftXUq6Vq8aig8ZyPP1QNEZOWu-MGj7X-ee-mRk-YxJhxKxcnHlOJLSejDzCHiJzE4I8xdevbnP7Ci-te2DpyI49KB2ErZgPH097dAat8wv0swHZZjOvIAdoDaWY2sPbyRCQWIZpCoCA3c6r08V9EWhgp0zR-GTrImxlePX41rI3p_EUS854vVS9Jko5/s2586/20231105_120745_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2586" data-original-width="1076" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ6ftXUq6Vq8aig8ZyPP1QNEZOWu-MGj7X-ee-mRk-YxJhxKxcnHlOJLSejDzCHiJzE4I8xdevbnP7Ci-te2DpyI49KB2ErZgPH097dAat8wv0swHZZjOvIAdoDaWY2sPbyRCQWIZpCoCA3c6r08V9EWhgp0zR-GTrImxlePX41rI3p_EUS854vVS9Jko5/w266-h640/20231105_120745_001.jpg" width="266" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_5KVesiQPhDJcAUqq5OHMAYq-Mzr9L_0WSnw4I7txEevMFQ5vS9nIRtmTsKd1DETHoSsXypkoRes_iw5lsED8ti-Ug2RdR3ZOVAslFsnKgRGDvCeXV53uN2YbnRIwYHa1X8RuoznJEgtbCQvMFsPgVMrAEV91ic10KjXlRxyaU47Kkcmw_g3AQUN53DV/s4128/20231105_120458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL_5KVesiQPhDJcAUqq5OHMAYq-Mzr9L_0WSnw4I7txEevMFQ5vS9nIRtmTsKd1DETHoSsXypkoRes_iw5lsED8ti-Ug2RdR3ZOVAslFsnKgRGDvCeXV53uN2YbnRIwYHa1X8RuoznJEgtbCQvMFsPgVMrAEV91ic10KjXlRxyaU47Kkcmw_g3AQUN53DV/w288-h640/20231105_120458.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOurn29aaHbytMGNC68LQW_gDoSha-Zyrt_e-V7UVOcHtpGWITahNRK_JU4j2cg66ABzki99Pfy9HzOAXdqrXkg3TTMQ-A4FpRFCvaUIbZbRjZ-LlVck9LoZ9OEdXfrcijum-z8nkgBwr_rsngAyZNNTUOIwCZo0BQu7pJQ1K0IeJ-dWHYWnCWVo9AzWJ/s2569/20231105_120804_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2569" data-original-width="1100" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOurn29aaHbytMGNC68LQW_gDoSha-Zyrt_e-V7UVOcHtpGWITahNRK_JU4j2cg66ABzki99Pfy9HzOAXdqrXkg3TTMQ-A4FpRFCvaUIbZbRjZ-LlVck9LoZ9OEdXfrcijum-z8nkgBwr_rsngAyZNNTUOIwCZo0BQu7pJQ1K0IeJ-dWHYWnCWVo9AzWJ/w274-h640/20231105_120804_001.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Monday is Barnardo's day and once again we were having a break from donations. I did the banking and also got some change for the till at the post office; then processed several bags of donations. Another one of those days where I didn't feel I'd achieved very much. I did buy a pair of green fleece lined leggings for the princely sun of 1.00 though. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Once home I decided to cook something special for OH (Slow Cooked Belly Pork with Ginger and Soy) and I made myself some curried butternut squash and lentil soup which was both hearty and very filling. There was enough left over for daughter, too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEi7khKuHlXccJcMqvfGmTkRPIg3Y_uo0qgcsacsZ2sSeFPBQ3Bd6Mia8HZyMPrqnhx545Nc0gC5uCYNNNbrTspH6q_k4zGatB_PIo_pT167cdwVC5xDLNE6wcjrX3FAd3od2dY-Lf-4KnBR4j5W2PPhAgPrgcGb3EPyPKOm-aSPn7SkKY2EmBiFFwFGTfhy/s4128/20231106_133843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7khKuHlXccJcMqvfGmTkRPIg3Y_uo0qgcsacsZ2sSeFPBQ3Bd6Mia8HZyMPrqnhx545Nc0gC5uCYNNNbrTspH6q_k4zGatB_PIo_pT167cdwVC5xDLNE6wcjrX3FAd3od2dY-Lf-4KnBR4j5W2PPhAgPrgcGb3EPyPKOm-aSPn7SkKY2EmBiFFwFGTfhy/w288-h640/20231106_133843.jpg" width="288" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-WzDINovCJcmk33b7FYZ20M7KOynPD_fC_EbzP1oM_jeP1uoN9YMTTZvCsPToJKyVc7Fh-fZXJ7toJbGE8MPgUOVqAunDNvZcQpX0t3Fjds5SgLCHi7QwhaBK9gRmRE9rPWcepFOW9x057c-dSYrnHePcqwf_ElHPzBdofrWL2dw1L_Omyhx38iQTZ2t/s2578/20231106_133929_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2578" data-original-width="1260" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-WzDINovCJcmk33b7FYZ20M7KOynPD_fC_EbzP1oM_jeP1uoN9YMTTZvCsPToJKyVc7Fh-fZXJ7toJbGE8MPgUOVqAunDNvZcQpX0t3Fjds5SgLCHi7QwhaBK9gRmRE9rPWcepFOW9x057c-dSYrnHePcqwf_ElHPzBdofrWL2dw1L_Omyhx38iQTZ2t/w312-h640/20231106_133929_001.jpg" width="312" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved. Clements Ribeiro jacket (left) bought from Bedford Autism; dress by Boden; wool polo neck by H&M and boots, no label; all found in Barnardo's. Striped tights a present. All jewellery pre-loved.</span><br /><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/AVvXsEhnPy-Rm9Kp1h6O9B4dEnyl2oqQfYtiWmGh9tyFF2U2K0FdYqOnqTq0Az4CXMCz0ZJAbs_t1wQj0SM8B4HlAKhkvymPw0t10uYZ59t_Ss-GzjAqpfSrdN3GHnCFIp8Gb8cZ89zNnHwInqLVFhmJ33lb-KP9RXPsio4lgoeyACaiYvZD6bpzxGzFt5xxbomE/s2802/20231106_133923_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2802" data-original-width="1210" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPy-Rm9Kp1h6O9B4dEnyl2oqQfYtiWmGh9tyFF2U2K0FdYqOnqTq0Az4CXMCz0ZJAbs_t1wQj0SM8B4HlAKhkvymPw0t10uYZ59t_Ss-GzjAqpfSrdN3GHnCFIp8Gb8cZ89zNnHwInqLVFhmJ33lb-KP9RXPsio4lgoeyACaiYvZD6bpzxGzFt5xxbomE/w276-h640/20231106_133923_001.jpg" width="276" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ES1yP_Pr7oNdY0n0RlZQGgLZPgJVpkOflsVOuTHTWgVLuMZVz5zG297ieneztmhFi_0nG8GZ4iT4EB7-evVTxtAEsKWNJJVAwFEZwJwrY2ircw2h88rM-HijqB00xyr5BWdoUiu8TcOhXfA98zah9ysmlF8HOS351ELOZtHJs0AyBQAGnz-XM6QPBNPS/s2664/20231106_133932_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2664" data-original-width="1344" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-ES1yP_Pr7oNdY0n0RlZQGgLZPgJVpkOflsVOuTHTWgVLuMZVz5zG297ieneztmhFi_0nG8GZ4iT4EB7-evVTxtAEsKWNJJVAwFEZwJwrY2ircw2h88rM-HijqB00xyr5BWdoUiu8TcOhXfA98zah9ysmlF8HOS351ELOZtHJs0AyBQAGnz-XM6QPBNPS/w322-h640/20231106_133932_001.jpg" width="322" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The washing machine engineer called again and what I feared most about the washing machine came true. It would be uneconomical to fix the issues and we would have to wait for parts etc, etc. OH and I decided to go ahead and replace the machine with a new one. I ordered one from John Lewis and it would be delivered, fitted and the old one taken away for re-cycling on Thursday. I can't wait! It comes to something when you can get excited about a new washing machine. I suppose it's the convenience of being able to do washing when you want. Over the weekend both daughter-in-law and daughter did washes for me which meant dropping them off and then collecting them but at least the washing was done.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Busy at the food bank on Tuesday putting away crates of toiletries/ baby food/baby milk/sanitary towels. Then I unpacked a pallet of goods and put them away. Next week is the big move. I'm not wanted next Tuesday but have been asked to go in later in the week and I volunteered to go in next Friday instead. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">You may have noticed that I haven't mentioned the unofficial bus walking group who walk on Fridays; we suspended the walks for November as all of us were busy most Fridays. They will recommence in December.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And talking of walking, I finally went and recce'd my Ramblers walk in the afternoon walking 6.6 miles. It's shorter than the original walk I planned but avoids several very muddy footpaths; one along the outskirts of a copse. The ground was very waterlogged in places and and at times my boots became heavy with the build up of claggy soil. It makes for hard </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">walking and I bet my leg muscles ache tomorrow! It maybe that if we don't have too much rain in the forthcoming week the ground may dry out but I'm not betting on it...one of my walking boots was letting in water and when I took them off I could see the sole had become detached from the upper. I'll see if OH can glue it back but from previous experience it will happen again. Luckily, I have a brand new pair of walking boots in reserve; a birthday present from OH several years back and as yet not worn.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3jvOAS6pFLmaess5N8X3bZ1n7a2Vv1axdJamAALj_KLK4ekGYySApzaAevWpfxyRaUUKxQyBTiorklcszHHSWEwEU5Jk-ABtUaqNEP5-ex3Lrl5Na02GuMBduUCLl0GF2aij0nIy1FwPkmG8kCgqfPsHmMx0tcH3E0Js3B0m8jcH7jBe4LDiQAgLONeG/s4128/20231107_123804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG3jvOAS6pFLmaess5N8X3bZ1n7a2Vv1axdJamAALj_KLK4ekGYySApzaAevWpfxyRaUUKxQyBTiorklcszHHSWEwEU5Jk-ABtUaqNEP5-ex3Lrl5Na02GuMBduUCLl0GF2aij0nIy1FwPkmG8kCgqfPsHmMx0tcH3E0Js3B0m8jcH7jBe4LDiQAgLONeG/w288-h640/20231107_123804.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Bathroom selfie...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><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/AVvXsEiiBXFW-h3MuiUlT4JHQgPV9HvSL9hELShtGfF1OfJs0dj3079mojMBVlNcT22D1wQIzDZ-mFmVF3HcOo0NFWgbuMhtYZexkw4tvYKsDfPHY-9bKbv9sbGb7U2LbeyiXzixSKYvtQ_ubW1l6Uy8OeCV4bqfIt5NDVSSEwvIyk23O9pbNTmpsrE91xwUlWt8/s2748/20231107_123626_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2748" data-original-width="1158" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiBXFW-h3MuiUlT4JHQgPV9HvSL9hELShtGfF1OfJs0dj3079mojMBVlNcT22D1wQIzDZ-mFmVF3HcOo0NFWgbuMhtYZexkw4tvYKsDfPHY-9bKbv9sbGb7U2LbeyiXzixSKYvtQ_ubW1l6Uy8OeCV4bqfIt5NDVSSEwvIyk23O9pbNTmpsrE91xwUlWt8/w270-h640/20231107_123626_001.jpg" width="270" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvOpNWQY1dtIqo2fH2DyPLTMnaUi7Gb0ZXIPE8kS_CTFSV3Ieno09XWIex-_BUGWYzX2lRfudRU2CgHwZTaiRGrQgA7OXJSIq8mLjfwRmqk6RDykh-19Z-AIlPhZ1vEyNfAUEJqyGAqwdLkzRV8fK1Euk74FBmbNBrf0-BZvm3U-j-dvOBYJ5bDoEs2cR/s2589/20231107_123623_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2589" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvOpNWQY1dtIqo2fH2DyPLTMnaUi7Gb0ZXIPE8kS_CTFSV3Ieno09XWIex-_BUGWYzX2lRfudRU2CgHwZTaiRGrQgA7OXJSIq8mLjfwRmqk6RDykh-19Z-AIlPhZ1vEyNfAUEJqyGAqwdLkzRV8fK1Euk74FBmbNBrf0-BZvm3U-j-dvOBYJ5bDoEs2cR/w284-h640/20231107_123623_001.jpg" width="284" /></a></div></div><br />I thoroughly enjoyed my walk which was mostly in sunshine. Once or twice it clouded over and I thought it might rain but didn't. The tree colours were beautiful but apart from a couple of magpies and some skylarks there weren't many birds to be seen but I could hear them. I passed 2 badger sets. They were relatively close together (one end of a field to the other) so it's likely they were the same set. I've only seen a badger close up once and that was when we first moved to Bedfordshire and lived in the hospital grounds. I was walking back from the social club; having gone to buy cigarettes one winter's evening when I heard a snuffling, snorting sound beside me. When I looked down at the noise source there was a badger walking by my side. Badgers are notoriously short sighted but I'm surprised it didn't smell me...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgZZig7setOGJOP8tDOX1wWM9wrPTZVl4tgFN3k2r1tbqT_JKsj-pSej5tAZMBvF3zoktRxjSCk7zW0Xp-4ZvV0SSWrWqt8BN7FKsUrqpyM5nsBmMM_Hw7NAjSbDcJcfBixlRy8AeB-6Wo0SRSHcJ2xmMe86TQPYRoJRBK-_eJ4_FCvfqFP4jv0c1bJa4B3/s2732/20231108_105853_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2732" data-original-width="1234" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZig7setOGJOP8tDOX1wWM9wrPTZVl4tgFN3k2r1tbqT_JKsj-pSej5tAZMBvF3zoktRxjSCk7zW0Xp-4ZvV0SSWrWqt8BN7FKsUrqpyM5nsBmMM_Hw7NAjSbDcJcfBixlRy8AeB-6Wo0SRSHcJ2xmMe86TQPYRoJRBK-_eJ4_FCvfqFP4jv0c1bJa4B3/w290-h640/20231108_105853_001.jpg" width="290" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdwpXwmkQ_-O4tPELSMXu6I025Wt-GQtw4EBEfDnGbVLjoxNEGz7WQlvYTtdhMjsmGBBx7o-Wtp9I0No26IvcgPqb7vxDE7-WIn-BGbhAekho6fx9x5qZUaCW7uhzHr43v9R7wOpua3wuHJcnFtqhJs30CWcnHknwbxa6zzNCg0Brw1qAA9TDNbu6nX_5/s4128/20231108_105807.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKdwpXwmkQ_-O4tPELSMXu6I025Wt-GQtw4EBEfDnGbVLjoxNEGz7WQlvYTtdhMjsmGBBx7o-Wtp9I0No26IvcgPqb7vxDE7-WIn-BGbhAekho6fx9x5qZUaCW7uhzHr43v9R7wOpua3wuHJcnFtqhJs30CWcnHknwbxa6zzNCg0Brw1qAA9TDNbu6nX_5/w288-h640/20231108_105807.jpg" width="288" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I was hoping to walk again on Wednesday but it was one of those grey, gloomy days with on and off showers all day. I took middle grandson to the walk-in clinic at the other end of the town for an appointment. While he was waiting to be seen I ran some errands. Started off at Aldi for some groceries and then went to B&M where I invested in some new black tea towels. If they're any good (absorbent) I'll be buying some more; no more yucky coloured tea towels, I hope. I took grandson home and made him something to eat then I set off to Rushden to my favourite charity shop - Sally Ann's or the Salvation Army. I also went to the other charity shop called strangely 'The Swivel Club' where I found some basic black leather Doc Martens for 10.00 and a few books. In Sally Ann's I bought 2 dresses; one knee length and one midi. I was very glad I went!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEhb256ZwhBuF3M3JLchMlSl1aiQiptZSxeIuD12pa4bWMlUqsD2fHlzQKBvquxCwYEiBAAhUr0z8pjb5KlRxDy5VIAyVAhi9n0gZiMbFIgBzf6W_rqEbGQviA1T8Y-veGDH1Wp2ilmQ5TnGQqOihEUQ_zz8IpEf5Dc61gQ1a9PDwEOJDPslY0XobTh81H81/s2568/20231108_105855_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2568" data-original-width="1216" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb256ZwhBuF3M3JLchMlSl1aiQiptZSxeIuD12pa4bWMlUqsD2fHlzQKBvquxCwYEiBAAhUr0z8pjb5KlRxDy5VIAyVAhi9n0gZiMbFIgBzf6W_rqEbGQviA1T8Y-veGDH1Wp2ilmQ5TnGQqOihEUQ_zz8IpEf5Dc61gQ1a9PDwEOJDPslY0XobTh81H81/w304-h640/20231108_105855_001.jpg" width="304" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG42eF1MVWN-DkzMDIe4Kb_9HQ3SNjiNQhefkJsTuG5KljN-5fSevftz3ECvsWAvR0POR-otN7puF6Sm4Mk3tkDHi7jQfOzmfaE46rPOiODuiLR_RoSwyp3sKQ-Qi7lBc4uJPqkY6JXxsu_Q5tkcbOGr3FLZv9pjHEwr-7z_C5XEqcce3rnk6iKy12X5Jc/s2617/20231108_105850_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2617" data-original-width="1049" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG42eF1MVWN-DkzMDIe4Kb_9HQ3SNjiNQhefkJsTuG5KljN-5fSevftz3ECvsWAvR0POR-otN7puF6Sm4Mk3tkDHi7jQfOzmfaE46rPOiODuiLR_RoSwyp3sKQ-Qi7lBc4uJPqkY6JXxsu_Q5tkcbOGr3FLZv9pjHEwr-7z_C5XEqcce3rnk6iKy12X5Jc/w256-h640/20231108_105850_001.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">You can see this was definitely NOT a walking outfit. The dress was found in a charity shop a few months back at Keech Hospice shop but the first time worn. I had thick knitted brown tights underneath and a full length slip for extra warmth and a knitted tank top over it; all pre-loved. Boots; retail as before. All jewellery pre-loved. From Rushden I drove home to make dinner and catch up with my reading and blogging. As for watching TV we'd been watching this all week:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEg2PdMZwWBmZwa86IhE2EHFXjyEypEMcDLJJnIQY1tQc4xImJ5hnbY_4WEwuNTqOaEtLGgMY5X81D7B6vFe6C64wEF2mDUNaPh6BYEHlrRVO5mu2iU55gj103pcabXdwM8b-BcGkRZCAOOzI7e9dyYdnH8d4oYwNmjjGV7KluHuXUXHJri7y393sT6i5Zi8/s1440/outlier.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1440" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2PdMZwWBmZwa86IhE2EHFXjyEypEMcDLJJnIQY1tQc4xImJ5hnbY_4WEwuNTqOaEtLGgMY5X81D7B6vFe6C64wEF2mDUNaPh6BYEHlrRVO5mu2iU55gj103pcabXdwM8b-BcGkRZCAOOzI7e9dyYdnH8d4oYwNmjjGV7KluHuXUXHJri7y393sT6i5Zi8/w640-h266/outlier.png" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Very chilling; some excellent acting and some glorious scenery.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiE25WiBhvxLNHQi7fRmESiJaSgySnS5_okR8EHZx7JttJ_126_3ucivzGfuL0m21naNrjGAs3rJbbdCJBvoB9_cxO6azwCHBKddYJbD36a4ReQ6lwAwi-JssJdHpq8T5KnWWpP2KBuidR90_w6QLOtT5GC6XrkRE-HZ4WH80Q7UAwDx2A6xIQorMD-77TV/s4128/20231109_121242.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE25WiBhvxLNHQi7fRmESiJaSgySnS5_okR8EHZx7JttJ_126_3ucivzGfuL0m21naNrjGAs3rJbbdCJBvoB9_cxO6azwCHBKddYJbD36a4ReQ6lwAwi-JssJdHpq8T5KnWWpP2KBuidR90_w6QLOtT5GC6XrkRE-HZ4WH80Q7UAwDx2A6xIQorMD-77TV/w288-h640/20231109_121242.jpg" width="288" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqstGBWoNhXv6moaEB6uDi3fPnfRN6YEX7kvZ9KrA5jW5-yn-DoY1M46w37WHNVrta75kUeGRRcp3w5RJxudiFmxjPoIqUZnnerS-c19xKwxEbWOtCPbfvkT-JAyZcuF_go2Hz3GIIVqFXBlFIhqcsy41W2TlTs40I7h678v7p9LGJVpvUKFuaypevvZ4p/s2632/20231109_121332_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2632" data-original-width="1300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqstGBWoNhXv6moaEB6uDi3fPnfRN6YEX7kvZ9KrA5jW5-yn-DoY1M46w37WHNVrta75kUeGRRcp3w5RJxudiFmxjPoIqUZnnerS-c19xKwxEbWOtCPbfvkT-JAyZcuF_go2Hz3GIIVqFXBlFIhqcsy41W2TlTs40I7h678v7p9LGJVpvUKFuaypevvZ4p/w316-h640/20231109_121332_002.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thursday was brighter and dry for most of the day. I went for my swim and then after having something to eat and getting ready I went to do the weekly food shopping at Lidl and Sainsbury's. Soon after I arrived home and was putting the shopping away; the engineers came to deliver and install the machine. More bad news; they couldn't install the machine as it needed to be wired in and they couldn't take the old one away because it was wired in...their insurance didn't cover 'electricals'. Give me strength....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgPO26obDwAJ49i9ace5Ct5is4pPFebsB3kn_L3ZUQUDbssstBSMmIG1eaukmOAq2trIJXrgN7zBUcGRHkGAhhF5Rs8SO0UUSHPcU7bmTCt1BFetPHlNg2JCVIwd0X3OfWC-GzLww-96HKC7F0qwi2Bys8B7reknVB_TdH0AbBn9k3pVoqcl38kUeO_w_aW/s2452/20231109_121327_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2452" data-original-width="1107" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPO26obDwAJ49i9ace5Ct5is4pPFebsB3kn_L3ZUQUDbssstBSMmIG1eaukmOAq2trIJXrgN7zBUcGRHkGAhhF5Rs8SO0UUSHPcU7bmTCt1BFetPHlNg2JCVIwd0X3OfWC-GzLww-96HKC7F0qwi2Bys8B7reknVB_TdH0AbBn9k3pVoqcl38kUeO_w_aW/w288-h640/20231109_121327_002.jpg" width="288" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLDtmqAEihKuCDRgqvN1S08UcFa22QtK17lYxBnsci32waaBdGsQDO4YZdnYqgqCfZLo58NSLFeNsyUwq8I8ppF6_RVbJz1akId4gPpfvC0TLeTc8_u3ZrxEaKe9F0WYbvL7sAcFa9TZabNIt-PR74DY6vVozV1Jiu6G6vyhdnbKem77iTYJILK_11y4C/s2468/20231109_121330_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2468" data-original-width="1266" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLDtmqAEihKuCDRgqvN1S08UcFa22QtK17lYxBnsci32waaBdGsQDO4YZdnYqgqCfZLo58NSLFeNsyUwq8I8ppF6_RVbJz1akId4gPpfvC0TLeTc8_u3ZrxEaKe9F0WYbvL7sAcFa9TZabNIt-PR74DY6vVozV1Jiu6G6vyhdnbKem77iTYJILK_11y4C/w328-h640/20231109_121330_002.jpg" width="328" /></a></div></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A hectic day was Thursday; picking youngest grandson up from a basket ball match after school; making dinner; sorting out the fire; then taking grandson to evening basket ball practice and collecting him again. His mum's partner came round in the evening and wired the machine in for us and as I typed this the new machine was merrily washing away...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Outfit all pre-loved except the boots from New Look last year. All jewellery pre-loved except earring bought from Accessorise about 20 years ago.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiEj8gx1q6-zAYgEQUDnwvvemWqEnOFhyphenhyphenE0b9YZYnNl8hzZuDJ7rNtUbDhx7EcQ8WHZtsZbxhPejEDbVnfmAlcYOuqdo_lqRENq8bJhVdpjGvsjHgOx4DaSXjVzcJhnJgdFCs3LqRkaYJs0qP56CAKgf0JeRpQD2PV_ei4I5aj-V-2jQKRX1uW6IXVazNBs/s2943/20231109_111016.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2943" data-original-width="1776" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEj8gx1q6-zAYgEQUDnwvvemWqEnOFhyphenhyphenE0b9YZYnNl8hzZuDJ7rNtUbDhx7EcQ8WHZtsZbxhPejEDbVnfmAlcYOuqdo_lqRENq8bJhVdpjGvsjHgOx4DaSXjVzcJhnJgdFCs3LqRkaYJs0qP56CAKgf0JeRpQD2PV_ei4I5aj-V-2jQKRX1uW6IXVazNBs/w386-h640/20231109_111016.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">So many nasturtiums had flowered I was able to pick some!</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Something different on Friday; we went away for the weekend taking middle grandson with us. Where did we go? We went to Sheringham in Norfolk which we first discovered on August bank holiday weekend. We found a tiny airbnb cottage for a reasonable price and set off for Norfolk around midday. We arrived at the cottage around 4 pm having stopped for refreshments on the way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgBLLwJRkEt_IkglKwzElubkdDgS72qt_o1ORorvoqXmYkICfshZKZdsmuUpN1Til-y2WoUL6PUeRgBensO_x27y0wgj-5JaLdPrlpxrfJfCjexKHuNU_xUtUTshaziBgXfhuRiFSTEPSuCgla9r831gJjoci7SnSQxTKyif5savnMPJmsJRcxjNCXaXBFM/s2341/original_f53dd2fc-baeb-4213-9bd2-ff6333d057af_20231110_115739_004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2341" data-original-width="1204" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBLLwJRkEt_IkglKwzElubkdDgS72qt_o1ORorvoqXmYkICfshZKZdsmuUpN1Til-y2WoUL6PUeRgBensO_x27y0wgj-5JaLdPrlpxrfJfCjexKHuNU_xUtUTshaziBgXfhuRiFSTEPSuCgla9r831gJjoci7SnSQxTKyif5savnMPJmsJRcxjNCXaXBFM/w330-h640/original_f53dd2fc-baeb-4213-9bd2-ff6333d057af_20231110_115739_004.jpg" width="330" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJf6dVCAEHBTcD90KcmmmMTAdCg2hOG2Z3t6GO1iUxxUhXKF48zoKNxUohD1MCADYr-5rUmGrvpQwtwTkyuf0Qi5zHvlOnACf1CHloQCCUGTAD9u2GDC-cg1SxvQ1_HhuLzzDvTMixQ91ZNHiQ4dCOlxVRvFv97JkdTC0xn_R0LmvhJYaEggrMJKD79Zwq/s2810/original_527f8354-f6ff-4425-8ef7-31146138890d_20231110_115743_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2810" data-original-width="1165" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJf6dVCAEHBTcD90KcmmmMTAdCg2hOG2Z3t6GO1iUxxUhXKF48zoKNxUohD1MCADYr-5rUmGrvpQwtwTkyuf0Qi5zHvlOnACf1CHloQCCUGTAD9u2GDC-cg1SxvQ1_HhuLzzDvTMixQ91ZNHiQ4dCOlxVRvFv97JkdTC0xn_R0LmvhJYaEggrMJKD79Zwq/w266-h640/original_527f8354-f6ff-4425-8ef7-31146138890d_20231110_115743_001.jpg" width="266" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Dress pre-loved; pre-loved leggings by M&S. Boots as before all jewellery pre-loved. I wore my Vinted black leather jacket with a big scarf and gloves; Friday was a chilly day. Once we'd settled into the cottage and unpacked; we walked into Sheringham to find something to eat and got thoroughly drenched in a heavy down pour.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgxZ2HpNdZbXns81QJLjLsDC3V1kEqKgyWtEC-xvDl4JyB-K4y1yR7beXPSfVoJzOonfmTiJ5vLU4vbqddt7MvRidkEdeorg9c1YiBeQSeMIQ1sUzAoTfdAfexKX_wtQ44fcbeZUwEb0q5zO0htsQoYeQoonAhIBd6wz0kZARSrmp4vH_YppB-hy2cmoyfx/s2483/original_b434370a-acb6-4644-9fae-bbbd9a5a26ef_20231110_115736_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2483" data-original-width="1199" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZ2HpNdZbXns81QJLjLsDC3V1kEqKgyWtEC-xvDl4JyB-K4y1yR7beXPSfVoJzOonfmTiJ5vLU4vbqddt7MvRidkEdeorg9c1YiBeQSeMIQ1sUzAoTfdAfexKX_wtQ44fcbeZUwEb0q5zO0htsQoYeQoonAhIBd6wz0kZARSrmp4vH_YppB-hy2cmoyfx/w310-h640/original_b434370a-acb6-4644-9fae-bbbd9a5a26ef_20231110_115736_002.jpg" width="310" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Hsqm84kk2BeLNZolNnz_ODrL2pmwmfacwzoCq262HCiNr9qwoadsYAvYYqLZ13RAwX8Ed4yEMhn54bEiu-HW1iTGYaYFyag0YVDypl_WsZPp8yPpY80DKi5Ew8vBRnR3gUZbN2MfLeOrRAkTi6y6d0jxnEFJ-CGmzcQyHd1T9rOYlLNfNJEJqpNgVu5M/s4128/20231110_115458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Hsqm84kk2BeLNZolNnz_ODrL2pmwmfacwzoCq262HCiNr9qwoadsYAvYYqLZ13RAwX8Ed4yEMhn54bEiu-HW1iTGYaYFyag0YVDypl_WsZPp8yPpY80DKi5Ew8vBRnR3gUZbN2MfLeOrRAkTi6y6d0jxnEFJ-CGmzcQyHd1T9rOYlLNfNJEJqpNgVu5M/w288-h640/20231110_115458.jpg" width="288" /></a></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br />I don't know if getting wet through had anything to do with it but by Sunday I was feeling very rough. My throat felt it had razor blades in it and every time I coughed; which was often, it hurt! My nose was streaming and I ached all over. I did manage to drive us back to Bedford where I collapsed on the sofa with blankets, a hot water bottle and cushions, but couldn't get warm despite OH lighting the fire as soon as we got in. I went to bed early and stayed in bed on Monday morning until almost midday. I'd contacted Barnardo's to say I wouldn't be in and I also tested myself for Covid - which was negative. Taking Paracetamol every 4 hours seemed to help and once I was up and about on Monday I felt much better. The sore throat had diminished thank goodness.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This wasn't our cottage in Sheringham, but it was very similar to ours which had a side entrance and was down a little lane. Lots of flint and brick buildings in Norfolk and I think they're charming.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhmD3TsK-X_b9a-bxUXAGPPUe7FXFWPjKLumVyiTEUmQNBqgFC1o3IDKTJF0F3-KUgqAXW2Wg9ykSkJlaKw4sopy42vqA9zSN6LqU3_cUoChTrSO8EgTNMcWJ22dZsCg0h8b1JZuLcKdnySGeHv1LL3Q7B0sqQ7R2KJKJsiPU9S5hEOX5wJyunue1giWfF_/s3388/20231111_122445.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3388" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmD3TsK-X_b9a-bxUXAGPPUe7FXFWPjKLumVyiTEUmQNBqgFC1o3IDKTJF0F3-KUgqAXW2Wg9ykSkJlaKw4sopy42vqA9zSN6LqU3_cUoChTrSO8EgTNMcWJ22dZsCg0h8b1JZuLcKdnySGeHv1LL3Q7B0sqQ7R2KJKJsiPU9S5hEOX5wJyunue1giWfF_/w346-h640/20231111_122445.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Saturday, once we were up and had breakfast we set off for King's Lynn; 40 miles away. Kings Lynn was one of England's most important </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hanseatic towns and</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> ports from as early as the 12th century. For more information about the Hanseatic towns which include Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Boston and Hull see <a href="https://www.visitwestnorfolk.com/destinations/kings-lynn/history/hanseatic/">HERE</a>. Known as Bishop's Lynn the name of the town was changed to King's Lynn after the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry V111.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEg8REz-ruiFRvYHMxIan3BuUoyS14SYfcQXGb8Mcl8Mg9xmMmGs7V2dtXlRugOZMHjcl5nQH0h2iS6L3ERFFdFSXtlvNz20MnfDIpY9jZbUaBCSnq6TYm3IuN9kQnhya0u1R49lcHbNh7yXuvoioUhzEmZliZ-ePZD329_pZ80XICQaljnfNunAO0OsGRma/s4080/20231111_140243.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8REz-ruiFRvYHMxIan3BuUoyS14SYfcQXGb8Mcl8Mg9xmMmGs7V2dtXlRugOZMHjcl5nQH0h2iS6L3ERFFdFSXtlvNz20MnfDIpY9jZbUaBCSnq6TYm3IuN9kQnhya0u1R49lcHbNh7yXuvoioUhzEmZliZ-ePZD329_pZ80XICQaljnfNunAO0OsGRma/w288-h640/20231111_140243.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Majestic Cinema in King's Lynn.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqk4Ne_aGlZOyTxM7yp6fCOPNghRQJTFWR_z599DP6G04FgAaUpSLoAbV0CVK9qbnL4E7Z-rAFvtUSRDLYBpx4bBQoEoxySEs8wHeKk2wdeC73YnUeocFB9la-lCkmOSmFlDGiXXSH-XYxn47okfihPTIsOXrEcg4LXkFVd4K9yplsQ-EkyGH0ggUIAVbH/s4080/20231111_141746.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqk4Ne_aGlZOyTxM7yp6fCOPNghRQJTFWR_z599DP6G04FgAaUpSLoAbV0CVK9qbnL4E7Z-rAFvtUSRDLYBpx4bBQoEoxySEs8wHeKk2wdeC73YnUeocFB9la-lCkmOSmFlDGiXXSH-XYxn47okfihPTIsOXrEcg4LXkFVd4K9yplsQ-EkyGH0ggUIAVbH/w288-h640/20231111_141746.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">King John. According to legend King John lost the Crown jewels in the Wash (largest estuary in England which feeds into the North Sea). People continue to look for those jewels today!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOE0d14JUvoCqQ0j_UONkTOnyu2z5xisWoGfkRkhziEYw0JMDcXRNv49WSQIqfxPQ266hsDl92T91YfNRheJk57jm4ExAmV7eOQMX5OpwKK0Fv1eaQhPKzbdeyf7gDQvI2fok5W4rN-GGbf2lnAEN2lxh5yEWA2kmRPJOrb2Qof5mgEbkJCZ6zSjV5kGs7/s4080/20231111_143251.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOE0d14JUvoCqQ0j_UONkTOnyu2z5xisWoGfkRkhziEYw0JMDcXRNv49WSQIqfxPQ266hsDl92T91YfNRheJk57jm4ExAmV7eOQMX5OpwKK0Fv1eaQhPKzbdeyf7gDQvI2fok5W4rN-GGbf2lnAEN2lxh5yEWA2kmRPJOrb2Qof5mgEbkJCZ6zSjV5kGs7/w288-h640/20231111_143251.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Town Hall and old Gaol. Those are chains above the door...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYfj2vSG8-J-P_4HbmGo0zRtnISvmo7MlQ23ynZQM5ej-10zTjx1XsSHUkCWdo4fv1vSuZF_qlkLKu6S7-s1yINCb9DqD6tk1TMdJuzn-u2YxkWGHSDpfd6izXjijtaEs-rhMltQ9Ov_2YnUPDQ_sidBX31ib7unZVbk25uTFsoJBDKOmXEeloDOxE73C/s4080/20231111_143156.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTYfj2vSG8-J-P_4HbmGo0zRtnISvmo7MlQ23ynZQM5ej-10zTjx1XsSHUkCWdo4fv1vSuZF_qlkLKu6S7-s1yINCb9DqD6tk1TMdJuzn-u2YxkWGHSDpfd6izXjijtaEs-rhMltQ9Ov_2YnUPDQ_sidBX31ib7unZVbk25uTFsoJBDKOmXEeloDOxE73C/w288-h640/20231111_143156.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">King's Lynn or Lynn Minster</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSSvDOKdPinwy4QhrtqlQoy13VAR35lPAmBi-5CT2Mw0SGkG7Q7QE74IF9ZIrkv0vuoch7Mm3tvKNNf0bpbLDpSXq2-vFdIHOV6JBqPDRk1OTWepSAXG0MEH8R3G93YG_6_sQPSu-JBORl6HDZeh5VoGbUb7ueV_0l8ydKjiaBPvOvpXUilIBMkyAinuV/s4080/20231111_143124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSSvDOKdPinwy4QhrtqlQoy13VAR35lPAmBi-5CT2Mw0SGkG7Q7QE74IF9ZIrkv0vuoch7Mm3tvKNNf0bpbLDpSXq2-vFdIHOV6JBqPDRk1OTWepSAXG0MEH8R3G93YG_6_sQPSu-JBORl6HDZeh5VoGbUb7ueV_0l8ydKjiaBPvOvpXUilIBMkyAinuV/w640-h288/20231111_143124.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Guildhall. A wedding was taking place when I took this photo. The Guildhall was also </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">a theatre in the past and Shakespeare is said to have performed here in 1593.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4MzguIdFj6eVG-eoyUvEVclVMW5ShW_mDR9Jx0_eOot9q2kbCROz7p2lihFD1nynwojEbFRq95cU2iFXEGBhtvQvXtPdSzWtvJBPOXlR1orP2osGUtNaRFo-oqBZWq5P1lJZtxThDCgV5rFP4QIJJx-gP7JRCOIewpQtA8MVmGH7yJO7Qh_3pj_DzXVL/s2046/20231111_142328-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4MzguIdFj6eVG-eoyUvEVclVMW5ShW_mDR9Jx0_eOot9q2kbCROz7p2lihFD1nynwojEbFRq95cU2iFXEGBhtvQvXtPdSzWtvJBPOXlR1orP2osGUtNaRFo-oqBZWq5P1lJZtxThDCgV5rFP4QIJJx-gP7JRCOIewpQtA8MVmGH7yJO7Qh_3pj_DzXVL/w640-h480/20231111_142328-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The town was built between two river; Millfleet to the north and the Purfleet to the south.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tvVykmV88CSTkZo92Qj4zyPw2oMBEJM1GCsg_md2EdIxQAC8TN1nqmh3KbtdgBpmGb7Sq8Wf-y-aFRSdD9xnrW9d5zWQQwVNL8K8gEb9cTd1igJbR9C1ow0UUCynEj9nYsT9gLWggTFgYdhOQynvMBV1SFNOFaiP-G2zBpb19DWN9GFYXq2bZjP8oafo/s2727/20231111_142236.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2727" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_tvVykmV88CSTkZo92Qj4zyPw2oMBEJM1GCsg_md2EdIxQAC8TN1nqmh3KbtdgBpmGb7Sq8Wf-y-aFRSdD9xnrW9d5zWQQwVNL8K8gEb9cTd1igJbR9C1ow0UUCynEj9nYsT9gLWggTFgYdhOQynvMBV1SFNOFaiP-G2zBpb19DWN9GFYXq2bZjP8oafo/w430-h640/20231111_142236.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Custom House, Purfleet Quay.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">King's Lynn had a lot of charity shops but we didn't get to visit them all. We left grandson in the museum whilst we looked at a few of the charity shops and then met up with him and had a look around the museum which was small but very interesting. It was a very cold day don't let the blue skies in the photos fool you and my black leather jacket wasn't warm enough. I found a grey and light coloured herringbone coat for 3.00 by La Redoute and put it on straight away. I also found 3 pairs of earrings, a couple of books and a tank top BNWT that I had seen and coveted at Sainsburys earlier in the year but wouldn't pay 14.00 for a sleeveless top from a super market. For 3.00, that's a different story. OH bought nothing! On the way back to Sheringham from King's Lynn we stopped at the King's Arms in Letheringsett for a meal. We'd eaten here back in August with both grandsons and the food was very good. Before we left on Sunday we walked along the promenade at Sheringham and said hello to the sea.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhn8XU6Udya3CMGLdgz1jGegsrEG_KPg8NEFMZbnxQe6Ni32cQ8moFBgmxeVaynXL5upw88c0xOJw3zSxCROvgJzw1kHQPttrhuw8B-bwlCo_tYz0EBSc4HDYEFNdQIu3mcAXwEtAtaQYkiZ4-YPUftjPSsbHc84LFTIK8vXoom8Wsm6WcpC9vErjFcfw8I/s4080/20231112_105516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8XU6Udya3CMGLdgz1jGegsrEG_KPg8NEFMZbnxQe6Ni32cQ8moFBgmxeVaynXL5upw88c0xOJw3zSxCROvgJzw1kHQPttrhuw8B-bwlCo_tYz0EBSc4HDYEFNdQIu3mcAXwEtAtaQYkiZ4-YPUftjPSsbHc84LFTIK8vXoom8Wsm6WcpC9vErjFcfw8I/w640-h288/20231112_105516.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Once I was up on Monday and feeling a whole lot better; I spent the day doing the backlog of washing; waiting for the engineers to collect the old washing machine and making dinner. I also caught up with blogs and blogging. Monday's big news was that the current UK Home Secretary; Suella Braverman had been sacked. What a thoroughly unpleasant woman she was and I will certainly not miss her.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It felt very strange on Tuesday to not go to the food bank but the big move was afoot. I thought I might recce my walk again but the constant rain put paid to that thought. I did go to Sainsbury's for a couple of things and did the last of the washing. Otherwise it was a quiet day of reading and blogging. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEizF5cm4aGX5WnSdmKvxXUy0O44y20SCVWzjs9LaaU8Dm7yc3MABw9V1IRwiqSEE5tCiAXao8szBdS13TlpMHd3uYHlHX6H7u-srZ62OwGng9QP2S2e27vVE8sfnp3wNti5nqqyeVtkEuhE1viXpcKayB87dGz9sUTKWhYvfUEVvlcXwyeHspcZXEydFEF7/s2634/20231114_130934.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="2634" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizF5cm4aGX5WnSdmKvxXUy0O44y20SCVWzjs9LaaU8Dm7yc3MABw9V1IRwiqSEE5tCiAXao8szBdS13TlpMHd3uYHlHX6H7u-srZ62OwGng9QP2S2e27vVE8sfnp3wNti5nqqyeVtkEuhE1viXpcKayB87dGz9sUTKWhYvfUEVvlcXwyeHspcZXEydFEF7/w640-h446/20231114_130934.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My latest TBR pile. I started on the Richard Osman.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgzA-E9zr1QxJ63Jo2bEPM14u2WhggVu4EcMscwhfvDkRW0t-hs-wYm-9V4DRktEpL3ko8V1hG7shXTPrs2R1Sq6bU7eSegcZUqYLKTxoBU6Ue59uD1-ai5RngR8zGiwOj9IZ0eitWOnqqFTPuVQ7Yg248aaUxFqK_g-wI1U9WYMvTmVlQdA6mRcwGe_VtA/s2766/20231114_120236_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2766" data-original-width="1188" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzA-E9zr1QxJ63Jo2bEPM14u2WhggVu4EcMscwhfvDkRW0t-hs-wYm-9V4DRktEpL3ko8V1hG7shXTPrs2R1Sq6bU7eSegcZUqYLKTxoBU6Ue59uD1-ai5RngR8zGiwOj9IZ0eitWOnqqFTPuVQ7Yg248aaUxFqK_g-wI1U9WYMvTmVlQdA6mRcwGe_VtA/w274-h640/20231114_120236_002.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved. Rain jacket by Damart from The Daycare Hospice shop.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfDsc8ii84Obno5Ql4m6mSIJ1FP8ao8onOZ4KP5LJXrxuSoHg_mrT2C72m_gSA9PZhOXXxlqmuw137bm9JULIzijIu1awMzbJDgewY03KViy56tfxoxTnWjUh-O3gWRfTLHplCwXsbNyMx6qu7bVGJFD5vj2ijOoRaKIrT8Gge3WODjQlb6YFnqZ8RdWE/s2618/20231114_113639_003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2618" data-original-width="1321" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQfDsc8ii84Obno5Ql4m6mSIJ1FP8ao8onOZ4KP5LJXrxuSoHg_mrT2C72m_gSA9PZhOXXxlqmuw137bm9JULIzijIu1awMzbJDgewY03KViy56tfxoxTnWjUh-O3gWRfTLHplCwXsbNyMx6qu7bVGJFD5vj2ijOoRaKIrT8Gge3WODjQlb6YFnqZ8RdWE/w322-h640/20231114_113639_003.jpg" width="322" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zbZRWLqrXxgejIAVifa-nxrN-CVSxzlcDB-B0r3nDMEuuIhrY6kMb5H3gTjunAdytwJzXPZ4MIXa-HV7kTM4Wf8ifMhrHNzIQp3XIeR4SHqCg7qQkO-BLbJ4M4_Y_IPbq5NwEnbifOR1Cm_SlPjLRNaBiufXz1a6p41mzV56TfsofCNHpktZ4tNx3_rx/s2852/20231114_113557_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2852" data-original-width="1268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7zbZRWLqrXxgejIAVifa-nxrN-CVSxzlcDB-B0r3nDMEuuIhrY6kMb5H3gTjunAdytwJzXPZ4MIXa-HV7kTM4Wf8ifMhrHNzIQp3XIeR4SHqCg7qQkO-BLbJ4M4_Y_IPbq5NwEnbifOR1Cm_SlPjLRNaBiufXz1a6p41mzV56TfsofCNHpktZ4tNx3_rx/w284-h640/20231114_113557_002.jpg" width="284" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Dress by Simply Be found at the Sally Army last Wednesday. Boots from Cat's Protection League. Tights were also pre-loved but now have holes in the toes; I ordered myself a new pair in the same colour from Snag tights which never go at the toe...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffnxdE-p2EuPO9I9pvYt6HMg8ubXobZCCRbOF6bBgXVfnbrFzgqCPzevKkzZ2hoQR3K_h6qGpr6x_bp1SnCu2lJaSl91NHXPwD_AT-00L4rZtK1xrcUC0SG2QfnrCWTXmElDeXdys6jWOizwunYFcO-xDSu7kBB7m_G5AF5yf81paycE9yTIH1iawF9on/s4128/20231114_113519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffnxdE-p2EuPO9I9pvYt6HMg8ubXobZCCRbOF6bBgXVfnbrFzgqCPzevKkzZ2hoQR3K_h6qGpr6x_bp1SnCu2lJaSl91NHXPwD_AT-00L4rZtK1xrcUC0SG2QfnrCWTXmElDeXdys6jWOizwunYFcO-xDSu7kBB7m_G5AF5yf81paycE9yTIH1iawF9on/w288-h640/20231114_113519.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I lead my walk on Wednesday and it's going to be a really muddy one thanks to all the rain. My new walking boots will get well and truly christened...see you in a fortnight!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /> <p></p>Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-48535383219751708032023-10-31T18:50:00.001+00:002023-11-27T19:27:01.681+00:00Washing Machine Blues<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Back again...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGt6EdRfKpVJkDOswuNZDMRUcbPTPWeSNpPGiQLNNZey4n6WREtL6py8iT_LGfrgWs6KkL0rrEANGCADEfxTdG9xywcxNu45k3yMaTKmjXqFAh5uGiQxrLcijdwKcMrmeqo324kep65sh00h7-aJsuAT6E0lqNH6Py_PrbbHUSfvzDqFXY3vCgZ3Z4vlp2/s4128/20231018_131839.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGt6EdRfKpVJkDOswuNZDMRUcbPTPWeSNpPGiQLNNZey4n6WREtL6py8iT_LGfrgWs6KkL0rrEANGCADEfxTdG9xywcxNu45k3yMaTKmjXqFAh5uGiQxrLcijdwKcMrmeqo324kep65sh00h7-aJsuAT6E0lqNH6Py_PrbbHUSfvzDqFXY3vCgZ3Z4vlp2/w288-h640/20231018_131839.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was Wednesday's outfit. I had planned to spend the weekend in Devon so had swapped my Sunday swimming session to Wednesday instead. I did the usual 46 laps. I swam in the medium lane as it was very crowded in the slow lane. Once home I had a couple of errands to run in town. There was no cooking required as we were going out to eat with my daughter in a new Asian restaurant that had a a good vegan menu called the 'Chaat Haus'.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'm so glad we went; the food was delicious. I had an aubergine, lentil and chickpea curry with a naan bread from the vegan menu. Everyone's food was delicious. Excellent service and quite reasonable in price. I'll definitely go back there again. We walked there in torrential rain but my daughter gave us a lift back as it was still raining heavily.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi995BiEOfWN-BHtQYH_eOjT3vJKlvG8uWdrJf01iqmDqhB0vnjhFu8vUz7KGWw_C-tEWXY_I2G1efdP06ozofOU6odqb_eQEDx-g1DNvXz5BqwqvCCnLR_n1w_VJC8EDpWoiDPDALNHA8dnhId1LBYxysmR3sH8-c2xLkqMYp_EABEBg1D6i7LpYgNxM-m/s2310/20231018_131907_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2310" data-original-width="1069" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi995BiEOfWN-BHtQYH_eOjT3vJKlvG8uWdrJf01iqmDqhB0vnjhFu8vUz7KGWw_C-tEWXY_I2G1efdP06ozofOU6odqb_eQEDx-g1DNvXz5BqwqvCCnLR_n1w_VJC8EDpWoiDPDALNHA8dnhId1LBYxysmR3sH8-c2xLkqMYp_EABEBg1D6i7LpYgNxM-m/w296-h640/20231018_131907_002.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Boots retail from New Look. Sleeveless jumper/tank top retail Sainsbury's sale - (cheaper than a charity shop as it had been marked down so much) pre-loved cropped jeans by Toast and pre-loved shirt underneath by Punt Roma. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qFrYVkKrfSHFHeMQ6D0FQAbTJHtogv08vN_RHlJeqwxNOE1uGQbscTxOnDjjfGrHW4JJ461OcHcAmFiBPRbhbQXxbYThKf0Hw1oulElu6WDf1jfwbeTExkwb216NTzsy0a86qlLNJ7RhsscTu-N6Bqiwnr1t8zqNVJ8Y5sKlQxvHMbCv4bnTIGNFC-YE/s2448/20231018_131915_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="1016" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qFrYVkKrfSHFHeMQ6D0FQAbTJHtogv08vN_RHlJeqwxNOE1uGQbscTxOnDjjfGrHW4JJ461OcHcAmFiBPRbhbQXxbYThKf0Hw1oulElu6WDf1jfwbeTExkwb216NTzsy0a86qlLNJ7RhsscTu-N6Bqiwnr1t8zqNVJ8Y5sKlQxvHMbCv4bnTIGNFC-YE/w266-h640/20231018_131915_001.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUJ_TzWaU1HpxmQGc8kMZ_SFmp0IQ3c-zMnscQKbBg-H59qP3hwCqiW1ijrjnpfUygB3A4aYnmUcji86783eH0W_SA7mWGutf2duAnieGk0n1btsyiygkONUD6RbRZOSmld3_K5T5dClF-R6AbYfsuxxhoCPfvMztbNtahNi7OEdIpqTy-skvRvz_xgqD/s2337/20231018_131919_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2337" data-original-width="982" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieUJ_TzWaU1HpxmQGc8kMZ_SFmp0IQ3c-zMnscQKbBg-H59qP3hwCqiW1ijrjnpfUygB3A4aYnmUcji86783eH0W_SA7mWGutf2duAnieGk0n1btsyiygkONUD6RbRZOSmld3_K5T5dClF-R6AbYfsuxxhoCPfvMztbNtahNi7OEdIpqTy-skvRvz_xgqD/w268-h640/20231018_131919_001.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I was back swimming again on Thursday morning; then home to do the weekly food shopping accompanied by Dawn who bought some groceries too. I woke up on Thursday morning and decided not to go to Devon. I'd had a very busy couple of weeks and wanted a quiet weekend at home with no long distance journeys. The weather forecast was looking pretty dire for Friday, too. Storm Babet was wreaking havoc around country especially in Scotland. Hilary was disappointed but understood. I'd still be driving to Birmingham on Friday to take Dawn back, but Birmingham is only about 70-75 miles from us; whereas Devon is at least 200 miles!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLcojNcUlew0Hqn8-ictIm8LunZANJRfNEWvJEaqn774N3c1ehw4CM5saIUgyLR91Xe3RqiqGdrEGgNez0K2vLGt_-RwlmNZxotsZYJgZItpzgzt9RqQP_alQyGHCb5JwgUG4fM4xw58hjx_3AY7H3yloypwXq57qCPmIECGGQPpEdlVIJMM9nIb4zEIU/s2653/20231019_120622_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2653" data-original-width="1069" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLcojNcUlew0Hqn8-ictIm8LunZANJRfNEWvJEaqn774N3c1ehw4CM5saIUgyLR91Xe3RqiqGdrEGgNez0K2vLGt_-RwlmNZxotsZYJgZItpzgzt9RqQP_alQyGHCb5JwgUG4fM4xw58hjx_3AY7H3yloypwXq57qCPmIECGGQPpEdlVIJMM9nIb4zEIU/w258-h640/20231019_120622_001.jpg" width="258" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK50RPQgXXyWEIurCG_v8wB_dH1MwN-Kdzit_if4HkPkIPEk4V3EM8sxPrXgsleTJ5Y-lrNBsOAI3vgZDu3Hja0g7HlqJIH-bgklPtoJSUvPduBr5sgmvhOLvVPETCxp7X2qOWw8KbeDhlz54qcPu2f-WTb8kr7yx8YxTNkHyd2OlsT_oIiz4Pcmv40kOl/s2401/20231019_120719_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2401" data-original-width="1076" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK50RPQgXXyWEIurCG_v8wB_dH1MwN-Kdzit_if4HkPkIPEk4V3EM8sxPrXgsleTJ5Y-lrNBsOAI3vgZDu3Hja0g7HlqJIH-bgklPtoJSUvPduBr5sgmvhOLvVPETCxp7X2qOWw8KbeDhlz54qcPu2f-WTb8kr7yx8YxTNkHyd2OlsT_oIiz4Pcmv40kOl/w286-h640/20231019_120719_002.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved. Skirt by Betty Barclay; tank top by Next; striped tee by Principles. You can't see my boots but they were Biker boots from Sainsbury's and found in my Barnardo's last year. All jewellery pre-loved, too, except the earrings which I found in 'Bodycare' on Wednesday. I didn't know they did jewellery.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEhcn4ijkB_YJI7zxa1qfaEggE2-Zf9gWaNnGyCjixmdJBcTUjlVmLQ0CAQhC-tIH8Qs4zPwwCPx6wL1G1EgkbFm5d63cY6Nf5glC9qCS2fp9JLRJbjFsH4XWpq3W264yLMJ2n9wVbpyE8IbWroSupTL-HD01e5o4RoLUKgvqXA6TYmse8jZJ6RU5FyBLhbe/s3685/20231019_120830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3685" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcn4ijkB_YJI7zxa1qfaEggE2-Zf9gWaNnGyCjixmdJBcTUjlVmLQ0CAQhC-tIH8Qs4zPwwCPx6wL1G1EgkbFm5d63cY6Nf5glC9qCS2fp9JLRJbjFsH4XWpq3W264yLMJ2n9wVbpyE8IbWroSupTL-HD01e5o4RoLUKgvqXA6TYmse8jZJ6RU5FyBLhbe/w324-h640/20231019_120830.jpg" width="324" /></a></div></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/AVvXsEixE052ifVEb2zkGbCfxPzd33idxO4ORQpBQ1RDq634U_aqoReSYflxWUDCn_OSzfeuNgctzReY8rqp7Z2aNuFbd5y2yZ-TjgIBdisLPLXm8orrjUWKfiPgPMWxFE4WOh4jUx4ETROpuLaptH40JifmyJxqrV3QceqrVwZEkdhdX06GP2OUUtpO9KkyvU7j/s2401/20231019_120719_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2401" data-original-width="1076" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixE052ifVEb2zkGbCfxPzd33idxO4ORQpBQ1RDq634U_aqoReSYflxWUDCn_OSzfeuNgctzReY8rqp7Z2aNuFbd5y2yZ-TjgIBdisLPLXm8orrjUWKfiPgPMWxFE4WOh4jUx4ETROpuLaptH40JifmyJxqrV3QceqrVwZEkdhdX06GP2OUUtpO9KkyvU7j/w285-h640/20231019_120719_002.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Dawn and I set off about 9.30 am on Friday morning for Birmingham. I was back by 1.30 pm and I stopped at a post office en route to post a recorded delivery letter for my grandson. Conveniently, the post office was opposite the Cat's Protection League charity shop. I had to have a look in there, of course, and found two tops by Berschka. The staff in the shop told me they are closing down in a few weeks. Apparently, they were meant to close before Covid but were given an extension. They just don't get the footfall they need. It's such a shame as it's a lovely shop and one of my favourites. It's in Kempston in a very small shopping precinct; opposite a school. I only discovered it a few years ago and also in the precinct was a second hand bookshop. Unfortunately, when I discovered the bookshop; it was in the process of closing down, too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHixjbejdwLjLqU_zSxSOYg2ZUC9T6nqxongchlSzWq2GvdqKzetHSNYWoKqFUuwaNaFN639sHRtCfmDnSW0PKukwZFRKQE5xyb65TxY9SPHZMQN1mZ1y0DqKM_p2UoauJVHmCyamBs4PsX5fXY-IQOVEMDTE2azSIGMk51iSXB2n09eeNW38eGlgXa25k/s4128/20231020_090637.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHixjbejdwLjLqU_zSxSOYg2ZUC9T6nqxongchlSzWq2GvdqKzetHSNYWoKqFUuwaNaFN639sHRtCfmDnSW0PKukwZFRKQE5xyb65TxY9SPHZMQN1mZ1y0DqKM_p2UoauJVHmCyamBs4PsX5fXY-IQOVEMDTE2azSIGMk51iSXB2n09eeNW38eGlgXa25k/w288-h640/20231020_090637.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was a gloomy and very wet day which can you see from the poor light in the photos.</span><br /><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/AVvXsEggV6vnifSN8glaVt2R8tegTc2n-wqxtLiu-RziUdrgEF4x5SVn0dSTh443AzXR6iOzB5oMEABEgJwMoqYFaz5pQw5GSDVPRyJKctaEeGHe2L4PDjye3FqGfRPE6-7ovd_Tk01sp1TTSuU8Ba2fQXVQhPbQXEdRpRxqSXDefV1A-phEqKW6G942ACoxTev8/s2516/20231020_090719_003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2516" data-original-width="1073" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggV6vnifSN8glaVt2R8tegTc2n-wqxtLiu-RziUdrgEF4x5SVn0dSTh443AzXR6iOzB5oMEABEgJwMoqYFaz5pQw5GSDVPRyJKctaEeGHe2L4PDjye3FqGfRPE6-7ovd_Tk01sp1TTSuU8Ba2fQXVQhPbQXEdRpRxqSXDefV1A-phEqKW6G942ACoxTev8/w272-h640/20231020_090719_003.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Friday's outfit; everything pre-loved. Next jeans; top by Phase Eight and picked up in Newport Pagnell on Wednesday; coincidentally I found the boots in the Cat's Protection League a couple of years ago. The polo neck was bought on Bedford market.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbKy624u-cTvEGOhr3dqJUsn8v8bx3hslClZUOw-hQGSIJEPZ6HxAkgIBkC0C1UDdJyyR4h1n5UtvZEOK8UzJjhNGby6-oMke4VYfwSTI2EPySx5eqppfcTOloX1LE0QUjCpoMpDEJiNT1VI_IkkSy-1SUj8NrxojlGMM9W3kKPZ4ae9TAWR98E_Ln5-C/s2443/20231020_090724_007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2443" data-original-width="1221" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbKy624u-cTvEGOhr3dqJUsn8v8bx3hslClZUOw-hQGSIJEPZ6HxAkgIBkC0C1UDdJyyR4h1n5UtvZEOK8UzJjhNGby6-oMke4VYfwSTI2EPySx5eqppfcTOloX1LE0QUjCpoMpDEJiNT1VI_IkkSy-1SUj8NrxojlGMM9W3kKPZ4ae9TAWR98E_Ln5-C/w320-h640/20231020_090724_007.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved. I need a haircut!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEirP9UavspqUyAnmQ6n3owO6p3IIOBp4O9FEtGzul89Fv-_0vxgdYtRGfFWQml5PllkmrIXVrpns2HmiUIrVc0M5PMyP1E6vAK1IP1uEfR9O5Sy6ckP2m-6N0N-CsmQww44P7GcLmstfQg_6I-XgGOU8fBxmkUmwKIQf2qAhd7PtKDFZmQsNcVRD_Xbe3VE/s2884/20231021_121559_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2884" data-original-width="1293" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirP9UavspqUyAnmQ6n3owO6p3IIOBp4O9FEtGzul89Fv-_0vxgdYtRGfFWQml5PllkmrIXVrpns2HmiUIrVc0M5PMyP1E6vAK1IP1uEfR9O5Sy6ckP2m-6N0N-CsmQww44P7GcLmstfQg_6I-XgGOU8fBxmkUmwKIQf2qAhd7PtKDFZmQsNcVRD_Xbe3VE/w286-h640/20231021_121559_001.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was so good not to have to wake up early and be somewhere on Saturday. I got up and pottered about. I culled some earrings; realised I was never going to make earrings with all the beads I'd accumulated and put them in the donations bag and put a whites wash on. I got ready and eventually ate my breakfast. My daughter gave me some podcast links about Intermittent Fasting or Time Restricted Eating. Her Master's degree was in nutrition so she's very informed and passionate about this area. The health benefits are so beneficial that never mind the weight loss aspect; I want to continue with it forever. By fasting and then eating within a time restricted window, blood pressure is lowered; blood glucose is lowered; inflammation is decreased; anti-toxins are released; cognition improves and sleep improves. The key researcher in this area is Satchin Panda and I listened to this <a href="The Proof with Simon Hill https://open.spotify.com/episode/57JotpfG9mFKfrLZJytmWa">PODCAST</a> called '6 lifestyle habits to to improve your health'. The part about IF or time restricted eating starts at about 45 minutes in if you're interested.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSF7Oxc4RylFKgzrNmhw29t-JEUUeGyWL9n9QDFCP3Pu-HoOhb8vtjzr4_w54KZhmYe4fpTt3e6KNtiRgWvF14o79ivnsk4mLNVvcWYMQd6Q5eM0tiEa6c0aWqeTqSmvgEVeTLeVwi87-kJtsjASrgfczvmfjhmpM7LZFf0sgIjQ7NZ-8bHpimJzNurfh/s2906/20231021_121550_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2906" data-original-width="1185" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSF7Oxc4RylFKgzrNmhw29t-JEUUeGyWL9n9QDFCP3Pu-HoOhb8vtjzr4_w54KZhmYe4fpTt3e6KNtiRgWvF14o79ivnsk4mLNVvcWYMQd6Q5eM0tiEa6c0aWqeTqSmvgEVeTLeVwi87-kJtsjASrgfczvmfjhmpM7LZFf0sgIjQ7NZ-8bHpimJzNurfh/w260-h640/20231021_121550_001.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Pre-loved skirt by M&S; unlabelled top found on the trip to Newport Pagnell on Wednesday with Dawn; boots retail; they're metallic animal print but it's hard to see in the photo. All jewellery pre-loved except for retail earrings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoyjtO7j6Rsi8mXR3dGMx8IyV0UM8ymXKffbP2uOuDn-IfEBj9M2aJqtPivZ0_YSq2A2re3o862FQXjkcmbMAoPExbdsofLd4V4-k7YqAAUXDECDt9SO8Y4ApySsAgsok4Sq1ARnkKqU2TTJQbv5dZhPEZekX0ejzq3tkd7Zveu1PeS71LVTICPJjmS6W/s3479/20231021_121326_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3479" data-original-width="1295" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKoyjtO7j6Rsi8mXR3dGMx8IyV0UM8ymXKffbP2uOuDn-IfEBj9M2aJqtPivZ0_YSq2A2re3o862FQXjkcmbMAoPExbdsofLd4V4-k7YqAAUXDECDt9SO8Y4ApySsAgsok4Sq1ARnkKqU2TTJQbv5dZhPEZekX0ejzq3tkd7Zveu1PeS71LVTICPJjmS6W/w238-h640/20231021_121326_001.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After I'd eaten I set off on a 5 mile walk from Biddenham village along the river to Queen's Park. We'd had lots of rain and the river was quite high and fast flowing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsTa4NZJC98kPrRCn_DJ1ylkbuULeWgrxmFNE9qoS2qAgEhv2GCbflo1ck900lvxmg4wALIT_Ox3Ha-xHtFY9HxjYh3W9J4O3wmKRpMlhjsE8EfA3W5ftjaOPHnAuuBPJy7Iaf7bn4kn2YiEnRdfhopimj-pLZ6WiWjMJ357X5cYUBkDGUSyiK4ihHSP6/s4128/20231021_121219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsTa4NZJC98kPrRCn_DJ1ylkbuULeWgrxmFNE9qoS2qAgEhv2GCbflo1ck900lvxmg4wALIT_Ox3Ha-xHtFY9HxjYh3W9J4O3wmKRpMlhjsE8EfA3W5ftjaOPHnAuuBPJy7Iaf7bn4kn2YiEnRdfhopimj-pLZ6WiWjMJ357X5cYUBkDGUSyiK4ihHSP6/w288-h640/20231021_121219.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was lovely to see the trees turning into their glorious autumn colours along the walk:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHy22PS9kLvjJNpFJQRfn4hs-zXSFJTZCQPu3TBn1oVmyqSqF7OezOXbEIbWMICtem4GY2zWAnJwPEBdkMmNh9tupRd8tD3AHh1pYA0hD2Iu1swM_GzrzetJNNLPbyMvdMuvbc914G6jQzISu55mcPXnhmhKEb3MWbINoeDSNfZQVMxPmxAgvsZ6wzt8Dw/s4080/20231021_125005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHy22PS9kLvjJNpFJQRfn4hs-zXSFJTZCQPu3TBn1oVmyqSqF7OezOXbEIbWMICtem4GY2zWAnJwPEBdkMmNh9tupRd8tD3AHh1pYA0hD2Iu1swM_GzrzetJNNLPbyMvdMuvbc914G6jQzISu55mcPXnhmhKEb3MWbINoeDSNfZQVMxPmxAgvsZ6wzt8Dw/w288-h640/20231021_125005.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNE7TS_wgtYCM6C-sZLgEsKlZzqCd8I5r4Dgr7MJYXVjsGuRSdD028IpB6i0qTxg46yXFoBINI6wFcp4OCgrBPBE93FWNiaSRWOrRZZc9H4oNSSEx7C6w_dPGpr_eyREivEoSXkpNo-jogaxysYB5ZmxuMYRZE1ewzWuZkKY8vtBZqIDwDWfsK7CpdrQ6i/s4080/20231021_125648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNE7TS_wgtYCM6C-sZLgEsKlZzqCd8I5r4Dgr7MJYXVjsGuRSdD028IpB6i0qTxg46yXFoBINI6wFcp4OCgrBPBE93FWNiaSRWOrRZZc9H4oNSSEx7C6w_dPGpr_eyREivEoSXkpNo-jogaxysYB5ZmxuMYRZE1ewzWuZkKY8vtBZqIDwDWfsK7CpdrQ6i/w640-h288/20231021_125648.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is one of my favourite trees in the whole of Bedford; closely followed by a nearby Cedar of Lebanon, not seen; both are in the village of Biddenham.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">Virginia creeper along the back wall of what was Charles Wells brewery in Queen's Park.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipcOvl-Ybitav544lIB2CTdZ95PMEum_YD_Yyor86hJW_CCaFA3tY2T2RJMkDTKpZ-P8pHzwBMDLTHn7sIBdfPFt1SuOd-6H9VBbKVV7Ne1h_Q5YTlMgo-qJ2DG2pfngh0P6H_c4-dX9HNwPIBpTfiRXfLM1x4tb3rE9tmXEFxAFvHh8an7-2nL2I7byCa/s4080/20231021_132616.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipcOvl-Ybitav544lIB2CTdZ95PMEum_YD_Yyor86hJW_CCaFA3tY2T2RJMkDTKpZ-P8pHzwBMDLTHn7sIBdfPFt1SuOd-6H9VBbKVV7Ne1h_Q5YTlMgo-qJ2DG2pfngh0P6H_c4-dX9HNwPIBpTfiRXfLM1x4tb3rE9tmXEFxAFvHh8an7-2nL2I7byCa/w640-h288/20231021_132616.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Not sure what these were but a very cheerful sight on a grey, wet, gloomy day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw76B0g0cO5-SZ4Y-8Cp4Y8aSri5Ti0Rxl-oqvoMwDHY0LDbjvfCr7YOSCY3XTt1SBMn0X4FRLAqX7Pey2ixhWXhMXiw4rlwcQqIOUsuyfbVyhyphenhyphenRVxdhZFOi7G2vmIQRvGXP7kP6Jqw5f3s2rJsgB-9tDzso67NxO2Sbix7J9HhrhFNsxfnX9pPrzynivO/s4080/20231021_133137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw76B0g0cO5-SZ4Y-8Cp4Y8aSri5Ti0Rxl-oqvoMwDHY0LDbjvfCr7YOSCY3XTt1SBMn0X4FRLAqX7Pey2ixhWXhMXiw4rlwcQqIOUsuyfbVyhyphenhyphenRVxdhZFOi7G2vmIQRvGXP7kP6Jqw5f3s2rJsgB-9tDzso67NxO2Sbix7J9HhrhFNsxfnX9pPrzynivO/w640-h288/20231021_133137.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hindu Temple, Queen's Park.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Once home I made a Polenta Lemon cake for my daughter and did some more washing. OH cooked dinner. My daughter gave me her air fryer as she was bought a super-duper multi purpose one for her birthday, so I was looking forward to experimenting with the air fryer during the coming week. We spent the evening watching Julia Bradbury's current series on Ireland.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I started Sunday with a 6.5 mile walk along the river towards Willington. I saw a group of men on both sides of the river near the town's newest bridge and realised they were 'magnet fishing'. My Uncle Jerry in Ireland issues fishing licences for the Grand Canal that runs from Dublin through Edenderry in Co. Offaly and on into Shannon harbour. He told me about magnet fishing when we were last in Ireland up until then I hadn't even heard of it before. It's a bit like metal detecting but done in water. I watched the men drop their magnets in the river and on the opposite bank another man hauled his magnet out; but I couldn't see what he had found. Perhaps one day an historic haul of metal objects might be found using this method...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> OH and I then did the weekly cleaning and I made dinner. There was a bit of blip with dinner preparation as the electricity kept cutting out. Having established it was just our house it was happening to; and after speaking to our electricity provider; it turned out to be the washing machine causing the electric to cut out. OH was able to find the problem and fix it so we had dinner a bit later than usual. I spent a pleasant and restful evening reading and watching the last of the aforementioned series. I also had a long chat and catch up with Hilary and she will be coming down to see me in the New Year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjpIR1FaLRT9_XIOv8k_3Yxa6ej6zgFh9GvEZh3DcKzHmkruB0p0vbFtYbe_DiibdpGOHf1czSdqqWU2MQrg2huwRadCT7VB4It-_H-FWF0f4KsgVTqaO9EOrD6j2jXpxuoqdvAMZ8_4b_65G3Rx7CHtAtwNpOYx24VF0iFV7F-1vusvwJtVk8GaVr5ZM78/s2850/20231023_142105_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2850" data-original-width="1382" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpIR1FaLRT9_XIOv8k_3Yxa6ej6zgFh9GvEZh3DcKzHmkruB0p0vbFtYbe_DiibdpGOHf1czSdqqWU2MQrg2huwRadCT7VB4It-_H-FWF0f4KsgVTqaO9EOrD6j2jXpxuoqdvAMZ8_4b_65G3Rx7CHtAtwNpOYx24VF0iFV7F-1vusvwJtVk8GaVr5ZM78/w310-h640/20231023_142105_002.jpg" width="310" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vfVOAVe5VRmjilQUaJ_v7KbZYoAbN61Dut1xuh3N77FuHnGd6qT_Xa9SkBQ79f27ZMMXbLnkGy4MKx4GtYZiRY0HUec3e9dtVmuip0KgXD0ZYPCj9Z94Q-X6TEtcn_CFpQ9rpDEOAKjxP19qcv_loQS83_JMCSdpPJ3JTkDU41NR_ska4DmlmCgXENvL/s2799/20231023_142255_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2799" data-original-width="1118" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vfVOAVe5VRmjilQUaJ_v7KbZYoAbN61Dut1xuh3N77FuHnGd6qT_Xa9SkBQ79f27ZMMXbLnkGy4MKx4GtYZiRY0HUec3e9dtVmuip0KgXD0ZYPCj9Z94Q-X6TEtcn_CFpQ9rpDEOAKjxP19qcv_loQS83_JMCSdpPJ3JTkDU41NR_ska4DmlmCgXENvL/w256-h640/20231023_142255_001.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Monday morning I put a whites wash on first thing and bugger me didn't the electricity began to cut out again a few minutes into the wash. After some phone calls to OH; his colleague's husband who's an electrician will be coming to check the electrics on Tuesday morning. Meanwhile the washing mounted up; I had 3 lots of whites washing to do (duvet covers, sheets, pillow cases, tea towels and towels, plus a bedspread).</span><br /><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/AVvXsEgY0P90AFaqWwuw5ZVDejHQ9jeujWTjbW8AnQmqF71QpBTAmQB0QeQmN55qOWlCCJXhOyDUR1FyL25dAIlrt-ZgZHCRhUWYyujchZM13Y_FqQNhAx9OmHD8NPxW41V7xQHaz8P0jxonu0BoXxl1buDv7AGGN_7mzbF07IIZQMrRHWDE2GA8InWEIXGO5s75/s2697/20231023_142148_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2697" data-original-width="1030" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0P90AFaqWwuw5ZVDejHQ9jeujWTjbW8AnQmqF71QpBTAmQB0QeQmN55qOWlCCJXhOyDUR1FyL25dAIlrt-ZgZHCRhUWYyujchZM13Y_FqQNhAx9OmHD8NPxW41V7xQHaz8P0jxonu0BoXxl1buDv7AGGN_7mzbF07IIZQMrRHWDE2GA8InWEIXGO5s75/w244-h640/20231023_142148_001.jpg" width="244" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27NVbku8NOkVzU4zHvqhe4k_zelKVAkrwbBcXfaIvDFSJ-HYfGHPhlmySnm03DZ6SVxtzF3HA_tNFYG6Wki6aAFRO4nsWxGBmZBfd-FGjJjMh2KuEcObIEjTNcqHSYzVWVTBE2l4VJZ9008TZTle4QkAcRJtvAiGwn7XC50SRqJaJ7O_h3ShHWB5_jMe_/s4128/20231023_141951.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg27NVbku8NOkVzU4zHvqhe4k_zelKVAkrwbBcXfaIvDFSJ-HYfGHPhlmySnm03DZ6SVxtzF3HA_tNFYG6Wki6aAFRO4nsWxGBmZBfd-FGjJjMh2KuEcObIEjTNcqHSYzVWVTBE2l4VJZ9008TZTle4QkAcRJtvAiGwn7XC50SRqJaJ7O_h3ShHWB5_jMe_/w288-h640/20231023_141951.jpg" width="288" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Leaving the washing behind I went to Barnardo's where we had lots of donations as usual; so I spent the morning processing as many as I could and I did the banking. I wore this outfit which has been seen on the blog before and is a good advert for Barnardo's; both the skirt by Next and the top by Pepperberry were found there. Denim jacket by Susst or Sussi also pre-loved. OTK boots; online retail about 3 years ago. All jewellery pre-loved. I forgot to put earrings on when I left home that morning and bought some at Barnardo's from their new goods range; good value for 3 pairs of studs for 3.00. I can't bear not to wear earrings; I always feel under-dressed without them. Now the weather is back to normal we're lighting the fire most evenings and that means another daily chore for me of cleaning it out and laying it ready to light. Monday afternoons are also one of the days I try to catch up with blogs and blogging...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjnoqDHyGuOvQiz9up95sN_zZTLqc0VohyvYEQFb26O_XTSEikIC-xhbTBlv9qne6-KGw8oBZsQERyTbtgyqpP1QooVVqVj1J46oCOsEKAD5awnv3Fo9fodJSS7AvjsiMV223tLvRArFYwbEaQGhnOzOO3-NwyUzyfNNEP9d59xzdG2QkmiHdrqbJG6u_ud/s2363/20231023_155613.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2363" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnoqDHyGuOvQiz9up95sN_zZTLqc0VohyvYEQFb26O_XTSEikIC-xhbTBlv9qne6-KGw8oBZsQERyTbtgyqpP1QooVVqVj1J46oCOsEKAD5awnv3Fo9fodJSS7AvjsiMV223tLvRArFYwbEaQGhnOzOO3-NwyUzyfNNEP9d59xzdG2QkmiHdrqbJG6u_ud/w498-h640/20231023_155613.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I started this book on Monday evening. It's the third by Raynor Winn I've read and like her first book 'The Salt Path'; she concentrates again on a walking journey; this time the 200 mile 'Cape Wrath' trail in North-West Scotland. I like books about walking almost as I like walking!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiPjdPHuSrZXxjXhH22mJneKXGuqoqs2GEGMPYVPmmSShJ8ehnrV4kEkMRdBONWz7589QWB_ssGVNjzNcWN4acwHWsn3aoGzTrmVUegwGbFwkDCT6eCjehGJLeAz5s04ousJX5WKUGWorXGmubBBRuW_5Uk5iSij-g1HXQOCEDCcSUoMNoRUJEukOaSsv9b/s2933/20231024_091408_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2933" data-original-width="1117" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPjdPHuSrZXxjXhH22mJneKXGuqoqs2GEGMPYVPmmSShJ8ehnrV4kEkMRdBONWz7589QWB_ssGVNjzNcWN4acwHWsn3aoGzTrmVUegwGbFwkDCT6eCjehGJLeAz5s04ousJX5WKUGWorXGmubBBRuW_5Uk5iSij-g1HXQOCEDCcSUoMNoRUJEukOaSsv9b/w244-h640/20231024_091408_001.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>T<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">uesday was cold. The chill was perceptible. I wore these very old pre-loved Zara trousers with</span> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">a pre-loved top by Papaya; pre-l</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">oved Sainsbury's boots and online retail black denim jacket.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgYLc6TbTQf7i7MWh3XLyfbLKWFQtavsQP8oyTtrciKNanHBjL1_A3rZ6_Ha9PvMi2bz0i7rSx0xiC_puMxSX_kR8rngsF3q35W8VC1f_qvrHJLgilGsDexhuff2petrdGURQw1U5OG3Gpyx2ua0CVhH_Y6G56FGtNEXSmVUBKDV5PJzAjesVFg9OZIrM/s3108/20231024_091245_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3108" data-original-width="1288" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgYLc6TbTQf7i7MWh3XLyfbLKWFQtavsQP8oyTtrciKNanHBjL1_A3rZ6_Ha9PvMi2bz0i7rSx0xiC_puMxSX_kR8rngsF3q35W8VC1f_qvrHJLgilGsDexhuff2petrdGURQw1U5OG3Gpyx2ua0CVhH_Y6G56FGtNEXSmVUBKDV5PJzAjesVFg9OZIrM/w266-h640/20231024_091245_001.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was only me at the food bank on Tuesday morning and I soon warmed up. A bit later another volunteer came to assist with making up food parcels; it was the first time she'd done this. It was a bit more interesting for her than dating and sorting out the food donations. The manager told us a bit more about the new warehouse. We'll be able to roll the trolleys we use to fill the food crates on and off new scales reducing the amount of lifting we have to do. I don't actually mind the lifting; but we still have to remove the crates from the trolleys then stack them up ready to go on the vans. Once I finished at the food bank I went to the hairdressers for a much needed cut.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEhqNobhGVesPzMe_xTNn0snKiNpBoiPQAFE7EmwLxy_rgluMC4d3droobxSV0GdBvxVbZEC1UYc62bDYZvNh3Updgsgjw-W1uME1zNwqtgl9HghxgBIZ4DQ_wVQwoXvyRv6bGMtoZVcHir2tQNUgUrMpCoTXA2vRouJv5h1KEpRkLtfCMQaLFI9DODHth3u/s4128/20231024_091213.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqNobhGVesPzMe_xTNn0snKiNpBoiPQAFE7EmwLxy_rgluMC4d3droobxSV0GdBvxVbZEC1UYc62bDYZvNh3Updgsgjw-W1uME1zNwqtgl9HghxgBIZ4DQ_wVQwoXvyRv6bGMtoZVcHir2tQNUgUrMpCoTXA2vRouJv5h1KEpRkLtfCMQaLFI9DODHth3u/w288-h640/20231024_091213.jpg" width="288" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzEZRsdUsmuk8hH6RTipksNs79eDR0hyphenhypheneMgLwAq4XzKkc2FnOFWPUsPFZC0289iXZiAo0_dCHIhRuOjPlFVCwnHuTtGAyygS6n9RZQrvhULvhNX2BcB62BtqVpT0GvLgG0VShkF4w3Lgx7AML_h8kY9ldrYxHmFlF1Xa3b5xoFt4njXxgj95Y580AGtF9/s4128/20231024_135824.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzEZRsdUsmuk8hH6RTipksNs79eDR0hyphenhypheneMgLwAq4XzKkc2FnOFWPUsPFZC0289iXZiAo0_dCHIhRuOjPlFVCwnHuTtGAyygS6n9RZQrvhULvhNX2BcB62BtqVpT0GvLgG0VShkF4w3Lgx7AML_h8kY9ldrYxHmFlF1Xa3b5xoFt4njXxgj95Y580AGtF9/w288-h640/20231024_135824.jpg" width="288" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Pre and post haircut. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I think my hairdresser finally understood how I want my hair. It's quite difficult for her as I also want her to not display my bald patches (alopecia areata - mostly at the back) if at all possible. Feeling a bit lighter; it was home to clean out the fire and I made rice and dhal for dinner and a bit of steak for OH. The washing machine was still not working as the expected person to look at it had not turned up. I would have to find a local company and ask them to sort it out as soon as possible...I was able to do that later in the evening and they were due to arrive on Thursday afternoon. I was crossing my fingers it was fixable.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEhrF4A5gx7MdGsv9P0u56GylMPlhtjt9Tsn5Hr_NacnFTQ55E8S3k2ABhGHRdqqRCmhQNxaU1tjYzGCX9zNIKEqEY8M-2fHNTeyDIVtcbpRPVr7bdbgItNfwyziF4fgXp18nT7mpuXP7I0TQopa8CggAckijNWQXek6j3uyXBWU2x7BQxddYjZADgDgf-7-/s3010/20231025_110432_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3010" data-original-width="1299" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrF4A5gx7MdGsv9P0u56GylMPlhtjt9Tsn5Hr_NacnFTQ55E8S3k2ABhGHRdqqRCmhQNxaU1tjYzGCX9zNIKEqEY8M-2fHNTeyDIVtcbpRPVr7bdbgItNfwyziF4fgXp18nT7mpuXP7I0TQopa8CggAckijNWQXek6j3uyXBWU2x7BQxddYjZADgDgf-7-/w276-h640/20231025_110432_001.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> I had been praying for dry weather on Wednesday. My daughter and I went to Cambridge to the Fitzwilliam museum which neither of us had been to before. First we stopped for lunch at a vegan cafe that makes the best almond slices I'd ever eaten. I tasted my first almond slice from here when Hilary and I came to Cambridge the last time she came down.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97PfxEQKz74LoB7xJBpqWXgnpLmHcALcsplBBjCvVhojWpsv7w3Kiww6opBIfotP1Kt6krcbDmc87XcZXNI2FAu9BEWKaeKwZnBi9R8-i0UrN57wSrTmpDzgJfizikvOAScZNOXtwE1bGDkPZ3yldyp_Uedekz9f27wrk7KoaWvWtYNKnnx9jy1_PVGe_/s2718/20231025_110524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2718" data-original-width="1197" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj97PfxEQKz74LoB7xJBpqWXgnpLmHcALcsplBBjCvVhojWpsv7w3Kiww6opBIfotP1Kt6krcbDmc87XcZXNI2FAu9BEWKaeKwZnBi9R8-i0UrN57wSrTmpDzgJfizikvOAScZNOXtwE1bGDkPZ3yldyp_Uedekz9f27wrk7KoaWvWtYNKnnx9jy1_PVGe_/w282-h640/20231025_110524.jpg" width="282" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBdt_rM-SWcQ5nTyQNlZShiHdJA0ZF7d0TJzANLNIlJwOD8U64DKuOVWP-osVfPzVXP4f9OLj-0gAbGUkVh9C0YLfQU-EyGUBQ81dGBxc1aIIR1_CqHd27CedIo42x4yXvW7jTxXrFKJlrLqwhH0MGFdL7-saMKzG6QMWIjuTvO46MLbPKx_Sdl81cr8_/s4128/20231025_105945.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBdt_rM-SWcQ5nTyQNlZShiHdJA0ZF7d0TJzANLNIlJwOD8U64DKuOVWP-osVfPzVXP4f9OLj-0gAbGUkVh9C0YLfQU-EyGUBQ81dGBxc1aIIR1_CqHd27CedIo42x4yXvW7jTxXrFKJlrLqwhH0MGFdL7-saMKzG6QMWIjuTvO46MLbPKx_Sdl81cr8_/w288-h640/20231025_105945.jpg" width="288" /></a></div></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was another chilly day; the highest the temperature reached all day was 10 degrees. I wasn't sure what to wear and wished I'd worn tights under these pre-loved linen, Commoner trousers; shirt by Lipsy and tank top by Next. All jewellery pre-loved.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBP1wwa-zzGLVnXdKUHXu9MdU7wo0UaU5Nv4wv56E0LaMh9sDchp3S727hAc-PVfLQgaTPnf_jEydLb9Khe8i5vod7pRpmbj5jPK3SRBV4NXWSOHt7r1d-FxyOCNNxqPxqTAY-55Y8dVKRJJI6mGu9URawYWDpDmsEaTe62NTCZ62lOIOIs3-BGeustU8/s1916/20231025_110933_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="869" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimBP1wwa-zzGLVnXdKUHXu9MdU7wo0UaU5Nv4wv56E0LaMh9sDchp3S727hAc-PVfLQgaTPnf_jEydLb9Khe8i5vod7pRpmbj5jPK3SRBV4NXWSOHt7r1d-FxyOCNNxqPxqTAY-55Y8dVKRJJI6mGu9URawYWDpDmsEaTe62NTCZ62lOIOIs3-BGeustU8/w290-h640/20231025_110933_001.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore this pre-loved suedette long jacket bought for 3.00 from the junk shop in Castle Road and pre-loved scarf from Barnardo's.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgZWkXgLwVPys5RKklWJXm0iLjG7JNxP9P-sCIGhcpALav6w1SA3Ed2Y8RxrAMiRuzujyKcV6MfFnlglahhgKfEXgHRyf5oiLXuWMPWggHVTyhBckVplaF3_BQC-uMzw00hRuXOlcIo9mZIIoNWL53GpCS-VMBYN1E2jmDu2qR5H0De-uUz6FaQkVHnNTZZ/s4080/20231025_154416.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWkXgLwVPys5RKklWJXm0iLjG7JNxP9P-sCIGhcpALav6w1SA3Ed2Y8RxrAMiRuzujyKcV6MfFnlglahhgKfEXgHRyf5oiLXuWMPWggHVTyhBckVplaF3_BQC-uMzw00hRuXOlcIo9mZIIoNWL53GpCS-VMBYN1E2jmDu2qR5H0De-uUz6FaQkVHnNTZZ/w640-h288/20231025_154416.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Fitzwilliam museum in Cambridge. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We came to visit the exhibition 'Black Atlantic: Power, People, Resistance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3hOj8EoDdwl9RupRpUyNbNRYO6-_IjSfjKSSB-quaOIHY04EDYWesDbvEi9wy24a7HJUPXGKkTEnpycMDACHWOF8Lu87KxKQk9BRUw96YiIARRRjnWlTrOqzjt6F2AThLdeYsvJ5Ni0MOaPTBSKuGfMB1jivXrFamAmmk3aQJUlGFD3Yfj3IBCDbqm4A/s4080/20231025_154517.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3hOj8EoDdwl9RupRpUyNbNRYO6-_IjSfjKSSB-quaOIHY04EDYWesDbvEi9wy24a7HJUPXGKkTEnpycMDACHWOF8Lu87KxKQk9BRUw96YiIARRRjnWlTrOqzjt6F2AThLdeYsvJ5Ni0MOaPTBSKuGfMB1jivXrFamAmmk3aQJUlGFD3Yfj3IBCDbqm4A/w640-h288/20231025_154517.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPQTe1aHGwdY79OMomMVCynq6JGHO0I6wIVY2Hyl7FwayBW8WyCmmw28GLzbJZ_mxRYu_DVkCZR7eB3_yZVIiLKx4YrQoW9-w_6OOr7rvuPktFqTWr9S_ySYvxIUOHEmlfJYY2LUBTNHrKevIarj_wMQ3igY8qABRCnX7tQyp9ef1Cd9pmOXk9DWKvVUp/s2046/20231025_154543-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGPQTe1aHGwdY79OMomMVCynq6JGHO0I6wIVY2Hyl7FwayBW8WyCmmw28GLzbJZ_mxRYu_DVkCZR7eB3_yZVIiLKx4YrQoW9-w_6OOr7rvuPktFqTWr9S_ySYvxIUOHEmlfJYY2LUBTNHrKevIarj_wMQ3igY8qABRCnX7tQyp9ef1Cd9pmOXk9DWKvVUp/w640-h480/20231025_154543-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The very grand entrance and roof.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">'The exhibition </span><span style="color: #212529; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">asks new questions about Cambridge’s role in the transatlantic slave trade and looks at how objects and artworks have influenced history and perspectives. </span></span><span style="color: #212529; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In 1816, Richard Fitzwilliam donated vast sums of money, literature and art to the University of Cambridge, creating the museum that is named after him. But Fitzwilliam’s generosity was only possible because of the wealth his grandfather accumulated in part through the transatlantic slave trade. Acknowledging this story for the first time has led to new discoveries about the objects Fitzwilliam donated, the people who collected them, and the cultures that created them'.</span><span style="color: #212529; font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/plan-your-visit/exhibitions/black-atlantic-power-people-resistance" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">SOURCE</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEhMQaM2OrG_n7H2PWiJlwvNuviiDEPlvp5n2_641HHpW9sktHoOdjyOgmb0vo8ZS83EAjMk6L51bQ-Q14R8p3jX-wiHs7E57SSeGUvqplcGDesySoSYMrsRHwoqdylrawEiFUPIIX3FFvhQRD1enfuFqxc78XAJOvAzn0Xu9zAES-5ALKDFSmyATQ5J_VT3/s4080/20231025_155100.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQaM2OrG_n7H2PWiJlwvNuviiDEPlvp5n2_641HHpW9sktHoOdjyOgmb0vo8ZS83EAjMk6L51bQ-Q14R8p3jX-wiHs7E57SSeGUvqplcGDesySoSYMrsRHwoqdylrawEiFUPIIX3FFvhQRD1enfuFqxc78XAJOvAzn0Xu9zAES-5ALKDFSmyATQ5J_VT3/w288-h640/20231025_155100.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">From the exhibition we had a quick look at the contemporary art section where this painting jumped out at me:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzHUiSqamEMnxAJVa_s_SW3uBoRTdO3X8qBVn_t3x3hjXnGMcpTSZrfBiU8Z1C2L3l1KB-54V5UoTEDsgu9HSgaZ9M6CYyzM42-_I8NN0y4Mi2zTlOiVK4UzEnkl3x1dWzWa4Vb8eAjkaGHrizVMmVRhe1XWOIA0JSMPgshoo7_8o3JBePEaBXYPh09N2/s4080/20231025_161236.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzHUiSqamEMnxAJVa_s_SW3uBoRTdO3X8qBVn_t3x3hjXnGMcpTSZrfBiU8Z1C2L3l1KB-54V5UoTEDsgu9HSgaZ9M6CYyzM42-_I8NN0y4Mi2zTlOiVK4UzEnkl3x1dWzWa4Vb8eAjkaGHrizVMmVRhe1XWOIA0JSMPgshoo7_8o3JBePEaBXYPh09N2/w288-h640/20231025_161236.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Marie Louise von Motesiczky 1906 - 1996</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">'At the Dressmaker's' (1930).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We had a wander around the porcelain collections:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXaZr8QnWLt46cyKSrckOj6av39AyWMIVb-U43h9isb55TVoVl7DP2E2Wyk2esXf0mtN5sq1IHeVScdFcHbW7FhSuLf-JM6P5fii83ZVS4ehp6W3bwQNI8-QvLwgvYWD3QkxM4KrL4TdJAN2OSZ0-bNmWK0huM_DSbPuIW3SqbHtTAUTilc2kqsHRS8btf/s4080/20231025_163430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7usgyMLAlIE-9ZkizvTzOde9_2XBa3OFLM9SWGWMjh0d69NU2RZnM0CiNna1i6_VeEZqj_l4yY9OdQCRet01fYtJqsKtwZUB9uqvhYICNuoR5z8jaiDoJcR7taH69XfSKbEveoGg4vLyr97LwvpxNydMNIFp6PSSA6Saug5FQylANjedni7K-EMz9nt2/w640-h288/20231025_162448.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>English pottery based on cauliflowers!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-03AX-nq0P-iHmXCuPadjTmJg2mbJQxzRdLPfZ-C2sZYSdc3JyKJm8BIt6a56hxEFAB25w4IbUS-sB4blfWpQy4ejn8HVoWW3__oxj6Iifzw5e9KblbD3sjLEJPzPQvZyTvoWrAH4Y2mdRVU_oHWlhgOkr71YY8FkpMtfsEQt9Xbv0UPDLsU_yiDmj10o/s4080/20231025_162318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-03AX-nq0P-iHmXCuPadjTmJg2mbJQxzRdLPfZ-C2sZYSdc3JyKJm8BIt6a56hxEFAB25w4IbUS-sB4blfWpQy4ejn8HVoWW3__oxj6Iifzw5e9KblbD3sjLEJPzPQvZyTvoWrAH4Y2mdRVU_oHWlhgOkr71YY8FkpMtfsEQt9Xbv0UPDLsU_yiDmj10o/w288-h640/20231025_162318.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Dutch pottery</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUBLmph0hXFtlCTK0j7Z7v0xFG-80bQvAZ_QplmPBRkcSAHefXkPIGi9aP4ITLQEe4nPO4aapZnIr9hyphenhyphenq6UTUvkivzBe3vd9K6qkIB15Ak9ZihWjPN_xdgDW1cf90TDVnVk1FhxqoEoRStoNVhQq2tP25uh0PAsdjSYx_f9S4Bt3JsbZrLhthUzUtGeZb/s4080/20231025_162155.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEUBLmph0hXFtlCTK0j7Z7v0xFG-80bQvAZ_QplmPBRkcSAHefXkPIGi9aP4ITLQEe4nPO4aapZnIr9hyphenhyphenq6UTUvkivzBe3vd9K6qkIB15Ak9ZihWjPN_xdgDW1cf90TDVnVk1FhxqoEoRStoNVhQq2tP25uh0PAsdjSYx_f9S4Bt3JsbZrLhthUzUtGeZb/w640-h288/20231025_162155.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Japanese pottery: I thought the Arita hare was modern but dates to the 18th century.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9qDtQ3teO0Bj14Harnx4kATBjTn1jEVQtsWqv3vmf0DZO08gsOoBlPaDz8NlIyFJCmdD08Hx04cqLkX6UvBSI-kcl62s-a6gBVtgytZT4prXYXS8_-cEPqg238Pqdvg6DlrF2vmhZrNI-gM6p1q1-Y7kbwjzpBHZNv6YMRkz7wzO_DYn2uFXrawPzRWO/s4080/20231025_162129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge9qDtQ3teO0Bj14Harnx4kATBjTn1jEVQtsWqv3vmf0DZO08gsOoBlPaDz8NlIyFJCmdD08Hx04cqLkX6UvBSI-kcl62s-a6gBVtgytZT4prXYXS8_-cEPqg238Pqdvg6DlrF2vmhZrNI-gM6p1q1-Y7kbwjzpBHZNv6YMRkz7wzO_DYn2uFXrawPzRWO/w288-h640/20231025_162129.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Japanese Arita Porcelain</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEcRNVmt-jAPrIZzsNpNJ1oFqyD74MFRVPy5oUvheg_wNrTQpvM9w5_qrzFDYlDIRluqzS4hDOocWFcm1xjmJBng1HrXRmsbKxwufmgCLNgdKJrouZQDKMyCCcGtFqpB7ljXhCOPcvKdauFodgAViAX9L01CMXWaF2ZbXFnNIzVFeyQr41F5NZwLezDkL/s4080/20231025_162047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEcRNVmt-jAPrIZzsNpNJ1oFqyD74MFRVPy5oUvheg_wNrTQpvM9w5_qrzFDYlDIRluqzS4hDOocWFcm1xjmJBng1HrXRmsbKxwufmgCLNgdKJrouZQDKMyCCcGtFqpB7ljXhCOPcvKdauFodgAViAX9L01CMXWaF2ZbXFnNIzVFeyQr41F5NZwLezDkL/w288-h640/20231025_162047.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">English porcelain<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The museum was the sort of the place that needs at least a day to explore and we only we had a few hours. I'd like to come back with OH; he likes all things Egyptian and they have an Egyptian section waiting to be explored and there's more I want to see...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgOrn1g0dJ-1llgQzFFTwcGFTtILfUykB59q93UDEgXc-zivX-fXwmxTlkzeDmA7w7jSMLPN0hULFwBk_Yo9Y5IvnfrfoXXzAALF9V1ZIQzuUY0oDNGRVyGcBipWYVSZe2TPOO8oT5nw8sgiWhwV2Vs0ZuHK2ews3BlsGQ_zpjxBpCtN4hdgKE1mweJrhQ-/s2046/20231026_130110-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOrn1g0dJ-1llgQzFFTwcGFTtILfUykB59q93UDEgXc-zivX-fXwmxTlkzeDmA7w7jSMLPN0hULFwBk_Yo9Y5IvnfrfoXXzAALF9V1ZIQzuUY0oDNGRVyGcBipWYVSZe2TPOO8oT5nw8sgiWhwV2Vs0ZuHK2ews3BlsGQ_zpjxBpCtN4hdgKE1mweJrhQ-/w640-h480/20231026_130110-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I think I made a reasonable job of blow drying my hair after swimming on Thursday morning... I was told by a fellow swimmer the pool will be closed from/after Christmas for some much needed refurbishment. There weren't any notices up about it, but I do know the company that runs the facility had not had their contract renewed and a different company</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> will be taking over. If it does close I hope it's not for too long; I'd miss my twice weekly swims; they've become such a part of my weekly routine even though sometimes I feel knackered after a swim. Today was one such day...</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I started out wearing a long denim dress which I'd bought from the Children's Society a few weeks back. I decided it didn't look good on me and put it in the donations bag. Instead I wore this pre-loved dress by Izabel with a Sainsbury's retail polo neck underneath. Boots as before and all jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHsa7O5wkih_1FUvUmzHstR-qNU7YiO6kATr_fbUu8wd6Hddjt9i7CdeocgXDQ0E8vDred_8EMqHFDwGNE1pyfMo2RSMDAHumse8GGOuyUBe0U3WHQ0f82Y0a6MAqKPzAkuRWRtC9IGDCBCMJvJpCCezuBW9iFWkX5qLP1sgrlWhHHVbSAOTQCOVmptJ1L/s2743/20231026_130323_004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2743" data-original-width="1341" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHsa7O5wkih_1FUvUmzHstR-qNU7YiO6kATr_fbUu8wd6Hddjt9i7CdeocgXDQ0E8vDred_8EMqHFDwGNE1pyfMo2RSMDAHumse8GGOuyUBe0U3WHQ0f82Y0a6MAqKPzAkuRWRtC9IGDCBCMJvJpCCezuBW9iFWkX5qLP1sgrlWhHHVbSAOTQCOVmptJ1L/w312-h640/20231026_130323_004.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSktG-vvWeBAjE3injmEq7o_9JngcIvCbZG9TYrvIL9pVpNtjnXtMJlEYYmqcEQBCkmm0ryYuGGT80EQiLUvW6zOdOBosvr1d-I1faC5MMz0rE19HUE-Ov5hULAG5eiX3qnSNAH5APkIhJ9G2-eWexu4AXDE29e3WVtVYjldo97ULYpVLgezcZsTVzTvAE/s2779/20231026_130400_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2779" data-original-width="1233" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSktG-vvWeBAjE3injmEq7o_9JngcIvCbZG9TYrvIL9pVpNtjnXtMJlEYYmqcEQBCkmm0ryYuGGT80EQiLUvW6zOdOBosvr1d-I1faC5MMz0rE19HUE-Ov5hULAG5eiX3qnSNAH5APkIhJ9G2-eWexu4AXDE29e3WVtVYjldo97ULYpVLgezcZsTVzTvAE/w284-h640/20231026_130400_001.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Soon after midday the washing machine engineer arrived. Luckily, it was only the heating element that had gone. Unfortunately, as my machine was an older Bosch model there wasn't one in his van; which meant he had to order one. It will probably be next week before a replacement can be fitted. I can still use the machine but it won't heat the water. Once the engineer left I went to do the weekly food shopping and stopped at the farm shop for more kindling. I picked up a purple cauliflower whilst I was there - never had one of those before!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Friday we had a date for lunch with 2 of my brothers. The third brother was on tour for the next couple of months; we won't see him until early December. We went to the 'Overstone Arms' in Pytchely, Northants and had an enjoyable lunch. After we'd eaten we went for a short walk and popped along to the church but unfortunately it wasn't open.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhBF78m2vGnIVooW-eB2ALOCdOTWzYI-Yj8KeARZSdLoNJ73y2IhNNTOP1cOS-_iOV2_2jUo9M08g8xobB1SuqR9zJBouvGlnppQOm97rZynYDBv2E10KeiKZR3OVqt1NfxreOmLL_EKNRLnqwr-eisaPcPv1Ip9J2cePqtnRid6L5Awk1CuDYjxXilPZBg/s2560/20231027_150559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBF78m2vGnIVooW-eB2ALOCdOTWzYI-Yj8KeARZSdLoNJ73y2IhNNTOP1cOS-_iOV2_2jUo9M08g8xobB1SuqR9zJBouvGlnppQOm97rZynYDBv2E10KeiKZR3OVqt1NfxreOmLL_EKNRLnqwr-eisaPcPv1Ip9J2cePqtnRid6L5Awk1CuDYjxXilPZBg/w640-h288/20231027_150559.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All Saint's Church; dating from the 12th century.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was a chilly sort of day and the sun only came out as we were on our way home. I wore this outfit topped with a leather jacket, scarf and gloves!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiwo_iwiTZpEmEV1rQRd7K65d9bODvvlDvGZgo5sw8azGcps-Srj0LDhtEdda6fhHym8N1m5a7VExmtYDlzIJIULjx6ahAZbi-LUAi457v8CDUZrNIxPTf1oiBdu6ocvSAzZYXd9Hk90vQMuscN75QkbXFF96xpgWZt0CFpqdvzP83PmLEPN551qsWoay-w/s3036/20231027_112545_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3036" data-original-width="1126" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwo_iwiTZpEmEV1rQRd7K65d9bODvvlDvGZgo5sw8azGcps-Srj0LDhtEdda6fhHym8N1m5a7VExmtYDlzIJIULjx6ahAZbi-LUAi457v8CDUZrNIxPTf1oiBdu6ocvSAzZYXd9Hk90vQMuscN75QkbXFF96xpgWZt0CFpqdvzP83PmLEPN551qsWoay-w/w238-h640/20231027_112545_001.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1b6awAf8uJ2RZAryXieve-pZaUSKWaM4pdMAX13uEm-d1V-WzMdk0_beWHssY3UT8nTpTaFfin0kaK4AyrO46ie_ZMbzw7dnkr7K-ZNDu0RaDsYlX5VeS4Xpz9NRHXh_ON-IDhPefDSWiI1-_bXkR8akuY4gJVwZY4_Bx4Dy9hQmckSS-O_bzFXlanz5p/s2570/20231027_112504_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2570" data-original-width="1132" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1b6awAf8uJ2RZAryXieve-pZaUSKWaM4pdMAX13uEm-d1V-WzMdk0_beWHssY3UT8nTpTaFfin0kaK4AyrO46ie_ZMbzw7dnkr7K-ZNDu0RaDsYlX5VeS4Xpz9NRHXh_ON-IDhPefDSWiI1-_bXkR8akuY4gJVwZY4_Bx4Dy9hQmckSS-O_bzFXlanz5p/w282-h640/20231027_112504_001.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved. The tunic was bought in Ireland before we even had the caravan so that makes it at least ten years old.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7dfEzgTr3Gs6DO3xyYUk0AnQBPK9vXbE-WgFc2jmi4dQF0DPsg-jkwbnvef76HbGhiMqaFJTqGyQVVxrGbQvM_JUzfXBKjrBVZ5SUu4LY9NsUXu5RsgtAw0rq4vw6iBAY7-hMKYEZBvhgPYBbaUliVNxZMABbZiyTBpxruntM3mQZ8U8ve08fH5Xo5On2/s2759/20231027_112456_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2759" data-original-width="1106" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7dfEzgTr3Gs6DO3xyYUk0AnQBPK9vXbE-WgFc2jmi4dQF0DPsg-jkwbnvef76HbGhiMqaFJTqGyQVVxrGbQvM_JUzfXBKjrBVZ5SUu4LY9NsUXu5RsgtAw0rq4vw6iBAY7-hMKYEZBvhgPYBbaUliVNxZMABbZiyTBpxruntM3mQZ8U8ve08fH5Xo5On2/w256-h640/20231027_112456_002.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZhLXNTnQ4HHJqsxAdiWK1GisfU-0VWk1HdfnStnW6QTHr0SUIDI5gxVubU7jva0TmhFJeC1iMjPTLFras40e1hOT_ujw2K7x1rp4t-Sw2gqmoV5HQr99yNWO1SQTC4SbmX3xjfMbf2x8yrU-AQ43o4dtTTC1RIHFRlh6y601U7uKbpsOGtmj8gTYyZIC/s4128/20231027_112437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZhLXNTnQ4HHJqsxAdiWK1GisfU-0VWk1HdfnStnW6QTHr0SUIDI5gxVubU7jva0TmhFJeC1iMjPTLFras40e1hOT_ujw2K7x1rp4t-Sw2gqmoV5HQr99yNWO1SQTC4SbmX3xjfMbf2x8yrU-AQ43o4dtTTC1RIHFRlh6y601U7uKbpsOGtmj8gTYyZIC/w288-h640/20231027_112437.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The necklace was bought from Barnardo's on Monday; I'd worn it two days in a row so you can tell I like it. I lost one of the earrings but luckily discovered it in the foot-well of my car on Saturday morning.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There is a large Salvation Army charity shop near to where my brothers live so OH and I stopped off there before heading for home. I found a pair of boot cut jeans which I haven't got in my jean collection and this book:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEi1oxDLfqtDR3eUQLWCOXBv3f5WBWW5fXmzK5FC6olo_FsjJLdE48mozz7__gUQ007KW_rv9r0seuS8FyuQ0QzdekYbSqvN6IYQffHuuK0GFMk_pNxJLTKGLDfWp_pQ-j8peqBiNXc9i4Hwd4yZIbDY8L0KvliPfTpJZRMkYQwd06qQy4qeAzLfBq92cTk7/s4080/20231027_181048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1oxDLfqtDR3eUQLWCOXBv3f5WBWW5fXmzK5FC6olo_FsjJLdE48mozz7__gUQ007KW_rv9r0seuS8FyuQ0QzdekYbSqvN6IYQffHuuK0GFMk_pNxJLTKGLDfWp_pQ-j8peqBiNXc9i4Hwd4yZIbDY8L0KvliPfTpJZRMkYQwd06qQy4qeAzLfBq92cTk7/w288-h640/20231027_181048.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It will be very useful for next Spring and Summer...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEg_91R8R5iIOGZBlYbZvy4HY86BoE8ig_waNI3qcouar81arpJjwgFyMo619uwTAXjaZRrLUAq-Tq7leHitQlEqkneoifv1Zmmnz4Deo6losyAUt12jhhN3VSLoScvNhNP5KSLNJOwPKt_nB2Dl3Js-LXf6Ndi9yL0lPRt6gbfKVBhCof2j7oADryQh7uLA/s3188/20231028_115111_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3188" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_91R8R5iIOGZBlYbZvy4HY86BoE8ig_waNI3qcouar81arpJjwgFyMo619uwTAXjaZRrLUAq-Tq7leHitQlEqkneoifv1Zmmnz4Deo6losyAUt12jhhN3VSLoScvNhNP5KSLNJOwPKt_nB2Dl3Js-LXf6Ndi9yL0lPRt6gbfKVBhCof2j7oADryQh7uLA/w216-h640/20231028_115111_001.jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Pre-loved dress by Zara looking a bit wrinkled here; leggings bought at Store 21 in a sale years ago and boots retail from Sainsbury's.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6r95p3RwStzQb7tvPgypGycI7ZNFZ7B47nW0khx9tDh7yFDESnF6J979ciwioaGaL6CjmzjkeA2Cm_n2xU_426gSmGEdRjXM3o12_DqNA0eMXtJbaCQJvDkLJ1g4fjAhT1xhklTqrff2_JnXqVHt8i_zCjAz3e6eU7MEN8PtmGqaSKg8I4KSFz2qfb8K/s2540/20231028_115759_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2540" data-original-width="1191" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6r95p3RwStzQb7tvPgypGycI7ZNFZ7B47nW0khx9tDh7yFDESnF6J979ciwioaGaL6CjmzjkeA2Cm_n2xU_426gSmGEdRjXM3o12_DqNA0eMXtJbaCQJvDkLJ1g4fjAhT1xhklTqrff2_JnXqVHt8i_zCjAz3e6eU7MEN8PtmGqaSKg8I4KSFz2qfb8K/w300-h640/20231028_115759_001.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Leather jacket from Vinted and bag by M&S pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_Aac3FEXAkQxm88ts9HaCSIYMidklHE8JnmdqCye2dw7EgPvmsU1_6CuiFoSpySM-b9ZMuhuNwHagrt7XEuaE0yIH8uYTutKUkXksfN_sw8pgFs9a4MAUucXVbkIA9vXDDXsoWUYT9SORMch1ZT6Qyzi3Bnuid7w0NINBNj9aVqw50h1AntllA36FCwG/s4128/20231028_114840.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4_Aac3FEXAkQxm88ts9HaCSIYMidklHE8JnmdqCye2dw7EgPvmsU1_6CuiFoSpySM-b9ZMuhuNwHagrt7XEuaE0yIH8uYTutKUkXksfN_sw8pgFs9a4MAUucXVbkIA9vXDDXsoWUYT9SORMch1ZT6Qyzi3Bnuid7w0NINBNj9aVqw50h1AntllA36FCwG/w288-h640/20231028_114840.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It wasn't so chilly on Saturday and after a 4.7 mile walk around the local area; OH and I went to Stevenage for a rummage. Youngest grandson had stayed over on Friday night and I made him a hearty breakfast before we left. Teenage boys seem to have insatiable appetites. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Stevenage was a bit disappointing and we found only 4 charity shops; one shop was closed and another shop was closed down permanently but no one had let Professor Google know. I found an orange tank-top and a linen jacket for next summer; OH found a few things. We've both agreed we'd give the Stevenage chazzas a miss in future. We should have gone to Letchworth which is close by but never mind, next time...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhK8NUaBrk-DBQDQsmmn0XHeUUyzM5r8XRJtfy01RvNAmKkQbyEq8zs4DLXXyW4_R7EZlBx6TRAnn7CtciYff7YDKR6G5E8sWw4AP7Wv-qO3vFIBScKXD6xHkLyY_2RLVE67dj6YbLpbaQoU97Sd-ys-5HN2AJPQyPvzDn9uPLhSlX4JmLPXiGBsyyrPDut/s2046/20231028_120551-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2046" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK8NUaBrk-DBQDQsmmn0XHeUUyzM5r8XRJtfy01RvNAmKkQbyEq8zs4DLXXyW4_R7EZlBx6TRAnn7CtciYff7YDKR6G5E8sWw4AP7Wv-qO3vFIBScKXD6xHkLyY_2RLVE67dj6YbLpbaQoU97Sd-ys-5HN2AJPQyPvzDn9uPLhSlX4JmLPXiGBsyyrPDut/w640-h640/20231028_120551-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It's almost November and I'm surprised at the amount of things still blooming in the garden. I have four of the plants above; initially I thought they were chrysanthemums but they're osteospermum. I'm so glad we decided to hang on to them and see what developed. The orange and yellow one had been blooming for over a week; the pink and deep red had begun to flower this week. The white one's buds look like they may bloom any day now...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVQFyZbhHNrSvLQ4S-vEdL8BnoOqcNvhgwERWDPjbOGQ6E0K30U-8LjUhyphenhyphenxITxLJVLljFA73ETQR8GdkL_R4KllT3jr_8t7yWF79wrEkqyzzoYVapd-ZasjnOucH1bsiihDmMnnmfDpjk2YLcKP0JUQQwKyFCWWJdtj05GKpU3xw0wWgdvaS21Y6mfehK/s4080/20231028_121006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijVQFyZbhHNrSvLQ4S-vEdL8BnoOqcNvhgwERWDPjbOGQ6E0K30U-8LjUhyphenhyphenxITxLJVLljFA73ETQR8GdkL_R4KllT3jr_8t7yWF79wrEkqyzzoYVapd-ZasjnOucH1bsiihDmMnnmfDpjk2YLcKP0JUQQwKyFCWWJdtj05GKpU3xw0wWgdvaS21Y6mfehK/w640-h288/20231028_121006.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This sedum has been blooming for months.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaCYFuTzNdj7Pq6f_UqjbFq1v94B4-KHVvCwOSqhT1yY8KblXmzqXoYKOigKk9Zy1pdgdeNrsueWQFSP2UN2Zj-y4j4SdfoafnML8y2eepO-Lipyx9Jo7JZ5GeuqfAr3_HVbb-5th3iOTOQnVtregFIVDqvhuEpgvo4n5OJR-7Fe5HbTRNzDoGePdeeck/s1560/20231028_121039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="1560" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAaCYFuTzNdj7Pq6f_UqjbFq1v94B4-KHVvCwOSqhT1yY8KblXmzqXoYKOigKk9Zy1pdgdeNrsueWQFSP2UN2Zj-y4j4SdfoafnML8y2eepO-Lipyx9Jo7JZ5GeuqfAr3_HVbb-5th3iOTOQnVtregFIVDqvhuEpgvo4n5OJR-7Fe5HbTRNzDoGePdeeck/w640-h472/20231028_121039.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My three bargain begonias - 50 p each. They're big and blowsy and some might consider them vulgar but I love their exuberance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is the third time the nasturtiums have bloomed having died and bloomed again. I'm so pleased with them.</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYBlBOb8c3nPs8T-qK6LO7VgLuGYdCqgfavSlflf7GwKWP5yHUYAjY8L1Mh8-bb09PvH5Cl2Pg-zUcj_rLjcdvQkZsJjDNYlms6_PlrExbzAje4G_nO7UmCiorQKBGdCm7MEss_4DdEdd4M_pv-Rj0i5TafpMpNJEZl-6jpVaAdRwTyPl5YYduybVi6XF/s2038/20231028_121236.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="985" data-original-width="2038" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYBlBOb8c3nPs8T-qK6LO7VgLuGYdCqgfavSlflf7GwKWP5yHUYAjY8L1Mh8-bb09PvH5Cl2Pg-zUcj_rLjcdvQkZsJjDNYlms6_PlrExbzAje4G_nO7UmCiorQKBGdCm7MEss_4DdEdd4M_pv-Rj0i5TafpMpNJEZl-6jpVaAdRwTyPl5YYduybVi6XF/w640-h310/20231028_121236.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Saturday evening based on a recommendation from brother Tony, we began watching this series on Netflix. Weird isn't in it....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgOJJwPNY9oiMu40dFhaYgtGP4uWx-k3Z7EftTulrdBonaEVtZ6eSFXbTSz17f4qDX6ctS-QlvVdFnFrodhHdD5OcrF-k6BBgx0Jk8-Ynk4-SMXkeSQRM9z5b79-ZhVstaLbNLMzaSbv-BqPp9HLU-xrUO50ggwTy4f9ZPfDEDpownWXmiJiEGVi4mu3vmB/s329/Bodies_2023_TV_series.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="329" data-original-width="220" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJJwPNY9oiMu40dFhaYgtGP4uWx-k3Z7EftTulrdBonaEVtZ6eSFXbTSz17f4qDX6ctS-QlvVdFnFrodhHdD5OcrF-k6BBgx0Jk8-Ynk4-SMXkeSQRM9z5b79-ZhVstaLbNLMzaSbv-BqPp9HLU-xrUO50ggwTy4f9ZPfDEDpownWXmiJiEGVi4mu3vmB/w428-h640/Bodies_2023_TV_series.jpg" width="428" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Our clocks went back overnight and we're now back to Greenwich Mean Time; GMT. That meant an extra hour in bed so I set off for my swim an hour later than usual. Once I'd done my 46 laps it was home for breakfast; then to do the weekly cleaning and cook Sunday dinner. The plan was somewhat disrupted because our Henry (a vacuum cleaner) died. He was very old and his demise wasn't unexpected. In the last few months that's the third electric appliance in our house that has either died or broken. Let's hope that's it now for the next few years...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">If it's Monday it must be Barnardo's:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgoZqJE3Ie_UJsoQ6FdeUitNzWCGs7mX-gHhPHBFBfCCy9p2r-f9vJ9s74-E1BwzF6uSFHGaaxyFeHgAW_1WytZ1RbMIpktdZfLLMNYQUr7yXhKuvrOXIJ1Vh8LDAuL76rpwaVHtdK0wWOUGGsnvn6e066-wzbnVT1qQNJwwpv18TumHua0yZdalFRb7YQm/s4128/20231030_091652.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoZqJE3Ie_UJsoQ6FdeUitNzWCGs7mX-gHhPHBFBfCCy9p2r-f9vJ9s74-E1BwzF6uSFHGaaxyFeHgAW_1WytZ1RbMIpktdZfLLMNYQUr7yXhKuvrOXIJ1Vh8LDAuL76rpwaVHtdK0wWOUGGsnvn6e066-wzbnVT1qQNJwwpv18TumHua0yZdalFRb7YQm/w288-h640/20231030_091652.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All pre-loved jewellery.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHoqapfJckm9kMHzP0vDBlChQO5Z2yrVfK17y54N7oDPLt2lWMMkO0eH5q2xA5GmsgnsEd0-7oveklMzVsV6G90MKWvYtrF3eak-eB6ibglz9fxBYPVTEsVDiRbNCjcdmUC5D_gV01ysf9DR6WyOnhiXBD7x9SFudxK9vCG6bWo-EY67v9xTvlI4-4rYN/s2830/20231030_092013_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2830" data-original-width="1401" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTHoqapfJckm9kMHzP0vDBlChQO5Z2yrVfK17y54N7oDPLt2lWMMkO0eH5q2xA5GmsgnsEd0-7oveklMzVsV6G90MKWvYtrF3eak-eB6ibglz9fxBYPVTEsVDiRbNCjcdmUC5D_gV01ysf9DR6WyOnhiXBD7x9SFudxK9vCG6bWo-EY67v9xTvlI4-4rYN/w316-h640/20231030_092013_002.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Top by Bershka and skirt with label cut out - both from Barnardo's. Boots from New Look retail last year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji05mZlhnrTZJk66Bg2YeoOlcu5BW5K8qr15Sj4eBxk-lWJS3cSNR3tr02_kcSUEekMdmrnB-3I1e5OuAXCrQOIoB7PGk8Q6BJ26eYULuezlQE6PjpwBrJ9-e07w7ZXkFO41uPjIBsobS_d05-tBJVP75VUh_dqfQRmxPzxSqB0jF0j4qz7q3ULZ3Xba4U/s2698/20231030_092054_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2698" data-original-width="1298" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji05mZlhnrTZJk66Bg2YeoOlcu5BW5K8qr15Sj4eBxk-lWJS3cSNR3tr02_kcSUEekMdmrnB-3I1e5OuAXCrQOIoB7PGk8Q6BJ26eYULuezlQE6PjpwBrJ9-e07w7ZXkFO41uPjIBsobS_d05-tBJVP75VUh_dqfQRmxPzxSqB0jF0j4qz7q3ULZ3Xba4U/w308-h640/20231030_092054_001.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The shop manager calls me Barnardo's 'Poster Girl'; very accurate regarding today's outfit. The jacket by Topshop was also found in Barnardo's...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTsJ95mQnHZiqwkykVVebyimf6Fd0mvo-d9Wre7peMv6m0hcstLkb0vft2mF6A4FsCuWn-0ZtREqjAQVUOA41rRUxP4cKVQWAo6201MaLcPxIrNKBTPyfAm_l6enaL7QvTcqOIzgNQ2oRw9kNLdJKSFGo2g3TwjYji97Xrcvtwd4xbRB5wqD6RsGSqyu9/s2620/20231030_092222_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2620" data-original-width="1167" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdTsJ95mQnHZiqwkykVVebyimf6Fd0mvo-d9Wre7peMv6m0hcstLkb0vft2mF6A4FsCuWn-0ZtREqjAQVUOA41rRUxP4cKVQWAo6201MaLcPxIrNKBTPyfAm_l6enaL7QvTcqOIzgNQ2oRw9kNLdJKSFGo2g3TwjYji97Xrcvtwd4xbRB5wqD6RsGSqyu9/w286-h640/20231030_092222_001.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We had a new volunteer start today and I spent most of my shift training her. It was a busy morning with lots of customers. From the shop I went back to my hairdressers to have a little bit more cut off the sides of my hair. From the hairdressers I went to collect our new Henry vacuum cleaner. Once home I made chicken soup for dinner and a boiled fruit cake. I've been hankering after a fruit cake for a few days but was too busy at the weekend to make one. I like a moist fruit cake and this recipe 'Nan's Boiled Fruit Cake' is my favourite. You can find it <a href="https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/user/323248/recipe/nans-boiled-fruit-cake">HERE</a>. I'd been reading a new to me Elly Griffith's book called 'The Postscript Murders' and only realised after I'd finished it it was the 2nd in a series of 3...aarrggghhh, I'll have to go to the library tomorrow and try and find the first in the series.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Looking back at my previous post it's strange to think that a month ago we were still wearing sandals! Tuesday was definitely boots weather. Wet and chilly first thing and in the warehouse at the</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> food bank. Celia was back - hurrah! I unpacked toiletries crates all morning and making room for everything.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEidmT4RBT0KuxHPazLLEfHhkkYM0jpfIQR56MOdJVVdRAY-oDmvPD0_TYR4hbW1k5J5d8mv3D0uPoS6WYyfHa3C_IXO9y8DshV1GRu4wIiyDPB-Fr3iunGRbWncKx91pwa-086nKoqCnggVf2cGkfWieGlJIzjihHimxz74CNUXrY1vHIr7q52mdEtA41Si/s2978/20231031_091703_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2978" data-original-width="1056" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidmT4RBT0KuxHPazLLEfHhkkYM0jpfIQR56MOdJVVdRAY-oDmvPD0_TYR4hbW1k5J5d8mv3D0uPoS6WYyfHa3C_IXO9y8DshV1GRu4wIiyDPB-Fr3iunGRbWncKx91pwa-086nKoqCnggVf2cGkfWieGlJIzjihHimxz74CNUXrY1vHIr7q52mdEtA41Si/w226-h640/20231031_091703_001.jpg" width="226" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx85Hba5P_vQYXkVrikn5CQGnScUQxRix9B-tZ8d0s3fjZugS-6qAQA5EX-R3CzA6WH4qHFV2gYFk4MSe7ybrOmzCoaOa-KOZwvq0VKyZ_B4gm7KSzvhNkwXplCDkhWLE3GmT69S9cmbNqMvCzKt-vz1Ju0nHJhLe-4HPkXPl6YInmLI2n4nnjPfPjytGz/s2995/20231031_091712_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2995" data-original-width="1171" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx85Hba5P_vQYXkVrikn5CQGnScUQxRix9B-tZ8d0s3fjZugS-6qAQA5EX-R3CzA6WH4qHFV2gYFk4MSe7ybrOmzCoaOa-KOZwvq0VKyZ_B4gm7KSzvhNkwXplCDkhWLE3GmT69S9cmbNqMvCzKt-vz1Ju0nHJhLe-4HPkXPl6YInmLI2n4nnjPfPjytGz/w250-h640/20231031_091712_001.jpg" width="250" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore this pre-loved Cos dress which is thick and warm. I should have worn a polo neck underneath but opted instead for a vest. Boots as before and tights were a Christmas present and I've only just got around to wearing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEhviTU2IaNizHLutSHiJSgVP804N0KP0D0d5yeOpk4PWDm3McVP01Zzw5qI1IqBPDtK-5xSwIxemwc4F2vFU7izGOxdCLOMF0vYNk9N3PNYJvyxnUuPFBWJbQMxFXITx7zbCxzTxvtGfZOH_Y6V7fOc35LFbeZM4pzh_PgiJfTc1bNlx7fBk0ZTisRzRDDt/s4128/20231031_091614.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhviTU2IaNizHLutSHiJSgVP804N0KP0D0d5yeOpk4PWDm3McVP01Zzw5qI1IqBPDtK-5xSwIxemwc4F2vFU7izGOxdCLOMF0vYNk9N3PNYJvyxnUuPFBWJbQMxFXITx7zbCxzTxvtGfZOH_Y6V7fOc35LFbeZM4pzh_PgiJfTc1bNlx7fBk0ZTisRzRDDt/w288-h640/20231031_091614.jpg" width="288" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KLBZ8VUoFU16HFA3PIJFyczXMji4RKNJGlykW9o-fTXKzAfgiS4_nvL7XgPTbakVyyvAqIKUnGAVcUmMM2McfQwx5kP-p49bWVGOYCy8mIJGfG4LNiECpYuj33OBI9wIvxuDyfhZ34HcTBaTM461GS2GDzKrkPaLVfDWoW4u2-4KAMe_7P7gGSy4U-Rr/s2856/20231031_091716_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2856" data-original-width="1258" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KLBZ8VUoFU16HFA3PIJFyczXMji4RKNJGlykW9o-fTXKzAfgiS4_nvL7XgPTbakVyyvAqIKUnGAVcUmMM2McfQwx5kP-p49bWVGOYCy8mIJGfG4LNiECpYuj33OBI9wIvxuDyfhZ34HcTBaTM461GS2GDzKrkPaLVfDWoW4u2-4KAMe_7P7gGSy4U-Rr/w282-h640/20231031_091716_001.jpg" width="282" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After the food bank I went home and ate some lunch; leftover soup from yesterday. I made some fudge using up some soon to be out of date tins of condensed milk. I've always wanted to make fudge and it came out well. It was vegan condensed coconut milk and I added chopped nuts to it. I'll give most of it to my daughter; otherwise I'll just sit and eat it all. I also boiled some of my tea towels to see if I could brighten them up. They had turned a nasty colour. Unfortunately the colour didn't improve with the boiling and I managed to splash bleach on my Cos dress. Just a tiny splash which I might be able to disguise with a green felt tip pen. I hope so.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I then walked into town to the library once the rain had stopped. We had showers off and all day. The book I wanted was on the shelves but I'll need to go to Kempston library tomorrow to pick up the third in the series. Tomorrow I have to wait in for the washing machine to be fixed and then I have about 6 loads of washing to do; in-between I need to squeeze in a walk as I won't be able to walk with the group. So much to do and so little time! See you in a fortnight...</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-70161426613434267092023-10-17T20:06:00.000+01:002023-10-17T20:06:07.502+01:00Lots of London<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Hello again!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VkoECh55h0vB1TqyhyFAhNSyr2dlt3F5Bf65RbNiIarN9C7C4pzmvQ9J04CLw3BxpluDbhu839wKnuwap7b08hIAkILWdXiBlihnPkNWHgsa6d82z0Bw7qgX4OddYTJCw49A1rn0bdx2g_Eooa-1ZMry-CD8JqFcOmnyUHY6_RTGEy0iXR-wVRSbEc-q/s4128/20231005_122739.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0VkoECh55h0vB1TqyhyFAhNSyr2dlt3F5Bf65RbNiIarN9C7C4pzmvQ9J04CLw3BxpluDbhu839wKnuwap7b08hIAkILWdXiBlihnPkNWHgsa6d82z0Bw7qgX4OddYTJCw49A1rn0bdx2g_Eooa-1ZMry-CD8JqFcOmnyUHY6_RTGEy0iXR-wVRSbEc-q/w288-h640/20231005_122739.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Since my last post I've been to London three time for three different occasions hence the title of the post. But before I tell you about them, let me take you back to a fortnight ago.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The weather has definitely turned into autumnal mode. It's quite chilly in the mornings and the last Wednesday where I left you was a very blustery day but by the afternoon pleasantly warm. I took middle grandson to Kempston on Wednesday morning as he had a job interview there. I went into Barnardo's and had a chat with the manager while I waited for him to finish. I said I'd treat him to breakfast when he was finished and asked him to choose where he wanted to go. Yes, you've guessed it; he wanted a Maccy D's breakfast. I had a cheese and egg Mcmuffin and the coffee was pretty good. It's been years since I'd been to a McDonald's. Then it was home to put on my walking boots and recce the third option for my Rambler's walk.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURPqH8NsjJX1OoXVMqsHnC4R3WKNWy63juhmekG_-JohJncpFnyBkefJ-p__2GRKMH8uLvRfUHMeLjg4tsGRyxfttRvAlJfZV-oeQIhMlyU9LMNUT6_YPUjKscCt6HmMWd3w9x5XUqK11NoQ06G18gaO53Cv0fpDAqEpGiguXtKj-d1YcvLlUxRi437Hs/s3254/20231005_122809_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3254" data-original-width="1204" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURPqH8NsjJX1OoXVMqsHnC4R3WKNWy63juhmekG_-JohJncpFnyBkefJ-p__2GRKMH8uLvRfUHMeLjg4tsGRyxfttRvAlJfZV-oeQIhMlyU9LMNUT6_YPUjKscCt6HmMWd3w9x5XUqK11NoQ06G18gaO53Cv0fpDAqEpGiguXtKj-d1YcvLlUxRi437Hs/w236-h640/20231005_122809_001.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">This was Thursday's outfit. I wore jeans and a loose shirt on Wednesday to walk in; plus a rain mac and a scarf. The scarf came off but the mac remained. I decided this would be the route I for my Rambler's walk in November; 7.5 miles with no climbs, stiles or kissing gates and only one ploughed field to cross.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKxdOZFcU0vo3N4bT2dFpIIxEnI6llAmxoKvwQd07pbnK4MwmwXQb33DIPetfonfyaFW7WQqJyYFGvnc-E0ajrLXBkm1Ia8UrDhmkGpcQPW2tf4r7LS34X9hsYzNCz_D0Gbwec0TEALzcNl_ri4wHt6iOzvu5f-GTQnZxTMjPL8Cppy_JtW_vcPH-Be1H/s3317/20231005_122815_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3317" data-original-width="1184" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPKxdOZFcU0vo3N4bT2dFpIIxEnI6llAmxoKvwQd07pbnK4MwmwXQb33DIPetfonfyaFW7WQqJyYFGvnc-E0ajrLXBkm1Ia8UrDhmkGpcQPW2tf4r7LS34X9hsYzNCz_D0Gbwec0TEALzcNl_ri4wHt6iOzvu5f-GTQnZxTMjPL8Cppy_JtW_vcPH-Be1H/w228-h640/20231005_122815_001.jpg" width="228" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">First day wearing tights and boots. Everything pre-loved except the boots from Sainsbury's, I think. Skirt by M&S; shirt by Etam (remember them?) and sleeveless top by Dorothy Perkins. It had fringing on it but I cut it off. I don't like fringing very much on my clothing.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiXYrEZRoOf7poJ6wkY4tPOS5qc1_6yxwP-CYexQeEkaBARQGegi7k0Y9aywIVFzM-0enSEyvkOEaQtcBxF4Ut-yHlJ2AiUJlAvTSDvSACBneOD1fMBtgLA3a07MY0pvptOqs4fglIRlqrAqhqdunhvhjzr7eNRimabF7dfVWzuIhij8Kgpo6H76RujQW/s2944/20231005_122828_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2944" data-original-width="1396" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiXYrEZRoOf7poJ6wkY4tPOS5qc1_6yxwP-CYexQeEkaBARQGegi7k0Y9aywIVFzM-0enSEyvkOEaQtcBxF4Ut-yHlJ2AiUJlAvTSDvSACBneOD1fMBtgLA3a07MY0pvptOqs4fglIRlqrAqhqdunhvhjzr7eNRimabF7dfVWzuIhij8Kgpo6H76RujQW/w304-h640/20231005_122828_001.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I went for the usual 46 lap swim on Thursday morning and got chatting to a woman (who swims in the fast lane) and manages 60 laps in the allotted hour! After a shower and a hair wash at the pool; it was home for breakfast and to get ready for the weekly food shopping trip. We'd lit the fire a couple of evenings and had very little coal left, so once again it's that time of year where I go to the farm shop at Sharnbrook for coal and kindling. Then off to Lidl and finally Sainsbury's for a couple of bits including lemon and ginger tea which cousin Marian introduced me to in Ireland. I'm still doing the IF; on week 6 by this point, and the lemon and ginger tea is refreshing in the fasting period if I want a hot drink. I haven't lost any more weight and seem to have come to a stasis. I made dinner for both grandsons and took the youngest to basket ball practice.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Friday was the unofficial bus walk day. We met at Jordan's Mill in Broom near Biggleswade and walked 5.3 miles along the river Ivel. We passed a dog training centre, below:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewNpBowiGliJqW2uArfRJXbAhSAYeO509Ll_iA4B4t6Q0xkqFLvZ2jPQIoIOcSOqQWq8ww9i9elZ8fBdd4bkmJhfHgcT04eIysb5bHv1_4A7nSwMiTMv7OXzjRDXOh2ReTIBXtLY_phIW88mPPBI2CkADEkGSB43ExJ4m43ftohKa6OesA5iYIKdTxoSB/s2046/20231006_115901-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiewNpBowiGliJqW2uArfRJXbAhSAYeO509Ll_iA4B4t6Q0xkqFLvZ2jPQIoIOcSOqQWq8ww9i9elZ8fBdd4bkmJhfHgcT04eIysb5bHv1_4A7nSwMiTMv7OXzjRDXOh2ReTIBXtLY_phIW88mPPBI2CkADEkGSB43ExJ4m43ftohKa6OesA5iYIKdTxoSB/w480-h640/20231006_115901-COLLAGE.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">One of the many interesting things about walking in the countryside are the lovely old farm buildings. Below is one such example we passed. The walk leader believed the chimney was used when animal feed was prepared for the animals on this now defunct farm. It's unusual to see a stone chimney next to a wooden building and you can see below they're connected by a pipe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lIFdmQgmkhFQhixBcPX8IMKdozM0ICXzZDtOAxS81GjOa0hGEPRYhyqurfrHijvHUfeclcLkJ_7hHEwJYaXlFkz7jjxyu9pdt61CBkFgcEvY3zbn6xQO6yXN3u6cJI993gATw7pwx_whTuxSm7m_hKgYSSrG96yo-UP2sUDn9F4CGP_CfipbZ7h7X2-3/s4080/20231006_120140.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lIFdmQgmkhFQhixBcPX8IMKdozM0ICXzZDtOAxS81GjOa0hGEPRYhyqurfrHijvHUfeclcLkJ_7hHEwJYaXlFkz7jjxyu9pdt61CBkFgcEvY3zbn6xQO6yXN3u6cJI993gATw7pwx_whTuxSm7m_hKgYSSrG96yo-UP2sUDn9F4CGP_CfipbZ7h7X2-3/w640-h288/20231006_120140.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmD4MPv23ytI9mSNMjq1KPg9VA2fIPshYEvbfPW9IsO9ighqG8Ofgyr0Ob70v_zvcv79_kHKdSyjt3YgNUdNychx0aRp6HkFZE72QQDimr4-7Ey9A0_X0udyZVNbv1ASK7redfhyphenhyphenC2o_d3dE5FSLTbT2J3fXATZqZpNYmyVaLV1woZ0cZDK9WVM9cq7dMt/s4080/20231006_120102.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmD4MPv23ytI9mSNMjq1KPg9VA2fIPshYEvbfPW9IsO9ighqG8Ofgyr0Ob70v_zvcv79_kHKdSyjt3YgNUdNychx0aRp6HkFZE72QQDimr4-7Ey9A0_X0udyZVNbv1ASK7redfhyphenhyphenC2o_d3dE5FSLTbT2J3fXATZqZpNYmyVaLV1woZ0cZDK9WVM9cq7dMt/w288-h640/20231006_120102.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We finished the walk with coffee and cake. I stopped at Sandy on the way back and had a quick look around their 4 charity shops. I found some fleecey PJ bottoms for the winter and a winter dress. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It's been in the news constantly that this September was the warmest ever recorded and I have to say October seemed to be following in September's footsteps. Warm and sunny everyday so far even if the day started out much cooler. I needed bird food supplies and stopped at Home Bargains on the way home and stocked up on toothpaste etc.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwKMr_FyDS5DFXqJgdLF_LfhUs8_kBkuo0vBHBj2t5QkPn-my25V9V7LscjdErNV-9eYyzjWJauGfk4p4Voq35XIACRDuxC-Wt2Q3D3SJigHMe7AY11MeTo0FF5yYgqN4ntygAWXkhlFpuGFHrslaxCfcUIEOOPiwpr2vpKdr7TpJRdAXEBC-FEAXipbXM/s3266/20231007_100002_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3266" data-original-width="1111" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwKMr_FyDS5DFXqJgdLF_LfhUs8_kBkuo0vBHBj2t5QkPn-my25V9V7LscjdErNV-9eYyzjWJauGfk4p4Voq35XIACRDuxC-Wt2Q3D3SJigHMe7AY11MeTo0FF5yYgqN4ntygAWXkhlFpuGFHrslaxCfcUIEOOPiwpr2vpKdr7TpJRdAXEBC-FEAXipbXM/w218-h640/20231007_100002_001.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Saturday was also a beautifully warm and sunny day; which was wonderful as my daughter and I were going to London to recce a walk. It didn't start well. We got to the station and there were engineering works; that meant going to Hitchin and catching a train to London from there. Once we arrived at King's Cross we had difficulty getting to Waterloo where we had planned to take an overground train to Syon Lane; and walk from there to Strawberry Hill in Twickenham along the river Thames. Unfortunately, the dreaded engineering works phenomenon struck again at Waterloo station so we could couldn't do the route we wanted. I should have checked before we left but we were determined to make the most of the day we had left.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4arEcHG2926EbtcOYq57rLflsuqUxL25WrhECKrcbLa28HoLEbdzuSZkulkfCwVCPU0DTAlQexe6F_xIlAosKgCbPsmSTJdfZEgORfT95ALWDh0vJsQpMINRBe8n77e1sK-jb6k6aL5lZFVo2-5Y6JdlBSwNLeh2q8gxChKabF2nHeZrgzpWbtuyY1EI/s2843/20231007_095910_003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2843" data-original-width="1239" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4arEcHG2926EbtcOYq57rLflsuqUxL25WrhECKrcbLa28HoLEbdzuSZkulkfCwVCPU0DTAlQexe6F_xIlAosKgCbPsmSTJdfZEgORfT95ALWDh0vJsQpMINRBe8n77e1sK-jb6k6aL5lZFVo2-5Y6JdlBSwNLeh2q8gxChKabF2nHeZrgzpWbtuyY1EI/w278-h640/20231007_095910_003.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Refusing to be daunted by transport hitches we took the tube to Regent's Park and decided to walk along Regent's Canal to Little Venice and along the Grand Union Canal.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifftVZfWwV1xwHgrCWZpcLjRebNH5eF7Pob2mm1AjZdgXf0LJpT0bez6DeZVxANXDJqRvhWt2qX4kG43FsunvXsxKU1jQwgwYPAeABnOn_ikAfglMNuMP84EABjciz_u4JRW9o7H1WkvhCa4n_DFSxsymL_KJ0w8bdFtra3l4GP9x6cYuP0hor0tKzjbbr/s4128/20231007_095835.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifftVZfWwV1xwHgrCWZpcLjRebNH5eF7Pob2mm1AjZdgXf0LJpT0bez6DeZVxANXDJqRvhWt2qX4kG43FsunvXsxKU1jQwgwYPAeABnOn_ikAfglMNuMP84EABjciz_u4JRW9o7H1WkvhCa4n_DFSxsymL_KJ0w8bdFtra3l4GP9x6cYuP0hor0tKzjbbr/w288-h640/20231007_095835.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore this outfit with my walking boots that don't really match the outfit, but were necessary for making sure my PF didn't flare up; I'm glad to say my feet were fine all day. Top; pre-loved; as were the walking boots and all jewellery; loose cropped white jeans; retail from Primarni. We walked 8.6 miles in total, including a diversion to Zara in Oxford Street (absolute hell; huge crowds and very noisy). From there we walked to Soho (more crowds and noise) to the grandson's restaurant (he's the manager; he doesn't own it) where we had a delicious vegan meal. We were home by 8.30 and I was pretty worn out so much so that I slept in on Sunday morning and missed my morning swimming session! Bugger.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklqMYOgZoIshkRXXlCMNm2ZDIv3eo0cW3uc2xw61OZENUWIfq-9UDttvEWF3s4ADv-fD6xRP1A6WBJftK2ZU0xhg3Sso4xq1XgSHGopzQ_I3JsaWiU-hzouM_JnYkF_dFOS7mQirszMq74_bAnEZXGStoO26GVZ-9GLNaHB54sfkJBb8-_M53xiS4XZEw/s4080/20231007_150608.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhklqMYOgZoIshkRXXlCMNm2ZDIv3eo0cW3uc2xw61OZENUWIfq-9UDttvEWF3s4ADv-fD6xRP1A6WBJftK2ZU0xhg3Sso4xq1XgSHGopzQ_I3JsaWiU-hzouM_JnYkF_dFOS7mQirszMq74_bAnEZXGStoO26GVZ-9GLNaHB54sfkJBb8-_M53xiS4XZEw/w640-h288/20231007_150608.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The south, east and most of the west side of Regent's Park are lined with elegant white stucco terraces of houses designed by John Nash and Decimus Burton.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202122; font-size: 14px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYJYoz6Xm4auJqK7-Qpa7hNIvGDpYRokQroVvkGq0Wd0o__can-RlNWec1cEVr38bA06EDClXGSSB1x9s2s4l8eGZUBcuMVzPmQveU8xAkcD_sb1-5LmsU1fPW0RDwBkitMCbhUeeqdj8DYzArkpReLacrN_sp-CwJloZ0h_piDWi0ahGUqFcoyMsfjua/s4080/20231007_152240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYJYoz6Xm4auJqK7-Qpa7hNIvGDpYRokQroVvkGq0Wd0o__can-RlNWec1cEVr38bA06EDClXGSSB1x9s2s4l8eGZUBcuMVzPmQveU8xAkcD_sb1-5LmsU1fPW0RDwBkitMCbhUeeqdj8DYzArkpReLacrN_sp-CwJloZ0h_piDWi0ahGUqFcoyMsfjua/w640-h288/20231007_152240.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RJi-0RK0r0RYtatZiQRUDkXXpX_HYqyyfkA9GaKN36dLgH7gKr7iqnyYQ-Wbhon5k5aDJ27yMm6HwVSHbBzlYAA2Cyw1H_B_3Hz9LBx6vgvXObP1PsQiNK48e9_CgTDk36tH9ReFK9sZ-q6rqqmW9_bLw-YBQzwUhQjTFtzm5DYHi53SWZbJEWyIt2w6/s4080/20231007_153832.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9RJi-0RK0r0RYtatZiQRUDkXXpX_HYqyyfkA9GaKN36dLgH7gKr7iqnyYQ-Wbhon5k5aDJ27yMm6HwVSHbBzlYAA2Cyw1H_B_3Hz9LBx6vgvXObP1PsQiNK48e9_CgTDk36tH9ReFK9sZ-q6rqqmW9_bLw-YBQzwUhQjTFtzm5DYHi53SWZbJEWyIt2w6/w288-h640/20231007_153832.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Regent's Park Mosque.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On the north side of the park is Regent's Canal where we descended stairs to reach it.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlGEd496886iGNmu3ilvGbXAY6r2ncermpcAce2igJn3-zSBpwsd7wxTt4op_3sjNSOh_6IAobRVnxVJCp5uAYklShMgG7vCREPw-jlqMLvS5MR71m-9CaSFtXwy-E_uoH5K3RbAUxf4MQ_9GsInHsjt6UskO5fnous9JeMjDet6LQT4AgRl08NpUioBq/s4080/20231007_154505.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAlGEd496886iGNmu3ilvGbXAY6r2ncermpcAce2igJn3-zSBpwsd7wxTt4op_3sjNSOh_6IAobRVnxVJCp5uAYklShMgG7vCREPw-jlqMLvS5MR71m-9CaSFtXwy-E_uoH5K3RbAUxf4MQ_9GsInHsjt6UskO5fnous9JeMjDet6LQT4AgRl08NpUioBq/w288-h640/20231007_154505.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJiDbtgrLL0ctGFmQ6wHyk3qMANxdB6vGWPIsYAP5uYkMXlqV_bn4NifR0yLsHmLdurga9TaHBO8AgisdgGu5P_XN2dyYsSU6ts5QMwdl_YRXI3LTop_8xYEBmizduCHpP0h7PtamZQfV7jkMuYFSxBc-c_XVrqwJSCP_0m6FbP61S5B87H-fNoiPw7gO/s4080/20231007_154625.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJiDbtgrLL0ctGFmQ6wHyk3qMANxdB6vGWPIsYAP5uYkMXlqV_bn4NifR0yLsHmLdurga9TaHBO8AgisdgGu5P_XN2dyYsSU6ts5QMwdl_YRXI3LTop_8xYEBmizduCHpP0h7PtamZQfV7jkMuYFSxBc-c_XVrqwJSCP_0m6FbP61S5B87H-fNoiPw7gO/w640-h288/20231007_154625.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">At various points along the canal were permanently moored narrow boats which had formed little communities. You can see in the photo below, to the right of my daughter on the tow path; the small outdoor garden spaces the narrow boat occupants had made. Some had planted tropical plants like banana plants and one had a huge agave planted in a old water tank.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuoCLQ6oNJXixjD4ozZjy4RTlU89-W-wg2UklllYL6EpTH-AUIzvbjlEKsR6FJPgrpWRDXlkfS9bn5i4EB3LevO2WxEXby7vxvAtiisskO6wwtLGFNdw5F9sHqr0HdF0fLzTQcplmA5w6ZMna6cgVfoRU9coaoU3w3C8pw3ZkEIFiVWjMR5npB2qSy-b1v/s4080/20231007_154607.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuoCLQ6oNJXixjD4ozZjy4RTlU89-W-wg2UklllYL6EpTH-AUIzvbjlEKsR6FJPgrpWRDXlkfS9bn5i4EB3LevO2WxEXby7vxvAtiisskO6wwtLGFNdw5F9sHqr0HdF0fLzTQcplmA5w6ZMna6cgVfoRU9coaoU3w3C8pw3ZkEIFiVWjMR5npB2qSy-b1v/w640-h288/20231007_154607.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We didn't make it as far as Little Venice. At one point we had to leave the canal tow path and climb up some stairs to road level; before long we reached a junction with Edgware Rd where we hopped on a bus to Marble Arch and then walked along Oxford Street.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwV9zftFz8SraGgDAGTVvpLgJFeSR0CgCwDXI623CygsEknr4eLy6uePZbFEUzbxAY42Sx3hLXOAKlf9iipNvsBvqA1G2LoGkLOFTtG2cJSGgoexvtkspOxeOp-zaDPRpKLMWvKASKzA8PY5uBodaEVt4Xz-lbxJs14x5PDErRwpk_buCK52GZaBWwh7R/s4080/20231007_163344.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinwV9zftFz8SraGgDAGTVvpLgJFeSR0CgCwDXI623CygsEknr4eLy6uePZbFEUzbxAY42Sx3hLXOAKlf9iipNvsBvqA1G2LoGkLOFTtG2cJSGgoexvtkspOxeOp-zaDPRpKLMWvKASKzA8PY5uBodaEVt4Xz-lbxJs14x5PDErRwpk_buCK52GZaBWwh7R/w288-h640/20231007_163344.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Over the front entrance of Selfridges. I'm not sure if the stars are part of the Christmas decorations or not.They were all over Oxford Street. It's not unusual for local councils to erect their Christmas decorations in October...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I bought my first pair of earrings here in Selfridges in 1970 having just got my ears pierced for my 16th birthday; they were stud earrings made of red metal in the shape of a rose and were 15 shillings in old money - 75p today...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilusMcPSQN0oZL32hr2-UhvKKkqOcarV2h9C7apHfMIZzNb-JQp_-G6L7M8_WabzFCphXmVQ2FKmShNkyPW3055WTbXRH51378Mo6jA7ssWhW7ykFHqd5JxEnoe0ukCjX0mdQPd-qRWxmnh1aQVFw7nd2jyGCtZhgDiKtZ9f7nQRpHVgJfAl-LUfcE54lP/s2046/20231007_155515-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilusMcPSQN0oZL32hr2-UhvKKkqOcarV2h9C7apHfMIZzNb-JQp_-G6L7M8_WabzFCphXmVQ2FKmShNkyPW3055WTbXRH51378Mo6jA7ssWhW7ykFHqd5JxEnoe0ukCjX0mdQPd-qRWxmnh1aQVFw7nd2jyGCtZhgDiKtZ9f7nQRpHVgJfAl-LUfcE54lP/w640-h480/20231007_155515-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I spotted several blue plaques but only photographed these two.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7__p60ze107fjv7xeYf9Yj1VfduNUHlUuoBHBWJmiOU0bbNDDtLyUW4PXId65mk4U37-H7-3vS5TxV2LP8-iiHFfxN2Q03HiJF7rmgxzSfmIpMbaQLeKZ1bxsN1nwKthuXWmQjKVXNpI9bxxxMQH9kWiF27mzvoumKzyDVjNGgFPguNQZz2l_UNWYvi_/s2046/20231007_152735-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7__p60ze107fjv7xeYf9Yj1VfduNUHlUuoBHBWJmiOU0bbNDDtLyUW4PXId65mk4U37-H7-3vS5TxV2LP8-iiHFfxN2Q03HiJF7rmgxzSfmIpMbaQLeKZ1bxsN1nwKthuXWmQjKVXNpI9bxxxMQH9kWiF27mzvoumKzyDVjNGgFPguNQZz2l_UNWYvi_/w640-h480/20231007_152735-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This humble looking pump on Broadwick Street in Soho (a replica) was responsible for a major discovery </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">by Dr. John Snow of one of the causes of contagious illness . In this case this pump handle was discovered to be the cause of a cholera outbreak in London in 1854 that killed over 600 people. You can read more about it</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2019/john-snow-memorial-pump-marking-historic-cholera-outbreak-reinstalled-its" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">HERE</a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55jYRzYjcRUrA8QvltLpgRcQGTma5wXSvR-rw_g5uSRRIOCfI9xXlpHpVqPBNkF9VSlrwG41QRx6gwoB_O-4MF4M-h92z6ibFsiNN8Dq8F6DYQu8vAn5Xpwxb8sGithw7r6HigtTTQn0tq81DB1e8JkezdY59KR9SGsyXIcbXrEQ5GnRE4miep1meaqHb/s4080/20231007_183314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55jYRzYjcRUrA8QvltLpgRcQGTma5wXSvR-rw_g5uSRRIOCfI9xXlpHpVqPBNkF9VSlrwG41QRx6gwoB_O-4MF4M-h92z6ibFsiNN8Dq8F6DYQu8vAn5Xpwxb8sGithw7r6HigtTTQn0tq81DB1e8JkezdY59KR9SGsyXIcbXrEQ5GnRE4miep1meaqHb/w288-h640/20231007_183314.jpg" width="288" /></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/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQt0p0c3MBzFETFwRuTxtDKjEev9gIK3tqe-uqlvmiVzOoTWogLd-v_gmS8z-8XJVj1lM22gAoLvXHWu84ORoKejI8I9EKa1Pmg5Sog6uTiQ6QFjgx6BnyxQzrCPiHntXUXF2NcwvYcSh_z1BSMxapilbwyusUvXeHGvAFBXdrGDOh6vP2DuozyQVAFnI-/s2654/20231008_121004_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2654" data-original-width="1035" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQt0p0c3MBzFETFwRuTxtDKjEev9gIK3tqe-uqlvmiVzOoTWogLd-v_gmS8z-8XJVj1lM22gAoLvXHWu84ORoKejI8I9EKa1Pmg5Sog6uTiQ6QFjgx6BnyxQzrCPiHntXUXF2NcwvYcSh_z1BSMxapilbwyusUvXeHGvAFBXdrGDOh6vP2DuozyQVAFnI-/w250-h640/20231008_121004_002.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtrKLyzDMv56NnS6mfqEwIeT2ow1OmpFU3FXp1gN2xEY9Aitc_eQE1BTO-KHdX0bu4Edg-yKtWMf11fczf6Y2sddWwVMXdNqRmswbgvDKlmiH1pRNH7mpiw4TFD5iDxX37_FbYBQfMpiKP2supBxpLIKO6fKan2tWXyiH_Sl_Ypj45LX_mVZS-zrrC3pk/s2717/20231008_120852_003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2717" data-original-width="1232" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtrKLyzDMv56NnS6mfqEwIeT2ow1OmpFU3FXp1gN2xEY9Aitc_eQE1BTO-KHdX0bu4Edg-yKtWMf11fczf6Y2sddWwVMXdNqRmswbgvDKlmiH1pRNH7mpiw4TFD5iDxX37_FbYBQfMpiKP2supBxpLIKO6fKan2tWXyiH_Sl_Ypj45LX_mVZS-zrrC3pk/w290-h640/20231008_120852_003.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Another effort to wear more of the remaining summer clothes in the wardrobe that hadn't been worn this year. Everything pre-loved except the sandals by Doc Martens. Skirt bought in an Oxford charity shop; shirt by Glamorous and sequinned knitted top by Dorothy Perkins.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwJ4ebeYj14xa60VDELbMzgKkSdvuIvIPKeZQH6WJRsQHD6TKIfrqAGPzYm2tS1bGUrmNcznDLHT5RJlMQqkSg_IUo_lSRthA4JojQhO1AaaABwIyZdcu2ji5SL4xQB9834b1_taHB2vhEQGkB7rAwiMjR_O3wrG-3TbB4Q0XXxQgZwMFCEz1INLwOxT_/s2882/20231008_120844_003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2882" data-original-width="1252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnwJ4ebeYj14xa60VDELbMzgKkSdvuIvIPKeZQH6WJRsQHD6TKIfrqAGPzYm2tS1bGUrmNcznDLHT5RJlMQqkSg_IUo_lSRthA4JojQhO1AaaABwIyZdcu2ji5SL4xQB9834b1_taHB2vhEQGkB7rAwiMjR_O3wrG-3TbB4Q0XXxQgZwMFCEz1INLwOxT_/w278-h640/20231008_120844_003.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULM85S4ypIpcKE_L5jvKWqLBDP_GJH40QumXBaYlbUFO8Chuxr9JSK4hiSCjjcIE9u8tgqVHkAhUtzmDXCh8CTqhYVqftEawR_ikvJ7DKyPKoq5oDSHaBN4IyWqwFjZRBjD2xcT1zOyDp40Gl8RG1EJEcrkKmq40VkULzT3YDhcbaJWhAaKDCrzCyuFxL/s4128/20231008_120801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULM85S4ypIpcKE_L5jvKWqLBDP_GJH40QumXBaYlbUFO8Chuxr9JSK4hiSCjjcIE9u8tgqVHkAhUtzmDXCh8CTqhYVqftEawR_ikvJ7DKyPKoq5oDSHaBN4IyWqwFjZRBjD2xcT1zOyDp40Gl8RG1EJEcrkKmq40VkULzT3YDhcbaJWhAaKDCrzCyuFxL/w288-h640/20231008_120801.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had planned that Sunday would be a day OH and I went out somewhere instead of doing the usual housework and cooking dinner. It's good to change up the routine sometimes. I'd booked for us to go to Peckover House; a National Trust property in Wisbech in Cambridgeshire but once again things didn't go to plan. Instead, we paid a second visit to Anglesey Abbey; also in Cambridgeshire but closer to us. When we visited previously during one of the lock downs the house wasn't open to the public but now it was. It was another beautiful day, too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEi1rBxCEc5zeIdogPEdeCcNgEPXqHara4RBUNZt1wf3U6q4Z6Edab4ltskKaw-IOf9YMYNoRQG9x-bLWKtZ68e_aAPnKW-uetRAmK1_QWs_TzZnKBJotMEUpDJ6Vne573G-xM5tK4SWBrqATQi8sy8i073w932TxdaKRpqkQ5kg2J9yDUs52YFPYaWn7Ikt/s2073/20231008_150915.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1007" data-original-width="2073" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rBxCEc5zeIdogPEdeCcNgEPXqHara4RBUNZt1wf3U6q4Z6Edab4ltskKaw-IOf9YMYNoRQG9x-bLWKtZ68e_aAPnKW-uetRAmK1_QWs_TzZnKBJotMEUpDJ6Vne573G-xM5tK4SWBrqATQi8sy8i073w932TxdaKRpqkQ5kg2J9yDUs52YFPYaWn7Ikt/w640-h310/20231008_150915.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Anglesey Abbey. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Originally, it was the Chapter House of an Augustinian Priory founded in 1135. Following the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII in the 1500s; it was owned by various people with changes made to the property with each owner. The house was left to the National Trust by Lord Fairhaven; the final owner who bought the house in 1926.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcRM-Ky6DCLWQg_J2mZ_eFCAakAjUr_7vv0QqwwBEzGxM57lVeXJq6hMAAOdnXkQ6sxREuyDp3zSRdrKkeq9cVjMZcfi0qdOBHQY7TJ5jSqU3fy0qvZzBQiH6hjMYC2EvosmMXzy7ueSyCf88hHkJcjoWE1M2YLZl7biO1WV08slYhcdlAzbJjxZ2aCV9H/s3477/20231008_144339.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3477" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcRM-Ky6DCLWQg_J2mZ_eFCAakAjUr_7vv0QqwwBEzGxM57lVeXJq6hMAAOdnXkQ6sxREuyDp3zSRdrKkeq9cVjMZcfi0qdOBHQY7TJ5jSqU3fy0qvZzBQiH6hjMYC2EvosmMXzy7ueSyCf88hHkJcjoWE1M2YLZl7biO1WV08slYhcdlAzbJjxZ2aCV9H/w640-h338/20231008_144339.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">The rear of the house and where we exited.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Lord Fairhaven was the grandson of Henry Rogers, the Vice President of Standard Oil; and one of the richest men ever in the history of the USA. His passion for collecting fine art and antiques can be seen throughout the house. He bought the house along with his brother as a country home for its proximity to their racing stud in Newmarket.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjn1vQDPYEtvwgy4DLQ4xuHZ64-hJxDvrRF8xt448sE0_TLfFPS_1CZVzg3c8zzhpEG42sN2bOSe5hVL4Bggex-ifvSuuh-mfACbskCWbwWTaXw5aa7oxOptqiOVcuhqJ4nQovuSTsfofpjs2UwBGQYdM5b4Ln5bJuyrxuR1mlUeZwgzfmYaOUlHKzFeMd1/s2560/20231008_140614.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn1vQDPYEtvwgy4DLQ4xuHZ64-hJxDvrRF8xt448sE0_TLfFPS_1CZVzg3c8zzhpEG42sN2bOSe5hVL4Bggex-ifvSuuh-mfACbskCWbwWTaXw5aa7oxOptqiOVcuhqJ4nQovuSTsfofpjs2UwBGQYdM5b4Ln5bJuyrxuR1mlUeZwgzfmYaOUlHKzFeMd1/w640-h288/20231008_140614.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Part of the entrance hall.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZdEkkm-dtks7MwVwzWj46DNLPdRqMlZ4WMCPLFVrWKx6CVE7s86Z9ZKLrZ6y913HYmDci0-jHc-qTzJfEPnyXcWCZFuWkAcg9LSYUJjjl3SR_jQUJl3KloqV0jKEbHO7hUF3MFxDBG7w6RvORyVj5ds0LCGujfiIt5aueIc77tCzTfa_7JoqMcyQUc9k/s2560/20231008_140221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZdEkkm-dtks7MwVwzWj46DNLPdRqMlZ4WMCPLFVrWKx6CVE7s86Z9ZKLrZ6y913HYmDci0-jHc-qTzJfEPnyXcWCZFuWkAcg9LSYUJjjl3SR_jQUJl3KloqV0jKEbHO7hUF3MFxDBG7w6RvORyVj5ds0LCGujfiIt5aueIc77tCzTfa_7JoqMcyQUc9k/w640-h288/20231008_140221.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"> Two living rooms; one with a cosy seating area under a window (below).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5QdwXqhB29yoQnD6NWv7p2tj3amRqzwQgPRem4m7hrflNAmoSbKBGlLBZcwyIKoQg1K-FH4Eie_yxk5-XBWmw-W2-l8uLXPQkM1hoH9HrkTATbCz5ECqnvRt2p-yYLf6iB-eAdynBPm14YYdxzsBLTOhMDe0wuHGvLHchX0M2hLhfovO91z3Lzo1WcaV8/s4080/20231008_135943.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5QdwXqhB29yoQnD6NWv7p2tj3amRqzwQgPRem4m7hrflNAmoSbKBGlLBZcwyIKoQg1K-FH4Eie_yxk5-XBWmw-W2-l8uLXPQkM1hoH9HrkTATbCz5ECqnvRt2p-yYLf6iB-eAdynBPm14YYdxzsBLTOhMDe0wuHGvLHchX0M2hLhfovO91z3Lzo1WcaV8/w640-h288/20231008_135943.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The library.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj260oC0NEyqMdj4F58bg0cJN980fL3ye91JrzbqdfgEaP2nhl1atPKViNk2QRuELooCZfwaiL5IYSUNc8OT1XxX6OlKsjczntIRoctmyo0YbCyK5-N3v6rYS4D79iN_C4H-ldywnaj5QsJXWeyhYs6OGDssVEMHhu4BClEeRxKn2Rd_TwR8SWSvqvD4RDI/s4080/20231008_141234.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj260oC0NEyqMdj4F58bg0cJN980fL3ye91JrzbqdfgEaP2nhl1atPKViNk2QRuELooCZfwaiL5IYSUNc8OT1XxX6OlKsjczntIRoctmyo0YbCyK5-N3v6rYS4D79iN_C4H-ldywnaj5QsJXWeyhYs6OGDssVEMHhu4BClEeRxKn2Rd_TwR8SWSvqvD4RDI/w640-h288/20231008_141234.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Was I imagining it or did this portrait of James V's wife, Mary Guise (mother of Mary, Queen of Scots) bear a striking resemblance to Saiorse Ronan; the Irish actor?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEi26gtQfEfdYoT9pCVNnB5_iRCgjbOWmADCeVLeKGDxhCgPamgFY_8vaiTqOteOI5Y-js8OY_fuShPGSmY_g2o-rbrQogOpUVvdwVVgw194yHDq43bLY4jVrvtFDnBkYm6xH4p9uYB85w1RTyK3x9miSkCagmCAjgHZOmPneD78xyWf5RLr1AFaMv3OJcin/s4080/20231008_142530.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26gtQfEfdYoT9pCVNnB5_iRCgjbOWmADCeVLeKGDxhCgPamgFY_8vaiTqOteOI5Y-js8OY_fuShPGSmY_g2o-rbrQogOpUVvdwVVgw194yHDq43bLY4jVrvtFDnBkYm6xH4p9uYB85w1RTyK3x9miSkCagmCAjgHZOmPneD78xyWf5RLr1AFaMv3OJcin/w640-h288/20231008_142530.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">You can see the monastic origins here in the dining room.</span></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/AVvXsEj-4zr0I2Gnj4VTEAIFbjONECThfarKWrWkJa19X20VDcmeYmytMzcQQ8ezu7laLG4ILYVxSq2okYBCZc_6VI5ar4dEUGqf0ThDv3vK6B2BSOLXRUiIQoEBEae-dRFMZjjbxsOeZRCoz541FYpqJB4FFtRi-eSkJsdLHfDbPewTGFHHBq0KB3mi5XZ9-OLD/s1468/20231008_142221-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="1468" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4zr0I2Gnj4VTEAIFbjONECThfarKWrWkJa19X20VDcmeYmytMzcQQ8ezu7laLG4ILYVxSq2okYBCZc_6VI5ar4dEUGqf0ThDv3vK6B2BSOLXRUiIQoEBEae-dRFMZjjbxsOeZRCoz541FYpqJB4FFtRi-eSkJsdLHfDbPewTGFHHBq0KB3mi5XZ9-OLD/w640-h480/20231008_142221-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Two beautiful items from the living rooms. The carving on these cupboard doors was several inches deep!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhs5HgLlkCLCjsy-2rsq4tMImnj5vGRKNH94-nMIsud_g_RZVAK__Ekd4iX5YDyt2KGaTwScnxTgZ-I42UaYYzo4p7Wn1IFxknax6Za9WuZ18Rgifs67FniJRmMzcnzp56dWjlqbgArGzGdW5fd9L8kH0FtpECK9reM1swIIqEi6nRVhF0Z8cgU5wSnmdpb/s2560/20231008_142336.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs5HgLlkCLCjsy-2rsq4tMImnj5vGRKNH94-nMIsud_g_RZVAK__Ekd4iX5YDyt2KGaTwScnxTgZ-I42UaYYzo4p7Wn1IFxknax6Za9WuZ18Rgifs67FniJRmMzcnzp56dWjlqbgArGzGdW5fd9L8kH0FtpECK9reM1swIIqEi6nRVhF0Z8cgU5wSnmdpb/w288-h640/20231008_142336.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Staircase. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Almost every wall was hung with huge tapestries; probably to keep the cold out...there was also a huge collection of very dark and gloomy paintings. Lord Fairhaven was very smitten with Windsor Castle and the upstairs gallery has the biggest collections of paintings of Windsor Castle and its environs in the country. They were also very dark and gloomy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My favourite rooms in National Trust types of properties are the bedrooms; the bathrooms and the kitchens. I like to get up close and personal to the habits of our forbears and to see where; if any of my ancestors ever did work in service; the places where they might have worked...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEj-z09llz3GVFjQV5NPORhmAToSv11VXe-jla7r4GvqjtNx2-ubZ58u73QKGHv404FCCOJochF2mLs9mE1ItWnzoud0noGJIJzUZIr-Xc9lnmvJbBJk3vQWAAEqHs4p5hqBQGarhFhX-k7jGL2k7-7IxPucETPpYT2YhiEH9LTPD-L-k-CDHIK4jx4yEX_V/s2046/20231008_140756-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-z09llz3GVFjQV5NPORhmAToSv11VXe-jla7r4GvqjtNx2-ubZ58u73QKGHv404FCCOJochF2mLs9mE1ItWnzoud0noGJIJzUZIr-Xc9lnmvJbBJk3vQWAAEqHs4p5hqBQGarhFhX-k7jGL2k7-7IxPucETPpYT2YhiEH9LTPD-L-k-CDHIK4jx4yEX_V/w640-h480/20231008_140756-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The family bathroom and the gentlemen's loo on the left.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqitpDY1JCKRMn0RZ3d5MwmEun5Xir3bhBgNeP_ls8IX8eooNc-_Qe2Ost2iBZ0uKBV3V5Qs46eKc672IwLqTgGcF0PDsczUenUlMdXwfI27bFYanDqYJ3wiBDL_SRyeTJR071txufoSLFfnD_noCTbTcieTFmukdbG4emtkuBddxQzJsop_JQ1MAzje12/s4080/20231008_141936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqitpDY1JCKRMn0RZ3d5MwmEun5Xir3bhBgNeP_ls8IX8eooNc-_Qe2Ost2iBZ0uKBV3V5Qs46eKc672IwLqTgGcF0PDsczUenUlMdXwfI27bFYanDqYJ3wiBDL_SRyeTJR071txufoSLFfnD_noCTbTcieTFmukdbG4emtkuBddxQzJsop_JQ1MAzje12/w640-h288/20231008_141936.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTXuXEPNi5UjdKWXVAb93FbfU2MUmvWvVLeLw_JJemgcL0dVRClbPz9Zh5MQ9kFlY23VhQjZdZfECkBKIKWSw6mBT2b-1e5if35nSdJUyLi78NPvCu5PiMq4khz1X2Pek94VenOxYCryPr-cCv_59Dm8e6V7DfrbB3QSzJm5kNrTbKbQrj6duvGh1XSdC/s4080/20231008_141135.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTXuXEPNi5UjdKWXVAb93FbfU2MUmvWvVLeLw_JJemgcL0dVRClbPz9Zh5MQ9kFlY23VhQjZdZfECkBKIKWSw6mBT2b-1e5if35nSdJUyLi78NPvCu5PiMq4khz1X2Pek94VenOxYCryPr-cCv_59Dm8e6V7DfrbB3QSzJm5kNrTbKbQrj6duvGh1XSdC/w640-h288/20231008_141135.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was the only room with a double bed. Lord Fairhaven never married.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiG2MfaNqYO1e4UUN-D5B6cm2h9rLyEzmU1m62FB9_10qP9zKh3Ml_gGFkpMGIcbAMByEWQ9CTAcWUOXEjPhubSe-cghSGO38BAMZ23jl9gT0PiL5xbOsTQlU_oEyhzx0PCCAcIYjT2pOz31_xmgEFOebQLcve6YiOLKlC7_woCvQhtTSxbDdCtQJVFJhAk/s4080/20231008_141111.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2MfaNqYO1e4UUN-D5B6cm2h9rLyEzmU1m62FB9_10qP9zKh3Ml_gGFkpMGIcbAMByEWQ9CTAcWUOXEjPhubSe-cghSGO38BAMZ23jl9gT0PiL5xbOsTQlU_oEyhzx0PCCAcIYjT2pOz31_xmgEFOebQLcve6YiOLKlC7_woCvQhtTSxbDdCtQJVFJhAk/w288-h640/20231008_141111.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyiXMa5oVNtthZoRXsELKkynv3-ajHDNA_6YQb1vMsUZLExxdZm_Ffq9tR46Qy3L0hGFBM3COVOlgybDCtL3clXrUfJNjLnr-WxST-sTc2C06AIFPqcx0HYdGgtP-5MrDC9PaVHjRmqBLGIoyGUSgO8DmpfSF-R0KKBuUJJFP3bbbT1mH08x07P4XkD7J/s2560/20231008_143319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyiXMa5oVNtthZoRXsELKkynv3-ajHDNA_6YQb1vMsUZLExxdZm_Ffq9tR46Qy3L0hGFBM3COVOlgybDCtL3clXrUfJNjLnr-WxST-sTc2C06AIFPqcx0HYdGgtP-5MrDC9PaVHjRmqBLGIoyGUSgO8DmpfSF-R0KKBuUJJFP3bbbT1mH08x07P4XkD7J/w640-h288/20231008_143319.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was just one of several kitchens.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXYQ200PFDqFu3spF8bWRUxufw-CNmwl7WtUSsv4U8a_roKv_5Ag2Mrx4l7wa0yao_SvVI1lNwHJa4D_RjrIQSIKFD1zID8ds3iZP1ZlmNLI9Kxe2d0oL6f9qv9bX3_xIieFL3qNCkW22EFwGgFMzsSg9hEdmyU4W4n40IFtePAuq3SH_mlKx9ztlPHEN/s2560/20231008_143218.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIXYQ200PFDqFu3spF8bWRUxufw-CNmwl7WtUSsv4U8a_roKv_5Ag2Mrx4l7wa0yao_SvVI1lNwHJa4D_RjrIQSIKFD1zID8ds3iZP1ZlmNLI9Kxe2d0oL6f9qv9bX3_xIieFL3qNCkW22EFwGgFMzsSg9hEdmyU4W4n40IFtePAuq3SH_mlKx9ztlPHEN/w288-h640/20231008_143218.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIsOofOd4DfFIusbMkXnwgSUeA5gEv3mROS-XeYIMOnvAuwdmigyuw0XT2agpbm4Oc3gBp8D7f7-TIq7FMVdqmT87gtrE-bHyz3S6jwAJo_dCWL0BT380mXvv3r_J3R4PVVjf5qf2-VDbEHUHE9kJ3uazTtaroFJ02d4rPz21gXWmfV6gclyBvyxbkI7f/s2560/20231008_143416.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIsOofOd4DfFIusbMkXnwgSUeA5gEv3mROS-XeYIMOnvAuwdmigyuw0XT2agpbm4Oc3gBp8D7f7-TIq7FMVdqmT87gtrE-bHyz3S6jwAJo_dCWL0BT380mXvv3r_J3R4PVVjf5qf2-VDbEHUHE9kJ3uazTtaroFJ02d4rPz21gXWmfV6gclyBvyxbkI7f/w640-h288/20231008_143416.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The pantry.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiH3c_1l4cfWZflhxxPRuIWC3zY51SG8Qk0DBPi4Lv40eXbR2Ujc85ctkQ6h-aHcIJNP-7gSOtbh1ZdzxRBLvyxiHp6T-5rdn8NEHu9oi45srvbXwfQlEfDHaAiTT_VCMs2MqgxfxJvPkKDzenoiDNifTCrk_A63917UFbQZS2WQxxJ8u9xc5sPOPEsDl7g/s4080/20231008_143921.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH3c_1l4cfWZflhxxPRuIWC3zY51SG8Qk0DBPi4Lv40eXbR2Ujc85ctkQ6h-aHcIJNP-7gSOtbh1ZdzxRBLvyxiHp6T-5rdn8NEHu9oi45srvbXwfQlEfDHaAiTT_VCMs2MqgxfxJvPkKDzenoiDNifTCrk_A63917UFbQZS2WQxxJ8u9xc5sPOPEsDl7g/w640-h288/20231008_143921.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'd never seen one of these before. For Lord Fairhaven's buttonholes I assume? If there was a lady of the house; which there wasn't, I'm guessing it could be used for flower arrangements. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Anglesey Abbey has 114 acres of seasonal formal gardens, woodland paths and wildflower meadows which we've explored before <a href="https://vronni60s.blogspot.com/search?q=anglesey+abbey">HERE</a> in 2020. I hadn't noticed this before though!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjSJRZZZa-bNzGLFk06bmWR1V_4ZNU0TXIlCycAK_w8F8xtyKAWL7npOlFAiJbH8CTkof1mA0nOalzBejp_YnU4ujW8MYnw8i2ac5RSCmUprZ3qllv-NHzN0ECcIPFaKSX8S6YEiEhnBwDD8x6wpCr0r_Zm45ajQo0YhfYXhbI4EDMWI05Me_R4obB-wk0X/s2046/20231008_150740-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSJRZZZa-bNzGLFk06bmWR1V_4ZNU0TXIlCycAK_w8F8xtyKAWL7npOlFAiJbH8CTkof1mA0nOalzBejp_YnU4ujW8MYnw8i2ac5RSCmUprZ3qllv-NHzN0ECcIPFaKSX8S6YEiEhnBwDD8x6wpCr0r_Zm45ajQo0YhfYXhbI4EDMWI05Me_R4obB-wk0X/w640-h480/20231008_150740-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We tried to get a cup of tea in the cafe but the place was heaving. The unexpected good weather had brought people out in their droves. Once we were back in Bedford we stopped at a pub and had a meal, so no cooking or washing up for us this Sunday...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgUaoE9CcO8GZ4B5iGTGj4zBmM6E9gmMzdR14wZxn64sP2ElDpmL3R9h9hfr-XgXrte42FkP9YBQGZ9BWCXxs2CjC70PAoQ-QPjqbyMU6ET9xeWQL-Yt7VSVqfN2zb2svN8qZ-WUcOHrClhZeYzRyYETtFU-LGGJ6wDaXNogMATtkEeD1fFNkgadaQUtaUk/s2780/20231009_084649_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2780" data-original-width="1212" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUaoE9CcO8GZ4B5iGTGj4zBmM6E9gmMzdR14wZxn64sP2ElDpmL3R9h9hfr-XgXrte42FkP9YBQGZ9BWCXxs2CjC70PAoQ-QPjqbyMU6ET9xeWQL-Yt7VSVqfN2zb2svN8qZ-WUcOHrClhZeYzRyYETtFU-LGGJ6wDaXNogMATtkEeD1fFNkgadaQUtaUk/w280-h640/20231009_084649_001.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was Monday's outfit. Pre-loved Indian dress bought from the 3:16 charity shop a few weeks back. I didn't think I'd get a chance to wear it. It was greatly admired by the Indian women who work in and run the salon where I get my eyebrows done. I went there after volunteering at Barnardo's in the morning. I went to every charity shop in the town looking for more books in the Cormoran Strike series for my daughter who had just begun the first book in the series. I had 2 of the books already and I found a further 2 for her. When I got home I made a chicken stew for dinner and caught up with blogs and blogging.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyWaLjWEvMbFNgo1WivJ_ksl6JwlxGQ-5zeKzPoa-kVX0dg-ytruvGdTiAeyrVbCkdUYPVSx3m5g_9X6lxQ3I0-g9e4jF5Y1UNPwUSgd0Wj2seAxMFtwSM4TSSvyTYYDx6nF6aoX_6AJPliNZsIGDi_8S8BPcY6bB-Rv7ZrHT6K965KyWA-UXUE5k_vVq/s2815/20231009_084637_003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2815" data-original-width="1269" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyWaLjWEvMbFNgo1WivJ_ksl6JwlxGQ-5zeKzPoa-kVX0dg-ytruvGdTiAeyrVbCkdUYPVSx3m5g_9X6lxQ3I0-g9e4jF5Y1UNPwUSgd0Wj2seAxMFtwSM4TSSvyTYYDx6nF6aoX_6AJPliNZsIGDi_8S8BPcY6bB-Rv7ZrHT6K965KyWA-UXUE5k_vVq/w288-h640/20231009_084637_003.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sandals; retail by Monsoon and all jewellery pre-loved. What a beautifully warm and pleasant day Monday was. The nights were closing in; it starts to get dark from about 6.30 pm and by 7 pm full darkness descends.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirE-YVOuwmdFK3FrqrJjIWoH8Y0GVORxtg35SAfGRbRxXaYEIGmCJArvOlWvSS_bZwJpGANekkFiILeVUndpIaBqfS7LC4bJG1CEm4aVHGj4huK-UzPoinXwiiIbbEqZi7vS_Bv9ZrUF3efQJNW8nPk6XF_etBJz8OsWtVloIVqjktuH7pgDgeJL4nm7_z/s2679/20231009_084602_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2679" data-original-width="1136" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirE-YVOuwmdFK3FrqrJjIWoH8Y0GVORxtg35SAfGRbRxXaYEIGmCJArvOlWvSS_bZwJpGANekkFiILeVUndpIaBqfS7LC4bJG1CEm4aVHGj4huK-UzPoinXwiiIbbEqZi7vS_Bv9ZrUF3efQJNW8nPk6XF_etBJz8OsWtVloIVqjktuH7pgDgeJL4nm7_z/w272-h640/20231009_084602_002.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQel59H1-ohWu46KOw08E-j8yjXMXn8gwu9okqAwRGrZDsvxtdWGJaKOLQLzNryjS2kIiqOKMYGxM3fRvxTnhppZ_HdBxEnZduUTV9ps9h44z7JnkEN45FNbxPNNquuxfpswuFYgF-7oL7IpsoYeEMsdUQQiXoxBUOTPtPIfqHc4L95Kk4gUDe37vOFv1K/s3444/20231009_084522.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3444" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQel59H1-ohWu46KOw08E-j8yjXMXn8gwu9okqAwRGrZDsvxtdWGJaKOLQLzNryjS2kIiqOKMYGxM3fRvxTnhppZ_HdBxEnZduUTV9ps9h44z7JnkEN45FNbxPNNquuxfpswuFYgF-7oL7IpsoYeEMsdUQQiXoxBUOTPtPIfqHc4L95Kk4gUDe37vOFv1K/w346-h640/20231009_084522.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Indian summer we'd been experiencing had kept the flowers in the garden blooming. The stocks still had flowers, the sinetti still had some flowers. The nasturtiums had two flowerings; the bargain begonias I bought in QD were still looking magnificent. Even the courgette plant Lynne gave me from her allotment had produced more courgette flowers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjaj2a0ISKDJh04GY1nqGwRTHwus24Y9MpZmLckXtjbij1al6KQ1VmEOhZ-oEOEYz3XZTkMl6eIuwPeyDu3nRdwgiAtI342trkmkP7y31CN4VnzwHjJdJzgE08ZiYvhIRSwKckslSz-i1TS5XCPo2lMkHHfyctwO5KezFUmrLlPk5QA4Vuj2EPox8GzyE_F/s2406/20231017_160517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2406" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaj2a0ISKDJh04GY1nqGwRTHwus24Y9MpZmLckXtjbij1al6KQ1VmEOhZ-oEOEYz3XZTkMl6eIuwPeyDu3nRdwgiAtI342trkmkP7y31CN4VnzwHjJdJzgE08ZiYvhIRSwKckslSz-i1TS5XCPo2lMkHHfyctwO5KezFUmrLlPk5QA4Vuj2EPox8GzyE_F/w488-h640/20231017_160517.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Look at this variegated dahlia. The only one in a pot of yellow dahlias.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirW9CzS9h6-A1wmcE_H_pldSVX9swYj0-FZRhyc-ceESsr5rszH8oA9w37EC_OBqisJkzTcMb23wOmlib0N_KQXURzcVTaK1zNtVeo_cgBq0qN9PS5T5V-g4xB0VrZUjioL6R4x5vrlR6gBYRW41HWk6IMfqyniBB-9bl-MVWbzebDNu1bP_R9yC0VxBaF/s2654/20231017_160557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1596" data-original-width="2654" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirW9CzS9h6-A1wmcE_H_pldSVX9swYj0-FZRhyc-ceESsr5rszH8oA9w37EC_OBqisJkzTcMb23wOmlib0N_KQXURzcVTaK1zNtVeo_cgBq0qN9PS5T5V-g4xB0VrZUjioL6R4x5vrlR6gBYRW41HWk6IMfqyniBB-9bl-MVWbzebDNu1bP_R9yC0VxBaF/w640-h384/20231017_160557.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Fewer flowers but now in its third month of flowering.</span></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/AVvXsEgGyF9F5rRVr_8sC_2nLpANfOc2mvc5tBhyphenhyphendaDXkiTUy-lftUtY4AbE25rIWebOpASjO5f5E26cOFXpgYw5XRJ6UnX7dOqezQRZ3nDmynVWAZ1e1yO-e5hgOiBQqlRRf_aEh3P-uB_f76vw5HvT3I_5kk7J1MmNBie4llYUct_HpBwxNNwC63L_Efi1zc7X/s2910/20231017_160531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1619" data-original-width="2910" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyF9F5rRVr_8sC_2nLpANfOc2mvc5tBhyphenhyphendaDXkiTUy-lftUtY4AbE25rIWebOpASjO5f5E26cOFXpgYw5XRJ6UnX7dOqezQRZ3nDmynVWAZ1e1yO-e5hgOiBQqlRRf_aEh3P-uB_f76vw5HvT3I_5kk7J1MmNBie4llYUct_HpBwxNNwC63L_Efi1zc7X/w640-h356/20231017_160531.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Back to the food bank on Tuesday. Still no Celia. It seems the Covid infection had knocked her for six and she was still not feeling well enough to come in. Another volunteer came in to help us so I spent most of the morning putting toiletries away and organising them in a space efficient way. We thought we might have been moving to new premises this week but it's looking more like November, now...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEglORI0-m-V3Y5rLGHQgJ4tDGtBZUp_hD4sNWMSgl4xC4rSczWXF3hNpjUQck8IOL7s4E8og1jWcLzsvMSTsnZXYPjJMICpQvEtDTLNhSxT9aSOlqxQzpqMVAwGXWpEVid8GadqZcuMOxw-Qr81DwbAzRSAEjWP6LTfm1dw0dnGw98GL9H58EMLTiTIYFGC/s2706/20231010_085535_003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2706" data-original-width="1329" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglORI0-m-V3Y5rLGHQgJ4tDGtBZUp_hD4sNWMSgl4xC4rSczWXF3hNpjUQck8IOL7s4E8og1jWcLzsvMSTsnZXYPjJMICpQvEtDTLNhSxT9aSOlqxQzpqMVAwGXWpEVid8GadqZcuMOxw-Qr81DwbAzRSAEjWP6LTfm1dw0dnGw98GL9H58EMLTiTIYFGC/w314-h640/20231010_085535_003.jpg" width="314" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpO7W4lJqULhz0tdIvCfBik3LQf5dx5UIkDw_6e5s40ByyEaY0f_HA8LlDEMbFSQncfHZIg46NhjoDXgjIEyUA60SY8P1n6hm5L3pWup7LSWHC62Kz9Exuh0rkoEJcn1E26hGmaSoyPNZfJ743JYOaqkNn4PtSBCkBWYvnRp3UIsXU6y8MB4sdBgxmr4C/s2784/20231010_085529_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="1209" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRpO7W4lJqULhz0tdIvCfBik3LQf5dx5UIkDw_6e5s40ByyEaY0f_HA8LlDEMbFSQncfHZIg46NhjoDXgjIEyUA60SY8P1n6hm5L3pWup7LSWHC62Kz9Exuh0rkoEJcn1E26hGmaSoyPNZfJ743JYOaqkNn4PtSBCkBWYvnRp3UIsXU6y8MB4sdBgxmr4C/w278-h640/20231010_085529_001.jpg" width="278" /></a></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br />Everything pre-loved. Trousers home made and found in 3:16 charity shop; top by Pepperberry via Barnardo's and shoes by Clark's.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEhYGEkr8dHDDl9M4xI4BG7VLvMtQI-gSOYetixtSfCTFfmwaGB_UAm87lmkOIYQ-tUFec2QxevzExsIsEmojyMASWz6PXsWn44dEJe2SSeRH3-rxVPqHcJemzgACXrGlYRkP2dGg4tUf8JfR4Dn7vjndm8-ASfLtAy4mS2TWThw5CKjWLwpvkO-ZIOLCCA7/s2807/20231010_085521_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2807" data-original-width="1238" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGEkr8dHDDl9M4xI4BG7VLvMtQI-gSOYetixtSfCTFfmwaGB_UAm87lmkOIYQ-tUFec2QxevzExsIsEmojyMASWz6PXsWn44dEJe2SSeRH3-rxVPqHcJemzgACXrGlYRkP2dGg4tUf8JfR4Dn7vjndm8-ASfLtAy4mS2TWThw5CKjWLwpvkO-ZIOLCCA7/w282-h640/20231010_085521_001.jpg" width="282" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZ4MrH7yG3cFDIJFtdLtm0PMaj7LZOHFTb5mFQQInOoB5edvFEvewcioiQmGAhXviVc0-_17898iTJ6rRtiWmXBdBYNO5P2eAV5a9Q4l4f8w_dPE8vbbI27mupT6vXveuiFRJOH1stzWeqr5ixsZ-UvnbFlpcGdb8UnMOW1k6UMgAU9x8N8WeitHGvVt0/s2738/20231010_085517_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2738" data-original-width="1327" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZ4MrH7yG3cFDIJFtdLtm0PMaj7LZOHFTb5mFQQInOoB5edvFEvewcioiQmGAhXviVc0-_17898iTJ6rRtiWmXBdBYNO5P2eAV5a9Q4l4f8w_dPE8vbbI27mupT6vXveuiFRJOH1stzWeqr5ixsZ-UvnbFlpcGdb8UnMOW1k6UMgAU9x8N8WeitHGvVt0/w310-h640/20231010_085517_001.jpg" width="310" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuiFDAwQ8FFLbrLzaaUeD2SrWeVfDm9WgeDfWqLJ7VgvBht84BTUirtbONLgzaQL0GRXWwaCblKdh_msQpqeHblrsHknb8gb0zKFk8rBu_GnKw7Ff9etzy9Td3aDCwsHWcyTnZp40dqsujEkedBeJdG080ILFCd_d-vFaQhLmEVUoWJDZ4TdsDyYp2McW/s4128/20231010_085000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuiFDAwQ8FFLbrLzaaUeD2SrWeVfDm9WgeDfWqLJ7VgvBht84BTUirtbONLgzaQL0GRXWwaCblKdh_msQpqeHblrsHknb8gb0zKFk8rBu_GnKw7Ff9etzy9Td3aDCwsHWcyTnZp40dqsujEkedBeJdG080ILFCd_d-vFaQhLmEVUoWJDZ4TdsDyYp2McW/w288-h640/20231010_085000.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As we'd be at OH's mum's funeral all day and evening on Thursday and the swimming pool would be closed on Sunday morning for a swimming event; I had booked my swims for the week on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. The pool was quite empty at first on Tuesday but then emptied out just leaving me and 2 others in the slow lane right until the end. I swam my 46 laps and then went to Aldi to do some of the weekly food shopping. I'd do the rest of the food shopping in Lidl on Wednesday afternoon. I also went to the Castle Road charity shops looking for a couple of books for my daughter but didn't find any more. I forgot to tell you that my daughter successfully passed her Master's degree. She got the results last week; I'm very proud of her.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEhMdmYFtdl_wM7-LOP0K-NOwqY5PbNu0A0aZ_B7vTzN9p_7hqj-eKaZ018sFWXD94FkbUgMz5K3GoO_R9Ue9cnLRX4zCefgwYIcZFye7RyCl3vfCuMr4oROB1_ZfeMdsWgQPwTdtx_54IAvg6Tus1KadbSb8dLCA1ktX00DH5kihBPnJtJPCB03B42KzwV6/s2582/20231011_134245_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2582" data-original-width="1168" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMdmYFtdl_wM7-LOP0K-NOwqY5PbNu0A0aZ_B7vTzN9p_7hqj-eKaZ018sFWXD94FkbUgMz5K3GoO_R9Ue9cnLRX4zCefgwYIcZFye7RyCl3vfCuMr4oROB1_ZfeMdsWgQPwTdtx_54IAvg6Tus1KadbSb8dLCA1ktX00DH5kihBPnJtJPCB03B42KzwV6/w290-h640/20231011_134245_001.jpg" width="290" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZiL5qiEs7H6GAW-ZSpWGtCjce_PGRWzO0VeUk32scfvB3JchLLFUWyxVMX7nAo8xHe0OKYG-xkC2x0cUi_4waQiA5r7tm_tVvZHduQqChZtA_v99NqQJevWJ73hgRVmd3mzV5fsBZ-bFXkKr4vBP20WPh_hLX9MCCn0JIy15pU9qLVNYd9_TTTQtuaWy/s2486/20231011_134333_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2486" data-original-width="1238" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZZiL5qiEs7H6GAW-ZSpWGtCjce_PGRWzO0VeUk32scfvB3JchLLFUWyxVMX7nAo8xHe0OKYG-xkC2x0cUi_4waQiA5r7tm_tVvZHduQqChZtA_v99NqQJevWJ73hgRVmd3mzV5fsBZ-bFXkKr4vBP20WPh_hLX9MCCn0JIy15pU9qLVNYd9_TTTQtuaWy/w318-h640/20231011_134333_001.jpg" width="318" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I started Wednesday with a swim moving into the medium lane as the slow lane was very crowded. Once I was home and ready I went to do the Lidl and Sainsbury's shop. When OH got home we packed an overnight bag each and I drove us down the motorway in heavy rain to cousin Marian's house. We were staying overnight with her in London and making our way from her house in Hendon to OH's mum's funeral in Willesden a few miles down the road on Thursday morning. It was lovely to see Marian and her family and have a catch up. We're planning a day out together early in November. Everything I wore on Wednesday was pre-loved except the sandals and the black denim jacket. I had tried to find a black denim jacket for months in the charity shops but couldn't find one. I bet now I'm not looking for one, one will turn up! Trousers by Next and tunic/dress by Vegas. All jewellery pre-loved.</span><br /><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/AVvXsEjLCNIm3rZCvHV6fyeGe3WuOLfCk0zyR48IBuqjT3wBmq5V57xf14LSVvFalfm-j4bP_LUAHI2gHUfvCfJZD_2L6ZDLZksJdSGeJHesyPTDy4M_dtwahsts0Z-XUTIENC10qyxCma-7tiPTJYcbI1eTBA1tBEk6346P6Mf84s8Y087mpF2U1KEYoIeQfE4A/s4128/20231011_134142.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCNIm3rZCvHV6fyeGe3WuOLfCk0zyR48IBuqjT3wBmq5V57xf14LSVvFalfm-j4bP_LUAHI2gHUfvCfJZD_2L6ZDLZksJdSGeJHesyPTDy4M_dtwahsts0Z-XUTIENC10qyxCma-7tiPTJYcbI1eTBA1tBEk6346P6Mf84s8Y087mpF2U1KEYoIeQfE4A/w288-h640/20231011_134142.jpg" width="288" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuG4eDVw6ejZCBs8y6FtKVpr5iZd6XQJO1Okz4TBRJ2dzeS6wpgaB3acR_14XYZUMuwnRMz7o_YC54q6vCSdX2i7QiMcCjTQjNVC3pcdsXFbR_ZpPy4r31FY56PpYpBH3dFa7IWw2mZnbb6HcRjiqBUvs2Kd8miWCZVKKucBa_uYhD4W_S-k-lxFSjSlt/s2631/20231011_134629_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2631" data-original-width="1092" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNuG4eDVw6ejZCBs8y6FtKVpr5iZd6XQJO1Okz4TBRJ2dzeS6wpgaB3acR_14XYZUMuwnRMz7o_YC54q6vCSdX2i7QiMcCjTQjNVC3pcdsXFbR_ZpPy4r31FY56PpYpBH3dFa7IWw2mZnbb6HcRjiqBUvs2Kd8miWCZVKKucBa_uYhD4W_S-k-lxFSjSlt/w266-h640/20231011_134629_002.jpg" width="266" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The funeral was both joyful and sad and went on all day. We arrived home at 9 pm. This was the grave covered with flowers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxer8ZSCzRnPjFNtGOu3TMjz9KLm7MymsUIrtfoYyR6phetnK27SfaCfMcBCMzo5vNNZsG3zYmf82e2X_rs3Km6lZgtJviYXwUlXXIkQvaiCiF5uZquWxhVtF-5pT3Y6k6iFJfyaVyIjJ_yh9y8VyufkjWEenw8TtcsUp4NTEvLMyAGyEvqTJ8-2qlvUZ/s1589/IMG-20231012-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1589" data-original-width="1132" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCxer8ZSCzRnPjFNtGOu3TMjz9KLm7MymsUIrtfoYyR6phetnK27SfaCfMcBCMzo5vNNZsG3zYmf82e2X_rs3Km6lZgtJviYXwUlXXIkQvaiCiF5uZquWxhVtF-5pT3Y6k6iFJfyaVyIjJ_yh9y8VyufkjWEenw8TtcsUp4NTEvLMyAGyEvqTJ8-2qlvUZ/w456-h640/IMG-20231012-WA0000.jpg" width="456" /></a></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Some of the grandsons filled in the grave. All the family wore white. I didn't take any other photos as it didn't feel appropriate. RIP Mum.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Friday there was an official bus walk; but only 5 of us turned up. We met at the bus station and took a bus to Great Barford; a village about 3 miles outside of Bedford in the direction of Cambridge. From there we walked back to Bedford mostly along the river Great Ouse; a distance of 8 miles. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhNmKCeS0cqSgTiEkNjrbY9w358XOE7-8Gvaq3rlwJjBuIlGVLGiDEFSuJwXzjc-fCCzB4wLEjBn10mTBW89OEwt2iyJuPNr50B5TZY9qkxaGw4MDJk7DGtI1ksUPvkXk8l3poGyo6uojyZwA6hyphenhyphenwzzgVHE6S1_DTYAWYIN-G4TkYdYpcBR4qhAJUuiQeKG/s4080/20231013_105121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmKCeS0cqSgTiEkNjrbY9w358XOE7-8Gvaq3rlwJjBuIlGVLGiDEFSuJwXzjc-fCCzB4wLEjBn10mTBW89OEwt2iyJuPNr50B5TZY9qkxaGw4MDJk7DGtI1ksUPvkXk8l3poGyo6uojyZwA6hyphenhyphenwzzgVHE6S1_DTYAWYIN-G4TkYdYpcBR4qhAJUuiQeKG/w640-h288/20231013_105121.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This lovely thatched cottage in Great Barford had an unusual thatcher's signature on the top. Not one I'd seen before; two dogs. With their long ears I suspect they might be spaniels.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWnWc6HMc3ZdemHMYrqqae7BJROhOcyDnX-NV2xH3LOg4i3Iq7GNfepKUG19ixyNhUrsGvuwtntHfhHGVk0fKdgXuZQHtJ9iCF8bln-NPvXCcLdYyFAluqJDJswWzH8f4vw6epJknahfel8Z-SqZYDtrTDFy72ugsaLPv8h-SvM1yxFN-JGCAEvWdeXdC/s4080/20231013_105132.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWnWc6HMc3ZdemHMYrqqae7BJROhOcyDnX-NV2xH3LOg4i3Iq7GNfepKUG19ixyNhUrsGvuwtntHfhHGVk0fKdgXuZQHtJ9iCF8bln-NPvXCcLdYyFAluqJDJswWzH8f4vw6epJknahfel8Z-SqZYDtrTDFy72ugsaLPv8h-SvM1yxFN-JGCAEvWdeXdC/w640-h288/20231013_105132.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZCx0hGMGWeJY1iBDUWPyR-RE7ULAwWKbUBE2OEcSYDcdvhtMp_0OOvmj3FMQde20m9_Weikk12y99G4sUznhULGVwmqtzfNIMfwAbsjoZOftt8w0mgsnwGoshMcEnmsJnlFFmQ3wVYuUhOwTZCT5IrTDm1f6FFSIK_Cs9dyLLvds6g9n8wdr5GjZTR9b/s1538/20231013_105243.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1034" data-original-width="1538" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXZCx0hGMGWeJY1iBDUWPyR-RE7ULAwWKbUBE2OEcSYDcdvhtMp_0OOvmj3FMQde20m9_Weikk12y99G4sUznhULGVwmqtzfNIMfwAbsjoZOftt8w0mgsnwGoshMcEnmsJnlFFmQ3wVYuUhOwTZCT5IrTDm1f6FFSIK_Cs9dyLLvds6g9n8wdr5GjZTR9b/w640-h430/20231013_105243.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This house caught my attention because all the top floor windows were bricked in. Why? Possibly due to the window tax in England introduced in 1696 and repealed in 1851. Or for aesthetic reasons as 'blind' windows have formed part of European architecture since the medieval period. There are several new houses in the village of Great Denham that have 'blind windows' like this.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZMZ2acA1020n5TA3LUZn_9pSQJDLSjX6C7LFAo5Q43mEzIjjO9RF1XCRSat_O8rNdnCCvFpLtnyARxZeZRzoTBE4YDbfGduWNE0UoOzZMJ3UXJeaz2q6Uw04unlOEJwi5GtK4wO3EWVUcdhJfzoXOoYVNz4VRrJTdW1iN4LIHpBfuQgssTb3zp3fxSaS/s4080/20231013_105531.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZMZ2acA1020n5TA3LUZn_9pSQJDLSjX6C7LFAo5Q43mEzIjjO9RF1XCRSat_O8rNdnCCvFpLtnyARxZeZRzoTBE4YDbfGduWNE0UoOzZMJ3UXJeaz2q6Uw04unlOEJwi5GtK4wO3EWVUcdhJfzoXOoYVNz4VRrJTdW1iN4LIHpBfuQgssTb3zp3fxSaS/w288-h640/20231013_105531.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Walking towards Great Barford church.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We picked up the river at Great Barford bridge and followed it until we got to:</span></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/AVvXsEgSqv2M8pDPxR4r9Enjttc34sKbzRj_ExNtG8WuQhzmtoGh094eJcKxX0HMdKu_6le7apcMhqCgSPQq31lzAFwSkE2qSQN8Yv7EEzVWHArMSM_daztzJLOrwT1YgcFcOn4wbq5hAjqEzwLgX_-40elkjyWG8ZrnOBDN4Qx7Hv5mzfqhXfeePQNJiIEOSYaF/s2046/20231013_105830-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqv2M8pDPxR4r9Enjttc34sKbzRj_ExNtG8WuQhzmtoGh094eJcKxX0HMdKu_6le7apcMhqCgSPQq31lzAFwSkE2qSQN8Yv7EEzVWHArMSM_daztzJLOrwT1YgcFcOn4wbq5hAjqEzwLgX_-40elkjyWG8ZrnOBDN4Qx7Hv5mzfqhXfeePQNJiIEOSYaF/w480-h640/20231013_105830-COLLAGE.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Danish Camp where I had Earl Grey tea and a scone with clotted cream and jam.</span></div><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/AVvXsEh7CrzL5RYf6OEYWzMsWvs3oKRSyAaF5Iv-9oxSpms3ofUSrZojaFIoTw_cVWMfUW5WV4rcAZ32TkacGQWbvn_KGYTtmQWo7bGSYXC0eFM1PiOJ_D744xrE5nbT1CCDkpiCdxtEtRM3d-JXT1eHF9QAOKgpCEd1fdxM_FDrZKM8xObq8JtHVpSDgJx7rsUR/s2046/20231013_114434-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CrzL5RYf6OEYWzMsWvs3oKRSyAaF5Iv-9oxSpms3ofUSrZojaFIoTw_cVWMfUW5WV4rcAZ32TkacGQWbvn_KGYTtmQWo7bGSYXC0eFM1PiOJ_D744xrE5nbT1CCDkpiCdxtEtRM3d-JXT1eHF9QAOKgpCEd1fdxM_FDrZKM8xObq8JtHVpSDgJx7rsUR/w480-h640/20231013_114434-COLLAGE.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Historical Environment Record entry describes the Danish camp as 'the remains of of a double island moated site and associated dock next to the River Great Ouse'. The site was known as the Danish Dock or Danish camp as Danes/Vikings were known to be active in the area using the river Great Ouse to attack Bedford.</span> <a href="https://bedsarchives.bedford.gov.uk/CommunityHistories/Willington/DanishCampWillington.aspx">SOURCE</a>. <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> You</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> can book a boat trip to Bedford from here complete with a cream tea - Wednesday's only.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEi8VhgJ9vLJ9wuIX_w302cY_qqV6_0U84tmtUCicao0w_g_BnsLuP_xaufwHs3BqRztgg-cWKmZuD54jrJdBuuDCTFMtG4bXqSpaJIYW-kMVR0tCopHzIAc4H-hFGfMoCkPNNOnUxSbDBNcjUR08c3eVP1Hs7GbuwTD8RcfIW33a2X7DdXtyucwfxid4ijN/s2679/20231014_121142_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2679" data-original-width="1347" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8VhgJ9vLJ9wuIX_w302cY_qqV6_0U84tmtUCicao0w_g_BnsLuP_xaufwHs3BqRztgg-cWKmZuD54jrJdBuuDCTFMtG4bXqSpaJIYW-kMVR0tCopHzIAc4H-hFGfMoCkPNNOnUxSbDBNcjUR08c3eVP1Hs7GbuwTD8RcfIW33a2X7DdXtyucwfxid4ijN/w322-h640/20231014_121142_002.jpg" width="322" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Saturday was ex mum-in-law's 90th birthday. We had a marvellous day and she thoroughly enjoyed it. I made a cauliflower and chickpea curry and some pasta with pesto to take with us to East London where she lives. It was lovely to see sister's and brother in-law; their children and grand children. Here's birthday lady with some of her descendants including two of my grandsons:</span></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/AVvXsEgipIbFN1m9rd4U4C_SqYoTpmV21VY-D7OH6zRD8M2cH3UCoyifSMlC5hZYPVT8oCELZjt1fZ85stD_n0ZVXXm6UCIYMYj7SngiyQqwZYnKIrN5BlDWo1XiHXgYNyo7cTqfadDUqEYnPm2bDwmbWFfwulj-I8IKAQTz8htCzMAxCATVzdjpf_AUB3MmdcEi/s3908/20231014_163820.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3908" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgipIbFN1m9rd4U4C_SqYoTpmV21VY-D7OH6zRD8M2cH3UCoyifSMlC5hZYPVT8oCELZjt1fZ85stD_n0ZVXXm6UCIYMYj7SngiyQqwZYnKIrN5BlDWo1XiHXgYNyo7cTqfadDUqEYnPm2bDwmbWFfwulj-I8IKAQTz8htCzMAxCATVzdjpf_AUB3MmdcEi/w640-h300/20231014_163820.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Some of the grandchildren and great grandchildren. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2ud6Hg5eJRcQZce_fxI7guq_fkEdvJp4L6YsJ8KmOyjNIoEHput0FTcL05ovoodR2F_lD-lwJxe0W78hNpm3b8lhZOPqunvVkp5IdOZ8AY5QVG57Za9m82Ao3yKAYbo7vq_7u9R1ZU1vsohFJBxmUx1DI_tD2ZPg0g8-2qt9dVL_iyOIJoni7xWmZHQ3/s2669/20231014_121148_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2669" data-original-width="1355" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2ud6Hg5eJRcQZce_fxI7guq_fkEdvJp4L6YsJ8KmOyjNIoEHput0FTcL05ovoodR2F_lD-lwJxe0W78hNpm3b8lhZOPqunvVkp5IdOZ8AY5QVG57Za9m82Ao3yKAYbo7vq_7u9R1ZU1vsohFJBxmUx1DI_tD2ZPg0g8-2qt9dVL_iyOIJoni7xWmZHQ3/w324-h640/20231014_121148_001.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore this Next pleather skirt, M&S top; leather jacket by Gerry Weber; all pre-loved as was all jewellery. Boots retail; Sainsbury's.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZ6xj_n5fGDikH8FfClIfNKZNuW9QD8uiN1mbDwX2PiAnLcl0HkLtOQKkbiwBoHjzTZVqPW2Er0S7033QUAFmb-qn0CDLCQ_JMgZy2tjrDaFn7YOchZdEI9dd6Sue8U5kv48MdHItuGxFFB4bKvwr2OhwY-2ED0wu9gTkLy1TbctNhoFHy2ZulR7pA8yQ/s2865/20231014_121152_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2865" data-original-width="1313" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZ6xj_n5fGDikH8FfClIfNKZNuW9QD8uiN1mbDwX2PiAnLcl0HkLtOQKkbiwBoHjzTZVqPW2Er0S7033QUAFmb-qn0CDLCQ_JMgZy2tjrDaFn7YOchZdEI9dd6Sue8U5kv48MdHItuGxFFB4bKvwr2OhwY-2ED0wu9gTkLy1TbctNhoFHy2ZulR7pA8yQ/w294-h640/20231014_121152_001.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh015rswme1JHxX_0UpMi7Zv5CFPnuwjspuZXHzpBy4uNNZM6bOe52mlpHsnMbITb_klEoPZFs8cwruQzb8WW406lwP-Vxu8KPQ40ZrNRRK8wACG_u1t9g3Gsre7xC2uP93CkNbe6x64shOq84HDXEsKQ2Z-ElfxagYv2nIn4GZ_6TlFOkkgdzy1M8qLUiv/s4128/20231014_121237.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh015rswme1JHxX_0UpMi7Zv5CFPnuwjspuZXHzpBy4uNNZM6bOe52mlpHsnMbITb_klEoPZFs8cwruQzb8WW406lwP-Vxu8KPQ40ZrNRRK8wACG_u1t9g3Gsre7xC2uP93CkNbe6x64shOq84HDXEsKQ2Z-ElfxagYv2nIn4GZ_6TlFOkkgdzy1M8qLUiv/w288-h640/20231014_121237.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My sister-in-law Dawn came back to Bedford with me to spend a few days.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Barnardo's on Monday was fairly quiet; I was on the till and processed donations all morning. I found a warm winter dressing gown for my son. In the afternoon I took Dawn to Newport Pagnell for a rummage as she was going to South Africa in December; it will be the height of their summer and she needed some more light weight clothing. I may have found a few things for me...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRewEGHMDmRAJ19W4W6lRHT8dJ3oxIu2pKvWEompS-TrCnjWS-8VLycBwFd3PLplhXce6e-hhr8HaFj3qXX6bjCPbwSz0ZX1q0FSiWro927FATbSoQYr6eIF1aSA1GGJn-FenEZ2UrUjDTJ7JbOFRdI2hnCGxLXYBFv0wn-TtfN-vh3Z3edicK7kfuYCp0/s2864/20231017_170108_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2864" data-original-width="935" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRewEGHMDmRAJ19W4W6lRHT8dJ3oxIu2pKvWEompS-TrCnjWS-8VLycBwFd3PLplhXce6e-hhr8HaFj3qXX6bjCPbwSz0ZX1q0FSiWro927FATbSoQYr6eIF1aSA1GGJn-FenEZ2UrUjDTJ7JbOFRdI2hnCGxLXYBFv0wn-TtfN-vh3Z3edicK7kfuYCp0/w208-h640/20231017_170108_001.jpg" width="208" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDJMsQw3M547ymsAOOTddEgfQK5S3S7aR9KI1PmhyydBLwwuqkBR-K8bJumyHlQRJjuwQ5arIeHv2M7sogvs0VUN8zWVxToDSMvhqYHSK8lEHGUbKK22RWBfqqc_bFmU2BlVVdNglxC8Kq9kdZvOIIHyJH-dGM2dtY4-45NJyoAeywhs4OO6LjkzlSAqX/s2387/20231017_170206_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2387" data-original-width="985" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyDJMsQw3M547ymsAOOTddEgfQK5S3S7aR9KI1PmhyydBLwwuqkBR-K8bJumyHlQRJjuwQ5arIeHv2M7sogvs0VUN8zWVxToDSMvhqYHSK8lEHGUbKK22RWBfqqc_bFmU2BlVVdNglxC8Kq9kdZvOIIHyJH-dGM2dtY4-45NJyoAeywhs4OO6LjkzlSAqX/w264-h640/20231017_170206_002.jpg" width="264" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgIKVYwh1yTvAPthrkKdp3RPyzRjqPnOoXyu7ZNHCjDz9MSQVXH3RQ9T1ObnUuGTqql9lUZQSVygTZuIeJJ80tdNE8aCB0ZktjW4nvJeANIOXTMunEKPP-t6T8DmMCMdf9Pqqej4yw1fjxKxoXMS3K_Ohm_xIJ0OThOmcqHC7HN8wH5umh2R1uPVYXAQl_Q/s4128/20231017_165909.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKVYwh1yTvAPthrkKdp3RPyzRjqPnOoXyu7ZNHCjDz9MSQVXH3RQ9T1ObnUuGTqql9lUZQSVygTZuIeJJ80tdNE8aCB0ZktjW4nvJeANIOXTMunEKPP-t6T8DmMCMdf9Pqqej4yw1fjxKxoXMS3K_Ohm_xIJ0OThOmcqHC7HN8wH5umh2R1uPVYXAQl_Q/w288-h640/20231017_165909.jpg" width="288" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqX11z1QqM-PbvH9BSQKoxg5AVDtgf6fEWAGj00njy3iBZAotUd5Kz4KJi2SpbouJNGJqScgk5KqjHBQF0PnWxE9-M-7DkygrQ7j7xz6uFMCA_iJTrpjO9Ix_CwW2aK7gPtUyTWhN71DgJ0jfIj25sNtAAVNBi-63Je8XF62ugaJNFs5RLvf7-PEokxWP/s2478/20231017_170436_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2478" data-original-width="1053" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqX11z1QqM-PbvH9BSQKoxg5AVDtgf6fEWAGj00njy3iBZAotUd5Kz4KJi2SpbouJNGJqScgk5KqjHBQF0PnWxE9-M-7DkygrQ7j7xz6uFMCA_iJTrpjO9Ix_CwW2aK7gPtUyTWhN71DgJ0jfIj25sNtAAVNBi-63Je8XF62ugaJNFs5RLvf7-PEokxWP/w272-h640/20231017_170436_001.jpg" width="272" /></a></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore this outfit on Tuesday to the food bank. Everything pre-loved except boots. Trousers by Zara; jumper by Gap; jacket and boots as before. All jewellery pre-loved</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">. Only me and Lynne at the food bank and we worked hard to make up all the food parcels that were needed. Once I was home Dawn and I drove to Clophill; a village about 8 miles outside of Bedford, to meet up with an ex-work colleague of mine from the university. We had a lovely lunch and it was great to see Yvonne again. She'd like to come walking with me so we've made plans to do that soon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">That was my fortnight. How's yours been?<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-20570873317701926822023-10-03T16:00:00.001+01:002023-11-27T17:22:10.333+00:00Get together with my 'new' sister, walking and rummaging.<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hello again! </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhmaQhD2mh2o1CCD2yOMrdE5mf6NJPRzjBV1M7RiqvoKybeT1ikk-v07rDymZFA7WOu188HDYpvIjLjW4L5_FTyai073N0ES2F9N2HgJ1_udvWmoUVmxQkW7XrbuedwbwWVOrGCuuZmi20QlgAivqYbfxIbLMQZITcUEfH9fgbGnaTDtr2a4nd_Q2auKI/s2046/20230919_091412-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNhmaQhD2mh2o1CCD2yOMrdE5mf6NJPRzjBV1M7RiqvoKybeT1ikk-v07rDymZFA7WOu188HDYpvIjLjW4L5_FTyai073N0ES2F9N2HgJ1_udvWmoUVmxQkW7XrbuedwbwWVOrGCuuZmi20QlgAivqYbfxIbLMQZITcUEfH9fgbGnaTDtr2a4nd_Q2auKI/w640-h480/20230919_091412-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I forgot to post an outfit photo when I left you a fortnight ago so I'll show the jewellery I wore instead. Pre-loved, of course and the earrings are real silver. I don't know about the stone which is amethyst in colour. I also have a real silver ring I found in a charity shop aeons ago and it's one of my favourites. The tunic I wore in this outfit (above) was put into the charity shop bag; I'd had it for about 7 years and no longer liked it that much. I was trying to wear as much of my summer clothing before the inevitable change in the weather forced me into warmer clothing.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzcZXTE5nVlE_9VgT0QdS36WC_uCtKjhbPU0MO3I9d2jEKsjWDkBQFQKpZKN8XI5VJ6fKZ2kBNZqKsQn1GSPBGlcG97r2AmPttnEDu5PaZ3HZmdXpC0IsvJOx82zWClfilRiMyfzx_XrYOHvr_nA7qzOi2NWme6e8Cd48py_u2smmYh7YMkjcuihp2Gvq/s2727/20230920_123015_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2727" data-original-width="1414" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidzcZXTE5nVlE_9VgT0QdS36WC_uCtKjhbPU0MO3I9d2jEKsjWDkBQFQKpZKN8XI5VJ6fKZ2kBNZqKsQn1GSPBGlcG97r2AmPttnEDu5PaZ3HZmdXpC0IsvJOx82zWClfilRiMyfzx_XrYOHvr_nA7qzOi2NWme6e8Cd48py_u2smmYh7YMkjcuihp2Gvq/w332-h640/20230920_123015_001.jpg" width="332" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> I didn't walk with the group on Wednesday but planned to walk on my own in the afternoon. Big mistake. It began to rain heavily about 12.30 ish (when we would have been almost at the end of a group walk) and continued to do so for the rest of the day. It was also a very, very windy day; lots of tree debris around but luckily no big branches or tree trunks!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0HPSefLlqYt4tZwECkjqPuf8m_1qGiltw4QTBrKjjNalqLTeaT1i-SlVyc5tBy8ilKMfSZCgCAGrvFnUYouPfArdT8Et6SQSbftlLbs_c0rAKV1Tly3RUM6DYdPXu63SrcArkpD8FJDVaiR5lAvKDbvweu_yuDC11AldGNMZZmMIYTFa9h23uso9cU-Fj/s2606/20230920_123452_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2606" data-original-width="1272" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0HPSefLlqYt4tZwECkjqPuf8m_1qGiltw4QTBrKjjNalqLTeaT1i-SlVyc5tBy8ilKMfSZCgCAGrvFnUYouPfArdT8Et6SQSbftlLbs_c0rAKV1Tly3RUM6DYdPXu63SrcArkpD8FJDVaiR5lAvKDbvweu_yuDC11AldGNMZZmMIYTFa9h23uso9cU-Fj/w312-h640/20230920_123452_001.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had a pottering about sort of morning. I had a lie-in; getting up at 8 am after OH had left for work. I decided to remove all the very lightweight summer clothing from the wardrobe and bag it up for the loft. I filled one bag which made a bit more room in the wardrobe; I bagged up mostly summer dresses with short sleeves but also my summer PJs; the night are much cooler now. I removed all the cushion covers from the sofas in the living room and washed them. I should have taken advantage of the recent wave of hot weather and washed my curtains but that will have to wait until Spring now...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything I wore on Wednesday was pre-loved. Jacket; by Viyella; cropped trousers by White Stuff; top by Next; shoes by Hotter and all jewellery pre-loved. The beads were a recent find on a rummage in one of the Bedford charity shops. I know, I gave away a bag filled with beads and necklaces but I liked this one so much I had to buy it; at 1.50 it was cheaper than a cup of coffee...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStLcq2tsrSVCM3FmJtO9zLdwgGg27qHlUquEPUYDGLc3oNADeF9HVisqbBSSQ1-8-592yQHQZ1kM72Y1kkJdrQyNHLQ7i4Nff2ywh6HhRLT0SL4xm-l5iEyupLkf-HW-JRrOOSB_O2LB6YXS9r5RKa4xjMlTFSCdNGTNyKiBkNpJ2K8vMTfyISIvKK_YI/s4128/20230920_122915.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgStLcq2tsrSVCM3FmJtO9zLdwgGg27qHlUquEPUYDGLc3oNADeF9HVisqbBSSQ1-8-592yQHQZ1kM72Y1kkJdrQyNHLQ7i4Nff2ywh6HhRLT0SL4xm-l5iEyupLkf-HW-JRrOOSB_O2LB6YXS9r5RKa4xjMlTFSCdNGTNyKiBkNpJ2K8vMTfyISIvKK_YI/w288-h640/20230920_122915.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I then ventured out into the rain to go to the cash point and realised I'd forgotten my keys and was locked out! That meant a walk in the pouring rain to middle grandson's house to borrow his key and then back again to let myself in. I needed some stuff from Aldi for the get together on Sunday so after picking up some groceries there; I decided to go to Kempston to the library to pick up the last in Elly Griffith's Brighton series; I'd managed to find the rest in charity shops. I've now completed that series in full. Whilst I was in Kempston I popped into Barnardo's and found a pair of trousers in the sale. Home to catch up with blogging and blog land.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFAHyuByn7LCjsT0LMXHNaGjOR1ZV3RftkVJaXU2wqYA2ImID-KIKOuH2qNCDDFvSEcFcs11IU39NPQcBajNEzV24XIBgO5lcCTHw_O0YNKiTIGb07spvUQFWqZgrSQ5rXhHKnrBackKBxg7j8HqCJJZlN2ZN_FwSYau9j3r_w9NmvgAY9ZEUN0OJnnF1P/s2714/20230921_121345_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2714" data-original-width="1217" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFAHyuByn7LCjsT0LMXHNaGjOR1ZV3RftkVJaXU2wqYA2ImID-KIKOuH2qNCDDFvSEcFcs11IU39NPQcBajNEzV24XIBgO5lcCTHw_O0YNKiTIGb07spvUQFWqZgrSQ5rXhHKnrBackKBxg7j8HqCJJZlN2ZN_FwSYau9j3r_w9NmvgAY9ZEUN0OJnnF1P/w286-h640/20230921_121345_001.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Started Thursday morning with a swim. It was quite cool in the morning so I wore a long cardigan over my pre-loved Wallis trousers and Fenn, Wright and Manson tunic with retail sandals. Later on when it became sunny and warm I wore my multi-coloured denim jacket.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GhPzyN08FqbnwgWThsIu1EVLGDdUZlpUtHZ1cxpgCyYnWQ2FmzcMvytYWHSCvk-ZOCJQ8cVXexNxn815BDUxqM4KFv4JO4Cj2spQdMXBY_JA0-oYVQvb6w3k5nUu9gwkYukCPI7qiIt3A4H_kNEViSvl6boNJuAFns-k1TqiGkkizUfWThtOQ6iQU-YS/s2649/20230921_121311_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2649" data-original-width="1314" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GhPzyN08FqbnwgWThsIu1EVLGDdUZlpUtHZ1cxpgCyYnWQ2FmzcMvytYWHSCvk-ZOCJQ8cVXexNxn815BDUxqM4KFv4JO4Cj2spQdMXBY_JA0-oYVQvb6w3k5nUu9gwkYukCPI7qiIt3A4H_kNEViSvl6boNJuAFns-k1TqiGkkizUfWThtOQ6iQU-YS/w318-h640/20230921_121311_002.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizimmQWLQ7-1COCfrbjxZ-R3twdgoGqR8de0Ya9RsWFIy0DcS9sZqHvb5kX4lQw5vKPN67SHBsPtQymBL1D2i8uuEMWO1bgh5-C34FupdcrwdcuyGRbbYuVpGLPZqsO-ZH-c_r724TBf8XuvyT23OYbYRUPZWV2ViIY3u89yv1aKz5D23Y8kyWHbsRUFzo/s2836/20230921_121302_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2836" data-original-width="1140" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizimmQWLQ7-1COCfrbjxZ-R3twdgoGqR8de0Ya9RsWFIy0DcS9sZqHvb5kX4lQw5vKPN67SHBsPtQymBL1D2i8uuEMWO1bgh5-C34FupdcrwdcuyGRbbYuVpGLPZqsO-ZH-c_r724TBf8XuvyT23OYbYRUPZWV2ViIY3u89yv1aKz5D23Y8kyWHbsRUFzo/w258-h640/20230921_121302_002.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLAHIbuf7ldJef5On0d-oEl9plXs429feE5XA3_7prVGpWCWEGTW6DV-Zarf0uFnFi-WuZRmculCCezl8lUM887OnrcarBa5FGltJImSRYDamPxbdCW9MDZTjIDriWwFpfSXesEpnXi0R4Wr5UM2ax10BTPBpERxv7dvySibVmZbcDHhuxr7WIKbw1Nzl/s4128/20230921_121002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaLAHIbuf7ldJef5On0d-oEl9plXs429feE5XA3_7prVGpWCWEGTW6DV-Zarf0uFnFi-WuZRmculCCezl8lUM887OnrcarBa5FGltJImSRYDamPxbdCW9MDZTjIDriWwFpfSXesEpnXi0R4Wr5UM2ax10BTPBpERxv7dvySibVmZbcDHhuxr7WIKbw1Nzl/w288-h640/20230921_121002.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thursdays are still manic. Once I had eaten breakfast and got ready; I went to Lidl for the food shopping and stopped at Sainsbury's to collect some new boots I'd ordered. Once the shopping was unpacked and put away I collected middle grandson; made dinner for us all and then took grandson to basket ball practice. My daughter has new job and is now free on Thursdays so in future she is going to bring grandson to my house for dinner and all I'll have to do is to drop him at basketball. He has basket ball practice 4 times a week so I'm glad to help out when I can...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Look what had popped up on my morning walk round our garden!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErL8SCMIvuvD4fbE3lYlYu4fRKBZUqULdenWUZ8RkVLM8Uf0cTBgqcqSG8IoIHiDOApHhd-qmQhncIvtQoEuDm4KKT5bnlt7jEhtxdVI8FC73Y3cDWEZ0WkGi5zaPH1hzdsFmXbJHQ1BXztRNN89xHS0gupR3SqFM1tmPg57WXii1rdtplqtCjrZdx6tv/s4080/20230922_135630.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErL8SCMIvuvD4fbE3lYlYu4fRKBZUqULdenWUZ8RkVLM8Uf0cTBgqcqSG8IoIHiDOApHhd-qmQhncIvtQoEuDm4KKT5bnlt7jEhtxdVI8FC73Y3cDWEZ0WkGi5zaPH1hzdsFmXbJHQ1BXztRNN89xHS0gupR3SqFM1tmPg57WXii1rdtplqtCjrZdx6tv/w288-h640/20230922_135630.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Buds on my magnolia plant. They're about 7 months too early...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhZ54zVki2KKKkB_VccCoXklWFYYjrgHysQSArxA3qAAmXZPFI_oVNTKacafuF8xBo9E4GqapS-7tHPPVsBy7UEcqzZYUsdxrNDXodxVmpEvoUQ9kMTXs2aucuSm-iYqCz2OIFN78rF9xOQUJR8CEcNzYiKmIthOeLDaNOZC2W7p6EyjqqZGDymMnedNLy7/s3217/20230922_142042_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3217" data-original-width="1389" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ54zVki2KKKkB_VccCoXklWFYYjrgHysQSArxA3qAAmXZPFI_oVNTKacafuF8xBo9E4GqapS-7tHPPVsBy7UEcqzZYUsdxrNDXodxVmpEvoUQ9kMTXs2aucuSm-iYqCz2OIFN78rF9xOQUJR8CEcNzYiKmIthOeLDaNOZC2W7p6EyjqqZGDymMnedNLy7/w276-h640/20230922_142042_001.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Roy offered to lead an unofficial bus walk on Friday to Olney. It's a very small town in Buckinghamshire but only about 11 miles from Bedford. Famous for 'Amazing Grace' (the hymn) written by John Newton. Also famous for William Cowper; the English poet and there is a museum in the town called the Cowper Museum dedicated to the two men and to the history of Olney. I must take time to visit it next time. You can find out more about it <a href="https://www.visitolney.com/olneys-world-renowned-museum/">HERE</a>. Olney is also famous for its annual pancake race on Shrove Tuesday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7g0KRfDoSDung28Vg5EQAm-xVwIMWUMLbiEZX3ANaBlV7-by4neiCiJl67Q8GAf7PXqBDLAULrbIp5zBtmLh7SSbok4kcc_cMGjWcCkzjjot9C6L6FjZU6V42PVV9xIRlXWf9_WL2AWq7945wD5dAufEZ5tUMUvEpi0DqMqsX3qrpfat1DTUrCHTIGe6y/s3152/20230922_142054_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3152" data-original-width="1172" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7g0KRfDoSDung28Vg5EQAm-xVwIMWUMLbiEZX3ANaBlV7-by4neiCiJl67Q8GAf7PXqBDLAULrbIp5zBtmLh7SSbok4kcc_cMGjWcCkzjjot9C6L6FjZU6V42PVV9xIRlXWf9_WL2AWq7945wD5dAufEZ5tUMUvEpi0DqMqsX3qrpfat1DTUrCHTIGe6y/w238-h640/20230922_142054_001.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We walked for 5.7 miles in total with a coffee and cake stop in the middle and at the end, but I went for a quick rummage instead to the three charity shops and the Oxfam bookshop. I found the Elly Griffiths book that I had just borrowed and read from the library, but I bought it anyway so I have the complete collection. I shall pass them on to Margaret; a fellow walker and Elly Griffiths fan and then onto Hilary.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxKfPtfntGsLI3ucjWsJOMwyiAh4br6-4Lfu5fJfe6X5JCcgRk8UaxbOrl8_9GvAOVs3f6Jvj1M8NtygcMTs2ZNdrUSHAzx5QQGTnxAUnQ1b5FPsMjKs685B6q6zRcGDOrnL73M6s6X3Obnjkp6MoGMQD11ZC_gfwIAQiRwisEmG9kMErWvzc8Smqzp1wu/s2997/20230922_142154_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2997" data-original-width="1145" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxKfPtfntGsLI3ucjWsJOMwyiAh4br6-4Lfu5fJfe6X5JCcgRk8UaxbOrl8_9GvAOVs3f6Jvj1M8NtygcMTs2ZNdrUSHAzx5QQGTnxAUnQ1b5FPsMjKs685B6q6zRcGDOrnL73M6s6X3Obnjkp6MoGMQD11ZC_gfwIAQiRwisEmG9kMErWvzc8Smqzp1wu/w244-h640/20230922_142154_001.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">These are the trousers I picked up at Kempston Barnardo's on Tuesday afternoon in the sale. I love black and white clothing but this is only the second pair of black and white trousers I have. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The top is also pre-loved by Laura Ashley; pre-loved jacket by F&F; sandals from Vinted. All jewellery pre-loved. I wore the same earrings as yesterday; they're a recent find from a rummage and I like them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpewTXiCr9LuQeJkP6tH3cwIuS7F_OlYF6GB5p5s7IK0U8yEJv_duVJa-5rfQ612mBBwa1fzMRxXsrjxBrbcvpkOpQEAIoIqPBRRZyFYmCcr4aaziT6hX3uyXWK0XKsQBmG2pglyPxjKVgdzW0erJD-typADA4PzMotuH649iytylX4hjg3630IyL4NFtd/s4128/20230922_142314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpewTXiCr9LuQeJkP6tH3cwIuS7F_OlYF6GB5p5s7IK0U8yEJv_duVJa-5rfQ612mBBwa1fzMRxXsrjxBrbcvpkOpQEAIoIqPBRRZyFYmCcr4aaziT6hX3uyXWK0XKsQBmG2pglyPxjKVgdzW0erJD-typADA4PzMotuH649iytylX4hjg3630IyL4NFtd/w288-h640/20230922_142314.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Once I was home again I set out on some more errands; I had something to return via the post office; and a couple of more things for Sunday's get together and a flu jab at the chemist. While I was in town I noticed Poundland had everything 50% off so I went in. They're not closing down but moving to a different street. Most of the shelves were empty but I found two metal decorative balls for the garden and some small notepads; useful for writing shopping lists. Sum total spent £1.25!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A lot of our walk on Friday was close to the river Great Ouse:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjme8Y3kCGG5npRZhzxY2Hrt5uZCfcQEFsEYVh0GU_LqkzXdunm0ToPP00c2anuJbzXpe87MHc2FqimTXR3EB9sx28OrIYtLSheFu_UQBqW4SnwPHkUQwKgDXKxjUJJuEosTLqEV-cCpnXFdCUDLQTIzULRVWLuv-Wj17mOw-InxCEnsM3DhCUpcHNKQqpZ/s4080/20230922_104053.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjme8Y3kCGG5npRZhzxY2Hrt5uZCfcQEFsEYVh0GU_LqkzXdunm0ToPP00c2anuJbzXpe87MHc2FqimTXR3EB9sx28OrIYtLSheFu_UQBqW4SnwPHkUQwKgDXKxjUJJuEosTLqEV-cCpnXFdCUDLQTIzULRVWLuv-Wj17mOw-InxCEnsM3DhCUpcHNKQqpZ/w640-h288/20230922_104053.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This looks like a church steeple but is in fact the War Memorial.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkn9M0iQy_UfOwD4R0MIrvv4hyDXHOnx1OUuVEJc5tc_I6ug81GyuVKlA40jeOFboy5bbeMQEzc6vlkomyRQchnwk-UphY0xIVHE8dGqGHH8tg3ea2SV9y6WHnTJwDyMK_h_EV4sQeot7RQjRz0IOVm37n1e9he5eTw4shpUa0G1wKJiqCL93L8WGORyQ/s2874/20230922_124554.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2874" data-original-width="1776" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLkn9M0iQy_UfOwD4R0MIrvv4hyDXHOnx1OUuVEJc5tc_I6ug81GyuVKlA40jeOFboy5bbeMQEzc6vlkomyRQchnwk-UphY0xIVHE8dGqGHH8tg3ea2SV9y6WHnTJwDyMK_h_EV4sQeot7RQjRz0IOVm37n1e9he5eTw4shpUa0G1wKJiqCL93L8WGORyQ/w396-h640/20230922_124554.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">St. Peter and Paul Church, Olney. For once we didn't go inside. The stained glass window looks interesting...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgalZCUIVXwd0BCfg_Q3BNHOPCX87l3xqB-0Ep635wdJvSJHh9GEAO4GFKIsBEUL4TZGikfJGPxjFAQmF3Q4Lyl1yvUEV4z1Nz0YxoJMZXhOWcLIVEiM8AWpm3qlOptBivgp5TRwGkLQ4o7xN-7tUjH6_kW5sBHi9sh5fayR_0qbWuCx0Us8i8wDd2no-uZ/s4080/20230922_103126.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalZCUIVXwd0BCfg_Q3BNHOPCX87l3xqB-0Ep635wdJvSJHh9GEAO4GFKIsBEUL4TZGikfJGPxjFAQmF3Q4Lyl1yvUEV4z1Nz0YxoJMZXhOWcLIVEiM8AWpm3qlOptBivgp5TRwGkLQ4o7xN-7tUjH6_kW5sBHi9sh5fayR_0qbWuCx0Us8i8wDd2no-uZ/w288-h640/20230922_103126.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Olney was on the side of the Round Heads (Parliament) in the English civil war and routed the Cavaliers (King) at the battle of Olney Bridge in 1643.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEig0jopqRsQli7pbyLJGSEKTzftUIXqbx5zZh7RaQVVv_k9nyHugB9zPGdBdw4lQr_IdKyB0uoRzh0_B-lu0hoF0_QLzRirb3_Dv-TmfL6vPF4Ud0s4U7RJZM9OVIaPMGB4MyA_KTOKG40hdFjVskZJ41yPdH8oeo6aS97-NuWzgMiYbDwy8o-YxEyicpHJ/s3122/20230923_131402_003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3122" data-original-width="1242" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig0jopqRsQli7pbyLJGSEKTzftUIXqbx5zZh7RaQVVv_k9nyHugB9zPGdBdw4lQr_IdKyB0uoRzh0_B-lu0hoF0_QLzRirb3_Dv-TmfL6vPF4Ud0s4U7RJZM9OVIaPMGB4MyA_KTOKG40hdFjVskZJ41yPdH8oeo6aS97-NuWzgMiYbDwy8o-YxEyicpHJ/w254-h640/20230923_131402_003.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Saturday was bright and sunny so I got up and went for a 5.6 mile walk along the river to Great Denham but started from Biddenham village; doing this frequent walk in reverse. Then it was home for breakfast and housework as we wouldn't have time on Sunday. I had to go to Sainsbury's for some last minute items then came home and chilled out reading and blogging.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vbqns5k6ImcS6qKnnhrfzuQDkblaZMeSfEe5XZo4f-8Q_k4r8nxBnGrEZHunsSdAcWO0RAn8-6otuheVukYMmdQeimq2qjibSBWlKN7zUb_Ys2i5PAmAnB4V9U0B39ImaKzjokz20H3tErHgGczJu7tRyedMprywj0szwlrD_JNi7-mXY-X8rTTtxc_T/s3052/20230923_131444_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3052" data-original-width="1229" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4vbqns5k6ImcS6qKnnhrfzuQDkblaZMeSfEe5XZo4f-8Q_k4r8nxBnGrEZHunsSdAcWO0RAn8-6otuheVukYMmdQeimq2qjibSBWlKN7zUb_Ys2i5PAmAnB4V9U0B39ImaKzjokz20H3tErHgGczJu7tRyedMprywj0szwlrD_JNi7-mXY-X8rTTtxc_T/w258-h640/20230923_131444_001.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I hadn't worn this pre-loved Nomads dress in the summer so grabbed the chance to wear with a pre-loved denim jacket; this dress has short sleeves and I wear jackets like cardigans - probably because I have so many! Sandals from Sainsbury's. Beads and earrings pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IEGU92FYRRjpT79BqqUZaOZGVxIhEhx00fHwpFQCoe9Z1emJHkrJN9T48dzltea49OvWghHs2Kn-OwlVF3pFmoXQrdOdlkW-qMuW5OdA0ePfGlXnO1jiVYJdW2pFQMRlSVoQFGcMlJDJN3CDGdYcRuziSE0MTc9pYJeaX8muThnBuw2Hz4M6PebPptUu/s4128/20230923_131323.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1IEGU92FYRRjpT79BqqUZaOZGVxIhEhx00fHwpFQCoe9Z1emJHkrJN9T48dzltea49OvWghHs2Kn-OwlVF3pFmoXQrdOdlkW-qMuW5OdA0ePfGlXnO1jiVYJdW2pFQMRlSVoQFGcMlJDJN3CDGdYcRuziSE0MTc9pYJeaX8muThnBuw2Hz4M6PebPptUu/w288-h640/20230923_131323.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sunday was the big get together. There were 17 of us in total and we were so lucky that it didn't rain. Here we are:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgo8mRk4i4qeNYGTGWgMDoYF8VesHZebutyaj0yCCNi35FXVJFgTixVJu6GcLrMzi2lvBCm__mNR_LQ9PqLkPBV7UyU7pFn__Ivy71oiCAjebsBMwwg5-WuwBlxCHtrlpYNnBbHCouIfG_ubwn4RcmZUgzwVVFWVbRtmtdxIq7WynF7ksULEv51FoVwzqAT/s1024/IMG-20230925-WA0005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8mRk4i4qeNYGTGWgMDoYF8VesHZebutyaj0yCCNi35FXVJFgTixVJu6GcLrMzi2lvBCm__mNR_LQ9PqLkPBV7UyU7pFn__Ivy71oiCAjebsBMwwg5-WuwBlxCHtrlpYNnBbHCouIfG_ubwn4RcmZUgzwVVFWVbRtmtdxIq7WynF7ksULEv51FoVwzqAT/w640-h480/IMG-20230925-WA0005.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Middle grandson, his mum and his brother had left by the time we got round to taking photos; daughter's partner took this photo. </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEg8vNoo7eNO4az0K9ClDj6EIvQpYlqKNH5ZwHWt7llE5tMWCvIvAPl6Zc1YWMX3QZOXvbpZ0oDxXe3Vqq2IXfZwOXZDFplBXJgmfy_-HbUbR6zKcunOcb82kMryhdpcIjahPKyYzveJz2z5BPqsyXAo0gxiUvQ6YcOpJhyHqhYDgQ-5I6lzAUCz8zLri_J4/s1024/IMG-20230925-WA0011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8vNoo7eNO4az0K9ClDj6EIvQpYlqKNH5ZwHWt7llE5tMWCvIvAPl6Zc1YWMX3QZOXvbpZ0oDxXe3Vqq2IXfZwOXZDFplBXJgmfy_-HbUbR6zKcunOcb82kMryhdpcIjahPKyYzveJz2z5BPqsyXAo0gxiUvQ6YcOpJhyHqhYDgQ-5I6lzAUCz8zLri_J4/w640-h480/IMG-20230925-WA0011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My outfit was all pre-loved except the sandals from Monsoon. Dress from Asos; jacket by Betty Barclay both via my Barnardo's. All jewellery pre-loved.</span><br /><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/AVvXsEgdfy9shdb2ROjKNf9PeSqqXymkwDP-lzJzGQYEuao4NurbXneLBxAq_W9XR7XPTecEnq8lcq58tuDr9DwPrrkwH3Lng_yAsnD3AVyiOqD5wJ6q6ebv9UiGLUzX16IXTQ_4TEKsazZ-w-d1ghSBU6IDtt5yYgNcVWq50bm8soWTwvpUcPT69zuAO5kYogwk/s2508/20230924_132436_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2508" data-original-width="1208" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfy9shdb2ROjKNf9PeSqqXymkwDP-lzJzGQYEuao4NurbXneLBxAq_W9XR7XPTecEnq8lcq58tuDr9DwPrrkwH3Lng_yAsnD3AVyiOqD5wJ6q6ebv9UiGLUzX16IXTQ_4TEKsazZ-w-d1ghSBU6IDtt5yYgNcVWq50bm8soWTwvpUcPT69zuAO5kYogwk/w308-h640/20230924_132436_001.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmZLUPnsegBBlXIIFQ9eH5k0N4s4OSO5BqZFFhREioxU3zWxXYDwgv2uxr6o5tCFxFkSZUXngvHKgVHTePliRU4pgFKCmVq4TmuUzG8AP1Qy7bGyXEm87f8pVwm6iwsxNO-dtczhTNjBlrr5mI7GraBC5fGIhziw169u1jIVZW8hh5K9D05iQ3TzOrVmy/s2713/20230924_132429_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2713" data-original-width="1174" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOmZLUPnsegBBlXIIFQ9eH5k0N4s4OSO5BqZFFhREioxU3zWxXYDwgv2uxr6o5tCFxFkSZUXngvHKgVHTePliRU4pgFKCmVq4TmuUzG8AP1Qy7bGyXEm87f8pVwm6iwsxNO-dtczhTNjBlrr5mI7GraBC5fGIhziw169u1jIVZW8hh5K9D05iQ3TzOrVmy/w276-h640/20230924_132429_001.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhak2L6KHWGVUsZF7VB5dl-W7Jdp3GXncGDQFNXmZX0FzAJVdF8Db0-xrvsUB7mzoYeP7yF8EfhaHfFjEhduYAgcrh39J6NwWm5WQNiq1Mhe1YaVBX-tm09LmvccnBfPKu_MxzwmwWW3GRy09pMWRzdUXvqt5aoh0g3SUj0XgPB2YuBmRqGM3PUUqtPLM80/s4128/20230924_132345.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhak2L6KHWGVUsZF7VB5dl-W7Jdp3GXncGDQFNXmZX0FzAJVdF8Db0-xrvsUB7mzoYeP7yF8EfhaHfFjEhduYAgcrh39J6NwWm5WQNiq1Mhe1YaVBX-tm09LmvccnBfPKu_MxzwmwWW3GRy09pMWRzdUXvqt5aoh0g3SUj0XgPB2YuBmRqGM3PUUqtPLM80/w288-h640/20230924_132345.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We had a lovely day. Luckily there was enough food and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. We had goat curry; rice and peas; barbecued chicken; burgers; sausages; a chickpea and aubergine dish for the vegans courtesy of my daughter; salad, potato salad and coleslaw. For dessert I made a lemon drizzle tray bake (I've made 2 cakes in one week not having baked any cakes for ages) a vegan rice pudding; and we also had a chocolate gateau and a salted caramel cheesecake. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was a very warm (21 degrees) sunny day on Monday. The donations at Barnardo's were stopped again as we had no floor space left at the back and half the shop floor was full. I did the banking and then processed donations all morning. In the afternoon I went for my Covid booster jab; did 2 whites washes and hung them out and generally tidied up. No need for cooking; we had left-overs to eat up...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiLR0Ib9j65lM9fRoNIFouTxi254ByIOhWMoZtP9et5gG7f6xAlsx212JtdprLD0V9eXP31vXltIeSUgSqT5iHatPrKgrUz1Yf8DDAIxPIu6OLFiD2sOESLoPu-a983_xG0wypnvXY9yWfoB9uniP9pisn1bNBBpcl6HtdWD7yqbDS3B4XJiGHpDKj-TJwB/s2770/20230925_175428_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2770" data-original-width="1269" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLR0Ib9j65lM9fRoNIFouTxi254ByIOhWMoZtP9et5gG7f6xAlsx212JtdprLD0V9eXP31vXltIeSUgSqT5iHatPrKgrUz1Yf8DDAIxPIu6OLFiD2sOESLoPu-a983_xG0wypnvXY9yWfoB9uniP9pisn1bNBBpcl6HtdWD7yqbDS3B4XJiGHpDKj-TJwB/w294-h640/20230925_175428_001.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgR-RyfSJmi0kChTFKgfCStM0u3oNdF5EcMamQ3EPnAZlICUKR4bNREg0X2CHQtXL7wXTodIuboU_lVjCTu5sc5Wa9z8tHZDkmuZpLFng091nvlNKA4wisW-0EWUPXz0hSejjHoa__FXmxKblo3RYJbgxc9STDUscDJKzaeWwdeMLAjcWUXny78C97H8T-/s3053/20230925_175632_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3053" data-original-width="1310" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgR-RyfSJmi0kChTFKgfCStM0u3oNdF5EcMamQ3EPnAZlICUKR4bNREg0X2CHQtXL7wXTodIuboU_lVjCTu5sc5Wa9z8tHZDkmuZpLFng091nvlNKA4wisW-0EWUPXz0hSejjHoa__FXmxKblo3RYJbgxc9STDUscDJKzaeWwdeMLAjcWUXny78C97H8T-/w274-h640/20230925_175632_001.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEv1s2h-BExhpk1AP7cd00fwPGQfvSg_VwbyUdQJgF2Yhd9ZE5rAzqXJpkQu76mbw19ysmmyGZsrS_U_Tes89NVin7HDgDPosKWd0X0NCsQQKQ9pAnW2SKKleV0I5o14da_S3_o3MiK-qmfzkwJbkHiPTGo9Q9lr7tNlofOWCc4rOPh5haSr4b0ah7onW/s4128/20230925_175335.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJEv1s2h-BExhpk1AP7cd00fwPGQfvSg_VwbyUdQJgF2Yhd9ZE5rAzqXJpkQu76mbw19ysmmyGZsrS_U_Tes89NVin7HDgDPosKWd0X0NCsQQKQ9pAnW2SKKleV0I5o14da_S3_o3MiK-qmfzkwJbkHiPTGo9Q9lr7tNlofOWCc4rOPh5haSr4b0ah7onW/w288-h640/20230925_175335.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved. Wide legged trousers; Phase Eight, Next tunic top; shirt by Isle; sandals by Dune. I took these photos at the end of the day; no wonder I look knackered! In the evening we started watching the latest BBC 4 Saturday international crime drama series 'Black Snow' set in Australia.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEg82zskbQZLbgDhoBqnEz4q7nZKMf8NsUaukwWhHAKoAgFIgpF0C9xaMtBuQX5X1MhtCaUtbcFTfUY24NFaO_w7OnuTBXdMLpidu6ujfFBQtXxjgrTezh3n9iwUX5cJ4CRiT8JUXoR5M0fCDy96LIhtmwQBrpdFh8ifmzYh5Si8JyzBJZ1X7dTf3e5gjY9_/s261/download.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="193" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82zskbQZLbgDhoBqnEz4q7nZKMf8NsUaukwWhHAKoAgFIgpF0C9xaMtBuQX5X1MhtCaUtbcFTfUY24NFaO_w7OnuTBXdMLpidu6ujfFBQtXxjgrTezh3n9iwUX5cJ4CRiT8JUXoR5M0fCDy96LIhtmwQBrpdFh8ifmzYh5Si8JyzBJZ1X7dTf3e5gjY9_/w473-h640/download.jpeg" width="473" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I woke up to what looked like imminent rain on Tuesday morning and rushed downstairs to rescue the washing. It did rain but later on in the morning. My colleague still wasn't in when I got the food bank. She had come down with Covid which was why she wasn't in last week either. Lynne and I packed up dozens of food parcel crates and managed to get everything done before it was time to go. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> I had a hairdresser's appointment and after that I had quick look in the hospice shop near the hairdresser's house; followed by a quick look round the Castle Road charity shops. I found nothing that took my fancy...home to make dinner and put the washing away.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhkD2V9cHuYNCRucG2DD0YjgZ7nw5bI_h_axllG0AdLy3e1CJzyFxRpiv9sVWhZt1E557MbJ0exG0otePquIAx7EjxwaD0jkcJp3AKNF-hqX4-aZAdW08wSlCbeBkZukQK28fZ3aKN4TnaoEjSfobq3Ldt8hwBGL_3L3-6j7pf-bBpdnda2MFzGF6RxqCt7/s2740/20230926_150845_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2740" data-original-width="1165" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkD2V9cHuYNCRucG2DD0YjgZ7nw5bI_h_axllG0AdLy3e1CJzyFxRpiv9sVWhZt1E557MbJ0exG0otePquIAx7EjxwaD0jkcJp3AKNF-hqX4-aZAdW08wSlCbeBkZukQK28fZ3aKN4TnaoEjSfobq3Ldt8hwBGL_3L3-6j7pf-bBpdnda2MFzGF6RxqCt7/w272-h640/20230926_150845_001.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Tuesday's outfit all pre-loved. Next jeans; Joules striped tee shirt; kimono; Paul Costelloe. It's too tight across the shoulders and has been put into the donations bag. Shoes by Clarks and are the sensible option for working in the warehouse. Although it was warm enough at 20 degrees on Tuesday to wear sandals.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRRsCKz-rawxspg2o9t8fJzvNUfJaTUmVwRFQKzZED-XSkcGMHZ7IC19_YT3-JlxesA6LQn0gY1FBOgbq6gV-smp-KV3Lf_GRaJqcxGqFLNHEXTcrcLmVqAlUQDhRBt7Wko4d7FVlR-UV-MP-QK4vjNfoRX5jkFnGLrrWN3R8C_eDP4caYYESMbo01aTQ/s2478/20230926_150851_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2478" data-original-width="1338" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRRsCKz-rawxspg2o9t8fJzvNUfJaTUmVwRFQKzZED-XSkcGMHZ7IC19_YT3-JlxesA6LQn0gY1FBOgbq6gV-smp-KV3Lf_GRaJqcxGqFLNHEXTcrcLmVqAlUQDhRBt7Wko4d7FVlR-UV-MP-QK4vjNfoRX5jkFnGLrrWN3R8C_eDP4caYYESMbo01aTQ/w346-h640/20230926_150851_001.jpg" width="346" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4N940xEYDhZ02aXGw7jMKFQMlYUPXA4kFDFncFdM8OnhpbfYHcsOleaoAoIK1nWRvEi3SPlkJrdke4vVbmSfhsd9gC59dtS6Uke2ltfEikHybHk-jzodGYTF08nZLQ6LvJbau4vgeDIgG6a3q-u3Q-GWQqo4aBR5Q0ZHI2J0iDemh74vBSeg4h7EtW7_/s2657/20230926_151051_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2657" data-original-width="1363" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4N940xEYDhZ02aXGw7jMKFQMlYUPXA4kFDFncFdM8OnhpbfYHcsOleaoAoIK1nWRvEi3SPlkJrdke4vVbmSfhsd9gC59dtS6Uke2ltfEikHybHk-jzodGYTF08nZLQ6LvJbau4vgeDIgG6a3q-u3Q-GWQqo4aBR5Q0ZHI2J0iDemh74vBSeg4h7EtW7_/w328-h640/20230926_151051_001.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifhjH7E_te-QNRZGn2fV_Vv4fXRAI0fQLmXA05gVCkRGGNDaKkPDFARJNmpyMA1fr0s8oCpCA87dvSxxvy9d1L6nMdpnsQm40qN726UDgsE-RI972LsA_Xuxn_C4mHl9kK0KUmQ73k6vutyta98vS6ATuFYbvOLsB-5JmRpzo_4X8UMKIbS2jBzYbhy7bF/s4128/20230926_150752.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifhjH7E_te-QNRZGn2fV_Vv4fXRAI0fQLmXA05gVCkRGGNDaKkPDFARJNmpyMA1fr0s8oCpCA87dvSxxvy9d1L6nMdpnsQm40qN726UDgsE-RI972LsA_Xuxn_C4mHl9kK0KUmQ73k6vutyta98vS6ATuFYbvOLsB-5JmRpzo_4X8UMKIbS2jBzYbhy7bF/w288-h640/20230926_150752.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I swapped the earrings for smaller ones after I took this photo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was a bit of a gloomy day on Wednesday. I was out and recce'ing my walk by 10.30 am. I now have a route for the November walk of 6.6. miles but in the last third of the walk there are 2 other options I could take. I'm going to check both of those out before I make a final decision; it would be good if I could make the walk 7 miles. The weather brightened up and was quite warm; I had to remove my jacket in the end. I sat on a stone bridge to eat my breakfast and drink my coffee with the sun on my face which was lovely. I saw and heard several buzzards; a couple of jays and a skylark. The birds are pretty quiet at the moment; it's moulting season and they don't draw attention to themselves.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgkW8Ar0ak9w2rQ1mxy3FhT_PNT7jIImoraN3Mt7c6NG030y8SMKjssEb11KP3Lhjs2Np6hM-KUKTP_U1b2HOf3W7zCBvw6RPMEa0A8_IE8iE7svHu_WLqud_vRGtIgs27hDzoTXVxBTCepNxv_RWTqUmqFaW81jcYOz8LM7yyf8-zB514pOxp7thl0DLoq/s2673/20230927_134914_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2673" data-original-width="1195" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkW8Ar0ak9w2rQ1mxy3FhT_PNT7jIImoraN3Mt7c6NG030y8SMKjssEb11KP3Lhjs2Np6hM-KUKTP_U1b2HOf3W7zCBvw6RPMEa0A8_IE8iE7svHu_WLqud_vRGtIgs27hDzoTXVxBTCepNxv_RWTqUmqFaW81jcYOz8LM7yyf8-zB514pOxp7thl0DLoq/w286-h640/20230927_134914_001.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore the same Next pre-loved jeans again as I was walking; pre-loved tunic by Izabel; jacket by Primarni (old) and sandals retail; J. D. Williams.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The sandals were swapped for walking boots and socks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZrGoHVEEMsTDcJ_p-Xq1kwhEHf_q1bg_YYcXnH93snmd4TLZWpXHEtEXaeW6isF9OZT-kjms7Tj72OzqZjJnKfH8MyvWHxTlGY8iumdpOQ3mKa6MPkMPZhGRPWETTOPMa_FsNMvnVEP4z-LryRLMJ56cdxGFZuCUh7XPg42zMDi-YSJhulaLX9Ooyb_i/s2612/20230927_135345_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2612" data-original-width="1044" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNZrGoHVEEMsTDcJ_p-Xq1kwhEHf_q1bg_YYcXnH93snmd4TLZWpXHEtEXaeW6isF9OZT-kjms7Tj72OzqZjJnKfH8MyvWHxTlGY8iumdpOQ3mKa6MPkMPZhGRPWETTOPMa_FsNMvnVEP4z-LryRLMJ56cdxGFZuCUh7XPg42zMDi-YSJhulaLX9Ooyb_i/w256-h640/20230927_135345_001.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilN_G0x1lU76Wy7axhIZ5woXKeVnDMKVUCltoPNmhFLvEhUFtio_vpKHsIx_8o6wNUVeORhhgRs8bfSSIa3cK9W825_iOTYKyAdCy13lCdDtH_Z4oSWzPgP2Taw4NyW97vIhGnIbVrgBh2jCMZ_BeNtTy6wEvzRw4STLyxiqOHLz1yRfQZfSQUgvA0li9F/s4128/20230927_134802.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilN_G0x1lU76Wy7axhIZ5woXKeVnDMKVUCltoPNmhFLvEhUFtio_vpKHsIx_8o6wNUVeORhhgRs8bfSSIa3cK9W825_iOTYKyAdCy13lCdDtH_Z4oSWzPgP2Taw4NyW97vIhGnIbVrgBh2jCMZ_BeNtTy6wEvzRw4STLyxiqOHLz1yRfQZfSQUgvA0li9F/w288-h640/20230927_134802.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After my walk I walked into town to run some errands. I returned a parcel for my daughter; returned my library book and bought some household stuff in Savers. I popped into the newly refurbished Keech charity shop in town and found a bangle. It began to rain in the afternoon and I managed to rescue the washing just in time. I had pre-ordered a book; 'The Running Grave' by Robert Galbraith (aka J.K.Rowling author of the 'Harry Potter ' books among others) which was delivered in the late afternoon and began reading it. I'd forgotten that I'd ordered it so it was a bit of serendipity as I had just finished a book. This one is the seventh in the Comoran Strike series. I also discovered that there is seventh book out in the 'Brighton series' by Elly Griffiths - something else to look out for!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEj3AkOQNc9pyaVmDxEgP1vNvHAcdvRM803lMkpxJKT-LH68yzrHR2wNg-oI2pae3GMRNCO0ZU7nyUxZlWeeeBzV9Ork8ydiYQAMAAfzzO72gNhHJrd0y5nUMN7NFirkJQQASFe6ga1kyne8A57mvu3UK7Y8KvvQpjTrokYZx0-cfWxMrwidnnbpLgiqUqiT/s3178/20231001_112928.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3178" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3AkOQNc9pyaVmDxEgP1vNvHAcdvRM803lMkpxJKT-LH68yzrHR2wNg-oI2pae3GMRNCO0ZU7nyUxZlWeeeBzV9Ork8ydiYQAMAAfzzO72gNhHJrd0y5nUMN7NFirkJQQASFe6ga1kyne8A57mvu3UK7Y8KvvQpjTrokYZx0-cfWxMrwidnnbpLgiqUqiT/w370-h640/20231001_112928.jpg" width="370" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thursday was busy as usual. I went for a swim and then after breakfast and getting ready went to do the Lidl food shopping and popped into Sainsbury's. On the way to Lidl I dropped off a small bag of donations at the Keech Hospice shop and picked up a green floral jumpsuit for 3.00.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiyV2IxGCQPaq4G4k8Y37KbFu4bA6msl_w-z3xkx2yyGFjy089gMKvOY49MhrKcWX65iIhKb75UKoSPwkgTrQCWyOQe4hxXFiKzuNDdfxxtNsHBgNcUGvY3GQSS6lLzO1SPV41g8ImEI1agmqKwAggy8SziEiUc9Kyy7jUX9cRK2ru18LKKarbnkm51JjmG/s2716/20230928_122041_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2716" data-original-width="1194" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyV2IxGCQPaq4G4k8Y37KbFu4bA6msl_w-z3xkx2yyGFjy089gMKvOY49MhrKcWX65iIhKb75UKoSPwkgTrQCWyOQe4hxXFiKzuNDdfxxtNsHBgNcUGvY3GQSS6lLzO1SPV41g8ImEI1agmqKwAggy8SziEiUc9Kyy7jUX9cRK2ru18LKKarbnkm51JjmG/w282-h640/20230928_122041_001.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was Thursday's outfit. All pre-loved. Skirt by Tu from Barnardo's; t shirt by M&S; denim jacket by Sussi; sandals by Timberland via Vinted.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPh5gjqp3VWiHtdnU27EssqVatdWxkHihXevJrpxYokgr0V9DyUfpDq1YcaC8rVwivjG3yeA9Rn6FR242-gdqSSEWYdHZpAd73vHgUCCc8ods6rQzc4WX02oyrF5tHnDY9biHS_MXDYXuHi8OV-V-YeIGspbUoddmv6Ohcnib5wtFKP3tJrvmBQI0x1JWv/s2806/20230928_122156_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2806" data-original-width="1310" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPh5gjqp3VWiHtdnU27EssqVatdWxkHihXevJrpxYokgr0V9DyUfpDq1YcaC8rVwivjG3yeA9Rn6FR242-gdqSSEWYdHZpAd73vHgUCCc8ods6rQzc4WX02oyrF5tHnDY9biHS_MXDYXuHi8OV-V-YeIGspbUoddmv6Ohcnib5wtFKP3tJrvmBQI0x1JWv/w298-h640/20230928_122156_001.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzx8pMEUzhcqbkjiwcY1JlSw0J_tbHC54GHTyEXpV5eMxNH4NuILzhtPagHXaMolDtLwyN154e2w2ofYiYxYBx_rhKXqZW0OC_PVL2_UIcP5WTyEWxoexkPVWOMKf6O24AH-rERHhZlYVT1z-9diwOV5WdOKwxZWceXD8Jdphol1Cn_17d1gs2oKbjalNF/s4128/20230928_121954.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzx8pMEUzhcqbkjiwcY1JlSw0J_tbHC54GHTyEXpV5eMxNH4NuILzhtPagHXaMolDtLwyN154e2w2ofYiYxYBx_rhKXqZW0OC_PVL2_UIcP5WTyEWxoexkPVWOMKf6O24AH-rERHhZlYVT1z-9diwOV5WdOKwxZWceXD8Jdphol1Cn_17d1gs2oKbjalNF/w288-h640/20230928_121954.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Once I was home and had put away the shopping I made dinner for the grandsons and dropped youngest grandson to basket ball practice. I actually had time to put my feet up for about an hour and read my book - bliss!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'd thought about going to London on Friday and recce'ing a walk. I had 2 books of walks in London I'd picked up at various charity shops and was going to try and combine 2 short walks to make 1 longer one. I'd asked Bernie if she was up for recce'ing it with me but unfortunately she was dog sitting for her daughter and couldn't make it. I decided to recce my Rambler's November walk instead; the second of the three options. It turned out to be too short at 5.8 miles although I know how to add at least another 0.75 miles to it. I had one option left to try which I would do the following week. Before I went for the recce I took my daughter out for lunch at the vegan cafe in town; we both had a couple of errands in town to run as well. After the lunch and the walk; I weeded out more summery items from my wardrobe and brought down some warmer pyjamas and a couple of cardigans and jackets from the winter clothes I had stored in the loft. The evenings were definitely getting chillier although the month of September had been mostly warm and dry.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgW60n-lP-uON5NgJk-wj9WhPw2MZoOJXq423ucMlCbf5mIRJNJUQarpvyDp6G2X65qjmna4MmSWIJWzKL1PsNjsnWAcgQo-2wXkpyYQzEeXnlWJ4yB1ElIMPDwdhGQzqO4aLvIsPvVSPBa1ZGlMkHNzQbiUN9Q48iTxHxqVxOFIOL_lLncEfznouRwaVnz/s2669/20230929_111247_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2669" data-original-width="1178" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW60n-lP-uON5NgJk-wj9WhPw2MZoOJXq423ucMlCbf5mIRJNJUQarpvyDp6G2X65qjmna4MmSWIJWzKL1PsNjsnWAcgQo-2wXkpyYQzEeXnlWJ4yB1ElIMPDwdhGQzqO4aLvIsPvVSPBa1ZGlMkHNzQbiUN9Q48iTxHxqVxOFIOL_lLncEfznouRwaVnz/w282-h640/20230929_111247_001.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore my floral denim jacket with this pre-loved outfit on Friday but forgot to take a photo. Jumpsuit secondhand from Bedford market; top by M&S; belt by River Island; retail sandals by Monsoon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC4PwRcdhGsaYjpnJivusI0U8-RXlLE6T5BbdrvTtgV9osFL50DxqFhzGQoacbTnTBbjggBEzdMBwBX5DzMsxUsgnaurLv5epE4kyFLBcYt9-cfrIbHDu3RxXjkshyphenhyphen7LnzWbialWU5fYIOoRFznTHPbh-yaR_IRUDpaRPZG48bTXLeLuclxbPunlnwC7u1/s2632/20230929_111242_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2632" data-original-width="1278" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC4PwRcdhGsaYjpnJivusI0U8-RXlLE6T5BbdrvTtgV9osFL50DxqFhzGQoacbTnTBbjggBEzdMBwBX5DzMsxUsgnaurLv5epE4kyFLBcYt9-cfrIbHDu3RxXjkshyphenhyphen7LnzWbialWU5fYIOoRFznTHPbh-yaR_IRUDpaRPZG48bTXLeLuclxbPunlnwC7u1/w310-h640/20230929_111242_001.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKqJvmXVjSwmKii60OjeBpjNsjzyCqMXkErt3uFpzA_L2FBnendNR5frvz-ejDXGNjtlPc1FhBwpyDS-4rkl6xhm5TdQmbTvdmPU2OhbU5zCFo529d9jPHHVpT_MRksU9Nj6vE1VXXtqgi1YTRKI3KLYjug-vpoV0txJPcHpNXSLysRbiwSJKPxZXsUvc/s4128/20230929_111155.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNKqJvmXVjSwmKii60OjeBpjNsjzyCqMXkErt3uFpzA_L2FBnendNR5frvz-ejDXGNjtlPc1FhBwpyDS-4rkl6xhm5TdQmbTvdmPU2OhbU5zCFo529d9jPHHVpT_MRksU9Nj6vE1VXXtqgi1YTRKI3KLYjug-vpoV0txJPcHpNXSLysRbiwSJKPxZXsUvc/w288-h640/20230929_111155.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I needed a wee whilst I was out walking and had to virtually strip off thanks to the jumpsuit; not a clever choice of walking gear, really. I spent the evening reading and finishing my Cormoran Strike book; 900+ pages. The last book in the series was just over 1,000 pages so I should have been grateful... it ended on a cliff hanger, too, so can't wait for the next one in the series. We lit the fire for the first time on Friday evening; OH had ordered some peat online and it had been delivered.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEi4Biw7-Oso8W65sb8XHF2VP55zZ5jMP9huCAxmb2DEcAKBCxKioQ-V9JrhwP_isEd7sd1OD-KTayi3DnN-c3-5f-FOg52MNf8ylNAkQEae-LNYndHAOzuI4Ve7KUR97rNGpD9kaQ8i-xirEMl7phrdS15vqINcLiZII7f9eWjSMJDDbejqjNYqu41SmjjY/s2860/20230930_120731_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2860" data-original-width="1239" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Biw7-Oso8W65sb8XHF2VP55zZ5jMP9huCAxmb2DEcAKBCxKioQ-V9JrhwP_isEd7sd1OD-KTayi3DnN-c3-5f-FOg52MNf8ylNAkQEae-LNYndHAOzuI4Ve7KUR97rNGpD9kaQ8i-xirEMl7phrdS15vqINcLiZII7f9eWjSMJDDbejqjNYqu41SmjjY/w278-h640/20230930_120731_001.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Saturday we went to visit OH's family and also had a rummage in Kilburn and then walked to West Hampstead for a rummage there. This jumpsuit was a mistake; it had a zip at the back from the neck almost to the waist and it was impossible for me to either do it up fully or undo it sufficiently by myself. I think you'd have to be a contortionist to manage it unaided and had to keep asking asking OH to do it for me. Very poorly designed garment despite the pretty floral print and lovely deep green colour; off to the donations bag it went. Shame on you New Look for such a poorly designed product - was it ever modelled by a human being I wonder?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqL_dp16nBtnfGp7HKgneBBl1DoVN9X0-BFSVngZLTb-o55IESNO7yJA8tfezr5n1W4AyuhNmZg8-n-dK4egBATvBqhRR2yMplus_ZHDrRegwEkUAz409C-hx1HkNYyXwncf2g6M6oC8qvCYtfdbuILX7b51pPn8z5DzkTSbFKVymRV06LAGzZrKEu0YD8/s2760/20230930_120541_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2760" data-original-width="1192" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqL_dp16nBtnfGp7HKgneBBl1DoVN9X0-BFSVngZLTb-o55IESNO7yJA8tfezr5n1W4AyuhNmZg8-n-dK4egBATvBqhRR2yMplus_ZHDrRegwEkUAz409C-hx1HkNYyXwncf2g6M6oC8qvCYtfdbuILX7b51pPn8z5DzkTSbFKVymRV06LAGzZrKEu0YD8/w276-h640/20230930_120541_001.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved. Pleather jacket; can't remember where I got it from. Top by F&F; shoes by Clarks plus I wore my orthotics in them as I knew we'd be doing a lot of walking on hard pavements. I'd also gone out first thing in the morning for a short 3 mile urban walk while I waited for OH to get up. He has a well deserved lie-in at the weekend.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cX0M5dfrm-UumKcyR1KpYOLQCMULUgUcw0pjxC5DdVeQuIhyIchyphenhyphenwUO99xOr8xYdwVVfEwlCC6g4w0KMVpJUkm5er8KY5cpTP2EwGFSNcqwRczr543XVuxBwhFdtkvuAxTJoiItjlaYEhWhLM06I2cttwsjC3Mxcb8l1uaS8n2DCtRF736Wm1d-Lrscs/s4128/20230930_120347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cX0M5dfrm-UumKcyR1KpYOLQCMULUgUcw0pjxC5DdVeQuIhyIchyphenhyphenwUO99xOr8xYdwVVfEwlCC6g4w0KMVpJUkm5er8KY5cpTP2EwGFSNcqwRczr543XVuxBwhFdtkvuAxTJoiItjlaYEhWhLM06I2cttwsjC3Mxcb8l1uaS8n2DCtRF736Wm1d-Lrscs/w288-h640/20230930_120347.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">London was horribly busy and the charity shops didn't yield much; at least what I was prepared to pay for. I found a pair of winter trousers by Zara for 4.00 in Kilburn Cancer Research and an ethnic type dress for 2.00 in Kilburn Oxfam. I bought a couple of small bowls in the Crisis charity shop also in Kilburn and nothing at all in West Hampstead, but we had a coffee and cake stop whilst we were there. We were home by 8.30 pm and watched more of 'Black Snow'. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We finished the series on Sunday evening after a day of morning swimming; afternoon housework and cooking a roast dinner. I also used up a courgette and some beetroot making a delicious (well I thought it was) chocolate courgette cake; recipe <a href="https://www.riverford.co.uk/recipes/chocolate-courgette-cake">HERE</a>. Neither of the grandsons liked it; even though I didn't tell them what the ingredients were...I also put more of my summer clothing away for the loft and almost filled a black plastic bag. I wasn't quite ready to swap everything over yet, as I believed there were still some warm days to come.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved. Yes, it's those earrings again...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEgY2ZbANVAnaQRl9iOYqXbhm59ldli4CFcMtkmj6XED9RsncTmx4TNUq8HJRJgHmsdyolrih3zKruFGK6CK7fcj3jtGfMS_guPLU5pzDskmoFRm9Km8MD7dWOQ-QNRLLSnI1-4gmCTfUjQ2ERHS5aE2v2CJEusqC5oJccN1o2USq6Rsmz5LUyQt-pJd_Ow6/s4128/20231002_092252.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY2ZbANVAnaQRl9iOYqXbhm59ldli4CFcMtkmj6XED9RsncTmx4TNUq8HJRJgHmsdyolrih3zKruFGK6CK7fcj3jtGfMS_guPLU5pzDskmoFRm9Km8MD7dWOQ-QNRLLSnI1-4gmCTfUjQ2ERHS5aE2v2CJEusqC5oJccN1o2USq6Rsmz5LUyQt-pJd_Ow6/w288-h640/20231002_092252.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I started out with a black and white long shirt pre-loved, naturally, but it didn't look right so the suedette jacket was a late substitution. Everything pre-loved; top by Karen Millen, trousers by Waikiki; metallic sandals by Dune.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIk17eoaUOh12CrEqwXCO1H-CPUn7LF7xK075eiQ7FGljfvS6PJwkW67Yd01tSs3yaVGhDPKgcOhxC88EzVoxEm9jBDthJo9clTv14jpHwkS8YH33mNN0zoQQge3UMmy_AE_LmoDFHQMvZZNLs3JwGVWwB5HOgjhyToz7h0xjYy0MR-Nr4klexZqLZqVm/s2879/20231002_092315_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2879" data-original-width="1099" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIk17eoaUOh12CrEqwXCO1H-CPUn7LF7xK075eiQ7FGljfvS6PJwkW67Yd01tSs3yaVGhDPKgcOhxC88EzVoxEm9jBDthJo9clTv14jpHwkS8YH33mNN0zoQQge3UMmy_AE_LmoDFHQMvZZNLs3JwGVWwB5HOgjhyToz7h0xjYy0MR-Nr4klexZqLZqVm/w244-h640/20231002_092315_002.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EzJkTi0oVMa9B8Eeh0aF1ledlawL_xCmD1RRraNBXxyFk2ByEoQZXywmoJ0xNpNI-gesHZ5MZQ0XLJfdSw3frTT7UrY1LzCzzdYfX3Ff3F5nhknC6vvvMnmJd5QIhhW6z63AvQhL-lgenqKtOZ2UmqbZnWvi9Tymvnn0WJnEB-oTFvZoMeU9tAt02yN4/s2649/20231002_092320_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2649" data-original-width="1180" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2EzJkTi0oVMa9B8Eeh0aF1ledlawL_xCmD1RRraNBXxyFk2ByEoQZXywmoJ0xNpNI-gesHZ5MZQ0XLJfdSw3frTT7UrY1LzCzzdYfX3Ff3F5nhknC6vvvMnmJd5QIhhW6z63AvQhL-lgenqKtOZ2UmqbZnWvi9Tymvnn0WJnEB-oTFvZoMeU9tAt02yN4/w286-h640/20231002_092320_001.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9Pwen2-QhRbHuWznK9lhaqS0rYDY0e37wYBf1cN89xvEKg-YugpldYX_qRx3VQacHfqGM0vI6GWaqxJ7H4hrZI6btvjOVvsEmg00HtWIRRa0O4dzyIPN3i6lWHvAtwbkKj1GpMhs3pKBIkPuIkqi6nGE2esrf-USBUssYQThOy8_D4gA5Zb2jsyH3-BK/s2668/20231002_092328_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2668" data-original-width="1130" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9Pwen2-QhRbHuWznK9lhaqS0rYDY0e37wYBf1cN89xvEKg-YugpldYX_qRx3VQacHfqGM0vI6GWaqxJ7H4hrZI6btvjOVvsEmg00HtWIRRa0O4dzyIPN3i6lWHvAtwbkKj1GpMhs3pKBIkPuIkqi6nGE2esrf-USBUssYQThOy8_D4gA5Zb2jsyH3-BK/w272-h640/20231002_092328_001.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was overcast but warm on Monday and the jacket was a bit too warm for the day. Busy morning as always at Barnardo's; lots of customers and lots of donations. I fancied chicken soup so made some when I got home and did 2 lots of whites washing and caught up with blogging and blogs. It rained in the afternoon and later on in the evening there was a thunder and lightening storm.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There was no one in at the food bank on Tuesday except me. I made up 25 crates of food parcels, put toiletries away and then went to the dentist to have my teeth cleaned. It was cooler with a brisk breeze but it was bright and for that I was grateful. I hate the gloomy overcast days. I had a rummage in the high street charity shops on my way home and bought this book:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEh-FnpROc2WuO0DZoQl2mmZLGGjK3jldy4nT3tstlYQliavgT58co6pdjoysPrSXGsGSYT1SEaXEH-FrIawk7Xg-YBC2QsIbtdvpnZBoJ1lvXEtRkJz-015RZv-wXrov3ro8A1AFj_1iMDjD-zZVvqwuznEvFcn0v297R1BpCJJU9pEEw8Oq9GhwVXtNP8X/s2593/20231003_152421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2593" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-FnpROc2WuO0DZoQl2mmZLGGjK3jldy4nT3tstlYQliavgT58co6pdjoysPrSXGsGSYT1SEaXEH-FrIawk7Xg-YBC2QsIbtdvpnZBoJ1lvXEtRkJz-015RZv-wXrov3ro8A1AFj_1iMDjD-zZVvqwuznEvFcn0v297R1BpCJJU9pEEw8Oq9GhwVXtNP8X/w454-h640/20231003_152421.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">That's tonight's reading sorted!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEh-c4z5Yc7hRflq8zQTmVJ2PTYKtI7yNYFyS-DP5oYjXBXx45MQsz7YMK7M2EFqHMvVOoObA8ouGpL3wlIulqpmFiCRsjtyLfavZHDsFhJQsKCWD9bJHtRtt95AMG1YYBRPHqgiFUq8t_Xo_XM9rae4TpWTABEfObaRM9ZbkxXGxnnnIhPEsRz5SpmloGY2/s3053/20231003_085927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3053" data-original-width="1427" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-c4z5Yc7hRflq8zQTmVJ2PTYKtI7yNYFyS-DP5oYjXBXx45MQsz7YMK7M2EFqHMvVOoObA8ouGpL3wlIulqpmFiCRsjtyLfavZHDsFhJQsKCWD9bJHtRtt95AMG1YYBRPHqgiFUq8t_Xo_XM9rae4TpWTABEfObaRM9ZbkxXGxnnnIhPEsRz5SpmloGY2/w300-h640/20231003_085927.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">For a change I wore this pre-loved two-piece (skirt and long shirt) by Adini with the shirt tucked in so it looked like a dress. Pre-loved shoes bought in a Co. Donegal charity shop and pre-loved leather belt.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbbtnbr7M8JeVkpJMfMLqZ_A6u337T_2kk6GRVbZWG7GfqCg9LVAlxNgeAga11u_h5v6XQ8a2sLtaE7hy7WZnu8BUoabd1z2j2Sbncb0I0MMo8yJrfNhpmC6EW6rV3y0sC3kqVrtql9LMNooxorTJOAdDQpl0Bb6oiCUz7clfIt0GAW46NdZdvXwlK4bR/s3575/20231003_090000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3575" data-original-width="1508" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbbtnbr7M8JeVkpJMfMLqZ_A6u337T_2kk6GRVbZWG7GfqCg9LVAlxNgeAga11u_h5v6XQ8a2sLtaE7hy7WZnu8BUoabd1z2j2Sbncb0I0MMo8yJrfNhpmC6EW6rV3y0sC3kqVrtql9LMNooxorTJOAdDQpl0Bb6oiCUz7clfIt0GAW46NdZdvXwlK4bR/w270-h640/20231003_090000.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89z14M-VNyrD17UOPm6ymydx5HxkbvP5ctF1hf_zRhgyqWdH4SaJNpEuVX66byPgZlJecWcU54IGUHHjpt9eOiEnJyG5zhmf4MkeNvAn6Id8THUeLxKGBfN7mDAv3SXzvJhKoH5I5riZWe8cwW3ILHBV8TYwo2vOZk4kfX_X8gUvucvgCcAd7DG2zXeXX/s4128/20231003_090032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj89z14M-VNyrD17UOPm6ymydx5HxkbvP5ctF1hf_zRhgyqWdH4SaJNpEuVX66byPgZlJecWcU54IGUHHjpt9eOiEnJyG5zhmf4MkeNvAn6Id8THUeLxKGBfN7mDAv3SXzvJhKoH5I5riZWe8cwW3ILHBV8TYwo2vOZk4kfX_X8gUvucvgCcAd7DG2zXeXX/w288-h640/20231003_090032.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I have planned a walk for Wednesday to recce the third option for my Rambler's walk in November; an unofficial bus walk on Friday with the group; and a walk in London with my daughter on Saturday so lots to do and to look forward to. I'll see you in a fortnight...<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-70950865600038230242023-09-19T15:19:00.002+01:002023-09-19T15:19:30.126+01:00Naahh, Luton Airport.<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hello - it's that time again! </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Time is certainly flying and we're definitely into autumnal mode now. Schools are back; leaves are falling and grandson is back to basket ball practices several times a week.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0mcEclByYzazbzl7CeKb1D_8zcAgv09wOlUZdugRlswY-zCyAjBO8o3YBncf8ntUR24GAymY3feReqgRnezRgzKk3Ei7IKuUbtChSXO3VBVoLLCVP_mvHiZ44FTVgfBwgsIt-SJanzLCLX2dQ6Lqb2m3U7mA9-RmXNiIAgTIKXq5d95y_goos1Kq21no/s2782/20230906_115818_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="1193" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf0mcEclByYzazbzl7CeKb1D_8zcAgv09wOlUZdugRlswY-zCyAjBO8o3YBncf8ntUR24GAymY3feReqgRnezRgzKk3Ei7IKuUbtChSXO3VBVoLLCVP_mvHiZ44FTVgfBwgsIt-SJanzLCLX2dQ6Lqb2m3U7mA9-RmXNiIAgTIKXq5d95y_goos1Kq21no/w274-h640/20230906_115818_001.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Going back to the first Wednesday of September; it was another very hot day. I hadn't been checking the weather forecasts as I knew the whole week was going to be hot and sunny; in fact there was an amber alert weather warning for our area, which meant temperatures were predicted to reach 30 degrees Celsius</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> and above and to take precautions in the heat. The Ramblers group were walking in Luton that Wednesday but as I was going to walk in Luton on Friday with the small group (unofficial bus walk group) I didn't want to drive to Luton. Instead I went for a 7 mile walk on my own to reacquaint myself with some of the routes I hadn't walked in months.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvCTGl540_fIvwwmZuQWbYqWtrUDH35R7ZLEGt4URqINTCr55_wUHjPR_z9qojYNpyCASD1Zmi7QHplXrMGIjKOxZfre-TGTDyDa4bPN9-6kXwdi8WbpbTR5aSR6rZE1l83CCwTA9R_8kTeJerbWvRFy9PxGhFTb53xwenbrcBS0ZqD-brLAY70EAcHHY/s2794/20230906_115816_004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2794" data-original-width="1162" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQvCTGl540_fIvwwmZuQWbYqWtrUDH35R7ZLEGt4URqINTCr55_wUHjPR_z9qojYNpyCASD1Zmi7QHplXrMGIjKOxZfre-TGTDyDa4bPN9-6kXwdi8WbpbTR5aSR6rZE1l83CCwTA9R_8kTeJerbWvRFy9PxGhFTb53xwenbrcBS0ZqD-brLAY70EAcHHY/w266-h640/20230906_115816_004.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In so doing I also totally ignored the heat precautions; to stay out of the heat between 11 am and 3 pm and I forgot my hat; but I did wear sunglasses and had water with me in my rucksack. I was sorry I didn't wear my linen trousers which would have been cooler than the Next jeans I wore. Short sleeved shirt by M&S. Everything pre-loved. Sandals retail.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFt2n0L8k2pLXFW4srBoOyaXlFjWA_3RV3ilMzCDxCkz70HPar96JsfAH27kwxBmiM8qiBqVcvUp0ZrCX4f4zCcQ5rULbeUH1f6y_MQqTIaSiw9LK1X4q8zH3ye05G0fKth0ecOtjf0O_hbzYop-8f_eYVTvfeNqV7-2i8GlPGV08-D1K5sdAV8cvv7E8/s2609/20230906_115812_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2609" data-original-width="1267" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAFt2n0L8k2pLXFW4srBoOyaXlFjWA_3RV3ilMzCDxCkz70HPar96JsfAH27kwxBmiM8qiBqVcvUp0ZrCX4f4zCcQ5rULbeUH1f6y_MQqTIaSiw9LK1X4q8zH3ye05G0fKth0ecOtjf0O_hbzYop-8f_eYVTvfeNqV7-2i8GlPGV08-D1K5sdAV8cvv7E8/w310-h640/20230906_115812_002.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I walked 7 miles, was extremely hot and tired by the time I finished, but it was so good to be walking my old routes again. I have several routes to check out before I decide which one I'll use when I lead a Rambler's walk in mid November. The landscape changes so much from season to season that I didn't always recognise where I was; next time I must take my map with me. The reason I walked later in the day when really I should have gone in the morning; was when I got up on Wednesday I decided to cull my beads and necklaces. I had far too many and filled a carrier bag with about 30 odd necklaces and beads; some of which hadn't been worn for years. I would drop them off to a charity shop on Thursday on my way back from food shopping.</span>. </span></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/AVvXsEhynlXJoVB3zeEjGRc_NAmmrDYY5iD3eeu9b36UB8ax6MYokm-2YRjtTeUCc5iyPoMB7t4wsAwoH2t68p6u8IMCVvQ6RZByPtRspk7S-rEZck4eafQk4atD7vQwrxz0Yrg9ZADua1EQ-WjcIiB2fOCpExKI_XxmUAogD0jsHGIl5K1vce6B5OUz_hqIxEiy/s4128/20230906_115730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhynlXJoVB3zeEjGRc_NAmmrDYY5iD3eeu9b36UB8ax6MYokm-2YRjtTeUCc5iyPoMB7t4wsAwoH2t68p6u8IMCVvQ6RZByPtRspk7S-rEZck4eafQk4atD7vQwrxz0Yrg9ZADua1EQ-WjcIiB2fOCpExKI_XxmUAogD0jsHGIl5K1vce6B5OUz_hqIxEiy/w288-h640/20230906_115730.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In the garden some of the plants were having a renaissance. Some of the sinetti came back; the verbena returned and both of the dahlias kept re-blooming. I do deadhead most of the plants frequently and it seemed to repay us. The honesty plant now has silver pennies on it which pleases me no end.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGPy4P5E3_qJPJuU-1tzkQLfh5tH8F6ypDsC32r2Q8K2SkwkHO5ZRyDfFU-8ssglF-eGPye3nkDY1QXCkAeI1lVyGmlu2bBgi1KXNb1XmsVRDDczlLUJZX3HCq9LBG7AWRdBy87EL_U_Bl7MJTooAGa9Lj3QG7vbHPyFlNoEORAMqL61Tsry2SXf7Idl2/s2650/20230907_121350_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2650" data-original-width="1220" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOGPy4P5E3_qJPJuU-1tzkQLfh5tH8F6ypDsC32r2Q8K2SkwkHO5ZRyDfFU-8ssglF-eGPye3nkDY1QXCkAeI1lVyGmlu2bBgi1KXNb1XmsVRDDczlLUJZX3HCq9LBG7AWRdBy87EL_U_Bl7MJTooAGa9Lj3QG7vbHPyFlNoEORAMqL61Tsry2SXf7Idl2/w294-h640/20230907_121350_001.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I finally looked at the weather forecast on Thursday and the heat was set to continue into the next week. I wore this pre-loved cotton dress bought from Vinted during the first lock down. All jewellery pre-loved and sandals; local retail. I went swimming first thing; then got ready and went to do Lidl and Aldi shopping. I dropped off my heavy bag of jewellery to the Children's Society and had a quick browse in the other 2 charity shops. I found a small white rucksack which I'll use on my Friday walks; just large enough for a squishy rain mac; a water bottle; my purse; phone; some tissues and hand sanitiser and of course a mirror and some lipstick. After that I went back home; unpacked the shopping and put it away. I collected grandson from school; made dinner for both grandsons and then took the youngest to basket ball practice. Unfortunately, his electric scooter is out of action other wise I wouldn't need to collect him from school or take him to basket ball practice. I'm hoping his mum gets the scooter sorted soon...</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLK0_HVRtNG-qS8G97Nguau-2INMBfjQFuXPRaTRCINTlY47SErA0azh4OactgsySrEnmhravCEt-v0RuN8gR2g-7y8aga7lbomhxBiay3Kon0NZH8jXMEwNAuU8fk-l7Xt8XGftI5_xtEmfSyHBgdJ3mipuJYeyXNb6w2XGsnosd4Qn7hCwkP5f0J8LVk/s2632/20230907_121405_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2632" data-original-width="1383" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLK0_HVRtNG-qS8G97Nguau-2INMBfjQFuXPRaTRCINTlY47SErA0azh4OactgsySrEnmhravCEt-v0RuN8gR2g-7y8aga7lbomhxBiay3Kon0NZH8jXMEwNAuU8fk-l7Xt8XGftI5_xtEmfSyHBgdJ3mipuJYeyXNb6w2XGsnosd4Qn7hCwkP5f0J8LVk/w336-h640/20230907_121405_002.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Some months ago I went for a BP check and medical check up. When I was weighed; I was 12 stone. I rarely weigh myself trusting as to how snug or not my clothes are fitting to know if I'd put on weight, but that was a shock. I should be around 10 stone for my height, so I decided to take action. I stopped eating sweets for a start. I was addicted to blackcurrant and liquorice sweets and ate between 5 - 6 a day; sometimes more. I stopped having a biscuit every time I had a cup of tea. I then decided, a fortnight ago to try intermittent fasting as I don't do diets. It's quite simple; I make sure I've eaten my final meal and drank my final cup of tea by between 6 and 7 pm each day and then eat nothing until 16 hours later; but drink water or other non-sugared liquids. I've never really snacked in the evenings (except for the sweets!) so I haven't missed out there; but I always ate breakfast almost as soon as I got up so I have missed my early breakfast. However, I've found it quite easy to skip it and if I'm at the food bank or charity shop or walking; I make a sandwich or something and eat it at the appropriate time to break my fast. It seems to be working as I've lost 10 lbs (to date) and would be happy if I got to 10.5 stone. I was always very slim until my early 50s when, as a result of the menopause and giving up smoking, I gained weight and never lost it. I try to eat healthily; eating very little meat preferring fish; I eat lots of fruit, veg and some grains; drink very little alcohol and my only indulgence tends to be a cake when I'm on a Friday walk with the group. I love chocolate but stopped buying it last year as part of the weekly shop, as I would just eat it all. OH still buys chocolate but I can see it in the fridge and ignore it!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDi0hHzZ1En7u0dfZZGHUHbqSWYEop0hmLkRXeeeKMuV1-0wHB6Z4GtV7l8NfLKl9hfeWkFXHWamntDE1irSN-CJQN7h-Gl_G0p2Bmu13EjiRckHVvS-UU9_JpP-wDHxIMrHoPcW_ahu7IDiDMgXhjQ_I7JDKy_azHHAK9Ifd3YZXesS3vbVvdL07AESn/s4128/20230907_121322.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDi0hHzZ1En7u0dfZZGHUHbqSWYEop0hmLkRXeeeKMuV1-0wHB6Z4GtV7l8NfLKl9hfeWkFXHWamntDE1irSN-CJQN7h-Gl_G0p2Bmu13EjiRckHVvS-UU9_JpP-wDHxIMrHoPcW_ahu7IDiDMgXhjQ_I7JDKy_azHHAK9Ifd3YZXesS3vbVvdL07AESn/w288-h640/20230907_121322.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was cloudy on Friday but still very warm and very humid. Seven of us met at Bedford station and travelled to Luton Parkway which is close to the airport. You can now catch a monorail called the 'DART' from Luton Parkway to the airport; it was only completed this year. We were met at Luton by 3 other fellow walkers who live in Luton and off we set...</span></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/AVvXsEiBLQsR9NGRMiQM70HGqiR1p1tOKlhKbh8z6QOYiBgq_8ux8V1vOPBlenJcy_kNH1lbeVv93rphRGpSO_msfWsCihyamWCM-TgWRvuPmdPHEl-gRxulYfqNYiHS4WpEQEyZKFJ__m_fRODcw00JnvaCX4Rea0KsjaiVca3NivUl9ij1b5MNWLiRMhS_Lrxv/s4080/20230908_112432.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBLQsR9NGRMiQM70HGqiR1p1tOKlhKbh8z6QOYiBgq_8ux8V1vOPBlenJcy_kNH1lbeVv93rphRGpSO_msfWsCihyamWCM-TgWRvuPmdPHEl-gRxulYfqNYiHS4WpEQEyZKFJ__m_fRODcw00JnvaCX4Rea0KsjaiVca3NivUl9ij1b5MNWLiRMhS_Lrxv/w640-h288/20230908_112432.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A view of part of the airport - the runway was adjacent to the red building. I tried very hard to get a close up of a plane taking off; which they did every couple of minutes, but wasn't successful.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cNnhDAPhv942uU0Gc3fptFyi5Nu2MTjRbqHva7bNFVTkHcfHOb3RUPqx9OwSGRhIXzah7kVc8udNnjgTtALAPMOQYyBBgxVEMau4XTF3-z2C_k6SVe_1l6Y6lpCvjCMr7TVpp7aqfWqURD9hW1N47tvYYhX3fzqlAusi2z8HTe0wmBoZ9mrwFBrAhqHl/s2046/20230908_113336-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cNnhDAPhv942uU0Gc3fptFyi5Nu2MTjRbqHva7bNFVTkHcfHOb3RUPqx9OwSGRhIXzah7kVc8udNnjgTtALAPMOQYyBBgxVEMau4XTF3-z2C_k6SVe_1l6Y6lpCvjCMr7TVpp7aqfWqURD9hW1N47tvYYhX3fzqlAusi2z8HTe0wmBoZ9mrwFBrAhqHl/w480-h640/20230908_113336-COLLAGE.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6tAiZSOB6ScmN_eCTP6yRzE-6lm1Tt2HjgTu8KTS-VinBlpkqByBB-fUh9ruAtXNxE1CGXF9XB0Oe750HAwPWIP0NRGJ6wC9lARFZpoGw6SfwUSZ6LmYHAwHHX3xI-Ybo9NTkKZbrgijPmoP3Cg7dDqfmwr5GTf0J_55AGvEFx2-KehRHEHfLWJN5Zo7L/s2046/20230908_113906-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6tAiZSOB6ScmN_eCTP6yRzE-6lm1Tt2HjgTu8KTS-VinBlpkqByBB-fUh9ruAtXNxE1CGXF9XB0Oe750HAwPWIP0NRGJ6wC9lARFZpoGw6SfwUSZ6LmYHAwHHX3xI-Ybo9NTkKZbrgijPmoP3Cg7dDqfmwr5GTf0J_55AGvEFx2-KehRHEHfLWJN5Zo7L/w640-h480/20230908_113906-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcXeu1lKuy8dEaU2fvnf-GaWoDU-ytw0OZbgr7wZyuEwuK1uiJF-YfWl3UTnR3sSirWuL5uwQUKRsFNCx7S3O7YKfaktUv6W6DMwdD3jINW-hZQ1N-dsfd0XvOCFaKUgk4DpwSP7FWN_VdLpeWV6zFQD2PZvRMzoDUiGuy3oTJLZQzR2EEL9bKsfAQJhP/s4080/20230908_123324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcXeu1lKuy8dEaU2fvnf-GaWoDU-ytw0OZbgr7wZyuEwuK1uiJF-YfWl3UTnR3sSirWuL5uwQUKRsFNCx7S3O7YKfaktUv6W6DMwdD3jINW-hZQ1N-dsfd0XvOCFaKUgk4DpwSP7FWN_VdLpeWV6zFQD2PZvRMzoDUiGuy3oTJLZQzR2EEL9bKsfAQJhP/w640-h288/20230908_123324.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Chiltern Green farmhouse</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9MFPol00BRCMws5fyCaDqSV2UkGgzLLCpRSd7FLpgWHCks_jvg9gYGrZpEjW1AGKO7jJrPx37ml9qUr2F_wCyI5fT_PbTZUnzoWMA_z4KOeZJ3mxvMyGhYmoa9-OC-Hn55YF7VjTWuZaplDxpcdlbhnaaiIbx-igb-lOWdCiDEu3LieuP5aeqKtamp_rX/s4080/20230908_124205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9MFPol00BRCMws5fyCaDqSV2UkGgzLLCpRSd7FLpgWHCks_jvg9gYGrZpEjW1AGKO7jJrPx37ml9qUr2F_wCyI5fT_PbTZUnzoWMA_z4KOeZJ3mxvMyGhYmoa9-OC-Hn55YF7VjTWuZaplDxpcdlbhnaaiIbx-igb-lOWdCiDEu3LieuP5aeqKtamp_rX/w640-h288/20230908_124205.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZD4qPCIbosswg7v1XIcW7YElzQ19mPpfRL4__uvUDBJBgZdFpJMLffCgmVrMBvrOxZUW2oE21cAxSk3QdHbBGyebljHIk6VYvjBl9Nt5geJcY7_I69zbgD9OZkgG__xPcPZUf7Q5qqM_2ankg-XIx5Jhhne5hYPTWoEfg_C0La4Q2z50l_sIzQj93N951/s4080/20230908_124903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZD4qPCIbosswg7v1XIcW7YElzQ19mPpfRL4__uvUDBJBgZdFpJMLffCgmVrMBvrOxZUW2oE21cAxSk3QdHbBGyebljHIk6VYvjBl9Nt5geJcY7_I69zbgD9OZkgG__xPcPZUf7Q5qqM_2ankg-XIx5Jhhne5hYPTWoEfg_C0La4Q2z50l_sIzQj93N951/w640-h288/20230908_124903.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After climbing some steep hills and descending for several miles; we arrived at this Greek Orthodox church where we stopped for a break. I had made sandwiches and brought some fruit with me. There were no coffee or tea facilities at the church BUT there were toilets - always a bonus on a walk...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqNDdx4wwela4EL8rVDriAzgBhhUL692jfFqcu3LE_nKNwFqvmUMxsz9Bj8YBzutbTgjj1tSe_R9G_3-BdFjNJVXk3gAbjVB_r95kdPRaxTYXf9Egs5q_xppwsDj3q4hnChAc4fItx1cfRrSPr9fBpK-_Lj38dSslw_tBMvPcjdo3XgQlojYN_X4taGLwr/s1779/20230908_132502.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1779" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqNDdx4wwela4EL8rVDriAzgBhhUL692jfFqcu3LE_nKNwFqvmUMxsz9Bj8YBzutbTgjj1tSe_R9G_3-BdFjNJVXk3gAbjVB_r95kdPRaxTYXf9Egs5q_xppwsDj3q4hnChAc4fItx1cfRrSPr9fBpK-_Lj38dSslw_tBMvPcjdo3XgQlojYN_X4taGLwr/w414-h640/20230908_132502.jpg" width="414" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The church had a beautiful interior but before it became a Greek Orthodox church it was the Parish church of nearby Luton Hoo. You can read more about Luton Hoo <a href="Luton Hoo is an English country house and estate near Luton in Bedfordshire and Harpenden in Hertfordshire. Most of the estate lies within the civil parish of Hyde, Bedfordshire. The Saxon word Hoo means the spur of a hill, and is more commonly associated with East Anglia.">HERE</a>. Hoo is a Saxon word meaning the spur of a hill.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1dLMHI0JHud6yqI7uGSsNppkgMt83_qKtnEpmhtXwz58g7auLbKSk1GXORfDU9r5jb9Z8cjew7yXS7BeyEbOKFVOYF0Iqfi5CSitV0P5AVq5VIX6Di1kTj7_mgvExD28PVGQN2XwXSlpWVifyD8vPsskajpcs0Zkjh2W-b075-FIMBuYCJQK4mIispSJ/s2560/20230908_132550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1dLMHI0JHud6yqI7uGSsNppkgMt83_qKtnEpmhtXwz58g7auLbKSk1GXORfDU9r5jb9Z8cjew7yXS7BeyEbOKFVOYF0Iqfi5CSitV0P5AVq5VIX6Di1kTj7_mgvExD28PVGQN2XwXSlpWVifyD8vPsskajpcs0Zkjh2W-b075-FIMBuYCJQK4mIispSJ/w288-h640/20230908_132550.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Such intricate carving.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichxE-8Qk4U3fNFhA_3ExgGsz5EBTp81WHUhHN0FhEr1jVgvhPzxmtdvHrBKGObffWf0GBJuWS4UCyC8G1-rurC1cDUF1idp0O80X8SAx8OOkzBm1DQh35HE8XnNyiiqqpe0PBtNDxqy7XtoJCtvfzD1K0sYOB5P-vCTbIQgnYYIuL3KOwRKF4TBBjoPUJ/s2560/20230908_132607.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEichxE-8Qk4U3fNFhA_3ExgGsz5EBTp81WHUhHN0FhEr1jVgvhPzxmtdvHrBKGObffWf0GBJuWS4UCyC8G1-rurC1cDUF1idp0O80X8SAx8OOkzBm1DQh35HE8XnNyiiqqpe0PBtNDxqy7XtoJCtvfzD1K0sYOB5P-vCTbIQgnYYIuL3KOwRKF4TBBjoPUJ/w640-h288/20230908_132607.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIqBt22OI63drUdX3s6c01YMoOUgzXVc_rkp5fL3PMq-HLG6Vrfwpn8I5l7Qmjz4A-EqGYkwqA_9FnIW_ox48LfGJ7oO13VNCR2gQE28xVtcUPo01XCnephkb_mW-wno-Vtk60_6r7MYsauLnkSa_tgBWxgrprTuO_qsdoy4U2B-6lDhxxliZ82LowH7l/s2560/20230908_132659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqIqBt22OI63drUdX3s6c01YMoOUgzXVc_rkp5fL3PMq-HLG6Vrfwpn8I5l7Qmjz4A-EqGYkwqA_9FnIW_ox48LfGJ7oO13VNCR2gQE28xVtcUPo01XCnephkb_mW-wno-Vtk60_6r7MYsauLnkSa_tgBWxgrprTuO_qsdoy4U2B-6lDhxxliZ82LowH7l/w640-h288/20230908_132659.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I love icons as an art form and this church was filled with them.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5o7W7m06BZ7ITD1FwqGxbUV4nmauOwC8T0JVYV7wZlPJ3AelNwL0Y-tCHjAhi6UoXE1C5Uf2E0a8GLhc5XXtBdZ7YEs9nfQQvbu6cr4M2wZjenftT-3MnP8zHzsIXYZoYr9HhD-vwR0OHTu9oUmZ8Gg1s4kErBrzV8VPtgyc1zdz1NXLEKWVIyngbOGna/s2560/20230908_132756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5o7W7m06BZ7ITD1FwqGxbUV4nmauOwC8T0JVYV7wZlPJ3AelNwL0Y-tCHjAhi6UoXE1C5Uf2E0a8GLhc5XXtBdZ7YEs9nfQQvbu6cr4M2wZjenftT-3MnP8zHzsIXYZoYr9HhD-vwR0OHTu9oUmZ8Gg1s4kErBrzV8VPtgyc1zdz1NXLEKWVIyngbOGna/w288-h640/20230908_132756.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Beautiful detail in gold - whether it was real gold or not I don't know. There were people in the adjoining hall so the church was open. I expect it's locked when there is no one on the premises.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLX5dYJtVzSn7Hy6iqNZyVsx6AEeU59U1LnPsDURusqGpzX2uI2bwP82pe0-LOpPCpCZwAwynRbKeAp9vCkfF2pzHPk7rUf8mBk6RwLrZwzmm-zKY95DneT6_NfksKle68jTj_gOCZqTQIMacb2epVHxSv_0nsxKqu3nZHC-T-FSjpKl50i_KU4tAPfUEv/s4080/20230908_132622.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLX5dYJtVzSn7Hy6iqNZyVsx6AEeU59U1LnPsDURusqGpzX2uI2bwP82pe0-LOpPCpCZwAwynRbKeAp9vCkfF2pzHPk7rUf8mBk6RwLrZwzmm-zKY95DneT6_NfksKle68jTj_gOCZqTQIMacb2epVHxSv_0nsxKqu3nZHC-T-FSjpKl50i_KU4tAPfUEv/w288-h640/20230908_132622.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9jZgKcA3Ns9v-UuvZ9JLxHq3iFqFXe78a870z_MpNo2KnQOVoVpdwkc8mT3buMFnYnGFxMIBrAbmJph1JSA_9pt9O6I4HVGoT0wNsCQn_o7HN1uyMPr7lvxNW9D48DrF5Mbtz2CuHTaual0DoNiNA0dqm1q0f5BI9gN5G65x7c8nxEar6Vklb4hWE-cJ/s2560/20230908_135707.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1152" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9jZgKcA3Ns9v-UuvZ9JLxHq3iFqFXe78a870z_MpNo2KnQOVoVpdwkc8mT3buMFnYnGFxMIBrAbmJph1JSA_9pt9O6I4HVGoT0wNsCQn_o7HN1uyMPr7lvxNW9D48DrF5Mbtz2CuHTaual0DoNiNA0dqm1q0f5BI9gN5G65x7c8nxEar6Vklb4hWE-cJ/w288-h640/20230908_135707.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The mausoleum of the Wernher family of Luton Hoo; found in the church yard attached to the church we visited.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8l0mclimHIiRTzlh4-kVR6NF637NHP6y3e_-lbtntRqD7lOLksDJNYACIdkmShAVdJI2gkEzkkvjL8lejzj-tElYK-0bC0TO4bYSLlDlNQE-lAU0TB9b4iFqHCj2kgfgg8wBXAq6iOIFL8KSwJ3s4AvNDFxeIf3jY4WJaSgF0GF1fcs_yZ347xLVbuQ7/s2560/20230908_135719.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2560" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8l0mclimHIiRTzlh4-kVR6NF637NHP6y3e_-lbtntRqD7lOLksDJNYACIdkmShAVdJI2gkEzkkvjL8lejzj-tElYK-0bC0TO4bYSLlDlNQE-lAU0TB9b4iFqHCj2kgfgg8wBXAq6iOIFL8KSwJ3s4AvNDFxeIf3jY4WJaSgF0GF1fcs_yZ347xLVbuQ7/w640-h288/20230908_135719.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">By the time I arrived home I'd walked 9 miles and had a cup of tea and a sit down to recover. A very hot and muggy night but I was off to spend the day with my son on Saturday. It turned out to be the hottest day of the year (33 degrees plus) and it was brilliant to sit in the car on the way back with the air conditioning on after sweltering for most of the day. I wore this for coolness:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEh5Pqycgx2xmHjqLSXiPYJc-_RUkqAyEQyA20nYDr1thWVeu9xeOBjjQoAJTqCN5m3FtkcBS94aI9WNwJnpA3x-m4r_iQs9hvqCHSzwfmTcabUXQQTW711KUS5vzjcmXu_aMvZJDEi556GidcqTosEy0SBN2oSNNd8OWNpcr6biGBNs6IzoP64Z7wVBsKjz/s2680/20230909_110853_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2680" data-original-width="1273" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Pqycgx2xmHjqLSXiPYJc-_RUkqAyEQyA20nYDr1thWVeu9xeOBjjQoAJTqCN5m3FtkcBS94aI9WNwJnpA3x-m4r_iQs9hvqCHSzwfmTcabUXQQTW711KUS5vzjcmXu_aMvZJDEi556GidcqTosEy0SBN2oSNNd8OWNpcr6biGBNs6IzoP64Z7wVBsKjz/w304-h640/20230909_110853_001.jpg" width="304" /></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sandals retail. Pre-loved skirt by Rapp bought at the Guild House when I used to volunteer there; linen top recent find on a Bedford charity shop rummage. Matthew Williamson pre-loved bag. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBN7rX4lSY875VP0PcxqiXOaZNnPZVBYrOwqhrrKmEZmgzsLkilserLQaMwfb4P8VDX8zG8Hdc33YZnSckQz_3r-E29uaCVh7hIaSgfYWwdu88MPg9Er-HzIsarYAHj-AobYEWqPqzJoHXdU3C_IU2Or_Ph0cfBhhuwlWYD99bslm_ppWQsxgI_I2zfCrN/s2820/20230909_110939_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2820" data-original-width="1219" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBN7rX4lSY875VP0PcxqiXOaZNnPZVBYrOwqhrrKmEZmgzsLkilserLQaMwfb4P8VDX8zG8Hdc33YZnSckQz_3r-E29uaCVh7hIaSgfYWwdu88MPg9Er-HzIsarYAHj-AobYEWqPqzJoHXdU3C_IU2Or_Ph0cfBhhuwlWYD99bslm_ppWQsxgI_I2zfCrN/w276-h640/20230909_110939_001.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6luM6ngCI3vq0tIkh2Ol2064znuPvkJJBMQ2sB440MCdzxrraORIh3L47NXZRPrVT3G_QCLw0Jg6sd1FH5CIJ-cCz9_8dn1tnHpfXhMhperglMWYFlqZw_8rDiG57LOjO_rArLR0_8yKKXBR9U9Uun_WVV-4FCxM6G7rL2k0ugofTFMOXNfCosRV85mIR/s4128/20230909_110806.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6luM6ngCI3vq0tIkh2Ol2064znuPvkJJBMQ2sB440MCdzxrraORIh3L47NXZRPrVT3G_QCLw0Jg6sd1FH5CIJ-cCz9_8dn1tnHpfXhMhperglMWYFlqZw_8rDiG57LOjO_rArLR0_8yKKXBR9U9Uun_WVV-4FCxM6G7rL2k0ugofTFMOXNfCosRV85mIR/w288-h640/20230909_110806.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sunday turned out to be a very sad day. OH's mum died at 12.43 in the afternoon; just as we got back from a wander around the Castle Road Jumble Trail. He'd had a phone call late on Saturday evening to say they didn't think it would be long and it wasn't; less than 24 hours from when the change was first noticed. She was 99 years and six months old; a wonderful woman; an amazing mother and will be missed so very much. OH set off for London in the middle of rain and a thunderstorm. It didn't last long and was back to being hot and very humid less than an hour later.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgO3hvzAY8Oltx4HfzQ8xfUfV6DucFHcUhKtU8ogL1hbkM1eyTpvQfm2wqWAybJqLn17ON7nxiNFdSRYqs-zLtx8H3wuwdVI8xAdLCCJexgVXbj9ZF7uWfBh1ZsULe2-IvpOVNxnC5iOmVpKqoqB0_WIyRIO1_q-FapWKxnCpbSoY8Km5nbyqqH4I9-pzf9/s2566/20230910_143014_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2566" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3hvzAY8Oltx4HfzQ8xfUfV6DucFHcUhKtU8ogL1hbkM1eyTpvQfm2wqWAybJqLn17ON7nxiNFdSRYqs-zLtx8H3wuwdVI8xAdLCCJexgVXbj9ZF7uWfBh1ZsULe2-IvpOVNxnC5iOmVpKqoqB0_WIyRIO1_q-FapWKxnCpbSoY8Km5nbyqqH4I9-pzf9/w300-h640/20230910_143014_001.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In an effort to stay cool I wore this pre-loved linen dress bought last year from the Sue Ryder shop; retail sandals and all jewellery pre-loved. Didn't bother with much make up; just highlighter, blusher and lipstick plus sunglasses...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eLNDUEP6EJy9ZAMqc7YsM-Zfu3Yy6d54a_kmvt6i6WwcEDDXv0JCz_2UeJYquwexUchaazd9zcpomB0sjqwHAOccNE0nkhLF94aE2VxT5MQAUiRCB4EGY6gWPpF7mJ8Ex_9OU-PneKPkXu2C7jBq2dGa1XfkcOEPr4lfOIhNkrVpJ8wPZvkI_fCwwOA3/s2567/20230910_143015_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2567" data-original-width="1221" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eLNDUEP6EJy9ZAMqc7YsM-Zfu3Yy6d54a_kmvt6i6WwcEDDXv0JCz_2UeJYquwexUchaazd9zcpomB0sjqwHAOccNE0nkhLF94aE2VxT5MQAUiRCB4EGY6gWPpF7mJ8Ex_9OU-PneKPkXu2C7jBq2dGa1XfkcOEPr4lfOIhNkrVpJ8wPZvkI_fCwwOA3/w304-h640/20230910_143015_001.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I made dinner but no housework was done. There was more rain in the late afternoon and a little bit of thunder. We needed a really good thunderstorm to clear the air...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgHXs0Vv-r1CZauVO3DJKP0rxvrYD1xfGt-_-oT8nm50BepMw_mrxAjZdS5vVjkIHnMT7hAP0Suu5UG76jN5yMgmk9N_qj6zEkqLyyQoMiMWyBASr2Va4B2hNqH5KRd5WcJZK0VQTad0_zLAlS4Yx8jGSbQqNxGSt2_qgSRPOYgAWVlvPRxBpGxhjmxG7az/s3180/20230911_092803_006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3180" data-original-width="1292" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHXs0Vv-r1CZauVO3DJKP0rxvrYD1xfGt-_-oT8nm50BepMw_mrxAjZdS5vVjkIHnMT7hAP0Suu5UG76jN5yMgmk9N_qj6zEkqLyyQoMiMWyBASr2Va4B2hNqH5KRd5WcJZK0VQTad0_zLAlS4Yx8jGSbQqNxGSt2_qgSRPOYgAWVlvPRxBpGxhjmxG7az/w260-h640/20230911_092803_006.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Monday, thankfully, was cooler but very humid. I was at Barnardo's as usual and worked with a new volunteer who seemed lovely. Last week the back had been cleared of donations and there was floor space; this week the back was full to bursting and half the shop floor was covered in donations. By the time I left we'd cleared a lot from the shop floor but the donations were piling up again. I was glad to leave; it feels like running to stand still sometimes. Also, the new policy is that we now put precise labels on everything. Clothes are broken down into types for both sexes and children's clothes are not only by sex but by age; all other categories (entertainment, bric-a-brac etc) have sub-categories. Lots of printing of labels which means more paper, more ink and more wear and tear on the printers. We're not even sure why we're doing it!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirri7fJypsy2uV_9Rk01TihoEstwKWdWLCNFG028xzu4dNqmkG698siQxNVo4R-CTdgKzqmwScBn3J5QDK2buozNTPmb13JhgAbJM9Qb7IuxPH-k3jAP38UzimeSDrmZqMtYC7cLU4RxHjBGAlL_417PSQX1ucKPdH1GzzbvGPUmr1bU3JrPIIQA387yI8/s2674/20230911_092309_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2674" data-original-width="912" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirri7fJypsy2uV_9Rk01TihoEstwKWdWLCNFG028xzu4dNqmkG698siQxNVo4R-CTdgKzqmwScBn3J5QDK2buozNTPmb13JhgAbJM9Qb7IuxPH-k3jAP38UzimeSDrmZqMtYC7cLU4RxHjBGAlL_417PSQX1ucKPdH1GzzbvGPUmr1bU3JrPIIQA387yI8/w218-h640/20230911_092309_002.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I was sorry I didn't wear my black linen trousers as they would have been cooler than my jeans but the opportunities to wear white jeans were diminishing. I don't follow fashion 'rules' but white jeans are not practicable in cooler, wetter weather. Jeans; retail Primarni; sandals and top pre-loved; all jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnki8VfMhZyxYeCIPWLFHUSwev8GdteEte-Q_RIt59g13Ih7_6shYicAg_LaY3LqT4aRt1Gibdh19LWfSs0IzZTOkQmBMfj8b2oybYMqkRrncPc9Yqn5NRaLi4BUYriw9gcnUvuMdmEUJuLb43qgTUEB0tipLEt4b129sKbAcBamUjTdf85UU5bywxGzt/s4128/20230911_092004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTnki8VfMhZyxYeCIPWLFHUSwev8GdteEte-Q_RIt59g13Ih7_6shYicAg_LaY3LqT4aRt1Gibdh19LWfSs0IzZTOkQmBMfj8b2oybYMqkRrncPc9Yqn5NRaLi4BUYriw9gcnUvuMdmEUJuLb43qgTUEB0tipLEt4b129sKbAcBamUjTdf85UU5bywxGzt/w288-h640/20230911_092004.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had errands to run in town when I got back from Barnardo's. I had a parcel to pick up which was part of my daughter's birthday present - she'll be 45 next week! I had a reserved book to collect from the library and I went on a hunt for some hair wax for my hair. It was not easy to find. The current one I'm using is by Umberto Gianni (vegan and cruelty free which I like and it has an added shimmer for shine) but I have only one third left in the jar. It seems as if it's been discontinued and I found only one other brand of styling wax; of which I already had a small jar. I popped into the Black Hair shop and they had a couple of choices. I will have to look online but I'd much rather buy from a shop... once home I caught up with blogs and blogging and made dinner. I spent the evening reading my new library book:</span></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/AVvXsEjc0ZcD6Ab3QZGtukfzni56CjzbPAq1y1Cc7TEqThGoHdOnoPn0tHybR22Q3VYAtdYMIgFQW6Dq0JvDv0InZx1jMIOz5IPmJJESPYSCU2hyjoyX56u3qwLqxMPN9L_ZWBjhU5aMNHJdjt2EJXYOolHhIsSw_hoiuiC9vQMC6wYRVRJRrHtZYbUIdVElW0hk/s2941/20230912_162039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2941" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0ZcD6Ab3QZGtukfzni56CjzbPAq1y1Cc7TEqThGoHdOnoPn0tHybR22Q3VYAtdYMIgFQW6Dq0JvDv0InZx1jMIOz5IPmJJESPYSCU2hyjoyX56u3qwLqxMPN9L_ZWBjhU5aMNHJdjt2EJXYOolHhIsSw_hoiuiC9vQMC6wYRVRJRrHtZYbUIdVElW0hk/w400-h640/20230912_162039.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><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/AVvXsEgb3KtDHLGFY-Jjc7mbdcQX9gk8Xogez2hSJgsBlFOUn7U0WctLdB4tUcAv5Mjsh_57TYZROWM-IEt23HFRszSD6Zjwgh_DI7a4anCe-om2AyRjMadptsbj-pRHKiRCsDcIGLbxUlQbahRpS0dH01TWIlnVy9LFTitzOi2WGD24RiuVZDimFXbDv43gTefK/s3107/20230912_092045_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3107" data-original-width="1430" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3KtDHLGFY-Jjc7mbdcQX9gk8Xogez2hSJgsBlFOUn7U0WctLdB4tUcAv5Mjsh_57TYZROWM-IEt23HFRszSD6Zjwgh_DI7a4anCe-om2AyRjMadptsbj-pRHKiRCsDcIGLbxUlQbahRpS0dH01TWIlnVy9LFTitzOi2WGD24RiuVZDimFXbDv43gTefK/w294-h640/20230912_092045_002.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">If it's Tuesday it must be food bank...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> I made up 16 crates of toiletries and put some stuff away and before I knew it it was time to go home. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Lynne had made a delicious chocolate cake using courgettes and beetroot which she'd brought in for us; she gave me the recipe which I'd like to try.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzv268wRfijn5_3h_2FQmDEN0m3MTt97wV9FUWY5kqaCo4Imi6QDyUHIuOYxGcRbT8F9cMhRIYCwPUsMrLGuPlqMwzdDLXhmsGF1faBhBi1cljdHvJZlKvRNYvgXKcmnsaqAOmbMK8k_136aaGSh4t5IPounkqmbpB54OjJcSGIEUf_cOWIxlFPLr0Scoq/s3238/20230912_092043_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3238" data-original-width="1448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzv268wRfijn5_3h_2FQmDEN0m3MTt97wV9FUWY5kqaCo4Imi6QDyUHIuOYxGcRbT8F9cMhRIYCwPUsMrLGuPlqMwzdDLXhmsGF1faBhBi1cljdHvJZlKvRNYvgXKcmnsaqAOmbMK8k_136aaGSh4t5IPounkqmbpB54OjJcSGIEUf_cOWIxlFPLr0Scoq/w286-h640/20230912_092043_001.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything was pre-loved except the Doc Marten's sandals; trousers; no label; top by Masai. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3kAl7q96vO2UWJZEOth_0ha3iAOWXV-G5bqQKUlTD874K914cvQMLI4wroQOv0DE9Cd3P_ojx4ip7NO_n6KAEz0t-6QdbkyKWbinw7GlHDxo1wM9ivMz2Y1lI6bzQKnE3WTD6wIHON33CxpghZniLffQU6X2ElcxcdPBMHjgBL9t5cZoLOEySrBfG766/s4128/20230912_092019.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3kAl7q96vO2UWJZEOth_0ha3iAOWXV-G5bqQKUlTD874K914cvQMLI4wroQOv0DE9Cd3P_ojx4ip7NO_n6KAEz0t-6QdbkyKWbinw7GlHDxo1wM9ivMz2Y1lI6bzQKnE3WTD6wIHON33CxpghZniLffQU6X2ElcxcdPBMHjgBL9t5cZoLOEySrBfG766/w288-h640/20230912_092019.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved. The earrings were one of half a dozen pairs of different sized silver hoops by Pull and Bear (BNWT); bought for 50 p from the car boot sale last Sunday. I also bought myself a BNWT purse from Principles for 1.50 and a pottery bowl to use as a planter for 20 p from this week's street jumble which was quite disappointing in that most of the stalls were full of children's clothes, books and toys. Updated to say I lost one of the earrings on a supermarket visit on Tuesday afternoon...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We had torrential rain that afternoon and as it had been very humid all day our back door was open as usual. By the time I realised how heavy the rain was the kitchen floor was awash with water which took ages to mop up and dry. The street looked like a river and the cars drove very slowly and cautiously along it. It certainly cooled the weather down and made it feel fresher - thank goodness.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiCKKB9AIyb7NFSUoySH3bfpR4MGT6XGESzKJiu-dra1N0RwWFDt6vIsA1qmAIHeLey-2azWpa8mLbkoXO4slwZm9V_mkmvPn5SuQhY5bGbmS_xniN1jukLtz7Yu3RY4zyQkTPftPi4k0e17b31x0Hw7GHHQapjcL_mTCjd3fzvSGw6jfBVMJGSKLazcaCy/s2711/20230913_113543_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2711" data-original-width="1297" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCKKB9AIyb7NFSUoySH3bfpR4MGT6XGESzKJiu-dra1N0RwWFDt6vIsA1qmAIHeLey-2azWpa8mLbkoXO4slwZm9V_mkmvPn5SuQhY5bGbmS_xniN1jukLtz7Yu3RY4zyQkTPftPi4k0e17b31x0Hw7GHHQapjcL_mTCjd3fzvSGw6jfBVMJGSKLazcaCy/w306-h640/20230913_113543_001.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We have a double oven and the fan oven stopped working on Sunday. Luckily, we have second-hand white goods shop at the bottom of our street so one of my errands on Monday afternoon included calling in to see if they had a suitable replacement. They did and I waited in on Wednesday morning for it to be delivered and connected. It should have been delivered on Tuesday afternoon but the shop also got flooded by the heavy rain.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEloCu-1VKDixxsWsDBV5WACFVegpB-seRjRjIMgFPBHLM6s2RN6ymb5XmcX3n6zO9bmvC0MigQSH_mtFTqh0jmYiFWCcMj0EWbw0ZE5kyouU2a0KuGZXd3ujYMHDMSah-DLD7UK_rx-wz_Kh1cf7ZlGTn8fouFvNCv_t-6atRCjGba9UrfUk0sSKFxqNV/s2685/20230913_113532_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2685" data-original-width="1141" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEloCu-1VKDixxsWsDBV5WACFVegpB-seRjRjIMgFPBHLM6s2RN6ymb5XmcX3n6zO9bmvC0MigQSH_mtFTqh0jmYiFWCcMj0EWbw0ZE5kyouU2a0KuGZXd3ujYMHDMSah-DLD7UK_rx-wz_Kh1cf7ZlGTn8fouFvNCv_t-6atRCjGba9UrfUk0sSKFxqNV/w272-h640/20230913_113532_001.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I walked to Cardington village and back along the river. I walked 8.8 miles and just by the new bridge and opposite the further education college; I found a small white box which contained an air pod. I took it home with me as I hoped whoever had lost it would be able to track it via their phone. Sure enough, at about five o clock there was a knock at the door and a teenage lad (and his Dad) told me he had lost his air pod and tracked it to my address - just as I expected. The teenager was visibly relieved when I told him I had it and where I found it. He was a student at the college. That was my good deed for the day done.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzLodIM49vUWBAyNVCtY8LFyC94hHf16bfMvDE6kPrARTimlAwFEUA1DsiteuZD_w3eT8gV_LKu7ohuqXqxpv-jzZk_V1-JCM4W39hNBdKuuE_tI5ugJtQZIZo4kPXm7LyKPt5wYWzymhcSrrFHU1AUWoxclBqEMvRt1M0Llf1UMM9RzAZ_IBDTex3DYV/s2606/20230913_113527_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2606" data-original-width="1124" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzLodIM49vUWBAyNVCtY8LFyC94hHf16bfMvDE6kPrARTimlAwFEUA1DsiteuZD_w3eT8gV_LKu7ohuqXqxpv-jzZk_V1-JCM4W39hNBdKuuE_tI5ugJtQZIZo4kPXm7LyKPt5wYWzymhcSrrFHU1AUWoxclBqEMvRt1M0Llf1UMM9RzAZ_IBDTex3DYV/w276-h640/20230913_113527_002.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had only just ironed this linen top but it looks as if I hadn't bothered! Everything pre-loved and found at Barnardo's except the sandals by Monsoon. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM43Y0ZzCXY1qH8zseMIHzBo_vW6t8ORn1ceU4fBQ7ZeugqulBUv8m8jMKKw6CZFcr_gMHkFsgJL4xwHqrbX5lqW4FcUvoznGoRNP-YqRx3UagunJzbxP3tnbRIMiM9lzOetZ0GTTrNjlsJvnKCODE5uhRQpIxMGxvHHuFMAUdsyPsKptbYkRkhMOBCCiw/s4128/20230913_113410.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM43Y0ZzCXY1qH8zseMIHzBo_vW6t8ORn1ceU4fBQ7ZeugqulBUv8m8jMKKw6CZFcr_gMHkFsgJL4xwHqrbX5lqW4FcUvoznGoRNP-YqRx3UagunJzbxP3tnbRIMiM9lzOetZ0GTTrNjlsJvnKCODE5uhRQpIxMGxvHHuFMAUdsyPsKptbYkRkhMOBCCiw/w288-h640/20230913_113410.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As the weather was cooler and a bit overcast I wore my white denim jacket on my walk and was glad I did. It was a lovely walk and one I hadn't done for a while:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgnaXPjBQEHvclk_cFFIHMDWT6BsHFdIZiDSmFIR50RG5zFTaee6kJ1hegTJ2N4pOzpqZ_aQsmXUDBV9tPAjFmW3W9eFbwmSsgBliKlubeC2iO3p5Yz1nyqBZFNhlUk9VKwv5Kkf9Oll3IGrGcr9HorOF8Ntc8al5HPkR96CvZdJsbpP26Kc_r60j5Y7Ei2/s4080/20230913_134752.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaXPjBQEHvclk_cFFIHMDWT6BsHFdIZiDSmFIR50RG5zFTaee6kJ1hegTJ2N4pOzpqZ_aQsmXUDBV9tPAjFmW3W9eFbwmSsgBliKlubeC2iO3p5Yz1nyqBZFNhlUk9VKwv5Kkf9Oll3IGrGcr9HorOF8Ntc8al5HPkR96CvZdJsbpP26Kc_r60j5Y7Ei2/w640-h288/20230913_134752.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is the back of 'The Barn's' which has now changed its name; although the medieval tithe barn remains. You may remember we had a Rambler's Christmas Lunch here a few years ago.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADpdaBz-TVyBOI0jocHRk9n5vwEjhsKR612Won02Y_bFvhNhK9THtz6SfTajV_Pmt-7GFRGXUe-b-s2bZI2Pa4Q_5oVJl0SeBE1zMc7bMj_prYMJcoSOQP6H6-Wju_rk1qjlQCc4jR4eCSQD8Wi2gwk4wjd2GneVXEkfHnOJ8ENQmtxh3i5KDvva-NkqR/s4080/20230913_140119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADpdaBz-TVyBOI0jocHRk9n5vwEjhsKR612Won02Y_bFvhNhK9THtz6SfTajV_Pmt-7GFRGXUe-b-s2bZI2Pa4Q_5oVJl0SeBE1zMc7bMj_prYMJcoSOQP6H6-Wju_rk1qjlQCc4jR4eCSQD8Wi2gwk4wjd2GneVXEkfHnOJ8ENQmtxh3i5KDvva-NkqR/w640-h288/20230913_140119.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A view from the bridge over Priory Marina.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Once back from my walk I harvested as many tomatoes from our tomato plant as I could and made green tomato chutney. I washed and sterilised 5 old glass jars in the new oven; then proceeded to forget all about the chutney simmering on the stove until OH came home from work and asked what was burning! Yes, I'd burnt the bleeding lot. I put the horribly burnt pan to soak with soda crystals and boiling water and crossed my fingers it was salvable. It's a deep heavy pot; perfect for soups and curries and it would be badly missed if I couldn't save it...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEh9OXNpSvF-RU5rrtvon5cUGR54CZ-Hk2r1oR03uWaHWi7XHBv2uoLSgwiU1v9fQqyRv2isR68X40MkJcWJHI6M-lrIbAoQsyYLs3u9N1UhHlJI-S15UMLiyVKS4KXGxp6n3nS3jVuajA81xbNgWhsYgI1n6gcjhAZbPPhkC2p05DEgsqWqFAisuT6QCkUW/s3023/20230914_120846_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="1209" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9OXNpSvF-RU5rrtvon5cUGR54CZ-Hk2r1oR03uWaHWi7XHBv2uoLSgwiU1v9fQqyRv2isR68X40MkJcWJHI6M-lrIbAoQsyYLs3u9N1UhHlJI-S15UMLiyVKS4KXGxp6n3nS3jVuajA81xbNgWhsYgI1n6gcjhAZbPPhkC2p05DEgsqWqFAisuT6QCkUW/w256-h640/20230914_120846_001.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After soaking the pot overnight and scraping a lot of burnt matter off with a spoon; two Brillo pads later the pot was back to normal. Unfortunately the burnt smell still lingered in the house...</span></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/AVvXsEgFAxM2papKfJ4Wt7WUhGaXGbXZ6ljoMZ2pTPz0Frg5aMELrMaeHDOdpZiIakYsWElw8s92wavE2r0B-890AviqaAguGR4c7KwjKOpFb3yxRYACDG12Sr2KR2zlvtJ_IjW59JWHlPx4rPbl0s-dN3vZlWtAQcEUeZPIGTQuIdwdmuql-wUSkuBtkxJTVAWq/s2939/20230914_121114_004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2939" data-original-width="1340" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFAxM2papKfJ4Wt7WUhGaXGbXZ6ljoMZ2pTPz0Frg5aMELrMaeHDOdpZiIakYsWElw8s92wavE2r0B-890AviqaAguGR4c7KwjKOpFb3yxRYACDG12Sr2KR2zlvtJ_IjW59JWHlPx4rPbl0s-dN3vZlWtAQcEUeZPIGTQuIdwdmuql-wUSkuBtkxJTVAWq/w292-h640/20230914_121114_004.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I went for the usual swim and wore this Next pre-loved dress with pre-loved leggings underneath and a pleather pre-loved jacket. It was cool with sunny periods all day. I almost didn't go for a swim as my legs were still tired from Wednesday's walk but the swim did them good.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzM0HDTiFl7vH4uNHpUPrMsvjEsOjDKYAgw2eRXxsl-uen9rNPMKX0iTOJQwXO4uCgtQh_B-jnSPPtaCnnp3XmrSn923Czu_rgw_Fz4EozEhBG1M7EGk4ShlK8a1gxoW8cabe8bJsQ1dpEJ14zZCwhHIsJeElydi7njW6Ak0qacVUN0m2-fKytzUxy5qYn/s2046/20230914_120646-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzM0HDTiFl7vH4uNHpUPrMsvjEsOjDKYAgw2eRXxsl-uen9rNPMKX0iTOJQwXO4uCgtQh_B-jnSPPtaCnnp3XmrSn923Czu_rgw_Fz4EozEhBG1M7EGk4ShlK8a1gxoW8cabe8bJsQ1dpEJ14zZCwhHIsJeElydi7njW6Ak0qacVUN0m2-fKytzUxy5qYn/w640-h480/20230914_120646-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Once I'd had my breakfast and got ready I went to Lidl to do the weekly food shop. From there I went to look at the newly opened RSPCA charity shop in Kempston and found one of the Elly Griffiths books in the Brighton series I was missing. I only need to find one more and I'd have the complete series. OH went to London straight from work to sort out funeral arrangements with his family and I made dinner for grandsons and us. I received a message during the day to say the unofficial bus walks would not run again until 6th October. I will carry on re-discovering my old walking routes and who knows maybe even devise a new one.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgwTcg1Qb7QLNjPnoSw_gi8zaWUPWg1-Z-GBk5nmrFTTqaI_HzdCsejluCY55xQWTlXAuWzEqQ9SAvionjMnETfVrvgnFvWPFQdurNZZRLfy2sakE5yjubbpibFaI1P_Cfypn4kFKwJVYakYy8q-377oVAMD-ICcDh33uwQpJIaCWSM--33HW_Czi9iC6XB/s4080/20230915_104854_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwTcg1Qb7QLNjPnoSw_gi8zaWUPWg1-Z-GBk5nmrFTTqaI_HzdCsejluCY55xQWTlXAuWzEqQ9SAvionjMnETfVrvgnFvWPFQdurNZZRLfy2sakE5yjubbpibFaI1P_Cfypn4kFKwJVYakYy8q-377oVAMD-ICcDh33uwQpJIaCWSM--33HW_Czi9iC6XB/w288-h640/20230915_104854_001.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I've been wearing a lot of neutral coloured clothing the past week I've noticed; not really been feeling the colour and because it's been quite hot needing to wear cottons and linens. Sandals; retail. Linen H&M trousers pre-loved; cotton shirt found in my wardrobe with no recollection of ever buying it! Probably from a £1.00 rail somewhere; all jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtifWInL3_D9CWXnA_1qEeg_IWn167_GA0ujwmUkqgLt7HmrYkkT2IePu6TSSZvRfXpYI6sAAZO44p9H031hS7yi9Zh9Ou0LcoldeWnS0BTpTSeCOD7G3gb_YVTlsxhBLDkhqTMLs9BCsBxOCDMrjDuSjSOaymr8eBLwGKy7y0Szpmreeip_uYOT1FWQxB/s4080/20230915_104859_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtifWInL3_D9CWXnA_1qEeg_IWn167_GA0ujwmUkqgLt7HmrYkkT2IePu6TSSZvRfXpYI6sAAZO44p9H031hS7yi9Zh9Ou0LcoldeWnS0BTpTSeCOD7G3gb_YVTlsxhBLDkhqTMLs9BCsBxOCDMrjDuSjSOaymr8eBLwGKy7y0Szpmreeip_uYOT1FWQxB/w288-h640/20230915_104859_001.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6sD3ycCILw_ca9TVCLGLQoJvzrQSOkFoPbPbLyXDbKIbu4JhjAqcmc8WISboLnQdIpMzX-ZQcUZOHbDtyAMjL8AWblE3Yg0N9U-r90DOf3zPsLal5A4Too7P9h2kdw5J5yWuDBN23BoYT-69XZ3L-UJxqom1Vbs80mC742jQK68C2IzdmsoBSRsDDGA-e/s4128/20230915_104817.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6sD3ycCILw_ca9TVCLGLQoJvzrQSOkFoPbPbLyXDbKIbu4JhjAqcmc8WISboLnQdIpMzX-ZQcUZOHbDtyAMjL8AWblE3Yg0N9U-r90DOf3zPsLal5A4Too7P9h2kdw5J5yWuDBN23BoYT-69XZ3L-UJxqom1Vbs80mC742jQK68C2IzdmsoBSRsDDGA-e/w288-h640/20230915_104817.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgNd9QOQNgp0o1KQ-pVb5rprPYfFtpw0eZdA8gnSKSGn_KbfkebK_0MQo1r-aS5Jm8eyh2xp39QqvKdowOg34QGwC4Tv3a6zMNs-XqehuVakv3SzyF5nzf1yGP_GZ4curqCIoQrbNXwXNoe1Jc01CIZzLvm6PYbcMcyjkR9PW6-eoMjr3RUO1F_3G4jh-eG/s2418/20230915_115828.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1697" data-original-width="2418" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNd9QOQNgp0o1KQ-pVb5rprPYfFtpw0eZdA8gnSKSGn_KbfkebK_0MQo1r-aS5Jm8eyh2xp39QqvKdowOg34QGwC4Tv3a6zMNs-XqehuVakv3SzyF5nzf1yGP_GZ4curqCIoQrbNXwXNoe1Jc01CIZzLvm6PYbcMcyjkR9PW6-eoMjr3RUO1F_3G4jh-eG/w640-h450/20230915_115828.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Friday morning I had some more errands to run in town. Birthday cards for my niece's 18th birthday on Saturday and my daughter's next week; I collected grandson's school tops from the uniform shop and picked up a couple of other items. Bedford town centre has become very sad looking as so many of the big chain stores have left and there are lots empty shops; our second Iceland had closed down, I noticed. The latest casualty is Wilco which is part of a national closure of this chain of shops. However, there was a new Edinburgh Woollen Mill outlet shop which had newly opened and that contained within it another franchise selling home linen ware. There's also a new shop selling sneakers and of course the Irish shop closed a few weeks ago; no more soda bread for me! At the other end of the High Street however a regeneration project is underway. The photo of the Sally Army charity shop is the latest in the project; looking very much as it would have done many years ago as a draper shop.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhbu6VU09RY8-rzSvyT5nufEnmfcu3JPWtB0rLb_2lu2Gy4a9IbDOuggEYFmwyBrIYIz1bNqkTWvUyv5uVo_VpVvmVY_hYNkWm_tsw-mgGgImPaokImJgOHi3kyDEEQs6cobgPBXtrYxUAAha3Vcej1pqyhPURs882sXEzWPI6vkfeoc2r_lpkLZpaUOhmS/s4080/20230916_092541.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbu6VU09RY8-rzSvyT5nufEnmfcu3JPWtB0rLb_2lu2Gy4a9IbDOuggEYFmwyBrIYIz1bNqkTWvUyv5uVo_VpVvmVY_hYNkWm_tsw-mgGgImPaokImJgOHi3kyDEEQs6cobgPBXtrYxUAAha3Vcej1pqyhPURs882sXEzWPI6vkfeoc2r_lpkLZpaUOhmS/w288-h640/20230916_092541.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I found this cast iron pot stand in the Impakt shop that sells second hand and upcycled furniture. I thought it would make a good plant stand for some of my succulents...I started on the first of the Elly Griffiths Brighton series which I'm enjoying but not as much as Dr. Ruth.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEjb1nq8rC3MrC8lcqcVWl6yTfo8lmstG4rOk9HZOkkOdjw9iZpM6-NLkjxOMj6RR3xQC5zSF4tnrHePyVrel8SIXSGlDA9iTBW8PfA1Otmqq1LmansFoFFFNX2sq3MNuJjh4746kymwKJcJm2yCNRGlvVdgR1eYSQSTCLpJdvkyhgj7Cv2rKQcaWKMDQ0Xa/s4080/20230915_154018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb1nq8rC3MrC8lcqcVWl6yTfo8lmstG4rOk9HZOkkOdjw9iZpM6-NLkjxOMj6RR3xQC5zSF4tnrHePyVrel8SIXSGlDA9iTBW8PfA1Otmqq1LmansFoFFFNX2sq3MNuJjh4746kymwKJcJm2yCNRGlvVdgR1eYSQSTCLpJdvkyhgj7Cv2rKQcaWKMDQ0Xa/w640-h288/20230915_154018.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In the afternoon I went out for a walk checking out another old route. It was a very warm day and after 6 miles I stopped. I have an idea now of the route I want to use when I lead my walk in November; it's just trying to keep it within the 7 - 7.5 mile limit we have for Wednesday walks. Look how the trees are changing colour. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Saturday my brother Tony came over and we set off mid morning to travel to Bracknell for his grand daughter Chloe/my great niece's 18th birthday party. The journey both there and back was a bit of a nightmare with delays due to accidents; diversions and hold ups of one sort and another. We had a lovely afternoon sitting in the garden eating, drinking and making merry. It was lovely to see all my nieces and great nieces; nephews and great nephews together. Including Mandy's son and daughter (who is also called Chloe) I now have 3 nieces; 3 nephews; 2 great nephews and 3 great nieces.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhphlf27JOF70HJRv7RRIgX7wwDjdds26FZZj0KnqQkIEDIUm2yZUWtlXWWupwKqG_aVEAZ9fs8WTp1dHAxvS4xARKzkbHDpl0-xmt-GxDqoikFp8uAeuQbslWAaPy0439PAbWHqYNCfMSaOGzHYOvmu1Zt12Kzf4yixupBLIhbjNK9NFJ4Bh3eC6OoyRK/s4080/20230916_141249.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhphlf27JOF70HJRv7RRIgX7wwDjdds26FZZj0KnqQkIEDIUm2yZUWtlXWWupwKqG_aVEAZ9fs8WTp1dHAxvS4xARKzkbHDpl0-xmt-GxDqoikFp8uAeuQbslWAaPy0439PAbWHqYNCfMSaOGzHYOvmu1Zt12Kzf4yixupBLIhbjNK9NFJ4Bh3eC6OoyRK/w640-h288/20230916_141249.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Chloe's mum Kimberley decorated the front of the house...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNFlG-WSJyX-1-aLSOW62WjI37f42o3v4GdcKactUbm9rZYFOjLCQ6JLIXrSVtkgGkiXjO94v5fmgnMB7x2S2WSBKssMu1CpYSLkoAR630Q4hLZqir3dwOSRaUS3Yz65EsUD9FFvTA_fa6EAkaNMGpmJmgIIqNyrAUqL7775Q_QncGxgyvalvkvxQhUUa/s4080/20230916_141042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNFlG-WSJyX-1-aLSOW62WjI37f42o3v4GdcKactUbm9rZYFOjLCQ6JLIXrSVtkgGkiXjO94v5fmgnMB7x2S2WSBKssMu1CpYSLkoAR630Q4hLZqir3dwOSRaUS3Yz65EsUD9FFvTA_fa6EAkaNMGpmJmgIIqNyrAUqL7775Q_QncGxgyvalvkvxQhUUa/w640-h288/20230916_141042.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAUxkr7NKCyGn7lRwRktZJn5TZ7f6ziBUuu2s5XcdyO7rf5PXqah--gN7wn7nBMgFIYaQVWEnjcfOFJpxWHFmIcXQFJ0qzFrJYIU8ErMwm4nVBXt87MJmhQvX_1xSGTTqJxUWly2CIsZ-orvxsqWZjOyRwfNmca3Q9EovKG70HOoxZMnLZQoqhIioU8hf/s4080/20230916_161013.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHAUxkr7NKCyGn7lRwRktZJn5TZ7f6ziBUuu2s5XcdyO7rf5PXqah--gN7wn7nBMgFIYaQVWEnjcfOFJpxWHFmIcXQFJ0qzFrJYIU8ErMwm4nVBXt87MJmhQvX_1xSGTTqJxUWly2CIsZ-orvxsqWZjOyRwfNmca3Q9EovKG70HOoxZMnLZQoqhIioU8hf/w288-h640/20230916_161013.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The birthday girl!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I didn't have time to take outfit photos on Saturday but I wore the Desigual maxi dress I found in the 3:16 charity shop sale a few weeks ago with a pair of pre-loved but BNWT sandals I bought in a Co. Donegal charity shop whilst on holiday. I also took my Betty Barclay jacket with me but didn't need it as it turned to be a very warm day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlqtk5OjZQm08_GnuXKUeMWaV0wefMmWmzJuOMsEQod57SuzB6O6R4cxTpo1u4WPVzc-c3d9NdhqwVasqw2P7lmhQ5uGegKXWQrudOcwojUZrSdzN2QbR69XFsO61ykswaY_Vawrm1ODZCFZHhouCqMnIzYCH-VMJqbYMN3yD4V6Xis2OR_9PHO3zGuVF/s824/IMG-20230917-WA0011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="824" data-original-width="220" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdlqtk5OjZQm08_GnuXKUeMWaV0wefMmWmzJuOMsEQod57SuzB6O6R4cxTpo1u4WPVzc-c3d9NdhqwVasqw2P7lmhQ5uGegKXWQrudOcwojUZrSdzN2QbR69XFsO61ykswaY_Vawrm1ODZCFZHhouCqMnIzYCH-VMJqbYMN3yD4V6Xis2OR_9PHO3zGuVF/w170-h640/IMG-20230917-WA0011.jpg" width="170" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A quiet Sunday. Swimming, followed by a bit of a tidy up in the garden and housework. OH made dinner - it was just us. Next Sunday, we're having a big get together with Mandy and Paul, my brothers, my eldest grandson; his girlfriend and the Bedford crew. We're hoping to have a bbq but if the weather lets us down it will be a buffet - I don't have enough room at the table for everybody!</span></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/AVvXsEhYzXwOD4Ynb03qpvKgoSSn1MvTUIhyfkWA5i0VELTR7pNirhu-r7yViGf37GLbNKYqN6I1_bxfb68PF1RcuB-qEJpLzIuz70VEy4C6Ri3IQ07h4NzVmvu6y8CcMjtmSsQshDW56dL5jDIfNBKR7M8VYdEhdRkvdgJ1vaukvn3QdndLRBrYiesYM_049xuN/s2864/20230918_094412_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2864" data-original-width="1557" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzXwOD4Ynb03qpvKgoSSn1MvTUIhyfkWA5i0VELTR7pNirhu-r7yViGf37GLbNKYqN6I1_bxfb68PF1RcuB-qEJpLzIuz70VEy4C6Ri3IQ07h4NzVmvu6y8CcMjtmSsQshDW56dL5jDIfNBKR7M8VYdEhdRkvdgJ1vaukvn3QdndLRBrYiesYM_049xuN/w348-h640/20230918_094412_001.jpg" width="348" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It started out as warm and sunny on Monday but by the time I left Barnardo's it was lashing down and stayed wet and cool until evening. It was almost chilly in the evening and I closed lots of windows that had been open for weeks. Barnardo's was chock a block with donations both at the front and back so we stopped them and tried to process the pile on the shop floor.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fs71QNMGEUbIGqNj-G0Y3qseXKa97ZvTTR-MkrhpvjE82Vi-bCgzLcG9bFzhYWxuQhKmQHuLhrtSeonw9WAvca9Vkyp7PopDlygZl8zrj6Q2U2EtAfU22jWUsncW8JE1eTKl1jpCiQY1dzUH47dh-gOrhJsiGIoH-J-QzFbWV_ArHYHzRYGRmvcP_B7i/s2797/20230918_094415_002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2797" data-original-width="1355" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fs71QNMGEUbIGqNj-G0Y3qseXKa97ZvTTR-MkrhpvjE82Vi-bCgzLcG9bFzhYWxuQhKmQHuLhrtSeonw9WAvca9Vkyp7PopDlygZl8zrj6Q2U2EtAfU22jWUsncW8JE1eTKl1jpCiQY1dzUH47dh-gOrhJsiGIoH-J-QzFbWV_ArHYHzRYGRmvcP_B7i/w310-h640/20230918_094415_002.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Feeling a bit more colourful on Monday. Skirt; no label from Barnardo's last year; t shirt M&S; pre-loved; vintage patterned blouse also pre-loved from Barnardo's last week; and sandals by Timberland via Vinted.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYG4sMuv6K3T3fsmFCM-NBu-hOR8tBqFLkD16nRg3JHYB8noEdadSfiIhIYMWnG7D5ezTjDd-TsQjAsym9GzxefMIMgvpiNtLaB6cx7CinDYoluR0A7ZTkiRtYfkq1azivmp6U0epmB_yR4bx5Jfd0Qunq9SZ9CN0RQQDi9jS0etxOnHkAphBRFNhe3-2/s4128/20230918_094205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWYG4sMuv6K3T3fsmFCM-NBu-hOR8tBqFLkD16nRg3JHYB8noEdadSfiIhIYMWnG7D5ezTjDd-TsQjAsym9GzxefMIMgvpiNtLaB6cx7CinDYoluR0A7ZTkiRtYfkq1azivmp6U0epmB_yR4bx5Jfd0Qunq9SZ9CN0RQQDi9jS0etxOnHkAphBRFNhe3-2/w288-h640/20230918_094205.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I went to the food bank on Tuesday and as a colleague didn't come in; spent the morning making up food parcels after I'd put away the donated toiletries and cleaning products. Tuesday was my daughter's birthday and I made her a vegan Lemon Polenta birthday cake. Once OH was in from work we'd be going to her house armed with cards, presents and cake. It only seems a very short while since I was bringing her home from hospital dressed in crocheted 'baby sleeping bag' - my first ever crocheted item! She's an amazing daughter and I'm so very proud of her.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">PS - You might be wondering about the title of this post. It comes from a famous TV advert from the 1980s for Campari. The (very well spoken)man says to the woman he's pouring a Campari for 'Were you truly wafted here from Paradise'? and she responds in a strong Cockney accent: 'Naahh, Luton Airport'....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">See you in a fortnight.</span></div><br />Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-503964331196187162023-09-05T16:47:00.003+01:002023-09-05T16:47:41.451+01:00...and I lose a father...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DjW4WLQzoCiELaJdTVnRAXpYmInM3EIAFrjOVo8ITbxh6miu9Oc4AQdNIDgWVszBO9-DonANJBHjnsWrWu1T1L_nn89eLq5KFwNq-pEeQB-uE4fACo-aeCmNET7CatdE9hWJRWZb0LINMUUwgRG-ckfdyNk3glBu2eZxbAAXCHtwFLSs8Ym_SDBb0gVv/s4624/Keysoe%20international%2001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4624" data-original-width="3472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DjW4WLQzoCiELaJdTVnRAXpYmInM3EIAFrjOVo8ITbxh6miu9Oc4AQdNIDgWVszBO9-DonANJBHjnsWrWu1T1L_nn89eLq5KFwNq-pEeQB-uE4fACo-aeCmNET7CatdE9hWJRWZb0LINMUUwgRG-ckfdyNk3glBu2eZxbAAXCHtwFLSs8Ym_SDBb0gVv/w480-h640/Keysoe%20international%2001.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hello again!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">You might remember in my last post I said on a Friday walk we stopped for coffee and cake and the Equestrian Centre in Keysoe? Barry took this photo of me when my cake arrived and only sent it to me a week later- too late for the blog post, but don't I look pleased to see it?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEheicH51gsHVViiebcH7qooj15wlVcktWuVbyQhAdkWOuZ3Qy-nZblNaZG_EUUmPLw4wRGwEbAkAE5myzInHd2LrflDwujuWimE9Vt9pHMUBlEaCLTA-WQpcXzpvQMy26hbL_xGg1aGS7lKaqTLDMSdFzyDfgoyYOS3rq4OonRDIHipIGf69PTiSO1yFWVD/s2451/20230823_092831_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2451" data-original-width="1207" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheicH51gsHVViiebcH7qooj15wlVcktWuVbyQhAdkWOuZ3Qy-nZblNaZG_EUUmPLw4wRGwEbAkAE5myzInHd2LrflDwujuWimE9Vt9pHMUBlEaCLTA-WQpcXzpvQMy26hbL_xGg1aGS7lKaqTLDMSdFzyDfgoyYOS3rq4OonRDIHipIGf69PTiSO1yFWVD/w316-h640/20230823_092831_001.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore this outfit on Wednesday. I'd arranged to spend the day with my sister, Mandy, (I love being able to say that). I took her to visit our father's grave in Kensal Green Cemetery in London; after I picked her up at her house. I met my niece and nephew for the first time, too! From the cemetery we drove back towards Mandy's house to avoid the dreaded London rush hour traffic and had a meal at a local pub. It was a brilliant day and the weather was pretty hot; 26 degrees the car temperature gauge said at one point. Mandy and I have such a lot to catch up on/find out; we never stop talking...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYkm8hJhjg5--AAqEnhrnaAKIStAwcXTxbBxxR0cu0eTgxB4A3k2_D4xY4CPBdYvu6ephcy0WGNx1liA4GPCW47It_G0xEAK7_jtwagytFoiqgqvfczpYAn2OMSJXNFKGJH2WI7ihnnpn9oU_vMNGXyLxb-NKWJuteiNs0mImI1_ixlBLbrQVDkNPTWx4t/s2281/20230823_092850_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2281" data-original-width="1185" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYkm8hJhjg5--AAqEnhrnaAKIStAwcXTxbBxxR0cu0eTgxB4A3k2_D4xY4CPBdYvu6ephcy0WGNx1liA4GPCW47It_G0xEAK7_jtwagytFoiqgqvfczpYAn2OMSJXNFKGJH2WI7ihnnpn9oU_vMNGXyLxb-NKWJuteiNs0mImI1_ixlBLbrQVDkNPTWx4t/w332-h640/20230823_092850_001.jpg" width="332" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Retail sandals, trousers by Tu; bought in sale and pretty old now; pre-loved top by Pepperberry. All jewellery pre-loved except the earrings which I bought on Monday from Barnardo's new goods section.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTM9kEeK93jLR_eL908Jd0uqlQ79he8u6YXFUY8bQp9PnTMWCTbGt92dGKnWSrYoyZtBh67ubm78jzsNLoZqRafZdJet35qvcuDDOgZ1RbAMw-R5hH-RZQnbsKXlwdSF_M06p9Zkly7-BeJhxtlAFLAkl5C-_0erBo-qUHcTIUKSYOUKqqNdkVncI6J5gn/s4128/20230823_092559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTM9kEeK93jLR_eL908Jd0uqlQ79he8u6YXFUY8bQp9PnTMWCTbGt92dGKnWSrYoyZtBh67ubm78jzsNLoZqRafZdJet35qvcuDDOgZ1RbAMw-R5hH-RZQnbsKXlwdSF_M06p9Zkly7-BeJhxtlAFLAkl5C-_0erBo-qUHcTIUKSYOUKqqNdkVncI6J5gn/w480-h640/20230823_092559.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We started watching a BBC TV series called </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">'Wolf' on Wednesday evening. We'd watched the first episode before going to Ireland and as it seemed a bit weird we decided to watch more. Weird it most certainly was...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7vofAq9Z1mYidfXJGkAXPtPmfwWa_wAUgZMpBhx_nx4W5Hw6M1mrNj3c7iMZ9he8ERvrAe6j-DNEoD115K7Z9_Kt58U2de2Ew2vZF2qtDAwWtfDhVVzOuohlL7HKCD0BQmpS366HAiTD9Wb1oryPnpkHEdjSmOuXySYrgHguvc5FttuY_tXKtlUwd0uF/s2767/20230824_122007_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2767" data-original-width="1122" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7vofAq9Z1mYidfXJGkAXPtPmfwWa_wAUgZMpBhx_nx4W5Hw6M1mrNj3c7iMZ9he8ERvrAe6j-DNEoD115K7Z9_Kt58U2de2Ew2vZF2qtDAwWtfDhVVzOuohlL7HKCD0BQmpS366HAiTD9Wb1oryPnpkHEdjSmOuXySYrgHguvc5FttuY_tXKtlUwd0uF/w260-h640/20230824_122007_001.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It's the Primarni jeans again. Pre-loved tee shirt; very old by Papaya; pre-loved jacket by M&Co and Monsoon sandals. Earrings and necklace also pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Gl4_4E_PoNOhPLLO314A63vwMNPthtkLqo4TQzfrjQt_MUYjdo7P-m1SOSoCaovWYbVSB7s-qJ64PeEMBCMaesuTfS4aSZnoQxdtGvHI3rZRxl-I04D-SeUogb_UhmqXbinRrk47tP_g_us6YjzMmrac89EZO5XwCEus_hhn1GvQCfWeVmdAoDgkKomu/s2788/20230824_122021_003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2788" data-original-width="1111" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Gl4_4E_PoNOhPLLO314A63vwMNPthtkLqo4TQzfrjQt_MUYjdo7P-m1SOSoCaovWYbVSB7s-qJ64PeEMBCMaesuTfS4aSZnoQxdtGvHI3rZRxl-I04D-SeUogb_UhmqXbinRrk47tP_g_us6YjzMmrac89EZO5XwCEus_hhn1GvQCfWeVmdAoDgkKomu/w256-h640/20230824_122021_003.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I went for the usual 46 lap swim; walked to collect a parcel from the parcel shop; then went to Lidl and Sainsbury's to do the food shopping. Once the shopping was unpacked and put away I caught up with blogs and blog land then made dinner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjza-LJjARR8of7niQPJdNd1y4vy6r9wnFKN3oGPFbk-6LYCtdkceumKBvOCQS2LkRagIq0ioiD4NdLuXVi32i7p0EpxaoCDnNS3VOKH2IbJX7udE-B74pON8rgRs_OAzvVW_a7C-hnYO75lLIoCc_tzJIC8gwHf_1F-avG1lO9NHR5FvXe4vR4Fz8A7vYm/s4128/20230824_121918.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjza-LJjARR8of7niQPJdNd1y4vy6r9wnFKN3oGPFbk-6LYCtdkceumKBvOCQS2LkRagIq0ioiD4NdLuXVi32i7p0EpxaoCDnNS3VOKH2IbJX7udE-B74pON8rgRs_OAzvVW_a7C-hnYO75lLIoCc_tzJIC8gwHf_1F-avG1lO9NHR5FvXe4vR4Fz8A7vYm/w480-h640/20230824_121918.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Another lovely warm day on Thursday but it got overcast around 5 pm. Would we have rain? The last time it rained as far as I could remember was on the train coming back from the London Bridges walk...no rain fell.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It felt odd on Friday not having an unofficial bus walk but I went for a walk anyway in the afternoon of 4.5 miles. It was warm, humid and overcast - thunderstorm weather. The walk was very pleasant; most of the fields were harvested or being harvested. I saw a combine harvester at work in one of the fields below:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhlA7-2ERHWuEEFfEP-9r5Wa1cusufRjzZRlq5RiKQWwgmzVOIHefAVCuSr6PQJq8hiQi5vLEv7Q-v3sOalZtH-QfZP7UPm3DS1h-6KGkKZbQk0rbTWQlrm470cyFPit2mF-n9kSIZH6AaisgC3hbQZEOFwnJd9579YQxuZkfo07cF6JEBuz_TM2O81cHk-/s2046/20230825_132612-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlA7-2ERHWuEEFfEP-9r5Wa1cusufRjzZRlq5RiKQWwgmzVOIHefAVCuSr6PQJq8hiQi5vLEv7Q-v3sOalZtH-QfZP7UPm3DS1h-6KGkKZbQk0rbTWQlrm470cyFPit2mF-n9kSIZH6AaisgC3hbQZEOFwnJd9579YQxuZkfo07cF6JEBuz_TM2O81cHk-/w480-h640/20230825_132612-COLLAGE.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And I stopped for a chat with a couple of horses. They were masked up against the flies but I couldn't see why they had their coats on; it was far from cold. I know nothing about horses. These were very friendly and came right up to the fence to say hello; I expect they thought I might have something for them but it's not usually a good idea to feed the horses; at least that's what the signs always say. I once saw one that said 'Please don't feed me; I'm on a diet'!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjsnM9z5U5HWYBgUVvNRUkYY37ZpA9LLvZXHSacRb9LvfUIkhXgPdo1X5syYF70euKyrLypvY3ygAuJW7xA1RWeYL65Ntumjz8qHq-dyy56bcHcfCZRYwmIt_NVegi-DoHghFbuEbRGId5HPTFqpn6euIOPyYqSH1nL_rZplwKvtlNFS3LyLr6tPHQc5J/s2046/20230825_135455-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAjsnM9z5U5HWYBgUVvNRUkYY37ZpA9LLvZXHSacRb9LvfUIkhXgPdo1X5syYF70euKyrLypvY3ygAuJW7xA1RWeYL65Ntumjz8qHq-dyy56bcHcfCZRYwmIt_NVegi-DoHghFbuEbRGId5HPTFqpn6euIOPyYqSH1nL_rZplwKvtlNFS3LyLr6tPHQc5J/w640-h480/20230825_135455-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After the walk I went to Pells; the farm shop and nursery, which was quite close to the area I was walking in to see if they had any plants. The small window box at the front needed replenishing and I was tired of pansies. Unfortunately, that was all Pells had but I did buy some new potatoes and some greengages. Greengages are a sort of yellowy green plum and I love them. Pells is the only place I know that sells them when they're in season. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I stayed in my walking gear all day. OH brought pizza home from work (courtesy of one of the many sales reps who buy edibles for the staff when they visit the company). There's always too much pizza, so he brings home the leftovers to stop it from going to waste. I'm not a fan of pizza but Friday is a no cook day and I'm not one to look a gift horse in the mouth...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">By Friday I'd almost finished reading 'Demon Copperhead' by Barbara Kingsolver. It'd taken me ages to read it mostly because I was so busy with other things and researching on Ancestry in the evenings. I knew the final book in the series about Dr. Ruth Galloway by Elly Griffiths was being published in August and treated myself to a Kindle copy; that's what I'll be reading next.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjWyaOIwlXYq0lypFzHZ1JjKXN5sUrZtGd655s36MkP2eJeaSTxQN7XqOPChfVo7UvXjHVtz1n7DYFuZ5A1aTZNCjhuV2BUEhaXJ2EOyHl_rVBd6W1nINJR5ksPPbh2sTvfNf4hvHJNRAjksjZQVOYAy5WdWiSpNfcuUzTmu00x0w61nK3DJiJB4pjn9lOr/s346/51VJQgTSJFL._SY346_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="225" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWyaOIwlXYq0lypFzHZ1JjKXN5sUrZtGd655s36MkP2eJeaSTxQN7XqOPChfVo7UvXjHVtz1n7DYFuZ5A1aTZNCjhuV2BUEhaXJ2EOyHl_rVBd6W1nINJR5ksPPbh2sTvfNf4hvHJNRAjksjZQVOYAy5WdWiSpNfcuUzTmu00x0w61nK3DJiJB4pjn9lOr/w416-h640/51VJQgTSJFL._SY346_.jpg" width="416" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Well, I expect you'll want to know about my DNA test results won't you?</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">They arrived on Thursday and I also spoke to a very helpful adviser about the results. My two brothers on my dad's side are full siblings with a probability of 99.7%; whereas my DNA matched to each of those brothers is very, very low in comparison. Therefore the most obvious conclusion is that we do not share a biological father and that's why my DNA ethnicity is very mixed and completely unlike Mandy's. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Nevertheless; we have all agreed we feel and will continue to behave as full siblings; only now I'm one of 5 siblings! 3 half-brothers from my mum's side; and my half-brothers' half-sister from my dad's side! How complicated is that? How do I feel about the fact my dad was not my biological dad? As I said in the previous post, he reared me and loved me and will always be my dad. I sincerely believe my</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> dad didn't know he wasn't my biological father; and I can't even be sure my mum knew (it's possible) so I don't have that awful feeling of having been lied to for most of my life.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhp7sEP7uOG7Ig3H4W3uoJ2txFRHRuvCKp0C-8eajvBROwJTaVU8ww19gAZPYtpsN5ChNSONdFHnuSw2P2t0Ft0a24Z2xsxqLi5xogVEhopGNksblI3KCe0wZqg-vxUOl5uzFjftMbe5I2VmuGbcosreUhl-08jPo2xAxXC8N4xlzO_WZN5s2CFZhsFM0MM/s4128/20230826_111714.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7sEP7uOG7Ig3H4W3uoJ2txFRHRuvCKp0C-8eajvBROwJTaVU8ww19gAZPYtpsN5ChNSONdFHnuSw2P2t0Ft0a24Z2xsxqLi5xogVEhopGNksblI3KCe0wZqg-vxUOl5uzFjftMbe5I2VmuGbcosreUhl-08jPo2xAxXC8N4xlzO_WZN5s2CFZhsFM0MM/w480-h640/20230826_111714.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There was a definite shift in the weather on Friday; it was much cooler and in the late afternoon rained but not heavily; I noticed it was dark by 8.30. When we first arrived in Ireland less than a month ago it wasn't getting dark until about 11 pm...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhNmQwPXakxls6g3WkAzl1jiOw4CtkgyDQDMrd6SzkQSgamu7ox6gxAvQ9N39EkjXxGzHRjdTjeSmuDmVNrsNG855K28Rh_qwWzN7A2JehEZhVxshvUdtQxmYBuctS0gyPB9D4Y9m6bs2VfkuohKMBTNQIYtVAzFVfHFoSnuFOja4Sg4ou5ti-J4b3u_XI8/s2900/20230826_111553_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2900" data-original-width="1325" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNmQwPXakxls6g3WkAzl1jiOw4CtkgyDQDMrd6SzkQSgamu7ox6gxAvQ9N39EkjXxGzHRjdTjeSmuDmVNrsNG855K28Rh_qwWzN7A2JehEZhVxshvUdtQxmYBuctS0gyPB9D4Y9m6bs2VfkuohKMBTNQIYtVAzFVfHFoSnuFOja4Sg4ou5ti-J4b3u_XI8/w292-h640/20230826_111553_001.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OH was going to visit his mum in London on Saturday so I decided to go on a rummage. The last time I went for a rummage was in Co. Derry; I was overdue one...I decided to trawl all the charity shop in and around Bedford town centre as it had been a long time since I had. There are 9 in total and I visited them all. I got caught in a very heavy downpour and sheltered under a tree for about 20 minutes until it had stopped. Of course the washing that had been hung out on the line was absolutely soaked when I got back and had to be be spun again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aP-zoEywS7c6zHdTxBcUVjuM0q9ZEVBPISrlqQaqRv9LmKyfSMnz6rpEybtQado88kctf6Www2ga2qxGN2g3Jtg_qfoNGuhgjQEkdSRcDlQrfwfeo_bVkDH4MrON2Zc4N1BuwrpHbLiIgtnyKujlQQz5JWpBW8oGMGcSE6AtRwu-eBmR4RdAnDu6KpvE/s2621/20230826_111615_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2621" data-original-width="1028" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0aP-zoEywS7c6zHdTxBcUVjuM0q9ZEVBPISrlqQaqRv9LmKyfSMnz6rpEybtQado88kctf6Www2ga2qxGN2g3Jtg_qfoNGuhgjQEkdSRcDlQrfwfeo_bVkDH4MrON2Zc4N1BuwrpHbLiIgtnyKujlQQz5JWpBW8oGMGcSE6AtRwu-eBmR4RdAnDu6KpvE/w252-h640/20230826_111615_001.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved. Trousers by M&S; top by Olsen and bought when in Ireland on 1 euro rail. It's the palest of blues which you can't really see in the photo. I cannot remember where these sandals were bought; they have a small heel which was useful as it stopped the trousers trailing on the ground. I didn't wear a jacket to town or take an umbrella; hence the tree sheltering. I found some books on my rummage; a M&S winter skirt; a tunic which I can wear in winter with a jumper underneath or in the warmer weather over trousers; a Desigual maxi dress and a short sleeved navy linen top. I had a quick sort out when I got home and put several items into the donations bag which was full to bursting by then. I'd drop the bag off on Tuesday on my way back from the food bank.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2w6f7J6p2l0YVF26XKwz_yY02yssfwLIECRBLqvCryfDFKcaduty5YuHZMmZBnw54T65mmNnkgxwIbTjzZWMsnSBSrBvHxUj5PM36J5Hcuey-xrcEXgehaEV6LBZEuYYnQMf_DGXOZ5vGCAhzcKUGxT-MM2ZwtbycEcektv-5icJX9bTa4CGCB3B5hoiO/s4128/20230827_150608.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2w6f7J6p2l0YVF26XKwz_yY02yssfwLIECRBLqvCryfDFKcaduty5YuHZMmZBnw54T65mmNnkgxwIbTjzZWMsnSBSrBvHxUj5PM36J5Hcuey-xrcEXgehaEV6LBZEuYYnQMf_DGXOZ5vGCAhzcKUGxT-MM2ZwtbycEcektv-5icJX9bTa4CGCB3B5hoiO/w480-h640/20230827_150608.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiGFI9SiybJ7Rp1Ay0HJXrxhLZ6O50KlH_6hwvbrHiutPEUCDkg4iAXtEA7QGOL_bdvApJ4dBfa37iWt4BvwdwF3nIGYbUPMTze3g0e1jN3XebxTXxCrPh97TxzybSq5sB9O52W-imuX5ebGOijvd2a7qM3t2psPauDyHjkou6ndX6Xhy9eX6Krf0-Bn6/s2941/20230827_150704_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2941" data-original-width="1253" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkiGFI9SiybJ7Rp1Ay0HJXrxhLZ6O50KlH_6hwvbrHiutPEUCDkg4iAXtEA7QGOL_bdvApJ4dBfa37iWt4BvwdwF3nIGYbUPMTze3g0e1jN3XebxTXxCrPh97TxzybSq5sB9O52W-imuX5ebGOijvd2a7qM3t2psPauDyHjkou6ndX6Xhy9eX6Krf0-Bn6/w272-h640/20230827_150704_001.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEhwm99g692oga5hmeLoeV1yh6Tteg4KOeiKc8CE4A9b20jX1HmnDSpLUcccetDuj-VWdHDivhUbCSiJI6WVfvyaOY-afDLQ_JgNifRa0rIjIP37YM2XFKSZr8XOjTWRIlZVE_EXO9LFuQxo_oi5qmQc9n8wlLHRWxWgEf_KuQDEn0UfNhEJxajIqZz-U/s2951/20230827_150714_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2951" data-original-width="1349" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEhwm99g692oga5hmeLoeV1yh6Tteg4KOeiKc8CE4A9b20jX1HmnDSpLUcccetDuj-VWdHDivhUbCSiJI6WVfvyaOY-afDLQ_JgNifRa0rIjIP37YM2XFKSZr8XOjTWRIlZVE_EXO9LFuQxo_oi5qmQc9n8wlLHRWxWgEf_KuQDEn0UfNhEJxajIqZz-U/w292-h640/20230827_150714_002.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sunday was the usual swimming, housework and cooking dinner. Everything pre-loved except the sandals from Monsoon. All jewellery pre-loved. I bought the cardigan in Burton-on-Trent when I went there for my Aunty Joan's funeral and left my funeral outfit at home...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiWzNNpkFszQY3Q-TzzciA2RaQkbUHI8oOKdQ4yU8p3-ywuloHo6w3kAVYQRVu_pF7V8IbBLMXv8FhIU-B9Qa2n2GUD_FEKZQ2M6S1Wtl2ay4FTcgCA_5QApkGAbQsB9DXI5j1HfUIvKzgP2dTTlTRr_F76gy5PgU5X982CyEqYPcd9VRwbZ-kui8ALlYFn/s2784/20230828_103705_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="1120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzNNpkFszQY3Q-TzzciA2RaQkbUHI8oOKdQ4yU8p3-ywuloHo6w3kAVYQRVu_pF7V8IbBLMXv8FhIU-B9Qa2n2GUD_FEKZQ2M6S1Wtl2ay4FTcgCA_5QApkGAbQsB9DXI5j1HfUIvKzgP2dTTlTRr_F76gy5PgU5X982CyEqYPcd9VRwbZ-kui8ALlYFn/w258-h640/20230828_103705_001.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Monday was a Bank Holiday. When my grandchildren were small we used to try and take them to the seaside on bank holiday weekends but hadn't been for many years. I didn't think they'd want to come aged 13 and 18 years but they both said yes! I decided on Sheringham in Norfolk and what a good choice it was. It was lovely traditional seaside town but with a very pebbly beach. It took us a while to get there as it was mostly single lane A roads and once you're stuck behind a slow driver that's it. We came back via a different route with more dual carriageways and got back a bit quicker.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMLVvssnASvBRvPWkFJ1urIgSZQNm2oGJMIJ9eTb66uOVNEKmrPgPr93f7E6ePXPYvzTNvwYEpIC6TFsAncRU0tXeZQwQ1Er8mrKcDsL3-noviWw8il1SJYoQEJa3ZBEVU8uoo7bktiNMPHbG2W4Lj8NxBfFE468NwJfd6JprQZydbhc5iyapwbN5AOlG/s2621/20230828_103714_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2621" data-original-width="1046" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMLVvssnASvBRvPWkFJ1urIgSZQNm2oGJMIJ9eTb66uOVNEKmrPgPr93f7E6ePXPYvzTNvwYEpIC6TFsAncRU0tXeZQwQ1Er8mrKcDsL3-noviWw8il1SJYoQEJa3ZBEVU8uoo7bktiNMPHbG2W4Lj8NxBfFE468NwJfd6JprQZydbhc5iyapwbN5AOlG/w256-h640/20230828_103714_001.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Trousers La Redoute sale years ago (they must be getting on for 10 years old); H&M top bought on Saturday's rummage. Pre-loved Primarni jacket. Timberland sandals pre-loved from Vinted. They are the most comfortable sandals and I feel like I'm bouncing along when I wear them...all jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9C6C1efDn92WVD3RhPQD4-fzSexnMafEe96u9QvyEW9Ho7Tvlp9Nr7HX8KErJwZm244SRL6d8LXI9S-VHjYDpHEtO7YICYlXPaRZtx4nlD245xX4XLtHyE_FrZEFurQ12UtOe2FhOj6dj-i_dbJQDAfgwb2FEF4z3_KzkhkUKJTU51eJwblufZbks85dY/s2647/20230828_103626_003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2647" data-original-width="1229" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9C6C1efDn92WVD3RhPQD4-fzSexnMafEe96u9QvyEW9Ho7Tvlp9Nr7HX8KErJwZm244SRL6d8LXI9S-VHjYDpHEtO7YICYlXPaRZtx4nlD245xX4XLtHyE_FrZEFurQ12UtOe2FhOj6dj-i_dbJQDAfgwb2FEF4z3_KzkhkUKJTU51eJwblufZbks85dY/w298-h640/20230828_103626_003.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFE647uPoKzlCBuUNfDuO5URnpuF2RaawQr46C2BTBB22b4glPfJb6sQSCFUHvgg-KIPMBUQeGDpljV38FKAsjQQEho7sbTs-3ld8aS2ti0m9GWp4aY3EVYwSbVbZkKVKs3Q-6tdwOW8o8Kvc6jMzipgTxdBoxtaZN3nK60Kns3veenvZjzd97ZTcRaZ0/s4128/20230828_103549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFE647uPoKzlCBuUNfDuO5URnpuF2RaawQr46C2BTBB22b4glPfJb6sQSCFUHvgg-KIPMBUQeGDpljV38FKAsjQQEho7sbTs-3ld8aS2ti0m9GWp4aY3EVYwSbVbZkKVKs3Q-6tdwOW8o8Kvc6jMzipgTxdBoxtaZN3nK60Kns3veenvZjzd97ZTcRaZ0/w480-h640/20230828_103549.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The grandsons astonished me by bringing their swimming togs and actually venturing into the sea. They didn't swim but rolled around and played about in the waves. The beach was very pebbly and swim shoes were needed. I was sorry I didn't bring my swimming gear and have a swim too; there were lots of people swimming in the sea so it couldn't have been that cold. The last time I swam in the sea in the UK was when we were in Cornwall with the grandsons on a half-term break in 2018; I think...neither of them went into the sea that time. The weather was beautiful; warm and sunny all day. We tried for a round of crazy golf but were too late; we were also too late for a trip on the steam train, the North Norfolk Railway; 'The Poppy Line' which runs between Sheringham and Holt; a 5 mile journey along the north Norfolk coast. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzkPaSl7KwwMiSW9-TEeljbuAAMvnnej5KOzey0hI623vTQvwDRh0FLfeffLeDxzozl_05fpVCtgGROiSsLXWXGoeLOx_fn-93JjuRdQ2ROwaRZM_Kwg4fUewN_y5W_-uyWvI_iPSHaNz6rjcVAibjmDRQluQ1Oj5VFJ_D6DGijWn5WQpo_jxoQPg40A5/s4080/20230828_151322.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYzkPaSl7KwwMiSW9-TEeljbuAAMvnnej5KOzey0hI623vTQvwDRh0FLfeffLeDxzozl_05fpVCtgGROiSsLXWXGoeLOx_fn-93JjuRdQ2ROwaRZM_Kwg4fUewN_y5W_-uyWvI_iPSHaNz6rjcVAibjmDRQluQ1Oj5VFJ_D6DGijWn5WQpo_jxoQPg40A5/w640-h288/20230828_151322.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">My phone ran out of battery after I took these photos and the following photos were taken by OH.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The slipway</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjp9pU-_7QeETB3sXBkU3JsjnZIymP8DYa7uoc1DcxE0x859fjQ14AMH46NlfNooJS9FPmLrTgMcTF2_ldG3G9um28bGAOU6WjX3sVl2DIQg016u8NoQb6_51JeeKAKT6EOCw-6s7qVafzdxH9XK5i-ogj1QvO9BrmRUP_lQSTvpgdLYwuKD8_usn4KIYXN/s1600/IMG-20230829-WA0014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp9pU-_7QeETB3sXBkU3JsjnZIymP8DYa7uoc1DcxE0x859fjQ14AMH46NlfNooJS9FPmLrTgMcTF2_ldG3G9um28bGAOU6WjX3sVl2DIQg016u8NoQb6_51JeeKAKT6EOCw-6s7qVafzdxH9XK5i-ogj1QvO9BrmRUP_lQSTvpgdLYwuKD8_usn4KIYXN/w480-h640/IMG-20230829-WA0014.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fishermen's cottages</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IqT_NB5yupdRLyU-crcr2hLLufDPgbtSIfpwjUzlrxF24iPt5yrUCnrOlIr2otVkrOVQK3ZmpOmu5TFDLN7-w_XEVASth37Fy2fG14cggqGAOir98Z9O5L555mTZWNWeU_64GdM4otrYVJ9TqMJn2u5GGVNDG5XeHkKmCLOE4KqCK8V69QSKzfODpWhL/s1600/IMG-20230829-WA0005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IqT_NB5yupdRLyU-crcr2hLLufDPgbtSIfpwjUzlrxF24iPt5yrUCnrOlIr2otVkrOVQK3ZmpOmu5TFDLN7-w_XEVASth37Fy2fG14cggqGAOir98Z9O5L555mTZWNWeU_64GdM4otrYVJ9TqMJn2u5GGVNDG5XeHkKmCLOE4KqCK8V69QSKzfODpWhL/w480-h640/IMG-20230829-WA0005.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQH1C_kCklukMKT_qoAdLMzPXawfCrQsmyZ1bH9ha8FSJUpe-aGHnpXmaKS9QHY7Dqo7I3aJD1gah1APx2s1BMMc_H6Z3JZP2io_cqcyt9hHtYs01TFwE7TEMl7qYSR1z9H5CtzssJAxmmeKP8gqer8XY71dYZaPtdfRXIg1OEeRg_L45-aXkbrSIBGdnJ/s1600/IMG-20230829-WA0006.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQH1C_kCklukMKT_qoAdLMzPXawfCrQsmyZ1bH9ha8FSJUpe-aGHnpXmaKS9QHY7Dqo7I3aJD1gah1APx2s1BMMc_H6Z3JZP2io_cqcyt9hHtYs01TFwE7TEMl7qYSR1z9H5CtzssJAxmmeKP8gqer8XY71dYZaPtdfRXIg1OEeRg_L45-aXkbrSIBGdnJ/w640-h480/IMG-20230829-WA0006.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There were dozens of beach huts along the promenade which stretched far into the distance; apparently it goes as far as Wells-next-the-sea which is another very picturesque seaside town we've visited several times before. OH and I said we'd like to come back and do the walk and there were 5 charity shops in Sheringham we didn't get to visit...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEive_UnoGl19bN4MTC1zilEhnlcTN0fgPqXhLk6rr3l8yPgMSZXh4wjTfSg22kT-PLf63OhAeA6czOwAXW1fOw0ylFXIYFw6KnGN5aA1Rc3UKlVZ6MF180_CTBAfQ1O6H8DtO5-1-i96s4in8aw307dLedBHw-dpbetV1HdhyP7TA6s454Nf5R6PeJXUIUZ/s1524/IMG-20230829-WA0007.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1524" data-original-width="1143" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEive_UnoGl19bN4MTC1zilEhnlcTN0fgPqXhLk6rr3l8yPgMSZXh4wjTfSg22kT-PLf63OhAeA6czOwAXW1fOw0ylFXIYFw6KnGN5aA1Rc3UKlVZ6MF180_CTBAfQ1O6H8DtO5-1-i96s4in8aw307dLedBHw-dpbetV1HdhyP7TA6s454Nf5R6PeJXUIUZ/w480-h640/IMG-20230829-WA0007.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Salty Sea Dogs</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQksUNBVgdACv9SAGvQ_UEZVuFnxroxRbOEjGoFLd5DdtNYZXqeXCeYhprMB6hxgfyfRWRyEm0AvmQuPcLRxLswF6TJ5bifzOfu9PQUjFtXwH3Lz3ckQCv89jH-y6Ief0XwOMpW8R29R_7Ksj3kSYIAYk1hdW3C-IoNVVnFY7wM7m0BTug865O4yB8JQtl/s2046/IMG-20230829-WA0013-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2046" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQksUNBVgdACv9SAGvQ_UEZVuFnxroxRbOEjGoFLd5DdtNYZXqeXCeYhprMB6hxgfyfRWRyEm0AvmQuPcLRxLswF6TJ5bifzOfu9PQUjFtXwH3Lz3ckQCv89jH-y6Ief0XwOMpW8R29R_7Ksj3kSYIAYk1hdW3C-IoNVVnFY7wM7m0BTug865O4yB8JQtl/w640-h640/IMG-20230829-WA0013-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Murals painted all along the promenade walls about life in the past in Sheringham.</span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My hair was in dire need of a cut so I went to the hairdressers after the food bank on Tuesday. I also finally dropped off 2 bags of donations at the Daycare Hospice shop where I learned they were merging with Keech Hospice shops - a local hospice charity in Bedfordshire. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6PYuOZKnGfOM5x1lTquSkK9NqM0HYWjABiTATwUHPigGMw8Z70IaLI9i2uKcNqq9eFol0IC0IC2l6aJ1fNYUvwtW6xu30t5r_Dk0B5-JfCLT9bdLUFp5ai2ZbdYsUXMUTYzPy0SHAnSiOOchTULuhpmKJC6UEHSoDVZ8eXNH4lshlz14DpnLvX7jCG8R/s4128/20230829_142511.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc6PYuOZKnGfOM5x1lTquSkK9NqM0HYWjABiTATwUHPigGMw8Z70IaLI9i2uKcNqq9eFol0IC0IC2l6aJ1fNYUvwtW6xu30t5r_Dk0B5-JfCLT9bdLUFp5ai2ZbdYsUXMUTYzPy0SHAnSiOOchTULuhpmKJC6UEHSoDVZ8eXNH4lshlz14DpnLvX7jCG8R/w480-h640/20230829_142511.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Always feel better when I've had a haircut!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I walked with the group on Wednesday in Ampthill; 7 miles. I was weary when we finished and came home to sit down and chill out; catching up with blogs and blogging and reading my latest book. I'd finished the final Elly Griffiths on Tuesday evening. Sad to think there'll be no more Dr. Ruth and Nelson shenanigans to look forward to. I have, however, started to collect some of the series set in 1950s Brighton by Elly Griffiths and look forward to reading those. There's about 5 or 6 books in that series; whereas there was 15 in the Dr. Ruth Galloway series. The walk was lovely by the way and the weather was fine; although it started out as quite cool. No photos as it's somewhere I've walked often and there was nothing new to show you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhOEHZl3g7_-2MBeAphhwhZ_YefmVmZ6wBm6NIgAAuuT19QAfOdjwk-vOre5AzqWf3_h89INix1dHf7pUJ_4nX-toryk_ahVon8Ywa3JCktomyZj80H2CaHZ2WbwtqFAM5sFBC-MzhqdLb_aiHqDivw4l3zvn5S70p3I7ggqWjNSfBMrZPhyFQv0lOJrX76/s2518/20230831_123850_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2518" data-original-width="1059" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEHZl3g7_-2MBeAphhwhZ_YefmVmZ6wBm6NIgAAuuT19QAfOdjwk-vOre5AzqWf3_h89INix1dHf7pUJ_4nX-toryk_ahVon8Ywa3JCktomyZj80H2CaHZ2WbwtqFAM5sFBC-MzhqdLb_aiHqDivw4l3zvn5S70p3I7ggqWjNSfBMrZPhyFQv0lOJrX76/w270-h640/20230831_123850_001.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A much cooler day on Thursday and the sun didn't shine at all. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I went for a swim and did my 46 laps. I felt less tired today after swimming than I have since I came back from Ireland and think I've got my mojo back. I just can't do as much as I used to and find after a busy morning I need to sit and rest a while before getting on with something else - so that's what I've been doing. I've changed my hairdressing day to Tuesdays as Thursdays are just such full on days during the school term; I'm starting at 10 am at Barnardo's from next week and doing 3 hours instead of 3.5 hours. I find standing for hours like that really makes my back ache now and I've also stopped volunteering on Bank Holiday Mondays. My friend Hilary likes to have a nap in the afternoons; I'm not one for napping in the daytime but never say never!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbvhWylN3ADf6CZwbMBFP8gW0csakx3OWh2DCU9cRfVNJrMYo5oCxRKkRhQEC-6YROhR3rXTVZq-wcZ4zumIw2FhxR_C5fnULM6txqg1e5kpG56seAXevGZMpSpXuNp_M6sZVbUScfrtu7RlX8YWb227BhOg7_z-nSh4sVtXHmTnr1yG7WODT1T7KGRv5/s2828/20230831_123813_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2828" data-original-width="1136" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbvhWylN3ADf6CZwbMBFP8gW0csakx3OWh2DCU9cRfVNJrMYo5oCxRKkRhQEC-6YROhR3rXTVZq-wcZ4zumIw2FhxR_C5fnULM6txqg1e5kpG56seAXevGZMpSpXuNp_M6sZVbUScfrtu7RlX8YWb227BhOg7_z-nSh4sVtXHmTnr1yG7WODT1T7KGRv5/w258-h640/20230831_123813_001.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I can't for the life of me remember where I got this crinkly pleated skirt. It may have been The Children's Society at the end of last summer; when the charity shops are keen to get rid of their summer stock and have a sale. Anyway, it's by Warehouse; pre-loved tee shirt by Dunnes; and the Co. Derry charity shop bought jacket. Monsoon sandals as before.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZnZpkNjKD0nZxCfMgbo1ap5NLyz9U89OKKdBJmRKxdrKUh7gh7OYm0JV2cI28WIyhI5a-AHF9SY3IB8s1k8wQmL1GRKOasS92KVo8OlQyUQoDXyLVm5MJLHLCRuN-7kZb1N2AbS6zysRHT5truf2K_82PlJ0oaoFdtHPAP6bsIZYIPan6Ij8M6GDaQMN2/s4128/20230831_123730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZnZpkNjKD0nZxCfMgbo1ap5NLyz9U89OKKdBJmRKxdrKUh7gh7OYm0JV2cI28WIyhI5a-AHF9SY3IB8s1k8wQmL1GRKOasS92KVo8OlQyUQoDXyLVm5MJLHLCRuN-7kZb1N2AbS6zysRHT5truf2K_82PlJ0oaoFdtHPAP6bsIZYIPan6Ij8M6GDaQMN2/w480-h640/20230831_123730.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved; earrings bought from Oxfam as new goods.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After eating a late breakfast and getting ready I went to Lidl to do the weekly food shopping. I've stopped going to Aldi on a weekly basis as I found I was buying too much and will now only go when we need something from there; the way I do with Sainsbury's. Both grandsons came for dinner but basketball is on a 2 week break so no there was no need to take youngest grandson for basketball practice at 7 pm.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjoxjFIJROWx9n2N0LlS_Ve35j_HoBrNDbRE_694MR8I5jNT2d37FUmMtrdxvrY0iW9dXLLSnWQTnBYtR5a5dVXdE6Vc8IT1zScjt5Avh49RuWPLeBlIMW3RGQr35HiCCRizpcrUhxItHKtHYqpdIMA2TVQsyo53r_xl9XcMi2M9w6BxjUfCC4r3fc9Yvd6/s2638/20230901_142057_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2638" data-original-width="1234" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoxjFIJROWx9n2N0LlS_Ve35j_HoBrNDbRE_694MR8I5jNT2d37FUmMtrdxvrY0iW9dXLLSnWQTnBYtR5a5dVXdE6Vc8IT1zScjt5Avh49RuWPLeBlIMW3RGQr35HiCCRizpcrUhxItHKtHYqpdIMA2TVQsyo53r_xl9XcMi2M9w6BxjUfCC4r3fc9Yvd6/w300-h640/20230901_142057_001.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We were meant to be doing a train walk this Friday but the ASLEF strikes put paid to that idea. Instead we walked in the village of Stewartby. It's a local village but I had never visited it or walked there before. After the second world war a lot of Italians were recruited from villages in Southern Italy to work in the brick works in Stewartby and Bedford still has a well established Italian community today; although the brick works ceased to operate in 2008. You can read more about the Italian experience in the brick works; <a href="http://www.italiansandtheuk.it/en/sweat-dreams-and-bricks/">HERE</a>. Before the arrival of the Italians in the 1940s;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="arial, verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">'Stewartby was effectively the creation of the London Brick Company and its inhabitants worked almost exclusively for that firm. Stewartby was, in many ways, a Bedfordshire version of </span><span face="arial, verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Bournville in Birmingham, a model community established by a large manufacturing company for its workforce'</span></span><span face="arial, verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;">. <a href="https://bedsarchives.bedford.gov.uk/CommunityHistories/Stewartby/LondonBrickCompanyInStewartby.aspx">SOURCE</a>. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, verdana, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.4px; text-align: left;"></span></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/AVvXsEi28ePp0PJ_-IWpvJWGR-uexzwSj9IRnBy5Kq_uUccailJELgdVQeUIcE3HYKxwzXL_N3ocPLfs0nEDOUoKoyGbPq9Cvz9pJk9bYbruNWeFX-gCexmgpu9aOPF0Hec8S5aQl4gjsp34H-om7RiRXI3rYqVOv29W8trgyyBnFAOiQWXetWnUk_oT0YS6YNS8/s4080/20230901_101518.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="4080" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28ePp0PJ_-IWpvJWGR-uexzwSj9IRnBy5Kq_uUccailJELgdVQeUIcE3HYKxwzXL_N3ocPLfs0nEDOUoKoyGbPq9Cvz9pJk9bYbruNWeFX-gCexmgpu9aOPF0Hec8S5aQl4gjsp34H-om7RiRXI3rYqVOv29W8trgyyBnFAOiQWXetWnUk_oT0YS6YNS8/w640-h288/20230901_101518.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This, for example, is the reading room for the elderly residents of the village. It used to have an open air swimming pool which was also open to the public but is now closed. We walked around the outskirts of the village crossing the level crossings twice; then made our way to Marston Vale Forest Centre where we stopped for coffee and cake and then walked back to Stewartby passing several lakes en route. </span></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/AVvXsEg8FXLifsVMF8wYLEFbPNH3br88A9NliE3yrRW36iFMteplYHgS4VlUllTmft6CUqHXlxd_BVZwLaWD--OEWPi2NwRGdooKu0XzxFqsAtQcUy4_jR9xMfMM2axIYtcC_7lCwVbTxgKjW5M0c1XqfGheerWxbOxYh1m6uaIpluuBjy02SY2n5VKH5aOKcuZn/s3124/20230901_123050.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3124" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8FXLifsVMF8wYLEFbPNH3br88A9NliE3yrRW36iFMteplYHgS4VlUllTmft6CUqHXlxd_BVZwLaWD--OEWPi2NwRGdooKu0XzxFqsAtQcUy4_jR9xMfMM2axIYtcC_7lCwVbTxgKjW5M0c1XqfGheerWxbOxYh1m6uaIpluuBjy02SY2n5VKH5aOKcuZn/w376-h640/20230901_123050.jpg" width="376" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was overcast but very humid and a very enjoyable </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">5.6 mile</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> walk. Several of the small group were off to exciting holiday destinations in the next few weeks. One was off to Uzbekistan and another was crossing the USA by train! Makes my stays in Ireland seem very dull, but I am thinking of taking a short holiday abroad - not in Ireland, in November; if OH can get the time off. I'll tell you where when it's finalised.</span></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEicl3jwr4ROYXYwpNwAwrqStQo2eyTWYsTf92PscOGbgzz6ym0hgC8j6QUcOGj6JrGLsOEKHafLrHzlncfSByF54WHo1ck63jCUknIkJYDDA5B5XHmf9ewnVoWcjqL6YIe5TK7zBSqVXAH87g81lzYjPVrVKnH4fyy7E8fkFY1ChivJ6vysPfCNrQfYHVot/s2046/20230901_110329-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicl3jwr4ROYXYwpNwAwrqStQo2eyTWYsTf92PscOGbgzz6ym0hgC8j6QUcOGj6JrGLsOEKHafLrHzlncfSByF54WHo1ck63jCUknIkJYDDA5B5XHmf9ewnVoWcjqL6YIe5TK7zBSqVXAH87g81lzYjPVrVKnH4fyy7E8fkFY1ChivJ6vysPfCNrQfYHVot/w640-h480/20230901_110329-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I also found some Toadflax on the walk (left) which I'd not seen before and I liked the mottled effect of the leaves of the horse chestnut. I'm not sure if it was a disease or the beginning of the leaves changing colour for the autumn.</span><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/AVvXsEiWAFUu9m0y3d1OjT6PjUBfrGeO6BXw0nlmfThTEpKAGQocbBDFns5hUAOQEmmPiTbBOe2zYxNwEJbq3XXM1AgKJS4HTBYooPdTUDkAKA_1SJGGqvAEe0MwGWfxo8cQQUdOwU4YzDHnbCtHyEX7--vG74xKi1_1dEY6GUFL0K-3Nn-odtNzDr97uDJF5rpG/s2690/20230901_142105_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2690" data-original-width="1124" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWAFUu9m0y3d1OjT6PjUBfrGeO6BXw0nlmfThTEpKAGQocbBDFns5hUAOQEmmPiTbBOe2zYxNwEJbq3XXM1AgKJS4HTBYooPdTUDkAKA_1SJGGqvAEe0MwGWfxo8cQQUdOwU4YzDHnbCtHyEX7--vG74xKi1_1dEY6GUFL0K-3Nn-odtNzDr97uDJF5rpG/w268-h640/20230901_142105_001.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had errands to run after the walk and wanted to wear an outfit where I could just change my footwear and go. Everything pre-loved except the sandals, as before. Jeans by Next; striped tee by Principles and shirt by M&S. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEA6czpGfQ46xZUTbhYR4tmCrgjB79f7JMTONsb71y38jTV_zhF8MKB0mF7mj78ydNOtKvOWkiBHHeubph8F1Ad-eN4fA63X60cJ4ZuJ_WP6K_1yayPlLOE4A4UanwdSPhWbJd31q8fpFiDKlvGxhbU4Yak0scAU19zw2IWLgBZ8tWMqcDOMLorUxb-dIJ/s4128/20230901_142207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEA6czpGfQ46xZUTbhYR4tmCrgjB79f7JMTONsb71y38jTV_zhF8MKB0mF7mj78ydNOtKvOWkiBHHeubph8F1Ad-eN4fA63X60cJ4ZuJ_WP6K_1yayPlLOE4A4UanwdSPhWbJd31q8fpFiDKlvGxhbU4Yak0scAU19zw2IWLgBZ8tWMqcDOMLorUxb-dIJ/w480-h640/20230901_142207.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Saturday we were off to OH's sister-in-laws's surprise 80th birthday in Luton so my errands were to order a floral bouquet and buy a birthday card and a few other bits and pieces. OH's brother and his wife moved from Luton about 20 years ago and retired to Jamaica, but were over here on holiday. Youngest grandson was staying overnight with us so I made dinner despite it being a no-cook Friday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Luckily we had a no cook Saturday. We went to Luton in the afternoon for the party and ate lovely food and delicious rum laced birthday cake. A beautiful day weather wise, too. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When Norma and Rupert lived in Luton we often went to visit and it was great to catch up with her children and grandchildren of which there were several more plus a great grandchild...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEin2JQWeVUL5AeHLqP3AbZKm24fQWYCSCUXY0OMUh-aK0JFS63eQKn39SL4gIzFzLkSGYTSX7pVGlZFgJBwGudfUNhYI8sVani7zb4ObMKh8yftYGRHfCAyHkFFRfsSDLKVJDTQCXc-bBlcZY0crKZEgn-K_LLAfPj4gW5mkhi581F9UJQD4rWz3k5bJyYL/s3051/20230902_200049.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="3051" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2JQWeVUL5AeHLqP3AbZKm24fQWYCSCUXY0OMUh-aK0JFS63eQKn39SL4gIzFzLkSGYTSX7pVGlZFgJBwGudfUNhYI8sVani7zb4ObMKh8yftYGRHfCAyHkFFRfsSDLKVJDTQCXc-bBlcZY0crKZEgn-K_LLAfPj4gW5mkhi581F9UJQD4rWz3k5bJyYL/w640-h386/20230902_200049.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here's the birthday girl, Norma and her husband, Rupert; OH's elder brother.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCowIEfm5xX81yay5W1oRR5K_xZcioOcMZxfKAGoJPk3AksWV89jzmxY0D_OLzF-rMohhx7SE5w9CrAihUn2z8MvW-ea1ydw082Xi0YdlembdvSc2_xAfWdoafGcu6_-x9W3Us8JHbnVOEIqkKWeBfTZmXHqNfna7Dc_fKT5uRRKa6CPgXwECe9zsQdNx/s1500/IMG-20230902-WA0003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="1500" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCowIEfm5xX81yay5W1oRR5K_xZcioOcMZxfKAGoJPk3AksWV89jzmxY0D_OLzF-rMohhx7SE5w9CrAihUn2z8MvW-ea1ydw082Xi0YdlembdvSc2_xAfWdoafGcu6_-x9W3Us8JHbnVOEIqkKWeBfTZmXHqNfna7Dc_fKT5uRRKa6CPgXwECe9zsQdNx/w640-h446/IMG-20230902-WA0003.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OH's sister Winifred and her husband Andy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJyJklmsDLYKKW3AdiILqarb8oNjv5NXqmEQWvERMrVQs9NkbXU_UZTudFjAm-yH4FBCcLipgP2xk89b2JQhRPNgdoX-F4e6aJ7i9RVX9yE4sqV9f-CAtUqXkOS-ORwnyu8cedsb5rViyobUE7SvS8k0HOYzMBUjSKPJo30ZTI7vNYCcpmMVhsfbl8fWy/s2000/IMG-20230902-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinJyJklmsDLYKKW3AdiILqarb8oNjv5NXqmEQWvERMrVQs9NkbXU_UZTudFjAm-yH4FBCcLipgP2xk89b2JQhRPNgdoX-F4e6aJ7i9RVX9yE4sqV9f-CAtUqXkOS-ORwnyu8cedsb5rViyobUE7SvS8k0HOYzMBUjSKPJo30ZTI7vNYCcpmMVhsfbl8fWy/w480-h640/IMG-20230902-WA0000.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Us.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH8BOX6HK98-pj8voTz6cmRBfmBhOWuJ-gUCdcJlLEM1H0H8OY7gb9OZFy6FAJE34t_Kqyk4JxvTcMo0bj6fBPFJ_b8CCsSUSBs2uqVPa0ombhIk_ZQePJuQ4L76WcDVEaKcfQWnstBl8I2IToEH59k3W5vixF44tdzw8y8APNzW1JQHNVlWqrm5JEIA4t/s2670/original_0a83e382-4456-4899-8a0b-c848aba94735_20230902_133219_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2670" data-original-width="1128" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH8BOX6HK98-pj8voTz6cmRBfmBhOWuJ-gUCdcJlLEM1H0H8OY7gb9OZFy6FAJE34t_Kqyk4JxvTcMo0bj6fBPFJ_b8CCsSUSBs2uqVPa0ombhIk_ZQePJuQ4L76WcDVEaKcfQWnstBl8I2IToEH59k3W5vixF44tdzw8y8APNzW1JQHNVlWqrm5JEIA4t/w270-h640/original_0a83e382-4456-4899-8a0b-c848aba94735_20230902_133219_002.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore my 1.00 BNWT F&F dress; I found it at the Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre sale a few weeks back. Pre-loved Precis jacket found in a Co. Dublin charity shop. Timberland sandals via Vinted.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNxLmxMjz_m7azeAIJQvZOqivuZ067Wu8DnQ8iNd0wWNx_tLKjCRVeDk6wgXpia_UAgo-t69OuFZDGylSQKyvEQPLNvMEWVpJamSpCPrGPTZlldZWjQeI5sTcmoPo7BOwn5AW1MFCFSjMk302Oi2H0lgoOkp0p4liZvgIM2J7qRp3C4NUUoH4HItizQds/s3104/original_2cef2cb3-daf5-4cc9-8bb4-0f9e038943e5_20230902_133312.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3104" data-original-width="1139" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLNxLmxMjz_m7azeAIJQvZOqivuZ067Wu8DnQ8iNd0wWNx_tLKjCRVeDk6wgXpia_UAgo-t69OuFZDGylSQKyvEQPLNvMEWVpJamSpCPrGPTZlldZWjQeI5sTcmoPo7BOwn5AW1MFCFSjMk302Oi2H0lgoOkp0p4liZvgIM2J7qRp3C4NUUoH4HItizQds/w234-h640/original_2cef2cb3-daf5-4cc9-8bb4-0f9e038943e5_20230902_133312.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj512ZiiZE4lXfw3U6UcbG7-Hj6-yskGT8-43XYlQwVTmBh7UMI6p7qtZQ0gGmZqNPSzbqfXk2LSy_SrFbfNtXooVpxO_twP4h6P6MYVy-teurb3WpggG4VZGGf9k2N7cYglRSR2BBbYGTAmWHQfukJKNZACCbPWPHYNLQqbAGDUVK53R7518F1y8I-lG-T/s4128/20230902_133439.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj512ZiiZE4lXfw3U6UcbG7-Hj6-yskGT8-43XYlQwVTmBh7UMI6p7qtZQ0gGmZqNPSzbqfXk2LSy_SrFbfNtXooVpxO_twP4h6P6MYVy-teurb3WpggG4VZGGf9k2N7cYglRSR2BBbYGTAmWHQfukJKNZACCbPWPHYNLQqbAGDUVK53R7518F1y8I-lG-T/w480-h640/20230902_133439.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Pendant; gift from OH many years ago; all other jewellery pre-loved except enamelled brooch bought in Co. Donegal gift shop featuring the work of local craftspeople and artists. The party was in the late afternoon and we were home by 9.30 where we commenced watching the second series of </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">DNA; a Danish series on BBC 4. We really enjoyed the first series and only discovered by accident the second series was currently showing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPSE69IWyInPD5vTyGzinCU5RjN8lEgqvLmB7oUOhTty5Bf-zo-oaSD1N8FJLPF-2RKpul4NIF6gYTX_0DpHuEbeeTzXDKKrLD59-kJ_n3WLz90DsIKiWhChMhpPvxaFTbBBvvqM7rws35br-dXNq8PvT38JDU8t0hcZgF8CT3ajwoCC2nI-_d1IHezjz/s640/p08vdhz3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKPSE69IWyInPD5vTyGzinCU5RjN8lEgqvLmB7oUOhTty5Bf-zo-oaSD1N8FJLPF-2RKpul4NIF6gYTX_0DpHuEbeeTzXDKKrLD59-kJ_n3WLz90DsIKiWhChMhpPvxaFTbBBvvqM7rws35br-dXNq8PvT38JDU8t0hcZgF8CT3ajwoCC2nI-_d1IHezjz/w640-h360/p08vdhz3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sunday was hot. We are in for a week of hot weather; it always seem to do this when the children go back to school in the autumn term. We had quite a lazy Sunday. I went swimming and swam 48 laps; then OH and I went to our local car boot sale which meets on the first Sunday of each month. I bought some earrings, a brooch; a dress and some beach mats ready for our next trip to the seaside.</span></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/AVvXsEj6dc9gWgahrxuX2hpuk_kOIht5cnP5yUC9v_Lz0RpwVAJetq_SI5U0k7qqvl2LkBsdO9T4p0ufi6VTxR4e33PkX_XPigqCW6_y6qN_Jnz3HIzlHtamfcXo-me9b2mOL0Y1ixzC5xYP1p6aJATNhlVx5fD3SV7JVtQhg9_PLV58Q76pwaC3e_Nt6l4IaVaG/s2425/20230904_093257_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2425" data-original-width="1030" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6dc9gWgahrxuX2hpuk_kOIht5cnP5yUC9v_Lz0RpwVAJetq_SI5U0k7qqvl2LkBsdO9T4p0ufi6VTxR4e33PkX_XPigqCW6_y6qN_Jnz3HIzlHtamfcXo-me9b2mOL0Y1ixzC5xYP1p6aJATNhlVx5fD3SV7JVtQhg9_PLV58Q76pwaC3e_Nt6l4IaVaG/w272-h640/20230904_093257_001.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was 29 degrees on Monday. I wore a pre-loved Jigsaw linen skirt and pre-loved top with no label; both from Barnardo's. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uj_geOVmfxPbDRFkBuejDCJbSPi125qP4UdXALMty3weeBMmn1pzY2fJz-kvkolMCzezAvUVKfEgVs1f5leW1k2DORnDbWinvvF9D393OjYInAjBKeXFaW4IFj9PyhaDJgQySGnE1oJQc9DXqo3EsJu24t4eU8Dpi8LYCxczYjpPNodVxAi736YkRA_R/s2384/20230904_093308_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2384" data-original-width="1026" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uj_geOVmfxPbDRFkBuejDCJbSPi125qP4UdXALMty3weeBMmn1pzY2fJz-kvkolMCzezAvUVKfEgVs1f5leW1k2DORnDbWinvvF9D393OjYInAjBKeXFaW4IFj9PyhaDJgQySGnE1oJQc9DXqo3EsJu24t4eU8Dpi8LYCxczYjpPNodVxAi736YkRA_R/w276-h640/20230904_093308_001.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I started at 10 am at Barnardo's and was busy all morning processing donations. I worked with a paid member of staff I hadn't worked with before. Our Christmas cards and wrapping paper are out for sale already!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmWNkYTpcn0TKLGR5Q1muW8BPUx3JfipGh6E3dabru8g7T88Ca_Yvh7KSM-sK0ofIXzQ0ZY4f9uS0Mh6a97ufKjHJPbnIlh56Jsf9CdUATglOCvlvjLW03MmJ8ZmACbtc9uIUgM-uS9mdIlHfykizS9gT5TAy3AfqMwowblxQUoyq-aJl3HL4i7B5Y1Gc/s2300/20230904_093551_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2300" data-original-width="976" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmWNkYTpcn0TKLGR5Q1muW8BPUx3JfipGh6E3dabru8g7T88Ca_Yvh7KSM-sK0ofIXzQ0ZY4f9uS0Mh6a97ufKjHJPbnIlh56Jsf9CdUATglOCvlvjLW03MmJ8ZmACbtc9uIUgM-uS9mdIlHfykizS9gT5TAy3AfqMwowblxQUoyq-aJl3HL4i7B5Y1Gc/w272-h640/20230904_093551_002.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62sukt1Ur-_86NBePQ3EAKFG0ez5h84CaP_39QtOZfa1tGvtAjxV3DzVoEBHSW5Fln7Wqew2b6xQk_SLAHCegOWbrQfv2TH3CWHtOIhKuJWki322n1D7ub6GWcuJaJjaKMUaEWHehuUlc2dsrZDyq-3L8pSFRpv8rTFQb7RrlIJWvfzx7u2Ez9Sc6h_uK/s3282/20230904_093134.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3282" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg62sukt1Ur-_86NBePQ3EAKFG0ez5h84CaP_39QtOZfa1tGvtAjxV3DzVoEBHSW5Fln7Wqew2b6xQk_SLAHCegOWbrQfv2TH3CWHtOIhKuJWki322n1D7ub6GWcuJaJjaKMUaEWHehuUlc2dsrZDyq-3L8pSFRpv8rTFQb7RrlIJWvfzx7u2Ez9Sc6h_uK/w362-h640/20230904_093134.jpg" width="362" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Only 2 of us at the food bank on Tuesday morning. When we move to the new premises in mid-October it seems there's enough room for 4 for us to make up food parcels; it's likely that's what I'll be doing as the toiletry bags are a thing of the past now. Even when I make up the toiletries for the distribution centres; I usually only make up 3 lots of 4 crates and that only takes about 30 minutes to do. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I took these outfit photos in a pool of sunlight...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgusJllxuiJOfMS71KEOL8oNINd8oA6v03u9gLJQGeXnJY1TVZHMplV4qBW1nv7BdofwEqjZokmfFHGGnc0JHfTy6uX8-S-Q-80QTiCLJQkY9hUoX4_idFCaYVUNnp2kWncyvJYtgw4ZpNBAlOO_NhcJ0mjsZdgWxwA3j_1Z-szaDLnJW216AjcyRbPlCPH/s3309/20230905_090817_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3309" data-original-width="1259" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgusJllxuiJOfMS71KEOL8oNINd8oA6v03u9gLJQGeXnJY1TVZHMplV4qBW1nv7BdofwEqjZokmfFHGGnc0JHfTy6uX8-S-Q-80QTiCLJQkY9hUoX4_idFCaYVUNnp2kWncyvJYtgw4ZpNBAlOO_NhcJ0mjsZdgWxwA3j_1Z-szaDLnJW216AjcyRbPlCPH/w244-h640/20230905_090817_001.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sandals as before. Pre-loved dress bought at the car boot sale on Sunday for 2.00. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbqgBmjEh5xGreKIgOtVEi3kZHGBlwhEVaz064OhTgFwDqlP-PWWeTxe0YaN7Ak0U1KK8htm1oz3pulaDA6Wu8Te2371D3TGFxNKM2TPn7GqEogwNUshXq8dqgd5Yg46wGIap9MOxhMogrEHUZtBAMK-Z_d4kKQLvbCAkt-9kqtdEeAC4urLOzTfuvXxH/s3124/20230905_090818_001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3124" data-original-width="1304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGbqgBmjEh5xGreKIgOtVEi3kZHGBlwhEVaz064OhTgFwDqlP-PWWeTxe0YaN7Ak0U1KK8htm1oz3pulaDA6Wu8Te2371D3TGFxNKM2TPn7GqEogwNUshXq8dqgd5Yg46wGIap9MOxhMogrEHUZtBAMK-Z_d4kKQLvbCAkt-9kqtdEeAC4urLOzTfuvXxH/w268-h640/20230905_090818_001.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When I got to my car to drive to t he food bank it was covered with leaves; falling leaves means Autumn on its way...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIrEACa4IjJOmbv4dILvpNxa9SbGEnqQfzelqOAQ6pwqqCw4zx13-YQ5E5WKQ5YGInfGpTfHEKIeZz6jWt4iu33eNx_nn8dHnxuc2h7r1CVgymYo8Z3KsPjCeaQM3kLRSn_CgyoCLf2CC7lVVr7sr8i4vte3CbYy2lCrwrsJwZMjsZwV4NDARGjRFdgKp-/s4128/20230905_090947.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="1860" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIrEACa4IjJOmbv4dILvpNxa9SbGEnqQfzelqOAQ6pwqqCw4zx13-YQ5E5WKQ5YGInfGpTfHEKIeZz6jWt4iu33eNx_nn8dHnxuc2h7r1CVgymYo8Z3KsPjCeaQM3kLRSn_CgyoCLf2CC7lVVr7sr8i4vte3CbYy2lCrwrsJwZMjsZwV4NDARGjRFdgKp-/w288-h640/20230905_090947.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was another very hot day. On Monday I hung out towels and bed linen on the line and it was dry in a couple of hours; it's one of the best things about a spell of hot weather. And talking of bed linen I bought us some new fitted sheets. All my old sheets had been bought in charity shops and were in a very shabby state. I had to go to Asda in Rushden to collect some new sheets and of course I had a rummage whilst I was there. I bought some books in the Salvation Army; middle grandson a mug with his initial on; and in Extra Care shop I bought a checked top on the 1.00 rail. Then it was home to write and publish my blog and catch up with blog land in general. I'll be walking in Luton on Friday on the unofficial bus walk which is actually a train ride - last time the walk was cancelled due to the train strike. I can use my Senior bus pass to get 50% off my train fare to Luton; in fact I can travel as far as St. Alban's at half price which is very handy as Mandy only lives one stop on from there!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">See you in a fortnight...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><br /> <p></p>Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-67359077990068555412023-08-22T19:57:00.000+01:002023-08-22T19:57:09.398+01:00In which I acquire a sister...<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Back again after a most interesting fortnight....</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'll go back to the start of the first week when we returned from Ireland. The garden was like a jungle; all the rain had made everything grow with wild abandon; there were also quite a few plant casualties; including both window boxes at the front. It's back to its normal state now I'm pleased </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">to say, after quite a lot of hard work mostly by OH but some by me. The hibiscus tree was in full bloom and the courgette plant Lynne from the food bank gave me from her allotment, produced 2 courgettes. We also brought back with us courgettes, beetroot, scallions and rhubarb all grown in different Irish cousin's gardens. We also managed to find a Lidl veg box whilst in Ireland...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELWOC2z066yWCZdRX2AzbqpU-JWrw1fsLmST2afLevtGlraUXWh2Zuq84phrWHDHFPTlESjmpUnWwBF9jb-rrbXUpCBDksqBXuQmIFORBv3ExLA_Ab7gZf5O77Q55mi8TqYVvwNQ7HjSz97w_GGwdn8fasQi7TuEvRtN-DSiSP-h2rKLQT-vz0IA9xkoB/s4128/20230807_092222.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjELWOC2z066yWCZdRX2AzbqpU-JWrw1fsLmST2afLevtGlraUXWh2Zuq84phrWHDHFPTlESjmpUnWwBF9jb-rrbXUpCBDksqBXuQmIFORBv3ExLA_Ab7gZf5O77Q55mi8TqYVvwNQ7HjSz97w_GGwdn8fasQi7TuEvRtN-DSiSP-h2rKLQT-vz0IA9xkoB/w480-h640/20230807_092222.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Monday was warm and sunny. I bought 2 'new to me' dresses in the Children's Society before I left for Ireland, so I gave one of them an airing. Made of linen it was a good choice for such a warm day. I also treated myself to a NEW pair of sandals in the Monsoon sale whilst I was in Ireland and they were delivered and collected for me by my daughter-in-law. They were very comfortable. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div></blockquote><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQH4LgahyKW23BsxzWQA44QkykwOJmOOBzfJbheP4IzHtg9lyA4oR0E66a6jIrnDiAC2iX0oO7L6kU8osAyTdJ4nYHA9ol0qwTv5qHjkm81gYODU69lxGslWm4fdd1yXoM98buuDV3d1C-t5H4q7mflr11KBc6LhkbCvMe9XK6__mWMCcfL_P9NYB3zUyQ/s3001/original_0b3f0329-db7a-4bf1-a82c-df5665f74165_20230807_092553_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3001" data-original-width="1305" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQH4LgahyKW23BsxzWQA44QkykwOJmOOBzfJbheP4IzHtg9lyA4oR0E66a6jIrnDiAC2iX0oO7L6kU8osAyTdJ4nYHA9ol0qwTv5qHjkm81gYODU69lxGslWm4fdd1yXoM98buuDV3d1C-t5H4q7mflr11KBc6LhkbCvMe9XK6__mWMCcfL_P9NYB3zUyQ/w278-h640/original_0b3f0329-db7a-4bf1-a82c-df5665f74165_20230807_092553_002.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisH6JcHSMFy4bBPZSdlM9e4ZnJnZ1mId8hGkCPbV4grggI0fgH9KxDp9yRxyO-Ts3qEb0W-ixxrAcoUxY5XYYTGbJ0HNR5za2zxlbjgSabkeBi29ml7qQig5qVsxa-5tHW2ZXDKOEPaNuyOyfFFANbSJjiKQibgL1j7FsAr2CFNyJYBkTGQdEyW91LAccQ/s2859/original_f105f3c8-fc26-43e8-88cd-0d2e4763b554_20230807_092602.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2859" data-original-width="1256" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisH6JcHSMFy4bBPZSdlM9e4ZnJnZ1mId8hGkCPbV4grggI0fgH9KxDp9yRxyO-Ts3qEb0W-ixxrAcoUxY5XYYTGbJ0HNR5za2zxlbjgSabkeBi29ml7qQig5qVsxa-5tHW2ZXDKOEPaNuyOyfFFANbSJjiKQibgL1j7FsAr2CFNyJYBkTGQdEyW91LAccQ/w282-h640/original_f105f3c8-fc26-43e8-88cd-0d2e4763b554_20230807_092602.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was a busy morning at Barnardo's with many, many donations. We had stopped CD and DVD donations on a permanent basis as no one buys them anymore; the shop tried giving them away but no one wanted them! Everything can now be streamed or watched/listened to on phones and laptops, I suppose. We also stopped book donations on a temporary basis on Monday; until we could make room for some more. The latest thing is we will no longer be able to sell are single use plastic items which is a good thing. We don't really get much donated single use plastic items, anyway. There's a lot of chopping and changing from week to week in the charity retail sector. Also, our shop manager loves to rearrange the shop and does it beautifully, but it means I have to re-orientate myself each week to know where things are...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEimMLiFcWzm40x1rh2vpeggmcuA-WTbUMTqLBewnSGJ9GZicsw1uOwEJddDq5HaZej9YG1cjSV9_mARe-MoAyfsNPd8KaS10SZVltCd0KCako9VzXLvQLdNaNzZRm3YQAPAg-nSVvblNdETUoNvQsEkgw6foKr7NcrhACFbTeyVysdMEV_e6GdjfCVxKv77/s4080/20230809_102506_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMLiFcWzm40x1rh2vpeggmcuA-WTbUMTqLBewnSGJ9GZicsw1uOwEJddDq5HaZej9YG1cjSV9_mARe-MoAyfsNPd8KaS10SZVltCd0KCako9VzXLvQLdNaNzZRm3YQAPAg-nSVvblNdETUoNvQsEkgw6foKr7NcrhACFbTeyVysdMEV_e6GdjfCVxKv77/w480-h640/20230809_102506_001.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Those of you who have been following my blog for a while will know that in the last 10 years I have acquired a half-brother (Julian) from my mum's side and a first cousin (Marian) also from my mum's side. We met Julian in 2013 for the first time having been totally unaware of his existence until then; and met Marian in 2019 also for the first time; also unaware of her existence. I knew that my father had an affair when I was a child and that the liaison resulted in a child. Hoping to find that half-sibling; I joined Ancestry DNA UK three years ago and sent my DNA off. I wrote about the results <a href="https://vronni60s.blogspot.com/search?q=maltese">HERE</a>. I was surprised to find that quite a lot of my DNA was from Malta and Italy. Ancestry DNA now breaks down your DNA ethnicity inheritance into maternal and paternal DNA. In fact, my latest DNA estimate is that 30% of my 50% paternal DNA is made up of 17% from Malta; and 13% from Italy. Almost all of my Irish ancestry is from my maternal side.</span></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/AVvXsEgpSnbNCeUgVhZ-pFp31gvYLxpuug8Gt8edzTeE9KJhkBrMGbi7WWiFrVB8pF5JD3zNjrCe-POBlYT3k1gOEUrn_aiCvaPYLbg65byZseL3jjD_IOp5vLqdJPV9pjXixgP9B5AgJw5yBhhrvOgRqSOzcpBcIHEtJqa1wVewJMYg7KEBdr86I5rzt99MB2Fv/s4080/20230809_102516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpSnbNCeUgVhZ-pFp31gvYLxpuug8Gt8edzTeE9KJhkBrMGbi7WWiFrVB8pF5JD3zNjrCe-POBlYT3k1gOEUrn_aiCvaPYLbg65byZseL3jjD_IOp5vLqdJPV9pjXixgP9B5AgJw5yBhhrvOgRqSOzcpBcIHEtJqa1wVewJMYg7KEBdr86I5rzt99MB2Fv/w480-h640/20230809_102516.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">So back to the cafe in Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal on the first day of August 2023. In the middle of eating a club sandwich I received an email message via Ancestry from a woman who believed she was related to me on my paternal side; and proceeded to give me lots of details about my dad. We messaged back and forth that afternoon; then I called her. Her father was clearly my father - all the information added up. I now have a half-sister called Amanda (Mandy) and I've always wanted a sister!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbqJ6bGkq200SG8rcYrC-ozs24U47fRPgLH_NLe4UAz0zJu7L9DAlJfy-3I-wGwN18MUzMRQuPydMHX0wBsaKmbeXYtu_6mqL4qbIaUtf8CV9ElCZPZKxi1sKe8ow8wuNSq4Mm96X76m3-Il0ItzPQrft6rE_GNWtyhxy58fbw_pYn-rBs1S1v7KT7EMv/s774/IMG-20230801-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="774" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQbqJ6bGkq200SG8rcYrC-ozs24U47fRPgLH_NLe4UAz0zJu7L9DAlJfy-3I-wGwN18MUzMRQuPydMHX0wBsaKmbeXYtu_6mqL4qbIaUtf8CV9ElCZPZKxi1sKe8ow8wuNSq4Mm96X76m3-Il0ItzPQrft6rE_GNWtyhxy58fbw_pYn-rBs1S1v7KT7EMv/w640-h612/IMG-20230801-WA0000.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Meet Mandy!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">She lives in Hertfordshire with her husband Paul and has two adult children; Dan and Chloe - a new niece and nephew for me!</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Still back in Ireland, on Wednesday, I had a much longer conversation with Mandy when she revealed that the DNA ethnicity results from her paternal DNA were 50% Irish. (Her mother was also Irish). That immediately made alarm bells ring for me as mine was so different and I spent all day thinking about it; until I came to the conclusion that we couldn't have shared a father - or our paternal DNA ethnicity results would have been similar. I was very upset to think that the man who had provided for me; parented me; and loved me may not have been my biological father. It would mean my brothers were my half brothers and that Mandy wasn't even my half sister. Eventually, after even more thought I realised that it changed nothing; my Dad would always be my dad; my brothers would always be my brothers and Mandy would always be my sister. My brain hurt by that point! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Mandy and I agreed to meet up in person on the following Wednesday when I was back in the UK and what I'm wearing in the above photos was my outfit that day. The dress was the second pre-loved one from the Children's Society. We met at Harpenden station; which was a mid way point for us both and bonded straight away. Mandy said she 'claimed' me as her sister even if we weren't related by blood; which I thought was lovely and it was reciprocated. I had also decided by then that for my own peace of mind I needed to know if my dad was my biological dad or not; and in order to know that my brothers and I would take a DNA test to test for paternity.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEj1Y1vcfViIdj4b4auyKrm1fVnIsINScsE5YMfvcRdO_21LGxO-1jznVNsrPgagyKFhy4D7eUg2yyZOcQiU6kBX9v1Z8az7v10Im-Tvr_IwgqEqExEBxulLIAZDaCdJdDd34mvUkDLBbBd7ZQ_-WQMVc8hex0dFyRy4j6GvmeJqA3XArg9CrjC58j6gEYBF/s3693/20230810_102343_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3693" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Y1vcfViIdj4b4auyKrm1fVnIsINScsE5YMfvcRdO_21LGxO-1jznVNsrPgagyKFhy4D7eUg2yyZOcQiU6kBX9v1Z8az7v10Im-Tvr_IwgqEqExEBxulLIAZDaCdJdDd34mvUkDLBbBd7ZQ_-WQMVc8hex0dFyRy4j6GvmeJqA3XArg9CrjC58j6gEYBF/w332-h640/20230810_102343_001.jpg" width="332" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Pre-loved dress by Next; sandals by Doc Martens. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7iUwAdC-9KAmKgaCbox9LbrRu3cYp4wb3qd1kJ8-PxWLisOlaEH_NpJucZbsT9LT7LYDvvJrjcWJay_rXKfbtELXSek4u9WlgzryEkCfW7c_FZ4g3na7vLZmOndpDdllWwyuS9dzj3WRkdhh_vv7ZZBIJLfhf4W683h40s4HhE4qaA15wd9RbLGRJk0sL/s3527/20230810_102351.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3527" data-original-width="1701" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7iUwAdC-9KAmKgaCbox9LbrRu3cYp4wb3qd1kJ8-PxWLisOlaEH_NpJucZbsT9LT7LYDvvJrjcWJay_rXKfbtELXSek4u9WlgzryEkCfW7c_FZ4g3na7vLZmOndpDdllWwyuS9dzj3WRkdhh_vv7ZZBIJLfhf4W683h40s4HhE4qaA15wd9RbLGRJk0sL/w308-h640/20230810_102351.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukvzwo69iMsaJ8ERo4Az19x3w-zBydjR2SXWMBVBPmmyoNx89C5yEoxMukkNt1jRGk_-QnVDzzlENHe6FAVfKpTOS9L4EZcycIjDPhgA-7SSdfoYqU3zBqiR2oF6VwlMONto06Zdo7DVQkvO4_KnM4-rsGg5vEvCY-dzJ1Ir0HXYhv66tHnm7mKkM5N2u/s4128/20230810_102454.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukvzwo69iMsaJ8ERo4Az19x3w-zBydjR2SXWMBVBPmmyoNx89C5yEoxMukkNt1jRGk_-QnVDzzlENHe6FAVfKpTOS9L4EZcycIjDPhgA-7SSdfoYqU3zBqiR2oF6VwlMONto06Zdo7DVQkvO4_KnM4-rsGg5vEvCY-dzJ1Ir0HXYhv66tHnm7mKkM5N2u/w480-h640/20230810_102454.jpg" width="480" /></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/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_H5pWbouFHvSIuwygpiDD8rUuDcLDhvxm2AgnIvtVAkYZXI5yrExIk4pGKtn2Bnll9EuN5lbw42ysrAgU7AMtzJY4BTwWGyKzp6llJlrbV5DbJ1nQxWzgtIhxL9UZ2qWub60P0t6CH4ZK7QKmozDNz7XxXf7cKTgs2OlhXC4qCf-ahtbRJrovo7iD-da3/s4080/20230811_100107.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_H5pWbouFHvSIuwygpiDD8rUuDcLDhvxm2AgnIvtVAkYZXI5yrExIk4pGKtn2Bnll9EuN5lbw42ysrAgU7AMtzJY4BTwWGyKzp6llJlrbV5DbJ1nQxWzgtIhxL9UZ2qWub60P0t6CH4ZK7QKmozDNz7XxXf7cKTgs2OlhXC4qCf-ahtbRJrovo7iD-da3/w640-h480/20230811_100107.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I walked with my group on Friday; a lovely 6.3 miles in the rolling Bedfordshire countryside around Keysoe. We stopped at the Equestrian Centre for coffee and cake. I then went to Kettering after the walk and we all did our DNA tests (using buccal (cheek) smears). I posted the tests off on Saturday morning on my way to the station..</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Saturday was the Ramblers 12 London Bridges walk across the Thames. We met at Wandsworth Town station and walked across, or by 12 different London Bridges; heading south to east of London. I didn't make all 12 bridges stopping at the 11th bridge, London Bridge; as my feet were killing me and caught the train home from London Bridge station having walked 12 miles by that point. The final bridge was Tower bridge and I'd walked across it before - several times. The bridges, in the order we crossed them were:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Battersea </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Albert </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Chelsea</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Vauxhall </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Lambeth</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Westminster </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Some things that caught my eye on the walk:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgmnwFC-8rkafKLptlYE0IDdDlHaQ19MTprtCx7mIpTD3V4d5Ul3BuucIn_5adwu9OyFErl4KKo5cOHKnMizQ7Golq1E7OdkvcAdp_7oq8suoRcUg6uY_yemfimRGKWCFGGXOq-NUjh68BnAZzph8RVcKpaH13hkyWNq5GlyUjKRw2jvjmONfjbWEzVUA76/s4080/20230812_102327.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnwFC-8rkafKLptlYE0IDdDlHaQ19MTprtCx7mIpTD3V4d5Ul3BuucIn_5adwu9OyFErl4KKo5cOHKnMizQ7Golq1E7OdkvcAdp_7oq8suoRcUg6uY_yemfimRGKWCFGGXOq-NUjh68BnAZzph8RVcKpaH13hkyWNq5GlyUjKRw2jvjmONfjbWEzVUA76/w480-h640/20230812_102327.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was in the Alma Hotel just outside Wandsworth Town station - (I just popped in for a wee...)</span></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/AVvXsEjNWNOEC1lEtK2lg6Ap6tJqh_en1LpDuxMFeh84_dIZVR_MI9sQrScOkbZRcJdiELYnz3XlL6KP7MGKIwfQJS716hItH37skyU1rdCeRjuMRvP7DKMe0E5iLHo-OH0qxadIzFka0zgeIkrZdiOI9LWA8BCKyh7-BmXqgV_LUsr9dGXwB5RTkhahywAe5kFU/s4080/20230812_113000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWNOEC1lEtK2lg6Ap6tJqh_en1LpDuxMFeh84_dIZVR_MI9sQrScOkbZRcJdiELYnz3XlL6KP7MGKIwfQJS716hItH37skyU1rdCeRjuMRvP7DKMe0E5iLHo-OH0qxadIzFka0zgeIkrZdiOI9LWA8BCKyh7-BmXqgV_LUsr9dGXwB5RTkhahywAe5kFU/w640-h480/20230812_113000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Albert Bridge.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4CWujHq_YBsvWUic6dsEZVc1VKmIZ1RbaMwHEgTlzDRi11FMx9PJGPEf9G3eegjNKYGLfQ5pmiy4Otfts2dXrGyb0OF7Ur8iaiTE5ml8jOZwFDo0FXbCF9HwNacJpwuuiik8S2Pz5fDIYjWDZmMOB4VYCNpFDbl_cka7YaDLczcM3CoqvTH3kBZQIrGP/s2822/20230812_122945.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1378" data-original-width="2822" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ4CWujHq_YBsvWUic6dsEZVc1VKmIZ1RbaMwHEgTlzDRi11FMx9PJGPEf9G3eegjNKYGLfQ5pmiy4Otfts2dXrGyb0OF7Ur8iaiTE5ml8jOZwFDo0FXbCF9HwNacJpwuuiik8S2Pz5fDIYjWDZmMOB4VYCNpFDbl_cka7YaDLczcM3CoqvTH3kBZQIrGP/w640-h312/20230812_122945.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">What was Battersea Power Station but is now a shopping complex.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOTooMF8DZ9dh6afmFoVl-uoQ-GkbArId4MWN0AcBw5RY6jN_gqjOlNXI6QxInhQvjR0j6jIB4N8mnhmtZtJLIfFAtFzyQsXQRFWtw_6qpBaBpQq24Nb5sTOqmw75df7xEbwGT2_QAGGing8AQdhXktldTSsJvmttWYsZdAOEBPmOXF-B7HKdWB_A84gx/s4080/20230812_130758.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOTooMF8DZ9dh6afmFoVl-uoQ-GkbArId4MWN0AcBw5RY6jN_gqjOlNXI6QxInhQvjR0j6jIB4N8mnhmtZtJLIfFAtFzyQsXQRFWtw_6qpBaBpQq24Nb5sTOqmw75df7xEbwGT2_QAGGing8AQdhXktldTSsJvmttWYsZdAOEBPmOXF-B7HKdWB_A84gx/w640-h480/20230812_130758.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Lambeth Bridge with Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in the distance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtHA8XxLBQh4bd69MlQfs9k7fFk_tQhjFdlzx5yqXUdaL7EhoymGfQldsijfzSs3IS47ReWir13siooqd-kYUJdi_ppMVaU4h8gJ7YFLtpBybDXDVU19QYy4rsLRh_rkPVZfNOeh5uaub-ErC4Dw_RijtOPBaoJgwehwLr8glzdtdpA22gGgqgR3daDLH/s4080/20230812_131435.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLtHA8XxLBQh4bd69MlQfs9k7fFk_tQhjFdlzx5yqXUdaL7EhoymGfQldsijfzSs3IS47ReWir13siooqd-kYUJdi_ppMVaU4h8gJ7YFLtpBybDXDVU19QYy4rsLRh_rkPVZfNOeh5uaub-ErC4Dw_RijtOPBaoJgwehwLr8glzdtdpA22gGgqgR3daDLH/w480-h640/20230812_131435.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">International Maritime Organisation headquarters.</span></div></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/AVvXsEjHnzhfu2WRkngLOj19OrNZN2p5Lokba4nhECCegL0qrJPcKVqJ3zKTleQjQK3JbtQOMar6UJBreFXYQ4n1WGWThClJlviYJTWhKRioXtsya8qgIgfznUiRXuL47j-FSKxgty_-gybHz3mJJeiRdxffKBJsGtbf7nWUGfJlfCBsSd7ILeonJy1c2xRhlxsK/s4080/20230812_132500.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHnzhfu2WRkngLOj19OrNZN2p5Lokba4nhECCegL0qrJPcKVqJ3zKTleQjQK3JbtQOMar6UJBreFXYQ4n1WGWThClJlviYJTWhKRioXtsya8qgIgfznUiRXuL47j-FSKxgty_-gybHz3mJJeiRdxffKBJsGtbf7nWUGfJlfCBsSd7ILeonJy1c2xRhlxsK/w480-h640/20230812_132500.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Buxton Memorial Fountain. Victoria Tower Gardens, Millbank.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCz1C2FyVnozOZRJGraRbKdwIJOcSVJL6BdUhjK1WxIcfKb32lflK4ituz1rrrEXkEwAt7_7HDOshad8wZ1j1Re4NY8wt-6aj7-Ga2NsgZLtaCE9OBWpzB_DXpZp-7ILTvbEnsjJsUXQ1qeTobH5HqTk7e4jJiEzviLmO_zPzs3xqTukluUtBGgJXq6r-q/s4080/20230812_132744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCz1C2FyVnozOZRJGraRbKdwIJOcSVJL6BdUhjK1WxIcfKb32lflK4ituz1rrrEXkEwAt7_7HDOshad8wZ1j1Re4NY8wt-6aj7-Ga2NsgZLtaCE9OBWpzB_DXpZp-7ILTvbEnsjJsUXQ1qeTobH5HqTk7e4jJiEzviLmO_zPzs3xqTukluUtBGgJXq6r-q/w640-h480/20230812_132744.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">'The Burghers of Calais' by Auguste Rodin. Victoria Tower Gardens, Millbank. They look so miserable as they were about to become hostages...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4dg_28tVso35kNx_8CFm8HRYjuV_PNRHgRY0TlJBKpXLXG7O4i9LF-jfyarJdU7F-95ZQotbrDCYBtDMc40AhNiOjDDxIldXtXQePGbeXY7ZRc5CCksm7IOn-xwdLy7ZXwWweY5Hzg1945-EdZ4YGmWsW1xCT_tpS_TT_JekREzH7mdv3ecf1tcCVnqS/s2958/20230812_133429.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1609" data-original-width="2958" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4dg_28tVso35kNx_8CFm8HRYjuV_PNRHgRY0TlJBKpXLXG7O4i9LF-jfyarJdU7F-95ZQotbrDCYBtDMc40AhNiOjDDxIldXtXQePGbeXY7ZRc5CCksm7IOn-xwdLy7ZXwWweY5Hzg1945-EdZ4YGmWsW1xCT_tpS_TT_JekREzH7mdv3ecf1tcCVnqS/w640-h348/20230812_133429.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBgctKbL6CEFXYiDrw3aeEogcCPJm0vCEcnnlDd5uPdHAjn1oQ1_IGje42--RjlDCgjhth_KEi3QtnMvkc-cXD2pjnKKsHmjLE_yrimuOhsTo2BdSV5yEKGFVo6jhh3HN2hhUivrBbLQLdv6MrwqKtHLR1O2QrNaD1p6TLaEa9rKcgYtx__vNOdsCX00a/s4080/20230812_134732.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBBgctKbL6CEFXYiDrw3aeEogcCPJm0vCEcnnlDd5uPdHAjn1oQ1_IGje42--RjlDCgjhth_KEi3QtnMvkc-cXD2pjnKKsHmjLE_yrimuOhsTo2BdSV5yEKGFVo6jhh3HN2hhUivrBbLQLdv6MrwqKtHLR1O2QrNaD1p6TLaEa9rKcgYtx__vNOdsCX00a/w640-h480/20230812_134732.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This very blurry photo is on the Embankment opposite the Houses of Parliament. The red splodges are hearts and commemorate the many people who lost their lives during the Covid 19 pandemic.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjckAV8BfFguiPMH79QQ5fMYhC9VUdaEac_4-dxh0r_gopXrvOimMTiORZVFOeIEl3LqAuz975NVqVN1g50hA-dxpAdPAGV4Y6mvPw__ZgxOlnQ1stNwLgHkaN9EHfFQu6SLxLKms6AhnUzBTMq62OBEoUKlFPE10EjYUrBKbNnQ_cvm6bWnTKhkzYebB4/s1690/20230812_141850.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1690" data-original-width="1683" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjckAV8BfFguiPMH79QQ5fMYhC9VUdaEac_4-dxh0r_gopXrvOimMTiORZVFOeIEl3LqAuz975NVqVN1g50hA-dxpAdPAGV4Y6mvPw__ZgxOlnQ1stNwLgHkaN9EHfFQu6SLxLKms6AhnUzBTMq62OBEoUKlFPE10EjYUrBKbNnQ_cvm6bWnTKhkzYebB4/w638-h640/20230812_141850.jpg" width="638" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I made friends with this very tame squirrel whilst eating my lunch in Jubilee Gardens on the South Bank. After eating and caching the nuts I gave him; he transferred his attention to another woman who proceeded to give him bits of sandwich from her sandwich package. Rather than wait to be fed; he hopped up onto her arm and climbed into the package and helped himself!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUqEWwTt3keyEeBg-FWZK4uweJ53U3JnmQnSMtRThZ9k8cr0uyIfSUv-1IxzsI1hnFnra7iytkJ8bHKUzdaKXP38EH8S-xaS_C4DW3hg98ZJoEztM0coVmRLOK9z64gLT0ceV1uLzcFVIqksp8xejZU443A0nOXoQ8gJ22Urgkx6VIkv2NVSCnQDCXsQG/s4080/20230812_144408.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUqEWwTt3keyEeBg-FWZK4uweJ53U3JnmQnSMtRThZ9k8cr0uyIfSUv-1IxzsI1hnFnra7iytkJ8bHKUzdaKXP38EH8S-xaS_C4DW3hg98ZJoEztM0coVmRLOK9z64gLT0ceV1uLzcFVIqksp8xejZU443A0nOXoQ8gJ22Urgkx6VIkv2NVSCnQDCXsQG/w480-h640/20230812_144408.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Seen on the South Bank</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWZZ6328Ymu_O8uwJtv532DJRxJuodYKl7M_OsrAkwBwCAIdNo4PZYVlDvt6SP8u9ngLLYwmpErsB0prDsWHLmaG0Bq_pM5NiiQvdt7ob3_sfbfjeZt4dQmgZqwL_Ew0SGuLfAkOtF94txs1QZ92VPMiSGWXbQL4aQMqM6WNQVs2um98C6lC5oF7qUkj7/s4080/20230812_154109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWZZ6328Ymu_O8uwJtv532DJRxJuodYKl7M_OsrAkwBwCAIdNo4PZYVlDvt6SP8u9ngLLYwmpErsB0prDsWHLmaG0Bq_pM5NiiQvdt7ob3_sfbfjeZt4dQmgZqwL_Ew0SGuLfAkOtF94txs1QZ92VPMiSGWXbQL4aQMqM6WNQVs2um98C6lC5oF7qUkj7/w640-h480/20230812_154109.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Millenium Bridge. I had never walked across this bridge before. St. Paul's in the background.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKKSsFHLHE9N2kMbUx9oWLv0Mlq7HNk9M9kG4ZhHAZ8E4T_YQeD8hwiSWG3pTpnqvJGq20S5ygtFqdLdfA8BbM3SFSH3CFxbZu-ZKJsYF38gYDba7D3kPM6GJj7zPQDbChTswISQPL67O0e_SBA5VwQ-zRNr7QfNj6WQTZpSRqoE4kySFQVg1_hH5qsBd/s4080/20230812_161519.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSKKSsFHLHE9N2kMbUx9oWLv0Mlq7HNk9M9kG4ZhHAZ8E4T_YQeD8hwiSWG3pTpnqvJGq20S5ygtFqdLdfA8BbM3SFSH3CFxbZu-ZKJsYF38gYDba7D3kPM6GJj7zPQDbChTswISQPL67O0e_SBA5VwQ-zRNr7QfNj6WQTZpSRqoE4kySFQVg1_hH5qsBd/w480-h640/20230812_161519.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Golden Hinde; a replica of Sir Francis Drake's ship in Southwark.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We were lucky with the weather; it remained dry and warm although cloudy and the torrential rain kindly waited until I was on the train home.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhhu32KYhnseqsZMDcuRqBVDKprQKYAWn4DIo_b7uLPivmmRNfrizVqBmIP4Eqasm5-soENJEdj8QTUnlKLHcLC4oxWxtjwxwhx7g-y98328crXnDAzmwvf45DXeFOsTTbYabOstPNs4G8v2WUxZVwcAqbMFL8hfMOyCz57x7Mb8qQh5gk1S0SBbhDX7wk8/s2947/20230813_110426.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2947" data-original-width="1162" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhu32KYhnseqsZMDcuRqBVDKprQKYAWn4DIo_b7uLPivmmRNfrizVqBmIP4Eqasm5-soENJEdj8QTUnlKLHcLC4oxWxtjwxwhx7g-y98328crXnDAzmwvf45DXeFOsTTbYabOstPNs4G8v2WUxZVwcAqbMFL8hfMOyCz57x7Mb8qQh5gk1S0SBbhDX7wk8/w252-h640/20230813_110426.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore this pre-loved White Stuff dress on Sunday; when middle grandson and I went to spend the day with my son. This dress has been relegated to the donations bag as it gaped across the front - the way it did in this photo. I didn't realise until I saw the photo and it was lucky I wore a camisole underneath because it happened several times throughout the day. Retail sandals and pre-loved jacket. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAgqS_wjqdN3qK23k6dOkEYtbmSWDW2-xQMl9BxJxtsVFw-EhXVRcE5_ZbL9IhQ-ACQVG-vj203AlXFoxOpQcw9oqaQ4oN4bhKxMd7SEBtHV0DvLP7dm8SqnIs1-q3w6P8FyPASmxL-HPaVCDk_y6OZKmLUyrMnOzNBN7tpazG6aWL9MdBdQP1G8da1yr/s4128/20230813_110358.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaAgqS_wjqdN3qK23k6dOkEYtbmSWDW2-xQMl9BxJxtsVFw-EhXVRcE5_ZbL9IhQ-ACQVG-vj203AlXFoxOpQcw9oqaQ4oN4bhKxMd7SEBtHV0DvLP7dm8SqnIs1-q3w6P8FyPASmxL-HPaVCDk_y6OZKmLUyrMnOzNBN7tpazG6aWL9MdBdQP1G8da1yr/w480-h640/20230813_110358.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Back to Barnardo's on Monday. Pre-loved Joules dress; denim jacket as before; pre-loved bag and retail sandals from Sainsbury's. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BpeFcULvMzvKv4Y27fdVFwt-4sUNQ3FQI_kiL-FPuKKQRsTyXpnNn52SRZCUuYYhBMy898_JRgQgUrh2hicZJcKFakJ3ccPaL0oe1sY-GDomuuhr-jFznapjURFcTTBwuCN4tXIHm4Po5pc5XHCLIznU6bqJUCP19afNjG4Cw5NjsGGBwRE5S3QoFHD2/s3067/20230814_091001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3067" data-original-width="1739" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BpeFcULvMzvKv4Y27fdVFwt-4sUNQ3FQI_kiL-FPuKKQRsTyXpnNn52SRZCUuYYhBMy898_JRgQgUrh2hicZJcKFakJ3ccPaL0oe1sY-GDomuuhr-jFznapjURFcTTBwuCN4tXIHm4Po5pc5XHCLIznU6bqJUCP19afNjG4Cw5NjsGGBwRE5S3QoFHD2/w362-h640/20230814_091001.jpg" width="362" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44qO_X44NDGgwCpq-nI7-1DUEAQz4kYpuZdi4bA_Jmka7Gr6_E1Y3APxR-rVRoLNDHGcskngwYB9s2ttxjcsMSC5YSq5xDfs_-kh3iA8dxm0liZk5lH1mNe-BvLyM9AKved07-__OgZ37-D3_oFZKpOd3UfJC2TOb8wGsfYNXVntRojlVaaAQxNZJONHc/s3234/20230814_091109_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3234" data-original-width="1408" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi44qO_X44NDGgwCpq-nI7-1DUEAQz4kYpuZdi4bA_Jmka7Gr6_E1Y3APxR-rVRoLNDHGcskngwYB9s2ttxjcsMSC5YSq5xDfs_-kh3iA8dxm0liZk5lH1mNe-BvLyM9AKved07-__OgZ37-D3_oFZKpOd3UfJC2TOb8wGsfYNXVntRojlVaaAQxNZJONHc/w278-h640/20230814_091109_001.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">So many donations came in and despite working solidly for 3.5 hours processing them; it appeared to make no difference to the huge pile that had accumulated throughout the morning...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7X1aZAzbRIREGdUH6rvntuIP7RIbPrvjidZO4s6CXaqTmqHiXZPFJn0psBFnO5FhxpDWesYuaqJ13zD_JwTgsO7eBEEGiBAH-PkH3NTyptwsX4D2VLzRBDf_0YLQbuaBDyoEZziuv3Hu-UdnMPN1asyrqF7fEpPDnjKwib3RrlBKsVEKqpV7EP-MGZA7e/s4128/20230814_091157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7X1aZAzbRIREGdUH6rvntuIP7RIbPrvjidZO4s6CXaqTmqHiXZPFJn0psBFnO5FhxpDWesYuaqJ13zD_JwTgsO7eBEEGiBAH-PkH3NTyptwsX4D2VLzRBDf_0YLQbuaBDyoEZziuv3Hu-UdnMPN1asyrqF7fEpPDnjKwib3RrlBKsVEKqpV7EP-MGZA7e/w480-h640/20230814_091157.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In the afternoon I went into town and ran some errands. Cousin Marian became a grandma again and I sent her son and his partner a gift card for the new arrival; posted off an Irish scenes calendar for ex mum-in-law and got my eyebrows done. There were leftovers from the chicken curry OH made on Sunday so no cooking; although I did make a salad and some coleslaw to go with the curry.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEi4xR2V5XtZMJe_hgylAulGY8o-KFCjB4hUs1wrRlM70iIpMofWtqjlO3wCU_TbZy2VSx75g7nalbouPBAG6a1xur9ic1f50z4jC_KN8Gy5m6GpgyuLLtwki4yvAFpGvhM69OTaF8jn1U2h1GMzAtfcBLV7zIqhnRZQMs9POmrnz1kNZHmzRU2Rh77XAv8n/s3490/20230815_122228.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3490" data-original-width="1608" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4xR2V5XtZMJe_hgylAulGY8o-KFCjB4hUs1wrRlM70iIpMofWtqjlO3wCU_TbZy2VSx75g7nalbouPBAG6a1xur9ic1f50z4jC_KN8Gy5m6GpgyuLLtwki4yvAFpGvhM69OTaF8jn1U2h1GMzAtfcBLV7zIqhnRZQMs9POmrnz1kNZHmzRU2Rh77XAv8n/w294-h640/20230815_122228.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This Tuesday and last Tuesday my usual colleagues at the food bank were away so I made up food parcels. I was helped by the warehouse manager's daughter this week and between us we did everything on the list. I like the feeling of achievement when that happens. I wore sensible footwear and changed into sandals when I got back but not for long as I went for a walk in the countryside in the afternoon; donning walking trousers, boots and socks to do so. What I'm wearing in the photo was all pre-loved with the exception of the sandals from J. D Williams; skirt by M&S from Belfast charity shop BNWT: tee shirt very old also M&S; jacket by Primarni.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZl1ufyUbXOiMUG0yzXIVZO5T5xJHm7JocSMyZwaSn6FYQO6FezVkGeRrqVDwF9WqDqQy5t-pDAejxFemnmbY0NIwfrTmLovOjcHJVXTo-J5o_SGXAi__daNbEPjGZkUl02qYrnKZ_HUaHrI4pRkZf6ZoujtSX6XbyNTMBNHFICUuJcL9ntUVzwSEAaxQg/s2046/20230815_121644-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZl1ufyUbXOiMUG0yzXIVZO5T5xJHm7JocSMyZwaSn6FYQO6FezVkGeRrqVDwF9WqDqQy5t-pDAejxFemnmbY0NIwfrTmLovOjcHJVXTo-J5o_SGXAi__daNbEPjGZkUl02qYrnKZ_HUaHrI4pRkZf6ZoujtSX6XbyNTMBNHFICUuJcL9ntUVzwSEAaxQg/w640-h480/20230815_121644-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved. Did you notice I didn't wear any earrings? It's very rare I go without earrings. It wasn't deliberate but I didn't even notice until I was on my walk. It was a great day to walk; warm and dry with lots of sunshine.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5X8o-XaMhsOT9xPy6cfUx-2dHs2bE9TQtmYpdw5g8NjZ0wTTNCPRSmoVPLB7cTaXOlkFscLkvCXIo1pJ6vnm22koCL6k4aW8bC08ucYxLvCWrOgcNeuxyVyHi8mZsRjlMAC4vzFCsugG0uWUfeJ9vARhL2a_FrWAodRlarXMPAH-GN-p48tDQhIyXOs2F/s3300/20230815_122104.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="1590" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5X8o-XaMhsOT9xPy6cfUx-2dHs2bE9TQtmYpdw5g8NjZ0wTTNCPRSmoVPLB7cTaXOlkFscLkvCXIo1pJ6vnm22koCL6k4aW8bC08ucYxLvCWrOgcNeuxyVyHi8mZsRjlMAC4vzFCsugG0uWUfeJ9vARhL2a_FrWAodRlarXMPAH-GN-p48tDQhIyXOs2F/w308-h640/20230815_122104.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On my 5.25 mile afternoon walk I took a foot path that runs beside a construction site in Ravensden; where they're building a new estate which will adjoin the one where my daughter lives. The foot path had not been used very much; and as it was so overgrown in one part I had to admit defeat and battle through a hedge to get to an adjacent field. When I'd extricated myself from the hedge; I checked my ears to make sure I hadn't lost an earring in the process and realised I hadn't got any on! I was covered in nettle stings and my hair was full of the little balls that are part of that sticky, annoying plant called 'cleavers.' Once home I brushed out the 'cleavers' and chilled out catching up with blogs and blogging before making dinner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">So far this week had been warm and sunny everyday. I like wearing cotton/linen dresses when the weather is like this as they're so easy to grab and go. This dress pre-loved by Next and no jacket required! Just seen retail black sandals bought locally; all jewellery pre-loved; I didn't forget my earrings this time!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgUkNRjn0zfBdVXRCjaSsWmog-HaYNJ1tXgb6EMImwPx_sj0fd7pba7MMkRHnMH7Uiy4VAsoB72EuHs9QA6DXqaFBEg_kFL-mTPscGjepOhfoe53ZMyXw02JoSzKD-kKFHnRrwh98v5taaByOqbGRihw4pIkbDlvM-GSFDIJk0LKgDqT_91z3GZspCYUTMw/s3129/20230816_111003_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3129" data-original-width="1181" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUkNRjn0zfBdVXRCjaSsWmog-HaYNJ1tXgb6EMImwPx_sj0fd7pba7MMkRHnMH7Uiy4VAsoB72EuHs9QA6DXqaFBEg_kFL-mTPscGjepOhfoe53ZMyXw02JoSzKD-kKFHnRrwh98v5taaByOqbGRihw4pIkbDlvM-GSFDIJk0LKgDqT_91z3GZspCYUTMw/w242-h640/20230816_111003_002.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7e0K3mN5ajeyPwwezBU9Gd3Ymwt4UP94LQmZB4k5gs7nfbfYA2DZRz5qoiw_63IqJ_ZAbPLwj5eyPPA2RKRNrk7ARJjqFIuvjPHrXdTxzWJEfX_SyvCRsTbidWlwA9fG0EmU27fMUENXyjImkH5AJr1LCGycjKD3vPG3hOhVssTjwhq59dJFHzcwmVcG/s2973/20230816_110938_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2973" data-original-width="1255" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7e0K3mN5ajeyPwwezBU9Gd3Ymwt4UP94LQmZB4k5gs7nfbfYA2DZRz5qoiw_63IqJ_ZAbPLwj5eyPPA2RKRNrk7ARJjqFIuvjPHrXdTxzWJEfX_SyvCRsTbidWlwA9fG0EmU27fMUENXyjImkH5AJr1LCGycjKD3vPG3hOhVssTjwhq59dJFHzcwmVcG/w270-h640/20230816_110938_001.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCj_g-bNyB--NDik_hv1St8aejcdCy_Oqzl2PdRWWlxovDlpGlBeIDLFwqHXtXOtzwhRSNtKn4Y5SepxVLg90soXn9lm_zvID3BrseUwpIzfu-7DXJ66UK5bGI2kvSbE5-1jwa0luZTxQI2hYbsi5XwyiXRDCENNrzMxSSU-RM-xQ_1tPAiEsZPkYZIqUF/s4128/20230816_110558.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCj_g-bNyB--NDik_hv1St8aejcdCy_Oqzl2PdRWWlxovDlpGlBeIDLFwqHXtXOtzwhRSNtKn4Y5SepxVLg90soXn9lm_zvID3BrseUwpIzfu-7DXJ66UK5bGI2kvSbE5-1jwa0luZTxQI2hYbsi5XwyiXRDCENNrzMxSSU-RM-xQ_1tPAiEsZPkYZIqUF/w480-h640/20230816_110558.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I've just realised that back in June when we that hot spell I wore the same three maxi dresses within the same week...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There was a group walk in Milton Keynes but I didn't go as I spent much of the day researching on Ancestry. I'd been having conversations with a couple of distant relatives who live in Australia and they pointed me to various names that were linked to my paternal DNA - the search for the Maltese connection continued....I did a wash and hung it outside to dry which it did in double quick time; went to Aldi for the weekly items I buy there and made dinner for OH and I.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Sunday evening we started watching this Irish TV series 'Clean Sweep' on BBC i Player and finished watching it on Wednesday. Highly recommended. OH was disappointed with the ending; I wasn't!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEh4JWDSj4YbJ8cAmY5Th40R36U1dhzfkf13PBkTR9OQsWlT6TVhptpFy_HRQQ4_dQql8x27lune6IolfgRr8ZsySeULwWIHvo7k6GcEyVzUcbmziEFGFk673cwaBlQoRdG0pwST3XHBmochdvwOmo0az-nMH1ufBUym2OS1ha6Cfj9MofDGJ_Xfbg5CfhXg/s500/3038.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4JWDSj4YbJ8cAmY5Th40R36U1dhzfkf13PBkTR9OQsWlT6TVhptpFy_HRQQ4_dQql8x27lune6IolfgRr8ZsySeULwWIHvo7k6GcEyVzUcbmziEFGFk673cwaBlQoRdG0pwST3XHBmochdvwOmo0az-nMH1ufBUym2OS1ha6Cfj9MofDGJ_Xfbg5CfhXg/w426-h640/3038.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHWQ-4FomxXGdCtbIwtjS-Djuo0NVfVytc-mQr3XfLDK5nT_mPWkQ44rqJXt7MI_6Wrd1wkjZZyi8lZ3YyrYWYCKigtWtmiZ8p61W_zcilMHZoJkoR1tLz9h--CzYCDq8KDRLjLQGBZiK00tkLJDEPqVeSh5WBo-M3P0C48poMOO731Au1A_zVi9ltDqp/s3664/20230817_121715.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3664" data-original-width="1297" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHWQ-4FomxXGdCtbIwtjS-Djuo0NVfVytc-mQr3XfLDK5nT_mPWkQ44rqJXt7MI_6Wrd1wkjZZyi8lZ3YyrYWYCKigtWtmiZ8p61W_zcilMHZoJkoR1tLz9h--CzYCDq8KDRLjLQGBZiK00tkLJDEPqVeSh5WBo-M3P0C48poMOO731Au1A_zVi9ltDqp/w226-h640/20230817_121715.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Back to swimming on Thursday morning. I had swum the previous Tuesday afternoon but Thursday and Sunday mornings are my regular swimming slots and I am a creature of habit. I managed 45 lengths so I'm almost back to my usual distance. I really wish we could have longer sessions; I'd like to see how far I could swim before I had to give up but that is most unlikely as the swimming timetable is full; everyday of the week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-IHFwiu6sO31TIq3jspnkuBhaZWTdyyd3dJS9hobfUKf7fqORfOwY7qt7yeCzIJS7BSIOXeqL9EFXRzaob0xF-KYY-Myi_H2L5bSPvXriPSSKVFr6hXQk6lATzzHiVXedZWQpc5j1v4xmFm-Jf6OQn27ph4WtPehA0zRxc3fvPVFHNVOkr0vdhE7uYDR/s3570/20230817_121627_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3570" data-original-width="1310" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-IHFwiu6sO31TIq3jspnkuBhaZWTdyyd3dJS9hobfUKf7fqORfOwY7qt7yeCzIJS7BSIOXeqL9EFXRzaob0xF-KYY-Myi_H2L5bSPvXriPSSKVFr6hXQk6lATzzHiVXedZWQpc5j1v4xmFm-Jf6OQn27ph4WtPehA0zRxc3fvPVFHNVOkr0vdhE7uYDR/w234-h640/20230817_121627_001.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The lovely weather continued. Top; linen type kimono and jewellery pre-loved; trousers bought in a Primark sale; sandals; Monsoon sale. I found the top in Barnardo's on Monday. I didn't have many tops in red.</span></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/AVvXsEg0hCX0AI6zp0a9mbPSCHv55K09ZP4EO9cx4pNAhV1_13Ul1VEOT_iUrYs_k8N2QaYUkJCJ3a_ryOpuoaaE-jaXB5mpMTOlz4AVJT3v8eC4Z1t_hGNA8TpFZ1Gat0IEPT8h89D3oZxLSwpZQAhvYXHm_wesU3b-xeHM3Rz-yqPZuYPazZi7S093kVne1_ff/s2991/20230817_121505_002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2991" data-original-width="1419" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0hCX0AI6zp0a9mbPSCHv55K09ZP4EO9cx4pNAhV1_13Ul1VEOT_iUrYs_k8N2QaYUkJCJ3a_ryOpuoaaE-jaXB5mpMTOlz4AVJT3v8eC4Z1t_hGNA8TpFZ1Gat0IEPT8h89D3oZxLSwpZQAhvYXHm_wesU3b-xeHM3Rz-yqPZuYPazZi7S093kVne1_ff/w304-h640/20230817_121505_002.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBBeWvcJgR-gBP6rmIooFynM6A5wjjSIjrvHcjiB1cx6hw8k7c7Wjp89p9MO4QVGfSQP-pFEPG7QzrTLE09PxusoCfdD8D785hAHjZrG9OaHvAfmU07qn8PVJ4UVB0yOxOgxBHqIg8y1tglwIsRaQAnvgqA6jT2GFw_w8yFYXKu6_IY_9jzE3_nPO4g4Y/s4128/20230817_121416.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBBeWvcJgR-gBP6rmIooFynM6A5wjjSIjrvHcjiB1cx6hw8k7c7Wjp89p9MO4QVGfSQP-pFEPG7QzrTLE09PxusoCfdD8D785hAHjZrG9OaHvAfmU07qn8PVJ4UVB0yOxOgxBHqIg8y1tglwIsRaQAnvgqA6jT2GFw_w8yFYXKu6_IY_9jzE3_nPO4g4Y/w480-h640/20230817_121416.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I put on a towels wash and went to do the weekly Lidl shop. Although it's the summer holidays there's still basketball practice for the youngest grandson and after dinner I dropped him off. Middle grandson got his 'A' level results on Thursday morning and was disappointed. He passed all 3 but not at the grades he wanted. He had said to me after the exams were finished he didn't feel he did well enough in the exams; not well enough to apply for the university of his choice. He had already planned to re-sit his 'A' levels next year and is looking for a job in the meantime. That's life isn't it? You take the disappointments and move on...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Would you believe there was another London walk on Friday? This time it was the unofficial bus walk and although there should have been 8 of us walking; 2 members dropped out. I phoned my friend Bernie to see if she would be be able to come and she did. I waited for her at London Bridge Station and we met up with the others at Bexleyheath where we walked from the station to the 'Red House'. Home of William and Jane Morris for 5 years.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEj5PMrHBBbBj-1cQGlJcFql4CINigj5KzZirFQQuiH7KDNLz7nY78uHDzmcYaNxozk7thqvVcj6nDOm_HAPbELwP7hwo1Jey2-m5yl6Z_2o3oFaz4KHxJ4XjbN8jF06tFe1uOMm26YLOJBzZthQibtr90RRXNHPGNmzYjWBL7CRksjkd0OPx50DhxB37e7s/s4080/20230818_124245.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5PMrHBBbBj-1cQGlJcFql4CINigj5KzZirFQQuiH7KDNLz7nY78uHDzmcYaNxozk7thqvVcj6nDOm_HAPbELwP7hwo1Jey2-m5yl6Z_2o3oFaz4KHxJ4XjbN8jF06tFe1uOMm26YLOJBzZthQibtr90RRXNHPGNmzYjWBL7CRksjkd0OPx50DhxB37e7s/w480-h640/20230818_124245.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQMRYxqoidHpgiiF-UtIyvdeG-9gxCE6ytiTarkviCwt7RqRRQ30OeEgB-U0BAbXAiWz6MvDodmUgNi7rUL2Y-mZVOvsgxqn-hg7PIgT4J2KKktbESZE4l7G2-l4nXRLWwPmh01NcxM4hYiigOeDsUGDEKqmwnlh-83fcnuZ_5G17Y0i2JCm-MEvISnd6/s4080/20230818_124317.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaQMRYxqoidHpgiiF-UtIyvdeG-9gxCE6ytiTarkviCwt7RqRRQ30OeEgB-U0BAbXAiWz6MvDodmUgNi7rUL2Y-mZVOvsgxqn-hg7PIgT4J2KKktbESZE4l7G2-l4nXRLWwPmh01NcxM4hYiigOeDsUGDEKqmwnlh-83fcnuZ_5G17Y0i2JCm-MEvISnd6/w640-h480/20230818_124317.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Now owned by the National Trust; the Red House was very interesting but strangely bare. Most of the Morris furnishings were removed when William Morris sold the house (at a loss; even the Victorians had negative equity!) and much more can be seen in Kelmscott Manor in Oxfordshire; the home of William and Jane Morris from 1871 - 1896. The Red House was the only house William Morris designed, commissioned and bought; he rented all the remaining houses he lived in. We had a guided tour around the house from a very informative and enthusiastic guide.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjNpo9UGJQuFiEXHxXuUqd23UBmgCWTAPA1zW_HIggQJO1mC-xBDFQPIybmsKPZP8ljEKBugjf0Vwqa7iHWSty3Mzi19LuoixYd1Jfx945M6HFRst7CkfPsKKf8DqXEW9zmRAxmNwP0lSi5vl0Lhy-RWvVrE-zoqrHRtgpjY7Jt_7otVAN_a10SCPeDHHy8/s4080/20230818_133056.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNpo9UGJQuFiEXHxXuUqd23UBmgCWTAPA1zW_HIggQJO1mC-xBDFQPIybmsKPZP8ljEKBugjf0Vwqa7iHWSty3Mzi19LuoixYd1Jfx945M6HFRst7CkfPsKKf8DqXEW9zmRAxmNwP0lSi5vl0Lhy-RWvVrE-zoqrHRtgpjY7Jt_7otVAN_a10SCPeDHHy8/w480-h640/20230818_133056.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The dining room - hard to take photos without people getting in the way...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXP-51VZTevhiDh5GSRdj_ylff3Y1Xf9rZ0Y7Y8wp6AZauuXRg-Ouyac2nbmpmTK39D4nkrm6T85l-hlnYPJH0nGD8LwSls0D9lQf5ri68-Gy-YI6FerjwpSDts_63dfdIkYMqS0sYspNnxYxP3yjLX-P4kVu88k_t5Y0P2OgTPbRv-mjImBDuPk9MyWm/s4080/20230818_133249.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXP-51VZTevhiDh5GSRdj_ylff3Y1Xf9rZ0Y7Y8wp6AZauuXRg-Ouyac2nbmpmTK39D4nkrm6T85l-hlnYPJH0nGD8LwSls0D9lQf5ri68-Gy-YI6FerjwpSDts_63dfdIkYMqS0sYspNnxYxP3yjLX-P4kVu88k_t5Y0P2OgTPbRv-mjImBDuPk9MyWm/w480-h640/20230818_133249.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Rear passage to garden.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNih9MOZQyRrPGA9NpHjBJMwGmD9mS8n6UmQTZN-_hcdeoq7qUCUWAj4FeE5JjExPGg9fN8yipdYPy54dmuUCUsuqVRfqerrzms9iqSw8QgZT_AkHxCvuwj3PokzNZyolMJAjHgN5n5eDHpOfUBWY4D5LkpOTGTym3BS4J76V_K0Be_u4J7BCfY0-cBJw/s4080/20230818_133505.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUNih9MOZQyRrPGA9NpHjBJMwGmD9mS8n6UmQTZN-_hcdeoq7qUCUWAj4FeE5JjExPGg9fN8yipdYPy54dmuUCUsuqVRfqerrzms9iqSw8QgZT_AkHxCvuwj3PokzNZyolMJAjHgN5n5eDHpOfUBWY4D5LkpOTGTym3BS4J76V_K0Be_u4J7BCfY0-cBJw/w480-h640/20230818_133505.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Painted ceiling at top of the stairs - hand painted and 'pricked' to make a design. Several other rooms had hand pricked ceilings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yn71aNcNTlYJ6ITOdBCa405JkF1QqTnjVBNnOI5huHSM7-fXFSeiRuUFZMj2hMisYYTdNZj7LV1lWLWboObwToxZ1fTf7j8mrckXfXDjTNO7Oaw55Bvig6pOurD0Yt-T_EqnOQDjLB6qpJKmN0Mx76eNjlqU66QdAn-S3aM1F_BNpXnZ2me8wNoBfiwT/s4080/20230818_133738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yn71aNcNTlYJ6ITOdBCa405JkF1QqTnjVBNnOI5huHSM7-fXFSeiRuUFZMj2hMisYYTdNZj7LV1lWLWboObwToxZ1fTf7j8mrckXfXDjTNO7Oaw55Bvig6pOurD0Yt-T_EqnOQDjLB6qpJKmN0Mx76eNjlqU66QdAn-S3aM1F_BNpXnZ2me8wNoBfiwT/w480-h640/20230818_133738.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Window on top landing. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbOGHBVPDUirNg9O8_edWcRYcgd--wdkq3nmLcqwonrXwTbvWJ3sK-RR9kVkEKCKyGZDH6pMQiSxXYABXVSGEttJta0dr5im2V5uNbMo_400fsEymn6jFTWsSXV3Cx_2_P6VuNGsVdZZ4fLcfj-t4zi4fz3TAie3aRDSepBZGprXdEtlXryKLfIAFtEmJ/s4080/20230818_134109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbOGHBVPDUirNg9O8_edWcRYcgd--wdkq3nmLcqwonrXwTbvWJ3sK-RR9kVkEKCKyGZDH6pMQiSxXYABXVSGEttJta0dr5im2V5uNbMo_400fsEymn6jFTWsSXV3Cx_2_P6VuNGsVdZZ4fLcfj-t4zi4fz3TAie3aRDSepBZGprXdEtlXryKLfIAFtEmJ/w480-h640/20230818_134109.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In William and Jane's bedroom - it didn't look as if it would give out much heat!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsX12Us66ZSwDCSZxPAOC36SdRzdbImbk61OGQppqGqkkmluksC3nb80tCZ46ZuK6Y63JQNylbT_9tZ4BrbbYjUcb7TmH-bK3wTPMRUgKL43uDmSVDSNxqzCu_2Puc3Mte7wSu-7cZHrRdy99ociuoqJ96FNHGBVQcuCqfYGL-1_g9lRgxO61RkxslEBSk/s4080/20230818_135615.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsX12Us66ZSwDCSZxPAOC36SdRzdbImbk61OGQppqGqkkmluksC3nb80tCZ46ZuK6Y63JQNylbT_9tZ4BrbbYjUcb7TmH-bK3wTPMRUgKL43uDmSVDSNxqzCu_2Puc3Mte7wSu-7cZHrRdy99ociuoqJ96FNHGBVQcuCqfYGL-1_g9lRgxO61RkxslEBSk/w640-h480/20230818_135615.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The drawing room - where all the fun and games happened; including apple fights. This huge dresser has a 'Minstrels Gallery' at the top and the doors behind (just seen at the top of the photo) conceal an apple store.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipddqF5QO62phxgtMWdvCG0NQNupjDjsVWcUuQ2EiEaaR82fQsHtMFAdEAySvNEbbtjx-mJCUpdAY3jqmQOTn6iaEFcx3zwaMM-WPIiq8KCmMCOWcBnGYD3rne44QgofkqasiGfuAR1i28sA2uURIiySc0gFWKqvqKMNmFhKBH6LRp4ScHKBVBI9-TrT3r/s4080/20230818_140445.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipddqF5QO62phxgtMWdvCG0NQNupjDjsVWcUuQ2EiEaaR82fQsHtMFAdEAySvNEbbtjx-mJCUpdAY3jqmQOTn6iaEFcx3zwaMM-WPIiq8KCmMCOWcBnGYD3rne44QgofkqasiGfuAR1i28sA2uURIiySc0gFWKqvqKMNmFhKBH6LRp4ScHKBVBI9-TrT3r/w480-h640/20230818_140445.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Living room fireplace. You can just see on the left a little alcove filled with windows; the panelling was originally gold leaf and the light must have been wonderful. This was where Jane and friends gathered to make embroidered wall hangings.</span></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/AVvXsEjrrbLyQnZ2fbEsDBdUbD9uFm4TM7Shz0ACVTPJaZWpcGbq8zfPkoYrjWNyWc-wWfsXZbCz0AFNvJrLgQj9Q555Tn_2erGrAG4iCfKyQoajdgeziepIODWY1xMoY6kDQpGKKmyEX8YIEPNxC389PTU3DWrV4UHsHGL7gZ50Gky9WcLuaiWLEXv_AS_9ms9Y/s4080/20230818_140454.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrbLyQnZ2fbEsDBdUbD9uFm4TM7Shz0ACVTPJaZWpcGbq8zfPkoYrjWNyWc-wWfsXZbCz0AFNvJrLgQj9Q555Tn_2erGrAG4iCfKyQoajdgeziepIODWY1xMoY6kDQpGKKmyEX8YIEPNxC389PTU3DWrV4UHsHGL7gZ50Gky9WcLuaiWLEXv_AS_9ms9Y/w480-h640/20230818_140454.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Murals in the drawing room on the left hand side of the huge dresser.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEi4cQJYNQm1wh-URZTCeBRy_qW5ugjuyjEy8XyILLI_AvwysIi-NHwmGdYTKSpu8rMz7XmqUzpQafjFVd3ovVEeQKPmrVTELLKb5bexatQhiTi8xT_H4v1VTOrQhjPutY3JaaSwrmNsmdWW1kQg5UaM4TGWyw_25H3du7rTWrH4F3YURHcCy6cn5-gzXwMe/s1951/20230818_140904.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="1951" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4cQJYNQm1wh-URZTCeBRy_qW5ugjuyjEy8XyILLI_AvwysIi-NHwmGdYTKSpu8rMz7XmqUzpQafjFVd3ovVEeQKPmrVTELLKb5bexatQhiTi8xT_H4v1VTOrQhjPutY3JaaSwrmNsmdWW1kQg5UaM4TGWyw_25H3du7rTWrH4F3YURHcCy6cn5-gzXwMe/w640-h634/20230818_140904.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Rear of the house and below part of the gardens which were very naturalistic. There was also a small orchard.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ncmANuih79TQ5bmTpN4jIeByXBQjTYedXo4ElezAPCGKJtL0GOxNm_ElRbHq2fVGaGfgLaTgJJiMNV47NvOn8csqZkFNmdi98aPoRnQVKlUwNcGo6jBiosgAQYrntkOJbBMTr2cWJZeE6aIDW8uQ3ddfKRtAzFnAsCununH_Rr-h2fui2t3lvcnMde_F/s2576/20230818_125507.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ncmANuih79TQ5bmTpN4jIeByXBQjTYedXo4ElezAPCGKJtL0GOxNm_ElRbHq2fVGaGfgLaTgJJiMNV47NvOn8csqZkFNmdi98aPoRnQVKlUwNcGo6jBiosgAQYrntkOJbBMTr2cWJZeE6aIDW8uQ3ddfKRtAzFnAsCununH_Rr-h2fui2t3lvcnMde_F/w480-h640/20230818_125507.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFAiDSh3EIeFZElzUZLzPlInPdsx0xK7xho6K4fv4k8yvlY2fRWuKE8cI-Di3jWYWs8TWi17EQw_zqRS_rNJVkzGr09tZkKZjWNqeRg1Vv6_wTD_aluspUMV1tlgMvz-uCFgF3FgFrOcROoJkoighG-WYDsJ_XMOo-6xd-YGLtAsHFZohC4G5vTzueYsr/s2576/20230818_125409.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigFAiDSh3EIeFZElzUZLzPlInPdsx0xK7xho6K4fv4k8yvlY2fRWuKE8cI-Di3jWYWs8TWi17EQw_zqRS_rNJVkzGr09tZkKZjWNqeRg1Vv6_wTD_aluspUMV1tlgMvz-uCFgF3FgFrOcROoJkoighG-WYDsJ_XMOo-6xd-YGLtAsHFZohC4G5vTzueYsr/w480-h640/20230818_125409.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> From there we walked to Danson House and Park. Danson House (below) is a Grade I listed Palladian villa now used as a registry office. There was a wedding taking place when we arrived</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgToua5CEunmIMT1qiRQ_Jt9mVyeYb2tPYRLWOJ93jieb-reOX5PZYTY6AMrr24tagsNSlTvWO0Xqq60HsR_oePwMp3lJLLF9TgUVPfWZHe55VNT1yNUHFmFTMdpV0ataU0if9LoXbr1MG_JDfKVysW2_MzU66Aj9P3iF4k_uh4MvVEpoBEdpswOOICFgjl/s1280/Fleur+de+The+mindbicycle+Danson+House+Bexley+-+50.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="853" data-original-width="1280" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToua5CEunmIMT1qiRQ_Jt9mVyeYb2tPYRLWOJ93jieb-reOX5PZYTY6AMrr24tagsNSlTvWO0Xqq60HsR_oePwMp3lJLLF9TgUVPfWZHe55VNT1yNUHFmFTMdpV0ataU0if9LoXbr1MG_JDfKVysW2_MzU66Aj9P3iF4k_uh4MvVEpoBEdpswOOICFgjl/w640-h426/Fleur+de+The+mindbicycle+Danson+House+Bexley+-+50.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><a href="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57f7873cf7e0ab12376813bf/1486592521835-2G8N4RYQVXJ6HZJQNSHZ/Fleur+de+The+mindbicycle+Danson+House+Bexley+-+50.jpg">SOURCE</a><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We stopped here for tea and scones; the cafe being at the rear of the house with views over the parkland and lake; before catching a bus to Hall Place and gardens. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hall Place is a Grade I listed country house built in 1537 and is described as 'one of the South East's best kept secrets:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Mulish, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 18px; text-align: start;">'In the 18th century Hall Place came into the ownership of the Dashwood family. Sir Francis Dashwood was a politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1762–1763, but he was also a known rake and founder of the secret and immoral </span><em style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: Mulish, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: start;">Hellfire Club</em><span face="Mulish, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 18px; text-align: start;">. </span><span face="Mulish, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">The last tenant of Hall Place was Lady Limerick who lived in the house alone from 1917 – 1943. She added a number of mock-Tudor features including beams and fireplaces. Lady Limerick and the house appeared in a 1922 edition of County Life Magazine'. You can read more about the house and gardens <a href="https://www.hallplace.org.uk/history/" target="_blank">HERE</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Mulish, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Mulish, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">Hall Place</span></div><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/AVvXsEhMG0Vb8t7PFqYaUaNFBGx_wsGZQJDPyxxH3IwXD-TZsh0LcTHldYnWpJSnAfw55O8nPEy01Kff006q0wZ_MTCJxfhVMBnjKJ8N-9u4mIy_LWZ0WEYDiOgDvTzONGj6tbgqX40dDk8VLH6EKUx4Lj4bwzLJBUFd2b001NfWFO6ZcWMyd9BogdOZyqwb5wpb/s4080/20230818_163257.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMG0Vb8t7PFqYaUaNFBGx_wsGZQJDPyxxH3IwXD-TZsh0LcTHldYnWpJSnAfw55O8nPEy01Kff006q0wZ_MTCJxfhVMBnjKJ8N-9u4mIy_LWZ0WEYDiOgDvTzONGj6tbgqX40dDk8VLH6EKUx4Lj4bwzLJBUFd2b001NfWFO6ZcWMyd9BogdOZyqwb5wpb/w640-h480/20230818_163257.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We didn't visit the house as it needed to be pre-booked and one house tour was enough I'd say...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBesAqkb3va-NZijZelf9iZnr7OnCV1gPXcznS8I-_RoQoZjIB--QTfKRzNgTtJCbsucgt-MOmkQCEex7IVYFggGnZR4TPuexlbbm4zsGtghgsmc6vaDx92A1Wu52PEVvhEB04QuPXklFMOo7qrdFrmFUL38PAyXwFMwIhl9EU012qzbg3d3E_p10ZQ_rT/s4080/20230818_163419.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The gardens were lovely and the estate runs to 63 hectares including a river and a miniature railway!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7192Sdzu1iVC5SmA5qqnPQpBxNLDEPMffcJZoTHjIoawfRZAM-i50y5KTr7xwc0f7yVPFo0qJKeeWaFeABFyYxOpNyE5Dhgu9e3sO-wtPOKQBYVjeODsD2Cg8uYhRsJs9ZbqUH72ux-_xp3hhH91OBEv4dOByEyb3uYQL-JRQHQtxRwYVz9ekdAaRhdT2/s4080/20230818_162215.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7192Sdzu1iVC5SmA5qqnPQpBxNLDEPMffcJZoTHjIoawfRZAM-i50y5KTr7xwc0f7yVPFo0qJKeeWaFeABFyYxOpNyE5Dhgu9e3sO-wtPOKQBYVjeODsD2Cg8uYhRsJs9ZbqUH72ux-_xp3hhH91OBEv4dOByEyb3uYQL-JRQHQtxRwYVz9ekdAaRhdT2/w640-h480/20230818_162215.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everlasting flowers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPZDbMweh6iG_ymMKngODJGoBCaJl9LgMAFOgI88NpwgY8DgoHkEedZY_3GU6k-K7g7woMh1svGL22UpDYm9bTWbuAiZhcr-w9CSd0wbL9Y-HEeUu6LBvDbe5U2ABndUqnCuSHPDwJKbqIckI1scOdA8y6KQTjejkKyQ8gOT5U-9AAJrFzsLvb-o9CA8t/s4080/20230818_163452.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSPZDbMweh6iG_ymMKngODJGoBCaJl9LgMAFOgI88NpwgY8DgoHkEedZY_3GU6k-K7g7woMh1svGL22UpDYm9bTWbuAiZhcr-w9CSd0wbL9Y-HEeUu6LBvDbe5U2ABndUqnCuSHPDwJKbqIckI1scOdA8y6KQTjejkKyQ8gOT5U-9AAJrFzsLvb-o9CA8t/w640-h480/20230818_163452.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Queen's Beasts. Topiary designed for the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II</span></span><span face="Mulish, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Mulish, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEg_wPLA4zNAxTuehf5vwD4xfFbJhRfTWqroFsAcjVRIlk3sX-KwJmyafiZjg2HkQTdpQJ6vIa2NF60hDHOK8mfm9iHMCdWKxgfzCJLE3ZNgQnIut-1OG0uAne2JTV0Ez3C-k3NQoGbeJz_2oR3JsYWv8SR8RHF-KyChJE9MO9K12xtPJGwC_siV_Eu6lOoX/s4080/20230818_163755.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_wPLA4zNAxTuehf5vwD4xfFbJhRfTWqroFsAcjVRIlk3sX-KwJmyafiZjg2HkQTdpQJ6vIa2NF60hDHOK8mfm9iHMCdWKxgfzCJLE3ZNgQnIut-1OG0uAne2JTV0Ez3C-k3NQoGbeJz_2oR3JsYWv8SR8RHF-KyChJE9MO9K12xtPJGwC_siV_Eu6lOoX/w480-h640/20230818_163755.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Bernie and I. The last time I wore this pre-loved top was when I met cousin Marian and her daughter in 2019!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">From Hall Place and gardens we walked part of the London Loop back to Bexley station. Bernie and I parted company at London Bridge and we both had a brilliant day out. By the time I returned home I'd only walked 7 miles but it felt longer. Friday was the day I thought I'd receive my DNA results but it wasn't to be...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNTx9VZcCKOD1SsHcYTh-wBQU3Y3rwBwhD7p2xZzAAewiBsbMolqJoFzdyvwCgePYfMeXYdryMV9j0tssKLOmV9dDQxhca-BXh-eR1AGGGQCMbOsc-_yj8QVhKpLNskB2qVxkDkxkeN7hAZiozqgRtU5dV7PMZSqnA4ihDBce-IRerAAmYGQign3_mzuj/s3585/20230819_121744.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3585" data-original-width="1322" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaNTx9VZcCKOD1SsHcYTh-wBQU3Y3rwBwhD7p2xZzAAewiBsbMolqJoFzdyvwCgePYfMeXYdryMV9j0tssKLOmV9dDQxhca-BXh-eR1AGGGQCMbOsc-_yj8QVhKpLNskB2qVxkDkxkeN7hAZiozqgRtU5dV7PMZSqnA4ihDBce-IRerAAmYGQign3_mzuj/w236-h640/20230819_121744.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Saturday was an extra special day. I dressed up a bit. I found this Zara dress/long tunic in the 3:16 charity shop before I went to Ireland and wore pre-loved M&S black linen trousers underneath. Monsoon sandals as before.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvgq2RGbnMTFufeFUVEVAz10mXL3MZDi7msxWzH3iybnPSeihdwlVDuvaF9HVklnvH7VhnF3LFJlYM9JL7XvSwG3PqE82HXS7ndxpdmFI7FX1wvToJSVzCcvDcVrN5iNfBMH9Ou0qYeOYc4J_BoVdal1CkkUEs4dnV8bATgELpgGUQI6tiPKzxTMqT7EX/s2541/20230819_121729.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2541" data-original-width="1134" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAvgq2RGbnMTFufeFUVEVAz10mXL3MZDi7msxWzH3iybnPSeihdwlVDuvaF9HVklnvH7VhnF3LFJlYM9JL7XvSwG3PqE82HXS7ndxpdmFI7FX1wvToJSVzCcvDcVrN5iNfBMH9Ou0qYeOYc4J_BoVdal1CkkUEs4dnV8bATgELpgGUQI6tiPKzxTMqT7EX/w286-h640/20230819_121729.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQMG3h5vh7qBreoKwVtr3hufiplRu3I2LdKvaEw9iw5ZhEOv35RSn37GeoVgqdduzON8bLKjx5SPN-QEc9tquBGynv4MlQqil5pIaWiCpjAJSPaDLjnkeDLFVatKf3al2DMwMDK2g6pfY1EuaGjpF7OL0SbvymB7-1nTurjOwVDap3fwKEEDJdT61SdlN/s4128/20230819_121604.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQMG3h5vh7qBreoKwVtr3hufiplRu3I2LdKvaEw9iw5ZhEOv35RSn37GeoVgqdduzON8bLKjx5SPN-QEc9tquBGynv4MlQqil5pIaWiCpjAJSPaDLjnkeDLFVatKf3al2DMwMDK2g6pfY1EuaGjpF7OL0SbvymB7-1nTurjOwVDap3fwKEEDJdT61SdlN/w480-h640/20230819_121604.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Saturday was the day my brothers got to meet their other sister and her husband for the first time! Here we all are; Mandy and husband Paul are at the end of the table and you've met everyone else before. What a lovely, joyful occasion it was. We sat in the garden for ages after the meal;</span> <span style="font-size: medium;">drinking and chatting and enjoying the warm sunshine.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04RoYIFZwQRYDUXA0KQtDPrentuQTBmqAyc2IWhgdXE_DT7ZEBTYWS1B2ahH3J28Hox5Xn_0FANLmGhDVgrjik2wd2p6S_-y_6SQ3-AHJEIZ6URgRBqSpwfVZzFV141sm_CZMK5pq8KMwc92OnC8x_kwpP_vKCaKtFfDJgbtngT7jOgEqXKGSgRcTO08a/s2576/20230819_162649.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh04RoYIFZwQRYDUXA0KQtDPrentuQTBmqAyc2IWhgdXE_DT7ZEBTYWS1B2ahH3J28Hox5Xn_0FANLmGhDVgrjik2wd2p6S_-y_6SQ3-AHJEIZ6URgRBqSpwfVZzFV141sm_CZMK5pq8KMwc92OnC8x_kwpP_vKCaKtFfDJgbtngT7jOgEqXKGSgRcTO08a/w640-h480/20230819_162649.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEB_3pSubDZPLtHqdN2T7gzLK-VtIC9RQw14ftI56DCYH20Qeqg-ECh1cPgvqvcUk2knyzN8NLyatDuABRQG7-KSBVezdv37oY4WRKXMTU9EiBnRaM1ufJI5w6GMK3C0Qihcfn0oBpqser7xF4II0_ckiRTOo2DFJ6q6gNAeSzwfu-OEBWDluDAWP80P9/s2740/20230820_133608.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2740" data-original-width="1451" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEB_3pSubDZPLtHqdN2T7gzLK-VtIC9RQw14ftI56DCYH20Qeqg-ECh1cPgvqvcUk2knyzN8NLyatDuABRQG7-KSBVezdv37oY4WRKXMTU9EiBnRaM1ufJI5w6GMK3C0Qihcfn0oBpqser7xF4II0_ckiRTOo2DFJ6q6gNAeSzwfu-OEBWDluDAWP80P9/w338-h640/20230820_133608.jpg" width="338" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> After such an exciting Saturday; Sunday was a day of calming routine. Swimming first thing in the morning and I managed my usual 46 laps. Then home for breakfast, housework and cooking dinner. We had spent the remainder of the week in the evenings catching up with the most recent series of 'Beck' on BBC i Player and thoroughly enjoyed it. Beck seemed to be ageing in front of our eyes and I don't know if that was the superb acting in the series or not.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4lcNAGTu8-PSlKk8LHu6R3-cDxoEtqVJg4gjmo9nwlAh0MKcr1VoZtmACnyboV-_IAxtUa2u7fSpCGAQpAGKn-syuYuTsekfAZyLbRdEi8gKoJ2v7PWcOqY2Zai8QMYFOrTZ5ADZj3Vjev2o8qgD2ejGkgnlTpYmPI88TeyW3FHrduSax5nG_wq6D1oK/s4128/20230820_133505.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4lcNAGTu8-PSlKk8LHu6R3-cDxoEtqVJg4gjmo9nwlAh0MKcr1VoZtmACnyboV-_IAxtUa2u7fSpCGAQpAGKn-syuYuTsekfAZyLbRdEi8gKoJ2v7PWcOqY2Zai8QMYFOrTZ5ADZj3Vjev2o8qgD2ejGkgnlTpYmPI88TeyW3FHrduSax5nG_wq6D1oK/w480-h640/20230820_133505.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved; top by Wallis; cropped trousers by the shop that sells frumpy older women's clothes which I won't name; these polyester trousers with the elasticated waist (yes, I've finally succumbed) are very comfortable; very easy to whip off and on in the pool changing room and look quite smart. Be warned you'll be seeing more of them.... sandals retail and all jewellery pre-loved.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Jz2zK2xqKohZ1suL4FP0SXJqZ3UZDALmccdl8fS7PDZiGXo_EAd3U8xR7hv-5o7H8T_NvC9sECVxPN9pOUcqxSX9b6uZ4kALcH4ZF0w8cPwcVSwNgVBTbEilABTus6_K0UQn8yRQ93vSzjIob6Ulgvu2a0CF8BzIWJOjjiDMvOadjJTqkyxHlGMEwSjS/s3278/20230821_094026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3278" data-original-width="1567" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Jz2zK2xqKohZ1suL4FP0SXJqZ3UZDALmccdl8fS7PDZiGXo_EAd3U8xR7hv-5o7H8T_NvC9sECVxPN9pOUcqxSX9b6uZ4kALcH4ZF0w8cPwcVSwNgVBTbEilABTus6_K0UQn8yRQ93vSzjIob6Ulgvu2a0CF8BzIWJOjjiDMvOadjJTqkyxHlGMEwSjS/w306-h640/20230821_094026.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Well, I can't complain about the weather. Monday saw us enter a second week of warm sunshine; not too hot between 23/24 degrees C and just perfect for me.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSGZ6wkupnpmFLXGYtrrSS5yo-1k2_sQgU09YiFL3d7q2egh9ZN5YpsnQFjp7Htx8vlRqLSWB01_BoohQwDxsssT8gTiZ8nvqXn5S1hBHp6voy6VJkUJUTJYvrPYDnSUAoyXhH0NSEwjmhgztdg8hNZ7zUojvzElN5Iahqd5P2sueftf9-rsbdU0aviPS/s3330/20230821_094016_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3330" data-original-width="1236" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSGZ6wkupnpmFLXGYtrrSS5yo-1k2_sQgU09YiFL3d7q2egh9ZN5YpsnQFjp7Htx8vlRqLSWB01_BoohQwDxsssT8gTiZ8nvqXn5S1hBHp6voy6VJkUJUTJYvrPYDnSUAoyXhH0NSEwjmhgztdg8hNZ7zUojvzElN5Iahqd5P2sueftf9-rsbdU0aviPS/w238-h640/20230821_094016_001.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was stocktaking (again) at Barnardo's. After counting gift bags, I decoded the women's section; which is, of course, the largest section. I filled 4 blue sacks with decoded items and I only got as far as half way down the back wall of the shop. The decoded items will go to other shops in the area. I like decoding as it's a good way to have a really close look at what is on the rails and there were lots of great clothes, but as you know I have too many so resisted the temptation to buy more. I did buy a pair of earrings and 2 velvet cushions for the sitting room sofa.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuqt0EAGbR1iQbV_gg4Qv3lgX1jNQlFzTITCvMWQwu1xdh64_-llNp1lXZMBwSpLG6RxxP-NkeIEBVnKK6W8W8fOOuIiC7F4_UFP9Kmo5KiUjhixUp7miCECz4Zr02No3Vd66_McCtLhWMidPeRBtqh1wWCp6vQAqFBRizt8aQddOWUpGkRzjjGlcMTEg/s4128/20230821_093846.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuqt0EAGbR1iQbV_gg4Qv3lgX1jNQlFzTITCvMWQwu1xdh64_-llNp1lXZMBwSpLG6RxxP-NkeIEBVnKK6W8W8fOOuIiC7F4_UFP9Kmo5KiUjhixUp7miCECz4Zr02No3Vd66_McCtLhWMidPeRBtqh1wWCp6vQAqFBRizt8aQddOWUpGkRzjjGlcMTEg/w480-h640/20230821_093846.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved. Pre-loved tunic by Vanilla Moon; navy M&S linen trousers; Doc Martens sandals; retail.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The garden continues to provide us with blooms although a lot is now going over or dying off...</span></div><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/AVvXsEjHk3kF-L1GKnGyjg4jwlH4IPMq76_pBbt3kTYQtGaIxER0oZN2t3OK4EB8_SlnAQjU3B-lSeZgeRZ89RkFgiEV02rrWW2M1JUA23nzEA2rYPcHk0lbCjDvuS2P2R70KJYEtyiDVDUVhK6cETCpWqZvbynZ41dqmqVHRCm33wN8O86AzxYufdUXVwb8JuM7/s2046/20230817_160659-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2046" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHk3kF-L1GKnGyjg4jwlH4IPMq76_pBbt3kTYQtGaIxER0oZN2t3OK4EB8_SlnAQjU3B-lSeZgeRZ89RkFgiEV02rrWW2M1JUA23nzEA2rYPcHk0lbCjDvuS2P2R70KJYEtyiDVDUVhK6cETCpWqZvbynZ41dqmqVHRCm33wN8O86AzxYufdUXVwb8JuM7/w640-h640/20230817_160659-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The begonias above were bought at the plant sale in Risely a few months back. We have several sunflowers now; thanks to the birds dropping the seeds; on my garden chair the impatiens are blooming well.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">No food bank for me on Tuesday, I had lots to do at home and we were back to full staffing, anyway. I made time to go for a walk of 4.5 miles in the afternoon; once again in warm, sunny weather. Anyone would think it was summer!</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYlnafEO_f_fzhPxcTOQ7oFS6Zx_pPERm7IVy7_qqO_jequWdIfdg1QXm_pQJmNKPSB07aUQwzKBTTqJ-6sChDRX0nxQpMIS4si77K82cAV-YG7fkC4zaFbh0oqGVhGu0vMVZWI-HkHSRUrYesfkSi3cko4xhSb9Jp2lValEIhMPWHfJMUIcy4reEtVcW/s4128/20230822_120919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYlnafEO_f_fzhPxcTOQ7oFS6Zx_pPERm7IVy7_qqO_jequWdIfdg1QXm_pQJmNKPSB07aUQwzKBTTqJ-6sChDRX0nxQpMIS4si77K82cAV-YG7fkC4zaFbh0oqGVhGu0vMVZWI-HkHSRUrYesfkSi3cko4xhSb9Jp2lValEIhMPWHfJMUIcy4reEtVcW/w480-h640/20230822_120919.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was the first time I'd worn this cotton, pre-loved 'Made in India' finely pleated skirt. I think I found it in a Belfast charity shop last Easter. Tee shirt by F&F; jacket as before. Pre-loved Dune sandals. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CjTpRN_NeRKBjmabPbRWRveFe36cwKUD318_oWKDfdPZwXD5P0dd5drqu_hUJNjLObjMkFjJcnbJjDsrcUCDIV4BuEdEIcHCNJ5hYoPY0PTPMHCYFy_NEE6Qw0QtaRrza3cW-O4JIajc0VX6n5EXh4Z7VtdYNlY4Gv9tUlesY2HyR15xx4A9aLQ22Iew/s2638/20230822_120618_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2638" data-original-width="1348" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CjTpRN_NeRKBjmabPbRWRveFe36cwKUD318_oWKDfdPZwXD5P0dd5drqu_hUJNjLObjMkFjJcnbJjDsrcUCDIV4BuEdEIcHCNJ5hYoPY0PTPMHCYFy_NEE6Qw0QtaRrza3cW-O4JIajc0VX6n5EXh4Z7VtdYNlY4Gv9tUlesY2HyR15xx4A9aLQ22Iew/w328-h640/20230822_120618_001.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDD1T9q0f8D-_2xUyR_gbQxkeFaCr4kaZoRduT6xg9jicVQblr0CLdzSn6w1u22wRFsPi4P4PIOh2JAVKbFE45K7n4qH6g4vtZhbE87Rxwi0cXuDSNkopaM680TNVGozlYv1uttxfyvSZFDKqdEyG6ndpuLOowuhzHPK5XZcwheYNGcVx1ZXaNQMZHb76_/s2818/20230822_120519_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2818" data-original-width="1157" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDD1T9q0f8D-_2xUyR_gbQxkeFaCr4kaZoRduT6xg9jicVQblr0CLdzSn6w1u22wRFsPi4P4PIOh2JAVKbFE45K7n4qH6g4vtZhbE87Rxwi0cXuDSNkopaM680TNVGozlYv1uttxfyvSZFDKqdEyG6ndpuLOowuhzHPK5XZcwheYNGcVx1ZXaNQMZHb76_/w262-h640/20230822_120519_001.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; text-align: start;">So that was my fortnight. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium; text-align: start;">I'm still awaiting DNA test results and should have more to tell you in my next post. Let's hope the good weather continues, too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Mulish, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 18px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-3175657969444191092023-08-09T21:18:00.001+01:002023-08-14T13:36:02.874+01:00Back from the Emerald Isle<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuF4vqVrvEuW2av8_get7zLrF_aBdoaQeWIp5q8lMyzQNR5xFcUMqIgLgxTusfRmOiNig4fV59LVM4Z6tQsK0s_g932-ynEuAk4XI-DrtH5UBFEWwcO1IU8B_jxRZG_YhEq_4AGtsTJOi0HjmrQFQ47LHqt3Eyy9kO7myKKsLC0vaVO1YsUo37S64OG7R4/s4128/20230628_091425.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuF4vqVrvEuW2av8_get7zLrF_aBdoaQeWIp5q8lMyzQNR5xFcUMqIgLgxTusfRmOiNig4fV59LVM4Z6tQsK0s_g932-ynEuAk4XI-DrtH5UBFEWwcO1IU8B_jxRZG_YhEq_4AGtsTJOi0HjmrQFQ47LHqt3Eyy9kO7myKKsLC0vaVO1YsUo37S64OG7R4/w480-h640/20230628_091425.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hello - yes, I'm back! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Before I tell you about Ireland; I'll go back to the last week of June before I left. I led a Ramblers group walk on Wednesday; 33 people turned up and we walked just under 8 miles. It was a very humid day and we had rain; very light and mizzly; it brought a welcome breeze which helped cool us down. I wore this outfit; linen trousers by M&S; shirt by Monki and swapped the mules from Sainsbury's sale last year for walking sandals and socks. Everything pre-loved including all the jewellery. We walked through several fields and my socks were full of seed heads which embedded themselves so well, they didn't even come out when I washed them...prickly socks anyone?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiy1lbTTpIynM9b-ArIXshkd62Zmy0v17OuqXDjBcY3_50LYFqQIvp9GOBVYC2_LB_2RDejiq8ukqEYhekkfPUv4j2WzQfQhzpPXc6_q6_wsljADIk3_WyLyV6vcqtla6qXUwhPg9H6VSFtoN4LnO7YOXX9oP9usN6pT9Su_WOs4g_yI2V5Pdu4paISNZfk/s3511/20230628_091501.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3511" data-original-width="1423" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy1lbTTpIynM9b-ArIXshkd62Zmy0v17OuqXDjBcY3_50LYFqQIvp9GOBVYC2_LB_2RDejiq8ukqEYhekkfPUv4j2WzQfQhzpPXc6_q6_wsljADIk3_WyLyV6vcqtla6qXUwhPg9H6VSFtoN4LnO7YOXX9oP9usN6pT9Su_WOs4g_yI2V5Pdu4paISNZfk/w260-h640/20230628_091501.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">One of the group was a keen photographer and took tons of photos of the walk including these:</span></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/AVvXsEinsSlUe9Oni_2BblfFqcivPieRzJQa3W6HVrJbIku-dMjO_4nSNjW2BmVHzABrVnub_oPQXvoQILfl2PRfVVtUlhpg0KzGL5Pd2JFLSQCLvkq4DvB2xt4CkOvXDgv-oWc6iXLNge56hVLFsxSNn2CyPoqYdzK67oifjW7vOUxyl1Bd715TW8xojPGhfI3Y/s1314/FB_IMG_1688052841499-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="986" data-original-width="1314" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinsSlUe9Oni_2BblfFqcivPieRzJQa3W6HVrJbIku-dMjO_4nSNjW2BmVHzABrVnub_oPQXvoQILfl2PRfVVtUlhpg0KzGL5Pd2JFLSQCLvkq4DvB2xt4CkOvXDgv-oWc6iXLNge56hVLFsxSNn2CyPoqYdzK67oifjW7vOUxyl1Bd715TW8xojPGhfI3Y/w640-h480/FB_IMG_1688052841499-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Apparently, I walk fast a new member informed me. My daughter thinks I walk too slow...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHWBycBe7TzrLbh2F6aN5QQU_Gklk3r-GXxFnzLpg0DIhre53DLRpP38sTVvGO6vSuXpZpW8jE0Z-rjibxQjOarR9eyN2glSwGSUu21vQlQYhz2a7-QyjJ0NxhbBrv978YHcFTCa2S81jbR2y9hfo70u5LsIU5GGtwUfQXy_wZmxsCch5-LuDj7CgA9bd/s1293/FB_IMG_1688068559730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1293" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguHWBycBe7TzrLbh2F6aN5QQU_Gklk3r-GXxFnzLpg0DIhre53DLRpP38sTVvGO6vSuXpZpW8jE0Z-rjibxQjOarR9eyN2glSwGSUu21vQlQYhz2a7-QyjJ0NxhbBrv978YHcFTCa2S81jbR2y9hfo70u5LsIU5GGtwUfQXy_wZmxsCch5-LuDj7CgA9bd/w534-h640/FB_IMG_1688068559730.jpg" width="534" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanks to Clicky Camera for the photos</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There'd been a definite change in the weather from heat and humidity to cooler, cloudier weather from mid week onwards. Thursday was the same. I had my morning 46 lap swim then went to the hairdressers. From there I went home had something to eat; got ready and went to do the food shopping. I don't stock up for OH when I go away I just leave him shopping money and let him buy his own shopping. I do know takeaways feature quite heavily when I'm not here...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuZCUQbBW-tvtZbMVvgmdOncoM_zw2R1E09kPh2-URacxS90cLxp6prF3QDpNM9HvciWq-M_Pf6X9lYbFEqTHkng2-_q1c393YchqDBvyjSFZq3zI2NubwbbobKwT3IJ65S7jRSi8dqhYpDkvx_PAWDLYagyIW3M4BEqAKk3iN7LamsSonHTMkQxOkOcB/s3605/20230629_132900.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3605" data-original-width="1561" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDuZCUQbBW-tvtZbMVvgmdOncoM_zw2R1E09kPh2-URacxS90cLxp6prF3QDpNM9HvciWq-M_Pf6X9lYbFEqTHkng2-_q1c393YchqDBvyjSFZq3zI2NubwbbobKwT3IJ65S7jRSi8dqhYpDkvx_PAWDLYagyIW3M4BEqAKk3iN7LamsSonHTMkQxOkOcB/w278-h640/20230629_132900.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfY_8b-PHtLflTzsQnBmhfFoAL0ny63Nc6MPX18uMm2fHbJA9m_mK_r305z2dDBi15pG0hrFPv7KAxVCt9-XkOoesiX34cr2RIUVckQvsSA9IG9lUCzAfQuAZhpMUH2DDIlivuAbC-YQjV9uwchNsBoz46hDEsT6zuFKqpgU7pqJd_k1R6rpSpMa_IN3k_/s3221/20230629_132928.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3221" data-original-width="1317" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfY_8b-PHtLflTzsQnBmhfFoAL0ny63Nc6MPX18uMm2fHbJA9m_mK_r305z2dDBi15pG0hrFPv7KAxVCt9-XkOoesiX34cr2RIUVckQvsSA9IG9lUCzAfQuAZhpMUH2DDIlivuAbC-YQjV9uwchNsBoz46hDEsT6zuFKqpgU7pqJd_k1R6rpSpMa_IN3k_/w262-h640/20230629_132928.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfPkpcISbslNWSj5rhlkTLeKiGFA81h0r0Uz5bGI4So6rzuEkFSRAOqZZi1p2TukOfz_dUlm98h81Fmtofay5eXNMoib6PD7nuBC7gl_9wpiu-ynB1cVtzH7NqUY_v56ZYcXa1zxnJXrBucHZ-BNLxbFA3I97iye_1Y52dSrB4kZMuGIyiG1Mi5nCJN9R/s4128/20230629_133005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfPkpcISbslNWSj5rhlkTLeKiGFA81h0r0Uz5bGI4So6rzuEkFSRAOqZZi1p2TukOfz_dUlm98h81Fmtofay5eXNMoib6PD7nuBC7gl_9wpiu-ynB1cVtzH7NqUY_v56ZYcXa1zxnJXrBucHZ-BNLxbFA3I97iye_1Y52dSrB4kZMuGIyiG1Mi5nCJN9R/w480-h640/20230629_133005.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was the first time in weeks I wore a jacket and what's more kept it on for most of the day. Denim jacket as before; trousers from Sainsbury's sale last year; top by Primarni; 1.00 rail. Metallic sandals by Dune bought in a Saffron Walden charity shop on our recent trip there. All jewellery pre-loved. Grandsons came for dinner and the youngest grandson who was 13 recently; made the </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">national under 14's basketball squad. We're very proud of him.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxBnUjkT5f9vxipDNkj4OHl5p745TpTjBtfh-ThLa5lk2MplLCJZnSmYrt8LjbYp47cLs9OdTnpL-UlmtTCqZa9OyyX80OKRX69n4P0wpYtdMJP3y22fBZctywm8IvWq5f6S0eJ9gaIcHj6V_2ZCR4Yjlnw1lQrmn-SGbAbaiZCSo-RRlj-a5AtvukOYk/s3060/20230630_100451.jpg" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2996" data-original-width="3060" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuxBnUjkT5f9vxipDNkj4OHl5p745TpTjBtfh-ThLa5lk2MplLCJZnSmYrt8LjbYp47cLs9OdTnpL-UlmtTCqZa9OyyX80OKRX69n4P0wpYtdMJP3y22fBZctywm8IvWq5f6S0eJ9gaIcHj6V_2ZCR4Yjlnw1lQrmn-SGbAbaiZCSo-RRlj-a5AtvukOYk/w640-h626/20230630_100451.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Friday was the unofficial bus-walk day and we walked close to home for a change; along the river Great Ouse from Bedford town centre to the end of Great Denham village; where we stopped for coffee and cake and then walked back; 7.7 miles in total. I walked to the start point from home which was the John Howard statue in the old market place and spotted the above mural; a new sight for me. Before the market was held on this spot it was a bank and the mural on the ground depicts someone making a deposit in the vaults of the bank. The area around the statue is usually filled with parked motorbikes which is why I hadn't noticed the mural before.</span></div><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/AVvXsEg9LAdt-eRvVJZvkZH-cScrH_9kI74UprUMrfHOO4-3AUUJ9aIWn-unyUolXdkJ1t_cmQCUP-T2dHEWQ450jXIuz3WBgfrcwXPwL7v5ZYvd9ZWcT2m-fUbaHuTlqomAWnexpvBYSop88pB-QME-g6nDmrqowSnUSXtZJQVm_mM-mkNnE8VP5lGtkG8J7GYW/s2046/20230630_094101-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9LAdt-eRvVJZvkZH-cScrH_9kI74UprUMrfHOO4-3AUUJ9aIWn-unyUolXdkJ1t_cmQCUP-T2dHEWQ450jXIuz3WBgfrcwXPwL7v5ZYvd9ZWcT2m-fUbaHuTlqomAWnexpvBYSop88pB-QME-g6nDmrqowSnUSXtZJQVm_mM-mkNnE8VP5lGtkG8J7GYW/w640-h480/20230630_094101-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore this. Everything seen on the blog before and pre-loved. Skirt by East; top by F&F; denim jacket as before. I wore the same Clarks sandals I wore to walk in Kent on Saturday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_FsIB-JcRvuELPna_LRofeJFfyxfP_aavY-XnjDKEtp7L5zZ_1KiDuQ-IGK404p7c1AuGHInjaWfHrlPc27HJz09XFBbVG1lBy-fp5m3IRcXpuBF0KLo6muDGhpOLXwbaKk3qYNog0MzS1pyyr_3OqGk_5DcytqEG-iiohu3I_rJF_kzOpXxXimrXjXO/s3513/20230630_094219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3513" data-original-width="1387" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_FsIB-JcRvuELPna_LRofeJFfyxfP_aavY-XnjDKEtp7L5zZ_1KiDuQ-IGK404p7c1AuGHInjaWfHrlPc27HJz09XFBbVG1lBy-fp5m3IRcXpuBF0KLo6muDGhpOLXwbaKk3qYNog0MzS1pyyr_3OqGk_5DcytqEG-iiohu3I_rJF_kzOpXxXimrXjXO/w252-h640/20230630_094219.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbZUFINQFkP4fB0Th0zh1s_v1CeouihU5azcX3BnE8K6KUDMKTlU65yxwkUUM3OSpgcz1NGjUyvqF3e9lHov513W5ZLyGwAwhwe6ZGI-sy82pNnV6d3jnZnSB5EmcQVDNewG8TumLq8BV2fgw0pWjfcxAiOxjWpXXZ3aBjHt9mF0rZuNLA-WWt8Rpad7K/s3405/20230630_094137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3405" data-original-width="1544" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnbZUFINQFkP4fB0Th0zh1s_v1CeouihU5azcX3BnE8K6KUDMKTlU65yxwkUUM3OSpgcz1NGjUyvqF3e9lHov513W5ZLyGwAwhwe6ZGI-sy82pNnV6d3jnZnSB5EmcQVDNewG8TumLq8BV2fgw0pWjfcxAiOxjWpXXZ3aBjHt9mF0rZuNLA-WWt8Rpad7K/w290-h640/20230630_094137.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On the garden front things continue to burst into bloom. Both hydrangeas at the front bloomed; a spirea I bought last year had started to bloom and the gazanias I bought in Norfolk were beginning to bloom, too. On my way home from Friday's walk I looked at the plant stall in the market and found three small rose plants for 50 pence each. They looked quite healthy; I don't know why they were so cheap but I was pleased to find them. I had been on a hunt for snap dragons for the past couple of weeks but hadn't found any. One of last year's snapdragons had popped up in the pot where the non-fruiting gooseberry was but that was the one and only. Update - Since I got back from Ireland several more have popped up in lovely bright colours...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhl2neVaFi8uQri3D-BanlA2fKCh_gFM0kNDVtzDLDmKDdo3e8HNkK6fK3UkjjI2_Rj51fH9Ttz0wAt_vheqbG5kCKkLDcAqPXjD68Zt0zUcbcm7aIEQ2ZmT-yqwXBxWc_iWAS-uGGozzPRbj-nNTZgg-rH_frMeb2GuMdybqpz9-8gMnkgufsc5E_zjhUQ/s4080/20230702_074912.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2neVaFi8uQri3D-BanlA2fKCh_gFM0kNDVtzDLDmKDdo3e8HNkK6fK3UkjjI2_Rj51fH9Ttz0wAt_vheqbG5kCKkLDcAqPXjD68Zt0zUcbcm7aIEQ2ZmT-yqwXBxWc_iWAS-uGGozzPRbj-nNTZgg-rH_frMeb2GuMdybqpz9-8gMnkgufsc5E_zjhUQ/w640-h480/20230702_074912.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Gazanias.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABz9NueURnlNHOBe0oSkeWxDpx7Wj3ADZfbK_7RQrTvt0rTpf1z0F-TDPaRGmLvDS2P1NjlSfWiVio80l7WiFnuv0P5vrRPx56umiiprgb4joSgIa1gDggRVtuO_c7tBOMUy6qtdlRYDwocb0bCKnScBv85y5z-ZezdfneNDweJuSXSJT0KJFiN_Fz-dS/s4080/20230702_075218.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgABz9NueURnlNHOBe0oSkeWxDpx7Wj3ADZfbK_7RQrTvt0rTpf1z0F-TDPaRGmLvDS2P1NjlSfWiVio80l7WiFnuv0P5vrRPx56umiiprgb4joSgIa1gDggRVtuO_c7tBOMUy6qtdlRYDwocb0bCKnScBv85y5z-ZezdfneNDweJuSXSJT0KJFiN_Fz-dS/w640-h480/20230702_075218.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Marian arrived on Sunday and we set off to drive to Holyhead where we stayed overnight and caught the ferry to Dublin in the morning.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEh8LGL5YmEKRfAyjmv3IPuYsGckmzcf0CXoXfm6JwhNsuzrsDHbKmX9PEYK7U0VwGX6L1NiaQBr5sV5zsNyK9P5f8bDe82NvR4qIPwa5PYnr7MFa5nnymJR__KE1u9v3B2a8H122ZP0zmKZDNkgHU8gqGGOfHlQbfQEjubuxWWF2fTmLX37xaRYcucFmOTS/s2046/20230701_100125-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8LGL5YmEKRfAyjmv3IPuYsGckmzcf0CXoXfm6JwhNsuzrsDHbKmX9PEYK7U0VwGX6L1NiaQBr5sV5zsNyK9P5f8bDe82NvR4qIPwa5PYnr7MFa5nnymJR__KE1u9v3B2a8H122ZP0zmKZDNkgHU8gqGGOfHlQbfQEjubuxWWF2fTmLX37xaRYcucFmOTS/w640-h480/20230701_100125-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore the BNWT M&S dress I found on a recent trip to Oundle with a denim jacket to travel in; I wore the outfit on the right the day I took Marian to the folk park in Glencolumcille. Whilst I was in Ireland I picked up an autobiography of someone who grew up there in the 1940s, before it became known for the folk park; it made for fascinating reading. In fact, I read 19 books in total throughout July; mostly down to the 5 days of solid rain we had! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEi0PV0nDo8ACL0VWi0lisz86b4QTZxWeem0PrzQBGiy_i1A5j72U6HUwI-nrvZBFhLjwbQe0Sgdwv8hocz4oTXe2tv7CQ_6UGOnJuwUcSjprOuQyKzn1G5EYPd7bPpDdanQSpR3V_GxTs0OOpGfY0ni5ksa4cSkLt34WBcx-0ynH8KyGT5YcKYgOluvUtgp/s4080/20230705_135024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0PV0nDo8ACL0VWi0lisz86b4QTZxWeem0PrzQBGiy_i1A5j72U6HUwI-nrvZBFhLjwbQe0Sgdwv8hocz4oTXe2tv7CQ_6UGOnJuwUcSjprOuQyKzn1G5EYPd7bPpDdanQSpR3V_GxTs0OOpGfY0ni5ksa4cSkLt34WBcx-0ynH8KyGT5YcKYgOluvUtgp/w480-h640/20230705_135024.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Above; looking down on the folk park and below looking out to Glen Head.</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiMv1ur93gDY16ZM2AIGroYD0bsopPsmVyRa-7-8tmCEyTWThuw3PQmh_Dw0SpUP-FjjWwEWdezHrA7aJ2HlAuZVE6m_S1dCdKTIP8GNXp4BUMTZi9t9SQ3coTpsSYu945srJqEjF1Giiai_u6eF86nW5gpuJYH78B82ltkN58pvsgISh6ht3i3jgWQd_j8/s4080/20230705_134539.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMv1ur93gDY16ZM2AIGroYD0bsopPsmVyRa-7-8tmCEyTWThuw3PQmh_Dw0SpUP-FjjWwEWdezHrA7aJ2HlAuZVE6m_S1dCdKTIP8GNXp4BUMTZi9t9SQ3coTpsSYu945srJqEjF1Giiai_u6eF86nW5gpuJYH78B82ltkN58pvsgISh6ht3i3jgWQd_j8/w480-h640/20230705_134539.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had a lovely week with Marian; we visited family; went to Derry and walked around the walls; we walked up to the lighthouse at St. John's Point where we saw the c</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">ruise ship leaving that we'd earlier spotted in Killybegs. Marian took a fabulous photo which made the cruise ship look as if it was on land...</span></div><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/AVvXsEigkOwdMvraTKOcAPnQfh5X3p9BJArJLKesoQigKcDz-iILSr9cws8kPFUC4e-EUitJLOwnlblSUcHxEArKV-Muafh4b-lfmu-Ag_uW7ScxkvQVnFr2TkyXYrrVKHuBXB7h8cpQv32gM99udoka5B3SYHOQG_P6OEcxN8LbPXqKaEDpdSGs5ZLkpKRskx30/s2046/IMG-20230709-WA0049-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkOwdMvraTKOcAPnQfh5X3p9BJArJLKesoQigKcDz-iILSr9cws8kPFUC4e-EUitJLOwnlblSUcHxEArKV-Muafh4b-lfmu-Ag_uW7ScxkvQVnFr2TkyXYrrVKHuBXB7h8cpQv32gM99udoka5B3SYHOQG_P6OEcxN8LbPXqKaEDpdSGs5ZLkpKRskx30/w640-h480/IMG-20230709-WA0049-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinU7nXPJgxbsw_my56TnVF-3XXx3gs_mnq7lfQLHF4J6CQboeHFE4KxYl3D6Slxvi1AF4tE7RHneLV6IGefGXJxCH9uDJQREPw4BT6o6CYT8QKdJFPM60nv_9hDqwI5H7W0_EQU67wBedYmvhmb2P_MsVKpp6mLO2sUCBo-XXb7WW6osYDq1hThXdm44lz/s2048/IMG-20230708-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinU7nXPJgxbsw_my56TnVF-3XXx3gs_mnq7lfQLHF4J6CQboeHFE4KxYl3D6Slxvi1AF4tE7RHneLV6IGefGXJxCH9uDJQREPw4BT6o6CYT8QKdJFPM60nv_9hDqwI5H7W0_EQU67wBedYmvhmb2P_MsVKpp6mLO2sUCBo-XXb7WW6osYDq1hThXdm44lz/w480-h640/IMG-20230708-WA0000.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Celebrating Marian's 70th birthday at cousin Susan's house...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgyw_LqSWBXM1nupEx6g1zumpAnBBu3tkTf-RwAGMEc_g4ZbXHITDSwh_TikSeZlJW6B1lYfbd9YlU_eWzE9sOJK8PPgZpJb14d6L93c0l-c0qg5DdiaFzsHwnTVdV2llnWgfbJ_m8nKDWa5_Bmm40rQXZMEGHeHt1E0IfV9VtscP2XhD1M2v7ZG8jKSOzV/s4080/20230710_121545.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyw_LqSWBXM1nupEx6g1zumpAnBBu3tkTf-RwAGMEc_g4ZbXHITDSwh_TikSeZlJW6B1lYfbd9YlU_eWzE9sOJK8PPgZpJb14d6L93c0l-c0qg5DdiaFzsHwnTVdV2llnWgfbJ_m8nKDWa5_Bmm40rQXZMEGHeHt1E0IfV9VtscP2XhD1M2v7ZG8jKSOzV/w640-h480/20230710_121545.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We visited Raghley Harbour and W.B. Yeat's grave in Drumcliff church yard; both in Co. Sligo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUH3OIg8UMRiL5B0kcm8T06_gqGwtsjO_n12LsdqDnYKw-7WCqImnnlGQpnkmQWqEjuD5ZPhn8w4ND181yKTP14QLa-ALGEoq_RHFuZgdTbCVSMGcihEBpDhFGJNYx1tfY9QvkfgUsLRde9beIAwEaFkRN1GFrCtITOTrqTC6iGdJncCC7YteFQtpoOGR/s4080/20230710_134011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVUH3OIg8UMRiL5B0kcm8T06_gqGwtsjO_n12LsdqDnYKw-7WCqImnnlGQpnkmQWqEjuD5ZPhn8w4ND181yKTP14QLa-ALGEoq_RHFuZgdTbCVSMGcihEBpDhFGJNYx1tfY9QvkfgUsLRde9beIAwEaFkRN1GFrCtITOTrqTC6iGdJncCC7YteFQtpoOGR/w480-h640/20230710_134011.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When Marian went back I had 10 days on my own, but I visited more relatives and managed to swim in the sea 3 times in total. Each time it was fabulous and not cold at all. Once at Narin Strand, Portnoo where I hadn't swum before; once at Mullaghmore and once down at Coral Beach where I had a close encounter with a jelly fish!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I went walking around the Gleniff Horseshoe with Martina; my cousin's wife:</span></div><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/AVvXsEi1myRIF2Cq0W56dPI1W3sLEEYdaci_Ai0pCkVgOIKBgs3i3ruh3Jmr3YEckJDsq0KP0wjxiT54-zOvA9IK1yIXLrc1SXox6-QVTg6bsm7ehmtzVy_uKY4IAowv3ILtdpMR36nz3YS8lQdkfcv70XOOGoL49oKrxzS_yAFdAM9JEAr2W9TqPZs2u1LME8i5/s2046/20230717_120532-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1myRIF2Cq0W56dPI1W3sLEEYdaci_Ai0pCkVgOIKBgs3i3ruh3Jmr3YEckJDsq0KP0wjxiT54-zOvA9IK1yIXLrc1SXox6-QVTg6bsm7ehmtzVy_uKY4IAowv3ILtdpMR36nz3YS8lQdkfcv70XOOGoL49oKrxzS_yAFdAM9JEAr2W9TqPZs2u1LME8i5/w640-h480/20230717_120532-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A wonderful six mile walk around the mountain and the weather was fantastic.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBYVjEp1HahP3i6R4shJDdKWKfpSYEensSlCaDhvnuNeN0C_wk2eXqNdmTYr6gsGX6QjEdpJ_ybkc0NILDeDV8U0PS576k1_Cb71YHMKcwuwr6KZ9S_6vucJB38HYr1B-0vBr6Dz9O8HBPmO5AA-77b_Qlui2rPllgWgv7cgrvTaEXLr8wBjovMPWKs-_m/s2046/20230717_133604-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2046" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBYVjEp1HahP3i6R4shJDdKWKfpSYEensSlCaDhvnuNeN0C_wk2eXqNdmTYr6gsGX6QjEdpJ_ybkc0NILDeDV8U0PS576k1_Cb71YHMKcwuwr6KZ9S_6vucJB38HYr1B-0vBr6Dz9O8HBPmO5AA-77b_Qlui2rPllgWgv7cgrvTaEXLr8wBjovMPWKs-_m/w640-h640/20230717_133604-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And I visited Creevelea Friary with Cousin Caroline in Dromahair, Co. Leitrim; built in the 14th century.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEit7l-fX42y5Um5_Nm3gk98AL7Lz6-6DxSSpsVYb5T-bGQo94up_Iwoxq-TErN0yJX0n2uwJmTMlIfqtjIcCLA68nXSQ7jGDc7MPkhEbScFFkvCfepRn0f5D0YrhBrLhSH8MdYMoj6Ye07LYC6uJA1SRciLK4WNcqnpBBksgyrdBub-V_4sI-fuycRgbJMN/s2046/original_52769afd-0c03-496d-a4b4-d3d458dc35b7_20230716_151046-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7l-fX42y5Um5_Nm3gk98AL7Lz6-6DxSSpsVYb5T-bGQo94up_Iwoxq-TErN0yJX0n2uwJmTMlIfqtjIcCLA68nXSQ7jGDc7MPkhEbScFFkvCfepRn0f5D0YrhBrLhSH8MdYMoj6Ye07LYC6uJA1SRciLK4WNcqnpBBksgyrdBub-V_4sI-fuycRgbJMN/w640-h480/original_52769afd-0c03-496d-a4b4-d3d458dc35b7_20230716_151046-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It's now used as part of a cemetery which seems to be an eminently sensible thing to do with a derelict but historic building.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9ZqEF6kqKM17v_K2jbzuCMU1B7PuhnZhilAKr7qZK0E4HMZyx8a_eQSvF82nku0Xs1y29jZP1oWEE51SCF1Gx3rG2nWsaTPVgNt3TIeq2gimhJTUI140_lzF7ShiU_YB_wcqLwBNw7K7LacyUtrRmdpmSN3P7M1etELo4s_rG0Eum_jl9Qg6nuBiSKak/s2046/20230716_151450-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9ZqEF6kqKM17v_K2jbzuCMU1B7PuhnZhilAKr7qZK0E4HMZyx8a_eQSvF82nku0Xs1y29jZP1oWEE51SCF1Gx3rG2nWsaTPVgNt3TIeq2gimhJTUI140_lzF7ShiU_YB_wcqLwBNw7K7LacyUtrRmdpmSN3P7M1etELo4s_rG0Eum_jl9Qg6nuBiSKak/w640-h480/20230716_151450-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">That's Caroline on the left in the white jacket.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGmfznWiDgTvcrEMuojDiY0zK657CbpoUJtvlm-sJkK2iEsMMKGxRKmyO3hf6x0gcediuAWgevGr1YE6OAjG8veAZlwSvH_HPrYkft0pYnHoTWRReYN9dzq4taX-PEBPlHDfBsYhcgJqiuzufI8nI1CgQZBK-dR7bb_Vd6c-ofKFoVumY7c861JXT3P7r/s2576/20230716_151321.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGmfznWiDgTvcrEMuojDiY0zK657CbpoUJtvlm-sJkK2iEsMMKGxRKmyO3hf6x0gcediuAWgevGr1YE6OAjG8veAZlwSvH_HPrYkft0pYnHoTWRReYN9dzq4taX-PEBPlHDfBsYhcgJqiuzufI8nI1CgQZBK-dR7bb_Vd6c-ofKFoVumY7c861JXT3P7r/w640-h480/20230716_151321.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLd3Qpp3xHUiu_BDgLrkGdx2fft-9gdwyGIw3SWJKHM9XbYuqBLX2vKrSqTCFyLUfe3OLJxPgKR4VaC0LLKSrfc0g4qw-YSNDMLCUZVag9J8IqbeNDndkdzEQiERZPt36bonNw5w_GdSuQMr2UGpVfJXUwvEtYh23vbJU6VjrvJjaMvYap_JTazlzAAKLk/s2358/original_ab9271ed-d6ae-4502-82b8-a11dad033ce8_20230716_151710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2358" data-original-width="2193" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLd3Qpp3xHUiu_BDgLrkGdx2fft-9gdwyGIw3SWJKHM9XbYuqBLX2vKrSqTCFyLUfe3OLJxPgKR4VaC0LLKSrfc0g4qw-YSNDMLCUZVag9J8IqbeNDndkdzEQiERZPt36bonNw5w_GdSuQMr2UGpVfJXUwvEtYh23vbJU6VjrvJjaMvYap_JTazlzAAKLk/w596-h640/original_ab9271ed-d6ae-4502-82b8-a11dad033ce8_20230716_151710.jpg" width="596" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When OH came over the weather was a bit iffy for a few days but we did go to Enniskillen in Co. Fermanagh; where we visited Florence Court; a National Trust property now, but once the home of the Coles family; later the Earl's of Enniskillen. We walked in the woods surrounding the estate after we visited the house and gardens and ended up walking for miles as we lost the car park....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjTDltpKChyxURu28-lzuheSJ1OFYqBwMUJDHi7mW2wKn9Y8EfXLtWb--M8Ys39W5BKA6ZPPEDuWIRUhl6bJxwVsKhVy2C2mLdGMDkwEDwkcQK0i8GsrQRuC952VpBNkLCFP-meyCJeratp7_xWLkojiSQoma8kjaIo8FHddkWZCn5m7Mop-qBwg1wOwfbE/s2576/20230724_140809.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDltpKChyxURu28-lzuheSJ1OFYqBwMUJDHi7mW2wKn9Y8EfXLtWb--M8Ys39W5BKA6ZPPEDuWIRUhl6bJxwVsKhVy2C2mLdGMDkwEDwkcQK0i8GsrQRuC952VpBNkLCFP-meyCJeratp7_xWLkojiSQoma8kjaIo8FHddkWZCn5m7Mop-qBwg1wOwfbE/w640-h480/20230724_140809.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtUB9ELFUGYjEpCGFu0xNtV7gRwTVjBqmCoDar4tHWP0BA6MsfbHACKyPE-WWBSRrAKkAuFpuR_OC8nbu_mDbNQ6R8BVYAHafogS99MO_TVjV4SrxyXjCJeOMvE09Ghbal2SOSZYnGDOctDaP0GSPYZ241jToeT3CuqPLh2Z4JQMAJcE9z9qIzMTMOM6y/s4080/20230724_141818.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtUB9ELFUGYjEpCGFu0xNtV7gRwTVjBqmCoDar4tHWP0BA6MsfbHACKyPE-WWBSRrAKkAuFpuR_OC8nbu_mDbNQ6R8BVYAHafogS99MO_TVjV4SrxyXjCJeOMvE09Ghbal2SOSZYnGDOctDaP0GSPYZ241jToeT3CuqPLh2Z4JQMAJcE9z9qIzMTMOM6y/w640-h480/20230724_141818.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was a house with a very homely feel; neither grandiose or ostentatious. It felt as if it had been lived in.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qj5Ru5wn96AZnPxAqx1X8ElzLfS9UEGQhmvCAP8Sdjp_v-EQDVU5PiX8tggVfSly2V6dfQPzjhV6J-Gc9Hy-utBtSbzWVkmzr6bjjFXTKqd8hki6DhJ3LM_1YJFdeWpuq7vTmHZk81ypvKSwc1l9zbYmWU7gcZ6NbDANt7Kon8IKBHWIkZOVsDOJJEBx/s4080/20230724_142941.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qj5Ru5wn96AZnPxAqx1X8ElzLfS9UEGQhmvCAP8Sdjp_v-EQDVU5PiX8tggVfSly2V6dfQPzjhV6J-Gc9Hy-utBtSbzWVkmzr6bjjFXTKqd8hki6DhJ3LM_1YJFdeWpuq7vTmHZk81ypvKSwc1l9zbYmWU7gcZ6NbDANt7Kon8IKBHWIkZOVsDOJJEBx/w640-h480/20230724_142941.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPt0q-1137IhncXai8pMO3eItNc_tkgllQYLo8fXjLiU0pXoYlNUnRLEbJh47GDVnCq9D7krWSxjBd6KIHMUTMssQEi_qN_oIxF5Wkoo4PLhsR0aphJIB6N59-Z91vr_lW1qYpxepx0BNvft7D-o1aT0dy5CUZLG1BccOvsjF2Jxa1q6eKgkiEmogU49Da/s4080/20230724_143001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPt0q-1137IhncXai8pMO3eItNc_tkgllQYLo8fXjLiU0pXoYlNUnRLEbJh47GDVnCq9D7krWSxjBd6KIHMUTMssQEi_qN_oIxF5Wkoo4PLhsR0aphJIB6N59-Z91vr_lW1qYpxepx0BNvft7D-o1aT0dy5CUZLG1BccOvsjF2Jxa1q6eKgkiEmogU49Da/w640-h480/20230724_143001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Original stucco ceiling - the centre half of the house was destroyed by a fire caused by faulty electrical wiring in the 1920s, but this room and the ceiling was spared.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvfkCxZeA4QioWJ_LVmVkXGHUj2kAW7jMESi-dHM5il2tHkeM1zT30IgFDOh4S6nsIU4QZ0dtDCQmBEEZGNSpgx0aYg9Bh9ycIYcjpMCdTH8HB-I9yqoUz4KKlvH65ls8BK_1CnOkjROztl9uNGcfatM2gGOQVU57BDec8SRCpgEY4qphwKep1cGQXQWx/s4080/20230724_143224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvfkCxZeA4QioWJ_LVmVkXGHUj2kAW7jMESi-dHM5il2tHkeM1zT30IgFDOh4S6nsIU4QZ0dtDCQmBEEZGNSpgx0aYg9Bh9ycIYcjpMCdTH8HB-I9yqoUz4KKlvH65ls8BK_1CnOkjROztl9uNGcfatM2gGOQVU57BDec8SRCpgEY4qphwKep1cGQXQWx/w480-h640/20230724_143224.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWU2i5TZJweVxYsreb3ZUSJmTN6aOrkFM8sas3gXK_yiO9oHr06Wui9wKSamjFu1Y-gNFs-gFxQRYPOK6JPkhMXzohe8jBZ0Mx8sQKcIVcaNhHLSjxryjTpCRM1CPh-Og4JBFq70pJxDHy9Ftw2a2oNjgeJ43CJiyotrhsKo_YJPA6kvqVFmzkbfzlPbxT/s4080/20230724_145224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWU2i5TZJweVxYsreb3ZUSJmTN6aOrkFM8sas3gXK_yiO9oHr06Wui9wKSamjFu1Y-gNFs-gFxQRYPOK6JPkhMXzohe8jBZ0Mx8sQKcIVcaNhHLSjxryjTpCRM1CPh-Og4JBFq70pJxDHy9Ftw2a2oNjgeJ43CJiyotrhsKo_YJPA6kvqVFmzkbfzlPbxT/w640-h480/20230724_145224.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnTke9R5-s9BBy1PqyuYhp2OymnOIvq1kk4c2QcRzGrQcnLnGijKlW_uTpm2XiQE-PDXtQA2PxWbG9MQHHyi_3BywaNyT7pxthEm8p4WzQIfj_NXXsrg_cisAiP2xyuJUdnXoElZLEkIi2ns9hylpavenN8F3MdI0cB7fQiH4LaGEKfLTSx8iKpqS-xAY/s3594/20230724_111209.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3594" data-original-width="2303" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmnTke9R5-s9BBy1PqyuYhp2OymnOIvq1kk4c2QcRzGrQcnLnGijKlW_uTpm2XiQE-PDXtQA2PxWbG9MQHHyi_3BywaNyT7pxthEm8p4WzQIfj_NXXsrg_cisAiP2xyuJUdnXoElZLEkIi2ns9hylpavenN8F3MdI0cB7fQiH4LaGEKfLTSx8iKpqS-xAY/w410-h640/20230724_111209.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore this outfit. The Next dress was found in a Co. Donegal charity shop. I found a few good things in the charity shops whilst I was in Ireland; a blue dress which I left in the caravan; a skirt; a shirt; a top and 3 pairs of footwear. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">How very restrained of me! You can see some of the items I bought in the following photos:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDZ6PI4gKVqcWPaoI9YOLp8kBWk4IDmLub8OnZXLHj_RujvJsFYHqw9aYsdokldl7BI_eaZQJAjab_-zR4_NvjA-a_YrpUFauqkGv-qU4lERpHr62Egy7YxEK_Op1_Tl3d2KnClcf3i9UFFa0glcn7kW3ZXIsTIPAPSJDCOhwTIBh5pHJovO5KZMTZDMf/s2639/20230724_111330_003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2639" data-original-width="1018" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXDZ6PI4gKVqcWPaoI9YOLp8kBWk4IDmLub8OnZXLHj_RujvJsFYHqw9aYsdokldl7BI_eaZQJAjab_-zR4_NvjA-a_YrpUFauqkGv-qU4lERpHr62Egy7YxEK_Op1_Tl3d2KnClcf3i9UFFa0glcn7kW3ZXIsTIPAPSJDCOhwTIBh5pHJovO5KZMTZDMf/w246-h640/20230724_111330_003.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5pnqVHbGBuWiefpcLL5zxeTXeqFlNqHJdrhu6645vuPZQN0BTZ22vJArAXzHdav8kUne3G1k7sOUJA2vr-XAlAWe1oK4ATd4oaTto6JIXx1Sygna-jVAlx2NfS__8RQwb41uzrJqkUzvcrQIr_pzXFCAtzIBof8vkBE3NCwJBGIlRRisYTy6yxQUC11n/s1864/original_60a35f2b-39a6-45a7-a592-0b4affb3a0f3_20230722_150225.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1864" data-original-width="866" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn5pnqVHbGBuWiefpcLL5zxeTXeqFlNqHJdrhu6645vuPZQN0BTZ22vJArAXzHdav8kUne3G1k7sOUJA2vr-XAlAWe1oK4ATd4oaTto6JIXx1Sygna-jVAlx2NfS__8RQwb41uzrJqkUzvcrQIr_pzXFCAtzIBof8vkBE3NCwJBGIlRRisYTy6yxQUC11n/w298-h640/original_60a35f2b-39a6-45a7-a592-0b4affb3a0f3_20230722_150225.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The blue dress.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibACof4qCtLaYmRCdGeZSc0ihg-CJ0zwP8l4FXE8IwXwzE4aaNcZ4FuDvIJaLODQo2SIq7lBtYfHvp9YmeyiJYkG038MURd4yv55U4FPGgyIIh81genu99zKs2iex-aeUNfHB1kLCd2LHgef6Qjja8J11xi_Gig5YVW8i104QxsYOigJzlxR50yEUgTA9p/s1851/20230723_170641_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1851" data-original-width="787" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibACof4qCtLaYmRCdGeZSc0ihg-CJ0zwP8l4FXE8IwXwzE4aaNcZ4FuDvIJaLODQo2SIq7lBtYfHvp9YmeyiJYkG038MURd4yv55U4FPGgyIIh81genu99zKs2iex-aeUNfHB1kLCd2LHgef6Qjja8J11xi_Gig5YVW8i104QxsYOigJzlxR50yEUgTA9p/w272-h640/20230723_170641_001.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Green top which has puffy shoulders.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbr3-j1pNPnBTI33bYRVKZsImOSi5kAzhE3EWjcay7in3p9AIV5r3C3For9pjXOWUUI5ezKLGee1Z-6HLoVg_ND1S3FdY-wicmHJNNVfz8rH17gQwRDo9AjOqtSRCzXJXd93lWDjyxYcE1d-kIXXcPsrsBA4yK8PYEiytHH5XwTrBqGYHW6mJPbxHpkfg/s2464/original_b2afd406-1b28-411f-90ab-1f38e1b64fee_20230725_121936_001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="918" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcbr3-j1pNPnBTI33bYRVKZsImOSi5kAzhE3EWjcay7in3p9AIV5r3C3For9pjXOWUUI5ezKLGee1Z-6HLoVg_ND1S3FdY-wicmHJNNVfz8rH17gQwRDo9AjOqtSRCzXJXd93lWDjyxYcE1d-kIXXcPsrsBA4yK8PYEiytHH5XwTrBqGYHW6mJPbxHpkfg/w238-h640/original_b2afd406-1b28-411f-90ab-1f38e1b64fee_20230725_121936_001.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This skirt is part of the caravan wardrobe.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9uw7SfuIE2OytZbnHTN5GuV78lwwBtk8NF2U1HGRSeDsXszkKNHyyFd-eFQN_fSk0nkprfYR4vCNpuY_KtMhE8pGXalpFJMN7o7BoHirdYqcinlm5bcyTTn7DC-ogRoNeH--QecQr5gabYB835gOHcBUf-XqfmSXUL_RHA1ALe8gi3OCD_bJSPlsycelf/s2912/original_1b090d36-6e5b-47d2-ba30-c00effa8d973_20230727_111526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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a type of espadrille. I keep this denim jacket in the caravan.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgdc21BzOytuqDrZlb4Xt85ktRwCwimDKoGQHrTLskoCsDX1yk3EuMBonlgfWCHbLYaNPU3pMXD5Kx0CPVVFDQUaB9Nni1RUxbal2Z24FJBLMkh4TI0VCviWabmwQ9gbKrzYkwj8mPELaZmqwDisdhuq0Y2tS07K2eK0oR48rBdspgVEdVB-itd09oWNUhL/s2046/20230705_114230-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2046" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdc21BzOytuqDrZlb4Xt85ktRwCwimDKoGQHrTLskoCsDX1yk3EuMBonlgfWCHbLYaNPU3pMXD5Kx0CPVVFDQUaB9Nni1RUxbal2Z24FJBLMkh4TI0VCviWabmwQ9gbKrzYkwj8mPELaZmqwDisdhuq0Y2tS07K2eK0oR48rBdspgVEdVB-itd09oWNUhL/w640-h640/20230705_114230-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And some of the jewellery I wore with the outfits.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sbFY6Obk0iOhu3HaEet971S5NY2dTeoPNdGzD6PV41yP-7SQhmACHPr4A6KAp4d8gwOqplATt_EQN_xJazdlVJ1dNkLq48lqt_vbDKwSP_HX_eJYW3W1UFF6X-y-BKBurKJ6fCpGjt-eFHYxVplZMRnwjNVPeWyfX8vMPKVEJjYniLXZHfJiSTtug1Ob/s2046/20230719_114550-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2046" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sbFY6Obk0iOhu3HaEet971S5NY2dTeoPNdGzD6PV41yP-7SQhmACHPr4A6KAp4d8gwOqplATt_EQN_xJazdlVJ1dNkLq48lqt_vbDKwSP_HX_eJYW3W1UFF6X-y-BKBurKJ6fCpGjt-eFHYxVplZMRnwjNVPeWyfX8vMPKVEJjYniLXZHfJiSTtug1Ob/w640-h640/20230719_114550-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">OH and I went to Derry and intended to walk across the Peace Bridge, but torrential rain put paid to that idea. We'll do it next time we visit. We went to Ballyshannon which we hadn't really explored before. It was a grey, cloudy day so the photos didn't come out very well but this one did.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjOp_Qkd_SCxfw0f-Nz6J3DvaqTzQeKi8zDVCoDIgAWpdV_CZeTPgBKGJ9l81u_NkGNdiWDIFbnRe3m7oC1AuVt-OPYxYooCwZIVJnSt3Yfuckz76f6I36d_FVz3DIxLPifcpegtL4zy4Z5KDx37kdYuv46xzXw1DerUMBBFgw6qE9upXCrX4bhjJa2eiFo/s4080/20230801_153513.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOp_Qkd_SCxfw0f-Nz6J3DvaqTzQeKi8zDVCoDIgAWpdV_CZeTPgBKGJ9l81u_NkGNdiWDIFbnRe3m7oC1AuVt-OPYxYooCwZIVJnSt3Yfuckz76f6I36d_FVz3DIxLPifcpegtL4zy4Z5KDx37kdYuv46xzXw1DerUMBBFgw6qE9upXCrX4bhjJa2eiFo/w480-h640/20230801_153513.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">William Allingham was an Irish poet, diarist and editor who was born in Ballyshannon and is buried in the churchyard of St. Anne's in the town. One of his most famous poems was 'The Faeries': I remember learning it at primary school!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #202124; color: #bdc1c6; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Up the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen, We daren't go a-hunting. For fear of little men; Wee folk, good folk, Trooping all together;</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #202124; color: #bdc1c6; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgdC36demANyR4YeB79p317A9dyNESEZuanLo-PaCZFuZwDqxjAjxGMDt86AvFHQz4-KwFn5OMizu0od1oFcYL6Bxutp0IJbzaP6ZnXuEnpy5iJJ1Z10M27rrS7O5ZTVaI0ljdCe19ldYMlTRSplRxCsbmLb56eXaEtoeHGqMerv55HER__i0abAOarW1tJ/s2452/original_b2fcaa9d-0e6a-4296-8e0f-67f528b93105_20230803_123524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2452" data-original-width="1198" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdC36demANyR4YeB79p317A9dyNESEZuanLo-PaCZFuZwDqxjAjxGMDt86AvFHQz4-KwFn5OMizu0od1oFcYL6Bxutp0IJbzaP6ZnXuEnpy5iJJ1Z10M27rrS7O5ZTVaI0ljdCe19ldYMlTRSplRxCsbmLb56eXaEtoeHGqMerv55HER__i0abAOarW1tJ/w312-h640/original_b2fcaa9d-0e6a-4296-8e0f-67f528b93105_20230803_123524.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZViVdzF3J4bGLaZMvvnqlByXIYlRS4z4oh9hAYbtXs7d6iqGNY6RIpkwn5qpf5bSQmvyrGhNHuhmQwzBI0cRDPmMKal84HDjyrYhyCfUqW2HIxftbKYAIC623-ig5om1V74zJI2x6mSgFb0W_nvDpFKqxARTnBezM705CRKD88g4D-QW_tBg_ZPZTGAl/s4128/20230803_123456.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZViVdzF3J4bGLaZMvvnqlByXIYlRS4z4oh9hAYbtXs7d6iqGNY6RIpkwn5qpf5bSQmvyrGhNHuhmQwzBI0cRDPmMKal84HDjyrYhyCfUqW2HIxftbKYAIC623-ig5om1V74zJI2x6mSgFb0W_nvDpFKqxARTnBezM705CRKD88g4D-QW_tBg_ZPZTGAl/w480-h640/20230803_123456.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I bought this white denim jacket new in the Penney's sale; the sheep brooch was bought in a Bundoran gift shop. The earrings were bought in a Donegal gift shop last year</span>. <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Jeans by Toast and top by Next both pre-loved. The day we went to Bundoran the sea looked like this:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgLVaIe_KrFz5P7Jj3kF0YxKUkOf9m37GF-HNEyxK7tHVbcpGWkuJyZsdn58wwchEEk8hDfBQxepYiFNiOlTCvu3St9e7J-cT27YWvfL6TnuWqT07xsxZwK_OfjmusKWJd8P5KPatQ_2mEYPIjT1mGCF391Dtje_vjUCyWWIpLQYyRWwi5o49eurxce99IE/s4080/20230731_155806.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVaIe_KrFz5P7Jj3kF0YxKUkOf9m37GF-HNEyxK7tHVbcpGWkuJyZsdn58wwchEEk8hDfBQxepYiFNiOlTCvu3St9e7J-cT27YWvfL6TnuWqT07xsxZwK_OfjmusKWJd8P5KPatQ_2mEYPIjT1mGCF391Dtje_vjUCyWWIpLQYyRWwi5o49eurxce99IE/w640-h480/20230731_155806.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip61ZRhoxkCMtIeU-IkGyLpeDs680cpfhd7Hu-5Wdn6SVBDBAdnolyhgvCJ6JIX-khncUO3hnNdCYV7fuszLDHbtBf19x5uuARaHr6j6Hnpx8h4morlKdqxjYsepnkkZUz0EH_JkRrZzSL_yT7fE1mPsVTPIMlqyxwLQlZS0vOQ7p4bdFdum3kaaOlhowd/s4080/20230731_155957.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip61ZRhoxkCMtIeU-IkGyLpeDs680cpfhd7Hu-5Wdn6SVBDBAdnolyhgvCJ6JIX-khncUO3hnNdCYV7fuszLDHbtBf19x5uuARaHr6j6Hnpx8h4morlKdqxjYsepnkkZUz0EH_JkRrZzSL_yT7fE1mPsVTPIMlqyxwLQlZS0vOQ7p4bdFdum3kaaOlhowd/w640-h480/20230731_155957.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">These two photos are for Marjorie who has a special interest in the Canadian war dead from WW2. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">The memorial is on the cliff walk along Tullan Strand in Bundoran, Co. Donegal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13RIzoGtZyqaMRWGUxgnvm_Ozr04xf1q446N8KG18P4Ufodz2r3aD5pHo8QdlqkH4zzainBXoluBoMshjkJ8R5LPhSAibXlTZopa3qqJ2OTHaS-PmI2Bl5h1OkIjpP16CuSfd10tWEdpp20uX7_oBzgrzHArZdrvZcM_aYBw_P5pphHf3LRi3Rb1-8dt9/s2576/20230731_160014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="1932" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13RIzoGtZyqaMRWGUxgnvm_Ozr04xf1q446N8KG18P4Ufodz2r3aD5pHo8QdlqkH4zzainBXoluBoMshjkJ8R5LPhSAibXlTZopa3qqJ2OTHaS-PmI2Bl5h1OkIjpP16CuSfd10tWEdpp20uX7_oBzgrzHArZdrvZcM_aYBw_P5pphHf3LRi3Rb1-8dt9/w480-h640/20230731_160014.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We also visited Creevykeel, in Co. Sligo; which is a court tomb built around 3,000 years BC.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgIv8l14tK7xNtxMV825wx3zjCeKwHTjJnuryRNkhBNHt1hodCHufAZ-NAliIrp92vYbRbXetUQEpiZzCYhBJCAIbv0xZEwEcfDFo7zIQsHyhNfpcGAK3ZibzrPF27YkqaKW3_-RcDtVou5qETaL6l_TLP59x2eyJxeRFOgzObl60gWcZ6sNp11rClFBd3b/s4080/20230802_104522.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIv8l14tK7xNtxMV825wx3zjCeKwHTjJnuryRNkhBNHt1hodCHufAZ-NAliIrp92vYbRbXetUQEpiZzCYhBJCAIbv0xZEwEcfDFo7zIQsHyhNfpcGAK3ZibzrPF27YkqaKW3_-RcDtVou5qETaL6l_TLP59x2eyJxeRFOgzObl60gWcZ6sNp11rClFBd3b/w480-h640/20230802_104522.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtCumBRSRAjrwg0jiKf8F_N4oxHGRd6jn7AIbVMqjYDoADxwpcfFxyqRxrh3HJKloiB61bl30RMV9rLL1x1aUg7lfTc3zH_RmXyIPTXfNb-HIrb6RTl-s4mGidY6chwS0BB2BkSHFpUC3erWLjl1o-7bq46Cb59wHDEO3YNqVwaWMJJnaVZ5AnmofG_Guz/w480-h640/20230802_105016.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">On the way to Dublin on our last day; we stopped at my Dad's family home to visit more relatives. We arrived in Dublin with only time enough to have a meal and a wander around Rathgar; admiring the mostly late Georgian houses:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEh7Dpi9XfIKjHnBUJjl8_IREPpI9_SHhIUGNfILh1o25Uo1lUazVSjbKH0x2hEKhV4ZD6R77IyKahakxH72OchmzXwYDf7sFJoRDbYLly717i4lBIALNpGPJKaU7HHWjwzbSbHinDln4ijXwPKRCPidbR51XSqbKZrsa3mTu0tVp14oEl_Y8h5UFG1vDtJm/s3840/20230806_154228-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="2160" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Dpi9XfIKjHnBUJjl8_IREPpI9_SHhIUGNfILh1o25Uo1lUazVSjbKH0x2hEKhV4ZD6R77IyKahakxH72OchmzXwYDf7sFJoRDbYLly717i4lBIALNpGPJKaU7HHWjwzbSbHinDln4ijXwPKRCPidbR51XSqbKZrsa3mTu0tVp14oEl_Y8h5UFG1vDtJm/w360-h640/20230806_154228-COLLAGE.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">We stayed overnight in a nice hotel and then caught the early ferry back to the UK. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">What I haven't told you is that when we were in Ballyshannon in a cafe having something to eat; I received a text message about an answer to something I had been waiting for for a number of years. It's very exciting and somewhat life changing (for me, at least) but I am still waiting on some further information before I can tell you about it. I hope I've got you intrigued and you'll just have to come back in a fortnight's time to find out what it is!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><br /><br /><p></p></div>Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-39105725395237569662023-06-27T16:35:00.001+01:002023-06-27T16:35:20.007+01:00Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and the Weald of Kent.<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hello again! How that fortnight flies...</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #f7f7f8; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; margin: 1.25em 0px; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Our delightful stretch of authentic summer weather persisted. On Wednesday, however, I made the conscious decision not to join the group for a walk. With temperatures soaring to 27 degrees and several steep hills to conquer, I knew the combination would prove to be quite daunting. Considering these factors, I opted to skip the outing altogether, particularly since it was a route I had walked several times in the past.</span></p><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; background-color: #f7f7f8; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; color: #374151; margin: 1.25em 0px 0px; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In preparation for the scorching weather, I selected an ensemble that prioritised coolness and comfort. </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On that particular day I wore a pair of linen trousers from H&M, coupled with a stylish top courtesy of Next. Completing the ensemble were a pair of sandals I had purchased online. As is almost always the case, my choice of accessories included various pieces of pre-loved jewellery. It's worth mentioning that many of my pre-loved garments hail from popular chain stores, much like the aforementioned H&M and Next</span></span><span face="Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"" style="font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span face="Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"" style="text-align: left;">. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Early on Wednesday morning, as I diligently ironed my outfit, I happened to catch a glimpse of a woman strolling towards the nearby station from the study window. To my surprise, she was wearing the exact same dress I had worn the previous Thursday. I was just glad I wasn't wearing the same dress and strolling toward her!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4BER2ZDlCYLa06ycJJjUEawUZBae2XBT9kNh8YXDTzpBKbIh5O6NOlXeE5zKfu1OpM-5Htr8EJhlfCkbtCi4zMtX1KhaPXxxMAjlcqGd3a2RcJqndQ6e-2tpUaGGH6zTkiYWvUSTfvjX5WTtLoDm6UirOJ_06xfHUfX4ObIWmMBEIxot66B4SRKtDg/s2560/IMG_20230614_103002_795.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4BER2ZDlCYLa06ycJJjUEawUZBae2XBT9kNh8YXDTzpBKbIh5O6NOlXeE5zKfu1OpM-5Htr8EJhlfCkbtCi4zMtX1KhaPXxxMAjlcqGd3a2RcJqndQ6e-2tpUaGGH6zTkiYWvUSTfvjX5WTtLoDm6UirOJ_06xfHUfX4ObIWmMBEIxot66B4SRKtDg/w480-h640/IMG_20230614_103002_795.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Noticed a change in my writing style? That's because the paragraphs above were re-written from my original paragraphs</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> using ChatGPT - an artificial intelligence chatbot. I did re-edit it in places as it was so clearly not my 'voice'. I'm so glad ChatGPT wasn't around when I was teaching students....it's a pretty amazing tool.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGLpqh-hMHB-GrjgrYUtfPap_0mgzE52cyO2CYRx8M9DDjCxgwzlOJ--4osKKf1sYhQkpBAZfwRmlVGgM5G_XxSVxsK6kXanCMmM97s1mERKt6YK3KhNDpk9o6uAT-Wl0ffuyslejUCeyIbqfgScxLxt-cCN4Pxd4H1gbvz-uhdCZ5yZIOrAZ3bQOMg/s2489/IMG_20230614_103436_058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2489" data-original-width="1077" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGLpqh-hMHB-GrjgrYUtfPap_0mgzE52cyO2CYRx8M9DDjCxgwzlOJ--4osKKf1sYhQkpBAZfwRmlVGgM5G_XxSVxsK6kXanCMmM97s1mERKt6YK3KhNDpk9o6uAT-Wl0ffuyslejUCeyIbqfgScxLxt-cCN4Pxd4H1gbvz-uhdCZ5yZIOrAZ3bQOMg/w276-h640/IMG_20230614_103436_058.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In the afternoon I headed into town to buy some seasonings and spices from the international supermarket and went to the library to collect a reservation; by which time I was ready for a sit down! I thought I might go out for a walk in the afternoon but it still was too hot. However, the garden was loving the heatwave; everyday brought something new in bloom and it's such a treat to see those bursts of colour.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEiSohJ1wsWMRNv24Psr1qS6fanIz293h1R1fOwVjyv29LY4CRxllrWQK2EGHOPV-ywTokRO2ymOBb3fHbXNd-c8v8qg0qiR-b2fYurYGMoL9bBDcLoo-mfvImuvUYSxcCtlrwq6nBKcvKHdVkx4iDgF6SYC2JtHVbkrtx7vMCji9m9jWkN1cvZGe6OnJg/s2046/IMG_20230614_143046_303-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSohJ1wsWMRNv24Psr1qS6fanIz293h1R1fOwVjyv29LY4CRxllrWQK2EGHOPV-ywTokRO2ymOBb3fHbXNd-c8v8qg0qiR-b2fYurYGMoL9bBDcLoo-mfvImuvUYSxcCtlrwq6nBKcvKHdVkx4iDgF6SYC2JtHVbkrtx7vMCji9m9jWkN1cvZGe6OnJg/w480-h640/IMG_20230614_143046_303-COLLAGE.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Asiatic lilies in yellow and white with the orange just about to bloom; above; three salvias in red and two shades of purple.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVlCT1I6PMWGBK7vdP2NWNypHgpBcv3mTK0GO1y61-VfKY2d5hdR1ebHYCxPKXsOyyy6z-4Z4QQnoG2ph_-1yLcHKpic9lYAHJ8p1VHeFnZFc9IqTjeSKcYXIDH9rptJWYTaablDEq0QbPTpNCkcp9F0dP4d42KMILBhMYEPoqizF2TsHhc6dcdlk_w/s2046/IMG_20230614_143111_184-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVlCT1I6PMWGBK7vdP2NWNypHgpBcv3mTK0GO1y61-VfKY2d5hdR1ebHYCxPKXsOyyy6z-4Z4QQnoG2ph_-1yLcHKpic9lYAHJ8p1VHeFnZFc9IqTjeSKcYXIDH9rptJWYTaablDEq0QbPTpNCkcp9F0dP4d42KMILBhMYEPoqizF2TsHhc6dcdlk_w/w480-h640/IMG_20230614_143111_184-COLLAGE.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Above stocks,delphinium and below allysum; striped petunias and creeping rock cress.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNG27n7_J_E-jAk1GjjbZPuVUWL7JIouxDIVr5J-VSKQxqlo09bujYYhjZnQymYIXRqLPA5aZV4g9nQx5Jle7elj08fxepQaYVn6t3q0etyq4RhPu3vmn7IwAl_YMt5-0bRIQOFtNLmPxYS4d2qV_isRL55IA6hhlww-AH9ZfKm_X4N4j2wVmIzJgSw/s4160/IMG_20230614_143007_368.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNG27n7_J_E-jAk1GjjbZPuVUWL7JIouxDIVr5J-VSKQxqlo09bujYYhjZnQymYIXRqLPA5aZV4g9nQx5Jle7elj08fxepQaYVn6t3q0etyq4RhPu3vmn7IwAl_YMt5-0bRIQOFtNLmPxYS4d2qV_isRL55IA6hhlww-AH9ZfKm_X4N4j2wVmIzJgSw/w480-h640/IMG_20230614_143007_368.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">More petunias.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On my round of the garden on Thursday morning the nasturtiums had begun to bloom. I bought them at the plant sale when walking in Risely village a few weeks back. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I went for a swim managing 46 laps; then after getting ready went to do the Lidl and Aldi shopping. There was no basketball practice this week so I just had to collect youngest grandson from school and drop him home after dinner. It was another beautiful day of 27 degrees and sunshine all day. I wore this:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEj5UNwHUSJ0dXLH0zW-QmsZvSV3LT7mnoNoPvjVpDQp5PTr45JlqEfOyWSKfDU-8EJfo7dYX76TD7uGtp7kj0yjs9qi77TFTjhgadtTTXjulL61Xw3U2jlcPMm45WvQnAoKcSr9wTyNvYKmPinN4zVtTWK1-5xD0URh2Qz6PT0qSxzFUlSf0jIpMnbScQ/s2965/20230615_121947.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2965" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5UNwHUSJ0dXLH0zW-QmsZvSV3LT7mnoNoPvjVpDQp5PTr45JlqEfOyWSKfDU-8EJfo7dYX76TD7uGtp7kj0yjs9qi77TFTjhgadtTTXjulL61Xw3U2jlcPMm45WvQnAoKcSr9wTyNvYKmPinN4zVtTWK1-5xD0URh2Qz6PT0qSxzFUlSf0jIpMnbScQ/w324-h640/20230615_121947.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cotton trousers by Tu and are several years old bought in a Sainsbury's sale; top from Barnardo's by Miss Look and sandals from J.D. Williams retail. I must paint my toenails...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Jewellery all pre-loved. The necklace was my late mum's.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48BxUjUySS_Ihej7P2RwSwsGxy9w_bTCR6zelPYT2mazyvnmZgg2LYmQZGF1s74yVf8mgdhPoP5QwtbQOZKE-SXUiKGRu3TP5wCAdkX91U2siISo_9V2ah246tLMSYhcZ6a7UEmiW-sf6BJHBh4Hub3S3zWIf-wI2UyJh4u-PUK9cubIry3aMC51Q_Q/s3257/20230615_122014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3257" data-original-width="1392" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48BxUjUySS_Ihej7P2RwSwsGxy9w_bTCR6zelPYT2mazyvnmZgg2LYmQZGF1s74yVf8mgdhPoP5QwtbQOZKE-SXUiKGRu3TP5wCAdkX91U2siISo_9V2ah246tLMSYhcZ6a7UEmiW-sf6BJHBh4Hub3S3zWIf-wI2UyJh4u-PUK9cubIry3aMC51Q_Q/w274-h640/20230615_122014.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFxSlzxSLkr64NRAYB9SvCrhgDBMbmpVGntNCYvCY0SuEiHiWZz1dR5ikZFinDLrG8YBbmPuDSj_s_IRxjp8lMZtocZb5tOLJ4WQ3nL4_I4Z18y9RpbOsehUYki15-Ht6-VV9zChEJiy486OKFrQRE27kDbz2YWQOqtDQ53Zxf3d0ymrItM-_Yxhyaw/s3394/20230615_121923.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3394" data-original-width="1491" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFxSlzxSLkr64NRAYB9SvCrhgDBMbmpVGntNCYvCY0SuEiHiWZz1dR5ikZFinDLrG8YBbmPuDSj_s_IRxjp8lMZtocZb5tOLJ4WQ3nL4_I4Z18y9RpbOsehUYki15-Ht6-VV9zChEJiy486OKFrQRE27kDbz2YWQOqtDQ53Zxf3d0ymrItM-_Yxhyaw/w282-h640/20230615_121923.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoj_jz8B0xpLuDl-xtSr78CxQqOk2XuYDhCbCSUvU3eWSr4ipktPzouipRMfJH8yva8P4q18uutVefGPkXNTUpPl47S1NtNlmBfHLCyCMWk0LLGn31T3U5hnzZmQbYiRpX8sGS2Vc7qd1rZcwmC1bKqFQ7AgQKvZjBPXrkWADiSzK14SQoXzSzSdVjAA/s4128/20230615_121402.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoj_jz8B0xpLuDl-xtSr78CxQqOk2XuYDhCbCSUvU3eWSr4ipktPzouipRMfJH8yva8P4q18uutVefGPkXNTUpPl47S1NtNlmBfHLCyCMWk0LLGn31T3U5hnzZmQbYiRpX8sGS2Vc7qd1rZcwmC1bKqFQ7AgQKvZjBPXrkWADiSzK14SQoXzSzSdVjAA/w480-h640/20230615_121402.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Have you noticed the improvement in the quality of the photos above? That's my new phone camera. The phone arrived on Wednesday and I spent the evening transferring everything over...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhq-cfEcDj-lriH7SUJyxUgX9CElgyXyj7J-uVA3vAK77EWOkzcYkjhfukBcHBRRm7W9Omx5JHwYSuBAOgWXjP3gr1KKC9tzUIQhscq6SVSt5pTszBpZoA0BzDXClLIlROXxLk1aikLO0P4mxvw3YapMsRCTTxEUP13w51p4iTb4bA_EwFNLlGcnyuomQ/s3505/20230616_171119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3505" data-original-width="1658" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-cfEcDj-lriH7SUJyxUgX9CElgyXyj7J-uVA3vAK77EWOkzcYkjhfukBcHBRRm7W9Omx5JHwYSuBAOgWXjP3gr1KKC9tzUIQhscq6SVSt5pTszBpZoA0BzDXClLIlROXxLk1aikLO0P4mxvw3YapMsRCTTxEUP13w51p4iTb4bA_EwFNLlGcnyuomQ/w302-h640/20230616_171119.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Another beautiful day on Friday; temperatures started off at 21 degrees and rose to 27 degrees by the time I drove home from the unofficial bus walk. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHikYLiY9e7og3-Fa11VoF2IJudOJdq4b5jrRw_Mmhfpbk4DHmwbr2dcKk_OO7wY2Q75vGyumRN7GEflpN3EmfUHVF5VjG4rBPJDevU2hKFBYLAbX986Yia-BxXnyaZzddYC24pbl4EnCUNhpSbBYtKBYbPU8Au4CDdKSDVUZGz2m63p3yxXAUHPa7IQ/s3999/20230616_171241.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3999" data-original-width="1403" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHikYLiY9e7og3-Fa11VoF2IJudOJdq4b5jrRw_Mmhfpbk4DHmwbr2dcKk_OO7wY2Q75vGyumRN7GEflpN3EmfUHVF5VjG4rBPJDevU2hKFBYLAbX986Yia-BxXnyaZzddYC24pbl4EnCUNhpSbBYtKBYbPU8Au4CDdKSDVUZGz2m63p3yxXAUHPa7IQ/w224-h640/20230616_171241.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">To stay cool I wore this green pre-loved dress bought from Vinted during lock down. Hotter sandals; pre-loved as was all jewellery. I changed into walking sandals for the walk.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5sf39mtqkmmgNAfF6vZqpgqdNN_eCVeCD0fwcmKuUWBHy-XUqXQ4IfJzOQpLSzB0WUpdjrOQ6FqI9HkIsIN7W-J_SCzM4glKHesSwmTrG7GcktqbyeWKEZX4hHStAOcQVcOPzsJ94Vir305S2BdwdYEqs8cQpRxXPRTqtJi64rPhHvMKSpnP5jtOVw/s4128/20230616_172440.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5sf39mtqkmmgNAfF6vZqpgqdNN_eCVeCD0fwcmKuUWBHy-XUqXQ4IfJzOQpLSzB0WUpdjrOQ6FqI9HkIsIN7W-J_SCzM4glKHesSwmTrG7GcktqbyeWKEZX4hHStAOcQVcOPzsJ94Vir305S2BdwdYEqs8cQpRxXPRTqtJi64rPhHvMKSpnP5jtOVw/w480-h640/20230616_172440.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I've caught the sun. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Well, we were out for about 5 hours in total so it would be surprising if I didn't. I was so glad I remembered the Factor 50.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We began the walk from here; St.Peter and St. Paul's church in Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjjHD5TbCVWjqD8ecubJDki9eYejGA2JK1tMsruwEkIojUf9EVbiHxwYNljr__jw8IquG3JcY0aghvIjG7XYfpFIV0aqg6t2f87UxUOS3jZYIXIRbk5qw50XAMSWvZjtE2u9BVlBcRITqq7Dpk4O0j36BG9s37_gBajdG0mZ1VigZeZs8YzsPylaFN0qQ/s2576/20230616_095802.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjHD5TbCVWjqD8ecubJDki9eYejGA2JK1tMsruwEkIojUf9EVbiHxwYNljr__jw8IquG3JcY0aghvIjG7XYfpFIV0aqg6t2f87UxUOS3jZYIXIRbk5qw50XAMSWvZjtE2u9BVlBcRITqq7Dpk4O0j36BG9s37_gBajdG0mZ1VigZeZs8YzsPylaFN0qQ/w640-h480/20230616_095802.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQImub6ypCxLsBNdiPPhUJJglecnSMif2VBdB4EgTnzdzMX39pKCtM81piKw_QH1q8aayhl1SkhvOUSOAA36otoqRSz01ENV9gzEQThthl_PvsTjZNWw3w2Fh6tPvsUQcA7T4MjCK0nmjVzD7w6R9QNztYhS-rq2c4aZKlInJRRgK_7RnGtIAgrPsNiw/s2046/20230616_095933-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQImub6ypCxLsBNdiPPhUJJglecnSMif2VBdB4EgTnzdzMX39pKCtM81piKw_QH1q8aayhl1SkhvOUSOAA36otoqRSz01ENV9gzEQThthl_PvsTjZNWw3w2Fh6tPvsUQcA7T4MjCK0nmjVzD7w6R9QNztYhS-rq2c4aZKlInJRRgK_7RnGtIAgrPsNiw/w640-h480/20230616_095933-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Quite a plain church inside except for the stained glass windows and the memorial stone to Capability Brown.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIyAYiHd3OufJh4lBZ7uIvglVi3jVp8oj_6_v_DhIgS-YNMPCDWTmfErh7zfKejVcKgasqdbT9GiOTxtdGxv0_laZ47Pk8Sl12NJ15QISzWqKc6NH7cSYEPFSymd1XYELk_Avw9YGz8Xb25BFwu8jezJMern3PsxBM1jCUaQXZsWe5ldIU6ArTEYjI4w/s2046/20230616_100109-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Lancelot 'Capability' Brown; the foremost British historical landscape gardener was responsible for about 170 gardens surrounding some of the finest gardens and estates in Britain. He acquired the above title and land in Fenstanton from Spencer, 8th Earl of Northampton. You can read more about Capability Brown <a href="http://www.fenstanton-village.co.uk/old-fenstanton/lancelot-capability-brown/">HERE</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjQ9loRm1S5fE0ZU7eBS4quGwsBnWR0qWQY09-x1PGH3xKkYcxGodD0QujSPxCN1IwCoiItuCAnxKSyfzl8l2MjjYZqdnfI3LOJ4Z5SyYph2hkCVv-heSVZitU441PN9NlTI8EeV78Lyv1endRa5ODTcx3OPSfD9rXAAlZqTGqOfDl8P3Z4F3YWy1Yd8w/s4080/20230616_101526.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9loRm1S5fE0ZU7eBS4quGwsBnWR0qWQY09-x1PGH3xKkYcxGodD0QujSPxCN1IwCoiItuCAnxKSyfzl8l2MjjYZqdnfI3LOJ4Z5SyYph2hkCVv-heSVZitU441PN9NlTI8EeV78Lyv1endRa5ODTcx3OPSfD9rXAAlZqTGqOfDl8P3Z4F3YWy1Yd8w/w640-h480/20230616_101526.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was the Manor House where the Lord of the Manor resided - (minus the cars of course!) </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We continued the walk through the village of Fenstanton where there were some lovely houses from different historical periods:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiNZjPY2N_lryGFI0N0e38mgz7RPpPD92Z2d2IRNLXprvv0Pg8uS7h2s0y13BPShg--fx7932EU_l2rbqnTpQ3WYIp5YhA8eQ4Cc6bjtGy391fbYa__wOf2VpcQ8Q0BrbakFF9w6C1gNLtiDJWuIhRQ2XsXAPXGsoLmvljtKp_JgMztOScfWYvBvbnFsg/s2046/20230616_101155-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZjPY2N_lryGFI0N0e38mgz7RPpPD92Z2d2IRNLXprvv0Pg8uS7h2s0y13BPShg--fx7932EU_l2rbqnTpQ3WYIp5YhA8eQ4Cc6bjtGy391fbYa__wOf2VpcQ8Q0BrbakFF9w6C1gNLtiDJWuIhRQ2XsXAPXGsoLmvljtKp_JgMztOScfWYvBvbnFsg/w640-h480/20230616_101155-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kqS1SqAQcgHz1nw6LMJg6suplt7QtGPQnnAU6lxRUSq7DxRITRUj15fLLVVuZyijp2STVqB33ewe6kIXxLR8hpOJgfNll0xyCbLEyMhg3Vn93X9ieB6rIAQ8NiZdVTLHGSFbCZpugYf_wMdAxk1ic_ntsxwaCPj_T1aFktLo_tLD7TpgaOMGBUKXYg/s2046/20230616_102133-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8kqS1SqAQcgHz1nw6LMJg6suplt7QtGPQnnAU6lxRUSq7DxRITRUj15fLLVVuZyijp2STVqB33ewe6kIXxLR8hpOJgfNll0xyCbLEyMhg3Vn93X9ieB6rIAQ8NiZdVTLHGSFbCZpugYf_wMdAxk1ic_ntsxwaCPj_T1aFktLo_tLD7TpgaOMGBUKXYg/w480-h640/20230616_102133-COLLAGE.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">From the village we walked to Fen Drayton Lakes Nature Reserve. The lakes were originally gravel pits and the reserve was created by the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds). </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: #202124; color: #bcc0c3; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;">Fen Drayton Lakes</span><span style="background-color: #202124; color: #bdc1c6; text-align: left;"> stands at one end of a string of wetlands and fens that runs for 25 miles (40km) along the Great Ouse floodplain</span></span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #202124; color: #bdc1c6; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">.</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=fen+drayton+lakes+nature+reserve&rlz=1CATTSD_enGB960&oq=fen+drayton+lakes+nature+reserve&aqs=chrome..69i57.9121j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8">SOURCE</a>. We then walked along the river Great Ouse; the photo below was taken looking across to the village of Holywell; once upon a time only accessible by ferry...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-eYFNj-rBU12QNoD2DFGKJWiwhz2s2Nsck0Myua7PpMKRQ1xQYHoKJgV1o-J7XfcC33QDX2ifPkf5MsklTS5Ime2Q_M3qvTtxcw5LojbndVovSY5ut6SMcDDzCS13BthgrAPl0awsz9oUKa6MSSD12bjqC809T78Qk_jU038I6Bs9aPsOCbDgBzNAg/s4080/20230616_113436.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ-eYFNj-rBU12QNoD2DFGKJWiwhz2s2Nsck0Myua7PpMKRQ1xQYHoKJgV1o-J7XfcC33QDX2ifPkf5MsklTS5Ime2Q_M3qvTtxcw5LojbndVovSY5ut6SMcDDzCS13BthgrAPl0awsz9oUKa6MSSD12bjqC809T78Qk_jU038I6Bs9aPsOCbDgBzNAg/w640-h480/20230616_113436.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXIAhroSJ077J30Od8EOk8hJ2tSp86YxJ0yvreVZLc8rHCrjH_lGsG7VnKN_RsolAnnDq6mna_tQmIosRgljs_AcwsOlc9aoi7LJ8WnAEumqR376SbBpyOgi5-tTCsyvaxYl_E1QGPt-_5d3DG9DMOavMknLaZDd32nCRtbQOK0Ffna7FKRn2fcA3eg/s4080/20230616_143322.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXIAhroSJ077J30Od8EOk8hJ2tSp86YxJ0yvreVZLc8rHCrjH_lGsG7VnKN_RsolAnnDq6mna_tQmIosRgljs_AcwsOlc9aoi7LJ8WnAEumqR376SbBpyOgi5-tTCsyvaxYl_E1QGPt-_5d3DG9DMOavMknLaZDd32nCRtbQOK0Ffna7FKRn2fcA3eg/w640-h480/20230616_143322.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Grey lag geese swimming in a line. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We passed several groups of grey lag geese swimming along the river before reaching the guided busway and walking into the town of St. Ives.</span></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/AVvXsEjNYi2t1cpwN3lVeQR9KUZaZJ0yDtUBpuTA_mEQFd1rdO-CyM5Num3ZoZefoXwZ8zmL1PtBPKKVEOiZoybpN6BZWJ9bGIB4fCV9Z86ReBCf-_lp9wCKd0YEnRGS11tKrJA0hnuL4NjVUeQ2v05sv3z4YCD4YDJX9r0BfnhqbVMrFZC8Dx1zNh1O9cUM2w/s4080/20230616_120219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYi2t1cpwN3lVeQR9KUZaZJ0yDtUBpuTA_mEQFd1rdO-CyM5Num3ZoZefoXwZ8zmL1PtBPKKVEOiZoybpN6BZWJ9bGIB4fCV9Z86ReBCf-_lp9wCKd0YEnRGS11tKrJA0hnuL4NjVUeQ2v05sv3z4YCD4YDJX9r0BfnhqbVMrFZC8Dx1zNh1O9cUM2w/w640-h480/20230616_120219.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br style="text-align: left;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Graffitti spotted just before we climbed down from the guided busway. St.Ives is a lovely town which OH and I have visited several times and I took middle grandson to the (tiny) Oliver Cromwell museum there last year. Talking of Oliver Cromwell:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEj_jRMOQxpcpqTiW4sWb0iSR9gPAKGLWinjPsBYnD10LDkOdy6eocf2WC0eEf3LMsKDgxqms1twzviqUcIX_9tIpLkSyc363Y_75KeEJlV4r_tIAqvZ7i9aRfK3FA1IweKOg55YnqLKNwtCCYACHUl7uKEDSs6dpGpyOAftx9WXr2bCmgDhmPY_YvxAcQ/s4080/20230616_134821.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jRMOQxpcpqTiW4sWb0iSR9gPAKGLWinjPsBYnD10LDkOdy6eocf2WC0eEf3LMsKDgxqms1twzviqUcIX_9tIpLkSyc363Y_75KeEJlV4r_tIAqvZ7i9aRfK3FA1IweKOg55YnqLKNwtCCYACHUl7uKEDSs6dpGpyOAftx9WXr2bCmgDhmPY_YvxAcQ/w480-h640/20230616_134821.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here's Oliver pointing his finger in disgust at the huge crown designed for the Royal Coronation! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We spent about an hour in St.Ives having walked 5 miles to get there. We had iced lattes and bacon baps in an open air cafe and very good they were, too. We then walked over St.Ives bridge and along the river to the boat yard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjj14vIJS4ALSDEl1QfifrgXI8sYbyg3ihUQxl8PWvd_d7MlYJ7-DxGDrl0tYZvdMD3MmAu9rU5xZiOAI9OpZFfRkw50cTj0Bvc91DetS8wj6DP19Av0TdwlA_jSYuEierC0KbmnDSWKTPpYZHmri4R5kq6J2246ksXgWMidjcr3mqARRT8DdoQBQcpsQ/s4080/20230616_135420.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj14vIJS4ALSDEl1QfifrgXI8sYbyg3ihUQxl8PWvd_d7MlYJ7-DxGDrl0tYZvdMD3MmAu9rU5xZiOAI9OpZFfRkw50cTj0Bvc91DetS8wj6DP19Av0TdwlA_jSYuEierC0KbmnDSWKTPpYZHmri4R5kq6J2246ksXgWMidjcr3mqARRT8DdoQBQcpsQ/w640-h480/20230616_135420.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrFNdObVSVDwCgHq4kJe76XjJBbwdIsErmjTHgs53qheNktqg1UG4iJx2HIr7qwF2ps8E1Zl_2bIU1TBflUAGWPC51AY_Z6UeKO-Gwa5SlwlvyyzczaSMyJgUFK3OFD3K5aME9YS6Bv5LY5VQE8cEvGQ-XrZs0e31diwavJ8zKNm3_DzyP0ChVuwt_A/s4080/20230616_140918.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrFNdObVSVDwCgHq4kJe76XjJBbwdIsErmjTHgs53qheNktqg1UG4iJx2HIr7qwF2ps8E1Zl_2bIU1TBflUAGWPC51AY_Z6UeKO-Gwa5SlwlvyyzczaSMyJgUFK3OFD3K5aME9YS6Bv5LY5VQE8cEvGQ-XrZs0e31diwavJ8zKNm3_DzyP0ChVuwt_A/w640-h480/20230616_140918.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Can you see how parched and dry the grass banks were? We hadn't had any rain for a few weeks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQN9-GVRoca7PXt292RLHtS5txFzKF0JDfAFSbLdpzklBnDGQBq___heBoCrR0x9noywGYAMROl1j9YTooSC6QWmJoG6BqvTHb5yTtpQDpbCt98s-OXpPEmQhc-caLMxNtZ1YqSJmdkj-QwqCj5iTjRVE1g8vL-jxbyB1K_cCFk6rSk6y6BC1GleBrgQ/s4080/20230616_121213.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQN9-GVRoca7PXt292RLHtS5txFzKF0JDfAFSbLdpzklBnDGQBq___heBoCrR0x9noywGYAMROl1j9YTooSC6QWmJoG6BqvTHb5yTtpQDpbCt98s-OXpPEmQhc-caLMxNtZ1YqSJmdkj-QwqCj5iTjRVE1g8vL-jxbyB1K_cCFk6rSk6y6BC1GleBrgQ/w640-h480/20230616_121213.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Barry found this dying damsel fly. What a beautiful creature it was. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We set off again, tracing our steps along the river for another 2 miles until we reached the start point once again. There was a farm shop in the village and I bought some small pots of cosmos and some gooseberries before setting off for home. It was a brilliant walk and a great way to spend a Friday!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Given my experience with the sat nav the week before; I had mapped out the route to the walk in my road atlas but I had also activated the car's sat nav. Surprisingly, it once again attempted to guide me along the same path as last week. However, once I persisted on my chosen route, the sat nav relented and redirected me to my intended destination. The route I had planned turned out to be 5 miles shorter than the one proposed by the car sat nav, even though it is designed to prioritise the shortest route...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEg9GNP-Z4Bq_iGmBwywnyyZXh6PtabO1aXEVfWOE5NfpapmngDPH54gGj0cHSIpDhKX7_0MnXRpjEnPR65jN0YjYPmfPD80U4XyFLcFUFdaHPNXhGz-Eip_YZUUMkCgl73EO4BVoWlq_rt5WPtP6_je3fMVRDLrj_fi8FtQv6Z-5RggV1s_R2rEqPLvYQ/s4128/20230617_134429.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9GNP-Z4Bq_iGmBwywnyyZXh6PtabO1aXEVfWOE5NfpapmngDPH54gGj0cHSIpDhKX7_0MnXRpjEnPR65jN0YjYPmfPD80U4XyFLcFUFdaHPNXhGz-Eip_YZUUMkCgl73EO4BVoWlq_rt5WPtP6_je3fMVRDLrj_fi8FtQv6Z-5RggV1s_R2rEqPLvYQ/w480-h640/20230617_134429.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Saturday was quite a laid back day and it was nice to not have to be anywhere by a certain time; at least until the evening, when we were going out for a birthday meal for youngest grandson who would be 13 on Sunday. I spent a couple of hours in the garden tidying up; weeding; dead heading and moving stuff around. OH spent the whole day sorting out the side that adjoins our neighbour on the right. We got rid of a rhododendron that had deceased; moved our huge fatsia japonica into the corner and got rid of a gooseberry plant that hasn't fruited for the past couple of years. This gave us more space on the side of the garden and we moved several flowering plants across to it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgyJ8jkdSw6SdCPidbdQTi_3Qe1PfNXi_ZnXPNBeBa_0n2wawe2CrasYslTeKj3EtGpeApG5GFIFRAVZYNKtcQft-tmIbA4u-kjLSzEf2FiGlvZWV-gWEAjhr1wc8gNQsTAgP0Wdz66IZInSeo4XatiylMBcXsGwpEMF6APoHk-Ll75DiI1lQQaUwA1yWBw/s4080/20230619_210457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJ8jkdSw6SdCPidbdQTi_3Qe1PfNXi_ZnXPNBeBa_0n2wawe2CrasYslTeKj3EtGpeApG5GFIFRAVZYNKtcQft-tmIbA4u-kjLSzEf2FiGlvZWV-gWEAjhr1wc8gNQsTAgP0Wdz66IZInSeo4XatiylMBcXsGwpEMF6APoHk-Ll75DiI1lQQaUwA1yWBw/w640-h480/20230619_210457.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The morning had been dull and quite cool which is why I spent several hours in the garden, but by the time I walked into town to the library it was very hot and humid. Very tiring weather I find; it saps my energy. I wore pre-loved jeans and this pre-loved top by Phase Eight; sandals as before. I was too hot... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLTVZHXOyKy-GVSGW3fj4UEBTnohhj1wlHkvtN8PssZKDtD0U9eTM-SAlUt_5UmWvD8TIK7GOSm6bJxD2n5LiP_3sXpUv85nxC2zKs6KE4qQTkWcEpE7lBRxvu119fp3X96Joy-XAGgTrjp4AmcrnGm1p5Ybp-6AhuytevFXt9hc9HJ9CXnHyMLhNSA/s2551/20230617_134644.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2551" data-original-width="1043" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmLTVZHXOyKy-GVSGW3fj4UEBTnohhj1wlHkvtN8PssZKDtD0U9eTM-SAlUt_5UmWvD8TIK7GOSm6bJxD2n5LiP_3sXpUv85nxC2zKs6KE4qQTkWcEpE7lBRxvu119fp3X96Joy-XAGgTrjp4AmcrnGm1p5Ybp-6AhuytevFXt9hc9HJ9CXnHyMLhNSA/w262-h640/20230617_134644.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I changed into this for the restaurant in the evening:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgOjLs8arqbyX3uDyOLKwArE7ZxPz2VPCmMY92FiXXIk3tCi3MAVDnOKElhEJfhxWY_v1w63PtoDUQCK54fx0yKXhOcW5mONkJSVt-Ok8gqmaBlyhFcVjOiNfODtCacbZBpct7_y25ao8F33-3XAwsVbrYMO5GqDR2Ppfyq3ksBD-18UvbPLvEzNVuSXw/s4128/20230617_174844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjLs8arqbyX3uDyOLKwArE7ZxPz2VPCmMY92FiXXIk3tCi3MAVDnOKElhEJfhxWY_v1w63PtoDUQCK54fx0yKXhOcW5mONkJSVt-Ok8gqmaBlyhFcVjOiNfODtCacbZBpct7_y25ao8F33-3XAwsVbrYMO5GqDR2Ppfyq3ksBD-18UvbPLvEzNVuSXw/w480-h640/20230617_174844.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Pre-loved dress by Asos bought from Barnardo's; pre-loved jacket by Zara also from Barnardo's; and sandals bought online. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieghCN3B8-1h100gldD0osYRMiqs2f8vm5GCz-6jvenR2b8FpfQqyH-8uVfN_fGB3kOfnfrWgK42nX-Efc3MQcGFW9opBxYbUmB8rwGS8a6CWYXqkFcSLXLIvhdtFvk6PzUZX9rCbNJnfdQYSf6vOqWnf4QRnVSpMMAMyy5TfPaCobSnTLyC1j_KO_pg/s3344/20230617_174906.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3344" data-original-width="1570" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieghCN3B8-1h100gldD0osYRMiqs2f8vm5GCz-6jvenR2b8FpfQqyH-8uVfN_fGB3kOfnfrWgK42nX-Efc3MQcGFW9opBxYbUmB8rwGS8a6CWYXqkFcSLXLIvhdtFvk6PzUZX9rCbNJnfdQYSf6vOqWnf4QRnVSpMMAMyy5TfPaCobSnTLyC1j_KO_pg/w300-h640/20230617_174906.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I said I would have a charity shop no spend week and I did. I spent absolutely nothing in the charity shops; because apart from volunteering on Monday at Barnardo's, I didn't visit any charity shops all week. I plan to continue no spending as I've booked the ferry for Ireland and will be gone for 5 weeks from early July to the end of the first week of August. OH will come out for a fortnight as will my brother. Cousin Marian is travelling out with me and staying for at least a week; it will be nice to have company and I'm so looking forward to seeing Ireland again.</span></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/AVvXsEho9KdIVvhJqw0gzrBDSddXwFW1VWovHY4_y8Rl31Zq5LYYIByOLnA9aOpj4rpPprqmfRAjLPMckNM40EYohEs3U1BCR5n-OqweXJ_2Xy_Nvrx7oVotJVEBR1XYonqg6sOHlrwIwkuIiwsxA2_sjnmgA6yRmpRryPYGlhlPhsSMj-uYdErjOiBp4c_SFQ/s3950/20230617_175140.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3950" data-original-width="1709" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9KdIVvhJqw0gzrBDSddXwFW1VWovHY4_y8Rl31Zq5LYYIByOLnA9aOpj4rpPprqmfRAjLPMckNM40EYohEs3U1BCR5n-OqweXJ_2Xy_Nvrx7oVotJVEBR1XYonqg6sOHlrwIwkuIiwsxA2_sjnmgA6yRmpRryPYGlhlPhsSMj-uYdErjOiBp4c_SFQ/w276-h640/20230617_175140.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sunday was hot and humid once again. We planned to have a barbecue at 5 pm; but when we sat down to eat around 5.30, it began to rain. The first rain in about a fortnight, I think. Oh well, ces't la vie. We put the umbrella up and stayed dry. OH dealt with the barbecuing side of things and I made salad, potato salad, coleslaw, fresh fruit salad and sticky tofu for the non meat eaters. By the time everyone had gone home I was exhausted and spent the evening reading.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here's the birthday boy with his basketball birthday cake and his cousin (middle grandson). Middle grandson had stayed all week because of his final exams but also because the flooring in his home was being replaced and it was easier for his mum if he stayed with us.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEibLtBVgPuwzzYfFoiUS8pPjO7g50l5CZb217dZeyuWb7T3hIec3cssuYCtgLlS0NL2f8XVCEilXLz-xVIbFB0fg8vAwdXZKkJ6XrCrlCAMZmakEjjd6P5JDI9zbxFYx1yK9oIW9oYMV-HzRZYuEuKHbDWwKuSgdUTOVUUki3hfE8mREPM4uJJ4Fub7wQ/s4080/20230618_183719.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibLtBVgPuwzzYfFoiUS8pPjO7g50l5CZb217dZeyuWb7T3hIec3cssuYCtgLlS0NL2f8XVCEilXLz-xVIbFB0fg8vAwdXZKkJ6XrCrlCAMZmakEjjd6P5JDI9zbxFYx1yK9oIW9oYMV-HzRZYuEuKHbDWwKuSgdUTOVUUki3hfE8mREPM4uJJ4Fub7wQ/w480-h640/20230618_183719.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJXQ7tKd5GX3mGukUlHmt8p63zoSszfVsEAvZk3WfcUrVQLQTvM8CMIrWOsqZD2xZ-yWiNlnDYcxE-MoVJMM96NDkMPZtoT_xOE_JFbNuWkTP7N0x6JSH3d4EXAoYNioo6_JWZCdD_GphSamDMYlxlsuJ3qScOEjk5dH9VItd7M8wRYNf9ycPCM1qkA/s4080/20230618_183851.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJXQ7tKd5GX3mGukUlHmt8p63zoSszfVsEAvZk3WfcUrVQLQTvM8CMIrWOsqZD2xZ-yWiNlnDYcxE-MoVJMM96NDkMPZtoT_xOE_JFbNuWkTP7N0x6JSH3d4EXAoYNioo6_JWZCdD_GphSamDMYlxlsuJ3qScOEjk5dH9VItd7M8wRYNf9ycPCM1qkA/w480-h640/20230618_183851.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore a pre-loved cotton skirt by East bought in a Bletchley charity shop a few years ago; pre-loved belt; pre-loved cotton t-shirt from the Cat's Protection League. All jewellery pre-loved; Birkenstocks donated by my daughter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEitUrpA4JXiOVL1Rr_daWlqQXMTKjf4Fu5HYUcGTS2WZ62gsVUVpHbKqXgteQAxGjk0grS3tm7zjGvgylnQq6Kv7NcGbtoTDQCmnckva9D1P9cKpHZt3wwLHkSy1pO3i6aSXTCB2MQWFWJ0ETcPPEoNkw1VX1g1Bwetcj0cuniL19MTSeIkHmqIORpO0g/s3419/20230618_130935.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3419" data-original-width="1325" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUrpA4JXiOVL1Rr_daWlqQXMTKjf4Fu5HYUcGTS2WZ62gsVUVpHbKqXgteQAxGjk0grS3tm7zjGvgylnQq6Kv7NcGbtoTDQCmnckva9D1P9cKpHZt3wwLHkSy1pO3i6aSXTCB2MQWFWJ0ETcPPEoNkw1VX1g1Bwetcj0cuniL19MTSeIkHmqIORpO0g/w248-h640/20230618_130935.jpg" width="248" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSy86QY6HlZEuewvZBRTpkFeQSRl0g9kn9iHD4vOJ0HrKZJio5uJ_a7tU3JBzXpEeVvKd754KlbLlHA1CyI9hUs3VUR5qGiu7nItTE9z5EgTSM7udU2z2PDReiAx6i2hC5rED9OFLTJsUObkA4M3PQadp0RZ0opAOiDMSE5LhTLCuCd_2zMDdP8F6Fqg/s2995/20230618_131056.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2995" data-original-width="1181" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSy86QY6HlZEuewvZBRTpkFeQSRl0g9kn9iHD4vOJ0HrKZJio5uJ_a7tU3JBzXpEeVvKd754KlbLlHA1CyI9hUs3VUR5qGiu7nItTE9z5EgTSM7udU2z2PDReiAx6i2hC5rED9OFLTJsUObkA4M3PQadp0RZ0opAOiDMSE5LhTLCuCd_2zMDdP8F6Fqg/w252-h640/20230618_131056.jpg" width="252" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xUuJHDzPMYKlLEG9PlIl8BYXa52xu8s928jXdkj1KkX0hD-2x2Bx-oCXuvs6Bt46ixs2wmhk3Zggl_bEP-Rvg-RqTyivl10GjPIaofmk-NevLm-IY5U_HAreVC9-NDwx7LiCjBNEFRzms-IgfjvZOO03nQKXxM1nz5eMJjW03npCVGUU712YwSX4LA/s4128/20230618_130902.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xUuJHDzPMYKlLEG9PlIl8BYXa52xu8s928jXdkj1KkX0hD-2x2Bx-oCXuvs6Bt46ixs2wmhk3Zggl_bEP-Rvg-RqTyivl10GjPIaofmk-NevLm-IY5U_HAreVC9-NDwx7LiCjBNEFRzms-IgfjvZOO03nQKXxM1nz5eMJjW03npCVGUU712YwSX4LA/w480-h640/20230618_130902.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGl8otZ0wNlHwf4kMFfeozuvXVXqCv8KCQnp6bQKo17Xzd5a0UVNcC80lMKuLFFk4DVNYwoNhCp4b8sI7vQtdiyDB_Hr0FyrcYb8CFb9nykEcw05K1-dMQPU7auEi2RX7izEJg_0YBDUHmkfT9LGhGPiCXV5hvtYPMRjGFMkUwrz5l6ZUMCKYno_Wyw/s4080/20230618_103431.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMGl8otZ0wNlHwf4kMFfeozuvXVXqCv8KCQnp6bQKo17Xzd5a0UVNcC80lMKuLFFk4DVNYwoNhCp4b8sI7vQtdiyDB_Hr0FyrcYb8CFb9nykEcw05K1-dMQPU7auEi2RX7izEJg_0YBDUHmkfT9LGhGPiCXV5hvtYPMRjGFMkUwrz5l6ZUMCKYno_Wyw/w640-h480/20230618_103431.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I picked these from the garden on my Sunday morning garden round...a second clematis had also begun to bloom. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I then went for the usual swim. It was pretty crowded in the slow lane so I swam in the middle lane; which always makes me swim a bit faster. I managed 46 laps again although my fitbit continues to insists I've swum more. I always count my laps and I adjust the pool length (our pool is 33.3 metres long and the nearest fitbit equivalent is 34 metres) so I don't understand why it doesn't concur with mine! Technology can be a pain as well as being useful...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">More sunshine on Monday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEg-POiwsMw-WWLR2MbxQMrEj02YgNzp42yfyOX4J2VMGB66iCw2AdwfiEM3Kdbyu6tLgRBlP7RKPY0RPRUKofLgcw0S-NOCuPx8IT89JkE_tqEuuDIXWUz7_6_CgfiU6Sb7u-iHQW4xppFX7f0p7FZ3WqtPW7RlkxZm9JKjpul7Q9MZnQTQZ_d7QRu98Nqp/s3357/20230619_092935.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3357" data-original-width="1437" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-POiwsMw-WWLR2MbxQMrEj02YgNzp42yfyOX4J2VMGB66iCw2AdwfiEM3Kdbyu6tLgRBlP7RKPY0RPRUKofLgcw0S-NOCuPx8IT89JkE_tqEuuDIXWUz7_6_CgfiU6Sb7u-iHQW4xppFX7f0p7FZ3WqtPW7RlkxZm9JKjpul7Q9MZnQTQZ_d7QRu98Nqp/w274-h640/20230619_092935.jpg" width="274" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQ1RMn1XT-sV3ab1c3nyLanO_0alCEdYLz0RioXFVGvBYwhG6Il13aND-T88olp8E3yAnEdzXAuZU8ATHoHLmjvVB68zEHEIr5ijZ6OaQIfVQviAFnaLLLWEUFUzSC_6HqUNJg6Z31lSTtX9_1s62nX6Rno7i_unjI2AY1eK-LIGpQ2WJYkZBfhrXpjoP/s3634/20230619_093001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3634" data-original-width="1373" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQ1RMn1XT-sV3ab1c3nyLanO_0alCEdYLz0RioXFVGvBYwhG6Il13aND-T88olp8E3yAnEdzXAuZU8ATHoHLmjvVB68zEHEIr5ijZ6OaQIfVQviAFnaLLLWEUFUzSC_6HqUNJg6Z31lSTtX9_1s62nX6Rno7i_unjI2AY1eK-LIGpQ2WJYkZBfhrXpjoP/w242-h640/20230619_093001.jpg" width="242" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cotton skirt; pre-loved by Per Una (M&S); t-shirt, Primarni; jacket/shirt; Vinted; sandals Doc Martens and all jewellery pre-loved.</span><br /><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/AVvXsEguBS3cSUGmgq-YyGzqctZXs3xMcfccmXA8R9_iqzU0Jf2qSvy_2hS3PNxei6fOZZrwwcpq_KF_WqGKq9v9WGobWFFgP3j1MM-R_MadoQFWQ8sj34FCnqIA1TChBj8b-rLHz9-O7s5_QRt_HHHqpjW17LiZ-0SPwQiljiKxOmNpmtl95Z6utKKmJdfTaItN/s4128/20230619_093112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="2648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguBS3cSUGmgq-YyGzqctZXs3xMcfccmXA8R9_iqzU0Jf2qSvy_2hS3PNxei6fOZZrwwcpq_KF_WqGKq9v9WGobWFFgP3j1MM-R_MadoQFWQ8sj34FCnqIA1TChBj8b-rLHz9-O7s5_QRt_HHHqpjW17LiZ-0SPwQiljiKxOmNpmtl95Z6utKKmJdfTaItN/w410-h640/20230619_093112.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I was busy all morning at Barnardo's but it was one of those days where you feel you haven't achieved very much; although I did process several sacks of donations and served customers. I bought nothing at all! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Home to hang out the washing; chilled out finishing my Ronald Blythe book and catching up with blog land.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Woke up to lashing rain on Tuesday morning - I'm not complaining by the way; the gardens and crops needed it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiTPXfu-g_dezKd4oj6SIJ_1kmpM2rnaqv55reM7NxB89W57DquR1HjkyiqAamkurvyrcyuEydxOA_FMWbOiQGYfBh1Cop3Pk0f6331HAau4yvM98agiCJgwFJmCtD-XzNq2CP4Gq-UNxQCe1_HqC2sQnr99q2DPUzR8fxWLsoMQ131hLKeZLFxkHqSe9Z9/s3679/20230620_091632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3679" data-original-width="1301" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPXfu-g_dezKd4oj6SIJ_1kmpM2rnaqv55reM7NxB89W57DquR1HjkyiqAamkurvyrcyuEydxOA_FMWbOiQGYfBh1Cop3Pk0f6331HAau4yvM98agiCJgwFJmCtD-XzNq2CP4Gq-UNxQCe1_HqC2sQnr99q2DPUzR8fxWLsoMQ131hLKeZLFxkHqSe9Z9/w226-h640/20230620_091632.jpg" width="226" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ngk3Wkiu932wxXdvlagOQNPojMqDF2UL-A-aIFI24LhuiUVVRjuFTjdC9-U_E5nDt1LDCCy56YjdlZYtRT3lZu3r5t0a47cSsqOPRfYLgbm5UHXHhur0Nz07Fe3yDzs_UM0xPoMvRUrbCfRlD2f1iYKe2I3Ro_JgyZqU_fHrYz46qd3kN7EnfZP7x2qa/s3456/20230620_091317.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="1478" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ngk3Wkiu932wxXdvlagOQNPojMqDF2UL-A-aIFI24LhuiUVVRjuFTjdC9-U_E5nDt1LDCCy56YjdlZYtRT3lZu3r5t0a47cSsqOPRfYLgbm5UHXHhur0Nz07Fe3yDzs_UM0xPoMvRUrbCfRlD2f1iYKe2I3Ro_JgyZqU_fHrYz46qd3kN7EnfZP7x2qa/w274-h640/20230620_091317.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was too wet to wear sandals. Everything I wore was pre-loved. Shirt by Wallis, trousers by Quiz. Shoes found in a Co. Donegal charity shop. All jewellery pre-loved.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC02ljbwwrWno_xptXHHR2JyQ4Iqp2v8OEesuR8Sgfr0xkogiKsxK1dEmp9NV_xe-Hcux0I1LJfZcgiNDgsKO1SNThPlmYNjqlC4TnNoDQ4sR1xQzFgtcgKF_hgA2zzulDWd-M8B5ZChURuEksG5wKLSPIdIi5bLVlI3hU8FSnKqdF2ytr_Rgv74yhUtsL/s4128/20230620_091711.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC02ljbwwrWno_xptXHHR2JyQ4Iqp2v8OEesuR8Sgfr0xkogiKsxK1dEmp9NV_xe-Hcux0I1LJfZcgiNDgsKO1SNThPlmYNjqlC4TnNoDQ4sR1xQzFgtcgKF_hgA2zzulDWd-M8B5ZChURuEksG5wKLSPIdIi5bLVlI3hU8FSnKqdF2ytr_Rgv74yhUtsL/w480-h640/20230620_091711.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There were plans afoot at the food bank. Apparently, we will be moving to a new warehouse. It's not signed, sealed and delivered - yet - but it is going to happen. It will be on the same industrial estate as the the present food bank but the space will larger and reorganised. It looks like an improvement on the present arrangements; we were all happy with the new plans. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Once home I did a bit of weeding and deadheading; the wall flowers seem to have finished and the senetti; I cut them all back in the hope they may re-bloom. Updated to say the senetti is gone but there are some new blooms on the wallflowers; yay! I cut more sweet peas; the smell was divine. I hung out yet more washing and spent the afternoon anxiously checking the skies for more rain. When I left for the food bank in the morning it was raining heavily there was a small flood on our street. When I got home the road was closed off. One of the drains must have become overwhelmed with the volume of water, but Anglia water soon had it sorted. In fact, I found out, later that day a sink hole had appeared at the top of the street near the traffic lights. It was about six foot deep and was covered over with a metal plate which I noticed when I went for a short urban 3 mile walk in the afternoon. Whether it was the heat or the rain caused the sinkhole to appear I don't know.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In the evening we started watching a German crime series:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""4text.medium.punctuation", "4text.medium.currency", "4text.medium.maths", "4text.medium.lowercase", "4text.medium.uppercase", "4text.medium.numbers", "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: #1e1e1e; color: white; font-size: 44px; text-align: left;">The Marnow Murders</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEhv-BcFsRd6Z9TIXxH_2KPoMuJB7ZouZ4D1X1eToef7thhRyhK7m7DSrAzlPOHlYvw21YCsYCvs_RD8p5J7J79DXqU9qrOW5DBeFz6YdTtHeB-vXzcVbzdBwU8JGw__udc4I_eyyA2EYp8O7r7aNOLEKRQNU3Mv62TsTxvEf3AbGcr1DgE54OHhqJ5d1wY_/s1160/e7dbca3a-257d-4504-9c98-c9c0521090ce.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="1160" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-BcFsRd6Z9TIXxH_2KPoMuJB7ZouZ4D1X1eToef7thhRyhK7m7DSrAzlPOHlYvw21YCsYCvs_RD8p5J7J79DXqU9qrOW5DBeFz6YdTtHeB-vXzcVbzdBwU8JGw__udc4I_eyyA2EYp8O7r7aNOLEKRQNU3Mv62TsTxvEf3AbGcr1DgE54OHhqJ5d1wY_/w640-h360/e7dbca3a-257d-4504-9c98-c9c0521090ce.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="all4-brandhubs-details__description" style="background-color: #1e1e1e; color: white; display: inline-block; font-family: sans-serif; margin-bottom: 16px; margin-left: 30px; max-width: 540px; position: relative; text-align: start; z-index: 2;"><p class="all4-body-tight-text-label all4-typography-body-tight primary" style="font-family: "4text.regular.punctuation", "4text.regular.currency", "4text.regular.maths", "4text.regular.lowercase", "4text.regular.uppercase", "4text.regular.numbers", "Trebuchet MS", "Lucida Sans Unicode", "Lucida Grande", "Lucida Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 540px;">Complex German crime thriller from Walter Presents. A murderer appears to be killing at random. How far are detectives Elling and Mendt willing to venture into a murderous moral maze?</p></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On my short walk on Tuesday, I passed this notice outside Bedford Park advertising a series of forthcoming concerts in the park. The deputy manager at Barnardo's is going to the 'West End Proms' on Sunday evening. The park is next to the swimming pool so about a 7 minute walk from my house; I may even wander along next Friday evening to see if I can hear the George Ezra concert. The concert area has barriers around it so it's not possible to see the stage but one could definitely hear it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEitCjoSv7x35WQkO2zVJfCsTOEijgzaOLJgVZBuUEp_dswaOmrbqhgpOdJcf7J9GD7kWzq-mX9WT1cErqQfHs4VJ-FEg8C57EIoiyEw9w1qJRGcruQ5JY_YqJXX76i2s3sIZHZjajoyX6HAxrhNPyxWpthOpd0Too11Zaopx6pr5_myshBzYaWbI3Vrhn-d/s4080/20230620_160756.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitCjoSv7x35WQkO2zVJfCsTOEijgzaOLJgVZBuUEp_dswaOmrbqhgpOdJcf7J9GD7kWzq-mX9WT1cErqQfHs4VJ-FEg8C57EIoiyEw9w1qJRGcruQ5JY_YqJXX76i2s3sIZHZjajoyX6HAxrhNPyxWpthOpd0Too11Zaopx6pr5_myshBzYaWbI3Vrhn-d/w480-h640/20230620_160756.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There was no rain on Wednesday but it was hot and sunny again. I joined my group for a 7.5 mile walk from Wilden which was lovely; although I felt really tired after the walk. It's the heat that does it as I can usually walk 7.5 miles without feeling tired at all. On the way home I stopped at Pells; a local plant nursery and farm shop and picked up a few plants and some broad beans. I had never cooked broad beans before and wasn't sure if I even liked them - they were okay but a bit of a faff. From Pells I went to Aldi and did the weekly shop; including buying two extra boxes of Earl Grey teabags to take to Ireland with me. I forgot to take outfit photos; all I wore were items for coolness whilst walking; black linen trousers with a black cotton vest and a black and white loose cotton shirt over it, plus my walking sandals and rucksack.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEj5j-bck6WaQDa__0VnyAljK_WvOKm14ZmEgNaTEVzvI0tG1s7chVTGw-R0ZWdQBQyHQFZ-uMHLzEA1gkjYBY-zjy82jZ6Xf7GVLoe6I8EsTv4RlWRGIZJWCtL1YFLRQ59rl2x5888xVDxuCp3c-kb0WelbBxwxm4I1CKJ7ub8NSnhVN1o-GY_nDbBGSiVF/s3432/20230622_122600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3432" data-original-width="1331" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5j-bck6WaQDa__0VnyAljK_WvOKm14ZmEgNaTEVzvI0tG1s7chVTGw-R0ZWdQBQyHQFZ-uMHLzEA1gkjYBY-zjy82jZ6Xf7GVLoe6I8EsTv4RlWRGIZJWCtL1YFLRQ59rl2x5888xVDxuCp3c-kb0WelbBxwxm4I1CKJ7ub8NSnhVN1o-GY_nDbBGSiVF/w248-h640/20230622_122600.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hot again on Thursday; it felt very sultry. I had a lovely 46 lap swim; then got ready and went to do the Lidl shopping. Once that was unpacked and put away; I just had time to walk to the library and pick up my reservation before heading out to collect youngest grandson from school. Once we were eating dinner the heavens opened; there'd been thunder on or off for a while before the rain. But what rain! Our street was awash and looked like a lake. We had to venture out in it as I had to take grandson to basketball practice; we both got soaked feet and the bottom of my dress was all soggy. By the time I arrived home; the lake in the street had receded; I suppose it was what's known as a flash flood.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWrb5RvJxrHjmHU32AhmDCWvqjMKvxjNc7V_vDl-ejE-q1apN54Fz0g9mxfw3AjIRMMc8xSfm6OFT07jssu_pE5hdTMOSt9tqEADHBVZ48HNaBir2CNRAsIj7JMGY7Oo4-5A0oCZ27A781yn0jcPwaS8i_eUkuD00tXJOGLFpt0pge5OOsft3T-eoaNJh/s4068/20230622_122536.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4068" data-original-width="1593" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWrb5RvJxrHjmHU32AhmDCWvqjMKvxjNc7V_vDl-ejE-q1apN54Fz0g9mxfw3AjIRMMc8xSfm6OFT07jssu_pE5hdTMOSt9tqEADHBVZ48HNaBir2CNRAsIj7JMGY7Oo4-5A0oCZ27A781yn0jcPwaS8i_eUkuD00tXJOGLFpt0pge5OOsft3T-eoaNJh/w250-h640/20230622_122536.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cotton dress by 'Made in India' and was a sale rail find in a charity shop. Sandals retail. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMDQzD_gWngEa4oj4tBispYiU5rmtbnmrL4kh9q5o7I__ornr3BjaWpI0m7i5RXocbM0kSQzCJqzn4sCBE3SEisjlfSZgfNOPnklO4QIYWb58P8q5slYtWrJaVD-P7hZCZ7csdm_-QWrwMWSfmUy2gYgyHiQ0uTM_ktm4KX4QIZPc8-KehKrMYsJbK-PR/s4128/20230622_122501.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="2559" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMDQzD_gWngEa4oj4tBispYiU5rmtbnmrL4kh9q5o7I__ornr3BjaWpI0m7i5RXocbM0kSQzCJqzn4sCBE3SEisjlfSZgfNOPnklO4QIYWb58P8q5slYtWrJaVD-P7hZCZ7csdm_-QWrwMWSfmUy2gYgyHiQ0uTM_ktm4KX4QIZPc8-KehKrMYsJbK-PR/w396-h640/20230622_122501.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I planned to visit Stamford in Lincolnshire with my brothers on Friday. When my mum and middle brother moved from London in the 1990s to Kettering; one of the first places I took them for a trip out was Stamford but my youngest brother had never visited Stamford before. OH and I had a weekend in Stamford for my birthday in March 2020; just before the lock down was announced. I remember the hotel we stayed in was the first place we had to use hand sanitiser every time we entered the premises...I don't miss those days at all.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> I should clarify that when I go 'visiting' places with my brothers; it often, if not usually, means visiting a pub/pubs and having lunch. Neither brother wants to walk very far for health reasons and neither brother drives; I do the driving and they buy me lunch. Suits me!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTAuYYeCHu0v4EVlVi2lu_4TTYkifVGuvaL4W1Y89XUs7tglVZiS655Fcw69JK7iqsgSERKv72b4Xzn0xYCl2aOMkeRVjedZqVLLtENi1AKa_DG5Zpy17TZL3AcdV7ykHbx8W_drYuBHxKuD2P99ND9ckScehiRqAMRbLP4pQ7loUx2IM8CL1dV5zktrI/s2046/20230623_124124-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidTAuYYeCHu0v4EVlVi2lu_4TTYkifVGuvaL4W1Y89XUs7tglVZiS655Fcw69JK7iqsgSERKv72b4Xzn0xYCl2aOMkeRVjedZqVLLtENi1AKa_DG5Zpy17TZL3AcdV7ykHbx8W_drYuBHxKuD2P99ND9ckScehiRqAMRbLP4pQ7loUx2IM8CL1dV5zktrI/w480-h640/20230623_124124-COLLAGE.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had a delicious trout and risotto lunch at the pub pictured below called 'The Old Bertie Inn'; at Uffington, Stamford (17th C). The pub above was in a place called Collyweston and was named 'The Collyweston Slater' (1856). We had coffees here then on the way back to Kettering detoured to visit a town called Oundle. Oundle is known for its Georgian street scapes and impressive limestone buildings. We visited 'The Ship Inn' there where the brothers had a drink, but I went for a bit of a wander and found a charity shop. Not only did I find a charity shop but discovered a BNWT Per Una (M&S) midi dress (maxi on me) for £5.95 whilst I was there. Oundle is a place OH and I will come back and explore another time; it looked very picturesque.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgT-qHo9CusUVqjKFk8U2Ok4jklZ22nY6lOfejgScQfOh92dkvUBWf2acl1a5aLX_XH7xFeETZ3gpwP9vQtwtq6-s6RZNYXYKoaSDV2zqp065_Bd2yRA5hU8I0DH-859CWYtlK7qkErD214B6vEsy7qZEuDWkpdDzR9i_lUgHXxTevtzS67EIQ0MEMLQBmi/s4080/20230623_142738.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-qHo9CusUVqjKFk8U2Ok4jklZ22nY6lOfejgScQfOh92dkvUBWf2acl1a5aLX_XH7xFeETZ3gpwP9vQtwtq6-s6RZNYXYKoaSDV2zqp065_Bd2yRA5hU8I0DH-859CWYtlK7qkErD214B6vEsy7qZEuDWkpdDzR9i_lUgHXxTevtzS67EIQ0MEMLQBmi/w480-h640/20230623_142738.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was the view from the garden of 'The Collyweston Slater'. I zoomed in too much hence the blurriness. This is what I wore:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhQCp9x8tFFJA1chXLxuwqNwRleHnvDGFuAgP1U0IP690lfR9hDvKSk59lFoqLle7WKD4ICyOrkn68M5ADMqRFsTbcSld_68Xo8co4rU03iOvU0eEvH2zCf1qtIXkvPDeiaDZ0suHFnS9t7I8q2iEZM-VKMSa5w5nVWzOPi4kaBp1Le7Qy58kF1NNnlyuen/s3371/20230623_095406.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3371" data-original-width="1409" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQCp9x8tFFJA1chXLxuwqNwRleHnvDGFuAgP1U0IP690lfR9hDvKSk59lFoqLle7WKD4ICyOrkn68M5ADMqRFsTbcSld_68Xo8co4rU03iOvU0eEvH2zCf1qtIXkvPDeiaDZ0suHFnS9t7I8q2iEZM-VKMSa5w5nVWzOPi4kaBp1Le7Qy58kF1NNnlyuen/w268-h640/20230623_095406.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I didn't need the jacket at all; it was 26+ degrees for most of the day. Linen dress by Woolovers; t-shirt by Next and all jewellery pre-loved. Doc Martens sandals; retail.</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj323N2cYNug9xgT3_eNS0QkFkdMUU3CesNS5G1f7vlOdEpfihC8BW3fGaTJWKqaBTZifqj5c_n9aGt50gFeMDU_9Sf21w9AHJBo6kMVanHcMNSNEK0CtvSBgjyVn3SWMg68kyj-kobF5z8BpGtWLIcd4Te2Esdny6LMaPIHV-O4P_CGbtMz-I0nNwCNoOL/s3881/20230623_094954.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3881" data-original-width="1501" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj323N2cYNug9xgT3_eNS0QkFkdMUU3CesNS5G1f7vlOdEpfihC8BW3fGaTJWKqaBTZifqj5c_n9aGt50gFeMDU_9Sf21w9AHJBo6kMVanHcMNSNEK0CtvSBgjyVn3SWMg68kyj-kobF5z8BpGtWLIcd4Te2Esdny6LMaPIHV-O4P_CGbtMz-I0nNwCNoOL/w248-h640/20230623_094954.jpg" width="248" /></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/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-Qd7ioKLBIPjS1aPF4oWYjl3YU6XIUk_M33XPPI90MDDSCOHSzYlL22TjgF676kCKJNdzISlPlca2la1qV9NA2S76Dkj0KpZ11coYEmrVRe5lNfpiCszpsCTGILn-DUTG4dYzz3rkjTUJQwV0emDVzs2MdDedaEd5KXvWsWQQ3ZlmYvUVsUdb5GcTJO5/s4128/20230623_094923.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-Qd7ioKLBIPjS1aPF4oWYjl3YU6XIUk_M33XPPI90MDDSCOHSzYlL22TjgF676kCKJNdzISlPlca2la1qV9NA2S76Dkj0KpZ11coYEmrVRe5lNfpiCszpsCTGILn-DUTG4dYzz3rkjTUJQwV0emDVzs2MdDedaEd5KXvWsWQQ3ZlmYvUVsUdb5GcTJO5/w480-h640/20230623_094923.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Saturday was the long awaited London walk with my group. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Originally, we were to walk in the Weald of Kent taking in a visit to Knole and Ightham Moat; both National Trust properties. The Weald is an ancient tract of forest nearly 40 miles long in the South East; it separates the London basin from the coast and crosses several counties. Rail strikes and engineering works caused the date of the walk to be changed twice; then at the last moment the walk leader discovered the bus that was to take us from the station to our walking start point was removed from weekend services! Instead, we would travel to Hayes, Kent (there's a Hayes, Middlesex, too) to Westerham and from there walk to Quebec House; home of General James Wolfe and then walk to Chartwell, the home of Winston Churchill; both once again National Trust properties. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">It was an early start; our train left Bedford station at 7.48 am. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">OH had a reunion to go so didn't come with us which was a shame. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">We changed at London Bridge for Hayes; then caught a bus from Hayes to Westerham passing Biggin Hill en route; using our Senior rail cards and bus passes all the way. Westerham, the village local to Chartwell, was a pretty little place:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjIdSOO4j52tzoO0DBsW7NW-wI9Wxx6bzw6OVZv4cK9Zu7k0JSPK8gf5wH5K10jxL575-Ghlkp3gujrxOzQB9baQk7ZZNmGNClMZvFUxs41D6Knv-_axZBJxBxZha4CDtWGwOiTEB7deN1Dh07-F4zc4tavGNjU9_ft2XBabeC9i4SxMG5XmV6DngXxur81/s4080/20230624_104936.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdSOO4j52tzoO0DBsW7NW-wI9Wxx6bzw6OVZv4cK9Zu7k0JSPK8gf5wH5K10jxL575-Ghlkp3gujrxOzQB9baQk7ZZNmGNClMZvFUxs41D6Knv-_axZBJxBxZha4CDtWGwOiTEB7deN1Dh07-F4zc4tavGNjU9_ft2XBabeC9i4SxMG5XmV6DngXxur81/w640-h480/20230624_104936.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On the village green.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEj8_VEBBuquu8af_OE4uMVixtIe64sUsnCb_R2Yw7LQvjYdf5yNas6Ev_EBDxwXSanhfv2U0YLvbHVjjR3bAvSrSQJELP1ZZF6JpCDH8zqvNl5t_-1VR_j_4aeSWboc09xtDJb4JBwvoBK8AJKsAiyZ6_pXj7rW7IoIwAZ349Ztg6gzrVqV-TtptNMTpn6B/s2576/20230624_105235.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_VEBBuquu8af_OE4uMVixtIe64sUsnCb_R2Yw7LQvjYdf5yNas6Ev_EBDxwXSanhfv2U0YLvbHVjjR3bAvSrSQJELP1ZZF6JpCDH8zqvNl5t_-1VR_j_4aeSWboc09xtDJb4JBwvoBK8AJKsAiyZ6_pXj7rW7IoIwAZ349Ztg6gzrVqV-TtptNMTpn6B/w640-h480/20230624_105235.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Westerham. The church was mentioned in the Domesday book of 1086. The earliest parts of the building date from the 13th century but it is believed there has been a church on this site from 7th century.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mueMsLIX-EFtubD5NSeGIvWmySqQh8N-8r13UoMOqtLp7jrs4l1ldZuoKSgl1wHfZeHFjqJC8UaXjjcd8wuciboMX1tnJH8CHcecjewVBGUQ6UCUIuIISPQTIgmc4ltiE73qn9UC5BAO95zI85chpEGRlNQWSp5H-zavXVNamvdziVXMdhyKeY3tRkTY/s2046/20230624_105441-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9mueMsLIX-EFtubD5NSeGIvWmySqQh8N-8r13UoMOqtLp7jrs4l1ldZuoKSgl1wHfZeHFjqJC8UaXjjcd8wuciboMX1tnJH8CHcecjewVBGUQ6UCUIuIISPQTIgmc4ltiE73qn9UC5BAO95zI85chpEGRlNQWSp5H-zavXVNamvdziVXMdhyKeY3tRkTY/w640-h480/20230624_105441-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The reredos or altarpiece (left) was very beautiful.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTQDF14d2ZF11KFwKmf3nJ3SKm1CWknA6GS_OHploKfseDwUkq5e-1s7Zs2gy4aOkpu-1htKY_SbIgdTNW76KeV6-z-QfU4xwrm0jsaXEsJs7_8LpxEsQ7Ceq7imBWV9TsxLHYwsci_TQPTeV4o6yLdz-bxS29f8poukrVhiXbu6QKy0-FiC8OSozDuHl/s2576/20230624_105343.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTQDF14d2ZF11KFwKmf3nJ3SKm1CWknA6GS_OHploKfseDwUkq5e-1s7Zs2gy4aOkpu-1htKY_SbIgdTNW76KeV6-z-QfU4xwrm0jsaXEsJs7_8LpxEsQ7Ceq7imBWV9TsxLHYwsci_TQPTeV4o6yLdz-bxS29f8poukrVhiXbu6QKy0-FiC8OSozDuHl/w640-h480/20230624_105343.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">No flying angels holding up the roof - only corbels.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgJkC5fr0hiLQ76s-2Y-Btp5Ye7cXDd-shRb3QJFJHCQkClwk8NdKks5gZitBdmf2osllrewbYdDgJhMsujwlilEQmZcXXnEOTcFlmGN2kjP0LhFio4Ls4w8Ml-7y8ERGXri_lqPutlSdcyRmRa0S1XBbZ8kMTVfhk-TTDYmbJNp-pNfFZCsMZfL_M2skrX/s4080/20230624_111206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkC5fr0hiLQ76s-2Y-Btp5Ye7cXDd-shRb3QJFJHCQkClwk8NdKks5gZitBdmf2osllrewbYdDgJhMsujwlilEQmZcXXnEOTcFlmGN2kjP0LhFio4Ls4w8Ml-7y8ERGXri_lqPutlSdcyRmRa0S1XBbZ8kMTVfhk-TTDYmbJNp-pNfFZCsMZfL_M2skrX/w480-h640/20230624_111206.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Next stop - Quebec House. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Childhood home to General James Wolfe a British army office chiefly remembered for his victory over the French at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec. The house was renamed Quebec House after its purchase in 1913 by Joseph Bowles-Leamont of Montreal; who was keen to find a permanent memorial to Wolfe and the Canada connection.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhkeEoSMU9IV4xnHE4Tx88QOy9CEzbLyj4tL5tpAxQvSDaKtnkQqL2TUP4oYdlIjpdRnIvzeOit_t4_RZkYECFbFAXNL8Gndfwgo_bPuiZU4Fzg8PftBqg5loL_Rf3rCwJWkW-b7Q1fvOYxeSprZ1m5G3zaM_ECPI3YFdIrj_nTrN31ZSzihMsTH6h4G2Tv/s2576/20230624_111537.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2576" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkeEoSMU9IV4xnHE4Tx88QOy9CEzbLyj4tL5tpAxQvSDaKtnkQqL2TUP4oYdlIjpdRnIvzeOit_t4_RZkYECFbFAXNL8Gndfwgo_bPuiZU4Fzg8PftBqg5loL_Rf3rCwJWkW-b7Q1fvOYxeSprZ1m5G3zaM_ECPI3YFdIrj_nTrN31ZSzihMsTH6h4G2Tv/w640-h480/20230624_111537.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFh6PIbFUIO6i8XmWLMT8Z5boeHZaq3x2lcXgvIKiL-jHqCp-urIOIM69mv9yORpdhp2Of49CF6h4HcBemQa7eoKgLJM1jkrVe5MPSmm6AdUdc3X5h2PcjNbhi6Dz-31ldF3CM3L4it7550obXIFYkF8EuKrKeUgiqZPm4u4eHuxPFI_rVXzUJTiIwHXH/s2046/20230624_111311-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaFh6PIbFUIO6i8XmWLMT8Z5boeHZaq3x2lcXgvIKiL-jHqCp-urIOIM69mv9yORpdhp2Of49CF6h4HcBemQa7eoKgLJM1jkrVe5MPSmm6AdUdc3X5h2PcjNbhi6Dz-31ldF3CM3L4it7550obXIFYkF8EuKrKeUgiqZPm4u4eHuxPFI_rVXzUJTiIwHXH/w640-h480/20230624_111311-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We didn't have time to visit the house but we did walk around the very pretty and modest garden.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71zZNjxIhcKl3D79VlGYPBBGCRX6aCw6YxGQ1Qk5M6BKppCNbwYknux6PBwehec29y2L7q-rhvO-SNYPyaBaZRZ1u_apGlGOz9nYE9E3IKXzSUSwjbOCeliQkWMkeF7syHgTIoifZ6CRM1RZ9oBHZ-x1rIulDrlReL-5twt7WbqF6ZDlZGjUMADazjtTP/s4080/20230624_112947.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj71zZNjxIhcKl3D79VlGYPBBGCRX6aCw6YxGQ1Qk5M6BKppCNbwYknux6PBwehec29y2L7q-rhvO-SNYPyaBaZRZ1u_apGlGOz9nYE9E3IKXzSUSwjbOCeliQkWMkeF7syHgTIoifZ6CRM1RZ9oBHZ-x1rIulDrlReL-5twt7WbqF6ZDlZGjUMADazjtTP/w480-h640/20230624_112947.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This memorial plaque was next to the front door of Quebec House.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Although the walk itself was about 5 miles there was a lot of climbing with quite steep ascents and descents. By the time I arrived home I had walked in excess of 9 miles; which included walking to and from Bedford station; between stations and around the points of interest. It was an extremely hot day as well; the temperatures reaching 30 degrees on occasions. We were lucky however in that a lot of the walk was through cool and shady woodland. I was so hot when we reached a stream on the way back I took off my shoes and paddled my feet in an effort to cool down...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjyxvMw8_rJbbEBMNKWAF1hwvkLpplUoAAkE7XvyYdKpo6QJ2qTCpyOGoV2Q4npHnl6ly4b_R014PFYiAxkn_rbWSPPDMaBJYUrDhWcIJcyfbhzIq8Q-gEf-JgI7u_P49AsJnVM0m7CU1IqjmUHGPS1JR49b-yIAH9LQeit42IYVJQaJql1sYkGu-rhGLqv/s4080/20230624_140020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyxvMw8_rJbbEBMNKWAF1hwvkLpplUoAAkE7XvyYdKpo6QJ2qTCpyOGoV2Q4npHnl6ly4b_R014PFYiAxkn_rbWSPPDMaBJYUrDhWcIJcyfbhzIq8Q-gEf-JgI7u_P49AsJnVM0m7CU1IqjmUHGPS1JR49b-yIAH9LQeit42IYVJQaJql1sYkGu-rhGLqv/w640-h480/20230624_140020.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Chartwell House. It was a surprisingly unpretentious house, I thought There were hourly guided tours of the interior of the house; unfortunately we missed out on one tour and couldn't wait around for another.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFA_d3VWsA2SqTfeS44Qq5V1PNNa3rKcTy6ygdJhXgetN2lYK-6ue1i39bMf09kJvPhSVBnBkosAZXyQa5XHfIDN_XGU7Nt5fsGgZHE1fzcR1plHekBcN5ooUaEQcwCXiH-VD3fBoT8bFaJb-ngsSy0QTaq450reR759QrUd8TH7WpJDxzcCgNSU4uep5/s4080/20230624_140033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2429" data-original-width="4080" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFA_d3VWsA2SqTfeS44Qq5V1PNNa3rKcTy6ygdJhXgetN2lYK-6ue1i39bMf09kJvPhSVBnBkosAZXyQa5XHfIDN_XGU7Nt5fsGgZHE1fzcR1plHekBcN5ooUaEQcwCXiH-VD3fBoT8bFaJb-ngsSy0QTaq450reR759QrUd8TH7WpJDxzcCgNSU4uep5/w640-h382/20230624_140033.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We stopped at Chartwell for our lunch and then commenced on a tour of the gardens which were a typical example of English country house gardens:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjVPYZeJzX0hAVk12iA1p1vPsNebuwRO0-kcLRqfBrR0lDIDspPQ1zyH82iLZNB6q9FEWA8DTL5rPJV-lrGuwcebK0qxMvspuZedgZgjt8S54fCgrvu7-ywWnQx825fb808qyNZ8jxQt9945gEtTHrez_OOeMXsMDCXj1lGWdEFJpEHR09b6kk449jFbCaP/s4080/20230624_132551.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPYZeJzX0hAVk12iA1p1vPsNebuwRO0-kcLRqfBrR0lDIDspPQ1zyH82iLZNB6q9FEWA8DTL5rPJV-lrGuwcebK0qxMvspuZedgZgjt8S54fCgrvu7-ywWnQx825fb808qyNZ8jxQt9945gEtTHrez_OOeMXsMDCXj1lGWdEFJpEHR09b6kk449jFbCaP/w640-h480/20230624_132551.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Pathways; walled gardens; terraces; different levels and wonderful herbaceous borders.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiQcYkHHIe5GkemFBdf5ly0W4A1PXU5c-SB1fAt6xEmVTxB9N1dAC-c9YrFoeAatJX2kzAoR2PmtFuzBXmxHvMxWKTFf-vBaDLatHAIHceu9u_iRfn-xA5O8i_ZHMiL-xUB_oJ4LHCQd2zYooBQaShUWpbTGJ9swKlaj7HjlwSLGFMiw3dsUmq3LB1yD7yM/s4080/20230624_135300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2849" data-original-width="4080" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQcYkHHIe5GkemFBdf5ly0W4A1PXU5c-SB1fAt6xEmVTxB9N1dAC-c9YrFoeAatJX2kzAoR2PmtFuzBXmxHvMxWKTFf-vBaDLatHAIHceu9u_iRfn-xA5O8i_ZHMiL-xUB_oJ4LHCQd2zYooBQaShUWpbTGJ9swKlaj7HjlwSLGFMiw3dsUmq3LB1yD7yM/w640-h446/20230624_135300.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was very busy at Chartwell but try as I might not to, I still managed snap complete strangers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAX06ebQmxMXC0iPOL0soqNRS31rOjttC9DXGGTpX-2PKZ40EiyozmjpsrsyilwO-FhNgkq8-kTi6QUOsHY01JCEY1PAXGEJ5hDaxywiVGWMKdLbtsl45JXU5VJQCRkJ7xOHOKdmN0KdDucKg8KrWP_swc9neqMoMj6rchTJYV96NKjFxrjXpw09PkOiH/s4080/20230624_132615.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcAX06ebQmxMXC0iPOL0soqNRS31rOjttC9DXGGTpX-2PKZ40EiyozmjpsrsyilwO-FhNgkq8-kTi6QUOsHY01JCEY1PAXGEJ5hDaxywiVGWMKdLbtsl45JXU5VJQCRkJ7xOHOKdmN0KdDucKg8KrWP_swc9neqMoMj6rchTJYV96NKjFxrjXpw09PkOiH/w640-h480/20230624_132615.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This interesting structure was at the end of one of the terraces and decorated inside with this frieze depicting battles galore.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlUcvd3wdDWp2lhRVy-4xEyG6wp7dR5Bk3XCkRv-ZCLbaf1V7uwleYSLKXGD5J0R1BegIklF28ofZSbSdkgG8sO593RLY8XULSsR-xLasYQiEwXIAwoEBS3UbQqoq562ODJEhhyOzOsJEU4zBR9yXr36NdLCDN5mDYkVCOoYhvFPB3hil-RQLZ8xGv25O/s4028/20230624_132740.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2637" data-original-width="4028" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlUcvd3wdDWp2lhRVy-4xEyG6wp7dR5Bk3XCkRv-ZCLbaf1V7uwleYSLKXGD5J0R1BegIklF28ofZSbSdkgG8sO593RLY8XULSsR-xLasYQiEwXIAwoEBS3UbQqoq562ODJEhhyOzOsJEU4zBR9yXr36NdLCDN5mDYkVCOoYhvFPB3hil-RQLZ8xGv25O/w640-h418/20230624_132740.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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He was a keen painter. The lighting was very dim; apologies for the photo quality.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgE9C7nf8ZRkPwhqCFgFB_qCIhmxIBUoj8ui_yROpk4P7irq1irzizroTkccTDwMFixASOEWLiyZkQcHVUp32P_1gB_gNwqqESA8OT2hIroZD2w9N8aJK-IMd8HFLPM2tDmg6iIdPbiYcwMpSdu3U5LigXj2CZq9WC9Ix4OVlLwB-oArs6b5_pzIDtVNU/s2010/20230624_133921.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2010" data-original-width="1166" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPgE9C7nf8ZRkPwhqCFgFB_qCIhmxIBUoj8ui_yROpk4P7irq1irzizroTkccTDwMFixASOEWLiyZkQcHVUp32P_1gB_gNwqqESA8OT2hIroZD2w9N8aJK-IMd8HFLPM2tDmg6iIdPbiYcwMpSdu3U5LigXj2CZq9WC9Ix4OVlLwB-oArs6b5_pzIDtVNU/w372-h640/20230624_133921.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Bronze head in the studio.<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9qhS96bJI9lZl2-IG6vw07Lw5NdZA06wBF51J_pwVobXKapzfWfVPsnIMQOiLIZFcLtGnJJXvzWRJw5ICSqolUtwJqrVdqFZ0QI7LIhNeWnTzsOY4PAovtDDkQjmucLs5UVTuBYAaNv8XTcWjlbI3K1jJY2R5QuKaZ2j8ogOGQsblojttpAQOJNVTP_o/s4080/20230624_141739.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="4080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI9qhS96bJI9lZl2-IG6vw07Lw5NdZA06wBF51J_pwVobXKapzfWfVPsnIMQOiLIZFcLtGnJJXvzWRJw5ICSqolUtwJqrVdqFZ0QI7LIhNeWnTzsOY4PAovtDDkQjmucLs5UVTuBYAaNv8XTcWjlbI3K1jJY2R5QuKaZ2j8ogOGQsblojttpAQOJNVTP_o/w640-h480/20230624_141739.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Churchill was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgvV1EnwVrnl6z39sdeHGPBqn9ojZdhgXAqxAQMn9P0jpcNCjdxOltaMLohu55QfUEZ5EDZtiru4ZD4F5vRlTLk06XVTHNJNwkBaswyf13UEkXIJc9OwmuBnr5JHB85kd0Ow4RijPdAqEwdJM6pinkXnKgNb_4wp1p1TWalwz9srKFtAScVPY8C-pRMEThS/s4080/20230624_154217.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4080" data-original-width="3060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvV1EnwVrnl6z39sdeHGPBqn9ojZdhgXAqxAQMn9P0jpcNCjdxOltaMLohu55QfUEZ5EDZtiru4ZD4F5vRlTLk06XVTHNJNwkBaswyf13UEkXIJc9OwmuBnr5JHB85kd0Ow4RijPdAqEwdJM6pinkXnKgNb_4wp1p1TWalwz9srKFtAScVPY8C-pRMEThS/w480-h640/20230624_154217.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After about an hour and a half we began our return journey to Westerham. This was the beginning of the the descent down Mariners Hill. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEh3dsbmijJzKzsgTme1ABp3JV10_OhO5i68prdcn3BVw_RcpmdR1qMdQ-jWNrRa5kKRN_f5Q7TNYTOgwl-NLPDtEnLu86GUYvZPlZm5FkJnuMtm3KTBUEiNe_laZ4d7v2ArIHZ1ozSJ7wrcUp9z3MC2nFZmWWnIdAXtii5auSge6FuYY_x2b2HB0sX0LVJm/s1620/Enjoying%20a%20break%20on%20Crockhamhill%20Common.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="903" data-original-width="1620" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dsbmijJzKzsgTme1ABp3JV10_OhO5i68prdcn3BVw_RcpmdR1qMdQ-jWNrRa5kKRN_f5Q7TNYTOgwl-NLPDtEnLu86GUYvZPlZm5FkJnuMtm3KTBUEiNe_laZ4d7v2ArIHZ1ozSJ7wrcUp9z3MC2nFZmWWnIdAXtii5auSge6FuYY_x2b2HB0sX0LVJm/w640-h356/Enjoying%20a%20break%20on%20Crockhamhill%20Common.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here we all are at Crockhamhill Common having a breather on the return journey. Because of the chopping and changing of dates for this trip; lots of people dropped out hence we were only 8 people in total. Thanks to Barry for the photo.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In spite of of being disappointed at not visiting Knole and Ightham Moat as planned; I thoroughly enjoyed the day and was out for 12 hours altogether. What a dirty stop-out! Needless to say I was shattered when I got home and had an early night.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjYS-jQhUVSXAWOZmF7sfiDcbkt5G8V9gBEHFy-j4BCKTW0XMB4tfDGUhud7OezgUBces9SCK0KkUSZGpn78fbr11L_2GlpiF8QJb97jQaMyKHGj75p91Fyq73n1NfhXwZ4qImddjxOucf3n7W1cc2ODIDXM7mscFGEYlaOLSBjpSVgwlebl9-jQLDAoAgv/s3444/20230626_091346.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3444" data-original-width="1519" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYS-jQhUVSXAWOZmF7sfiDcbkt5G8V9gBEHFy-j4BCKTW0XMB4tfDGUhud7OezgUBces9SCK0KkUSZGpn78fbr11L_2GlpiF8QJb97jQaMyKHGj75p91Fyq73n1NfhXwZ4qImddjxOucf3n7W1cc2ODIDXM7mscFGEYlaOLSBjpSVgwlebl9-jQLDAoAgv/w282-h640/20230626_091346.jpg" width="282" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Monday was cooler and fresher than the weekend which was most welcome after the heat and humidity. It was stocktaking time (again) at Barnardo's and the shop didn't open until I left. I went to the post office to do the banking and spent the rest of the morning processing donations. It made a change to do that without interruption as I'm usually serving customers as well. I bought a few things to take to Ireland with me; a linen top; a maxi dress and a wine coloured bag.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3apQgVz51xLhahZUi17W07r6HfZTw8MhQwQjH_4nUnBKQOPzjTHgiXrehxsYwc8fXecnf4ywoV0_43ulFrnNivB4zpfLnRzGnT_ZKj_AEIm5a6lhJwhZls65oQ6KZ_zctTKX5yXZ9r2oPp26UKtx-LY8Cbvyfs5fdwIwUX2VVq2rgaQiz1SO_ryDoYYt/s3727/20230626_091331.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3727" data-original-width="1314" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV3apQgVz51xLhahZUi17W07r6HfZTw8MhQwQjH_4nUnBKQOPzjTHgiXrehxsYwc8fXecnf4ywoV0_43ulFrnNivB4zpfLnRzGnT_ZKj_AEIm5a6lhJwhZls65oQ6KZ_zctTKX5yXZ9r2oPp26UKtx-LY8Cbvyfs5fdwIwUX2VVq2rgaQiz1SO_ryDoYYt/w226-h640/20230626_091331.jpg" width="226" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sandals online retail. Everything else pre-loved and bought from Barnardo's last year at the end of the summer. Jewellery also pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq83CzOue55yjBoWNeC3Dif5FnvW4X2vMQWvR_7km4QnelQtLM_PIxBfJdb1q3wG_74I0BwMqaN8H6h7igWe9fuUMsZ329mZqBgaA_JA25TQD3e2FmWBsCkrOHVO0oG1XqQHLvjiPhwI0GjpGQAEzcvEGSpcH98VkJMgoFMTgyS3W-GAHQ9L2gwlH6gdFU/s3859/20230626_091150.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3859" data-original-width="3092" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq83CzOue55yjBoWNeC3Dif5FnvW4X2vMQWvR_7km4QnelQtLM_PIxBfJdb1q3wG_74I0BwMqaN8H6h7igWe9fuUMsZ329mZqBgaA_JA25TQD3e2FmWBsCkrOHVO0oG1XqQHLvjiPhwI0GjpGQAEzcvEGSpcH98VkJMgoFMTgyS3W-GAHQ9L2gwlH6gdFU/w512-h640/20230626_091150.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">From Barnardo's I took my car for its MOT and I'm pleased to say it passed with flying colours. Once again the garage went the extra mile by washing and vacuuming my car so I'll be able to drive to Ireland with a clean and shiny vehicle. When I was finally home I had some much-needed catch up time with blogs and blogging and opted for fish and chips for dinner as I couldn't be bothered with cooking. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEieRe88dWNgNkvbRBSV_ODEUVCnMHZd3YXUn-5CbwSgwScTEs3zywRhFaD9jgazkkdXe9mm6XTZshqy75XbLp85BdiQdhSiJKj8SV4Jlrpu3NAZ91Mei4lCswFrCl1d4WCcUQVie_-LgOdUDkKuVKhDY61_l8BxJfA9lWKmu9suRoQPvUxpJ7kRfbHl4hqG/s3963/20230627_092322.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3963" data-original-width="1242" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRe88dWNgNkvbRBSV_ODEUVCnMHZd3YXUn-5CbwSgwScTEs3zywRhFaD9jgazkkdXe9mm6XTZshqy75XbLp85BdiQdhSiJKj8SV4Jlrpu3NAZ91Mei4lCswFrCl1d4WCcUQVie_-LgOdUDkKuVKhDY61_l8BxJfA9lWKmu9suRoQPvUxpJ7kRfbHl4hqG/w200-h640/20230627_092322.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It started out cool and a bit breezy on Tuesday but became humid as the day wore on. I wore these H&M linen trousers again with a t-shirt by Lily&Me and a linen shirt by Ted Baker. All pre-loved but can't remember where the last two items came from. I changed into sandals when I got home from the food bank as they're not sensible items of footwear to wear in the warehouse. Imagine if I dropped a crate of toiletries on my bare toes...pumps from Sainsbury's bought about three years ago. I treated myself to a couple of more pairs of sandals from Vinted; a brown Timberland pair and a green camouflage pair. I hope the weather in Ireland will allow me to wear them.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXbRPYJiR9zu6zMq9xjDm-HMWg2OfgyqJiCB0LfIVsUU7Rb9uSeJE6pmNJMDKBTbkKcF6NZtpqJK6BOoSe6b8ySDRuDrC_IYWqTeWTfLKC9owRyE5gEqAEz7kFBmrMB-8Zj7RSQjxJ18JIf0iXef0jGZBrj5-N0S-GdcimzlycAoHIXRJukwj0Ad9gkwP/s3901/20230627_092420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3901" data-original-width="1519" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHXbRPYJiR9zu6zMq9xjDm-HMWg2OfgyqJiCB0LfIVsUU7Rb9uSeJE6pmNJMDKBTbkKcF6NZtpqJK6BOoSe6b8ySDRuDrC_IYWqTeWTfLKC9owRyE5gEqAEz7kFBmrMB-8Zj7RSQjxJ18JIf0iXef0jGZBrj5-N0S-GdcimzlycAoHIXRJukwj0Ad9gkwP/w250-h640/20230627_092420.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpI30MzR1YEyQjx1XVDzkUooWnwKBT3vz0gJPuhQynmfwUikdqivG0AIkeXsmnzIi5h3iFL6nxwFEYHsj9c7dFK7AHiSHBJyw9nzSFxYOdaNHnOlyjbcEn7I3q8YN47dqO1ZnVCE4CUVNc9GA79edCtMJnPzW9juYfdMZH8ZX5AbUVenpgurAVC80ugoUq/s4128/20230627_092259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4128" data-original-width="3096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpI30MzR1YEyQjx1XVDzkUooWnwKBT3vz0gJPuhQynmfwUikdqivG0AIkeXsmnzIi5h3iFL6nxwFEYHsj9c7dFK7AHiSHBJyw9nzSFxYOdaNHnOlyjbcEn7I3q8YN47dqO1ZnVCE4CUVNc9GA79edCtMJnPzW9juYfdMZH8ZX5AbUVenpgurAVC80ugoUq/w480-h640/20230627_092259.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'm off to sort out my packing for Ireland. In order to not bring too much with me I have decided on a capsule wardrobe of about 15 outfits; I can swap tops around to create several more outfits. I also have a few summer items in the caravan that I can utilise so I'm not going to be short of clothes. I intend to buy less than I usually do when rummaging in the Irish charity shops and only buy what I really like.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">For those of you who have followed my blog for a few years you will know that where the mobile caravan site is in in Co. Donegal; there is no wi-fi signal. It's good to have a break from social media anyway and I shall make the most of it. No wi-fi signal means I won't be able to post for more than a month but I'll do my best to catch up with your blogs when I can. Until then I wish you all a happy summer and happy holidays if you're lucky enough to be off on holiday, too!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">xxx</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-73059083542179510852023-06-13T16:14:00.003+01:002023-06-13T16:14:33.388+01:00From jumpers to cotton dresses...<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hello again!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When I last posted we'd started the last week of May with a return to overcast, chilly and breezy weather. It continued until Friday, making it difficult to know what to wear. This was Thursday's outfit and my feet were freezing in the sandals; bought in a J.D. Williams sale - but they were so comfortable. Trousers by Uniqlo; tee shirt by Whistles; kimono hand made and all were found at Barnardo's.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVOjI1ZfEpVbCGRa4ZfRvHEcpCZJBb6dvrVZf4SIJdgdFhdGi6aJGUr3Hc55Oqstq7vENeegOL8apYjgPPqfcvqaLq3jbEzpU40a8AZK_qzWqfXicA_w6BzifRjWBC5LAAuF-XWtNaSceuUJZ6f73-gSuUDElTlwBVRAa4_8UUUsRpu_MEsccec1bEw/s2353/IMG_20230601_115207_231.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2353" data-original-width="1765" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVOjI1ZfEpVbCGRa4ZfRvHEcpCZJBb6dvrVZf4SIJdgdFhdGi6aJGUr3Hc55Oqstq7vENeegOL8apYjgPPqfcvqaLq3jbEzpU40a8AZK_qzWqfXicA_w6BzifRjWBC5LAAuF-XWtNaSceuUJZ6f73-gSuUDElTlwBVRAa4_8UUUsRpu_MEsccec1bEw/w480-h640/IMG_20230601_115207_231.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Once again I forgot my bangle and rings...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknzhLObCVx4gF3SjyvOwgDPkRsAG65WmSc6qyYcuv5KM_swQTVxsTQeotSxsBNqJMYaKYWsGQLOXfrGAuty0z2-ym4RRvRWcH6aXhqwZ_J8u2I0P72CJ2F9o68pZlQsBFbTWPAJB0UX5gErXMX0zjlzKlQq4Q31axBU43FzkP9qLSkerfSSVKRjkewg/s4055/IMG_20230601_115246_674.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4055" data-original-width="1961" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknzhLObCVx4gF3SjyvOwgDPkRsAG65WmSc6qyYcuv5KM_swQTVxsTQeotSxsBNqJMYaKYWsGQLOXfrGAuty0z2-ym4RRvRWcH6aXhqwZ_J8u2I0P72CJ2F9o68pZlQsBFbTWPAJB0UX5gErXMX0zjlzKlQq4Q31axBU43FzkP9qLSkerfSSVKRjkewg/w310-h640/IMG_20230601_115246_674.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BwHMd0Ilh5Q0cX5HT0jXHcaVbKN8xhLctQxzTogtdXhru5w6ZyDVIFxMg9kyARHAVWEy6br4oJErnWIHEUGfmdCn0SpBYeLU62bZ5dP4CXOEZsIiGbdlLZPJr7l7d5EBUc7FcmwaRnctVcGg4e6Yf0SLsCBNoHPlEAPGUfePw3ThV69rAaers00fqA/s4071/IMG_20230601_115345_686.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4071" data-original-width="1802" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7BwHMd0Ilh5Q0cX5HT0jXHcaVbKN8xhLctQxzTogtdXhru5w6ZyDVIFxMg9kyARHAVWEy6br4oJErnWIHEUGfmdCn0SpBYeLU62bZ5dP4CXOEZsIiGbdlLZPJr7l7d5EBUc7FcmwaRnctVcGg4e6Yf0SLsCBNoHPlEAPGUfePw3ThV69rAaers00fqA/w284-h640/IMG_20230601_115345_686.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But before I tell you about Thursday; I'll backtrack to Wednesday. It rained overnight and I woke up to drizzle, but I wasn't going to let the weather deter me from the group walk. Once again we walked in Cambridgeshire; this time from the village of Steeple Mordern. Don't you just love the place names? Nearby were the parishes of Shingay-cum-Wendy and Abington Pigots. I also drove through a Guilden Mordern on the way, too! It was a very pleasant walk of 6.75 miles walking through a lot of bean fields...</span></p></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxCa5sXPptqST_kolhtQ_tfQUKRvjaryCajm2kyrq08Ea19vbiCh6HoO3RY2fGrzMcqlPxUWY1qzrRUWj6UL8BRPDxu_WyWZp9gzXYgW-pFTAxp6YUuzoSVaWA1_xRD-kNT2MUEvYz2wrHkUlVwVqSNBEy7puKWLfn9n4F0rUHxNO1CTA14JMY76paA/s4160/IMG_20230531_105546_400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglxCa5sXPptqST_kolhtQ_tfQUKRvjaryCajm2kyrq08Ea19vbiCh6HoO3RY2fGrzMcqlPxUWY1qzrRUWj6UL8BRPDxu_WyWZp9gzXYgW-pFTAxp6YUuzoSVaWA1_xRD-kNT2MUEvYz2wrHkUlVwVqSNBEy7puKWLfn9n4F0rUHxNO1CTA14JMY76paA/w640-h480/IMG_20230531_105546_400.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The flowers on the bean plants were very attractive in their white and purple. Cambridgeshire, like Bedfordshire is very flat.</span></p></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6iczaWgvErhSuluRBBpjLyIyAdeRmgnsfgdV9SfUBSk8pJ4AAjLqUIYb9LLsT9AJkcueh4Q9OxdX3Nee6aq0ypMNpUT5oJoG_K0SGYA6G-9GiPJgTbNsYBUwkmPQdvWsIUbJuQ4LYUbiAGzBOxUhqEEzFpRLPkt7UoheIAHXiE5jpG_4IBWyqUYhpA/s2820/IMG_20230531_105309_923.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2202" data-original-width="2820" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX6iczaWgvErhSuluRBBpjLyIyAdeRmgnsfgdV9SfUBSk8pJ4AAjLqUIYb9LLsT9AJkcueh4Q9OxdX3Nee6aq0ypMNpUT5oJoG_K0SGYA6G-9GiPJgTbNsYBUwkmPQdvWsIUbJuQ4LYUbiAGzBOxUhqEEzFpRLPkt7UoheIAHXiE5jpG_4IBWyqUYhpA/w640-h500/IMG_20230531_105309_923.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Unlike last Friday's walk we passed only a couple of thatched houses; one was being re-thatched and I forgot to take a photo. The one above had one of the 'thatcher's signature' of a duck and ducklings on the roof.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymnphBZ58lkJu-G5g5nYHPyED_W3KE7ls4UycNnRfiqs5oAIdvYItTgi15xmlSXrc0dD1OTQmw3Og7zo1X5-p_dD4vUikOHcjCAPmo1gn-v2paphYsY5JEZcWH7ggsC1D7q_HsHsyqgcha5QMcdHGBoPgzU0f4JDfGWXoIhUibgD_QoBt1YidKw5xzQ/s2046/IMG_20230531_104508_003-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhymnphBZ58lkJu-G5g5nYHPyED_W3KE7ls4UycNnRfiqs5oAIdvYItTgi15xmlSXrc0dD1OTQmw3Og7zo1X5-p_dD4vUikOHcjCAPmo1gn-v2paphYsY5JEZcWH7ggsC1D7q_HsHsyqgcha5QMcdHGBoPgzU0f4JDfGWXoIhUibgD_QoBt1YidKw5xzQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230531_104508_003-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Almost every village has its own church which come in a range of styles and architectural periods. On the right Steeple Mordern Church; St.Peter and Saint Paul; C13 and on the left St. Catherine's Church at Litlington; the other village we walked through. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">In the evening I met up with my other best friend; Ann for a meal and a catch up in our usual pub.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Back to Thursday, now, which wasn't as hectic as usual; mostly because it was half-term and both grandsons stayed in their own homes. I went swimming in the morning and after breakfast and getting ready went to Lidl for the weekly food shop. I stopped at Sainsbury's to pick up my new sandals on the way back. Then it was off to get the car serviced. I waited for it at the garage reading my 11th Elly Griffiths book while I waited (only 3 left to read!) and drove it home all clean, shiny and freshly vacuumed. It was just OH (= Other Half; just for Sheila!) and I for dinner.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2vomzWrRKJRtSp_LwNnEtrR7J5tsAntcCx-LAUYcMls1KXbEiaE6kLk-wiqgJi8bo06qXK10yFCu9314dpn4OJnouCZGfnJMU7gUUtlECJLyb-_lnH6jacs0n3R9k43WnZPQws86x_bG30kZiuJEkKFU-mTdJQA_tV1X2XxwbmCFUSCtj1mZSIoUYg/s3632/IMG_20230602_104021_585.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3632" data-original-width="1553" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2vomzWrRKJRtSp_LwNnEtrR7J5tsAntcCx-LAUYcMls1KXbEiaE6kLk-wiqgJi8bo06qXK10yFCu9314dpn4OJnouCZGfnJMU7gUUtlECJLyb-_lnH6jacs0n3R9k43WnZPQws86x_bG30kZiuJEkKFU-mTdJQA_tV1X2XxwbmCFUSCtj1mZSIoUYg/w274-h640/IMG_20230602_104021_585.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had great hopes for the weather on Friday but the day started out overcast, breezy and cool. OH had the day off work and we went out for lunch with my brothers. Some months back on our way to Kettering there was a diversion and we passed a lovely canal side pub in a pretty village. Our plan was to visit the canal side pub but the problem was neither of us could remember the name of the village! One of the many joys of getting older seems to be the inability to retain (some) information. After a bit of research we decided to try 'The Narrowboat' at Weedon; not too far from Northampton. It wasn't the one we spotted on the diversion but it was very pleasant; the sun finally emerged and we had a lovely lunch sitting out in the sun.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjG_HD3Wis1jSYB9o5kcqVzBsD4ehOz_vdGpaSbS03Q9GqyEZp6GFr_mEa6y-mPCR30x5PUf1CeFzt1_Lyfvgx-Yao8x07LIVK4C2ZqJ2cyria6s30LXluO6FPi-ISCTndS71mDlFxg1JVmT5ELRL7keRfRD6_NbSucSm4cZb7id2IVAYbvhf7U95JIA/s3843/IMG_20230602_104146_921.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3843" data-original-width="1657" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjG_HD3Wis1jSYB9o5kcqVzBsD4ehOz_vdGpaSbS03Q9GqyEZp6GFr_mEa6y-mPCR30x5PUf1CeFzt1_Lyfvgx-Yao8x07LIVK4C2ZqJ2cyria6s30LXluO6FPi-ISCTndS71mDlFxg1JVmT5ELRL7keRfRD6_NbSucSm4cZb7id2IVAYbvhf7U95JIA/w276-h640/IMG_20230602_104146_921.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everything pre-loved. Trousers by M&S; as was the jacket; top by Pepperberry and pumps by Vans.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMKbu0WdsTdflvD_TxI6nhSA9DfKUgp_E7BvcdaiT1B3itmzK3zUm4y4gfDfJ6JKK_Pk8GCBVtx2cGnwQXAWjH61pRDap0PTMXbcnk_RRHValSiFYs4MITo3YQpuNo7lkjoT5vA7mkveI3BHjdXquR3cXO3qrtV74yEIPotafa-Ra2EMptgg2jndP1g/s3799/IMG_20230602_104324_339.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3799" data-original-width="1547" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUMKbu0WdsTdflvD_TxI6nhSA9DfKUgp_E7BvcdaiT1B3itmzK3zUm4y4gfDfJ6JKK_Pk8GCBVtx2cGnwQXAWjH61pRDap0PTMXbcnk_RRHValSiFYs4MITo3YQpuNo7lkjoT5vA7mkveI3BHjdXquR3cXO3qrtV74yEIPotafa-Ra2EMptgg2jndP1g/w260-h640/IMG_20230602_104324_339.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">All jewellery pre-loved.</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;"><p style="text-align: center;">I was the designated driver so just had a Pimms; the lads took full advantage and drank real ales, shorts and Irish coffees...</p></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEgCn4ZVr1KVUTb8sC_XEDJrcxfAcIB3ewTfStx60dAI4MUqpIjHxYhBc9nl5riBQvHFO1auiS4bbnF4kL-rC3BzhlAU0mQdZ9POVqhF8MRBzfGmijv8WxTUqsJ-9XS0LUFQxaW_GsPNSW-2fFll-xXQADZS9kLmi4wzVrgz6fKdEljJORWEK5WSn8i-lw/s3287/IMG_20230603_131829_097.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3287" data-original-width="1427" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCn4ZVr1KVUTb8sC_XEDJrcxfAcIB3ewTfStx60dAI4MUqpIjHxYhBc9nl5riBQvHFO1auiS4bbnF4kL-rC3BzhlAU0mQdZ9POVqhF8MRBzfGmijv8WxTUqsJ-9XS0LUFQxaW_GsPNSW-2fFll-xXQADZS9kLmi4wzVrgz6fKdEljJORWEK5WSn8i-lw/w278-h640/IMG_20230603_131829_097.jpg" width="278" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JZi-3OmTvuZbcISgZF0RHhtwvjeShvJHqCnJaF2zAiAVFMh65xucwScl-CcIiVaylQLKVvT6V8bXyRXwSxoyEpdbQLhMm7VWTtApvDQn6jRPrEhJHRJjHhIMXNN6eB9sR3N2wvkoxAMe0IfvXof8QYR0g9WzDhDcbQ8E_3eRJNftVD_Q2VLBgpDrUQ/s3238/IMG_20230603_131856_842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3238" data-original-width="1473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1JZi-3OmTvuZbcISgZF0RHhtwvjeShvJHqCnJaF2zAiAVFMh65xucwScl-CcIiVaylQLKVvT6V8bXyRXwSxoyEpdbQLhMm7VWTtApvDQn6jRPrEhJHRJjHhIMXNN6eB9sR3N2wvkoxAMe0IfvXof8QYR0g9WzDhDcbQ8E_3eRJNftVD_Q2VLBgpDrUQ/w292-h640/IMG_20230603_131856_842.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday was also sunny. My daughter and I went for a 5 mile walk in the morning along the river. When I got back OH and I did the house cleaning as on Sunday I was going to spend the day with my son. After that was done (what a total pain housework is) I was able to sit down and the read the last of the Dr. Ruth Galloway series by Elly Griffiths. I'd now finished all 14 books but was delighted to see there was a 15th book in the series to be published in August. I'll be pre-ordering that!</div></span><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/AVvXsEgF-mUVHy77xBEMk03eL4Jsq19uZPzgQ04cRE6fC_csZBHrSQ7lAuF0qTNDADo9E2wVCi0URi0G6i_SKa2BUwXZSFWQZQi1qdWf1HUKoVUCXyxjMbjUnH8_or_-KemxL5SFp3vH-nr5NVSQylJLaYNLko46wwqiqsbhEs5bPZ8Ib2hfosSx13xh50beNQ/s3476/IMG_20230603_131759_600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3476" data-original-width="1648" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF-mUVHy77xBEMk03eL4Jsq19uZPzgQ04cRE6fC_csZBHrSQ7lAuF0qTNDADo9E2wVCi0URi0G6i_SKa2BUwXZSFWQZQi1qdWf1HUKoVUCXyxjMbjUnH8_or_-KemxL5SFp3vH-nr5NVSQylJLaYNLko46wwqiqsbhEs5bPZ8Ib2hfosSx13xh50beNQ/w304-h640/IMG_20230603_131759_600.jpg" width="304" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHupt-7EEokoOHNpgVjVYie49-Y5xuL90j869lOQT-Xh3yNNYXoCdc-jLKcCDm49C3dTiy0JJ1fDSI-HMf9tBALRqg_NhK7LjLy5XCGEG_V3YjY5iLz-tpsOyzAtqTQ5uByjTAaKmvqNBkYkTMRpeJ950Vre7KHkD-tHMU-m1qDDa1Y5Fvrgmf3pNsQg/s2560/IMG_20230603_131725_699.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHupt-7EEokoOHNpgVjVYie49-Y5xuL90j869lOQT-Xh3yNNYXoCdc-jLKcCDm49C3dTiy0JJ1fDSI-HMf9tBALRqg_NhK7LjLy5XCGEG_V3YjY5iLz-tpsOyzAtqTQ5uByjTAaKmvqNBkYkTMRpeJ950Vre7KHkD-tHMU-m1qDDa1Y5Fvrgmf3pNsQg/w480-h640/IMG_20230603_131725_699.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved as was the entire outfit; except the Birkenstocks donated by my daughter. Jeans by Next; top by Karen Millen; cardigan/jacket found in a Burton on Trent charity shop. Just look at my poor old wrinkly cleavage; luckily it only looks like that when I lean forward!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgtF7x6XDxCH3zi6isyJ3ruPKqiJTgf9rBO0I7Q5hcIYMCFcYN3KY3Vp8DY1jppgIfeLDJJxTJCRyBbpZyJe7wxAm_lM6OemNYB8R62CY3NjvSzeA3poXjb-yh0XUtIbZ9B1gy3BoTzxCtTvc9qtxA8lYjCXbsXaa1WEKO0i-Q9QgQRswWnkY3kO3_mrA/s3620/IMG_20230604_112700_531.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3620" data-original-width="1476" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtF7x6XDxCH3zi6isyJ3ruPKqiJTgf9rBO0I7Q5hcIYMCFcYN3KY3Vp8DY1jppgIfeLDJJxTJCRyBbpZyJe7wxAm_lM6OemNYB8R62CY3NjvSzeA3poXjb-yh0XUtIbZ9B1gy3BoTzxCtTvc9qtxA8lYjCXbsXaa1WEKO0i-Q9QgQRswWnkY3kO3_mrA/w260-h640/IMG_20230604_112700_531.jpg" width="260" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWxU_CRjVOLLnOyhZGE9wL2exMKhF89cLD3ScgJZ4Ldng78auSea3Vvbg4NospoeD3XvuB89To06oR0zPq4u9n6cdg82wjgnns2jkYgYXWmvsN15cfSbcCnJZwG9S0BYOqbS8Em7j8Udmxk-hCI67TbvA7eXq-YjIxASMWTGyvsEhv6-sM3iQfuA1eg/s3778/IMG_20230604_112818_157.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3778" data-original-width="1473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWxU_CRjVOLLnOyhZGE9wL2exMKhF89cLD3ScgJZ4Ldng78auSea3Vvbg4NospoeD3XvuB89To06oR0zPq4u9n6cdg82wjgnns2jkYgYXWmvsN15cfSbcCnJZwG9S0BYOqbS8Em7j8Udmxk-hCI67TbvA7eXq-YjIxASMWTGyvsEhv6-sM3iQfuA1eg/w250-h640/IMG_20230604_112818_157.jpg" width="250" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sunday's outfit. Sandals retail Sainsbury's sale. Dress by Dreams via Barnardo's; denim jacket as before. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgXcMh5VrXPOeSFdaUfsG-a4RR6v_ldvnNFT0uMIBLkrwi3u6k497wr-puleFcilUd9Nnid_LTViA1eJDVXcavzwS0xMHdzyhWPjIvkvlMuHDR1_burSIz1Yi9dEQIE8WvlZaXrGugL-zNQvCxdkKTzbb-eZquz44_UysTtTyponqyx52C59D0Kh8RpdQ/s3679/IMG_20230604_112632_219.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3679" data-original-width="1554" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcMh5VrXPOeSFdaUfsG-a4RR6v_ldvnNFT0uMIBLkrwi3u6k497wr-puleFcilUd9Nnid_LTViA1eJDVXcavzwS0xMHdzyhWPjIvkvlMuHDR1_burSIz1Yi9dEQIE8WvlZaXrGugL-zNQvCxdkKTzbb-eZquz44_UysTtTyponqyx52C59D0Kh8RpdQ/w270-h640/IMG_20230604_112632_219.jpg" width="270" /></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;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8u5FS2qDU_betsys2AfKAlP-3en5BsBvjmB4kpiYK5KcujQiXcrN7Y1SiecF6Wg2-s52Y9smal_oYHy9hE5H1gAYseZj12yIe5ZQjemYvAXZdvwR-xe9ssySIPfYqpnZrWCu73GUaIRPELwVRtRwNeCbdtzXWAp7TxtxaOMplDS9pGeLPC2AKn7FwXw/s2560/IMG_20230604_112156_901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8u5FS2qDU_betsys2AfKAlP-3en5BsBvjmB4kpiYK5KcujQiXcrN7Y1SiecF6Wg2-s52Y9smal_oYHy9hE5H1gAYseZj12yIe5ZQjemYvAXZdvwR-xe9ssySIPfYqpnZrWCu73GUaIRPELwVRtRwNeCbdtzXWAp7TxtxaOMplDS9pGeLPC2AKn7FwXw/w480-h640/IMG_20230604_112156_901.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Monday was quite a laid back day. Grandson had stayed overnight on Sunday and stayed over on Monday night too; he had another exam on Tuesday and 2 more on Friday. I went to Barnardo's where we were busy processing donations all morning. I found myself a black and white maxi dress and a pair of wine coloured trousers. In the afternoon I ran some errands at Home Bargains and B&M; hung out the towels wash to dry (it was pretty windy) and then made dinner. Middle grandson's little brother came to stay for a few hours while his mum went to work. He's five and I've forgotten how much children of that age talk and how many questions they ask! My head was reeling by the time he went home...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We started watching this French drama called 'What Pauline Is Not Telling You' on 'Walter Presents' on More4. There's only 4 episodes but it was gripping. My son had recommended watching 'Kin,' an Irish thriller but we were unable to watch it on Prime as it had expired. It looked really good, too.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKpVDBReTm_VKFKd1tHtxOX_MjiBPwfOWFAda1V9glYc9Rag-bQJcfdeT113cHrRJy3o7gaHnWzn64oytjQyN4Qp6SWXMMP7o3V2iZuOdXZNAkRd8-hdjNMbJLUqM3uWvUocvw2MBzP-EZ_UIqeGxJ0pJvmIeuFjH2ixSTx8hiPqXIrUgrqY21r27hg/s1160/c786a3a2-6266-4437-8b87-7ad60fcbae19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="1160" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghKpVDBReTm_VKFKd1tHtxOX_MjiBPwfOWFAda1V9glYc9Rag-bQJcfdeT113cHrRJy3o7gaHnWzn64oytjQyN4Qp6SWXMMP7o3V2iZuOdXZNAkRd8-hdjNMbJLUqM3uWvUocvw2MBzP-EZ_UIqeGxJ0pJvmIeuFjH2ixSTx8hiPqXIrUgrqY21r27hg/w640-h360/c786a3a2-6266-4437-8b87-7ad60fcbae19.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">'What Pauline Is Not Telling You'</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AqZJ7ozULiI23vk-KtEY7GXNv_OZ2j2Ndbu24dEKwX8AD_44Lrs6TL-B0upT8Xi7JHBdg8GxrJ31AAt9-jo7JBccEg8KMSzToy5ROkdoLsZ_gcTJEPHE2t2KRPhUDOFidm53NvmV3-gQX8YkMLkJuctU9aAFyCPVE8HA0Eemu5iCajzi_Rvzz7nVbQ/s3789/IMG_20230606_091735_096.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3789" data-original-width="1502" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AqZJ7ozULiI23vk-KtEY7GXNv_OZ2j2Ndbu24dEKwX8AD_44Lrs6TL-B0upT8Xi7JHBdg8GxrJ31AAt9-jo7JBccEg8KMSzToy5ROkdoLsZ_gcTJEPHE2t2KRPhUDOFidm53NvmV3-gQX8YkMLkJuctU9aAFyCPVE8HA0Eemu5iCajzi_Rvzz7nVbQ/w254-h640/IMG_20230606_091735_096.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I usually take my outfit photos in the spare room but as grandson was staying I had to take them in my bedroom instead on Tuesday morning. You can see what a dull, overcast day it was as the light was so poor. It was also windy and very cool. I ended up wearing leggings underneath the dress for warmth. Apart from the sandals the dress was pre-loved via Barnardo's and the jacket which is about ten years old; has an Italian label and came from Age UK. I remember it only because it's the one and only Age UK we've ever had in Bedford and it closed down many years ago.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8TncnXsHpPznm7YJ2yfjZJKy2EEWlXx2mUnGxHji4FATpuhrmfymg8lCKLcNiktnJXkPMj_Ks3TJqk3UvIvTgllzctbY2xYLo4jLp2zUxPabpYheZc4_mv62_Zk0fxpJ_GZPM7TynGtp8MzNfA7peSlnVTVyTrX53PoJU9zBJpG4nO96gwoCCjeUAA/s3843/IMG_20230606_091551_613.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3843" data-original-width="1537" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz8TncnXsHpPznm7YJ2yfjZJKy2EEWlXx2mUnGxHji4FATpuhrmfymg8lCKLcNiktnJXkPMj_Ks3TJqk3UvIvTgllzctbY2xYLo4jLp2zUxPabpYheZc4_mv62_Zk0fxpJ_GZPM7TynGtp8MzNfA7peSlnVTVyTrX53PoJU9zBJpG4nO96gwoCCjeUAA/w256-h640/IMG_20230606_091551_613.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved except earrings; found online.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeffHiw0W1Pdh9s1ITojQvoKe6l1D4ndQjIdfq81BxRRcA23ANa_9T2bXK9zC5uyPF2orODnImT1gVj8_bBp5cLl1h9MzBt36D2eRGt38tvvnW-i7anXqOEbrRJjL5pk8ZEBt5b8_u87PHYuWW1vY2Iu00N29Ts4DicelK-fZJa8Se0qrXlWr_Y82bmA/s2560/IMG_20230606_091343_565.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeffHiw0W1Pdh9s1ITojQvoKe6l1D4ndQjIdfq81BxRRcA23ANa_9T2bXK9zC5uyPF2orODnImT1gVj8_bBp5cLl1h9MzBt36D2eRGt38tvvnW-i7anXqOEbrRJjL5pk8ZEBt5b8_u87PHYuWW1vY2Iu00N29Ts4DicelK-fZJa8Se0qrXlWr_Y82bmA/w480-h640/IMG_20230606_091343_565.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">At the food bank I packed away toiletries and hygiene products; made up 8 crates of items to go to 2 distribution centres; then marked up and put away baby food and milk. After that I did the weighing out and paperwork for the food parcels and we managed to finish 5 minutes early. Grandson had a law exam in the afternoon and I went to town to return books to the library; to buy cousin Marian a birthday card; to the Building Society and a few other places. I always seem to have errands to run but at least it gets me walking into, around and back from town...on my way home I popped into QD in the hope of reduced plants. I got lucky; 3 begonias and a tray of fuchsias for 50 pence each. OH planted them up when he got in from work.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I caught up with blog land on my return and made a chicken casserole for OH for dinner. I try to make this sort of thing at least once a week so it lasts for 2 days and saves me from cooking everyday.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEjNyceccJLQ6lkPh8ivpRloUCnhAmeyR85KbxzBlkdSKyRrRebbkeucpfIFxydMr4nGdTWdpgu69NsPapmAwRjfOV_iT-80xqGQld5vQcpwaEBTswLukR2Fij6IwZwVYzMydZdY40dOYy1vpxl6_OZmGmDPxbs0swYW6OkgSeEkLepFTshVlGhvpNTQZw/s3331/IMG_20230607_115545_303.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3331" data-original-width="1574" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyceccJLQ6lkPh8ivpRloUCnhAmeyR85KbxzBlkdSKyRrRebbkeucpfIFxydMr4nGdTWdpgu69NsPapmAwRjfOV_iT-80xqGQld5vQcpwaEBTswLukR2Fij6IwZwVYzMydZdY40dOYy1vpxl6_OZmGmDPxbs0swYW6OkgSeEkLepFTshVlGhvpNTQZw/w302-h640/IMG_20230607_115545_303.jpg" width="302" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxff838kkDtxIek9s5Fbboe14a9pk1DxWPOilECqwTcGMMLt6yUdfSDAVhbNnNCFku3eZruRpeFOnEb8xy4sDj8by0kqambWvSDsG_NazMCFDSBi5xK-FwMe2JVuwLBzJLR5kGEcBb0KQA7_4QU_34NW8Xi3L2xPNEzH8EZqF1APMFq5y_8Z61ctV4A/s3357/IMG_20230607_115639_979.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3357" data-original-width="1495" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivxff838kkDtxIek9s5Fbboe14a9pk1DxWPOilECqwTcGMMLt6yUdfSDAVhbNnNCFku3eZruRpeFOnEb8xy4sDj8by0kqambWvSDsG_NazMCFDSBi5xK-FwMe2JVuwLBzJLR5kGEcBb0KQA7_4QU_34NW8Xi3L2xPNEzH8EZqF1APMFq5y_8Z61ctV4A/w286-h640/IMG_20230607_115639_979.jpg" width="286" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I didn't walk with the group on Wednesday as it was a bit too far to travel and the day was overcast, windy and chilly; although set to improve by the afternoon. I decided to walk in the afternoon and do the weekly Aldi shop in the morning. So after a lie-in and leisurely breakfast I did the shopping and also went to Castle Rd shops for a browse. For a change I wasn't looking for Elly Griffiths books but I did find 2 summer dresses in the Children's Society charity shop and a brooch, earrings and a ring in the Daycare Hospice shop. I had wondered whether the Children's Society vintage event was on hence the reason for the visit. It was but I didn't see anything I liked or that fitted me. Last year I found a dress (still to be worn) and a jacket which I absolutely love. Unfortunately, I burnt it recently with the iron; just a tiny little hole. It's made of rayon and simply melted under the hot iron. I could have cried. Luckily it's not easily visible.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFj8zSL_fRXtiH3OSGBIW83yYlbicdLkfMSYa3mzYBHpeHoQUG4kU7q_2aiN98wu-AvrtnrixuQB_4Zpf7dEAhMeAGJKANJjIhmhe7i-81NRo0aQt7RiNzp0Pp1XOmNzRyXTnozc_HiHfM4J6NUMIFi48agXIkoTVsfYuUgkE1I33n_E1CSmik06OBQA/s2560/IMG_20230607_115517_423.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFj8zSL_fRXtiH3OSGBIW83yYlbicdLkfMSYa3mzYBHpeHoQUG4kU7q_2aiN98wu-AvrtnrixuQB_4Zpf7dEAhMeAGJKANJjIhmhe7i-81NRo0aQt7RiNzp0Pp1XOmNzRyXTnozc_HiHfM4J6NUMIFi48agXIkoTVsfYuUgkE1I33n_E1CSmik06OBQA/w480-h640/IMG_20230607_115517_423.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sandals by Doc. Marten's (retail); Marilyn jeans by M&S; sleeveless sweater by Select; top underneath old by Primarni. All jewellery pre-loved except earrings bought online. I swapped the sandals for walking boots and socks in the afternoon and went for a walk, walking just over 4 miles. I walked to Clapham a village just outside of Bedford town; around in a loop past Clapham church and along Carriage Walk; walking across a field; then along the footpath that runs behind the food bank, past the allotments; along Brickhill Drive and home. The sun blazed down; I was sweating and regretted wearing a sweater even if it was sleeveless...home to blog land and reading for the rest of the day. Enjoyed watching the GBSB (Sewing Bee) which featured West Africa this week. The fabrics were amazing and the outfits fantastic.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOXDCwzg9idSUfNBkFlX6GND0c7UpW-sZXJH-wcvDamNXQPmcYtMbl6qSn4Atq40GQbz4QOZ264jy4LmrVvx1VfvAhmpEIRThEEZcnehQxK9crKxVzeJB9s0_xX1zBFzr5Em-riznPxgjZpw7x358xZE7hzMeLbl1C1mYk81E0Zy41tVBF3B8CUc6_A/s2046/IMG_20230606_080154_383-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2046" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOXDCwzg9idSUfNBkFlX6GND0c7UpW-sZXJH-wcvDamNXQPmcYtMbl6qSn4Atq40GQbz4QOZ264jy4LmrVvx1VfvAhmpEIRThEEZcnehQxK9crKxVzeJB9s0_xX1zBFzr5Em-riznPxgjZpw7x358xZE7hzMeLbl1C1mYk81E0Zy41tVBF3B8CUc6_A/w640-h640/IMG_20230606_080154_383-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">More progress in the garden. The verbascum (bottom left) is in full bloom; the clematis is out (bottom right) and the delphinium has started to bloom...I have a thing for purple flowers and if I had my way would fill the garden with them. Two creeping purple flowering varieties grow wild in the garden; campanula and periwinkle, both grow on the back wall. There are buds on the tiger lilies; a cistus flower has bloomed and the gazanias I bought when I went to see my son in Norfolk were about to bloom...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Beautiful warm, sunny weather on Thursday. I went for a swim and did the weekly Lidl shop. I picked grandson up from school and dropped him off to get his locks re-twisted and from there he was taking himself to basket ball. It was the county trials so my fingers were crossed for him.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhOO43uCiuvonm3KBTsSMasPbTYtsgwm2vYz-uMjPXTta1xGVAHuWEKY6h2i_S7ifEt8Tcs_ICWj8saeB37cKcFo_9W--LHNWTT_k5anPISape9cXPBHYpRvGVEZHNGVh6O2bK8hYpV44K1kOT0-QuNNki-izXlYJFC96GOrnjdN0drQe-n4SJVGWOw/s3194/IMG_20230608_121452_768.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3194" data-original-width="1289" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhOO43uCiuvonm3KBTsSMasPbTYtsgwm2vYz-uMjPXTta1xGVAHuWEKY6h2i_S7ifEt8Tcs_ICWj8saeB37cKcFo_9W--LHNWTT_k5anPISape9cXPBHYpRvGVEZHNGVh6O2bK8hYpV44K1kOT0-QuNNki-izXlYJFC96GOrnjdN0drQe-n4SJVGWOw/w258-h640/IMG_20230608_121452_768.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I don't think I've worn this dress on the blog before. It was a late purchase from Barnardo's towards the end of autumn when it became too cold to wear cotton dresses. This one is by White Stuff; jacket as before and sandals are children's from a local shoe shop. All jewellery pre-loved; the earrings are by Wallis and were found on Wednesday's rummage.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxuzXyaoydyyc3Jwe6pCNYI2DBC62h8AIT3_oDo7azzPUm1XAkzfXTMiJ_Ej8f1PXYnNpv7qBR5o1K2Qas0HTvIOZVAMKtZkX5g6cIr4PScmgWMYMvrP3C3Fk17ur9AxGnpgDcc0lNAYqH9asEbWvwJgTqV7Zqohd8ANka-8HLlGEKV2stdprdHOPag/s3502/IMG_20230608_121257_742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3502" data-original-width="1422" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxuzXyaoydyyc3Jwe6pCNYI2DBC62h8AIT3_oDo7azzPUm1XAkzfXTMiJ_Ej8f1PXYnNpv7qBR5o1K2Qas0HTvIOZVAMKtZkX5g6cIr4PScmgWMYMvrP3C3Fk17ur9AxGnpgDcc0lNAYqH9asEbWvwJgTqV7Zqohd8ANka-8HLlGEKV2stdprdHOPag/w260-h640/IMG_20230608_121257_742.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQjCFDe6QTFNMGo5XOjJyzp_inUgHfeUB1jC31jDfZl2u3Xga7Dx6OR0m77xYtgDNOqlnEEW3p5Jdbv0x4ECva-yvz0nlT7TXqsuMrQ3vn98Yp6-I8YHH4VakLDssK5lIN7xWPEeKwVorzh9Vd4cJvkqqsQjuAFjBwuwwImb69q6kR8qFsWv9YheN_Q/s2560/IMG_20230608_121219_178.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQjCFDe6QTFNMGo5XOjJyzp_inUgHfeUB1jC31jDfZl2u3Xga7Dx6OR0m77xYtgDNOqlnEEW3p5Jdbv0x4ECva-yvz0nlT7TXqsuMrQ3vn98Yp6-I8YHH4VakLDssK5lIN7xWPEeKwVorzh9Vd4cJvkqqsQjuAFjBwuwwImb69q6kR8qFsWv9YheN_Q/w480-h640/IMG_20230608_121219_178.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The unofficial bus walk on Friday was from Fenstanton to St. Ives; once again in Cambridgeshire. I set off in good time; setting the sat nav but never made it to the destination. The sat nav kept sending me onto A roads and then said 'recalculating'. After this had happened about 5 times I realised I wouldn't make it in time and decided to return home. What a disappointment, and a waste of petrol plus it was a lovely sunny day, too. I vowed when I got home I would buy myself a road atlas; my old one died a wet and bedraggled death. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I didn't want to not walk on such a lovely day so decided to recce the walk I'd be leading at the end of June for the Ramblers. I set off for Milton Ernest walking towards Clapham, Thurleigh and back to Milton Ernest; 7 miles in all. It's just as well as I recce'd the walk; what changes there were in the few months since I last walked it. Then the fields were bare and the trees were naked; now everything was green and lush and the field crops were high. I thought on several occasions I had taken the wrong path but it was just the changed scenery made everything look different. For example, the May blossom (hawthorn) in the hedges had gone and was replaced with dog roses:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPglJLhtQf_sTt5w_FGatZ-KqNVVfQs65eOcTMoqH1sUEDsf3ZCGDyV7MqTKo5H1rxiLVwCHaFzo1q-LbiTrmlnfO3uxcaJvG0yZhdN9JSuhZImJ4Fs2DrYWLtN78honNzpjRlb1TRXGs2U2puohwh4nNUDmlEN_0S-vmmsgNQXorLjg6dK1StFHJjw/s4160/IMG_20230609_110836_618.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPglJLhtQf_sTt5w_FGatZ-KqNVVfQs65eOcTMoqH1sUEDsf3ZCGDyV7MqTKo5H1rxiLVwCHaFzo1q-LbiTrmlnfO3uxcaJvG0yZhdN9JSuhZImJ4Fs2DrYWLtN78honNzpjRlb1TRXGs2U2puohwh4nNUDmlEN_0S-vmmsgNQXorLjg6dK1StFHJjw/w480-h640/IMG_20230609_110836_618.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The verges and footpaths were full of wild flowers. Top and bottom left white campion; top right; </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">birds foot trefoil (eggs and bacon or hen and chickens, colloquially) and bottom right; sanfoin.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5tNHojULavGqQqqumHFL5ESLv-3fPL0UIhrUDhpxVtAF-jIkHgGI-RSxSMRH71L385hTtfv20BB9nqLuMMNrGh_QAn6_TsGGhgACnaEOShqP6tuxybHT4hZkOB3BHMLU42OcNoM3U768ntjhakas5gIj7m3UIS_KUcYgR6itfo9zBSRYobHROtzHSw/s2046/IMG_20230609_105835_352-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2046" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy5tNHojULavGqQqqumHFL5ESLv-3fPL0UIhrUDhpxVtAF-jIkHgGI-RSxSMRH71L385hTtfv20BB9nqLuMMNrGh_QAn6_TsGGhgACnaEOShqP6tuxybHT4hZkOB3BHMLU42OcNoM3U768ntjhakas5gIj7m3UIS_KUcYgR6itfo9zBSRYobHROtzHSw/w640-h640/IMG_20230609_105835_352-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Looking towards Clapham and Milton Ernest. This was probably the highest point on the walk.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZK2Lv0Xdp15wMiPksfKhTxIC5gIPW17DCtLTiPEjhQL_PHLhPSqm62L6y81PAS0f70HlQqG4msO8LpnY4bHqq4RcvkrjjJbRGBS64D9CNlFsJKyLyin9raPOhmnUcTYtWw_50jlFrok5F0t19TCiqHo7p0PE3gLKlkD5MuyZtmj3zf2zum5ESezOOzw/s4160/IMG_20230609_114545_290.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZK2Lv0Xdp15wMiPksfKhTxIC5gIPW17DCtLTiPEjhQL_PHLhPSqm62L6y81PAS0f70HlQqG4msO8LpnY4bHqq4RcvkrjjJbRGBS64D9CNlFsJKyLyin9raPOhmnUcTYtWw_50jlFrok5F0t19TCiqHo7p0PE3gLKlkD5MuyZtmj3zf2zum5ESezOOzw/w640-h480/IMG_20230609_114545_290.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> It was a very warm day and I was pretty tired by the time I got home, but after a rest I went out and bought myself a road atlas in Waterstones. The sat nav won't catch me out again!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhIP1CeYxdYG4ZoOSlf0G64UjBT8nH3ee034y2-LBS5OSS-6QW3W3uVCGV9uiKeCueDF9agQK_y0Sdoww4yTjk1ck944dqDQHpiy6P6IC6f7AXosGr8TI6CoLqKobLJI9fx7h3Q-3HmNl4yHFy18_BclWHxN34fbSbiy6TQFubRcTG5w6RLeekbM-9AA/s4160/IMG_20230610_104409_211.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhIP1CeYxdYG4ZoOSlf0G64UjBT8nH3ee034y2-LBS5OSS-6QW3W3uVCGV9uiKeCueDF9agQK_y0Sdoww4yTjk1ck944dqDQHpiy6P6IC6f7AXosGr8TI6CoLqKobLJI9fx7h3Q-3HmNl4yHFy18_BclWHxN34fbSbiy6TQFubRcTG5w6RLeekbM-9AA/w480-h640/IMG_20230610_104409_211.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My current TBR pile. I ordered 'The House of Dolls' and the Maggie Gee autobiography online. The rest I just selected at random from my book shelves.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We knew Saturday was going to be a very hot day and we decided to visit Saffron Walden in Essex. I knew very little about it other than it was a market town with a lot of medieval buildings; when I checked the mileage it was only 42 miles from Bedford - about the same distance as Oxford is from Bedford. I wore this outfit and sweltered all day:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEh2zed295TlX_J0wTU8aYMry-dPlVO_vtj_8Y9P9OMfPkQ9F32lHuM28IRuM1J5b5e9S13J98vBJMh8vfTtpmMRvXT9S5G26WbQaqQJkwXiQI6Sj-rVU7ir54hvYuRAXQST_HWHKk7nr9a26qvRCig9XXcPVw-_zoel9G5QC0bCwOshja5k3vXEsTZRRA/s3063/IMG_20230610_113225_934.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3063" data-original-width="1531" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zed295TlX_J0wTU8aYMry-dPlVO_vtj_8Y9P9OMfPkQ9F32lHuM28IRuM1J5b5e9S13J98vBJMh8vfTtpmMRvXT9S5G26WbQaqQJkwXiQI6Sj-rVU7ir54hvYuRAXQST_HWHKk7nr9a26qvRCig9XXcPVw-_zoel9G5QC0bCwOshja5k3vXEsTZRRA/w320-h640/IMG_20230610_113225_934.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZs39uX7R5tvJrRETyaMCUKCbhvrCnfOowgkvjH_nz_zLIR_yexIhRDjDsgyKybJVM_bZ2w0x_bzTR3ORNi70tGdLXtUX0Fhb-F-un5oZ_aENxE-9Vymw0pv9V91HKNZ4ka9eLfns0AlyCwJ2ebfFODZdbzXO2LhtPfhXAn28iDg2qmDYjIrY6-3KMQ/s3149/IMG_20230610_113305_589.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3149" data-original-width="1410" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZs39uX7R5tvJrRETyaMCUKCbhvrCnfOowgkvjH_nz_zLIR_yexIhRDjDsgyKybJVM_bZ2w0x_bzTR3ORNi70tGdLXtUX0Fhb-F-un5oZ_aENxE-9Vymw0pv9V91HKNZ4ka9eLfns0AlyCwJ2ebfFODZdbzXO2LhtPfhXAn28iDg2qmDYjIrY6-3KMQ/w286-h640/IMG_20230610_113305_589.jpg" width="286" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved except the black sandals bough online. Skirt by New Look; jacket by Rosie. All jewellery pre-loved except earrings very old pair from Sainsbury's.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkcZSAYKFps520v4bu7kmF2Sy-FJb8nj5ZybhuBIFuaFm1b5WoCtNFUsVMnlNGUy1XCAqnT033XyoBBa3Afn7rrHNDdCi19oDbbuJtOtGwKqbwi3tjKXmlJOMYS6F5Z7wDZ9fYWpZaKreWk_b8QXA6ZhFjeKVEKofBZsy9hms-dwBI14v1rW3fEkuJA/s2560/IMG_20230610_113153_971.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkcZSAYKFps520v4bu7kmF2Sy-FJb8nj5ZybhuBIFuaFm1b5WoCtNFUsVMnlNGUy1XCAqnT033XyoBBa3Afn7rrHNDdCi19oDbbuJtOtGwKqbwi3tjKXmlJOMYS6F5Z7wDZ9fYWpZaKreWk_b8QXA6ZhFjeKVEKofBZsy9hms-dwBI14v1rW3fEkuJA/w480-h640/IMG_20230610_113153_971.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We didn't use the sat nav to get to Saffron Walden but looked it up in the road atlas. It took us just over an hour to get there and the same time to return. Saffron Walden is a picturesque, medieval market town in North West Essex; only 15 miles from Cambridge. You can read more about it <a href="https://www.visitsaffronwalden.gov.uk/explore-saffron-walden/history-and-heritage/">HERE</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Some of the medieval building and a water fountain in the centre of the market; which received its charter in the 12th century.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEjSzHH_sFiP-7Oone-6rfSUYEM04CNDyRedD2r9cVdxWOtzcKmfYpvn8XitomDwRCOhdR0Ge-l6s-GMipWq-_MC64JJFUAocfthY92ciaXZGKa-6Za2B6NoFKRCJ_1C5iOIZFN2CFk-o-VlhVuDpu3DeH3eubV3xGeaDRTWJdBMlnJ3Wp44J-3aopvMZw/s4160/IMG_20230610_132254_583.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0rZEiFC-Ap7aT0WRXqWh0Ww62GKaTcegegvRXLx-o_AllOk7S0WeLVGhDgyrpG_gO2hvuz2E41DFNTPUjRyyJkB0eqPEI9JXoPagFkokdAWFHMfgSGPDyKVFV3gGioGahQPaypOu0SzcBdPsbjwgAzTlsALjWHWteQh6lM2LeRuffpqe0ttUWWy68w/w640-h480/IMG_20230610_150609_417.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This type of detail was quite common on many of the buildings in Saffron Walden, often featuring grapes and hops. It's known as pargetting in Essex and Suffolk.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhx1ue9CWxQ5IbsrJdWvVFQN7YiHDCU6SnlZKVVkUfb1bL9_V8BZJlVQaYN0tkdvW0C-rIj7OwGk7tYdTeO3rbN0oPtdlsX6N3uoUBb0zqipWVquOVnPoyBEDGKwwpW8wOXpcTr8mBoW8aIUggEEUuhA5jsOwlujx2IXfthXbsRrl-JU38fWqZCajDIwA/s4160/IMG_20230610_153548_524.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1ue9CWxQ5IbsrJdWvVFQN7YiHDCU6SnlZKVVkUfb1bL9_V8BZJlVQaYN0tkdvW0C-rIj7OwGk7tYdTeO3rbN0oPtdlsX6N3uoUBb0zqipWVquOVnPoyBEDGKwwpW8wOXpcTr8mBoW8aIUggEEUuhA5jsOwlujx2IXfthXbsRrl-JU38fWqZCajDIwA/w480-h640/IMG_20230610_153548_524.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was carved on a door.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There were several blue plaques. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">One wrapped up in plastic as the building was being refurbished:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhA7QB2AqhJuYQv3UYn3sHlpFK4OlvIZLWIM3QjoAbBL_adudZQZ1xenXu9I-VjTC6j7tKPkj4Hfjn0YUplWWNcB-gso2LY4JXv_ngi2K9hFiYKnAVEXmGbQFtm5q2IsRc4plVFhfMDNJgfhDdUJpZgpaUsw9C8JzqrdqwwbdbYNMbWthhkuYx_ZPY-tg/s1378/IMG_20230610_132050_220.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1378" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7QB2AqhJuYQv3UYn3sHlpFK4OlvIZLWIM3QjoAbBL_adudZQZ1xenXu9I-VjTC6j7tKPkj4Hfjn0YUplWWNcB-gso2LY4JXv_ngi2K9hFiYKnAVEXmGbQFtm5q2IsRc4plVFhfMDNJgfhDdUJpZgpaUsw9C8JzqrdqwwbdbYNMbWthhkuYx_ZPY-tg/w640-h490/IMG_20230610_132050_220.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I liked this one as Edward Bawden is a favourite artist of mine and has connections with Bedford.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-_mAcsuvuWZjETWjnbp9uBe1mZW3t1mNwoRp24NS3IQ2PLz6L1skqrqSU1Mqz_3wfQFQR7XnwTni2cU-mXuKiZn6GKAk12KbQwapNlW1gtb50c6YkIoark2VrEfaLOw4olAtNlMW_dbk44bpQ-4OkrsQ8XjJrvXtxCj00SY66ILTSW_asCSieWEIGQ/s1653/IMG_20230610_141121_091.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKBWuFzH40TIwnzF9_kRrGqbahMzWxIYTywhR60IyoKSpEG86T0unP_wPve2d8ELLb4BmsONq2lbl8iluukZbXqWYdmnMIUt61Xvp7frWDqvknmXOJ-bOTRSNPIYUF-T4_7j4hxf-OM2OtvLgNB0ccwS3MXhXJvgBHTKwkXVGespWAXZ6fmJQlDjcZg/w440-h586/IMG_20230610_153527_390.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Jack Cardiff; a cinematographer whose work spanned silent movies to the introduction of technicolour.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We also visited Bridge End (public) gardens. De</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">signed as a group of linked ornamental gardens by Francis Gibson a local Quaker businessman in 1840; who leased the garden to the local council in 1918.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ08NBZx0u8xeB4fdIQJqxF8f-UgR31nHAfpAaa57lo8bEB_iSsqjsX7jp9DYkNOHqfEmrtWHiqEKYg78LoOT5HYZnGmNYpPWvgZM-kvfbbo_ybvwyW197x0aznn9r7RYaw1XIMROs7nbmN4yQ4rMiR6SdPVBpn5zO3FSUzztZSG5qQVBgH76DZK-mew/s4160/IMG_20230610_151250_948.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ08NBZx0u8xeB4fdIQJqxF8f-UgR31nHAfpAaa57lo8bEB_iSsqjsX7jp9DYkNOHqfEmrtWHiqEKYg78LoOT5HYZnGmNYpPWvgZM-kvfbbo_ybvwyW197x0aznn9r7RYaw1XIMROs7nbmN4yQ4rMiR6SdPVBpn5zO3FSUzztZSG5qQVBgH76DZK-mew/w640-h480/IMG_20230610_151250_948.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">The Summerhouse.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQon6RqzZWvPqsHg1vedLBp8ap2XrWzpX_jBWY9nYBCPfin0_7Bh3sA12EGDTXaE6sSF3kyWzkyAB_47G091T79zGCg7atytaWKLcdMPJNS1w4fHfxN2oJme42JZw4WZ7AirbMUpVQGJQZQQnpujr4SJ39Uc_dXTWpIVrDyyU2_5w2Cp9Wu4wGz0nng/s4160/IMG_20230610_151944_550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRQon6RqzZWvPqsHg1vedLBp8ap2XrWzpX_jBWY9nYBCPfin0_7Bh3sA12EGDTXaE6sSF3kyWzkyAB_47G091T79zGCg7atytaWKLcdMPJNS1w4fHfxN2oJme42JZw4WZ7AirbMUpVQGJQZQQnpujr4SJ39Uc_dXTWpIVrDyyU2_5w2Cp9Wu4wGz0nng/w640-h480/IMG_20230610_151944_550.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zFqyYdo5jj1ebIjFAz7-Y9o-wXy8nCsweT6JZHPKntTIRW0wDXVjTbG53zNq4GjNcdY8y0eWhJrhZ9s7N4R5DqIfn-LWbrcKABEQoy6pfVhoY24XjeP84JUq3UcrSKaqaKDy-enb4CjHKtuobw44PFNe0hehf4Msn257tMXjMBNu2pn17suiq1EPUQ/s4160/IMG_20230610_152100_357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zFqyYdo5jj1ebIjFAz7-Y9o-wXy8nCsweT6JZHPKntTIRW0wDXVjTbG53zNq4GjNcdY8y0eWhJrhZ9s7N4R5DqIfn-LWbrcKABEQoy6pfVhoY24XjeP84JUq3UcrSKaqaKDy-enb4CjHKtuobw44PFNe0hehf4Msn257tMXjMBNu2pn17suiq1EPUQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230610_152100_357.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Orchard.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuiPsUJits75qDjUxhnTBVJekozTA84MfYlMUavKCjSRnSnyrV_hEN0RzSuJrzeebPY_xgc79YqdTIZnNPLBwxAMlfhe7BVOVQYi4iJ4mg1qE7RkyKsXkrMQ-zdHUbCzylqaSV5keGTZhDw1LjKxAIYEN-LCwzDfr6Q-X_56iqa2LHvQLvezo9p3h3Nw/s4160/IMG_20230610_152632_164.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuiPsUJits75qDjUxhnTBVJekozTA84MfYlMUavKCjSRnSnyrV_hEN0RzSuJrzeebPY_xgc79YqdTIZnNPLBwxAMlfhe7BVOVQYi4iJ4mg1qE7RkyKsXkrMQ-zdHUbCzylqaSV5keGTZhDw1LjKxAIYEN-LCwzDfr6Q-X_56iqa2LHvQLvezo9p3h3Nw/w640-h480/IMG_20230610_152632_164.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Maze.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Saffron Walden also had an art gallery, a museum and a beautiful church; all of which we'll visit when we come back again. And of course it had charity shops to discover; 10 in all although the Oxfam was closed for refurbishment. I found a gold metallic pair of sandals by Dune; my summer sandal collection is now complete. I also found some earrings and some L'Occitane body lotion. OH did really well!<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEis-xUDGFCNZz35qthTT7WxzIJZDIrsCZUO8kwPZXqa9kRjYZQTnsW4-LM8pDDTZc3hK3bFfQ7x6xxR01jJBXvMuCmukRqpfb90qqMTBCuhjis1JufBGqDPEDcJ2PQQxWyFFdpbZrPEReJCrE_i5KzO7BgJOjog5LV8fEAUggjSdfNiJCCFbnN3eDBRvg/s4160/IMG_20230611_125126_806.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-xUDGFCNZz35qthTT7WxzIJZDIrsCZUO8kwPZXqa9kRjYZQTnsW4-LM8pDDTZc3hK3bFfQ7x6xxR01jJBXvMuCmukRqpfb90qqMTBCuhjis1JufBGqDPEDcJ2PQQxWyFFdpbZrPEReJCrE_i5KzO7BgJOjog5LV8fEAUggjSdfNiJCCFbnN3eDBRvg/w640-h480/IMG_20230611_125126_806.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>It was 29 degrees on Saturday and the same temperature was predicted for Sunday. In fact it went up to 30 degrees on Saturday. It was another scorcher on Sunday. I needed to stay cool and a cotton dress was just the ticket for a really hot day. This one by Next was pre-loved and probably came from Barnardo's. I wore my new to me Dune sandals and went for a swim. It was so easy to just slip off the dress in the changing rooms...On my way back I saw a sign saying the 'Black Tom' street jumble was due to start at 11 am and I thought it was worth a look. (Black Tom is the local name of the area I live in; named after an 18th century highwayman). After having breakfast and getting ready, I set off for the jumble finding a couple of plants; a winter dress and a lightweight cardigan which I can take on walks if I need something light. All the proceeds from the street jumble go to charities so it's all for a good cause. It was smaller than the Harpur Ward street jumble (another area very close to me); just concentrated in 3 or 4 streets which was just as well as I was knackered after walking around in the heat for 45 minutes.<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEi2Vp16G1wiLroxwl0QRJPUzDdCNt77L-1Enh_HGQwb3zVQPANy0pwtMLOamcuM01A4U4NFUYyxINO4_8uAZyc0JgjqeXtBkuAvJm9pj-TbMRjgImNqxoO-gzvED_iFnvec8hJ19yodixH0F2DzT0beqQse3lkRkyAEOa6MlGe34F6fxLgu7imhLNxjSw/s3350/IMG_20230611_124942_399.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3350" data-original-width="1461" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2Vp16G1wiLroxwl0QRJPUzDdCNt77L-1Enh_HGQwb3zVQPANy0pwtMLOamcuM01A4U4NFUYyxINO4_8uAZyc0JgjqeXtBkuAvJm9pj-TbMRjgImNqxoO-gzvED_iFnvec8hJ19yodixH0F2DzT0beqQse3lkRkyAEOa6MlGe34F6fxLgu7imhLNxjSw/w280-h640/IMG_20230611_124942_399.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm5gwU41lOxzWRNiOCPNDTKqm1fJtlhmDx7e_UlF3i62wA_EKVSdZQM4PWfMw1ax9c4ubcYYroMNF56QgiHJuYJO-gPFOfMnx9e9d-b9xz7Z6i3lGf92hwBQOqWBbMiJdY3gs24EBki-jzD8FPvr65_xTv59aJbdtFulQ7wbe2hRF6YI9i4e4QCx80AQ/s3451/IMG_20230611_124821_625.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3451" data-original-width="1484" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm5gwU41lOxzWRNiOCPNDTKqm1fJtlhmDx7e_UlF3i62wA_EKVSdZQM4PWfMw1ax9c4ubcYYroMNF56QgiHJuYJO-gPFOfMnx9e9d-b9xz7Z6i3lGf92hwBQOqWBbMiJdY3gs24EBki-jzD8FPvr65_xTv59aJbdtFulQ7wbe2hRF6YI9i4e4QCx80AQ/w276-h640/IMG_20230611_124821_625.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved. I wore these earrings to the swimming pool and forgot to take them off in the water. Luckily they stayed in place. There weren't many people swimming on Sunday morning which made for a nicely uncrowded swim.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfABpfH7mqV8wn8V0tBc4q0sLXAa2OX2G4fF_JHVhHQlTJ121Qs12BIL1jzX61hbzxVlEpcvntUhQc2Tyfxo0Khor2A9CmNSzY2qVDCk4-X7iPTgURV5H47HRa_UM-gO8WaVbqqitVAcUxasOdLSNV5KcoObnxBwW47nTLMS4ecDDZdFOCZ6KsVo4jeA/s2560/IMG_20230611_124748_662.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1429" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfABpfH7mqV8wn8V0tBc4q0sLXAa2OX2G4fF_JHVhHQlTJ121Qs12BIL1jzX61hbzxVlEpcvntUhQc2Tyfxo0Khor2A9CmNSzY2qVDCk4-X7iPTgURV5H47HRa_UM-gO8WaVbqqitVAcUxasOdLSNV5KcoObnxBwW47nTLMS4ecDDZdFOCZ6KsVo4jeA/w358-h640/IMG_20230611_124748_662.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The hot and humid weather continued on Monday reaching 27 degrees according to the car thermostat. I wore cotton again. This cotton jumpsuit was lovely and cool. I bought it in Barnado's earlier this year when the dresses were all half price. Children's sandals; bought at a local shoe shop. All jewellery pre-loved. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I lost one of these earrings ages ago and when I was pottering about in the garden on Sunday afternoon dead heading various plants I discovered it in my tub of fritillary plants. The squirrel had been trying to dig the bulbs up - again - and that was when I spotted the earring; gleaming dully in the top of the pot! The metal was a little rusty but I cleaned it off with oil; it was fortuitous that I'd hung on to the remaining earring...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEinTp0DP4tWjFb9CBL8O9mmd3EZl34jEV_TTElX-wF_aZbrajhGC9_CiNupMA50EFvFmNe-sKYRqceeZ1BBKXK0MwG7sWwBRb49qa29JLSqD5auXMvgaH1Mrp5eA6iCA-_Z0ax_X_JoVYccDh8tr_LxRhG1geWuQjAa4f4Qpu9Dq64sp3LYLRfXF4Zxiw/s3580/IMG_20230612_091206_802.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3580" data-original-width="1518" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTp0DP4tWjFb9CBL8O9mmd3EZl34jEV_TTElX-wF_aZbrajhGC9_CiNupMA50EFvFmNe-sKYRqceeZ1BBKXK0MwG7sWwBRb49qa29JLSqD5auXMvgaH1Mrp5eA6iCA-_Z0ax_X_JoVYccDh8tr_LxRhG1geWuQjAa4f4Qpu9Dq64sp3LYLRfXF4Zxiw/w272-h640/IMG_20230612_091206_802.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Probably not the most flattering item in my wardrobe but it was cool.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There were an awful lot of donations on Monday. Everyone seemed to be having a clear out. I bought nothing. I'd bought quite a lot the previous week and decided it would be a charity shop no spend week this week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgHoQOySHB8tiPiYGDmGITiJ-FV5IKZQMDZN7PvGJ07Smun3LKNwfd8w_77OijePT0OQd83XTL6jWgaOcnIIrD6BSoN4ZfMK0UiuU6F2-hTZE0wkZDBeSTcG2S5fzI1kiYnMYjj4yn30Xjw1cxThMq9wX3g68COZIoAYju6gNgJJOBqoJJj8QfRAQRA/s3564/IMG_20230612_091056_705.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3564" data-original-width="1349" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgHoQOySHB8tiPiYGDmGITiJ-FV5IKZQMDZN7PvGJ07Smun3LKNwfd8w_77OijePT0OQd83XTL6jWgaOcnIIrD6BSoN4ZfMK0UiuU6F2-hTZE0wkZDBeSTcG2S5fzI1kiYnMYjj4yn30Xjw1cxThMq9wX3g68COZIoAYju6gNgJJOBqoJJj8QfRAQRA/w242-h640/IMG_20230612_091056_705.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilXJZiddR6TE7TVdu0GWucPa46-3IuV3djq0xyJz4rlI_7fiRmXBtOCmP4DHiFErd0iz-Abe_W7IHwoAiP1SWMNB7DfSzTTElC-1J3jfu4YSKi0o5flgmrdzsId7xcgx18HWGa9zefKzTRoPtnQsXBqlRXo7efrT-Jalinmi5VCHYUWb-ocFTdnnTIg/s2560/IMG_20230612_090747_427.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiilXJZiddR6TE7TVdu0GWucPa46-3IuV3djq0xyJz4rlI_7fiRmXBtOCmP4DHiFErd0iz-Abe_W7IHwoAiP1SWMNB7DfSzTTElC-1J3jfu4YSKi0o5flgmrdzsId7xcgx18HWGa9zefKzTRoPtnQsXBqlRXo7efrT-Jalinmi5VCHYUWb-ocFTdnnTIg/w480-h640/IMG_20230612_090747_427.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I came back a little earlier than usual from Barnardo's as the boiler was being serviced in the afternoon. I also arranged for my phone upgrade; managing to reduce the monthly payment by £9.00. The new phone should arrive on Wednesday and should have a superior camera to my current phone. I shall hang onto the current phone in case I need it; my track record with mobile phones is not good as you know. Two stolen in the last few years... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I hung out some washing and then set to catching up with blog land. The back door was open and the smell of stocks and the allysum from the garden drifted in. The pansies were growing in profusion in the front window boxes where I could see them from my seat in the living room. There was a brief burst of thunder and the sun disappeared; it also cooled down considerably, but all in all it was a lovely day. I heard the swifts screaming overhead earlier. I was getting a bit worried as it seemed a while since I last heard them. Meanwhile, the birds in the garden continue to devour anything that gets puts out for them in double quick time and there's an abundance of young, raucous starlings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Yet another glorious day on Tuesday. 29 degrees again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiulU1fsGL-qW0l-YEwj3zyAA4Mhx_eSOadR0D-xvUYY81cViHATtBhlyOq6HPqUJwbiOrs6fXXq0R3062ySDA7UQh9dzPB5Okf3nMkGGSGJCLjHWMsW1C1ldxu3YooBd5gE-6UJBsPuN7p1NcdkwBVDgXlrhHtNF19mfj8hXrjM1tHC7ufRDugaQgyxg/s3789/IMG_20230613_092059_423.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3789" data-original-width="1583" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiulU1fsGL-qW0l-YEwj3zyAA4Mhx_eSOadR0D-xvUYY81cViHATtBhlyOq6HPqUJwbiOrs6fXXq0R3062ySDA7UQh9dzPB5Okf3nMkGGSGJCLjHWMsW1C1ldxu3YooBd5gE-6UJBsPuN7p1NcdkwBVDgXlrhHtNF19mfj8hXrjM1tHC7ufRDugaQgyxg/w268-h640/IMG_20230613_092059_423.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cotton dress to the rescue. Pre-loved dress by Joules bought in half-price dress sale at Barnardo's. Sandals by Sainsburys. Denim jacket as before and all jewellery pre-loved. The dress has a sea-green stripe which I tried to echo in my earrings, ring and bangle.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZbvRYgx3KpubLqZYUW01u0ofia07WV1eAPmsPkqytbWhsvUkg3akcG9dZHo6tGrbGS8g2_fi6uUdmMwJ9NK1asrKRhdd1rgPwOP6ckMToFUX8CMyIUPRDgxc8zokSf4fF-eXCajCwT3YUv-OR-cJTxWQELyFDLY2DnhvUG8Wo8MKM-9eXKpwlLQTGQ/s3477/IMG_20230613_092221_599.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3477" data-original-width="1301" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTZbvRYgx3KpubLqZYUW01u0ofia07WV1eAPmsPkqytbWhsvUkg3akcG9dZHo6tGrbGS8g2_fi6uUdmMwJ9NK1asrKRhdd1rgPwOP6ckMToFUX8CMyIUPRDgxc8zokSf4fF-eXCajCwT3YUv-OR-cJTxWQELyFDLY2DnhvUG8Wo8MKM-9eXKpwlLQTGQ/w240-h640/IMG_20230613_092221_599.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Finished early at the food bank. One of our volunteers who is in their late 80s hadn't been in for a few weeks; today I learned he had had a stroke and was in hospital. I do hope he makes a good recovery; get well soon Ivor. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had an appointment at my doctor's surgery to get my BP checked and have a general health check. My BP perfect I'm very glad to say. From there I ran a couple of errands and then home to write and publish my blog and catch up with others. I started the Maggie Gee autobiography before cooking dinner. Middle grandson is staying over as he has his final exam on Wednesday. Youngest grandson is 13 on Sunday and we're off out for a birthday meal in Northampton on Saturday night to celebrate. Those 13 years have flown by!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGximoD0UJ8Xi8JMkPQ1Dh4RpqJ4v5wfjfV8PxN7DGN5BpO4VPJ7XkBzZOP85pjGAiZB0JV19UV1QWH7wHLHXaNNFxfHXjED9S9URAraJnxBVtntNogNlLhe6-lXU-7JphMznaWGqIqBtWJrrOI4aszZA2QM4F-bGNIuGmT0co9PgAZadqfWUDzahUug/s2560/IMG_20230613_091921_455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1322" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGximoD0UJ8Xi8JMkPQ1Dh4RpqJ4v5wfjfV8PxN7DGN5BpO4VPJ7XkBzZOP85pjGAiZB0JV19UV1QWH7wHLHXaNNFxfHXjED9S9URAraJnxBVtntNogNlLhe6-lXU-7JphMznaWGqIqBtWJrrOI4aszZA2QM4F-bGNIuGmT0co9PgAZadqfWUDzahUug/w330-h640/IMG_20230613_091921_455.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Friday I get the chance to do the walk I missed last Friday because the sat nav had a hissy fit. Apparently not many people were able to make it so it's being repeated this Friday. Yay! I have my trusty new road atlas to hand and will find the meeting point without the sat nav. I won't be beaten by a bloody machine! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Until the next time...</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p></div>Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-11376788694583621382023-05-30T16:36:00.003+01:002023-05-30T16:36:38.683+01:00A trip to Leeds and other things<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hello. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A photo heavy post - you have been warned!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6W5rgZ3GlrMB0UG8w5kgIiHjjJ1z_TTc1wQz5EtbhwOf_UqKcei24Y8s3Mv8eVX4yXwKdUc2ZWTS5zz88E9Tw9J1_5XaT7clkF1XP7S_aj84lwE_R3BmFvlJFeJUogusSYoU1-5UKrMC-IZUjABGNlWWLsizEi1YLh4wGMjyAu_41gKsbxXE87SXVbQ/s4160/IMG_20230517_101149_795.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6W5rgZ3GlrMB0UG8w5kgIiHjjJ1z_TTc1wQz5EtbhwOf_UqKcei24Y8s3Mv8eVX4yXwKdUc2ZWTS5zz88E9Tw9J1_5XaT7clkF1XP7S_aj84lwE_R3BmFvlJFeJUogusSYoU1-5UKrMC-IZUjABGNlWWLsizEi1YLh4wGMjyAu_41gKsbxXE87SXVbQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230517_101149_795.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">These are the hangars at Cardington, Bedford. Originally built to house the R100 and R101 airships; they are now used for filming. They're large enough to fly a helicopter in and I've heard houses were built and demolished inside as part of a film set. One of the Batman movies was filmed here. You might wonder why I'm showing you a photo of these rather ugly but magnificent buildings? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Well, we walked here last Wednesday as part of the usual Wednesday Ivel Valley Ramblers walk. It was an interesting walk in two ways. Firstly, when stopped midway for a coffee break in a field, we realised that about 5 people were missing. The walk leader went off to find them and we set off again without them; eventually meeting up with them about a mile further on. They had taken a wrong turning. That's the first time I've known that to happen on a Rambler's walk! We joke and say we're allowed to 'lose' 10% of walkers on a walk but we lost 25% in this instance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Then, when I was driving home I realised I'd lost my phone - again. I had used it to take the photo above at the start of the walk. When I got home I called Jan, who was on the walk with me, and she suggested trying 'Find my phone' (an app that tries to locate missing devices). So I did, using my laptop (phone and laptop are connected) and guess what? It located the phone for me! I got back into the car and found my way to the nearest address it gave me; which happened to be directly across from the hangars. I walked across the road towards the hangars and there was my phone lying on the ground. How lucky was that? It must have fallen out of my pocket after I'd taken the photo. How brilliant is modern technology? I wished I'd thought to use it when my phone was taken before...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEizeNyY0eXBJNALY8Wr9OdGNOQ9C1GiGZNevi06l1Yap5sZuSu50xVdajo3G7y8a65GPS3uXnY0quM234y62vc11fzKMABMfRGMQanjSgLn2OYzjPqj9cM2nE-djYqBTWnKQbpK5_3KLzpdzwfnu7UN7at4j_OrrHWXXH0HruwnEIGZUIXw74gZtmzpyg/s3476/IMG_20230518_121145_880.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3476" data-original-width="1462" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizeNyY0eXBJNALY8Wr9OdGNOQ9C1GiGZNevi06l1Yap5sZuSu50xVdajo3G7y8a65GPS3uXnY0quM234y62vc11fzKMABMfRGMQanjSgLn2OYzjPqj9cM2nE-djYqBTWnKQbpK5_3KLzpdzwfnu7UN7at4j_OrrHWXXH0HruwnEIGZUIXw74gZtmzpyg/w270-h640/IMG_20230518_121145_880.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was Thursday's outfit. I stayed in my walking gear on Wednesday as I tend to stay in my walking gear all day if I walked with my group in the morning. In warmer weather I tend to wear jeans and tops plus walking boots when walking; in winter I wear waterproof or shower proof trousers, jumpers or fleeces.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifYVWcvJXdv5dFDITsG_LPJ-M7IJDq5Bm8q9_si7SyeEOyvkcJyf75XrzDUlW8TuGkBGwt-83T8Trzye9GEYUss8aKU4eGiwHTMt7AecjkuqepUS13X5Od__fiW0DX8LuXEd19vjF9UfrNpQ-TyH9AgnXDS00_ED0_kq1Toaw41Swt42mslXPPmLDdYA/s3376/original_cde83de9-2fea-46ae-91c4-546f9e5a6b6c_IMG_20230518_121043_457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3376" data-original-width="1335" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifYVWcvJXdv5dFDITsG_LPJ-M7IJDq5Bm8q9_si7SyeEOyvkcJyf75XrzDUlW8TuGkBGwt-83T8Trzye9GEYUss8aKU4eGiwHTMt7AecjkuqepUS13X5Od__fiW0DX8LuXEd19vjF9UfrNpQ-TyH9AgnXDS00_ED0_kq1Toaw41Swt42mslXPPmLDdYA/w254-h640/original_cde83de9-2fea-46ae-91c4-546f9e5a6b6c_IMG_20230518_121043_457.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved. Trousers by M&S; tee shirt by Religion both via Barnardo's. Jacket/kimono top 1.00 rail somewhere no label; pumps also pre-loved but can't remember where I bought them. All jewellery pre-loved. I started Thursday off as usual with a 45 lap swim. Once I was ready I went to buy birthday presents for OH and do the Aldi shopping. I then walked into town for another present for OH and a card. Collected grandson from school; made dinner and took youngest to basket ball practice. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Middle grandson liked the Levi black denim jacket and wore it so I could see him wearing it. It fitted him perfectly. It was a warm sunny day all day which was lovely. I forgot to say in my previous post that I saw swifts over the house last week. The sound of screaming swifts is the sound of summer to me and I look forward to seeing and hearing them every year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NHZU1roCdmQCiOd4UftxbEe7wQpbo5D_w2s3YkVzwlhDNTDtfOG6q0zpBbMnolDXVV34SIKxm1h0ix_YgSC-JDIhvs-HVsJX1cWIswlScFNG1kz63frAKwrz5fRrlNsqpXLXUTa128QiUkPUki9YSz9ocYTqnU4isME_pU2j9P-v75Uwfl53yQc8OA/s2377/original_09fe2262-10cf-42ea-aebe-a1687528920f_IMG_20230518_120916_317.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2377" data-original-width="1424" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NHZU1roCdmQCiOd4UftxbEe7wQpbo5D_w2s3YkVzwlhDNTDtfOG6q0zpBbMnolDXVV34SIKxm1h0ix_YgSC-JDIhvs-HVsJX1cWIswlScFNG1kz63frAKwrz5fRrlNsqpXLXUTa128QiUkPUki9YSz9ocYTqnU4isME_pU2j9P-v75Uwfl53yQc8OA/w384-h640/original_09fe2262-10cf-42ea-aebe-a1687528920f_IMG_20230518_120916_317.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Since 'The Blood Pact' finished we haven't found anything suitable to watch on TV. We tried to watch a Danish series; I can't remember the name but I'm sick of programmes where women are constantly violently killed and mutilated. We tried a couple of episodes of a German series but it was a bit too teen for us. Thank goodness 'Sewing Bee' returns next week!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEir-dQGVRtJuFnFy21Ogwj917XO4IiKnvEnMvnnjlT3xMv6_rLPqgIpTN_DJK2EGLAZDkyBB1AAX3NkSW0pfZu8z0QXfHbLPnopgXwGA7d9pZO9mdYk5HWlGgUZWUd_HCA0lVohchcBXjeihoaTnAHFnvuibI-o8iAeOEvJ8bGBjn8-QTfMb4wqslPSXw/s3232/IMG_20230519_093022_680.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3232" data-original-width="1341" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-dQGVRtJuFnFy21Ogwj917XO4IiKnvEnMvnnjlT3xMv6_rLPqgIpTN_DJK2EGLAZDkyBB1AAX3NkSW0pfZu8z0QXfHbLPnopgXwGA7d9pZO9mdYk5HWlGgUZWUd_HCA0lVohchcBXjeihoaTnAHFnvuibI-o8iAeOEvJ8bGBjn8-QTfMb4wqslPSXw/w266-h640/IMG_20230519_093022_680.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved. Clogs by Seasalt found in a Devon charity shop. Black suedette jacket found last year in Barnardo's. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2OiO_Eqh04ZkEEMLaNfFmXQbeJ94QdX8Yah2ApLaNTG9OfrKvcKrsbZNhGwg8dPdPzWW3DKiFJZcWNzSdwhP5pagYF1VdRbsLpBTKH2VzIPg2FT0mghBIk0puYc0C-OWRheHm1j_nhSp86KBq1sjAfA4aYFDZw8uicDtz2z8j66mCwLm54KVklpPyA/s3668/IMG_20230519_093124_156.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3668" data-original-width="1485" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2OiO_Eqh04ZkEEMLaNfFmXQbeJ94QdX8Yah2ApLaNTG9OfrKvcKrsbZNhGwg8dPdPzWW3DKiFJZcWNzSdwhP5pagYF1VdRbsLpBTKH2VzIPg2FT0mghBIk0puYc0C-OWRheHm1j_nhSp86KBq1sjAfA4aYFDZw8uicDtz2z8j66mCwLm54KVklpPyA/w260-h640/IMG_20230519_093124_156.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was cooler and overcast for much of Friday; the jacket was needed. I spent the morning running errands; there was no unofficial bus walk. I went to Sainsbury's; Home Bargains for more bird food; the library, the post office and had a rummage in the Castle Rd charity shops where I hadn't been for a few weeks. I found a velvet jump suit; BNWT for 6.00 and a pendant necklace in green. I went to the post office to return the replicated Fitbit; only to find I needed to take it to a DHL office. The nearest was in Queen's Park so I took it there. Errands completed I went home and caught up with blogging and blog land. No cooking on Fridays, hurrah!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcZliyc6kKTymHMPmk9lhW-ei8DFmZM8kogqjJKMTlV8rOwrPAWJj2t6E9wCOMs20zDKcevqajBZnB4YkeXeOa1RECOk-VDBQMl8JLSACGsg46s6wylSrDdUgyuCfFxwrB2Pa5bCBpGfntwiQoXwGX4O5hTerk8OYP_xYobG8ML6W5uFbozL-MmwL4w/s2459/IMG_20230519_093213_661.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2459" data-original-width="1844" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcZliyc6kKTymHMPmk9lhW-ei8DFmZM8kogqjJKMTlV8rOwrPAWJj2t6E9wCOMs20zDKcevqajBZnB4YkeXeOa1RECOk-VDBQMl8JLSACGsg46s6wylSrDdUgyuCfFxwrB2Pa5bCBpGfntwiQoXwGX4O5hTerk8OYP_xYobG8ML6W5uFbozL-MmwL4w/w480-h640/IMG_20230519_093213_661.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everyone came round in the evening for some of OH's birthday cake and a drink. Happy birthday to my wonderful OH!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There are developments in the garden:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEg5TmrwT92AcKsEK3AsFLyhqOLmfaXaiIpZdb0Q9M0UCsRdpEKW8J9ET0WFioTVtdMXiMhFdO5e7OD1FHNMnqayMlSlEfaxRPPCSPg12m2Xx7NsYTdt9QV512rNh09c4WTdOm9W5HRxRoU2UYIrgSdAzGR9I568O7CQMemuQLoLfzp_tI79qsEOh96Ttw/s4160/IMG_20230519_142951_096.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TmrwT92AcKsEK3AsFLyhqOLmfaXaiIpZdb0Q9M0UCsRdpEKW8J9ET0WFioTVtdMXiMhFdO5e7OD1FHNMnqayMlSlEfaxRPPCSPg12m2Xx7NsYTdt9QV512rNh09c4WTdOm9W5HRxRoU2UYIrgSdAzGR9I568O7CQMemuQLoLfzp_tI79qsEOh96Ttw/w640-h480/IMG_20230519_142951_096.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I love the intense cobalt blue of this senetti so much we have 2 pots of it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJ1KD_zNmFKuYvPxUMDB7o-oLAXOf0ms_KRs2npgtfMC2HyTRJmh0sQ0speZnhUw0IXJWMvUqLPmcSb6kC-lsBrfkYiQ2stiFO_PhpyKnQxdVFXEb_Q8B4xNUC5dz3maF-JKOJtEneIlR2bWImqGbgCs97YhxUHGdDNOxGSOSS25xURKOoGxgp2-A_Q/s4160/IMG_20230519_143038_516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihJ1KD_zNmFKuYvPxUMDB7o-oLAXOf0ms_KRs2npgtfMC2HyTRJmh0sQ0speZnhUw0IXJWMvUqLPmcSb6kC-lsBrfkYiQ2stiFO_PhpyKnQxdVFXEb_Q8B4xNUC5dz3maF-JKOJtEneIlR2bWImqGbgCs97YhxUHGdDNOxGSOSS25xURKOoGxgp2-A_Q/w640-h480/IMG_20230519_143038_516.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The verbena is blooming.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENiIuTzHPIvMtjpxzQ9k9MEr5FQuFelid7v12rH0jVbfSDoaMzoApUmElMQ27fyrRoyrH9FAelZkvAbS9jY0Nr2FAIRuIfh8oItmQRO3CiqXsEJ8axXdnTjEX-Og9s8Wa1s8tGkeUPae2C8tMtTgcI_zysGyEuA5tT2P3XA6hR78pFV3Qc8NFhFEO8w/s4160/IMG_20230519_143100_240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENiIuTzHPIvMtjpxzQ9k9MEr5FQuFelid7v12rH0jVbfSDoaMzoApUmElMQ27fyrRoyrH9FAelZkvAbS9jY0Nr2FAIRuIfh8oItmQRO3CiqXsEJ8axXdnTjEX-Og9s8Wa1s8tGkeUPae2C8tMtTgcI_zysGyEuA5tT2P3XA6hR78pFV3Qc8NFhFEO8w/w640-h480/IMG_20230519_143100_240.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The verbascum is blooming, too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCqIY0yJW6WGf77UqusEe8yVx99AiQdTOslWNBEpKYjjq4ruoESXBNriZjtmHUHKSTuMBYBhNGDVbKlz__FaV4csmPaYLL4I-WYikxtWX_pYqoQ0-fSZWpyE3b3q61nYJz6JTt3CV86mSLhdls9JCNxh2ngTfFj5Wr7CV0LFdcjjwrXHGM1i1UazJkg/s3833/IMG_20230520_091110_982.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3833" data-original-width="1734" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCqIY0yJW6WGf77UqusEe8yVx99AiQdTOslWNBEpKYjjq4ruoESXBNriZjtmHUHKSTuMBYBhNGDVbKlz__FaV4csmPaYLL4I-WYikxtWX_pYqoQ0-fSZWpyE3b3q61nYJz6JTt3CV86mSLhdls9JCNxh2ngTfFj5Wr7CV0LFdcjjwrXHGM1i1UazJkg/w290-h640/IMG_20230520_091110_982.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I repurposed my old vegetable rack into a plant stand for the garden. Begonias in the bottom tier; then wandering minstrel in the middle and campanula on the top tier. OH bought the campanula; I think he'd forgotten it grows wild all over the back wall...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Saturday was warm and sunny and with a breeze. Perfect walking weather and I set off for a walk on Saturday afternoon with the North Beds group. We had a brilliant walk of 7.5 miles from the village of Riseley to the village of Swineshead and return. Riseley had several houses with plant </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">sales so I bought some ajuga for my hanging basket at the front; some nasturtiums because I don't know what happened to the ones I planted last year - they may still surface yet; plumbago; the first I've ever had, and another sedum.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFI0eRUOJ7xrG8ofs8aH7z3oDjHgIz2NGaTayukK4o9zgaLAsHPQiM1Rs19-h99q3khUMmPCdccJV1oZB3R5IKdQZkAtQZ_zD-uzjGrtk36iQ1jg6L0lGRRJeuL7rm9wVyQGYq7c0cpFQp2i7dTThs0CGtvau8H_Fpb-lLrxwR7LbB_HzZSiS-Uf-FA/s540/FB_IMG_1684602052092.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="513" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZFI0eRUOJ7xrG8ofs8aH7z3oDjHgIz2NGaTayukK4o9zgaLAsHPQiM1Rs19-h99q3khUMmPCdccJV1oZB3R5IKdQZkAtQZ_zD-uzjGrtk36iQ1jg6L0lGRRJeuL7rm9wVyQGYq7c0cpFQp2i7dTThs0CGtvau8H_Fpb-lLrxwR7LbB_HzZSiS-Uf-FA/w608-h640/FB_IMG_1684602052092.jpg" width="608" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Thank you to Sandra for this photo. Yes, that's me from behind...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEg-b6yGu9Td7DRO66sFdkoctsTrVV8qeYWLeY61x-Jf7V6CVGckvl07rj1GO_42lsH__FP7VLTjvlyAiAui9LfdELrmhtQQ9MJ7yg1_R20dguH-e56KpJp0en1OraBfLZcLYsB9FhuJZt_sbgwqZnwdK6n8wXGSz-YbRgDlsPF0_L8FC1NoKVIcpTR-pA/s1600/FB_IMG_1684734929573.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-b6yGu9Td7DRO66sFdkoctsTrVV8qeYWLeY61x-Jf7V6CVGckvl07rj1GO_42lsH__FP7VLTjvlyAiAui9LfdELrmhtQQ9MJ7yg1_R20dguH-e56KpJp0en1OraBfLZcLYsB9FhuJZt_sbgwqZnwdK6n8wXGSz-YbRgDlsPF0_L8FC1NoKVIcpTR-pA/w288-h640/FB_IMG_1684734929573.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thanks to Paul for this one.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfcVlgyVVdlbU-loe9jsLme6bIk1GbV4Tg-IQag7aPpVqjuqbW6FbiyG1pAoFqGsoyUGLj73itQH_iAKDFOL5PYAbjhfahgsq8ogQKA1RS16Rvl6UE5vukB8gqg5joQsbfWeVXJqirH6FzKDXj1JAgoZ9rjQZXWYay1lcc5vJs7qUzW1ptqDZpKSeqQ/s2560/IMG_20230520_114625_167.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfcVlgyVVdlbU-loe9jsLme6bIk1GbV4Tg-IQag7aPpVqjuqbW6FbiyG1pAoFqGsoyUGLj73itQH_iAKDFOL5PYAbjhfahgsq8ogQKA1RS16Rvl6UE5vukB8gqg5joQsbfWeVXJqirH6FzKDXj1JAgoZ9rjQZXWYay1lcc5vJs7qUzW1ptqDZpKSeqQ/w480-h640/IMG_20230520_114625_167.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>I wore this to walk; all pre-loved except the Doc Martens sandals which were a recent retail buy. I bought a children's pair in size 3 so they were a lot cheaper than the adult ones. Shirt by Falmers; jeans by M & Co. All jewellery pre-loved. I ditched the necklace and the sandals for walking sandals. It was the first time I'd worn the walking sandals for a substantial walk and they were great, pre-loved of course, but I might need to wear socks with them next time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14e3dYqUceVxZIEnfyY_jXlGn0OiHoyt70g6AD58pkukwRfO5qZ9F8xwYvD2CeAK6Pn_Ppvvuxir_ZzkVDp872aNtgUP9LxxpVNwM2NpgNUIONAPlyaFJI-lcOlfOwy9hdTD4PisPFX2Du64XJYBs-4FwzXgRjXioFZaGJMNnyOR_6ivqAPfxPUowEQ/s3548/IMG_20230520_114451_407.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3548" data-original-width="1575" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14e3dYqUceVxZIEnfyY_jXlGn0OiHoyt70g6AD58pkukwRfO5qZ9F8xwYvD2CeAK6Pn_Ppvvuxir_ZzkVDp872aNtgUP9LxxpVNwM2NpgNUIONAPlyaFJI-lcOlfOwy9hdTD4PisPFX2Du64XJYBs-4FwzXgRjXioFZaGJMNnyOR_6ivqAPfxPUowEQ/w284-h640/IMG_20230520_114451_407.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>View from Riseley. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">To the right of the photo are hawthorn (May) blossom hedges; the countryside is awash with it at the moment.<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBswLjaWgxxyO-2NGxaafh3HYH4yJwwziPwD74FLRIPk_gmKipxCC0cdbT0LkLp-Za3XaK_kcZPwgjbzo5HTiGb_pwpOoKj8cUzJ4RZWt8HZNXmdCIQHeMhYXR3zyC7mdRSRHHTa7lxeZdTTK_y6mxuvZGMErdfTwVhKsODqLkLkoGNnCXtn4lAtqr9Q/s4160/IMG_20230520_154242_324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBswLjaWgxxyO-2NGxaafh3HYH4yJwwziPwD74FLRIPk_gmKipxCC0cdbT0LkLp-Za3XaK_kcZPwgjbzo5HTiGb_pwpOoKj8cUzJ4RZWt8HZNXmdCIQHeMhYXR3zyC7mdRSRHHTa7lxeZdTTK_y6mxuvZGMErdfTwVhKsODqLkLkoGNnCXtn4lAtqr9Q/w640-h480/IMG_20230520_154242_324.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Oil seed rape field (thanks to Paul again).</span></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/AVvXsEiSO5Mk4ifg3bjoFmz6e9rr2Af7vD-KJ1eqCeGo7OC2gyJLWz8FlzBGEYvap3S8qs5yRV5gGhfg80hIadgo0Q6vYjnmADIqvad12yNahvnqpdagrlMcOt1JIl1Y--VG5-JIu4t-i-a8dh27E17GSCKm48fsh3EaynQFIx7b4OydXwpQ_-E0GC5Y-PnAyg/s720/FB_IMG_1684734938499.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="324" data-original-width="720" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSO5Mk4ifg3bjoFmz6e9rr2Af7vD-KJ1eqCeGo7OC2gyJLWz8FlzBGEYvap3S8qs5yRV5gGhfg80hIadgo0Q6vYjnmADIqvad12yNahvnqpdagrlMcOt1JIl1Y--VG5-JIu4t-i-a8dh27E17GSCKm48fsh3EaynQFIx7b4OydXwpQ_-E0GC5Y-PnAyg/w640-h288/FB_IMG_1684734938499.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAVMMvbGisaF1DlitG0FZmd2c4FpN8K7RrakfmOk3IvcbZh2svRrvP18YE6gHr-RGiQ5bhVk9ltsLEaDCBia3iXTOtLJ1HM1QSbNpAcI1vwI26qsY3LaUbKvYBNWwXrOr2wit2OZdoATKl4u2yLgFOBj2XKrp9hUv20RBB5WxuLSiS48itoBi5SiNsA/s4160/IMG_20230520_140726_374.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAVMMvbGisaF1DlitG0FZmd2c4FpN8K7RrakfmOk3IvcbZh2svRrvP18YE6gHr-RGiQ5bhVk9ltsLEaDCBia3iXTOtLJ1HM1QSbNpAcI1vwI26qsY3LaUbKvYBNWwXrOr2wit2OZdoATKl4u2yLgFOBj2XKrp9hUv20RBB5WxuLSiS48itoBi5SiNsA/w640-h480/IMG_20230520_140726_374.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wasn't home long before brother Julian arrived from London and we made our way to Kettering to pick up my other two brothers and go for a Thai birthday meal for OH. I changed into a green pleated skirt with a green vintage jacket but forgot to take photos and at the meal. Too busy enjoying the moment...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sunday was the usual; swimming, house cleaning and cooking a Sunday roast.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEjTegy1hEGlFzt7c3PXLZRB1p180SVnTlosoUkGmhSOASL5m3ia9Vsm9tSq02CWtGFOfZpaIzmC8AdExb0MoeGZYlnbT-13HQWgqgLEM1z_tBZVELlnF0MvcgnqMqBsPqd4dGv2Ul9I7GVgV719AWlxQFzSWvAHV6nWHLWmUkupyrIGb22STN4afOiOYw/s3241/IMG_20230522_085245_989.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3241" data-original-width="1593" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTegy1hEGlFzt7c3PXLZRB1p180SVnTlosoUkGmhSOASL5m3ia9Vsm9tSq02CWtGFOfZpaIzmC8AdExb0MoeGZYlnbT-13HQWgqgLEM1z_tBZVELlnF0MvcgnqMqBsPqd4dGv2Ul9I7GVgV719AWlxQFzSWvAHV6nWHLWmUkupyrIGb22STN4afOiOYw/w314-h640/IMG_20230522_085245_989.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There was stocktaking at Barnardo's on Monday. Barnardo's sells a large range of artificial flowers and they had to be counted. Luckily, the manager had almost completed the count by the time I got in. I processed donations and served customers all morning; we were quite busy. I won't go in next week; its a bank holiday weekend and OH and I are off to Leeds to visit OH's army buddy and his wife. We haven't seen them since before the pandemic in 2020...</span></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/AVvXsEj0uNnh7STqbexfEk4FvyymU9PY7A4M39J8TgZWr6huTsRJZ7h5W4dUvM61BiMFtkCPjTElEAPvTc1uxA-hDhAnO9Xdd3xftLnEQnSXDDlrrDx4crbT8MCxJV5UAmpuQ9rGwp5Z7GiP7byFS3bpjDDnBGz5MppIeSZ1Ux9Sgx_dtFg3w6YEVjVOaTLuDA/s3064/IMG_20230522_085137_080.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3064" data-original-width="1722" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uNnh7STqbexfEk4FvyymU9PY7A4M39J8TgZWr6huTsRJZ7h5W4dUvM61BiMFtkCPjTElEAPvTc1uxA-hDhAnO9Xdd3xftLnEQnSXDDlrrDx4crbT8MCxJV5UAmpuQ9rGwp5Z7GiP7byFS3bpjDDnBGz5MppIeSZ1Ux9Sgx_dtFg3w6YEVjVOaTLuDA/w360-h640/IMG_20230522_085137_080.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved except the shoes from Sainsbury's bought a few years ago. Trousers by Papaya via Barnardo's and the Laura Ashley top was a 1.00 rail find somewhere. All jewellery pre-loved; the pendant was found last Friday in the Children's Society. Jacket by Primarni (it's quite an old label) also from Barnardo's.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWBZ2OY42AahYQs8TeDVqIJ9RK-yt_3hVUL-MwVxctVri6hzw5ZUTw8GTIqtIGKE5tZBx9e6gC1zx_rsbIKuNDBHTPW8m12e3KFK_qImwhyKK1mXB1L052QPHWDeriOX5SEF04c_nLYstkRdyoifSqbwNX9iBrcUb_6J5DNos1Kv8Qgi-7RemMZYVgxA/s2560/IMG_20230522_085035_572.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWBZ2OY42AahYQs8TeDVqIJ9RK-yt_3hVUL-MwVxctVri6hzw5ZUTw8GTIqtIGKE5tZBx9e6gC1zx_rsbIKuNDBHTPW8m12e3KFK_qImwhyKK1mXB1L052QPHWDeriOX5SEF04c_nLYstkRdyoifSqbwNX9iBrcUb_6J5DNos1Kv8Qgi-7RemMZYVgxA/w480-h640/IMG_20230522_085035_572.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'd had a letter from the GP practice asking me to go for a blood test as part of an annual check up; I was able to book a test for Monday afternoon; stopping at the library on my way to pick up an Ellie Griffith's book; number 8 in the Ruth Galloway series. I've only one more book to find/borrow as I have all the others waiting on my book shelves to be read...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I was very impressed with the efficiency of the blood test process. I got there 5 minutes early and by the time of my official appointment I had been booked in <b><u>and</u></b> had the samples taken! The last time I went for a blood test I waited about 40 minutes to be seen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Monday was the first day of 'A' level exams for middle grandson. He's staying over the night before each exam as we are just around the corner from his 6th Form college. I was more nervous than him about the first exam but he seemed quietly confident he'd been able to answer all the questions, so fingers crossed...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEg-bTpqrTxgq7wVObnqw9KgvMD52U9ocdHh7w8ZyWL8f5ku5BI6c58gy8b9hhD7FzCsIo-0AuUn8yc-LHLizpmBeRrPthYdFwOwzMNtHXN70yCMCGFi1EspNTgpuszKPTJ7sGFg4nas0VzRWBqy3KUO9SIlPPKKQkeHNtBTza1OybquxjBXSd21gTCCMw/s3040/IMG_20230523_093756_977.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3040" data-original-width="1618" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bTpqrTxgq7wVObnqw9KgvMD52U9ocdHh7w8ZyWL8f5ku5BI6c58gy8b9hhD7FzCsIo-0AuUn8yc-LHLizpmBeRrPthYdFwOwzMNtHXN70yCMCGFi1EspNTgpuszKPTJ7sGFg4nas0VzRWBqy3KUO9SIlPPKKQkeHNtBTza1OybquxjBXSd21gTCCMw/w340-h640/IMG_20230523_093756_977.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Food bank on Tuesday. I put the accumulated toiletries away and made up crates of toiletries for 3 of the distribution centres. I went to the library and got my eyebrows done in the afternoon then home to catch up with blog land and my next Ellie Griffiths book; tenth in the series. On Monday evening we started watching a new BBC series called 'Annika' featuring Nicola Walker; a favourite actress of ours. It's a grower, I think, but I'm still not sure about it...</span></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/AVvXsEh6gZvHzV1jp_AS3_ktIXZjqcpK5UEeT3hXPVEabQyL167XyLDrGBC_DMMS8IdAmdcJ0oiMH4mKBbWQh4Z3YPSLRSi4xhYCiW2CTObHuxdZtnJFm4B8cM_lbSBs2RAx6pe39biSBDJk0jjArGZfdl8UeZWHLyLUSl48zuSDNRGHugldA7JwSTN2X-PYoA/s2937/IMG_20230523_093831_519.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2937" data-original-width="1301" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6gZvHzV1jp_AS3_ktIXZjqcpK5UEeT3hXPVEabQyL167XyLDrGBC_DMMS8IdAmdcJ0oiMH4mKBbWQh4Z3YPSLRSi4xhYCiW2CTObHuxdZtnJFm4B8cM_lbSBs2RAx6pe39biSBDJk0jjArGZfdl8UeZWHLyLUSl48zuSDNRGHugldA7JwSTN2X-PYoA/w284-h640/IMG_20230523_093831_519.jpg" width="284" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved. Trousers by Joules, jacket very old now by M&S; shoes by Clarks. All jewellery also pre-loved except the earrings, old, from Sainsbury's.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtORjmm22yRwKmNMJQ8V09wimmnZ1BD3MP-3OWHSREmrOrBWaoWa6z52TpCN9L30WNXCTdM5Xlm9EYBKgxU7Cnk35F1ymElkTKniTRK7J5weJgom-SpjQxtUSPs20EvYuS7npcJiehw64Qe0x4OzGDXLXJjsxjuao5Pr1scuHzl2hy_6LQ6kLLPharcQ/s2560/IMG_20230523_093646_661.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtORjmm22yRwKmNMJQ8V09wimmnZ1BD3MP-3OWHSREmrOrBWaoWa6z52TpCN9L30WNXCTdM5Xlm9EYBKgxU7Cnk35F1ymElkTKniTRK7J5weJgom-SpjQxtUSPs20EvYuS7npcJiehw64Qe0x4OzGDXLXJjsxjuao5Pr1scuHzl2hy_6LQ6kLLPharcQ/w480-h640/IMG_20230523_093646_661.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Middle grandson came to stay over; he had a History 'A' level exam on Wednesday morning. He said it went well...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEimRCZsp8gY83zugys9oQq3oqbi4hXkqXnnN_HORY0HqEtCwTnhkEfONaMxA7tdLIte8gHQPByv7zeQivg6w_SRZ4X3FDkjo6fww4vRUpD4cTsxfJ_3aRGUv-fgPsce8yxXE5ZmEWB0Lxq8876oQPbg1yRQ6zjgKuGx38LNIRW2W6CaeknLgHCLNyka0Q/s4160/IMG_20230524_104133_117.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimRCZsp8gY83zugys9oQq3oqbi4hXkqXnnN_HORY0HqEtCwTnhkEfONaMxA7tdLIte8gHQPByv7zeQivg6w_SRZ4X3FDkjo6fww4vRUpD4cTsxfJ_3aRGUv-fgPsce8yxXE5ZmEWB0Lxq8876oQPbg1yRQ6zjgKuGx38LNIRW2W6CaeknLgHCLNyka0Q/w640-h480/IMG_20230524_104133_117.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was such a beautiful day on Wednesday. I walked with my group; a 7 mile walk from Woburn Sands taking in the Greensand Ridge: </span><span face="Arial, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Greensand Ridge is one of the few places in Central England where thin, sandy soils support lowland heathland and acid grassland - distinctive landscapes which support specific wildlife and vegetation and need to be protected to thrive. <a href="https://www.greensandtrust.org/about-the-greensand-ridge">SOURCE</a> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiAZ-A8TY5NaNGfAr97u0NfFFaTuFrUE9AVyW6rvTdyWjLCI1sj3LfJKTH5rBJeaxF3FDsCGVh0jcBaHeQLXVtLnKgNrcTqkBg6VZ9t1EwNz_8YOrthUFh2UEYv7aq0QvZDxO3phZ4_qQ_yuhS-BDkQS5EmB11rxDplGzgW5-BJjkq0S6leawrQAZSh4Q/s4160/IMG_20230524_103727_217.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZ-A8TY5NaNGfAr97u0NfFFaTuFrUE9AVyW6rvTdyWjLCI1sj3LfJKTH5rBJeaxF3FDsCGVh0jcBaHeQLXVtLnKgNrcTqkBg6VZ9t1EwNz_8YOrthUFh2UEYv7aq0QvZDxO3phZ4_qQ_yuhS-BDkQS5EmB11rxDplGzgW5-BJjkq0S6leawrQAZSh4Q/w480-h640/IMG_20230524_103727_217.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We walked in woods for a lot of the walk where it was cool and shaded; this not very good photo shows some of the plentiful rhododendrons we spotted and there were still bluebells around. Of course rhododendrons like the acidic soil...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKV3OGq8kDm_7gGprzxpz-CHsBEeOpdUKKc8J56WzUieB-7-CL_EsRBoyMl_3APSx_aduzPm8Eoifh9_A-I31y343MQlJ3le25HnUjWrOswVXSL1bnp4OkoZzM5yR8svF67DSJAJdAUrNCQ1P6ShwK-U62XAUT0w_kpyAWml16z9FoKjHxUNnSaCMPQ/s4160/IMG_20230524_110621_687.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKV3OGq8kDm_7gGprzxpz-CHsBEeOpdUKKc8J56WzUieB-7-CL_EsRBoyMl_3APSx_aduzPm8Eoifh9_A-I31y343MQlJ3le25HnUjWrOswVXSL1bnp4OkoZzM5yR8svF67DSJAJdAUrNCQ1P6ShwK-U62XAUT0w_kpyAWml16z9FoKjHxUNnSaCMPQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230524_110621_687.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Both Woburn Sands and the nearby village of Aspley Guise were very pretty with lots of thatched cottages.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGYOov8-6Hj4R__QJHJbLnzafCFLsAy48SalRSlxy1Cw7H1j9FEiMJYXGVd9hn8j2j5stRwSZpv4IRXHucj6-lIEbt2VZXm2mtDy25p4soQDSBN7w1pcOcRStib6nAoSCvoDc05Y_O4S1XVWOt23ZFQ2pMpMgLzjMKtLhRJFWHgVPhofL2fNuy2xJ2g/s4160/IMG_20230524_123436_992.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIGYOov8-6Hj4R__QJHJbLnzafCFLsAy48SalRSlxy1Cw7H1j9FEiMJYXGVd9hn8j2j5stRwSZpv4IRXHucj6-lIEbt2VZXm2mtDy25p4soQDSBN7w1pcOcRStib6nAoSCvoDc05Y_O4S1XVWOt23ZFQ2pMpMgLzjMKtLhRJFWHgVPhofL2fNuy2xJ2g/w480-h640/IMG_20230524_123436_992.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Near the start of the walk...thanks to Clicky Camera for this one!</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDu5Uq6sQA_ivGW-9HTVn03LxcG820fuKt7A7uT0LrXeGkrbW1_IwF_fJSuDPm_-lYeBvLpoTBs5S7ou4eXT6aduLbQZJpvbh3mG76Zi1B0BNq9KjQnxXyjjOPsIBlei__PvevfcPHVgEfaPY5bka8VBQjGQtWZlgpfvB3u7r23wPbOtUYYZ43JYcEQ/s490/FB_IMG_1685030680054.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="490" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsDu5Uq6sQA_ivGW-9HTVn03LxcG820fuKt7A7uT0LrXeGkrbW1_IwF_fJSuDPm_-lYeBvLpoTBs5S7ou4eXT6aduLbQZJpvbh3mG76Zi1B0BNq9KjQnxXyjjOPsIBlei__PvevfcPHVgEfaPY5bka8VBQjGQtWZlgpfvB3u7r23wPbOtUYYZ43JYcEQ/w640-h484/FB_IMG_1685030680054.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There were 2 charity shops in Woburn Sands I visited both. I found a kaftan reduced to 2.00 (it was too small so I'll see if Hilary would like it) and a bangle with a Wassily Kandinski theme in reds, yellows and oranges. I stopped off at Aldi on the way home for the weekly shop. I hung out a wash when I got in, read my latest library book and made dinner. The Great British Sewing Bee had returned for a new series and we watched it in the evening.</span></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/AVvXsEgtnUXZASwg7LvP4LMn-1lQL2I2CQWzKmabKga8QoLtuKgfj0jGGKaOy-5wSKplNWJYmUfP3dXffS1GzzmEvRXqepy52LgYZah6uPTBxOQhxMIQjbtbzFo0YwG_uPJKh8MZ6ViK99xGaTmhbL6l2hhSPehA_H-a--MWiCiNVychi4_retXOnuLrVI2LeQ/s2175/IMG_20230524_202550_759.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1592" data-original-width="2175" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtnUXZASwg7LvP4LMn-1lQL2I2CQWzKmabKga8QoLtuKgfj0jGGKaOy-5wSKplNWJYmUfP3dXffS1GzzmEvRXqepy52LgYZah6uPTBxOQhxMIQjbtbzFo0YwG_uPJKh8MZ6ViK99xGaTmhbL6l2hhSPehA_H-a--MWiCiNVychi4_retXOnuLrVI2LeQ/w640-h468/IMG_20230524_202550_759.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thursday was busy as always. It was yet another lovely day and after my swim I went to the hairdressers; to Lidl to do the food shopping; collected youngest grandson from school; unpacked the shopping; made dinner and took youngest grandson to basket ball practice. OH and I watched the RHS Chelsea Flower Show on TV in the evening. I particularly like Carol Klein and always look out to see what she's wearing. She always looks so stylish.</span><br /><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/AVvXsEhaihnNKhejfJ1RwuHld3FtSVPCOtUeKKChqFummiHoJzTglkH3_dHPa8igS6AqLpKUSO116V04EyvBr3gx84jLJPXLgpNgecfrwl_b_2aJX4mGH3LVFNKsUuAy59Uy2_gvcRGDSMCHC38TIKo_MwkeB8k9gsTIu8mHo44hWVell_HnJHst_MQY4Rwp2A/s4028/IMG_20230525_130246_665.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4028" data-original-width="2120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaihnNKhejfJ1RwuHld3FtSVPCOtUeKKChqFummiHoJzTglkH3_dHPa8igS6AqLpKUSO116V04EyvBr3gx84jLJPXLgpNgecfrwl_b_2aJX4mGH3LVFNKsUuAy59Uy2_gvcRGDSMCHC38TIKo_MwkeB8k9gsTIu8mHo44hWVell_HnJHst_MQY4Rwp2A/w336-h640/IMG_20230525_130246_665.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved; except the sandals bought last year from Sainsbury's. Dress by Next; jacket as above. Talking of sandals I've accepted I can no longer wear flat sandals because of the PF and I can't put orthotics into open shoes. I reluctantly put the four pairs of sandals I had, one new to me but never yet worn, into the donations bag. I replaced them with 3 pairs of retail sandals; 1 pair black Doc Martens; 1 animal print pair from JD Williams sale and 1 navy blue pair from Sainsbury's sale. If I spot any good ones (i.e. with a thick supportive sole) in the chazzas I will buy them. I'd like a white pair and a green pair...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyOfuFAvfU2HclevnuImohRmCzM-55amxjAnnPOYfpc3xogi9DiZOwLJ7j-UGiL_AOxUPXVpLu5w0Nr0KVjrn8q7VmZp1ftz8EUnK-o3__8kQg6L-gio8NfIvWAox2toWxY02bpMn6nl53dVMbmkNIJr_twfNkJ7aMGquh6E8OgbMHSulC5-LpJU97A/s4136/IMG_20230525_130326_890.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4136" data-original-width="2027" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdyOfuFAvfU2HclevnuImohRmCzM-55amxjAnnPOYfpc3xogi9DiZOwLJ7j-UGiL_AOxUPXVpLu5w0Nr0KVjrn8q7VmZp1ftz8EUnK-o3__8kQg6L-gio8NfIvWAox2toWxY02bpMn6nl53dVMbmkNIJr_twfNkJ7aMGquh6E8OgbMHSulC5-LpJU97A/w314-h640/IMG_20230525_130326_890.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Jewellery all pre-loved. I forgot to put on rings and bangle.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79ee-KgcstAD9sStKXvHzEn06EaOInKlZhYUT2F2vOrJzzr8apEoqMwT37gtxeeqW-o0v6qF6xRifAYnabiVgBwgwrxNDFnP5RLW_36WUc12ZAsaqEPit03L-1ip7YTwzEku9_kJDGAAEo7e27kcUnGqimD7VVDfqF8E1E90u0S5SioDqvMeIUTZIdQ/s2560/IMG_20230525_130430_540.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1596" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg79ee-KgcstAD9sStKXvHzEn06EaOInKlZhYUT2F2vOrJzzr8apEoqMwT37gtxeeqW-o0v6qF6xRifAYnabiVgBwgwrxNDFnP5RLW_36WUc12ZAsaqEPit03L-1ip7YTwzEku9_kJDGAAEo7e27kcUnGqimD7VVDfqF8E1E90u0S5SioDqvMeIUTZIdQ/w400-h640/IMG_20230525_130430_540.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Friday was unofficial bus walk day. It was beautifully warm with a cool breeze so perfect walking weather. We walked 6.5 miles from the village of Waresley in Cambridgeshire to Little and Great Gransden. We met at the garden centre in Waresley and returned there for coffee and cake after the walk. I might have bought a couple of plants, too...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgcVqVo1OgAGvHYWN33eonIYarT1HjlD0btchutNjY17CO8KQshIIWIF5aPZrGqbvffjPSooYsRZD6JjaRFJurfdktgEXfRRhm9ajHPSuF0uKLUUfyfAx7ur1Wzve_f766Oz17WpYTKMQJRj-wpk4fI133qqSWIT6meazNRtc9gJnSUvTKfC0rXkTwpIw/s3406/IMG_20230526_085523_645.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3406" data-original-width="1433" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVqVo1OgAGvHYWN33eonIYarT1HjlD0btchutNjY17CO8KQshIIWIF5aPZrGqbvffjPSooYsRZD6JjaRFJurfdktgEXfRRhm9ajHPSuF0uKLUUfyfAx7ur1Wzve_f766Oz17WpYTKMQJRj-wpk4fI133qqSWIT6meazNRtc9gJnSUvTKfC0rXkTwpIw/w270-h640/IMG_20230526_085523_645.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was my walking outfit. I swapped the sandals (J.D. Williams sale) for walking boots and socks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Trousers by Wallis, shirt by Lipsy and tee shirt by Next.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEO5MceqDrS5jjZ5N_HsoHV4U8QCipiq0GOhFgwVNm4D073AiLX4fJw_Ixw5WoNgjhnPGly0WsG9MLg26zD9JV9V22w6afHmSX-7MsUVazrq5lqkT5Fq8K9jyKNAXzM--gkEOBbjeFZAzUHLpXf7RaJc51tKkAfEQfsk_BbanUS9bIMlDkh-HyVyps3Q/s4011/IMG_20230526_085335_786.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4011" data-original-width="1485" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEO5MceqDrS5jjZ5N_HsoHV4U8QCipiq0GOhFgwVNm4D073AiLX4fJw_Ixw5WoNgjhnPGly0WsG9MLg26zD9JV9V22w6afHmSX-7MsUVazrq5lqkT5Fq8K9jyKNAXzM--gkEOBbjeFZAzUHLpXf7RaJc51tKkAfEQfsk_BbanUS9bIMlDkh-HyVyps3Q/w236-h640/IMG_20230526_085335_786.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-8vh5e8YO3Jd5VpLVfnfOLJ_7x3ubXxKuW5317JGho-qJ8doHd9G3XUpEYj7fHhioOx0sS0_GSc0RMDOUI1R9r8dmx9eOSIGdEL2kOruiei0IcLtwpxwkJtLzr9jPb4TH6Y3bmSDr_vcReWnc9LhUpR78DklBXAjkNK1wwC44dPWQ66Knte88AgFRw/s2300/IMG_20230526_085153_578.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2300" data-original-width="1725" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-8vh5e8YO3Jd5VpLVfnfOLJ_7x3ubXxKuW5317JGho-qJ8doHd9G3XUpEYj7fHhioOx0sS0_GSc0RMDOUI1R9r8dmx9eOSIGdEL2kOruiei0IcLtwpxwkJtLzr9jPb4TH6Y3bmSDr_vcReWnc9LhUpR78DklBXAjkNK1wwC44dPWQ66Knte88AgFRw/w480-h640/IMG_20230526_085153_578.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctR_7YYDJXRhZIi2JwHH-x6R4niPraDzj6S5tfvdqWIcsn58r1EuvaZ1BuSIQxY-sQvvJo9N0nEwZqrsLOO5y6Z24bRLmd7ycf5k_2JHhnAiZ_1-Xfa-XiqWGENfVcSQFCxYT28JjmdK1V3g9boTv2T0g-3Bf2Ror8HAHq3mNzmZ2BPVQrYmD4obZlg/s3095/IMG_20230526_112910_894.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2381" data-original-width="3095" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctR_7YYDJXRhZIi2JwHH-x6R4niPraDzj6S5tfvdqWIcsn58r1EuvaZ1BuSIQxY-sQvvJo9N0nEwZqrsLOO5y6Z24bRLmd7ycf5k_2JHhnAiZ_1-Xfa-XiqWGENfVcSQFCxYT28JjmdK1V3g9boTv2T0g-3Bf2Ror8HAHq3mNzmZ2BPVQrYmD4obZlg/w640-h492/IMG_20230526_112910_894.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is one of our oldest walkers; I seem to recall he had an 80th birthday a few years back. He will be leading a wonderful walk in Kent in a few weeks time which OH and I are really looking forward to.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All three villages we visited had lovely churches and I'd never seen so many thatched houses - or chickens!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgstkpFO7wjC3H3Lx7Ih7BXNaW2RgOgqfKQ4B_xTUbMVieRyjkVI-bqX-26AvoNiOL5_B0yVgb2_wM_Md28amq4jKCEeL37LxRfAf-WrTf3isNw-LOeOau8mXMPRr2mvN-pdSVqaSofta-U2-e4fgLKpC8L530xQmmyxwuEMzXp0NHhqA423yEo241bWg/s2046/IMG_20230526_100822_798-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="1535" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstkpFO7wjC3H3Lx7Ih7BXNaW2RgOgqfKQ4B_xTUbMVieRyjkVI-bqX-26AvoNiOL5_B0yVgb2_wM_Md28amq4jKCEeL37LxRfAf-WrTf3isNw-LOeOau8mXMPRr2mvN-pdSVqaSofta-U2-e4fgLKpC8L530xQmmyxwuEMzXp0NHhqA423yEo241bWg/w480-h640/IMG_20230526_100822_798-COLLAGE.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There were several fields we passed full of chickens and the noise they made was wonderful. It wasn't a clucking sound surprisingly, but very musical; a burbling, rippling sound that was very soothing to the ear. I wished I'd thought to record it. I think it was the sound of contentment...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhbDDMVkrZ66vJ7lc6g6WtQN6CP2rMJWyzMxhoGxZAzFrtyhqUq4JFxwUc1mA0Mr8MeXiGlVDQzMpFPw6HNw6V3NN6TptEa1XNbVTaIjRhvL_4-gd-GoGTXHzpXWMZjf4R126kZPFUF8bNgos-_bsJER1Az2pdL-bqgLMu3Ar2vf8LT5s0rhug1An35aw/s2046/IMG_20230526_095847_726-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2046" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbDDMVkrZ66vJ7lc6g6WtQN6CP2rMJWyzMxhoGxZAzFrtyhqUq4JFxwUc1mA0Mr8MeXiGlVDQzMpFPw6HNw6V3NN6TptEa1XNbVTaIjRhvL_4-gd-GoGTXHzpXWMZjf4R126kZPFUF8bNgos-_bsJER1Az2pdL-bqgLMu3Ar2vf8LT5s0rhug1An35aw/w640-h640/IMG_20230526_095847_726-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Three churches.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_mMnzTTxXkzNefNLJC3oJqh0zPQrYauZgscGm0aTPUV5QtFiA3mFLqyf9WxKD_m3oKzoyNvoqW_YP2HfJ3yD_m2M0NBn07t6hZeY6nS2EeOIbU7tSXxzQQ1nx0XhMc4ySmHB1VnTVRjJ1mWzJ2ktRp_7xeibLUSjBv8dm44IjD8ehmCc1lhl3gLf4w/s2046/IMG_20230526_095819_036-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2046" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_mMnzTTxXkzNefNLJC3oJqh0zPQrYauZgscGm0aTPUV5QtFiA3mFLqyf9WxKD_m3oKzoyNvoqW_YP2HfJ3yD_m2M0NBn07t6hZeY6nS2EeOIbU7tSXxzQQ1nx0XhMc4ySmHB1VnTVRjJ1mWzJ2ktRp_7xeibLUSjBv8dm44IjD8ehmCc1lhl3gLf4w/w640-h640/IMG_20230526_095819_036-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Top; St. James the Great, Waresley (19th C) ; bottom left St. Bartholomew's (15th C), Great Gransden; bottom left St. Peter and St. Paul (13th C); Little Gransden. We didn't go into all 3 churches but the two we visited in the Gransdens had some lovely hassocks/kneelers.</span></div><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/AVvXsEgyC2wDK3Z2ZjdkwukHfkZQQiglhovai26dSKXz6PmwlukGa5iYCeTHJ_nh4W45YuGeO77TWbtQHbCJk76CL9td13pFdmL8jhfxC5gsI7nKHuUOKDgM9tiDSwA8fw5Wy917DvJiNK_dPiJqA0br9TVJLB7LUlK1OgkyA8IyCsqg-u9poP4clvzpBFMVjA/s2046/IMG_20230526_105504_485-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2046" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyC2wDK3Z2ZjdkwukHfkZQQiglhovai26dSKXz6PmwlukGa5iYCeTHJ_nh4W45YuGeO77TWbtQHbCJk76CL9td13pFdmL8jhfxC5gsI7nKHuUOKDgM9tiDSwA8fw5Wy917DvJiNK_dPiJqA0br9TVJLB7LUlK1OgkyA8IyCsqg-u9poP4clvzpBFMVjA/w640-h640/IMG_20230526_105504_485-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Not all churches are left open because this sort of thing happens all too frequently:</span></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/AVvXsEj8d0NGg2HgeITsr_8thF0_-icjdD_56KjbrRpba4rBjrvH35-gbcnAc_ArTsWi_EF8ffX98FFWqPP2W-Nb8VoTS768piFQsGCeTtavhYzRs61-Cj2ltBIX-pr7szgqMuBseN_lyIdkTSRarq5f2M5eHf6A7JOh0dmKnhQmdXBmkCKKhnOew7-Mkv8Qcg/s4160/IMG_20230526_105630_490.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8d0NGg2HgeITsr_8thF0_-icjdD_56KjbrRpba4rBjrvH35-gbcnAc_ArTsWi_EF8ffX98FFWqPP2W-Nb8VoTS768piFQsGCeTtavhYzRs61-Cj2ltBIX-pr7szgqMuBseN_lyIdkTSRarq5f2M5eHf6A7JOh0dmKnhQmdXBmkCKKhnOew7-Mkv8Qcg/w480-h640/IMG_20230526_105630_490.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Some amazing stained glass windows.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitAHmguXxPB_7dlLP73j237CuXy5yoyMlKZSo7qnj74O5Ndmujk3UhiIedd24w6tUTmIdo28trYjZQpLmGE4N4ZSyTiAPP7zK9PRuX6w7pO9Zy8yOqkz5-rnlfNtse7aqzYcWgltJz-YKJbmU-je5pVsfAUHKZrx28NVsd48MDJnx_shCr27pBrJ-2JQ/s2047/IMG_20230526_105128_695-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2047" data-original-width="2047" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitAHmguXxPB_7dlLP73j237CuXy5yoyMlKZSo7qnj74O5Ndmujk3UhiIedd24w6tUTmIdo28trYjZQpLmGE4N4ZSyTiAPP7zK9PRuX6w7pO9Zy8yOqkz5-rnlfNtse7aqzYcWgltJz-YKJbmU-je5pVsfAUHKZrx28NVsd48MDJnx_shCr27pBrJ-2JQ/w640-h640/IMG_20230526_105128_695-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This one for readers from Canada. The bottom right window was dedicated to the 405 Pathfinder Squadron (Royal Canadian Airforce) as follows:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;">Canadian Armed Forces: Stained glass window dedicated in 1989 to the memory of 405 Pathfinder Squadron who were based at Gransden airfield </span><span class="more-content" face="Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">in WW2. Designed by Glen Carter. Three light stained glass window depicts seven crewmen looking up at Lancaster bombers caught in searchlights. Maple leaves fall from the sky representing the dead. Squadron crest below. <a href="https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/207758">SOURCE</a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="more-content" face="Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="more-content" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Jxxjln57bZ5NzMSlCS3Q7P1h9pvcZ3n4ZkXhwR5y7-3LZoVbXugEc6ejv6kMU99ByQOX89BFW_f8uBQFR30QzMSjOjmtKrCBGbShSNKGy_liV2h_dly-cQEMcDiUNdaO39ccTw5S7-20GeFCr-z9Hf-tyC-rF-YWWBaJZ2eXPsS9B-6c1YzE3s4dvw/s4160/IMG_20230526_111306_830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Jxxjln57bZ5NzMSlCS3Q7P1h9pvcZ3n4ZkXhwR5y7-3LZoVbXugEc6ejv6kMU99ByQOX89BFW_f8uBQFR30QzMSjOjmtKrCBGbShSNKGy_liV2h_dly-cQEMcDiUNdaO39ccTw5S7-20GeFCr-z9Hf-tyC-rF-YWWBaJZ2eXPsS9B-6c1YzE3s4dvw/w480-h640/IMG_20230526_111306_830.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="more-content" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Angels holding up the roof at St. Peter and St.Paul.</span><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfIcAUDAU7fn9RI-6Ic6l4weQf_YMGIR1RvL4dAFTXMXbt2vbKPOHuwTUA95mjv-K2UUfsPt4H3bHv5fppsNMUlVgbTHNG4S1bC0uKB_HQwlrzrFADJgLuxF_CMCzbJldn6aPFnuKDCeIorDJyyQVV7BXpVAVyHa0K3QHbbd7KkrXPFm1CCZGFazWCQ/s4160/IMG_20230526_111439_286.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDfIcAUDAU7fn9RI-6Ic6l4weQf_YMGIR1RvL4dAFTXMXbt2vbKPOHuwTUA95mjv-K2UUfsPt4H3bHv5fppsNMUlVgbTHNG4S1bC0uKB_HQwlrzrFADJgLuxF_CMCzbJldn6aPFnuKDCeIorDJyyQVV7BXpVAVyHa0K3QHbbd7KkrXPFm1CCZGFazWCQ/w480-h640/IMG_20230526_111439_286.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A village pump in Waresley.</span></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4O1duFA1JxEF2AUjzOhvI2uVhsnzZqnizPcWdDRfRVdVpehUqKJIdNmkaOMY8D4JX9jiOY_Q097Q-MOC3atJHnUZjBsgVYHBTpf6CQVAK2VqyToMUxoWrnp5VEO86no_ECtkuAwXrZi-dH8Rlbk5f9dpoq8lr1nNEAMPA-qnOk_ly6KNvrn39V0D3A/s4160/IMG_20230526_123143_177.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A WW2 Nissen hut spotted in a garden...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="more-content" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWHq4CQV2mQ7r9Ljzv7axiYP0_hBx3wQPzrpdK8k_DgCIkOiaZ9yJjIO0P0c4z0uHfkL1M6ZLuGo_HpTlrbi_UupvOPgQ-rREq62Ccr5Z5P9Puvywqul_uuFazjEjq5Dltv7waB05pzPu0NHvj2jUnyEaA9Gy2wQnn1PPx892wNiDBSwzVTunjaqmag/s2046/IMG_20230526_111732_107-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2046" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOWHq4CQV2mQ7r9Ljzv7axiYP0_hBx3wQPzrpdK8k_DgCIkOiaZ9yJjIO0P0c4z0uHfkL1M6ZLuGo_HpTlrbi_UupvOPgQ-rREq62Ccr5Z5P9Puvywqul_uuFazjEjq5Dltv7waB05pzPu0NHvj2jUnyEaA9Gy2wQnn1PPx892wNiDBSwzVTunjaqmag/w640-h640/IMG_20230526_111732_107-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">And of course there were flowers: top right; flower display (alliums, lupins and gypsophilia) in St. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Bartholomew's church</span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">, Great Gransden. The purple rose I spotted in someone's front garden. The scent was glorious.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">Saturday's outfit.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67mgVJDPUGtZaGX0Bqnlzcd9nHb5VveQqOEox6Cvoi4tjkUYLgumN4nOvsm8IRPgxpcubc_0CYB1_mUoMUjqUR4SWgOBfb3czdB3jeR2-4cUMi1_hMMvLhy7HaOyEGGwD1B1jE0WdoYSH__tURup4mfFr4C_hscePvm6s2Xkmm7MXDVj3NB_4MZiHwA/s3982/IMG_20230527_103258_197.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3982" data-original-width="1623" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh67mgVJDPUGtZaGX0Bqnlzcd9nHb5VveQqOEox6Cvoi4tjkUYLgumN4nOvsm8IRPgxpcubc_0CYB1_mUoMUjqUR4SWgOBfb3czdB3jeR2-4cUMi1_hMMvLhy7HaOyEGGwD1B1jE0WdoYSH__tURup4mfFr4C_hscePvm6s2Xkmm7MXDVj3NB_4MZiHwA/w260-h640/IMG_20230527_103258_197.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="more-content" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved. Dress by Et Vous via Barnardo's. I think the jacket was also found at Barnardo's. Shoes by Hotter and all jewellery pre-loved. I thought the beads were such a good match to the dress but bought months apart.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="more-content" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5A5i6hQmuW8PlhSBhc_oEQc8QF3H81gqa_a-LR-05PGs-LbjoORGEKfutzS7LTlepM9vyPjdGLtK5ZPl2g7AzWuFhcn5Q0bOq1jLATcsBVLfS6ASK-lDxE5NtmkTX-M8XUS3zuQvt2qmwmYEUOBY29MUEISoIcjMjdoW_rUP08pmlw2PLP3uyTbie8w/s3843/IMG_20230527_103159_315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3843" data-original-width="1377" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5A5i6hQmuW8PlhSBhc_oEQc8QF3H81gqa_a-LR-05PGs-LbjoORGEKfutzS7LTlepM9vyPjdGLtK5ZPl2g7AzWuFhcn5Q0bOq1jLATcsBVLfS6ASK-lDxE5NtmkTX-M8XUS3zuQvt2qmwmYEUOBY29MUEISoIcjMjdoW_rUP08pmlw2PLP3uyTbie8w/w230-h640/IMG_20230527_103159_315.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVx-gepx87Ts1Z_9jPEswf2M04cYvX9x4SHQE6K1OnAxHt8v-MYe7fT5dCBT8T-aAUE7OFMgNUQ3wWUoG30SKgOR2bUKQSHvfGIcly4H9uWQ90EOUFIreRAXCEkc3WqxvqCUj1zmsbBWPI176PyQKheJ8tQJah21EXowdtNZoG_a3VQbE0L3P6iC6bA/s2560/IMG_20230527_103057_678.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1796" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVx-gepx87Ts1Z_9jPEswf2M04cYvX9x4SHQE6K1OnAxHt8v-MYe7fT5dCBT8T-aAUE7OFMgNUQ3wWUoG30SKgOR2bUKQSHvfGIcly4H9uWQ90EOUFIreRAXCEkc3WqxvqCUj1zmsbBWPI176PyQKheJ8tQJah21EXowdtNZoG_a3VQbE0L3P6iC6bA/w450-h640/IMG_20230527_103057_678.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;">We were up early to set off for Leeds where we were staying for the weekend. We went via the A1 and returned on the M1; both journeys were straightforward. OH drove us there and we shared the driving on the the way back. It was lovely to see Lenny and Beate after so long and OH had a great time catching up with news of lots of ex-army buddies. Beate had baked two delicious cakes for us and I was able to take some home. Soon after we arrived I went out for a walk of just under 3 miles to stretch my legs. I walked around their neighbourhood in Gledhow Valley and visited the local woods. I loved that the junction boxes on all the streets were all gaily decorated:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg--daed5r5zsrvOpKphfwsIyNZgxGOt91ms5EfRQX7JljwA2HdXIxhD7-jSNbSWqcjtAQvOR39a2sOc435mSRpCZinFe2aWDk_3conVvWLsEEuK4Nb1_U5TyegjezwRC-j-I3-YdSw8LoAagZFEYao4ub71zT3zbgcMksaoujCR1n-Q9HeANHEbx7a2g/s2046/IMG_20230527_161841_917-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg--daed5r5zsrvOpKphfwsIyNZgxGOt91ms5EfRQX7JljwA2HdXIxhD7-jSNbSWqcjtAQvOR39a2sOc435mSRpCZinFe2aWDk_3conVvWLsEEuK4Nb1_U5TyegjezwRC-j-I3-YdSw8LoAagZFEYao4ub71zT3zbgcMksaoujCR1n-Q9HeANHEbx7a2g/w640-h480/IMG_20230527_161841_917-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We went out to eat at a Caribbean restaurant called 'Jamrock' in the city centre in the evening. The food was delicious as were the rum punches! Highly recommended.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkcsN62WUyTrcNu_w7ufB8kipRih2cF2JViSBwxhrSMAdNUbsaU82vFsFgCAZqO4bBQuEDBPMDGUbOyib1EP7tlKFotuWOxTZ_fiFIunQ4foOALcVeRMepQt2SRPXOn4vKQAlDpdzfz3GPtT4HoURb9hjDP78jK0mGTwMZgyYioLaHFECFEO3WHz5_w/s4160/IMG_20230527_184441_030.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqkcsN62WUyTrcNu_w7ufB8kipRih2cF2JViSBwxhrSMAdNUbsaU82vFsFgCAZqO4bBQuEDBPMDGUbOyib1EP7tlKFotuWOxTZ_fiFIunQ4foOALcVeRMepQt2SRPXOn4vKQAlDpdzfz3GPtT4HoURb9hjDP78jK0mGTwMZgyYioLaHFECFEO3WHz5_w/w640-h480/IMG_20230527_184441_030.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuaN5RAGB5LDYLZLmaT02UFoLFSXl8CyK43L6BDJg4_BMb_5w2urgJk_-Xbck8gxUyQpqeiusMCxv2KI84HZJycYDdg73dyyWteo_zP62GagOj5_6J12FPc2ZKALaLUZ7-t2gjbPGPFWYDMZYGAjFcUufTnVO6WlF-K7vf9WiwRpKyEOFrg9NNFMKAA/s1121/IMG-20230528-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="739" data-original-width="1121" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuaN5RAGB5LDYLZLmaT02UFoLFSXl8CyK43L6BDJg4_BMb_5w2urgJk_-Xbck8gxUyQpqeiusMCxv2KI84HZJycYDdg73dyyWteo_zP62GagOj5_6J12FPc2ZKALaLUZ7-t2gjbPGPFWYDMZYGAjFcUufTnVO6WlF-K7vf9WiwRpKyEOFrg9NNFMKAA/w640-h422/IMG-20230528-WA0000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="more-content" face="Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-size: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="more-content" face="Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The owner took this not very good photo of us...</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="more-content" face="Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="more-content" face="Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Sunday we got to visit York which is somewhere I've long wanted to go. We drove to the Park and Ride in York and then used our bus passes to get a bus into York city centre. We'd used the bus passes on Saturday evening to ride into Leeds city centre, too. We need to use them as much as we can while we still have them as they may be discontinued in the future.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="more-content" face="Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="more-content" face="Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Our visit started at the Clifford Tower:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="more-content" face="Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="more-content" face="Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3T0isyWw36smB6iptBZM3A815_8MYVwUkjBKte5qB99GmziOudW-5DW60sNMaZ5_3ZbfGN_Fzki-yqjSetPzMtRhL0qrPwhOuXptOn_iC_9fUONuiKDTtGUGD2dwyYW9K0nUxFnBsPu1fDZQfOmzQNK-S8OZEHbWKWzJWpiBfaCWIAiB6X93WZBGkA/s2046/IMG_20230528_121333_813-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT3T0isyWw36smB6iptBZM3A815_8MYVwUkjBKte5qB99GmziOudW-5DW60sNMaZ5_3ZbfGN_Fzki-yqjSetPzMtRhL0qrPwhOuXptOn_iC_9fUONuiKDTtGUGD2dwyYW9K0nUxFnBsPu1fDZQfOmzQNK-S8OZEHbWKWzJWpiBfaCWIAiB6X93WZBGkA/w640-h480/IMG_20230528_121333_813-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJH7xOCi8TDdvID4iTTQGa1KBlXhsDv0Xq2oZbMyvlfalnlbMKWvUwSH2FwIM1R-jmJ5wi-5UYTcnhGLVcRuT6MkHoJayoWvvvENyO7ZB8ZGpPoh6AL_g_YULDYI_O9459DLbPk3T_vMRWRS7hXHlLyYWONpuOo07sXn2XNVohEg5Jrs8rW4elb1t2YA/s4160/IMG_20230528_121705_898.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJH7xOCi8TDdvID4iTTQGa1KBlXhsDv0Xq2oZbMyvlfalnlbMKWvUwSH2FwIM1R-jmJ5wi-5UYTcnhGLVcRuT6MkHoJayoWvvvENyO7ZB8ZGpPoh6AL_g_YULDYI_O9459DLbPk3T_vMRWRS7hXHlLyYWONpuOo07sXn2XNVohEg5Jrs8rW4elb1t2YA/w640-h480/IMG_20230528_121705_898.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="more-content" face="Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'm sorry to say but there's been a long history of racism in this country.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="more-content" face="Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="more-content" face="Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It wasn't the warmest of days and I hadn't even bothered to bring a jacket or coat with me from home plus it was<u> extremely </u>busy in York. In fact, Lenny and Beate said they had never seen it so busy but of course it was a bank holiday weekend. OH and I would love to come back and spend longer and we will, soon. Plans are afoot! From the tower we walked to York Minster which was a simply magnificent building. Restoration works were going on.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="more-content" face="Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="more-content" face="Arial, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PX6w4Xy0dxKTRK2L8_-OZvy4ZplbJ1ym-Y65kO7aR0hd-w9uocGV5fR3K5pGaci-GyMBfBN1N2ATnqW_0ThRZIuXFdvGB4CErxwTlcba0QOTIPrmRrvu1Ez7A7ENSOYeJplyfdgtgxwyLibqV5Wk7nhfeXnGVDMc9e-71XG5hOkgqxQPbqI_jGfUpA/s4160/IMG_20230528_125259_650.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8PX6w4Xy0dxKTRK2L8_-OZvy4ZplbJ1ym-Y65kO7aR0hd-w9uocGV5fR3K5pGaci-GyMBfBN1N2ATnqW_0ThRZIuXFdvGB4CErxwTlcba0QOTIPrmRrvu1Ez7A7ENSOYeJplyfdgtgxwyLibqV5Wk7nhfeXnGVDMc9e-71XG5hOkgqxQPbqI_jGfUpA/w640-h480/IMG_20230528_125259_650.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7dEKOwDo5ID_yp39ohyXFAGk6IpHoCvM-V57mfWWqXDcxEoQXfiDAiKxrRgYXkQq3u3c_xkLjnDbaCn_AFW0lOOQt8enlatdWzEvsZLQzQ5sMeBJvsZN3Tdb_wqAN-dxjg8uCRTTnpUOSu3UkJEN3Fe6EPEkvcnVtFnPgg29zUEp4UxFkzlE9Sszhw/s4160/IMG_20230528_125512_549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig7dEKOwDo5ID_yp39ohyXFAGk6IpHoCvM-V57mfWWqXDcxEoQXfiDAiKxrRgYXkQq3u3c_xkLjnDbaCn_AFW0lOOQt8enlatdWzEvsZLQzQ5sMeBJvsZN3Tdb_wqAN-dxjg8uCRTTnpUOSu3UkJEN3Fe6EPEkvcnVtFnPgg29zUEp4UxFkzlE9Sszhw/w480-h640/IMG_20230528_125512_549.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5S2J2bbVpB4xE1C1wGiBB9zKFLcC26AfoGUtpyM9RhffGSD89JbbcrTODZMxgsIMZBUfp-1ZFVkZvUzu-swWJBm-BcMTPjqjcq7qB6P0QUVgfTJ1IHyIy9dA1w52UuOLG9u84z8aEFAqNd8tWdCLIvclGwwhSvgs1HEK498o9QykssIbWH61fgQk-g/s4123/IMG_20230528_125011_779.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2763" data-original-width="4123" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5S2J2bbVpB4xE1C1wGiBB9zKFLcC26AfoGUtpyM9RhffGSD89JbbcrTODZMxgsIMZBUfp-1ZFVkZvUzu-swWJBm-BcMTPjqjcq7qB6P0QUVgfTJ1IHyIy9dA1w52UuOLG9u84z8aEFAqNd8tWdCLIvclGwwhSvgs1HEK498o9QykssIbWH61fgQk-g/w640-h428/IMG_20230528_125011_779.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIvcyYdgEOAQzBwnrBWLTWXWsiAl3rB1zA5RQcgLoVqPs0MfaPZrz_RarqCSwAzJaqj4Qx9kU9Oi-tw1sq0koHWOPiK1wBlYNFd_EiRGkNk4XCn4EZnUL4A2EE5GMk6glp0QXWMz32lH8Kw_Axy8PCpIezjnfrJCHCzxhPwMtGubio_IOaMq3xbXT1w/s4135/IMG_20230528_124953_997.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2872" data-original-width="4135" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIvcyYdgEOAQzBwnrBWLTWXWsiAl3rB1zA5RQcgLoVqPs0MfaPZrz_RarqCSwAzJaqj4Qx9kU9Oi-tw1sq0koHWOPiK1wBlYNFd_EiRGkNk4XCn4EZnUL4A2EE5GMk6glp0QXWMz32lH8Kw_Axy8PCpIezjnfrJCHCzxhPwMtGubio_IOaMq3xbXT1w/w640-h444/IMG_20230528_124953_997.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">York Minster is described as one of the world's most beautiful cathedrals and at the heart of Christianity in the north since the 7th century. You can read more about it <a href="https://yorkminster.org/">HERE</a>. We didn't even contemplate going inside; the queues were horrendous.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I loved this Green Man; </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">a pagan symbol so </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">close to the cathedral.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhikrjYdBcPhcfJ8nkJi5ncNuGgffbbUYUvtnZngI88qVCZrK_aNBmlnxvMxASs9qwe-Jxcw1VwewWIxG4xZKkTjzr3OEPoYVvM5lSJ8CV5fPib9aayqdDWgiaEvU90k2nElZpygDaNChB64leBw0_9Cw5jEkiZ7ztKLce9oz_VYMCxgVMaXcsr-MZOLw/s4160/IMG_20230528_125208_582.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhikrjYdBcPhcfJ8nkJi5ncNuGgffbbUYUvtnZngI88qVCZrK_aNBmlnxvMxASs9qwe-Jxcw1VwewWIxG4xZKkTjzr3OEPoYVvM5lSJ8CV5fPib9aayqdDWgiaEvU90k2nElZpygDaNChB64leBw0_9Cw5jEkiZ7ztKLce9oz_VYMCxgVMaXcsr-MZOLw/w480-h640/IMG_20230528_125208_582.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This too caught my eye; it said Lady Peckett's Yard above the entrance to the alley way on the left...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhLm4eP-Yut8hAq4kxq3w-zT_W7Eg70oV4FEY0SOxjsmPdsFzBz_uhZe9b6nAWvdufLavSolOxJR3LFmtspMklda9CSg5f6gMZxeXbPRyY6QWwoL98EeaRioWWSBpPfMQLWZ1APsPU4khyFrw5OzE6IeGbt-FC9N_8fXeUbwDtuXTV8X0ZnzVrXWi1aNA/s2046/IMG_20230528_123236_543-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLm4eP-Yut8hAq4kxq3w-zT_W7Eg70oV4FEY0SOxjsmPdsFzBz_uhZe9b6nAWvdufLavSolOxJR3LFmtspMklda9CSg5f6gMZxeXbPRyY6QWwoL98EeaRioWWSBpPfMQLWZ1APsPU4khyFrw5OzE6IeGbt-FC9N_8fXeUbwDtuXTV8X0ZnzVrXWi1aNA/w640-h480/IMG_20230528_123236_543-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3F8aZ_1OfSk_PCSdnP2j0Ij7fDcK3aHYcqg8ZqaQOYkHPrd1lqj2kbhWqYBG6VjWSosRKRWYd3k_1MX8THqZvViuunmCdYuoGOuPt8gR9ihdxtJgy1LQWzYPQCRgfGyEaXEF0XyHzJ7Qwmcy57v9YyXsrf8-aSApwjcJe-KDvrQEgO9jFBwX9JJyOGg/s3814/IMG_20230528_125714_505.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3814" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3F8aZ_1OfSk_PCSdnP2j0Ij7fDcK3aHYcqg8ZqaQOYkHPrd1lqj2kbhWqYBG6VjWSosRKRWYd3k_1MX8THqZvViuunmCdYuoGOuPt8gR9ihdxtJgy1LQWzYPQCRgfGyEaXEF0XyHzJ7Qwmcy57v9YyXsrf8-aSApwjcJe-KDvrQEgO9jFBwX9JJyOGg/w524-h640/IMG_20230528_125714_505.jpg" width="524" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Part of the city walls which we walked for a bit. You can't walk around the entire walls but there are several sections and we only managed one. We'll do the lot when we return.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Some other things that caught my eye in York:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgrn2_GCQvdVnnoZXn--mtnX90GTxGhXWX0NOAJ2rzTuiFvMm1uTfFKLN45NKe1uSYR1q1W1qxvpnSevjX1UQuJHsnxxQAsKudfq9dSFgiP7PH6H35NDjyGfmro9_RDneQMMgRC1Q-McnacPZ7dEBojo25UBkRbrzJEGVbXJZq6oy7NKtkWaCHa2-VVvg/s4160/IMG_20230528_130351_189.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrn2_GCQvdVnnoZXn--mtnX90GTxGhXWX0NOAJ2rzTuiFvMm1uTfFKLN45NKe1uSYR1q1W1qxvpnSevjX1UQuJHsnxxQAsKudfq9dSFgiP7PH6H35NDjyGfmro9_RDneQMMgRC1Q-McnacPZ7dEBojo25UBkRbrzJEGVbXJZq6oy7NKtkWaCHa2-VVvg/w480-h640/IMG_20230528_130351_189.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYMdO5Z6Pi9TspPrukArDEUJmOjsijW8hS2myX4g343L_81aIos53JHGILNR0G94-kczIc3CB9Z7FqnrAIHvv9B2aZp9ase8e2KnrQvSEBFeXstty5SeSHjCrIpRbaGuEZtrVaq0QDZtlbYTYeHtNeS9A2zEMIPi-5-ILWA1JLg3W1rFTbyjuUeVOdg/s4160/IMG_20230528_135150_967.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYMdO5Z6Pi9TspPrukArDEUJmOjsijW8hS2myX4g343L_81aIos53JHGILNR0G94-kczIc3CB9Z7FqnrAIHvv9B2aZp9ase8e2KnrQvSEBFeXstty5SeSHjCrIpRbaGuEZtrVaq0QDZtlbYTYeHtNeS9A2zEMIPi-5-ILWA1JLg3W1rFTbyjuUeVOdg/w640-h480/IMG_20230528_135150_967.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Looking down on this hotel from the city walls; it had a beautiful garden but very hard to photograph from the narrow walkway on the city walls...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAmhOltQj9i7SyyCJTuU_9qbUw3jEtRWI6dsHgiNfJWEtuIgHzjwheFWYaHSxKZrpqyFn80xkWyoPSC7OlXWF3WJiqG8rOxuH-S4bLQ13_x7F05p3ZHx3JUa2pf45hszKTlXJ0-Y1aqWxn3zrlsPKpz6xLW3vMBCsnwiO-74Yg_El4qfVWGl92DuSqAw/s4160/IMG_20230528_142236_918.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAmhOltQj9i7SyyCJTuU_9qbUw3jEtRWI6dsHgiNfJWEtuIgHzjwheFWYaHSxKZrpqyFn80xkWyoPSC7OlXWF3WJiqG8rOxuH-S4bLQ13_x7F05p3ZHx3JUa2pf45hszKTlXJ0-Y1aqWxn3zrlsPKpz6xLW3vMBCsnwiO-74Yg_El4qfVWGl92DuSqAw/w640-h480/IMG_20230528_142236_918.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1QoUGWR0l_rqevYtstKvObfyQqimR4Nz0FEvl1dx22iPY_Xmn2catFYmCU3ND173WkwmqUm2UMQnrTc_JrT5h74DnPIp6q2UacgJ89BQNP3Wr6JD3IptmKJe4P2vqNH9E79bWC6KjfpyDffu9S2mrbkW-n7SLRxI4VFhbjCCQVJYj1GUgbhwKVDNIQ/s4160/IMG_20230528_130847_998.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1QoUGWR0l_rqevYtstKvObfyQqimR4Nz0FEvl1dx22iPY_Xmn2catFYmCU3ND173WkwmqUm2UMQnrTc_JrT5h74DnPIp6q2UacgJ89BQNP3Wr6JD3IptmKJe4P2vqNH9E79bWC6KjfpyDffu9S2mrbkW-n7SLRxI4VFhbjCCQVJYj1GUgbhwKVDNIQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230528_130847_998.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The world famous 'Betty's Tea Rooms' are in Harrogate; but there's a branch in York, too, and if the queues here weren't so awful I would loved to have gone in for tea and cake.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjwrGIHdaWpBwZOMzPcUMoG4AtvDuW32Hhh3Ji8mMIVwgjs2F9FYVQHn4GJV67BzYSktakg6o0-o0wy5_bqTLiLu2-DRNAR--p56efZwaZQT09yCUeyuZkdZjuE0vynE2zA-Ma9NjKd5LmJzE8_aaHPVLiNwm9n_ocfNA2B1z9KTkxzOo4eBav697vs4g/s1358/IMG-20230528-WA0003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1358" data-original-width="1193" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwrGIHdaWpBwZOMzPcUMoG4AtvDuW32Hhh3Ji8mMIVwgjs2F9FYVQHn4GJV67BzYSktakg6o0-o0wy5_bqTLiLu2-DRNAR--p56efZwaZQT09yCUeyuZkdZjuE0vynE2zA-Ma9NjKd5LmJzE8_aaHPVLiNwm9n_ocfNA2B1z9KTkxzOo4eBav697vs4g/w562-h640/IMG-20230528-WA0003.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here we are waiting for the park and ride bus to return to Leeds...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore a pre-loved H&M trouser suit and top by Oasis. Pre-loved shoes by Hotter as before and bag. The trouser suit was via Barnardo's but trousers and jacket were found on two separate occasions. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We had a lovely weekend and when we were leaving were given some cuttings from their garden of cosmos, hot lips and some lavatera. Lenny and Beate's house was built in 1933 and this summer house came with it. It used to swivel round a full 360 degrees but they removed the mechanism when their children were small.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjb5MXqNhmXYttEgpDGCGMi-UglZm7LsxQUC_FWTpPCKcNnDjuU2kIWIxVKwNyGKqUyXZOwvRq5caPsf4XnlHhbnK1HkATTnDhKK-BnxKMnx1WmA7vhUA314BBNJAmcNdA5spVaCVs3-s53yqoqtiMAiT9gHC2lwRatWiuaxWkuVZfd4Ws1a6MMAvDrDw/s4160/IMG_20230527_174252_807.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb5MXqNhmXYttEgpDGCGMi-UglZm7LsxQUC_FWTpPCKcNnDjuU2kIWIxVKwNyGKqUyXZOwvRq5caPsf4XnlHhbnK1HkATTnDhKK-BnxKMnx1WmA7vhUA314BBNJAmcNdA5spVaCVs3-s53yqoqtiMAiT9gHC2lwRatWiuaxWkuVZfd4Ws1a6MMAvDrDw/w480-h640/IMG_20230527_174252_807.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After days of warm weather, Tuesday was much cooler with a chilly breeze. I wore thermal leggings under my skirt. Everything pre-loved including Clarks shoes - too cold for sandals - and all jewellery.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I did the usual packing away of toiletries, making up crates of toiletries for several distribution centres and then put away about 6 crates of mostly cat food. Did you know they make soup for cats? Me neither.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqNMTKqCV8KEci5XjZglpIPQW9kdBbN77HPWl1Q6jJri6GObCm0N9rdd4H2HLXwc_WabZUlnZ41JEZh4FVlubumANlEOKOGKkaWKuVIbLIcfbnVswN73o1A2bx5sxyeAWYGCsNCXBKE_AGa_6q8_3bl6YzlEwd4oU23Yp8j7T22-MP82N3_ZLL9eX1pg/s3230/IMG_20230530_092130_941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3230" data-original-width="1315" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqNMTKqCV8KEci5XjZglpIPQW9kdBbN77HPWl1Q6jJri6GObCm0N9rdd4H2HLXwc_WabZUlnZ41JEZh4FVlubumANlEOKOGKkaWKuVIbLIcfbnVswN73o1A2bx5sxyeAWYGCsNCXBKE_AGa_6q8_3bl6YzlEwd4oU23Yp8j7T22-MP82N3_ZLL9eX1pg/w260-h640/IMG_20230530_092130_941.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghO9qeZj0nIobgSH4ISMqPDsZPu1au1ZmxuXuqgxbtcVvu5CYIuyIbz3SoGb9WnN7Z3ffV1qczKfWQHZizgM9n_VUcgNYLUCttPiQkWtsmqX_DWg9K5XQUXXtI11GrPHF8pP9T2j2dVYOdLx364RAka_49-aBnwL7GhrvDNHbsJ-XrTTe4fTnShAvr2Q/s3486/IMG_20230530_092106_107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3486" data-original-width="1479" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghO9qeZj0nIobgSH4ISMqPDsZPu1au1ZmxuXuqgxbtcVvu5CYIuyIbz3SoGb9WnN7Z3ffV1qczKfWQHZizgM9n_VUcgNYLUCttPiQkWtsmqX_DWg9K5XQUXXtI11GrPHF8pP9T2j2dVYOdLx364RAka_49-aBnwL7GhrvDNHbsJ-XrTTe4fTnShAvr2Q/w272-h640/IMG_20230530_092106_107.jpg" width="272" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9PXAw0fKXHwWAGir25mFR_pieh2YXK27QcWHk-PjgXGRn4g6B2Wl09qcXyPqqUL1OdnksAde9nPo1y_0sMduiJMHW8Pf_gAFqtvIxjnPeImAMHaMJOP1Ey0aWqP2Ge3L_cMoy7-_LK7aatVOrJhudwy9o5njjL6oyl2IpHvBWJ2qq61d1XAldVoZAw/s2560/IMG_20230530_091930_399.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij9PXAw0fKXHwWAGir25mFR_pieh2YXK27QcWHk-PjgXGRn4g6B2Wl09qcXyPqqUL1OdnksAde9nPo1y_0sMduiJMHW8Pf_gAFqtvIxjnPeImAMHaMJOP1Ey0aWqP2Ge3L_cMoy7-_LK7aatVOrJhudwy9o5njjL6oyl2IpHvBWJ2qq61d1XAldVoZAw/w480-h640/IMG_20230530_091930_399.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On that thought I'll leave you and see you in a fortnight!<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><p></p>Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-76677909429884106872023-05-16T13:39:00.000+01:002023-05-16T13:39:32.659+01:00Not the Coronation<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hello again!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbEr2gjJoJnd-8DSE65_Pll5ShDQiSoKTN2XAN7bUEL3T_mJiDD-ikXERqDgI0Me1jXW6N2FrfryXhFjtT70-S90nuv9NoQLpWUObhP_SqlTU52Bl2AU3PqoQ5yi1TW7nzuBqiHcZSimm41phiKKj4F8YlYqdZf_79P-E_5KwNC1zKJBtwOw69n1TwQ/s3612/IMG_20230503_114330_281.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3612" data-original-width="1663" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVbEr2gjJoJnd-8DSE65_Pll5ShDQiSoKTN2XAN7bUEL3T_mJiDD-ikXERqDgI0Me1jXW6N2FrfryXhFjtT70-S90nuv9NoQLpWUObhP_SqlTU52Bl2AU3PqoQ5yi1TW7nzuBqiHcZSimm41phiKKj4F8YlYqdZf_79P-E_5KwNC1zKJBtwOw69n1TwQ/w294-h640/IMG_20230503_114330_281.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I finally finished sorting out the wardrobe swap over on Wednesday morning as soon as I got up. Of course the weather was most unsummer like; in fact it was quite chilly and I resorted to a cardigan indoors. I wore this Apricot pre-loved dress; pre-loved tights by M&S and long black boots. All jewellery pre-loved. Once again I wasn't able to walk with the Wednesday group; not because of my knee but because Thursday 4th May was election day and I was on poll clerk duty. That meant I would have to do the weekly food shopping on Wednesday, plus I needed to top up bird food supplies.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUwF_na74qQ7ETy44VO_sQE-wOSv-YrKUq8VeBpME2rM3xOPAo2XtKGRx37qNgof09mrktzqi-Rqhr7VIQHz0Dr_JnyAW-EfYLboESZ-G1uIWpVgJ07yHt-wJGmeeWvJSfNESppcyHJzXKUh46pE-Sng8buRl20jhNaVQM2xEs8jSflcJn0xCUZiRMQ/s3828/IMG_20230503_114913_365.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3828" data-original-width="1221" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUwF_na74qQ7ETy44VO_sQE-wOSv-YrKUq8VeBpME2rM3xOPAo2XtKGRx37qNgof09mrktzqi-Rqhr7VIQHz0Dr_JnyAW-EfYLboESZ-G1uIWpVgJ07yHt-wJGmeeWvJSfNESppcyHJzXKUh46pE-Sng8buRl20jhNaVQM2xEs8jSflcJn0xCUZiRMQ/w204-h640/IMG_20230503_114913_365.jpg" width="204" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I bought this trench coat in an Irish charity shop in Co. Donegal. I tied the belt at the back; when it's tied at the front I look like a sack of spuds tied in the middle. It's a thin coat so not much warmth but it was better than none on that chilly Wednesday. I dropped off two black sacks and a carrier bag full of donations to the Daycare Hospice which is close to me. They have a charity shop in their grounds and I always used to go for a rummage but it hasn't been open for months now. I don't know why but expect its a shortage of volunteers. They have 3 other charity shops in the area and were happy to take my donations.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM61TJSZbIcut2w1kjqzXLHfBdv8GVwIbX_O3P2scu9EkN9APa26GPcWh2V1CnrxVsgpbP-Jfysazyo24YzEcnBHAPiTO-DPcCbPY9F7XW5TkgI7GNk9J2Z4cjUKNk8-awWdGzw7m4s4UL-OZSEyRXmu5R2OFPUjC4a-Tqv4X1Fhoy1jQyc6Y5q3LIMA/s2560/IMG_20230503_113955_594.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM61TJSZbIcut2w1kjqzXLHfBdv8GVwIbX_O3P2scu9EkN9APa26GPcWh2V1CnrxVsgpbP-Jfysazyo24YzEcnBHAPiTO-DPcCbPY9F7XW5TkgI7GNk9J2Z4cjUKNk8-awWdGzw7m4s4UL-OZSEyRXmu5R2OFPUjC4a-Tqv4X1Fhoy1jQyc6Y5q3LIMA/w480-h640/IMG_20230503_113955_594.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I went to Lidl and Aldi and stopped at Home Bargains on the way home buying fat balls; some meal worms and suet blocks for the birds. I also bought a pot of mixed petunias for a flower pot on the front steps. Once the shopping was unpacked and put away I caught up with blogs and blog land in general. I decided not to cook but to have fish and chips instead as at 6.30 pm I'd arranged with the presiding officer at the polling station to help set up on Wednesday evening; ready for 7 am start on Thursday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We had finally finished watching the last episode of series 2 of 'The Blood Pact' on Tuesday evening and decided to watch Series 3 on Wednesday evening. I've really enjoyed this drama.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had an early start and a very late finish on Thursday; at the polling station door by 6.30 am and home at 11 pm. The stations are open from 7 am to 10 pm. The polling station was based in 'The Religious Society of Friend's' meeting house' (otherwise known as the Quakers) just across the road from where I live. I was raised a Catholic but stopped going to mass aged 14; having become extremely disenchanted with the Catholic Church and organised religion in general. Nothing has changed my view since then. I was reading through some of the Quaker literature during the course of the day and felt that if I were to declare myself anything in the spiritual sense; I felt very sympathetic to the Quakers. Who knew? Least of all, me! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I was surprised at how quickly the time passed on Thursday as although we weren't very busy we had a constant trickle of people thro</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">ughout the day. The results of our Mayoral election came through on Friday evening; there was a recount as it was so close and we now have a Tory mayor. The previous incumbent was a Liberal Democrat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjyy_njzszDjhuxlaBam8ruog_T_mylzBl5VvooQxi92YcFXk_OmfSEvxh4lvlENB987srKCHMhcmv2AdlG_84rlJCIL1ry6Suw7wfvEQgfO5HeuPyIZ4F4Et0EDZhhopwscahzsNsTTQ3CYH8K9GKGvaNC_gqRbD6pxlKtOr5ixonk0OEXvPFI2R36pw/s3798/IMG_20230505_122721_386.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3798" data-original-width="1764" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyy_njzszDjhuxlaBam8ruog_T_mylzBl5VvooQxi92YcFXk_OmfSEvxh4lvlENB987srKCHMhcmv2AdlG_84rlJCIL1ry6Suw7wfvEQgfO5HeuPyIZ4F4Et0EDZhhopwscahzsNsTTQ3CYH8K9GKGvaNC_gqRbD6pxlKtOr5ixonk0OEXvPFI2R36pw/w298-h640/IMG_20230505_122721_386.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In contrast, on Friday I didn't get up until 9 am. I had errands to run in town so got a bit of exercise having skipped the unofficial bus walk which would have meant another early start. It was a day of showers and sunshine. Everything I wore was pre-loved; skirt with no label; top by Monki; denim jacket by Susshi and shoes by Clarks. All jewellery pre-loved; dragonfly brooch; gift from OH.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77PTOsS4PMRbxpEd1fSwlOmaK-RzLzkyWGERJ595-0nBoO8s-iAraHv20HpXq_-rpJFd4jMT98GIs9mKws6sU3nyj2OaZt5gtXDvHZqaNQ0EkgYBNQ16GWYTRyi1XPnWDMpCa6kNwtCQY1t2BHKiEecyGbOvdqkDMUKUSHiF7HGU66xLTFgVxxoTe_g/s3867/IMG_20230505_122644_797.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3867" data-original-width="1735" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77PTOsS4PMRbxpEd1fSwlOmaK-RzLzkyWGERJ595-0nBoO8s-iAraHv20HpXq_-rpJFd4jMT98GIs9mKws6sU3nyj2OaZt5gtXDvHZqaNQ0EkgYBNQ16GWYTRyi1XPnWDMpCa6kNwtCQY1t2BHKiEecyGbOvdqkDMUKUSHiF7HGU66xLTFgVxxoTe_g/w288-h640/IMG_20230505_122644_797.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It felt good to be wearing some of my summer clothes even if the weather didn't feel particularly summery...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaTi2h650RGWAfRcaBL2rC7XObRv2N1aiSShG1ASBbZHFDm7SJsSJ4SsDY0MGcB1BS5eepGZONOrsaXdEU1ewJsstVOhYw4Ju6Aoid6Dt3H90FznJhZjPJlybEcHCP0r6UYxcYkjo6fxaQu8KAV54OrXytpK_FYlkCH4uAuKSBCL41HWIUvDNylkWmQ/s2560/IMG_20230505_122458_180.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCaTi2h650RGWAfRcaBL2rC7XObRv2N1aiSShG1ASBbZHFDm7SJsSJ4SsDY0MGcB1BS5eepGZONOrsaXdEU1ewJsstVOhYw4Ju6Aoid6Dt3H90FznJhZjPJlybEcHCP0r6UYxcYkjo6fxaQu8KAV54OrXytpK_FYlkCH4uAuKSBCL41HWIUvDNylkWmQ/w480-h640/IMG_20230505_122458_180.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My daughter and I went out for a walk on Saturday morning. We got two thirds of the way round the route and the rain became so heavy we rang OH and asked to be rescued! Neither of us had checked the forecast before we started and we hoped the drizzle that accompanied us at the start of the walk would ease off; it didn't, it just got heavier and heavier; in fact it rained all day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhU1QiFgJMiet4m9UjcczU_vU-qT9peiJjj8G0d9-h_1vYZsNz9TyatQ33Vuhd8hVhP1_X1oeaYCmUJm3MpldGfqvvn9nQfRlKrDEnUfle5P3hKwYsxA7hqwmVaxkNzd7Zdl9KvkgO_oZ6SnA1DT7oPof-vke93Mj8SBKqerjPfmGXs_YPGfEHzMFAo5w/s4160/IMG_20230506_142614_233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="1736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1QiFgJMiet4m9UjcczU_vU-qT9peiJjj8G0d9-h_1vYZsNz9TyatQ33Vuhd8hVhP1_X1oeaYCmUJm3MpldGfqvvn9nQfRlKrDEnUfle5P3hKwYsxA7hqwmVaxkNzd7Zdl9KvkgO_oZ6SnA1DT7oPof-vke93Mj8SBKqerjPfmGXs_YPGfEHzMFAo5w/w268-h640/IMG_20230506_142614_233.jpg" width="268" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkT0oNRfiP7YWPlAOaxPds-gBAe7P4lnaSewyEDFacA17JdbcVbuJ2eZNo342_yboty_IFtYNx4P2nVI9cepAE-hh4MqrbILIxa0-NPjcagZTy6quzfY9z0B6O8cTP2kjPymN97DcBnn4BV9riVaUqwk_KJgUUBcjiXbaT00IWbsG57IWIfzec7Q8Osw/s4160/IMG_20230506_142524_763.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="2025" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkT0oNRfiP7YWPlAOaxPds-gBAe7P4lnaSewyEDFacA17JdbcVbuJ2eZNo342_yboty_IFtYNx4P2nVI9cepAE-hh4MqrbILIxa0-NPjcagZTy6quzfY9z0B6O8cTP2kjPymN97DcBnn4BV9riVaUqwk_KJgUUBcjiXbaT00IWbsG57IWIfzec7Q8Osw/w312-h640/IMG_20230506_142524_763.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I bought these trousers in the end of summer sale at Sainsbury's; they were less than a fiver. The top by Whistles was a pre-loved find from Barnardo's; denim jacket as before and boots from New Look; retail. All jewellery pre-loved. When I went to bed on Friday evening I decided to sort my earrings out; remove all the lever backed earrings and put them in a separate place. In the end I had thorough jewellery sort out (it won't surprise you to know I have far too much jewellery) and I filled a small carrier bag ready to donate. Going back to the outfit above; anyone would think I was a West Ham supporter! I'm not by the way. For those readers who aren't in the UK; West Ham are an English football team and their colours are claret and blue...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfWlGSOI6i7_EFw64uWdNj_8VO0_L-rII1gPvIGcz0Tsti2p_7Twt8wx4YoYmhSSjgG5S6rSIvKkDOJlc0qVZ-UeNmM8Eo-nIxAhNwMNKI_161DRyZMv2q0P3aKoE8DB2QyqlmAw9ue2NHdo6QhpxvxBnFHwi2NuhZtuj05do-ySBXlBCtaMjOB1o9A/s4160/IMG_20230506_142454_706.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="2057" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLfWlGSOI6i7_EFw64uWdNj_8VO0_L-rII1gPvIGcz0Tsti2p_7Twt8wx4YoYmhSSjgG5S6rSIvKkDOJlc0qVZ-UeNmM8Eo-nIxAhNwMNKI_161DRyZMv2q0P3aKoE8DB2QyqlmAw9ue2NHdo6QhpxvxBnFHwi2NuhZtuj05do-ySBXlBCtaMjOB1o9A/w316-h640/IMG_20230506_142454_706.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBduQSyhtfv8SpMhjufTZJd84pAxL-O--2_VF9XjRmPtnnUPbJkVWOG6grQIVyfYAC-3LXWxsT-8zRGgdjfInV9ZybKim7SJgSm6Es80iLSiIqbp5r_Y4aE2p3jiZkiV8gJy75ySrKpwViShpRcqPstuGKkLLe1o_daQXmNSEDRGjOeYERndNeHXpNMw/s2560/IMG_20230506_142251_830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBduQSyhtfv8SpMhjufTZJd84pAxL-O--2_VF9XjRmPtnnUPbJkVWOG6grQIVyfYAC-3LXWxsT-8zRGgdjfInV9ZybKim7SJgSm6Es80iLSiIqbp5r_Y4aE2p3jiZkiV8gJy75ySrKpwViShpRcqPstuGKkLLe1o_daQXmNSEDRGjOeYERndNeHXpNMw/w480-h640/IMG_20230506_142251_830.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Once home we dried off (we'd walked just over 3 miles and the knee was fine - hooray) and walked in to town to the vegan cafe. My daughter had lunch; I had a chai latte with coffee and walnut cake. I spent the rest of the afternoon catching up with blogging and reading; OH made dinner. We had planned to get on with the garden but the rain put paid to that plan.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> There was an event on that you may have heard about happening on that Saturday in London; something to do with a King being crowned? As you know I am not a supporter of the monarchy so wasn't interested in at all. However, several people in my walking group were going to London for the day; one was even going to camp out overnight so they got a good spot to watch it all. I felt so sorry for them and all the people standing out in the constant rain; and for all those who'd organised street parties. One of the advantages of living on a main road is that we can't have street parties...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhWBoY4JHAWSmvZOw2md04Y_8pmJGWIgOtzW3-fZwdOTYtHCweCtYqAwQ6jxti2NI9pbGgnUCgEZkegny8BdzWvP972cfnftIL4D6WfmnewfOaP68Q5FMjMflDnOmvlo-1ouE5MaVZsX9kXbKEW9tb5QSVkD9-nAx39SCd7L2t97mt2XBIwj9dunuXCeg/s1891/IMG_20230507_122116_671.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1891" data-original-width="760" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBoY4JHAWSmvZOw2md04Y_8pmJGWIgOtzW3-fZwdOTYtHCweCtYqAwQ6jxti2NI9pbGgnUCgEZkegny8BdzWvP972cfnftIL4D6WfmnewfOaP68Q5FMjMflDnOmvlo-1ouE5MaVZsX9kXbKEW9tb5QSVkD9-nAx39SCd7L2t97mt2XBIwj9dunuXCeg/w258-h640/IMG_20230507_122116_671.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was overcast on Sunday morning when I went for a swim but brightened up gradually so that by the afternoon it was warm and sunny. OH and I did the housework and OH made dinner; chicken curry for the meat eaters; roast chicken for the grandson who won't eat 'wet' food and tofu curry for my daughter and I. Very good it was, too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvpbjqLuTMStWcLN8SFrAyndRDe3IwThtR9fIE4s0qKSWdeqG7_hmkJ9HYi7Fll3fQC9coCIbL4k84KHjXdlCeq96rRyn8i49sTZOh5NxPGP3MRWQxHpfK_ZIla9T4Jlkh756Q75gxixEyOka-YCyB6pV4D2K8vN5BwBNV5AuU7n9qr3C2Q8ywiawEw/s2595/IMG_20230507_122200_235.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2595" data-original-width="1112" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSvpbjqLuTMStWcLN8SFrAyndRDe3IwThtR9fIE4s0qKSWdeqG7_hmkJ9HYi7Fll3fQC9coCIbL4k84KHjXdlCeq96rRyn8i49sTZOh5NxPGP3MRWQxHpfK_ZIla9T4Jlkh756Q75gxixEyOka-YCyB6pV4D2K8vN5BwBNV5AuU7n9qr3C2Q8ywiawEw/w274-h640/IMG_20230507_122200_235.jpg" width="274" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved. Trousers by F&F; top by Papaya; vintage kimono from Vinted; clogs by Lotta of Stockholm. All jewellery pre-loved. I found this lipstick at Primarni of all places; at the magnificent sum of 90 pence. It goes on well and lasts. I went back and bought 2 more. No colour name on the lipstick tube.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQaxTGHtnkz5ka8m3Z2946mDhmB7StLkH8gzCiibCJ1p3oSx_tjJVzjG1IzaDn4eWMHFfNosO8wozrQHADjDKatmGw-BlzsBzQO2MMZhsDFidntSzNdBbu5uIDunFY9j-chXYxn6hz4DiG32XNcta2CmvbhwsKBr5yGBGQfToy_fX9dRKilCqO70XHLQ/s2560/IMG_20230507_121659_321.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQaxTGHtnkz5ka8m3Z2946mDhmB7StLkH8gzCiibCJ1p3oSx_tjJVzjG1IzaDn4eWMHFfNosO8wozrQHADjDKatmGw-BlzsBzQO2MMZhsDFidntSzNdBbu5uIDunFY9j-chXYxn6hz4DiG32XNcta2CmvbhwsKBr5yGBGQfToy_fX9dRKilCqO70XHLQ/w480-h640/IMG_20230507_121659_321.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Oh, look! Big pants...</span> </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/AVvXsEgZfHIvAkmS4J7lIr1KSkzVtphg1rN6DlBzwp6ww2plrptWsF_eCaKCwBMdRslV9lXI5sXe8Nlw2ONmLJvpbd0SA-5lT3Orv8cKx80nFmojCk6jdXGDV33ufZZA3M3gy8ZijHoplTlo8dn1cxvijcCaMmOI7_-Uym1NF8ZS35COYsQU8CgrtSJHv50vow/s2756/IMG_20230508_133053_426.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2756" data-original-width="1814" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfHIvAkmS4J7lIr1KSkzVtphg1rN6DlBzwp6ww2plrptWsF_eCaKCwBMdRslV9lXI5sXe8Nlw2ONmLJvpbd0SA-5lT3Orv8cKx80nFmojCk6jdXGDV33ufZZA3M3gy8ZijHoplTlo8dn1cxvijcCaMmOI7_-Uym1NF8ZS35COYsQU8CgrtSJHv50vow/w422-h640/IMG_20230508_133053_426.jpg" width="422" /></a></div><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;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I haven't a clue where I bought these big pants from other than it was a charity shop. They had no label; were hand sewn with a block print design so probably from Barnardo's who won't sell clothes without a label or a care label. The pants had a very high waist and were very comfortable. Top by Pepperberry via Barnardo's; pumps by Vans; pre-loved. All jewellery pre-loved. I should have worn a shorter top; I have one (a very fine knit) and in navy, too. Don't know why I didn't.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYY-64NPpu3dTQp3kbTowi9o9mxKTeJqW3WedL5r_zEfkfEbheCHAfQIQ7MW7qdFagS312dtnfGqqDKrfX6qLbqHTRdzJRxgnIxKJ0F58ByKnvXwM0uigf4NcRXJ-8kV9eNo558bt8L-K9I9OlLuQssaf2pYqY_kDmYKAaEtLkI9wY-Kglg1jPS2t08g/s3777/IMG_20230508_132608_551.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3777" data-original-width="2009" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYY-64NPpu3dTQp3kbTowi9o9mxKTeJqW3WedL5r_zEfkfEbheCHAfQIQ7MW7qdFagS312dtnfGqqDKrfX6qLbqHTRdzJRxgnIxKJ0F58ByKnvXwM0uigf4NcRXJ-8kV9eNo558bt8L-K9I9OlLuQssaf2pYqY_kDmYKAaEtLkI9wY-Kglg1jPS2t08g/w340-h640/IMG_20230508_132608_551.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After Sunday's lovely weather it was back to overcast skies and drizzle on Monday which was a bank holiday. The light was so poor I had to use the bathroom for a close up of my earrings. I was up quite early and didn't go to Barnardo's although it was open; I'd volunteered the previous bank holiday Monday. After having breakfast and getting ready, I went to Argos to buy printer ink. The printer ink had run out; middle grandson was staying and doing revision and needed the printer. I'd put on a whites wash as soon as I'd got up and when I got back from Argos debated whether to hang it out on the washing line or not. I hung it indoors in the end. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I then made breakfast for grandson and OH and baked a Victoria Sponge sandwich cake.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-7748Oj3XMJ5iBji4V8lVDjhgYmE4j8Qpe9jTWrnIhOrJwAwmM3aQbN_vDi9ELP9EVZgq4p42Qs-cWayk9OeCJ3XiIWD_LdbWhwfN3c5onjjGLcoM60ERffD8OWiiZdJCS9o1JRJmwtt8qGjuVDPd51em3HchnlYIBvfGn1JJoOSijzdGmtD0kb_4A/s2560/IMG_20230508_133236_868.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1573" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ-7748Oj3XMJ5iBji4V8lVDjhgYmE4j8Qpe9jTWrnIhOrJwAwmM3aQbN_vDi9ELP9EVZgq4p42Qs-cWayk9OeCJ3XiIWD_LdbWhwfN3c5onjjGLcoM60ERffD8OWiiZdJCS9o1JRJmwtt8qGjuVDPd51em3HchnlYIBvfGn1JJoOSijzdGmtD0kb_4A/w394-h640/IMG_20230508_133236_868.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The cake was delicious. It's the easiest cake to make and the recipe is from BBC Radio 4 'Women's Hour' many years ago. I call it the 'fool proof Victoria Sponge'. 8 oz of SR (all purpose) flour; 8 oz butter; 8 oz caster sugar; 2 tsp baking soda and 4 eggs. I used blueberry jam for the filling. The recipe is <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/food/recipe260.shtml">HERE</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZdsgkohKWYJhWQyfB-mllHH1xJQWqXL2XFguLwbFtxJcsHWr_DAp210hsRJ6RS03jMT_9t8BiQsh3_ZiI_ikCSGtUXdZGT9KrnuLLWtJdV_TFOZFUbT1rua9z8rT5n8SgD71zd_lZkEcjvQTTXyeCVWwhvzoL5BHtk9Wiraqe990gm56WDTDl8NbCXQ/s4160/IMG_20230508_134513_701.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZdsgkohKWYJhWQyfB-mllHH1xJQWqXL2XFguLwbFtxJcsHWr_DAp210hsRJ6RS03jMT_9t8BiQsh3_ZiI_ikCSGtUXdZGT9KrnuLLWtJdV_TFOZFUbT1rua9z8rT5n8SgD71zd_lZkEcjvQTTXyeCVWwhvzoL5BHtk9Wiraqe990gm56WDTDl8NbCXQ/w480-h640/IMG_20230508_134513_701.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I read that next weekend is going to be a scorcher. Hallelujah. I want some heat for a change. I was cold all day on Monday even though I added a cardigan to my outfit. OH worked in the garden most of the afternoon potting up plants he bought and tidying up. There's been no further sign of the blue tit at the nesting box I'm sad to say. We lit the fire in the evening whilst watching more episodes of 'The Blood Pact'. We should have completed the series in its entirety by next weekend...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhHALGPlVfXXOR6JWWb-JlH3MG3cGNFaGImrsVzYwfkJAM6B0qSaYClEu5ubC2AJNFIPIWrPlxKh5OSHR07gGVOQQ2pOU_vFcSHJcsdBWFuOQqXLVGa0ukMHSHsnHPhh9-2KOhskcCYDgFHkAH-i7EzNAnxpCPpYJaOjZfJl89p8DpSs4YyAro-FCORgA/s4160/IMG_20230508_173730_626.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHALGPlVfXXOR6JWWb-JlH3MG3cGNFaGImrsVzYwfkJAM6B0qSaYClEu5ubC2AJNFIPIWrPlxKh5OSHR07gGVOQQ2pOU_vFcSHJcsdBWFuOQqXLVGa0ukMHSHsnHPhh9-2KOhskcCYDgFHkAH-i7EzNAnxpCPpYJaOjZfJl89p8DpSs4YyAro-FCORgA/w640-h480/IMG_20230508_173730_626.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The two tiered plant stands (or theatres) used to be together against the back wall but we've split them up and put one against the wall by the dining room window; the less colourful of the two below. The wisteria is growing well but no sign of a flower. Ten years old and we've had one bloom, once!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmI1Mlqh-UGuet0LvBATSf67ocoJlxZmd1SjHuC0bdcCT4UqkZS1hQD2LXJjPbCClA4wzupfnlcuHYyiFJieJ1kx6Ylkeqt6_jFKpEJ6PUuVgP_4mIu_XLI3hAvV8vlN4kABVI8_aZFjO6hkyJIUpYtdSEQUqyBqi6b_1AqseDrvilvYAEA69stVdSaQ/s4160/IMG_20230508_173802_363.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmI1Mlqh-UGuet0LvBATSf67ocoJlxZmd1SjHuC0bdcCT4UqkZS1hQD2LXJjPbCClA4wzupfnlcuHYyiFJieJ1kx6Ylkeqt6_jFKpEJ6PUuVgP_4mIu_XLI3hAvV8vlN4kABVI8_aZFjO6hkyJIUpYtdSEQUqyBqi6b_1AqseDrvilvYAEA69stVdSaQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230508_173802_363.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">No food bank on Tuesday as I was travelling up to Burton-on Trent in readiness for Aunty Joan's funeral on Wednesday morning.<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjoWnyhBqNpgqkqyKm6sJlnW1B7URIKnk32rUveLeePqLk3MSezkReRTm06c0BBh13V_sMxxmzq7jY1ApXsyYXKWsnY138LJ6O3ccr35YCXiw1LGqLQm7PPfQF7r3wHkdU0_M3z9hInXPr0klltUzaGlzsZ_BFJGXrvYvc5ASA1CuYGn3IbYTvBYt0gcg/s4138/IMG_20230509_114256_437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4138" data-original-width="1849" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWnyhBqNpgqkqyKm6sJlnW1B7URIKnk32rUveLeePqLk3MSezkReRTm06c0BBh13V_sMxxmzq7jY1ApXsyYXKWsnY138LJ6O3ccr35YCXiw1LGqLQm7PPfQF7r3wHkdU0_M3z9hInXPr0klltUzaGlzsZ_BFJGXrvYvc5ASA1CuYGn3IbYTvBYt0gcg/w286-h640/IMG_20230509_114256_437.jpg" width="286" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLA0-7bE9OKQDeCGK-WIAitIWqr4ja5qIpCwhFM4ATuCniO7r9m2t-20HCdO6CgEn_bvTzFhyzci28pbMNdE--uHctolmGRT-c10UlV2ICHIuPqo5QUH4Lqzfr_FpPV0Tl0UfUeND5dQQSlDibLCO0k1LfxBT0KNMVhc7bz9H7oeJY6Y2FCdhRFC7quQ/s3886/IMG_20230509_114430_430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3886" data-original-width="1853" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLA0-7bE9OKQDeCGK-WIAitIWqr4ja5qIpCwhFM4ATuCniO7r9m2t-20HCdO6CgEn_bvTzFhyzci28pbMNdE--uHctolmGRT-c10UlV2ICHIuPqo5QUH4Lqzfr_FpPV0Tl0UfUeND5dQQSlDibLCO0k1LfxBT0KNMVhc7bz9H7oeJY6Y2FCdhRFC7quQ/w306-h640/IMG_20230509_114430_430.jpg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved. Dress by M&S; my Barnardo's; yellow jacket by New Look ditto as was the polo neck underneath by F&F. OTK boots retail; bag from Barnardo's. Jewellery all pre-loved.</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlINxi-uOjRnk0FpLqBrY9hVA_2cTk8Sa4YfsPanPM0BfduGyoJNemqBirMhUZveg-qzKrc0PVkUhMRnQ2Hv5zs2F4FNi-mPUREnBbcHIFTXu8DGyu_hM_QzGEP2TZ5UAq4UviyqHwkcLAdM118sG4kcZZoXdmJGZ96OjA5OBjsaztOz2BK-v3zPwsrA/s2493/IMG_20230509_114604_254.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2493" data-original-width="1408" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlINxi-uOjRnk0FpLqBrY9hVA_2cTk8Sa4YfsPanPM0BfduGyoJNemqBirMhUZveg-qzKrc0PVkUhMRnQ2Hv5zs2F4FNi-mPUREnBbcHIFTXu8DGyu_hM_QzGEP2TZ5UAq4UviyqHwkcLAdM118sG4kcZZoXdmJGZ96OjA5OBjsaztOz2BK-v3zPwsrA/w362-h640/IMG_20230509_114604_254.jpg" width="362" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I drove over to Kettering to pick up brother Tony. He asked me if there was a hook in my car to hang up his just ironed black shirt. It was then I realised I had left my funeral outfit hanging up in my bedroom - disaster! However, I wasn't prepared to drive back to Bedford and thought when we got to Burton I'd have a quick look in the chazzas to see if I could find something suitable. Luckily, I had brown boots and tights packed in my overnight bag. I found a blue and grey patterned jacket/kimono which I wore over the the same dress above; minus the polo neck but with pearl necklace and earrings. It was a quiet but lovely funeral. My aunt's coffin was absolutely beautiful; made of wicker with flowers woven through it and a beautiful floral display on the top. My cousins did their mum proud.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsW6wlelw8ptwGO0l0E8J0ymWiFr-V2LOPaPHF0qO_avBmaGPde3PNKDQKeHl_ycxVfOiUDfmpaB_D_JGxUmaOdyKAF-F-unbf-WCEylOAI7rav7xr6yULnYnDJ9_RO1zwGkLwm_5nQUxFD8bRaJEAQq8_oKcRqqOo-lHM3s48rshwJ7uOiahyqF3Xg/s4160/IMG_20230509_181117_392.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="4160" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitsW6wlelw8ptwGO0l0E8J0ymWiFr-V2LOPaPHF0qO_avBmaGPde3PNKDQKeHl_ycxVfOiUDfmpaB_D_JGxUmaOdyKAF-F-unbf-WCEylOAI7rav7xr6yULnYnDJ9_RO1zwGkLwm_5nQUxFD8bRaJEAQq8_oKcRqqOo-lHM3s48rshwJ7uOiahyqF3Xg/w640-h230/IMG_20230509_181117_392.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This the Marina in Burton. We went to the restaurant above on Tuesday evening for dinner and again first thing on Wednesday morning for breakfast and a short walk around the lake.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpl8cP5HAk8WjxRqvaIkE7B3CcPfoIBs7gjqalLc26fmTSj6TD5Fl9Ht9lDpKEMxMvDvmHDw_waXfXgmPWGC-wVQ0_CGfTBtQpxhjEeJF0p7FxpeMTYCHZIhYKdwH32JsDhpa8O3wxf_45BBH3NxYdJ5Ou3-gWnCMb-FRLjIqcdkAyUr1SVKNiF9iqlw/s4160/IMG_20230509_192914_862.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpl8cP5HAk8WjxRqvaIkE7B3CcPfoIBs7gjqalLc26fmTSj6TD5Fl9Ht9lDpKEMxMvDvmHDw_waXfXgmPWGC-wVQ0_CGfTBtQpxhjEeJF0p7FxpeMTYCHZIhYKdwH32JsDhpa8O3wxf_45BBH3NxYdJ5Ou3-gWnCMb-FRLjIqcdkAyUr1SVKNiF9iqlw/w640-h480/IMG_20230509_192914_862.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We arrived in Burton in heavy rain and hail, thunder and lightning and left in similar weather on Wednesday minus the hailstones...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was a nice day on Thursday; warm and sunny until the late afternoon. I reckoned it was time for a summer frock. This dress was bought pre-loved by Next from Barnardo's. It wasn't warm enough to go bare legged so I wore tights and boots.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEgGlqk43hi4_aH229kHJBnBF4VJjD0jKcfjzy0r2G4MdBCyH0rV-EfBnFP2BUAOiKTZdNph9PSfEG-lAl71Twilix0N1ZT_VqF4nWM8yCAKp8D2gkzpOrSXzFcv8othfLCJLFrSIgL8Vl2P9n2I8Mb4Y2zx6bARTjmacyvCSXTb9FOK7Awpf4Dpm_NW9Q/s3653/IMG_20230511_120716_084.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3653" data-original-width="2107" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGlqk43hi4_aH229kHJBnBF4VJjD0jKcfjzy0r2G4MdBCyH0rV-EfBnFP2BUAOiKTZdNph9PSfEG-lAl71Twilix0N1ZT_VqF4nWM8yCAKp8D2gkzpOrSXzFcv8othfLCJLFrSIgL8Vl2P9n2I8Mb4Y2zx6bARTjmacyvCSXTb9FOK7Awpf4Dpm_NW9Q/w370-h640/IMG_20230511_120716_084.jpg" width="370" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQJaI4HyJcX6j6L3iMKQgiqsGyWks5L-qL2YzCyxz4iEzSAmXfu7yCnqVLHUxT_z3YUdrfGzTQ2yeXhUT287SeDcacCt1oBd7EjuAozF-WIkbMj26Ns7WxYsysWa8jH2YjLWotZ0RxZwSb8WqfnH6rnMgpl-SiZtRQGomWeynpMUMkCJv6oPdL70P1A/s3647/IMG_20230511_121157_214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3647" data-original-width="1598" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuQJaI4HyJcX6j6L3iMKQgiqsGyWks5L-qL2YzCyxz4iEzSAmXfu7yCnqVLHUxT_z3YUdrfGzTQ2yeXhUT287SeDcacCt1oBd7EjuAozF-WIkbMj26Ns7WxYsysWa8jH2YjLWotZ0RxZwSb8WqfnH6rnMgpl-SiZtRQGomWeynpMUMkCJv6oPdL70P1A/w280-h640/IMG_20230511_121157_214.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Pre-loved jacket found in a Co. Derry charity shop.</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwLl9HQ-zZ4QEglzKxUIP8k5vTmvS7Bj6Qk9jDWc_ecrn8d3EHnqNAoO9ChFN49oc5JdIc-HY8R6d-X8eC8tB4kJ1c1sEHtZsRbW9l3lTMmVA-DwlUdCyuUptFsItIzfrra37LSuTFluM87k9C-7WpkhVz-B4goTvO1VF5dGKCMirJhOs3EupdYdGOg/s2560/IMG_20230511_120918_457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwLl9HQ-zZ4QEglzKxUIP8k5vTmvS7Bj6Qk9jDWc_ecrn8d3EHnqNAoO9ChFN49oc5JdIc-HY8R6d-X8eC8tB4kJ1c1sEHtZsRbW9l3lTMmVA-DwlUdCyuUptFsItIzfrra37LSuTFluM87k9C-7WpkhVz-B4goTvO1VF5dGKCMirJhOs3EupdYdGOg/w480-h640/IMG_20230511_120918_457.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I went swimming on Thursday; did the weekly food shopping and collected grandson from school and dropped him to basket ball practice after cooking dinner. We watched the final episode of 'The Blood Pact' in the evening. The series left a big hole in our TV viewing having kept us going for almost 6 weeks...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhai5tSrRse-hKQYEmn9YQPyOLx2t4FtdziXeUfOt_veSmdn7ggEw4ryT-j7-cx04njsNutOsQ0jXh-EASBWf6cSvxr6Yo3uMS4K8BV6VSKMhREhkN7rZTSs0DWfgZmIOnEHFu3Zz6HjupddhxQAtyq2uvisFHGKrX-adj_qote2MxCmjK2F7YF_Wb3Pg/s3350/IMG_20230512_094918_790.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3350" data-original-width="1279" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhai5tSrRse-hKQYEmn9YQPyOLx2t4FtdziXeUfOt_veSmdn7ggEw4ryT-j7-cx04njsNutOsQ0jXh-EASBWf6cSvxr6Yo3uMS4K8BV6VSKMhREhkN7rZTSs0DWfgZmIOnEHFu3Zz6HjupddhxQAtyq2uvisFHGKrX-adj_qote2MxCmjK2F7YF_Wb3Pg/w244-h640/IMG_20230512_094918_790.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Friday was cold, overcast, 12 degrees with a cold wind. I wore one of my summer coats; pre-loved many years ago, by M&S. It wasn't warm enough. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEiR2-dndYdb9untqusutS4aqD4xO3P_KR2t7UndUnp2PKTI8tV9c5T8A-pM_AMPTT1bc2MulHchQT0c5DNtJuNhvYLgt_mtK7IAbfvsnE1Q5POlg8f2eHxyj0CdI6swQYRKrorhCiwWe3wpbSX4BnWKHy_W10qfjTF_IPD6KSNoDomDAvlvBYarPULuDA/s3430/IMG_20230512_094824_919.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3430" data-original-width="1493" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR2-dndYdb9untqusutS4aqD4xO3P_KR2t7UndUnp2PKTI8tV9c5T8A-pM_AMPTT1bc2MulHchQT0c5DNtJuNhvYLgt_mtK7IAbfvsnE1Q5POlg8f2eHxyj0CdI6swQYRKrorhCiwWe3wpbSX4BnWKHy_W10qfjTF_IPD6KSNoDomDAvlvBYarPULuDA/w278-h640/IMG_20230512_094824_919.jpg" width="278" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Jacket as before; green trousers by White Stuff and lace top by Next; shoes by Hotter. All pre-loved, as was all jewellery. I was off to London to meet up with cousin Marian and visit the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdR85IO7H_kPEBJ3J4Gu_ckFEspu2bsnW_bFUQ_e8gen1TuKQX_lj3tANpYakRw2q2-5r5Y9bW9kK_IKqS01WJlSFvmV2nE6dGDfjCspb7noJbTHbFbmMdr99T7AXGiedizWhEUVBE8VCn57zMGjVdgBU7lTUujp673pq3xMm-tonR03cZgzJE4A7Lg/s3380/IMG_20230512_094943_529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3380" data-original-width="1390" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdR85IO7H_kPEBJ3J4Gu_ckFEspu2bsnW_bFUQ_e8gen1TuKQX_lj3tANpYakRw2q2-5r5Y9bW9kK_IKqS01WJlSFvmV2nE6dGDfjCspb7noJbTHbFbmMdr99T7AXGiedizWhEUVBE8VCn57zMGjVdgBU7lTUujp673pq3xMm-tonR03cZgzJE4A7Lg/w264-h640/IMG_20230512_094943_529.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCXjWPIOacGfAqMvYP1REqjMN012dis29w1mIpGAIQAnXbTRLifC0IElv1evodKDP9AybzA7LfK-HTfjIwg2lmDYfUCOaa9rb072yzR-TBHFcK7LOynsePMSsJmWTgRJBmoi2LGMk-dL-N1RMJ0V_MDKOprbMr8EKd6YulT8r6WYRu2ySQ8ZnOLU2ng/s2560/IMG_20230512_095021_446.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1321" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTCXjWPIOacGfAqMvYP1REqjMN012dis29w1mIpGAIQAnXbTRLifC0IElv1evodKDP9AybzA7LfK-HTfjIwg2lmDYfUCOaa9rb072yzR-TBHFcK7LOynsePMSsJmWTgRJBmoi2LGMk-dL-N1RMJ0V_MDKOprbMr8EKd6YulT8r6WYRu2ySQ8ZnOLU2ng/w330-h640/IMG_20230512_095021_446.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqH62P1ZIqriMtbzCDCcy5CmbJD2-O2jnAgU8s6fswHWWUkLT8b880EeHKCBAB0Husyz20O8nZjHIItfhIZRs8RlPojEiwh0LsiSJhdu7cBfCIa_SFYBt-DN_Ql5if03CnogMe-_dkZKVM0yaKm03LL9rT9-_U7aVuwlwpbbnYyX3EMz7ZyJI0ezg7g/s2017/IMG_20230512_142249_295.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1898" data-original-width="2017" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdqH62P1ZIqriMtbzCDCcy5CmbJD2-O2jnAgU8s6fswHWWUkLT8b880EeHKCBAB0Husyz20O8nZjHIItfhIZRs8RlPojEiwh0LsiSJhdu7cBfCIa_SFYBt-DN_Ql5if03CnogMe-_dkZKVM0yaKm03LL9rT9-_U7aVuwlwpbbnYyX3EMz7ZyJI0ezg7g/w640-h602/IMG_20230512_142249_295.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here we are on the staircase. Photo kindly taken by a member of staff but who cut our legs off!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhZvZNVOgYbiIafmHH84UXHvnXFF2LNl2qUgjTu91ZSH-LuPBLMtULDqSJ7Vh2T-K6CuttryJg3ZPbZfwRw6aBkvcwwtjlUOybQCbI2U1LA4QZwjxHRn9UicbSs0PgMagpHIysET6SK58kfoKKJNe1PHXoGPahJ6VtVcWDOW_6drloB6esaM7U2WVly4A/s4160/IMG_20230512_125138_074.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvZNVOgYbiIafmHH84UXHvnXFF2LNl2qUgjTu91ZSH-LuPBLMtULDqSJ7Vh2T-K6CuttryJg3ZPbZfwRw6aBkvcwwtjlUOybQCbI2U1LA4QZwjxHRn9UicbSs0PgMagpHIysET6SK58kfoKKJNe1PHXoGPahJ6VtVcWDOW_6drloB6esaM7U2WVly4A/w640-h480/IMG_20230512_125138_074.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Tributes to William Morris were seen all over Walthamstow; from the tube station tiles to this mural on the side of a house. Walthamstow was my home when I was first married; I lived there from 1973 to 1975, but had never visited the gallery before. Walthamstow, like a lot of places in London had become gentrified. Much of what I saw was unrecognisable; t</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">he tube station was simply known back then as 'Walthamstow'</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> but it was 50 years ago! </span></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/AVvXsEigRA7zZqnV5YmDjPNEEWCUPq2WlplC7aL1WkaBeEJB5PxJygaD_3CwDNFJ-QEyS33rzqmQq0IwWdZpMGeU4H9OIRllwnM5RKyx-m5-iAUX5zGRjKpDxvWax6AFxyDwnKQUZZ7YWFtJfHMuVldIZO1HweLsWjUe8SG4TAB7-bt_lD3vhrkdakiRc99qng/s3387/IMG_20230512_151134_286.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3387" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigRA7zZqnV5YmDjPNEEWCUPq2WlplC7aL1WkaBeEJB5PxJygaD_3CwDNFJ-QEyS33rzqmQq0IwWdZpMGeU4H9OIRllwnM5RKyx-m5-iAUX5zGRjKpDxvWax6AFxyDwnKQUZZ7YWFtJfHMuVldIZO1HweLsWjUe8SG4TAB7-bt_lD3vhrkdakiRc99qng/w590-h640/IMG_20230512_151134_286.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><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/AVvXsEg3EEtWdKsyw4FAMBh-umFOpJ3b2ukGlWlwdZawRM0Q6ug_0x1XgSCHFQ4X0L_vX6mTqTjYfsIqULXcKUl66FuyhrFXKCsMl8R6J9by6W9yI7zWD08ZcQ6WC6oEtNR2MhAjMD5T3p95WSK2z36BPTICBGn3Cogovral9PfAXzq1lO-DVeLoi8puwCrZ3g/s4160/IMG_20230512_151015_149.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1655" data-original-width="4160" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EEtWdKsyw4FAMBh-umFOpJ3b2ukGlWlwdZawRM0Q6ug_0x1XgSCHFQ4X0L_vX6mTqTjYfsIqULXcKUl66FuyhrFXKCsMl8R6J9by6W9yI7zWD08ZcQ6WC6oEtNR2MhAjMD5T3p95WSK2z36BPTICBGn3Cogovral9PfAXzq1lO-DVeLoi8puwCrZ3g/w640-h254/IMG_20230512_151015_149.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Water House, now home to the William Morris Gallery, is dedicated to William Morris and his works. Morris was a British textile designer, poet, artist, fantasy writer; architectural and environmental conservationist, publisher and Socialist activist associated with the Arts and Crafts movement.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimXnjmPr1e8CwfeZ_8RY37dfXvZcl6Qtu0XuVLQI7BOT7BbPdrb3LxGROKrzPisjHDRvhSrbBhFE_wNXhBM03YyHvH7DekDMWFIy3oFt41wN2SEOdZl9VokqdKCZiD386ALLmB0bRukiWWqq_QmF0bbMkf_NU00pOkxeYMediMq-viuSLSKqlL7WlbQ/s2285/IMG_20230512_150907_011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="2285" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimXnjmPr1e8CwfeZ_8RY37dfXvZcl6Qtu0XuVLQI7BOT7BbPdrb3LxGROKrzPisjHDRvhSrbBhFE_wNXhBM03YyHvH7DekDMWFIy3oFt41wN2SEOdZl9VokqdKCZiD386ALLmB0bRukiWWqq_QmF0bbMkf_NU00pOkxeYMediMq-viuSLSKqlL7WlbQ/w640-h470/IMG_20230512_150907_011.jpg" width="640" /></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/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKOrsmg-joPvS5dxobWA0RN_O4_G8ZnYET6SIdMZcFPWmpA8eu9u6QEb1YgHjm5Qf6W08_1elYQNZs8KN8BEh0VglwFfbyCIbIa1NvhArMAQD8UEMcllM5GHyCHkPT51anXIYH2-2TuhOEIx0FTsPf_cIKu9ePNj48zKv_E1fByzWzV1CENfwcm3uVA/s4160/IMG_20230512_133732_871.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKOrsmg-joPvS5dxobWA0RN_O4_G8ZnYET6SIdMZcFPWmpA8eu9u6QEb1YgHjm5Qf6W08_1elYQNZs8KN8BEh0VglwFfbyCIbIa1NvhArMAQD8UEMcllM5GHyCHkPT51anXIYH2-2TuhOEIx0FTsPf_cIKu9ePNj48zKv_E1fByzWzV1CENfwcm3uVA/w480-h640/IMG_20230512_133732_871.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZhKjEqzr1lRf4h4AHFtUpsyv3GmV14TrfUEL5q7UFxyFyBMpg4WagOKn25BM1fF36GoGCSfV_xNfgYbQGBTnsRtgP-wu5-98KjidRxoaATeDe2iWNb7SHrvfOqToOZZvURFVXEOix9cw-G2NfBmYQqjxpFJ1yDZ-WxxKrNDA4VOtdclpyUSk1mCRKQ/s4160/IMG_20230512_134607_386.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuZhKjEqzr1lRf4h4AHFtUpsyv3GmV14TrfUEL5q7UFxyFyBMpg4WagOKn25BM1fF36GoGCSfV_xNfgYbQGBTnsRtgP-wu5-98KjidRxoaATeDe2iWNb7SHrvfOqToOZZvURFVXEOix9cw-G2NfBmYQqjxpFJ1yDZ-WxxKrNDA4VOtdclpyUSk1mCRKQ/w480-h640/IMG_20230512_134607_386.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWChok1QtEkF8VXgJluBVwYU5jhr0N64HrZhfb2gevbl3T3RWthU4LtoFJ_XUT-Qf9OK000fUg4L9JE1zRtOkkKAzTZFxl4CRXBRkvIC0Ej0jbRDP6jR_hStvpLMIFil2YdIi5rS-8Dr90qEJ64GDtqfeXbdTaV41pW-XoZ62x85H1zKh2CbBWCAgeLw/s1601/IMG_20230512_134727_9-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="1601" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWChok1QtEkF8VXgJluBVwYU5jhr0N64HrZhfb2gevbl3T3RWthU4LtoFJ_XUT-Qf9OK000fUg4L9JE1zRtOkkKAzTZFxl4CRXBRkvIC0Ej0jbRDP6jR_hStvpLMIFil2YdIi5rS-8Dr90qEJ64GDtqfeXbdTaV41pW-XoZ62x85H1zKh2CbBWCAgeLw/w640-h480/IMG_20230512_134727_9-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">These armchairs covered in William Morris prints seemed very low to the ground. I'd have trouble getting out of them...the tiles above the armchair on the right are by William De Morgan.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgCQmmDhJvhib1JtDtBoylPZPyeAOyQyOEBTHUm4KzEmcqIyxmDydG5UYtUaQkkZ8eRU78XSmd1fQ-7THRPpPHEljRJTSHnxl8WuylVFx9aHOcZdP5J47a_5Wrungw3pzzXLp8ZF8PN48sMI5UISr86BfdcG_WJXmIJsCFwfmrQiXBV5lal5xHofhN0Og/s4160/IMG_20230512_135926_481.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQmmDhJvhib1JtDtBoylPZPyeAOyQyOEBTHUm4KzEmcqIyxmDydG5UYtUaQkkZ8eRU78XSmd1fQ-7THRPpPHEljRJTSHnxl8WuylVFx9aHOcZdP5J47a_5Wrungw3pzzXLp8ZF8PN48sMI5UISr86BfdcG_WJXmIJsCFwfmrQiXBV5lal5xHofhN0Og/w480-h640/IMG_20230512_135926_481.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Detail of an exquisite wood block.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggejbWCe-vvVak2x9i8qm2Kj0ahIhkPpz7O0e1jA4QbAUO9anjA9fk6Kdd3rMGdB4senLSs57kbUecWGCz0qU6Vx6hxbQ9zkoHe6_9Li36ECSAOrNYu3jGtnk-L9jb3Xb8iQ59xdSv782WJ0eT4NPlAJv72NzpBb7u4YCF2dkl8ru--TaArXRwCsUUvQ/s4160/IMG_20230512_143148_991.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggejbWCe-vvVak2x9i8qm2Kj0ahIhkPpz7O0e1jA4QbAUO9anjA9fk6Kdd3rMGdB4senLSs57kbUecWGCz0qU6Vx6hxbQ9zkoHe6_9Li36ECSAOrNYu3jGtnk-L9jb3Xb8iQ59xdSv782WJ0eT4NPlAJv72NzpBb7u4YCF2dkl8ru--TaArXRwCsUUvQ/w480-h640/IMG_20230512_143148_991.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sorry about the reflection on the glass. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Morris set up Kelmscott Press; a private press in his latter years.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-cd7icP-N9PnsmHwJGV7eK3MJfUyb51aT38NosXZFY-Z7wD-q1ZtulyNbEipij7pbcRuEi3mlkbVB2e8KPh-BcTXef4ehfIZAoOkJQKEgfuGMe_F5KC2TLV9egLAjW-sMuSEy3cDMgebm_XVRPgMvAtXsVGV_P9-sGdBxXZGaSgW5o74tqen9yHx8g/s4160/IMG_20230512_143433_993.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1-cd7icP-N9PnsmHwJGV7eK3MJfUyb51aT38NosXZFY-Z7wD-q1ZtulyNbEipij7pbcRuEi3mlkbVB2e8KPh-BcTXef4ehfIZAoOkJQKEgfuGMe_F5KC2TLV9egLAjW-sMuSEy3cDMgebm_XVRPgMvAtXsVGV_P9-sGdBxXZGaSgW5o74tqen9yHx8g/w640-h480/IMG_20230512_143433_993.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuslCTFDHqBQsvAzlDgSTjlOjEJcsK_87wCJ-LlSFjkOJ7RjrFsBB4lZ7TC0fuc9WO3f2iKtLDnfk9L6DI3h4c4VTdJqaVR2Dpqfjhw4qg673QD2DrfUS7qaJyG-qVwAKDSOrhjMU6ZiF9qFf-IlFWeAE5gDEaAIwNa5FjJPJYuR-yVDRH_G_6Ryy72w/s4160/IMG_20230512_143600_244.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuslCTFDHqBQsvAzlDgSTjlOjEJcsK_87wCJ-LlSFjkOJ7RjrFsBB4lZ7TC0fuc9WO3f2iKtLDnfk9L6DI3h4c4VTdJqaVR2Dpqfjhw4qg673QD2DrfUS7qaJyG-qVwAKDSOrhjMU6ZiF9qFf-IlFWeAE5gDEaAIwNa5FjJPJYuR-yVDRH_G_6Ryy72w/w480-h640/IMG_20230512_143600_244.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">These beautifully decorated Icelandic drinking horns were a s</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">ouvenir from Morris's only trip abroad to Iceland in 1871.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There was also an exhibition taking place in the gallery featuring a fashion designer called Anish Gupta.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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She continues their association today and works closely with him. His designs were a feast for the eyes:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgJXg8xVNTCrMaQJ55KUNFqCLkJzrODojWE-wzrZq0uj2TWGsIrFVngH-dcNofI2swQzog8pxmPfPG6RV9Nf6T7GjljBrOj5VZl3yOwTC4o5D_zg8QfN4lUkijZklxof4jqRVLJ8EUbBN2x-OHBzKJwzThlvWZ-QJQiGtlMDKbVXg7834Uz_gR3zHHUfw/s4160/IMG_20230512_131351_815.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXg8xVNTCrMaQJ55KUNFqCLkJzrODojWE-wzrZq0uj2TWGsIrFVngH-dcNofI2swQzog8pxmPfPG6RV9Nf6T7GjljBrOj5VZl3yOwTC4o5D_zg8QfN4lUkijZklxof4jqRVLJ8EUbBN2x-OHBzKJwzThlvWZ-QJQiGtlMDKbVXg7834Uz_gR3zHHUfw/w480-h640/IMG_20230512_131351_815.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was a great day out with Marian and our next trip we hope will be to 'The Red House' William Morris's home in Bexleyheath.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I was so disappointed to wake up on Saturday morning to the same sort of weather we'd had on Friday; the only difference being it was less windy! I had read of warm and sunny weather for the weekend but it was not to be. We'd lit the fire on Friday evening and would do the same on Saturday.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhgU33j3QCLdMuV06g_ByJ8rcUIwTyK796ouY4qbpuiZr51NQ0wuIEnfN_E5Uzg0mpq0EJo6wIi3mvDa-imcAVXTEsxeOs7qlRZeJdWNQjGQtmaqtHCiwB-VeYgobndEnZn5ExKrU5C6tmv3uTJT3uyjwSdNZSFQ2lVY1Bt_g0ugeajlVuIk6rfFvA0cw/s3726/IMG_20230513_121450_270.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3726" data-original-width="1481" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgU33j3QCLdMuV06g_ByJ8rcUIwTyK796ouY4qbpuiZr51NQ0wuIEnfN_E5Uzg0mpq0EJo6wIi3mvDa-imcAVXTEsxeOs7qlRZeJdWNQjGQtmaqtHCiwB-VeYgobndEnZn5ExKrU5C6tmv3uTJT3uyjwSdNZSFQ2lVY1Bt_g0ugeajlVuIk6rfFvA0cw/w254-h640/IMG_20230513_121450_270.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved. Trousers bought on a recent rip to Ireland; top by Oasis. All jewellery pre-loved. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I added a scarf and gloves when we went to Hitchin for a rummage and a look around the market.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucbKQS7gZkEeptoE-s_TTY0mb6NFKeScm5vrisvlDGU7Gs8Gyk5MmD0YA0BF-TOeYynv_1aHc6n2R4zEGyg1o-ONGmQkTURW0NF8d3eXu-irIb6tsO9JRySBsYLLntG7vPMy-mLVtTw22M5wMEIzLAFMAzsK8QMB5bDYl7wmDp7h9Yv-0UqY995ONUQ/s4127/IMG_20230513_121539_029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4127" data-original-width="1671" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgucbKQS7gZkEeptoE-s_TTY0mb6NFKeScm5vrisvlDGU7Gs8Gyk5MmD0YA0BF-TOeYynv_1aHc6n2R4zEGyg1o-ONGmQkTURW0NF8d3eXu-irIb6tsO9JRySBsYLLntG7vPMy-mLVtTw22M5wMEIzLAFMAzsK8QMB5bDYl7wmDp7h9Yv-0UqY995ONUQ/w260-h640/IMG_20230513_121539_029.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We bought 8 reduced plants in the market and I found a cotton maxi dress and a necklace as well as 2 books on our rummage. A good day, I'd say.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdtUZXogZONqKfy0cOc5OhU0xuZHs5ZngmaIqM3mVBwWhYHYgxJn5mddrGPnIsH9ixjYWNAvB6KH9JkoOdLnI_IyPmmRGfF0FixXOw8WNw0WKubknNkBJXCrbG1AQw4F1x7CIKGRZsvCkbY_uInTYfYyiwka5LEIvuZd8lvHDgs0W8_vY-ngiviR_QA/s2560/IMG_20230513_121230_726.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJdtUZXogZONqKfy0cOc5OhU0xuZHs5ZngmaIqM3mVBwWhYHYgxJn5mddrGPnIsH9ixjYWNAvB6KH9JkoOdLnI_IyPmmRGfF0FixXOw8WNw0WKubknNkBJXCrbG1AQw4F1x7CIKGRZsvCkbY_uInTYfYyiwka5LEIvuZd8lvHDgs0W8_vY-ngiviR_QA/w480-h640/IMG_20230513_121230_726.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTma34u7ZCHSvtQtVrGaQCJeaT5B54Hrb-4WgEt1cbYy7MSRhGdMMneny__CNENqol669UoB_g0toUWfBeAzxmkS0jugcjZisQ7RlLh2A00hJcFdOiBFlwhU752uipmG2S9paN1V_sH5QY02JwwQS1Am2iKW0ZPn4GV3LhxELkQna-YIZSkbDAZBq-w/s3507/IMG_20230513_162016_124.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2991" data-original-width="3507" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTma34u7ZCHSvtQtVrGaQCJeaT5B54Hrb-4WgEt1cbYy7MSRhGdMMneny__CNENqol669UoB_g0toUWfBeAzxmkS0jugcjZisQ7RlLh2A00hJcFdOiBFlwhU752uipmG2S9paN1V_sH5QY02JwwQS1Am2iKW0ZPn4GV3LhxELkQna-YIZSkbDAZBq-w/w640-h546/IMG_20230513_162016_124.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is the latest TBR pile. 'Free Love' by Tessa Hadley is a library book. I found the 'Ragtime to Wartime' book in a charity shop about a year ago and more recently found the companion piece; 'The Home Front' in another charity shop. I dip in and out of them as the mood takes me.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISrdX7C2N1KRX-9ZGp6CsipKpx44rGWRTb3iRAXZzj7gpgWRLlX56gNs1lv_D_aexAOL42yXwcpvREPqOq6a_xN07WA9kkARK0zW1AUSTdQNT8wQvpxJzOSP-ipxA6DX2SP-KuWiIOQoatSjaANAiDqCAoSukxJwdcebkWyCnzS-qRLFlqzOFAPbwAg/s4160/IMG_20230516_131327_166.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISrdX7C2N1KRX-9ZGp6CsipKpx44rGWRTb3iRAXZzj7gpgWRLlX56gNs1lv_D_aexAOL42yXwcpvREPqOq6a_xN07WA9kkARK0zW1AUSTdQNT8wQvpxJzOSP-ipxA6DX2SP-KuWiIOQoatSjaANAiDqCAoSukxJwdcebkWyCnzS-qRLFlqzOFAPbwAg/w480-h640/IMG_20230516_131327_166.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It was such a relief to wake up to warm, sunny weather on Sunday but it doesn't look as if it's lasting into next week, unfortunately. I went swimming first thing; did the house cleaning and cooked dinner for us all. It was great to hang a towels wash on the line and have them dry by the evening. OH spent most of the day planting up our buys from the market yesterday. I have a short wander in the garden every morning; I want to see what's growing, blooming or what has popped up unexpectedly. An example of this was a Weigela plant (above) that burst into bloom a few days ago; yet I couldn't recollect buying it last year and it's not in my gardening book where I try to keep track of what we buy, plant and what didn't work. I had to google lens the plant to see what it was! I was also delighted to see that on one of the honesty plants there are small, green, oval shaped pennies with clearly visible seeds inside. There was a flea market in Bedford on Sunday from 10 - 3 pm and I forgot all about it until the evening!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">Woke up to sun again on Monday. It wasn't as warm as Sunday but I didn't complain.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEjXlu7nLze5885KpyoeND7YGThsvDhrZgOVkufPEgqf3vTViDrkbk9ttfU0cXauUVtFB0-2UvkZ491PYu92NuPm32fAgJ4Ufxaee0lvYBLHMavpGec8_vEk65gi3oDorxJI5bxP5wavpHHMvlbmvka7Ka9a0HhzT720aR5I8dKUXEjcv-gYlkXm35jE5g/s3147/IMG_20230515_091856_547.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3147" data-original-width="1465" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlu7nLze5885KpyoeND7YGThsvDhrZgOVkufPEgqf3vTViDrkbk9ttfU0cXauUVtFB0-2UvkZ491PYu92NuPm32fAgJ4Ufxaee0lvYBLHMavpGec8_vEk65gi3oDorxJI5bxP5wavpHHMvlbmvka7Ka9a0HhzT720aR5I8dKUXEjcv-gYlkXm35jE5g/w298-h640/IMG_20230515_091856_547.jpg" width="298" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2X7K3RAdLoo_Lrvr9iERUId0RG8dolp3JsxL3Wv3_hMHynIJYE3ad5aJeQ1vKsKR_BUk7TGo7rftF6-i25YQ9bUj8aUoZLWnf6SzR7K_B749Fg4BE-2KXvQacttVM9YXSa3zgjLDM4ApRCcfQMVPIS-NEBuZ6y__lIgK4UEsehJT9rWmtlcGoGvlaA/s3296/IMG_20230515_091925_719.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3296" data-original-width="1602" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD2X7K3RAdLoo_Lrvr9iERUId0RG8dolp3JsxL3Wv3_hMHynIJYE3ad5aJeQ1vKsKR_BUk7TGo7rftF6-i25YQ9bUj8aUoZLWnf6SzR7K_B749Fg4BE-2KXvQacttVM9YXSa3zgjLDM4ApRCcfQMVPIS-NEBuZ6y__lIgK4UEsehJT9rWmtlcGoGvlaA/w312-h640/IMG_20230515_091925_719.jpg" width="312" /></a></div></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Monday's outfit worn to volunteer at Barnardo's. Dress by Masai via Barnardo's; leggings retail by Lidl (!) boots pre-loved and all jewellery pre-loved. I bought the silver necklace on Saturday in Hitchin.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnju8dzUwXXfB3K2Mc4ydpYjvoSucqc4A6ewVH59rPWUS_OD4j2p5YeQwIMq5SNQxWfp5AlezCy5dR-G0-QW2NDF2TlTf0UjjMfcSq_MGhkFGN-3AZuRDAkhXykLXVZHHfglfrX-es7Cc0ub44c-LYc8OfFJZ-zlSazM4jFNEThfYKKbHvpy6CFYb6YA/s2560/IMG_20230515_091802_655.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnju8dzUwXXfB3K2Mc4ydpYjvoSucqc4A6ewVH59rPWUS_OD4j2p5YeQwIMq5SNQxWfp5AlezCy5dR-G0-QW2NDF2TlTf0UjjMfcSq_MGhkFGN-3AZuRDAkhXykLXVZHHfglfrX-es7Cc0ub44c-LYc8OfFJZ-zlSazM4jFNEThfYKKbHvpy6CFYb6YA/w480-h640/IMG_20230515_091802_655.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfvkK8Gug_x2W3Di1BIvesuz6NeaujQU4psIFgWJc-DwLVr_fxZdCu4jAnlir5Wqu0U4EO-KWWEXpT7HC1vf0G-T9ueDUEiXt1M6Tb5Sy4tCfQaI4Eia46lHzwBz_WGokZo924qO4jAuPzPAwEA6lW0AOt6aASoNQSa_42Q7drsHiv31hFjcXSQUwpg/s3517/IMG_20230515_092139_683.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3517" data-original-width="1524" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfvkK8Gug_x2W3Di1BIvesuz6NeaujQU4psIFgWJc-DwLVr_fxZdCu4jAnlir5Wqu0U4EO-KWWEXpT7HC1vf0G-T9ueDUEiXt1M6Tb5Sy4tCfQaI4Eia46lHzwBz_WGokZo924qO4jAuPzPAwEA6lW0AOt6aASoNQSa_42Q7drsHiv31hFjcXSQUwpg/w278-h640/IMG_20230515_092139_683.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><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;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I spent the morning processing donations at Barnardo's and bought myself a Levi's black jacket. If middle grandson likes it, he can have it; I have lots of jackets so wouldn't miss it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEi7NWPns-KSYNMRCLhtmGRko75ndpbyyRXSdCXQWsVaMTUd7lx26JqXCW2Y8SsXCd98D5HKNJloonTqBh4ol34gzRtIUfbF4-GtoU6YWWe-B7MzjNPADnmpYbShiLBBfgnK6_Sq8GnrsLPUqcf4S7u1EBSW9B8JceYGgqLwwc9kv0ufRVQUL_sbVTYZOg/s3459/IMG_20230516_092106_997.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3459" data-original-width="1643" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NWPns-KSYNMRCLhtmGRko75ndpbyyRXSdCXQWsVaMTUd7lx26JqXCW2Y8SsXCd98D5HKNJloonTqBh4ol34gzRtIUfbF4-GtoU6YWWe-B7MzjNPADnmpYbShiLBBfgnK6_Sq8GnrsLPUqcf4S7u1EBSW9B8JceYGgqLwwc9kv0ufRVQUL_sbVTYZOg/w304-h640/IMG_20230516_092106_997.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> More sunshine on Tuesday! I wore this to the food bank. Everything pre-loved except the shoes which were an online retail buy some years ago. And talking of shoes I finally took my sandals out from their storage box under my bed and put some of my winter boots away.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi066Xi7sbWd67BvVM0u4h_CqDKJmvzXwiHMu09mF0xkMS-Kb_bKeF3vIpjWSVo4DgcPC3ryeSZQAFtE0dti6CxJkjppRccRcOoyI9nffCWVPg2gCnWJay-pfRGHWwKGjKpxtzjvcz0Bm5nMNhh0KTmcKKBPAqPYd3eBxHJVDGFeAlutWekfw0oApnHSQ/s3203/IMG_20230516_092039_272.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3203" data-original-width="1869" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi066Xi7sbWd67BvVM0u4h_CqDKJmvzXwiHMu09mF0xkMS-Kb_bKeF3vIpjWSVo4DgcPC3ryeSZQAFtE0dti6CxJkjppRccRcOoyI9nffCWVPg2gCnWJay-pfRGHWwKGjKpxtzjvcz0Bm5nMNhh0KTmcKKBPAqPYd3eBxHJVDGFeAlutWekfw0oApnHSQ/w374-h640/IMG_20230516_092039_272.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Dress by Seasalt and it's reversible; tights were a present and the little knitted waistcoat was found on a rummage last year. All jewellery pre-loved.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKipmcCvlrLUj20BVHlDO5tmZSOpSjQm3fJCEi092OToCb2l8lTJcjA3HbYQDEyM_mFKK8N2wuCs1rpDGXqJSZwDaWJZducn-OtyH5ohZMjuRWC6zVlfSDjGvXFODs5wnPwi4KuegSa2WbmkLFvpFUDPJIm1YXY2-8Z2UmcoD2u2_7cOFNEiMe6Ljfhg/s3370/IMG_20230516_092130_491.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3370" data-original-width="1334" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKipmcCvlrLUj20BVHlDO5tmZSOpSjQm3fJCEi092OToCb2l8lTJcjA3HbYQDEyM_mFKK8N2wuCs1rpDGXqJSZwDaWJZducn-OtyH5ohZMjuRWC6zVlfSDjGvXFODs5wnPwi4KuegSa2WbmkLFvpFUDPJIm1YXY2-8Z2UmcoD2u2_7cOFNEiMe6Ljfhg/w254-h640/IMG_20230516_092130_491.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">One of my food bank colleagues was on holiday so I made up food parcels in her place; 22 single people packs and 4 couple packs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyyxOzceLHrgNzCjGvdfWqVc-UVr7Ex3GQK428rFLL6aloSdA9Fs-BdLyrHxSinkeBhVj-feAIbvgjLNHGumqpPgJ6Bs70x_FgVFLhs0aswlAScV8IDZPqloHAHBNmrnR1Z3Kqw8drOpTJ1entLrZ5iasJjMVKCkxfu7ZBZTb9C47bwQglZIn6oqLEw/s2560/IMG_20230516_092224_386.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1543" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyyxOzceLHrgNzCjGvdfWqVc-UVr7Ex3GQK428rFLL6aloSdA9Fs-BdLyrHxSinkeBhVj-feAIbvgjLNHGumqpPgJ6Bs70x_FgVFLhs0aswlAScV8IDZPqloHAHBNmrnR1Z3Kqw8drOpTJ1entLrZ5iasJjMVKCkxfu7ZBZTb9C47bwQglZIn6oqLEw/w386-h640/IMG_20230516_092224_386.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Grandson came round to revise in the afternoon. His first exam is next Monday; he is working so hard. I never did '0' and 'A' levels at school; leaving as I did aged 15 but I did do 'O' levels x 3 in my first job on a day release scheme (it was 1969/1970 and pre GCSEs). Those 'O' levels enabled me to start my nurse training in 1972 when you only needed 3 'O' levels. I did an 'A' level in between finishing my second nurse teaching course and starting my part-time degree in the late 1980s. Today's children are in full-time education from age 5 to 18 - 13 years; which seems a lot to me. Then some go on for further study at university. I think if I had to live my life over again I would still study as a mature student as I found my life experience stood me in good stead for academic study.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It's OH's birthday in the week and we're out for a birthday meal with all 3 brothers on Saturday evening. See you on the other side!</span></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /> <br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-15658938050117840222023-05-02T19:30:00.001+01:002023-05-02T19:30:33.471+01:00London walking and sore knees...<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hello! Once again that fortnight just flew by... </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDMkvb1nnkOOZxT0uPFWZLBXxlGcIN6uIjbEcKWpQY3BtIEOur80QZUQpHTQd6ub4bWYsfuP4LDRCOsDHUqqNCdzTJPdc1-Rp2g7pX65YfL36rni4Qms5fHyIaVQ1qfsBBkIxC4wb1gDiEk5NyQ8iup28FYp7T5kRwcGoWD_Bg3gQQduVkj0QC4xDqQ/s2560/IMG_20230424_091552_554.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDMkvb1nnkOOZxT0uPFWZLBXxlGcIN6uIjbEcKWpQY3BtIEOur80QZUQpHTQd6ub4bWYsfuP4LDRCOsDHUqqNCdzTJPdc1-Rp2g7pX65YfL36rni4Qms5fHyIaVQ1qfsBBkIxC4wb1gDiEk5NyQ8iup28FYp7T5kRwcGoWD_Bg3gQQduVkj0QC4xDqQ/w480-h640/IMG_20230424_091552_554.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I woke up to sunshine on Wednesday morning so there was no excuse not to go on the group walk. The sun didn't come out again on the walk itself but put in an appearance in the afternoon. There was a brisk breeze so when I got home from the walk I was able to put the towels wash on the line to dry. The walk from Wilden to Ravensden and return was most enjoyable at 6.5 miles and it was good to see people I hadn't seen for a while. I also chatted to a couple of new members. The walk took in some of a route I walk by myself but the walk leader then went on to a footpath I didn't know. I'm quite excited now to try that out for myself and hopefully create another walk that I can lead. I feel a recce coming on...I stayed in my walking clothes all day so no outfit photos were taken that day.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> More sunshine on Thursday morning and the sun remained for most of the day but there was a strong wind which cooled things down. I wore this tunic (it's too short to be a dress) by Blue Vanilla found at Barnardo's a while back with a H&M polo neck underneath; also from Barnardo's. Leggings and boots retail buys.</span></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/AVvXsEhQdKA3QpP391UmpXpPdeXzB2bhSgBD6End6cLXtHaurVJimiazzX5ZmxnFHweLTgA6WG-xCUMLv2xAHTqT2m4Gj6r_iH448XGS3V2qhmQHpvRkwMzgTMC9U2gOCA6RSeukyZ_Hoj25XI8jou5RSppZiqutRo9ElDUH0_jbU-JcJez07HMsF6PczwwXBA/s3207/IMG_20230420_121248_307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3207" data-original-width="1470" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdKA3QpP391UmpXpPdeXzB2bhSgBD6End6cLXtHaurVJimiazzX5ZmxnFHweLTgA6WG-xCUMLv2xAHTqT2m4Gj6r_iH448XGS3V2qhmQHpvRkwMzgTMC9U2gOCA6RSeukyZ_Hoj25XI8jou5RSppZiqutRo9ElDUH0_jbU-JcJez07HMsF6PczwwXBA/w294-h640/IMG_20230420_121248_307.jpg" width="294" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAf9ET9Gs5v1EFYKGVWhPeaA1QfRjrJe8aaH5zRSMGNvaUhxMFYzPis1qoXJiDk4TRLTyx8mOucINl3Z3Y3uTUULGo0hxHme4aL2J5JrB0ChIp4whILFQfDo8cUSzfm76LJo3Zlzq5sWP6pVn16Hg6RvLqPG0PohlHXF6rCR9vwjQQvQvjWXUijceLQw/s3207/IMG_20230420_121222_062.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3207" data-original-width="1690" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAf9ET9Gs5v1EFYKGVWhPeaA1QfRjrJe8aaH5zRSMGNvaUhxMFYzPis1qoXJiDk4TRLTyx8mOucINl3Z3Y3uTUULGo0hxHme4aL2J5JrB0ChIp4whILFQfDo8cUSzfm76LJo3Zlzq5sWP6pVn16Hg6RvLqPG0PohlHXF6rCR9vwjQQvQvjWXUijceLQw/w339-h640/IMG_20230420_121222_062.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrO-dS2aNLA-zHdDjYB2zo3B5iAbL8kuxAiUtMpss6_rd6ia3pr2stvFpjwtrbG4APrZPusimPtv9LUIi7BRMO3oa7AfZqKtY_oNXbxqUeC1m2ApTO9SviL6IjIy-NKzvLNnHQ0o3_WImMmkq_vqLG5bjwdrsqlqENZ8rdfAwwBu8nNwP2phQKNivkTQ/s1600/IMG_20230420_121139_904.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrO-dS2aNLA-zHdDjYB2zo3B5iAbL8kuxAiUtMpss6_rd6ia3pr2stvFpjwtrbG4APrZPusimPtv9LUIi7BRMO3oa7AfZqKtY_oNXbxqUeC1m2ApTO9SviL6IjIy-NKzvLNnHQ0o3_WImMmkq_vqLG5bjwdrsqlqENZ8rdfAwwBu8nNwP2phQKNivkTQ/w288-h640/IMG_20230420_121139_904.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I went for a swim and just about managed to swim 45 laps before the whistle blew. Then it was home to eat breakfast and get ready. I went to the farm shop for one bag of coal (I'm not buying anymore; it's almost May for goodness sake) and some kindling; then onto Lidl for the weekly food shop. I collected the grandson from school; made dinner and took him to basket ball practice and dropped the middle grandson home as it began to rain heavily. Middle grandson had been at our house all afternoon revising for his exams. He has a younger brother and things are a bit quieter in our house, he says!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEgSrds8EPB7OGHAypZ8UFIPG5Azq06XKMuz23nDcziNWZC7rEIZucpgv3_SpdM_bwuaFuUen30sSisVNVt62sFHIgOTHXtjxIhJTlXDrmsZeshVhh6X14gsogxS0FV9uO_DxZK-PJcRQTBdxsaKqYv0HrO3NlPsyb7UP7X_BbXGzLjFwkqtLxZXbSidJw/s3264/IMG_20230421_105437_426.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1358" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrds8EPB7OGHAypZ8UFIPG5Azq06XKMuz23nDcziNWZC7rEIZucpgv3_SpdM_bwuaFuUen30sSisVNVt62sFHIgOTHXtjxIhJTlXDrmsZeshVhh6X14gsogxS0FV9uO_DxZK-PJcRQTBdxsaKqYv0HrO3NlPsyb7UP7X_BbXGzLjFwkqtLxZXbSidJw/w266-h640/IMG_20230421_105437_426.jpg" width="266" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcVrh0NXng0l7O2IB3IQAlP54ZU5rUDAyTLkdCqGraJX-SEVK5E5cf9rmw4sk1gZ-2KfmpCDGEmHCgQ299GGp0zaM-UThRErKTEr28-qZ06cg2yjOLZK76HaSYjwr6r7bYJdZIlceJnMx5v75rBni88rWUkvDBOxcsqxHEGtvOTq9UPW4dGvdji_zXg/s1259/IMG_20230421_105231_556.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1259" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcVrh0NXng0l7O2IB3IQAlP54ZU5rUDAyTLkdCqGraJX-SEVK5E5cf9rmw4sk1gZ-2KfmpCDGEmHCgQ299GGp0zaM-UThRErKTEr28-qZ06cg2yjOLZK76HaSYjwr6r7bYJdZIlceJnMx5v75rBni88rWUkvDBOxcsqxHEGtvOTq9UPW4dGvdji_zXg/w366-h640/IMG_20230421_105231_556.jpg" width="366" /></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><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was still raining on Friday morning so I cried off the unofficial bus walk.</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> I realised on Thursday evening that my resident parking permit was about to run out so I spent time online renewing that as soon as I got up</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I ran some errands at B&M and went to the library in Kempston to pick up a book. I fancied a rice pudding so I made one when I got back from running errands. I find rice pudding such a comforting food and I like mine with a brown crust and quite solid in texture. It was lovely; I also added dried gojii berries to it. The rain continued on off all day interspersed with short lived sunny spells so no regrets about not going on the walk.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPcoYqW6H27LeUfKlCA7pKgxDXUEHh-RJ8K2W_h3kdnUhMLhORGKdlclgkBYM40GUGc2AtnQo-L7mFY_J4fFkrujW7cVsrEjVn6JEZHjcjp97X-OVP2UFGR5kgge8GWtflux6O7EiVVecaIgDCfhllU0Sg0x0W0nygHjUH1v7Bfo0ICkwGdrCFzkGgw/s3179/IMG_20230421_105410_990.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3179" data-original-width="1445" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPcoYqW6H27LeUfKlCA7pKgxDXUEHh-RJ8K2W_h3kdnUhMLhORGKdlclgkBYM40GUGc2AtnQo-L7mFY_J4fFkrujW7cVsrEjVn6JEZHjcjp97X-OVP2UFGR5kgge8GWtflux6O7EiVVecaIgDCfhllU0Sg0x0W0nygHjUH1v7Bfo0ICkwGdrCFzkGgw/w290-h640/IMG_20230421_105410_990.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">I wore red Laura Ashley jeans; a H&M tunic and my black lace up boots; all pre-loved as was all jewellery. I had a bit of a sort out of my wardrobe in the afternoon and managed to fill a black plastic sack with donations; although a donated coat of OH's took up at least half of the bag. Having not watched TV all week we watched 'Gardner's World' and continued watching series 2 of 'The Blood Pact' in the evening.</div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNK3wMJajRfY3pII3L5o9kYKQLxD-Cs63hnZDqaY2eDiN5t4f56tFiVT0cVNUauPY3Zt5QDBJ3mCgFdFqPRLGKgf2yJeyyn4w7pvdQTgwo6wLiPRtPyOgzzGq5GG5oLufdYNFi_l3DVtuvqhzR_8ftA4OYilt6V2nUM_IClhkIVit8VELfsvZ8jVeYw/s3264/IMG_20230423_162535_925.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMNK3wMJajRfY3pII3L5o9kYKQLxD-Cs63hnZDqaY2eDiN5t4f56tFiVT0cVNUauPY3Zt5QDBJ3mCgFdFqPRLGKgf2yJeyyn4w7pvdQTgwo6wLiPRtPyOgzzGq5GG5oLufdYNFi_l3DVtuvqhzR_8ftA4OYilt6V2nUM_IClhkIVit8VELfsvZ8jVeYw/w480-h640/IMG_20230423_162535_925.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Saturday was bright and dry. I met the group at the station for 8 am (far too bloody early) and we set off for the 40th Unlock walk. The Thameslink service wasn't operating fully due to engineering works; it was also the football semi-final at Wembley so there were huge crowds everywhere. We were warned to avoid travelling after 6 pm because of the crowds returning to the north of England from Wembley Stadium. Luckily, we had finished the walk and were on the train home by 16.45pm but I had never before seen an official queuing system in place at a railway station. There were sectioned areas where we queued for our trains and the transport police stopped people joining the queues if they became too crowded. What a nightmare it was. I hope it's better next week! We began our walk at Abbey Wood; walked to Thamesmead; onto Plumstead and ended up at Woolwich Arsenal having visited 7 different churches on the way.</div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAoA4O9NpAEosB3XqAbsUf-KpP02MhPH_l9XiKKIUpSxJMgWgv8awxTkYxcyqCn9n8cDrci2xHR3565MoQ5zbif67TqlWBlVrWOBU1wABTHvQEltfoBGlgqypwez7L-ySlLqB62xx2gjLcPTSqaw1qVOjHDvMb8cUEzHswjjGeSffZEKVc5immYvljEQ/s960/UNlock4057_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAoA4O9NpAEosB3XqAbsUf-KpP02MhPH_l9XiKKIUpSxJMgWgv8awxTkYxcyqCn9n8cDrci2xHR3565MoQ5zbif67TqlWBlVrWOBU1wABTHvQEltfoBGlgqypwez7L-ySlLqB62xx2gjLcPTSqaw1qVOjHDvMb8cUEzHswjjGeSffZEKVc5immYvljEQ/w480-h640/UNlock4057_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">This was the first stopping point; visiting Lesnes Abbey, the abbey in 'Abbey Wood'. Founded in 1178 by Richard de Luci Chief Justice of England and the King's chief adviser. Closed by Henry VIII during the Reformation and demolished in 1534 only the ruins remain today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPAfN2GPZsOs_fYXJxwGdP81DLLHS43G7MGASbgrmBbyKNZ7-Qz7jpPcJTMvIikkKLfqBPa6Il56VXrU0d9YqscAEgS8UL5C8UzA9YY0x9tBndiEu6XyJnjiZaxEqrp8PfFkzbU0_BXgHpaYQ2yULQnN5pXTKbNDFR29f3QXRYbFKcpeA0zs3wIcieA/s960/Unlock4015_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPAfN2GPZsOs_fYXJxwGdP81DLLHS43G7MGASbgrmBbyKNZ7-Qz7jpPcJTMvIikkKLfqBPa6Il56VXrU0d9YqscAEgS8UL5C8UzA9YY0x9tBndiEu6XyJnjiZaxEqrp8PfFkzbU0_BXgHpaYQ2yULQnN5pXTKbNDFR29f3QXRYbFKcpeA0zs3wIcieA/w640-h480/Unlock4015_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-Iyk8G1wh5ReoM3H_LnEe3aBQ79d4_9dPRMR8lIy3NdValDkYCxXWkiFI0gw7esRbDp-wO7BZ3xa0WCczmNLrAy9wzFR6Uq2WvHzod3B2FUSHVKZYvTQEzoH2_wp1PpMAnXB5PC9PYotfHYQDHYUI-b7JWwA9sRFnefEOuyXHpRNOxj1xZTG79VRhg/s960/Unlock4015_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><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/AVvXsEiyaZJ0juNr4JeltRGQKdmlaFv_tNVJiY9zOe4FSRDvNEGaat1eZCOLf7yy1YBbaus3YFUOA-F-3chUTuB-HCh9i5AwIy5HTiqGBeSAiHN7_-okRYbPIuWIdjnAtuEmsX0jovwfa5UqAvJ8JZ5owAlnHXGQauG2Sntm9u4GHCEIz-YuaIJFl8vWz7wlhQ/s960/Unlock405_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyaZJ0juNr4JeltRGQKdmlaFv_tNVJiY9zOe4FSRDvNEGaat1eZCOLf7yy1YBbaus3YFUOA-F-3chUTuB-HCh9i5AwIy5HTiqGBeSAiHN7_-okRYbPIuWIdjnAtuEmsX0jovwfa5UqAvJ8JZ5owAlnHXGQauG2Sntm9u4GHCEIz-YuaIJFl8vWz7wlhQ/w640-h480/Unlock405_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">A green area in Plumstead. There was a car boot sale going on; I wished there was time to stop and have a look but there wasn't...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeuCzbeUwbPYcp_PAQCtj8ye91NmfeBODH7abH9Rhv0zEm7kPX6JtFMhxggGduz6Sz_OnWjYZEa8KXwHRJyXaDsPuU-SKw5961rSkm_eFXMvrbdbE3YrKzN00jcDT2hIurvQMCz6RvHq-OqBG_5rqC5Gkkzb_rAWfNHrPetn-JwtKP1OwDqzdfZMgWVA/s960/Unlock%204014_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeuCzbeUwbPYcp_PAQCtj8ye91NmfeBODH7abH9Rhv0zEm7kPX6JtFMhxggGduz6Sz_OnWjYZEa8KXwHRJyXaDsPuU-SKw5961rSkm_eFXMvrbdbE3YrKzN00jcDT2hIurvQMCz6RvHq-OqBG_5rqC5Gkkzb_rAWfNHrPetn-JwtKP1OwDqzdfZMgWVA/w640-h480/Unlock%204014_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Anthony Gormley sculptures at the Woolwich Arsenal.</div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtJABK65OVLBx2MywX_A4Jzdg1-liKGo_RyFrfz3eBMIP7aAOvBHCMKKQ8i9srm8Kw8AQEuFyMAVXm3D6KCLlYYrZIuJlfB0XUUV4bDDQktFqqp8WlHVlUfPwt9aXHfScafVWwli3qOb0-vV_mpXiilLODjhi9_rN0TTMlZWGpSKJ8z8sE-Q46VjEfQ/s960/Unlock40_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGtJABK65OVLBx2MywX_A4Jzdg1-liKGo_RyFrfz3eBMIP7aAOvBHCMKKQ8i9srm8Kw8AQEuFyMAVXm3D6KCLlYYrZIuJlfB0XUUV4bDDQktFqqp8WlHVlUfPwt9aXHfScafVWwli3qOb0-vV_mpXiilLODjhi9_rN0TTMlZWGpSKJ8z8sE-Q46VjEfQ/w640-h480/Unlock40_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">My camera must have had something smeared on the lens (butter from sandwiches possibly!) as all my photos were murky and fuzzy and just total crap. Thank you to Sandra of North Beds Ramblers for these photos. </div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrnbFfUEd2P1zeMzQpvA2mUAvWTJgVfXpk2xKKBAGuTV079-u_05kq6H689xnRm2cEqfueGQ3uXwU0zUqdWvBgRBuu7Dq87jQywD2cFhI3K07gqAS-XWoNHuHWt2ln6Vc_L-33-gpHmjnWoaisBLX0Z80BGFkaEGq8HZi9NcLPswmxduK0QI0uVhHBA/s720/FB_IMG_1682620651585.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBrnbFfUEd2P1zeMzQpvA2mUAvWTJgVfXpk2xKKBAGuTV079-u_05kq6H689xnRm2cEqfueGQ3uXwU0zUqdWvBgRBuu7Dq87jQywD2cFhI3K07gqAS-XWoNHuHWt2ln6Vc_L-33-gpHmjnWoaisBLX0Z80BGFkaEGq8HZi9NcLPswmxduK0QI0uVhHBA/w640-h480/FB_IMG_1682620651585.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">The Unlock walk was in its 40th year and is a way of raising funds for a variety of charities and welcoming people into a range of churches. Each year a different part of London is selected. There are always refreshments on offer (there was more cake this year - yay!) and some of the churches are beautiful. The 7 churches we visited this time were mostly modern and so nothing very interesting about their interiors or exteriors but the people are always so welcoming. It's about the fourth or fifth 'Unlock' walk I've done and over the years we've visited a Norwegian church; a Greek Orthodox church and a seaman's church to name just a few. I'd walked 10 miles by the time I got home and OH had made me a lovely dinner.</div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhBdWBsMVKbMpCTOP4uMynmYOOGicgW70fvZUdwv83QLPlGa_HY-QDX3C-117hX1O7gBB7HaxBinJ-IVKV2LykBdBrNAfdxF7LUPgRA03N1aYBTyDqUwaSBNvlhiBiwB3MMH1xbs4NJQsoYc3j77hJXktQRUsjbP9jE1e8aTevjihRzgX755ERpu-dw/s2046/IMG_20230423_105738_963-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2046" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhBdWBsMVKbMpCTOP4uMynmYOOGicgW70fvZUdwv83QLPlGa_HY-QDX3C-117hX1O7gBB7HaxBinJ-IVKV2LykBdBrNAfdxF7LUPgRA03N1aYBTyDqUwaSBNvlhiBiwB3MMH1xbs4NJQsoYc3j77hJXktQRUsjbP9jE1e8aTevjihRzgX755ERpu-dw/w640-h640/IMG_20230423_105738_963-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Top right; Honesty; bottom left; Euphorbia, bottom right; Bellis.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">I was so pleased to find we have 'Honesty' blooming in the garden. I can't remember if this is one of the plants I bought on a trip to 'The Manor' in Huntingdon with my brother last year; or if I bought it on my last visit to the garden centre in Wymington last autumn. I had initially sent off for honesty seeds but the company sent me lupin seeds by mistake. Anyhow, finally I have honesty in my garden and now I can't wait for the silver penny seed heads. On the walk to Priory Marina there is some honesty growing wild so I could always take a cutting if this one doesn't survive...having checked my gardening notebook I noted that I bought more honesty seeds and strew them around the garden! That explains why there's an honesty plant growing next to the drain just by the back door...</div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoisURZhKaphr0F89ZtkFeQ2UWD16c3gsDjvzZzrKGAF_jeo2Q2DIPA3tEDjwkuAn1fH53psrDB0NHeZMy2DM6KafPLXBg8N3XllxiIXTT5ytcGcqFguVA1ExBlX0mIfiukUmkgJplbh30_uaM447GlFTBHyLMIfJWtoKlR9eF89NRHqmAUOKNe4TGg/s3088/IMG_20230424_091715_621.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="1381" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoisURZhKaphr0F89ZtkFeQ2UWD16c3gsDjvzZzrKGAF_jeo2Q2DIPA3tEDjwkuAn1fH53psrDB0NHeZMy2DM6KafPLXBg8N3XllxiIXTT5ytcGcqFguVA1ExBlX0mIfiukUmkgJplbh30_uaM447GlFTBHyLMIfJWtoKlR9eF89NRHqmAUOKNe4TGg/w286-h640/IMG_20230424_091715_621.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">i went for a swim on Sunday morning and disaster struck. I was on the first lap of my swim and realised something was dangling on my wrist. When I looked closely the face had fallen off my Fit Bit watch and all its innards were hanging out. It was a birthday present from my daughter last year but luckily it was still under a 2 year warranty as we (the UK) are in the EEA (European Economic Area) but not the EU. I planned to return the watch to Argos where my daughter bought it from but when I went there on Monday morning they gave me a phone number for Fit Bit. Once I'd made the call Fit Bit said they would send me out a replacement immediately albeit with no strap and no charger, but of course I still had the original ones.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwb-tcgt4rDMrPx8Tbl7uPaEKowUsNIBR08ZDW5CYovY6b0RYy1n7mXL5cvr3PNNTnhbv5VjlkUQw8XufTeADp1IsAAW5FpXNnOmr-s-okKfHSIMNJcpP_cHaIuoD3-ffAkKQ7ia_bWVnPTRA5qJuiiND_r9nDFlCz9t9bFZAIIQwvNM6d3UR3IH8fcg/s2020/IMG_20230424_092122_535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2020" data-original-width="759" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwb-tcgt4rDMrPx8Tbl7uPaEKowUsNIBR08ZDW5CYovY6b0RYy1n7mXL5cvr3PNNTnhbv5VjlkUQw8XufTeADp1IsAAW5FpXNnOmr-s-okKfHSIMNJcpP_cHaIuoD3-ffAkKQ7ia_bWVnPTRA5qJuiiND_r9nDFlCz9t9bFZAIIQwvNM6d3UR3IH8fcg/w240-h640/IMG_20230424_092122_535.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjII18OXME48xRWJWP2bL1m9PhS2Co9BKg-nAyBJdTrxDE43rOYaGnadwNRcGCbjRgxHRYttgdp9m0lXxZ8YZ5Y4Jktr29B6aNawoHnVHOU6GXLz3UvOxq2FtTKk1GHDeKPYixOgkXbYf5Vfh9casFXZoE6lkU8f5WsgDEK62SGVpNfdrRwMlSY94woDQ/s1946/IMG_20230424_091904_147.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1946" data-original-width="846" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjII18OXME48xRWJWP2bL1m9PhS2Co9BKg-nAyBJdTrxDE43rOYaGnadwNRcGCbjRgxHRYttgdp9m0lXxZ8YZ5Y4Jktr29B6aNawoHnVHOU6GXLz3UvOxq2FtTKk1GHDeKPYixOgkXbYf5Vfh9casFXZoE6lkU8f5WsgDEK62SGVpNfdrRwMlSY94woDQ/w278-h640/IMG_20230424_091904_147.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was what I wore on Monday to Barnardo's - only there wasn't any Barnardo's. When I got there the shop was closed! There was a sign on the door saying it was shut on 24th April but no one had let me know. I was a bit miffed as I could have stayed in bed longer, but I'm guessing it was some sort of emergency and there wasn't time to let me know. That's how I was able to go to Argos on a Monday morning. Everything I'm wearing was pre-loved except the boots; a retail present. Skirt by Next; top by Dorothy Perkins and the quilted jacket was found in a Birkenhead charity shop. All jewellery pre-loved.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used the free morning I'd acquired wisely. I walked into town to collect a prescription; bought some seasonings from the International supermarket; returned two library books and went to Superdrug for a new mascara and treated myself to a new lipstick, too. I also had a look around the High Street charity shops; 6 in total, for more Ellie Griffiths books but didn't find any. Once home I made soup with Sunday's left over chicken and rested my right knee. It had begun to pain me on Sunday and I knew I needed to rest it especially if I was going to be pounding London pavements again next weekend...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEiWHzAK2qXYjkxWa2MiyQm_ECGOkT0WgoHn41IFN_F4TLXdVkuwRJLuVRYG55r6-OISTjMrM3G7AF_FtxNsNvaRAOKqHgh_BmYLWR__0aQcRfQC8iQxtehtbJTobjVIX6LWdWSRozDlf2KVsc0dz6kbI5A2bErc-zO3qRNp-SWQfGjlGPl7-xTD_nfa3g/s2231/IMG_20230425_091717_977.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2231" data-original-width="980" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWHzAK2qXYjkxWa2MiyQm_ECGOkT0WgoHn41IFN_F4TLXdVkuwRJLuVRYG55r6-OISTjMrM3G7AF_FtxNsNvaRAOKqHgh_BmYLWR__0aQcRfQC8iQxtehtbJTobjVIX6LWdWSRozDlf2KVsc0dz6kbI5A2bErc-zO3qRNp-SWQfGjlGPl7-xTD_nfa3g/w282-h640/IMG_20230425_091717_977.jpg" width="282" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn360HarEnf0PmdFe6nRb3NKGh8CLN2xtJiTC_RjbImB4Zl9Q3xqMNvko9OnabrItCZvvEkBcbG9BZIooTfTn5oc6PDtNMQ7vZi54SRmDf9LeEvoy6oTrOUl_Ih_7ji39vG4psroxY2FtOLHG0hSQbRVTSoTDicsHWlV5dgbUVaZ2BgzUqRereXQC2Mg/s2373/IMG_20230425_091641_499.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2373" data-original-width="1074" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn360HarEnf0PmdFe6nRb3NKGh8CLN2xtJiTC_RjbImB4Zl9Q3xqMNvko9OnabrItCZvvEkBcbG9BZIooTfTn5oc6PDtNMQ7vZi54SRmDf9LeEvoy6oTrOUl_Ih_7ji39vG4psroxY2FtOLHG0hSQbRVTSoTDicsHWlV5dgbUVaZ2BgzUqRereXQC2Mg/w290-h640/IMG_20230425_091641_499.jpg" width="290" /></a></div></div><br /><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/AVvXsEgsk37axLUN7Zabdz2lPHTEDEroS7TDITCp6uklD-3qGV-3KV1VJxkZwPvHJSk54KKN6mJe6c4wz_RmASwhU61ebDUmKw18KLVxjqmXDPnV5INXng7PsK17kkWAsN2K9kEGQsylvtmKyAUrpIHoCwkVJpdIK_tqPpnLLQ3OtiZZkuDilNRFaCHv6uzWkg/s2440/IMG_20230425_091748_240.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2440" data-original-width="922" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsk37axLUN7Zabdz2lPHTEDEroS7TDITCp6uklD-3qGV-3KV1VJxkZwPvHJSk54KKN6mJe6c4wz_RmASwhU61ebDUmKw18KLVxjqmXDPnV5INXng7PsK17kkWAsN2K9kEGQsylvtmKyAUrpIHoCwkVJpdIK_tqPpnLLQ3OtiZZkuDilNRFaCHv6uzWkg/w242-h640/IMG_20230425_091748_240.jpg" width="242" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzllZEV34cmGdfQ7t495ZWL6yiblMZzXkGtnBgNiTIRTJfG2Fdi7dQbRzD2myj3gUTQC6T8aCLBAhoKeSvlCo2bMRI_8EMaBy38r8IljlrAoiHAZyy2dlO9Pkzk9eof1inRBI5-6lhVT8ZiGV3CrRAmYtLD7eaWffBOKMCp7nAglDezAay7pOBVpZ-Q/s2510/IMG_20230425_091845_705.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2510" data-original-width="1276" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRzllZEV34cmGdfQ7t495ZWL6yiblMZzXkGtnBgNiTIRTJfG2Fdi7dQbRzD2myj3gUTQC6T8aCLBAhoKeSvlCo2bMRI_8EMaBy38r8IljlrAoiHAZyy2dlO9Pkzk9eof1inRBI5-6lhVT8ZiGV3CrRAmYtLD7eaWffBOKMCp7nAglDezAay7pOBVpZ-Q/w326-h640/IMG_20230425_091845_705.jpg" width="326" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>More black and white was worn on Tuesday for volunteering at the food bank. Everything pre-loved including all jewellery. Shirt by Monki; trousers by M&S; boots, belt and polo neck as before.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">At the food bank I made up crates of hygiene products; put some hygiene products away and then spent the rest of the time marking up donated tins; i.e. putting use-by dates on each tin. They will then be sorted and stored according to date order and type - beans, fish, meat, fruit etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">After finishing at the food bank I stopped off at Aldi to do the weekly Aldi shop; for some reason I seem to have transferred the weekly Aldi shop from a Wednesday to a Tuesday. After putting the shopping away I ventured into the garden and was thrilled to see yet another honesty plant had popped up in a different pot. That spurred me on to finally plant up the cyclamen bulbs and I put them into the mini greenhouse as overnight frost was still a possibility for the next few days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4RvJJ4chi_4RyffAUBdP4Y4VdWJKYLz2mnRReKRmMHwHGcLERauk_rNb7n3iKRaDahzQX1eA6cM9fR91607KnGiM4XDuBIf6_x1QLjS-PiSzLYUTkyRERBiMJeA84GUz_7TKDleslII55Pfp2yhjwSRYyyCemZuQ0eTrwvg0ohIyFayz03-TjFB_gw/s2867/IMG_20230426_130855_857.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2867" data-original-width="1096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs4RvJJ4chi_4RyffAUBdP4Y4VdWJKYLz2mnRReKRmMHwHGcLERauk_rNb7n3iKRaDahzQX1eA6cM9fR91607KnGiM4XDuBIf6_x1QLjS-PiSzLYUTkyRERBiMJeA84GUz_7TKDleslII55Pfp2yhjwSRYyyCemZuQ0eTrwvg0ohIyFayz03-TjFB_gw/w244-h640/IMG_20230426_130855_857.jpg" width="244" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFHSGheLys4SENutgD8KC_xCEiL9Iq7u1Aj0FgdG8iccV5G8ysWfA_-IERlhNlH8HQFFfTQ0CZaKXSy0fbzKBB8gI_54QLCBgR45rpGN1nYiqbYC1NNHmGT7J_rzLNz43784tWUNkL39n_vj4sDsLchrMhNNeOL39cJ_gPw_Ue8F3vsGxFTv_LjKSXw/s3119/IMG_20230426_130911_201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3119" data-original-width="1096" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPFHSGheLys4SENutgD8KC_xCEiL9Iq7u1Aj0FgdG8iccV5G8ysWfA_-IERlhNlH8HQFFfTQ0CZaKXSy0fbzKBB8gI_54QLCBgR45rpGN1nYiqbYC1NNHmGT7J_rzLNz43784tWUNkL39n_vj4sDsLchrMhNNeOL39cJ_gPw_Ue8F3vsGxFTv_LjKSXw/w224-h640/IMG_20230426_130911_201.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made two decisions on Wednesday morning before I even got out of bed. I was still experiencing knee pain when walking up and down the stairs and when I had to bend it. The Unlock walk was clearly the culprit so I decided not to go on the group walk on Wednesday and definitely not go on the London walk on Saturday. I was very disappointed about the London walk as I had been looking forward to it, but a long walk on hard London pavements might just be too much for the knee. I didn't want a repeat of a few years ago when I couldn't go walking for about six or seven weeks because I strained the anterior cruciate ligament in my knee. My cousin Marian had recommended Hemp gel (she has problems with her knees) so I ordered some - both OH and I can use it; he didn't come on the Unlock London walk last Saturday because his knee was giving him trouble...</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCBEtljo0egDjqHRrcyzKnUcQ54jvUWc6hQTEHNGmTV_KbklMcg84TYNdeO6oE9p9t5qcq_LcCADdCYj_jAPd8YPsvOJJDrIyy0h9AkJk2aZy-0t8nMCr9JjbyqImDQtUp1Nm7pBZS5tT3Wb0uAz11T6qKYSyrUqoyd6kNDi8p4XLhSRVFIhTeqv-xw/s2771/IMG_20230426_130826_671.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2771" data-original-width="1301" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoCBEtljo0egDjqHRrcyzKnUcQ54jvUWc6hQTEHNGmTV_KbklMcg84TYNdeO6oE9p9t5qcq_LcCADdCYj_jAPd8YPsvOJJDrIyy0h9AkJk2aZy-0t8nMCr9JjbyqImDQtUp1Nm7pBZS5tT3Wb0uAz11T6qKYSyrUqoyd6kNDi8p4XLhSRVFIhTeqv-xw/w300-h640/IMG_20230426_130826_671.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">However, I still needed a bit of exercise so I walked to the library to pick up a reservation (book 7 in the Dr. Ruth Galloway series - I'm getting there slowly but surely) to Iceland for some groceries; the Irish shop for some wheaten bread and quick look round the town centre charity shops. I didn't find anything.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"> Then it was home to hang up the towels I'd left washing; to clean out and lay the fire; and by then it was time to put my feet up and get on with Dr. Ruth...only interrupted by the need to light the fire after 6 pm. We had fish and chips for dinner and by bedtime I'd finished my Dr. Ruth book. Now to track down number 8 in the series...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhttW8KsEAgPKvunS9HTHDF9MSXa7T2LPGDLXVkySjwB8opNrq6DiZmcMwGFcJt3h9a6RlVpDi8A7vu99tzm730KLhEAGSe0SFCkNij7enI3sY1XPIfaRrmjMO0JoZi55zhy7hozNexKb4sTA4tH7p4qUf35wtS00t6NktzyhKL4dg1PVly-nglW-gQ/s2560/IMG_20230426_130554_573.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhttW8KsEAgPKvunS9HTHDF9MSXa7T2LPGDLXVkySjwB8opNrq6DiZmcMwGFcJt3h9a6RlVpDi8A7vu99tzm730KLhEAGSe0SFCkNij7enI3sY1XPIfaRrmjMO0JoZi55zhy7hozNexKb4sTA4tH7p4qUf35wtS00t6NktzyhKL4dg1PVly-nglW-gQ/w480-h640/IMG_20230426_130554_573.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">After 2 days of black and white I wanted some colour in my outfit. Everything pre-loved; kilt skirt by M&S; jumper by Seasalt (both from Barnardo's) tights; a retail present; boots have no label but found in the Cat's Protection League. All jewellery pre-loved.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><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/AVvXsEhlUkoR1fzvc4BPAl-VhvSuh9l5-PSrjfBmFopCoYNClljbsfo7XoppKCqyYtjW7u-eL9HIMROIBVcpOiFAS_v8nXiR0RmZgyN5N1kpVnjNcZSJk6hUKAR5YUysHwfOleJHj5ev4P1m4iYmgrUR8FXDacq6nM7SeTftj2bPPxpiFFXkUAAgNrhv0R9tDQ/s3575/IMG_20230427_134008_352.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3575" data-original-width="1471" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlUkoR1fzvc4BPAl-VhvSuh9l5-PSrjfBmFopCoYNClljbsfo7XoppKCqyYtjW7u-eL9HIMROIBVcpOiFAS_v8nXiR0RmZgyN5N1kpVnjNcZSJk6hUKAR5YUysHwfOleJHj5ev4P1m4iYmgrUR8FXDacq6nM7SeTftj2bPPxpiFFXkUAAgNrhv0R9tDQ/w264-h640/IMG_20230427_134008_352.jpg" width="264" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDV9RD3_CTr_w1pb51tihW09ufQn4m-Ae1e5YKZhET8khrB8rzlT8TLqxNFSPMUMDROP1_v8PYBlAIRRck0s3U-PV1sybkLZEBHbBE0PON0Emwa3Ivh5Gg3v2pwpo9z_OeoxepK4zUh_FQfHf38BO7M1hbILpljBaWooNRWvgfqcF2uMq0P4uDz_eaQ/s3264/IMG_20230427_133357_481.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1131" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDV9RD3_CTr_w1pb51tihW09ufQn4m-Ae1e5YKZhET8khrB8rzlT8TLqxNFSPMUMDROP1_v8PYBlAIRRck0s3U-PV1sybkLZEBHbBE0PON0Emwa3Ivh5Gg3v2pwpo9z_OeoxepK4zUh_FQfHf38BO7M1hbILpljBaWooNRWvgfqcF2uMq0P4uDz_eaQ/w222-h640/IMG_20230427_133357_481.jpg" width="222" /></a></div></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Yet another manic Thursday. Started off with a 45 lap swim. Then onto the hairdresser whose road was shut off for repairs so I had to walk the last bit to her house. Home to get ready and have a late breakfast; then off to the Farm Shop and to do the Lidl shopping. Grandson was at home as his teachers were on strike so there was time to unpack the shopping and prep the dinner before picking him up from home. After cooking dinner for both grandsons, I dropped the youngest off to basketball practice. He was to stay with us for the weekend as his mum and her partner were off to Brussels. He had a basketball game on Saturday and more basket ball practice on Sunday...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrtiY5fRBE9l1Pw2456ayqrjrcIYgoqDCaUs4JsMefggZBI5RoOhgwe84cNcyhBjJXxO8kwhd_RAJfBt13AvAYmfV4hDu8MsUk138QlwZ3cMijHJYAbe7ZAGCRui2-1YQy9Xtn9oKVdEt6kskzeDEwHdznTdXln9GtSigAjsaMsAscNVNlHQEU6NRVA/s2347/IMG_20230427_133936_442.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2347" data-original-width="1304" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrtiY5fRBE9l1Pw2456ayqrjrcIYgoqDCaUs4JsMefggZBI5RoOhgwe84cNcyhBjJXxO8kwhd_RAJfBt13AvAYmfV4hDu8MsUk138QlwZ3cMijHJYAbe7ZAGCRui2-1YQy9Xtn9oKVdEt6kskzeDEwHdznTdXln9GtSigAjsaMsAscNVNlHQEU6NRVA/w356-h640/IMG_20230427_133936_442.jpg" width="356" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHIh7YF0WYh4zjuGgfhz0VMHIm0CtiHWVlpzczcD1jtxTis3yUgAIjNkTisLcd2hAv8BCKSPgzFNnTxiDKqGdINqp1LXm8r1yqmAgQDnGtAgbuSVwwjjC3tsh3chykH5lSCO1xfSXSAHURdHJTNcaOquOAl5H8Qz_1KHmd5-R_apneAJfTC7QbDXsVw/s3753/IMG_20230427_134039_480.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3753" data-original-width="1544" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAHIh7YF0WYh4zjuGgfhz0VMHIm0CtiHWVlpzczcD1jtxTis3yUgAIjNkTisLcd2hAv8BCKSPgzFNnTxiDKqGdINqp1LXm8r1yqmAgQDnGtAgbuSVwwjjC3tsh3chykH5lSCO1xfSXSAHURdHJTNcaOquOAl5H8Qz_1KHmd5-R_apneAJfTC7QbDXsVw/w264-h640/IMG_20230427_134039_480.jpg" width="264" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">I bought this vintage Mandy Marsh dress from the Birkenhead Scope charity shop. Jacket from Barnardo's; all jewellery pre-loved and boots retail. I'm not sure I'll hang onto the dress, I think it's a bit frumpy...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">I began taking Ibuprofen and felt the difference in my knee straight away. I hate taking tablets and only take them if absolutely necessary. The hemp gel didn't seem to make any difference! On Friday I decided to test the knee out on the unofficial bus walk. What a wonderful walk it was, too. It was cloudy and we had a bit of brief drizzle but the sun came out on the last section of the walk; which was 7.5 miles in total. We walked from St. Paul Walden which is in Hertfordshire; the next county to Bedfordshire. Walden is<span style="background-color: rgba(80, 151, 255, 0.18); color: #040c28; font-family: "Google Sans", arial, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;"> from the Old English weald, "forest," and dene, meaning "valley.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> We walked from St. Paul Walden to Whitwell and back. It was mostly through woods so we could see the bluebells:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9g64-dFOm9EOpNqqMxlaHDaYYZT9IBlG-KrsLUCmux9DdnRNdvjVdZ2pOyoNalNkV9eKVV33kqMX3VdArW8Tgr7kICo8ZTwHBWbbl7Pzhy4uVr-2fbMbL0PRv-rtAanaa5k5GT8cC8LPo6cCu7Y_sXHD--RRfq28nQ86Vi_ZqbvC5T8iinV1asqYRg/s4160/IMG_20230428_103851_457.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH9g64-dFOm9EOpNqqMxlaHDaYYZT9IBlG-KrsLUCmux9DdnRNdvjVdZ2pOyoNalNkV9eKVV33kqMX3VdArW8Tgr7kICo8ZTwHBWbbl7Pzhy4uVr-2fbMbL0PRv-rtAanaa5k5GT8cC8LPo6cCu7Y_sXHD--RRfq28nQ86Vi_ZqbvC5T8iinV1asqYRg/w640-h480/IMG_20230428_103851_457.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqOmfJ6r2JbFVa1hdzQ5SpUHHEuS4CFc0IpaeEdx2yuG1RXFeX08RZmRnTrOjGN8lXFiFE7xRoTARbJwwYv_cq0-yJGMUR0DO5JHZspjCWX8Tvu_QgjUzdBHVwXk-H1An_w54YoQIUBIBMsaCeUwTcQzIoC1sBqtri584CmBYPi_m93jJiOeQo1gkvg/s4160/IMG_20230428_104144_678.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqOmfJ6r2JbFVa1hdzQ5SpUHHEuS4CFc0IpaeEdx2yuG1RXFeX08RZmRnTrOjGN8lXFiFE7xRoTARbJwwYv_cq0-yJGMUR0DO5JHZspjCWX8Tvu_QgjUzdBHVwXk-H1An_w54YoQIUBIBMsaCeUwTcQzIoC1sBqtri584CmBYPi_m93jJiOeQo1gkvg/w640-h480/IMG_20230428_104144_678.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgodldaw8hWIEFY4FsrcyLsMlyCy6d5MNBq4wvgtIC92i6YC1N8_DwjTwRUiOKHz9LlqDruOTbEUNjqXfUw7n9qtPpUehbbre7vbc7uxnvA9u7TiMhHAQD84BbOP5TvZVtt6vS9lV2fYkLqejH-5nKKUAU9NJQLnay43qjo5WHQ7Rgj0L9jnyvDWoP8Qw/s4160/IMG_20230428_104236_419.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgodldaw8hWIEFY4FsrcyLsMlyCy6d5MNBq4wvgtIC92i6YC1N8_DwjTwRUiOKHz9LlqDruOTbEUNjqXfUw7n9qtPpUehbbre7vbc7uxnvA9u7TiMhHAQD84BbOP5TvZVtt6vS9lV2fYkLqejH-5nKKUAU9NJQLnay43qjo5WHQ7Rgj0L9jnyvDWoP8Qw/w640-h480/IMG_20230428_104236_419.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here we are except the walk leader, Marcus, who took the photos. Roy decided to wear his Lidl jumper...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNSe48FaB2HTp-ucb_i93z3W48LeZhNRh9KEO8ETFX-f-Ou5RDqVP8N45uGwVAUklDcYkfQ1SloxniFTRmLKo5i5zQE4ykDJSJKVFtGK7gX3GNelAsqe1XlrKkX2f-Mu-VkJ3J84EJ9hrNaz14WM4cfbDQPVqQe12R58SNyfoMBAKv-b2xT7tExdydQ/s4160/IMG_20230428_104337_118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghNSe48FaB2HTp-ucb_i93z3W48LeZhNRh9KEO8ETFX-f-Ou5RDqVP8N45uGwVAUklDcYkfQ1SloxniFTRmLKo5i5zQE4ykDJSJKVFtGK7gX3GNelAsqe1XlrKkX2f-Mu-VkJ3J84EJ9hrNaz14WM4cfbDQPVqQe12R58SNyfoMBAKv-b2xT7tExdydQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230428_104337_118.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's Fran at the front on the left and she interviewed me for the Rambler's summer leaflet:</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/AVvXsEg4b0Ns9Vj3o-dPWNCnC748q4UA_op1pPIlmoYBIjiw7ICpCsqSgw-pSXINN8X-tBdIWedhZY005-iPogBXksHBSWUnZ3u2N2-OzSXO6cuFErSibO9Zru3uGIOeNbV_Te56woMy0WINODBzmTOjTFZpiKc5BldHT9k1OpjvVlV3x8K3m_z1JTB8xen-Gg/s4160/IMG_20230428_173553_800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4b0Ns9Vj3o-dPWNCnC748q4UA_op1pPIlmoYBIjiw7ICpCsqSgw-pSXINN8X-tBdIWedhZY005-iPogBXksHBSWUnZ3u2N2-OzSXO6cuFErSibO9Zru3uGIOeNbV_Te56woMy0WINODBzmTOjTFZpiKc5BldHT9k1OpjvVlV3x8K3m_z1JTB8xen-Gg/w480-h640/IMG_20230428_173553_800.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8HDkrg3COoLYPQYfjz-3MuWkdZnxpAx_V3G-6w92lIki5qmRYlS1Lb4O6MVVb8eRp4OhbGnp3WBYu3KMXvHa8mqj0RObHAdWfIkUuz0olNsBIatigHr522qndeqtIY3qAQVP9oXTKvGvXHM31krr2oD8g45GgkhPkym-hEfTSNSWspormfJXx-ckHw/s4160/IMG_20230428_132708_551.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8HDkrg3COoLYPQYfjz-3MuWkdZnxpAx_V3G-6w92lIki5qmRYlS1Lb4O6MVVb8eRp4OhbGnp3WBYu3KMXvHa8mqj0RObHAdWfIkUuz0olNsBIatigHr522qndeqtIY3qAQVP9oXTKvGvXHM31krr2oD8g45GgkhPkym-hEfTSNSWspormfJXx-ckHw/w640-h480/IMG_20230428_132708_551.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Woods without bluebells.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6K5iOznBYQGADmznfN-PtiHn7dRkpOrozzGzhnpJS3K5SRXqMEpGERnx2vugk6xsMQ6voxi4d8z2WzgzRdeERj4wXKCNoGPkQbjKD9728vI9gsVBPF1V6G4bdJtyO2K3X79nVb1cDXyaLnGOpGzjK1D63nhuKFIfNLZ2MlfmSkpgnjbQHlffQaCX5Q/s4160/IMG_20230428_113334_322.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf6K5iOznBYQGADmznfN-PtiHn7dRkpOrozzGzhnpJS3K5SRXqMEpGERnx2vugk6xsMQ6voxi4d8z2WzgzRdeERj4wXKCNoGPkQbjKD9728vI9gsVBPF1V6G4bdJtyO2K3X79nVb1cDXyaLnGOpGzjK1D63nhuKFIfNLZ2MlfmSkpgnjbQHlffQaCX5Q/w480-h640/IMG_20230428_113334_322.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">There are only about 200 chalk streams left in the world; most of them are in the South of England. This one runs through Whitwell and about 24 miles further downstream flows into the river Thames.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBNEohX9hbTrqFxDQsNSNm2eKYrfCjmNiImOwHT3ioa3Jvu18Js-aywyDqR9D7jpN9puvV4jQzwunL9g4k2WnU5QXxYAc-ip7wCIlG3GXdcrdOhT4ehyqQf6EPmALbK0FKt9hTybnfWXCFY9Vd6t8cNQzkh4reD44bvybSVZnAvnY6eeOxIY-KwsVQA/s4160/IMG_20230428_120601_636.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZBNEohX9hbTrqFxDQsNSNm2eKYrfCjmNiImOwHT3ioa3Jvu18Js-aywyDqR9D7jpN9puvV4jQzwunL9g4k2WnU5QXxYAc-ip7wCIlG3GXdcrdOhT4ehyqQf6EPmALbK0FKt9hTybnfWXCFY9Vd6t8cNQzkh4reD44bvybSVZnAvnY6eeOxIY-KwsVQA/w640-h480/IMG_20230428_120601_636.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">We stopped in Whitwell for tea and cake in a converted barn. The tea shop had a display of old farm and domestic artefacts. Anyone remember the old mangles? We never had one but there was an old rusting one in our back yard in the house I grew up in. The thing at the front that looks like a spin dryer is actually for spraying crops...</div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudeghZkjb9z1t2xl8adL9ppJcYGEZ4Nmi9ThmQcCaHjGb277oZJiA4UYV1G28NV1u-Z_I-lOtWPAn6LPog8_lO2hsUqTgYPMdseZJGjErnEMhzicUwXyD8t_EKjqEmlGAJNRHtYX9_Q9uPz4Fyb-mWHvvPSC19N3kx4wqryHZOAtV8waSiOsBNXnK7Q/s4160/IMG_20230428_122822_579.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudeghZkjb9z1t2xl8adL9ppJcYGEZ4Nmi9ThmQcCaHjGb277oZJiA4UYV1G28NV1u-Z_I-lOtWPAn6LPog8_lO2hsUqTgYPMdseZJGjErnEMhzicUwXyD8t_EKjqEmlGAJNRHtYX9_Q9uPz4Fyb-mWHvvPSC19N3kx4wqryHZOAtV8waSiOsBNXnK7Q/w480-h640/IMG_20230428_122822_579.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">We came across this in a hollow. There were long curved church pews covered in tarpaulin and then a very flat tiny field which is used as a living theatre. They hold May Balls and concerts there. What a lovely idea. I thought the date on the plaque was interesting - just after the first lock down ended...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_7mfc7PkcUO0DUoIFc-sFUdLBKkxSwNTEyRd9WKF2IM1LgH0BZ6SflBCK1pR7XjCBbjF4tm4fZjyYz298M3izsVFYLGJsgoURxAvk5z-aFtCbdsvA8EKlYR0KYdBDwtZjuKvEs4iITHSCxsUdHJYJilReWD765tFaRaPYmYap-VBD0RbtF1ZkbDwJA/s4160/IMG_20230428_135949_089.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja_7mfc7PkcUO0DUoIFc-sFUdLBKkxSwNTEyRd9WKF2IM1LgH0BZ6SflBCK1pR7XjCBbjF4tm4fZjyYz298M3izsVFYLGJsgoURxAvk5z-aFtCbdsvA8EKlYR0KYdBDwtZjuKvEs4iITHSCxsUdHJYJilReWD765tFaRaPYmYap-VBD0RbtF1ZkbDwJA/w640-h480/IMG_20230428_135949_089.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">A view across the fields to Stevenage. St.Paul Walden is between Hitchin and Stevenage. We met 3 other walking groups on our travels and a cycling club were having tea and cake at the tea shop when we were.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Some interesting buildings:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_VZNq7--A3BXhBChMBcUJSx6qvoRSzBzdHanqFrIIGRdy9cCutAokAdiAs4cu6NPx9jwCicHOVeFjZO08en9kC_U77ESJCN-YMAyrQPcHqCJvDCe4WCkXeoR0L5F2SABgb4QZ768fev05rRlhnbh_35x2PcqblMbSf9RGUC2yWUfFKSV7vAytmrRow/s4129/IMG_20230428_102409_644.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2142" data-original-width="4129" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_VZNq7--A3BXhBChMBcUJSx6qvoRSzBzdHanqFrIIGRdy9cCutAokAdiAs4cu6NPx9jwCicHOVeFjZO08en9kC_U77ESJCN-YMAyrQPcHqCJvDCe4WCkXeoR0L5F2SABgb4QZ768fev05rRlhnbh_35x2PcqblMbSf9RGUC2yWUfFKSV7vAytmrRow/w640-h332/IMG_20230428_102409_644.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmaXG4RWKdFq0sNjrcaEBECIS9ksB_sX1sD_3rGsfvXEGUgh3pS3tUFxqqEwg2HNXssBroYZZB-L-ed3vkdxvGX-R2M4sQPPy41aKBZ9OGpRtd5kN6Czivy4ZIAcO8F1jE69KaHIikXFNF_wA-Ky7d9Lm8n_KUGH1qb7XkrM3oMGLKIPzj30E1r8A-g/s4160/IMG_20230428_112924_507.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmaXG4RWKdFq0sNjrcaEBECIS9ksB_sX1sD_3rGsfvXEGUgh3pS3tUFxqqEwg2HNXssBroYZZB-L-ed3vkdxvGX-R2M4sQPPy41aKBZ9OGpRtd5kN6Czivy4ZIAcO8F1jE69KaHIikXFNF_wA-Ky7d9Lm8n_KUGH1qb7XkrM3oMGLKIPzj30E1r8A-g/w640-h480/IMG_20230428_112924_507.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9n9107Fop2xXCxHpPl5O-y4myhLgwHYxnCoQkFn6WaDjSjQHH0Wsu9LU4RqaQ8MTgWC6jOwPIFr3w2czQqfiyU-ee4jGtAXmd89Bs4XOOzzxC9BziPFPKXOnOtJtp50JlWSSAJrTuSioC7FdmVw8k-EOSMc2lEoWZJuDJAFkGwpLtMgJWR3M03KEBDg/s3120/IMG_20230428_130044_884.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2792" data-original-width="3120" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9n9107Fop2xXCxHpPl5O-y4myhLgwHYxnCoQkFn6WaDjSjQHH0Wsu9LU4RqaQ8MTgWC6jOwPIFr3w2czQqfiyU-ee4jGtAXmd89Bs4XOOzzxC9BziPFPKXOnOtJtp50JlWSSAJrTuSioC7FdmVw8k-EOSMc2lEoWZJuDJAFkGwpLtMgJWR3M03KEBDg/w640-h572/IMG_20230428_130044_884.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">This I think was the Dower House and part of the estate of St. Paul's Walden Bury; an English country house Grade II listed with gardens Grade I listed. The late Queen Mother (Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon) was said to be born here and this was her childhood home. In other words, King Charles III's grandmother lived here!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX65rvWximcLoTOibHqhwvIVNKBJYJwmOWbYcLfwiH5FRGWkXa7JGBt_TouET0UWgj5cYxiyajjQzVgzGKVoLAJ7OzAweRwkky_8fz8zdSLqBIojIsiWqmFxFK-H50Gpr384DVm2YwDPvgC5sZk01si_eTRAZoQQQGWm95GFjzwRuIfdVQ4llXnkj3yw/s900/spwb-house.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="900" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX65rvWximcLoTOibHqhwvIVNKBJYJwmOWbYcLfwiH5FRGWkXa7JGBt_TouET0UWgj5cYxiyajjQzVgzGKVoLAJ7OzAweRwkky_8fz8zdSLqBIojIsiWqmFxFK-H50Gpr384DVm2YwDPvgC5sZk01si_eTRAZoQQQGWm95GFjzwRuIfdVQ4llXnkj3yw/w640-h160/spwb-house.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">We only caught distant glimpses of the house on certain parts of the walk but you can read more about it here <a href="https://www.visitherts.co.uk/attractions/st-pauls-walden-bury-43703/">HERE</a> if you're interested.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzgl0If-3PZeXxxsuJfBF5DO1KXFiF46W18A_Ce2Vi6xkbz28rWrTJvknaeBXWkEIC23I5YUKAgHfFSwV64eL8yN6oDhBdkMO4OGbyfGAfB2kvZ4_o4zhVrv5HbINY-UW1k35f2xhh7ianGE_6jfmpAehs0efapE7rcpPVcdFZmTDQmnS6MGpJUqnBQ/s4160/IMG_20230428_142339_197.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpzgl0If-3PZeXxxsuJfBF5DO1KXFiF46W18A_Ce2Vi6xkbz28rWrTJvknaeBXWkEIC23I5YUKAgHfFSwV64eL8yN6oDhBdkMO4OGbyfGAfB2kvZ4_o4zhVrv5HbINY-UW1k35f2xhh7ianGE_6jfmpAehs0efapE7rcpPVcdFZmTDQmnS6MGpJUqnBQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230428_142339_197.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyXelDTBK0LISVRumIpK3FYXjxmpRz5opdUFFR6t9Ut6FUJWMpgnObb2bjIKZst_TDZGetAZsd2ZMCgz8vUIkSoPWVpLT_I79YUjFSYS6euZJZu1QFAJQhS1E6rV47uLF8xMuTwgZ1WkZOQ8muJvL6UQ8iXdBc-erThlVTBpmB1o0WPG1YI2BSPgX5A/s4160/IMG_20230428_143536_762.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="4160" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyXelDTBK0LISVRumIpK3FYXjxmpRz5opdUFFR6t9Ut6FUJWMpgnObb2bjIKZst_TDZGetAZsd2ZMCgz8vUIkSoPWVpLT_I79YUjFSYS6euZJZu1QFAJQhS1E6rV47uLF8xMuTwgZ1WkZOQ8muJvL6UQ8iXdBc-erThlVTBpmB1o0WPG1YI2BSPgX5A/w640-h480/IMG_20230428_143536_762.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">All Saints Church; St. Paul Walden. A 14th/15th century church. I would have expected it to be called St.Paul's Church but here's the reason why it isn't:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span face=""Trebuchet Ms", "Lucida Grande", Geneva, Verdana, "Lucida Sans", "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #5f5e5e; font-size: 20px; text-align: start;">The reason for the oddity is that until the Dissolution of the Monasteries the manor of what was then Abbots Walden was owned by the Abbey of St Albans. When the Abbey was dissolved by Henry VIII the manor was granted to the Dean and Chapter of </span><a href="https://www.britainexpress.com/London/st-pauls.htm" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #337ab7; font-family: "Trebuchet Ms", "Lucida Grande", Geneva, Verdana, "Lucida Sans", "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: start; text-decoration-line: none;" title="St Paul's Cathedral">St Paul's Cathedral</a><span face=""Trebuchet Ms", "Lucida Grande", Geneva, Verdana, "Lucida Sans", "Lucida Sans Unicode", sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #5f5e5e; font-size: 20px; text-align: start;"> in London. The Dean and Chapter renamed the estate 'St Pauls Walden'.<a href="https://www.britainexpress.com/counties/herts/churches/st-pauls-walden.htm">SOURCE</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">My knee was quite painful when I'd finished the walk but the ibuprofen I took sorted that out! I was hoping my fit bit might have arrived by the time I got home but it hadn't...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pCSAE920qEuhucXp1AVi69ZfUyDWZadfWL6nGefeTVS0lz4MLfe8mBGB3nj7jdvq3unE4DS0IJrf3F5JgQ3E6eW9njmZ8Rokwxzi1KgSj_fd2RqUgE_TMvTEwN-owfrrS4Dy7pRL4dWvOWjuKNd_bFuwVB0NKBeSzlyl2oUD-cKtSeYe7AiCwZhwoA/s4160/IMG_20230430_081145_375.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0pCSAE920qEuhucXp1AVi69ZfUyDWZadfWL6nGefeTVS0lz4MLfe8mBGB3nj7jdvq3unE4DS0IJrf3F5JgQ3E6eW9njmZ8Rokwxzi1KgSj_fd2RqUgE_TMvTEwN-owfrrS4Dy7pRL4dWvOWjuKNd_bFuwVB0NKBeSzlyl2oUD-cKtSeYe7AiCwZhwoA/w480-h640/IMG_20230430_081145_375.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">If you look very carefully you might just make out a tiny bird at the entrance of the nesting box above. I was so excited to watch this little blue tit land on the bird box; appear to lean inwards as if feeding something and at one point disappear into the box entirely. Do we have baby blue tits (no noises off were heard) or is mother blue tit sitting on the eggs and father blue tit was feeding her? I witnessed this on Saturday morning whilst drinking my tea at the dining room table and then again on Sunday morning. I picked up this handmade bird box in a Newark charity shop last year on our way back from my aunt and uncle's golden wedding anniversary bash in Gainsborough. It would be lovely if the box housed a blue tit family. I've had a thrush nest in the garden before...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCI36qfBK8XQrSpval7HHtgJgnE-peiO1tdhSvlr-sKke_6pyeOflZ47jUnRBV7bKbeMJ7NdR9ObIQPXln_Vr-OA9_nVyHXFAshfNhhbf18DBkYwEop25tUBUF_5sDAlK2Hqf070MfU768RagPUzyadZmZATzuPsxv-NcFBE2NCnhjnjnYt6pYDxD4xA/s3657/IMG_20230501_142501_547.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3657" data-original-width="1587" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCI36qfBK8XQrSpval7HHtgJgnE-peiO1tdhSvlr-sKke_6pyeOflZ47jUnRBV7bKbeMJ7NdR9ObIQPXln_Vr-OA9_nVyHXFAshfNhhbf18DBkYwEop25tUBUF_5sDAlK2Hqf070MfU768RagPUzyadZmZATzuPsxv-NcFBE2NCnhjnjnYt6pYDxD4xA/w278-h640/IMG_20230501_142501_547.jpg" width="278" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsJ3O3UZ62V5vejaNvvi6SOsVCpLAzyfAd2TVhDpNvF-Bv_NdsAakR_eNwmR781LLX6O4hDkq7NjVRKGP0ESShvECuYVXd1-k4GSiueTRpaM5-FvqQJrnfeBDQMJvxVLnpeqsbuLPG7fY96jJWlJKgheC0Fvnjz1aOhvKcl2MQeZ2XALLs7DcTQweBg/s3623/IMG_20230501_142444_350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3623" data-original-width="1643" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcsJ3O3UZ62V5vejaNvvi6SOsVCpLAzyfAd2TVhDpNvF-Bv_NdsAakR_eNwmR781LLX6O4hDkq7NjVRKGP0ESShvECuYVXd1-k4GSiueTRpaM5-FvqQJrnfeBDQMJvxVLnpeqsbuLPG7fY96jJWlJKgheC0Fvnjz1aOhvKcl2MQeZ2XALLs7DcTQweBg/w290-h640/IMG_20230501_142444_350.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a very quiet weekend. Youngest grandson was staying with us until Monday. Once he was fed he was off on his electric scooter to Bedford park to play basket ball with his friends; he did this Saturday, Sunday and Monday! He also had an official game with his basket ball club on Saturday so I had to drop him to his friend's house; his friend's parents took them both to the game and back - they won 82 -24. Saturday was a beautiful day; sunny with temperatures of 18/19 degrees. And on Sunday, youngest grandson also had official basket ball practice. OH took him and collected him as middle grandson and I went to spend the day with my son in Norfolk. I went for a swim first thing and swam only 36 (0.75 miles) laps as I wanted to leave for Norfolk quite early.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpL1EcgPVCEWua6UYBdUMJOMw2eMHKmlDmTv6uj5tB6krSsP9G1JK5xiVQk3zIIyjy-8nGwgLE36ZnvdroqOUvkyOvUxP3HPC6fYLL2U7QhH8V23V5rVkn-0gTcW-Ld0kqba5DX3T1nEpUyOJGBX67MLWFWPKiU21b3bLmo4MWv8i4ZU6dsoaPUiIRPg/s3649/IMG_20230501_142406_525.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3649" data-original-width="1496" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpL1EcgPVCEWua6UYBdUMJOMw2eMHKmlDmTv6uj5tB6krSsP9G1JK5xiVQk3zIIyjy-8nGwgLE36ZnvdroqOUvkyOvUxP3HPC6fYLL2U7QhH8V23V5rVkn-0gTcW-Ld0kqba5DX3T1nEpUyOJGBX67MLWFWPKiU21b3bLmo4MWv8i4ZU6dsoaPUiIRPg/w262-h640/IMG_20230501_142406_525.jpg" width="262" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Even though it was a bank holiday Monday; I still went into Barnardo's but only for 3 hours as it was Sunday opening hours. We weren't very busy and I worked with the deputy manager who I hadn't see for a while. As I hadn't bought much last week I found myself a summer skirt; a Laura Ashley top; a tank top and 2 pairs of brand new socks. Everything I wore was pre-loved except the polo neck top; Sainsbury's retail. Skirt M&S; red jacket bought not so long ago but can't remember which charity shop; boots old Primark but pre-loved. All jewellery pre-loved, too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">I spent much of the rest of the day helping OH to tidy up the garden. We've moved stuff around; discovered my poor little magnolia tree in bud behind the discarded Christmas tree. It may bloom still. Fingers crossed. We had a lot of empty pots to fill but I had bought stocks from Aldi; some petunias for a window box and in Norfolk on Sunday at a roadside stall bought 6 gazanias for 2.00. OH bought marigolds and some more geraniums to replace the ones at the front; we'd had the old ones for years and of course they don't last forever do they?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdniGVZ78eDOurUPOvIHHdhFXlveMo7NYrUT_9splGR-GyaTXPWvoFxkrOWU0T4U2A7B2CTV1v36HggbInt9KEx5mBUDipLYvfk1xCGy0VkOfQp4SMeOCDiKo1c01Ve88YpQLcuJd6Ck52MWE2mj30jIqC7osAaRe77bUZu2z_gBWhyGe9pPTy_1Wlw/s2560/IMG_20230501_142316_828.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdniGVZ78eDOurUPOvIHHdhFXlveMo7NYrUT_9splGR-GyaTXPWvoFxkrOWU0T4U2A7B2CTV1v36HggbInt9KEx5mBUDipLYvfk1xCGy0VkOfQp4SMeOCDiKo1c01Ve88YpQLcuJd6Ck52MWE2mj30jIqC7osAaRe77bUZu2z_gBWhyGe9pPTy_1Wlw/w480-h640/IMG_20230501_142316_828.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Middle grandson came round after dinner to revise and ended up staying the night; just as I'd said goodbye to the youngest grandson. They're both no trouble at all when they stay so I'm happy when they do. Soon they won't want to although the oldest grandson always stays with us at Christmas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBo8XPFVhvZQBviuJfPPcJZ_QsxTN2OR8BIitXAUrTYFz2k6WAvLzcmwz8GG6GSqPUiwXIS7BdHK_aVqJCTXsMr_yGEZ-qnvkYoNyZMi8BG2i_ghjaIItXRQmEkjT7XJLg5_e3qh0mfssSqXIXMCOkqva7tYxjR27Of2LUYF9w0-5nogcg8hDeK9YaRw/s3275/IMG_20230502_090300_141.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3275" data-original-width="1429" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBo8XPFVhvZQBviuJfPPcJZ_QsxTN2OR8BIitXAUrTYFz2k6WAvLzcmwz8GG6GSqPUiwXIS7BdHK_aVqJCTXsMr_yGEZ-qnvkYoNyZMi8BG2i_ghjaIItXRQmEkjT7XJLg5_e3qh0mfssSqXIXMCOkqva7tYxjR27Of2LUYF9w0-5nogcg8hDeK9YaRw/w280-h640/IMG_20230502_090300_141.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the tank top I bought at Barnardo's on Monday. I wore it to the food bank on Tuesday with these trousers from F&F; a yellow Primark top and Kicker boots. Everything was pre-loved including the jewellery. The Kicker boots pinched my feet at the widest part so I put them out on the front wall for someone else to have; they're a size 4 so they'll fit children as well adults. My neighbour had put out lots of pairs of unwanted trainers; I'm sure everything will go - it always does.</div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhuBj8DODG01DR9yL3bqDQwYOMZeu6B8NT8ibSENBtZxj7MjOrXQFcRwx0eF46Ia-mVsKgE7iTDbQOqWYcWSReqfmW4RAS-dFidgIC06Vfkm2f8puNwlMz7SXRGccuvhIGwiRShzQSZyJMu1Vtp55_bBi9xUDcGSFLtmTgQb2OoHdAV5ujygkonYrmQ/s3203/IMG_20230502_090219_548.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3203" data-original-width="1215" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhuBj8DODG01DR9yL3bqDQwYOMZeu6B8NT8ibSENBtZxj7MjOrXQFcRwx0eF46Ia-mVsKgE7iTDbQOqWYcWSReqfmW4RAS-dFidgIC06Vfkm2f8puNwlMz7SXRGccuvhIGwiRShzQSZyJMu1Vtp55_bBi9xUDcGSFLtmTgQb2OoHdAV5ujygkonYrmQ/w242-h640/IMG_20230502_090219_548.jpg" width="242" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcjAqVEmde0ErEcNtGJZg778dT2qy8CBk6WXiG9HlLu5e8Ok-VSEZzfuRD5IlCnSY0K08WOxXwDxF12cUVPf5_nSh1SmwbfHuFif9WVKI13LRTSJZC0CKZo3efIVEfqgs23Y5Yqau5TuCbTqHLhZgkKNuJG-gCzjVyNedEWhN-pDWFqudOS9pYoR-7g/s2560/IMG_20230502_090341_831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1282" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcjAqVEmde0ErEcNtGJZg778dT2qy8CBk6WXiG9HlLu5e8Ok-VSEZzfuRD5IlCnSY0K08WOxXwDxF12cUVPf5_nSh1SmwbfHuFif9WVKI13LRTSJZC0CKZo3efIVEfqgs23Y5Yqau5TuCbTqHLhZgkKNuJG-gCzjVyNedEWhN-pDWFqudOS9pYoR-7g/w320-h640/IMG_20230502_090341_831.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">There were no other volunteers in at the food bank so I made up crates of food for one of our distribution centres; then put away all the toiletries and hygiene products. Although Tuesday was overcast and much cooler at 13 degrees after Sunday and Monday's highs of 18/19 degrees; my plan for the rest of the day was to take down my summer and lighter weight clothing from the loft and put the heavier weight stuff away. It's May already and needed to be done! I spent the afternoon taking down 3 black sacks of summer clothing from the loft and sorting it out. I still had 1 left to sort out which I'd do on Wednesday, as I'd had enough by then. 5 bags of winter clothing to go back up to the loft; 1 more bag full of donations. Whilst I was sorting out stuff my replacement Fitbit arrived - at last!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;">I stopped taking Ibuprofen on Monday and the knee feels much better. I'll still be a bit cautious and not walk again until the end of the week. See you in a fortnight...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /><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 /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><br /><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-89244546815229288372023-04-18T13:50:00.003+01:002023-04-18T13:50:49.118+01:00It's good to be home...<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hello again!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNnr3A2O5wlj61_5Msi56edUXXXP5Y5a99yeIGISfgjLnTY-1RT4Cb2VRy4hVx3sVhl7VptkVu0JBkSyMqNHMrGhTF70XadyURC8SSM6QgQZjbeeTldJzyjARoFu6scPS2JnQJKvXg9Hn8ryxL6S8CXKMQqwzknt9yqSkyRwqFKIB2FyqVncyMsIvPg/s3264/IMG_20230329_104549_090.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNnr3A2O5wlj61_5Msi56edUXXXP5Y5a99yeIGISfgjLnTY-1RT4Cb2VRy4hVx3sVhl7VptkVu0JBkSyMqNHMrGhTF70XadyURC8SSM6QgQZjbeeTldJzyjARoFu6scPS2JnQJKvXg9Hn8ryxL6S8CXKMQqwzknt9yqSkyRwqFKIB2FyqVncyMsIvPg/w480-h640/IMG_20230329_104549_090.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">All my Mother's Day flowers opened just in time for me to leave them behind...</span></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Wednesday 29th March was yet again dull, miserable and wet. Not conducive to walking; so after getting ready and having a leisurely breakfast I set off to run errands. First, I went to M&S at the retail park to pick up my new knickers. I then went to Aldi and did the food shopping. I wouldn't be going to Lidl on Thursday as there was no point; we'd be away for two weeks in Ireland. I then went to B&M and Home Bargains to pick up various items we needed; some to take with us. The cost of living in Ireland is higher than it is in the UK and my family warned me to buy as much as I could in the UK where it's cheaper.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></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/AVvXsEgsxISt8XpL-KKIU2GgnhAzvdLbx3d4txh8F5zNg3DgqFH0C37_WTur90Lm_nEfpK1eD5T-m8zASZnseL2SsPlHzL1jOSNsNCzHxchCTaC7mORp5eSO7jcqeARy3GLDnk9m2AdavzLQ5JhNirFR55cAAjJHad0j-m8DPBQshicdP9EUlfKI8Blh_wxB9w/s2460/IMG_20230329_114421_884.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2460" data-original-width="1291" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxISt8XpL-KKIU2GgnhAzvdLbx3d4txh8F5zNg3DgqFH0C37_WTur90Lm_nEfpK1eD5T-m8zASZnseL2SsPlHzL1jOSNsNCzHxchCTaC7mORp5eSO7jcqeARy3GLDnk9m2AdavzLQ5JhNirFR55cAAjJHad0j-m8DPBQshicdP9EUlfKI8Blh_wxB9w/w336-h640/IMG_20230329_114421_884.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It occurred to me that other than jeans, I hadn't been wearing much in the way of trousers lately. I find I tend to go through phases; wearing mostly skirts; or mostly dresses; or mostly trousers. I opted to wear these warm, pre-loved trousers by New Look; worn over a Falmers shirt and a F&F top; both pre-loved and pre-loved boots; as was all the jewellery.</span></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/AVvXsEiqTGsjTV_Uu4wM0cg95E8IehU7Em6HaisOgdnKGSgNY3QK_yO3qXuyXYIATkTS8RMmapquonFhMEwJRSjmEwEVs__cH1SsH3yEikDHMrMrx6UVpLA-mKdg-IRQk749nj2SGLOom2Vf5V7pN0xyW4s-svLmcOO6gAyu8KXpKbr8P94oOPuvxomHqwHQsw/s2475/IMG_20230329_114305_775.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="1113" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqTGsjTV_Uu4wM0cg95E8IehU7Em6HaisOgdnKGSgNY3QK_yO3qXuyXYIATkTS8RMmapquonFhMEwJRSjmEwEVs__cH1SsH3yEikDHMrMrx6UVpLA-mKdg-IRQk749nj2SGLOom2Vf5V7pN0xyW4s-svLmcOO6gAyu8KXpKbr8P94oOPuvxomHqwHQsw/w288-h640/IMG_20230329_114305_775.jpg" width="288" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCUw_pb1sMki11-YYVch_AsFoXtUWjTKQIc2MDHRN323Z_3rZnz2mNg54Gv3ipX9dYB_fhb5UIMLswrqckJSZcqA5SH8yG2Z38zaq1eRdwylfkmjIKxJQhA6thtT5CI_sbpXd1CbJ3L22Z1NrLrV1qFVA4t4u9YBt5KDEE0TATOI__Ux9DMsggBzUAA/s2394/IMG_20230329_114220_804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2394" data-original-width="1220" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFCUw_pb1sMki11-YYVch_AsFoXtUWjTKQIc2MDHRN323Z_3rZnz2mNg54Gv3ipX9dYB_fhb5UIMLswrqckJSZcqA5SH8yG2Z38zaq1eRdwylfkmjIKxJQhA6thtT5CI_sbpXd1CbJ3L22Z1NrLrV1qFVA4t4u9YBt5KDEE0TATOI__Ux9DMsggBzUAA/w326-h640/IMG_20230329_114220_804.jpg" width="326" /></a></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I popped into Barnardo's on my way back from M&S for a rummage as I wasn't there on Monday to have one. I bought a yellow White Stuff knee length dress and also stopped at the Cat's Protection League where I bought an ombre Warehouse maxi skirt. That was put away with the summer stuff but the yellow dress came with me to Ireland. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I made dinner for OH on my return and we began watching a new BBC TV series; 'Blue Lights' which began on Monday night; set in Belfast and the story of three probationers in the Northern Ireland Police Service. Very good it was too. We'll carry on with 'The Blood Pact' series 2 when we get back from Ireland.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeUK2vd5NcRWdxfxnAfouwK0hJR8G-vW7c8MDq2K0MHv-CGNi0EFIgX51AF8LTh6Fv0RFtM-A6uus8w_keYpufEOUPIII6Gq22w199TcQV9PNNlkhKITJaEckvm8fNjIIrJ60bMZshlT8eSJCtaJLX4L7vD-CpJWeC7lVe4CKJV7T0CkvSMvp2MK3Yw/s768/Blue-Lights-BBC-header-image.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="768" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeUK2vd5NcRWdxfxnAfouwK0hJR8G-vW7c8MDq2K0MHv-CGNi0EFIgX51AF8LTh6Fv0RFtM-A6uus8w_keYpufEOUPIII6Gq22w199TcQV9PNNlkhKITJaEckvm8fNjIIrJ60bMZshlT8eSJCtaJLX4L7vD-CpJWeC7lVe4CKJV7T0CkvSMvp2MK3Yw/w640-h360/Blue-Lights-BBC-header-image.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">'Blue Lights' <a href="Photo: BBC">SOURCE</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Woke up to sunshine on Thursday which was most welcome. After the usual 45 lap swim I walked home with the sun on my back. Later on in the afternoon when I collected youngest grandson from school; the temperature was 18 degrees! I went to the hairdressers and had time to walk into town and get my eyebrows done as well as have a quick look in the 3:16 charity shop.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEivv0v0tu2beaHnmlZmEj7LfNVnb63LF-mPykpOMXWMK1XpZ5AaSmn6LaKVmpSFyEvD6i_THqss1rGNE7v_WvWpedRkuWOR3YH8cvFGW586sxvqbbIZ3ryItve1-N2mSIXEu_daIRUXnoPqShNsfW__wHs3ticzbnwmL07StAmaRbTLM118R0bjB07DDQ/s2854/IMG_20230330_120016_344.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2854" data-original-width="1429" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivv0v0tu2beaHnmlZmEj7LfNVnb63LF-mPykpOMXWMK1XpZ5AaSmn6LaKVmpSFyEvD6i_THqss1rGNE7v_WvWpedRkuWOR3YH8cvFGW586sxvqbbIZ3ryItve1-N2mSIXEu_daIRUXnoPqShNsfW__wHs3ticzbnwmL07StAmaRbTLM118R0bjB07DDQ/w320-h640/IMG_20230330_120016_344.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;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I continued with the trousers theme for Thursday's outfit. Trousers pre-loved from Tu; top by F&F; sleeveless yellow top by M&S; both pre-loved. Boots as before; all jewellery charity shopped.</span></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qY7SP6_yrBljc4ADTkIbiOjkpQ3FzO2U6KzlUIYIvqVYYE85ttQvQUChmiNRh2nCdxMXZX_uv4ygIH6PDbBvydSTpbENZ2RKcDlx8x37YFjfu9IBOtAghbW6rL40htHu0e3L3KmFiOZeHRqjQLqBnOY6vLFfkNW3ufAnvXUPKXqPJRIy-slix8dUvQ/s2999/IMG_20230330_120058_545.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2999" data-original-width="1239" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0qY7SP6_yrBljc4ADTkIbiOjkpQ3FzO2U6KzlUIYIvqVYYE85ttQvQUChmiNRh2nCdxMXZX_uv4ygIH6PDbBvydSTpbENZ2RKcDlx8x37YFjfu9IBOtAghbW6rL40htHu0e3L3KmFiOZeHRqjQLqBnOY6vLFfkNW3ufAnvXUPKXqPJRIy-slix8dUvQ/w264-h640/IMG_20230330_120058_545.jpg" width="264" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKasTrpah_-FjY9PS8Xv5DGlwaSHRf9YzJscTiW-1Q2M1e9BawvTJ1phXGqsjXsmsuHOgfYJR2ahtfuLpHIJ6vHCZ1Lne_KwpFTID4oldFKnQ648E0WQWFQuuCL6b64379nz-hldJlqRpZgGMaWGAmLA9OLEWB5ESVoU4mzrAdtaJtDNbWHRc8xXs1GA/s2960/IMG_20230330_120125_023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2960" data-original-width="1249" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKasTrpah_-FjY9PS8Xv5DGlwaSHRf9YzJscTiW-1Q2M1e9BawvTJ1phXGqsjXsmsuHOgfYJR2ahtfuLpHIJ6vHCZ1Lne_KwpFTID4oldFKnQ648E0WQWFQuuCL6b64379nz-hldJlqRpZgGMaWGAmLA9OLEWB5ESVoU4mzrAdtaJtDNbWHRc8xXs1GA/w270-h640/IMG_20230330_120125_023.jpg" width="270" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVFr0ejRM218j3Wz0VA3Lf0zaD60Dyg_lfg60cM-k5W_z_AMjkWL_fGvdiMBGiMNTCgYrGPXHiHiC2Y4IPdFUugi-uTfBWSqfp1_wgIDUVW356ROiBIUeieqOFMjIa_LG5WynSgN6HfHnI4C83Ac6nLGCjVTNhYqWRyBchM296QMtBzBaSG74PC-dMg/s1494/IMG_20230330_120419_442-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1121" data-original-width="1494" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHVFr0ejRM218j3Wz0VA3Lf0zaD60Dyg_lfg60cM-k5W_z_AMjkWL_fGvdiMBGiMNTCgYrGPXHiHiC2Y4IPdFUugi-uTfBWSqfp1_wgIDUVW356ROiBIUeieqOFMjIa_LG5WynSgN6HfHnI4C83Ac6nLGCjVTNhYqWRyBchM296QMtBzBaSG74PC-dMg/w640-h480/IMG_20230330_120419_442-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Pre and post hairdressers...</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Oh, my goodness what a horrible day Friday was. It rained more or less non stop.</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span> </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had planned to walk in Cambridge with the unofficial bus walk group but the weather put me off. I did useful stuff instead like packing what I was taking to Ireland. I walked into town to the library to return a library book and walked along the river to the Castle Rd charity shops where I had a browse and bought more books. My TBR pile keeps growing taller:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7L_YAt1kb7Rs8Cyr1EvtdUe-aGPL0b2V9XuK0usdN65wDypopffyrwwXkTx7TND8B7QoD1SkZs9s9uoLh38vIBQiLRgYxUFV450SIBsqo5nURTkQcxhZRs1ukr_N0L1gnu8PFZhp3KTQ_OlwC7-DPbcsZ6RxRx1MhOVW5YouPvdRT_YNW3IUfWdVrQ/s3264/IMG_20230331_160256_340.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE7L_YAt1kb7Rs8Cyr1EvtdUe-aGPL0b2V9XuK0usdN65wDypopffyrwwXkTx7TND8B7QoD1SkZs9s9uoLh38vIBQiLRgYxUFV450SIBsqo5nURTkQcxhZRs1ukr_N0L1gnu8PFZhp3KTQ_OlwC7-DPbcsZ6RxRx1MhOVW5YouPvdRT_YNW3IUfWdVrQ/w480-h640/IMG_20230331_160256_340.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Since I last showed you my TBR pile I added another John le Carre..</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> I shall be reading from the bottom up when I get back from Ireland. 'The Clockmaker's Daughter' was for cousin Marian'. I have books galore in the mobile home, plus I take my Kindle with me so I'm never short of reading material. Interestingly, when we're away on holiday is the only time OH reads books. I know this is common to lots of people but I can't imagine a life where I didn't read regularly.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgsnO1luRqoHb-NXIIxC9yaJ8l-cret2uX0dn1guVHhBjFZnUrwFB8PLF5h9MiDHPOyseKvP9UiUBSvevFuCHqmlT6y4CyWdvZ94jpR2Hubf5dPMJZ1cghG5_ssxzE8loxJKo48hrqa_nXA6v-qZwjEWKIj6BF1PAAoCrg_gQyv5_QGDig2oXLkTWqHug/s2582/IMG_20230331_122045_502.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2582" data-original-width="1348" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsnO1luRqoHb-NXIIxC9yaJ8l-cret2uX0dn1guVHhBjFZnUrwFB8PLF5h9MiDHPOyseKvP9UiUBSvevFuCHqmlT6y4CyWdvZ94jpR2Hubf5dPMJZ1cghG5_ssxzE8loxJKo48hrqa_nXA6v-qZwjEWKIj6BF1PAAoCrg_gQyv5_QGDig2oXLkTWqHug/w334-h640/IMG_20230331_122045_502.jpg" width="334" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJ-2mznsGRX-7q9KpUDoibpeP6ok9Q5uBVhGzPeoK-ti-0Djr257fcjLuZV1FX6nM2YfKBK_nmClsSE4b4jPfdK98mRD9uuDQctmFLYKGMlaHH_uOZlFjJlor3aoG_5CUQuzA2iHBPOWovv8U4DZwgPTdvkc7bmTOyEWzSxitHbKnHU_Wiy-A568CSg/s2643/IMG_20230331_122238_892.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2643" data-original-width="1007" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJ-2mznsGRX-7q9KpUDoibpeP6ok9Q5uBVhGzPeoK-ti-0Djr257fcjLuZV1FX6nM2YfKBK_nmClsSE4b4jPfdK98mRD9uuDQctmFLYKGMlaHH_uOZlFjJlor3aoG_5CUQuzA2iHBPOWovv8U4DZwgPTdvkc7bmTOyEWzSxitHbKnHU_Wiy-A568CSg/w244-h640/IMG_20230331_122238_892.jpg" width="244" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkJcQgoGWAYvRYFe1d1Ss124ejqRM7uCMUU5NQZXDgjpwk2rTB-dgMyZVixDs-GxU37KPtoHIgSJQcd5FF89xNfQK0JpmsaEGx6sp-8w6hMzvzeSzXeOpSgj8z1jqXOAmMMad05xDpfmd85fhfWEP4D_ydTbw8MmwUDaM0TVRJyjcG7EBSWvhLopwMg/s1600/IMG_20230331_121802_395.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtkJcQgoGWAYvRYFe1d1Ss124ejqRM7uCMUU5NQZXDgjpwk2rTB-dgMyZVixDs-GxU37KPtoHIgSJQcd5FF89xNfQK0JpmsaEGx6sp-8w6hMzvzeSzXeOpSgj8z1jqXOAmMMad05xDpfmd85fhfWEP4D_ydTbw8MmwUDaM0TVRJyjcG7EBSWvhLopwMg/w288-h640/IMG_20230331_121802_395.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved and worn before on the blog including all the jewellery...(except the boots; present from daughter).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We finished watching the final episode of 'Blue Lights' on Friday evening; what a brilliant series. I hope there's a series 2 to follow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We set off for Birkenhead on Saturday morning arriving just before 3 pm. Once we'd dropped our stuff into the hotel room we set off to explore Birkenhead. We found a few charity shops in the nearby shopping centre. I bought a quilted jacket from Australia which was 4.00 and a long length pinafore dress from a 1.00 rail. We saw some interesting buildings in Birkenhead:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgw4_75SlLicQh6SLixf48Dvr1tE5nYpgQviqmgmY5jiAus97Z1IYiO9de-3dKPP4S02XoNWnyPnuIbecaGsMlR_EePxxid5rFEke7Q188zIAElMy8vQD-QgyefKpfSE4Q-V_CElNrWmplyXUPR6j_FhnFNRP366uHK9Cn5I7wvkenkyKDSqT2dPePFug/s2736/IMG_20230401_154327_909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1925" data-original-width="2736" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4_75SlLicQh6SLixf48Dvr1tE5nYpgQviqmgmY5jiAus97Z1IYiO9de-3dKPP4S02XoNWnyPnuIbecaGsMlR_EePxxid5rFEke7Q188zIAElMy8vQD-QgyefKpfSE4Q-V_CElNrWmplyXUPR6j_FhnFNRP366uHK9Cn5I7wvkenkyKDSqT2dPePFug/w640-h450/IMG_20230401_154327_909.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLdvts7bCJ40hLV6N-ikTPKqFF-QSN1r-qO1epKw568AdUOONFSD53nqn9JIB_TtwxInL2pVd_Vso-ZSq6jWIKGv_tdTIJo0WizYn4kHQRTOgRs2MWTl6BQ0-cI2tbNCE3GgGd4aLzPhtQYX7CL6mJtNeziSLWOXZr8AFal8RfYqwYSLhxW6Bb7U29w/s3264/IMG_20230401_154350_434.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLdvts7bCJ40hLV6N-ikTPKqFF-QSN1r-qO1epKw568AdUOONFSD53nqn9JIB_TtwxInL2pVd_Vso-ZSq6jWIKGv_tdTIJo0WizYn4kHQRTOgRs2MWTl6BQ0-cI2tbNCE3GgGd4aLzPhtQYX7CL6mJtNeziSLWOXZr8AFal8RfYqwYSLhxW6Bb7U29w/w640-h480/IMG_20230401_154350_434.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Originally a school.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNPjwy3E-BVvqWASN60YtBWnlwG3QulBxjOHfIX7tNBLub75K-8uqZhtsfwz8lUw30Yhw1EcWzHryL0ZkZ981aHQL7b9HUblyqnsmBQrKLU6MjKk5gvdc_dGn5l1RST6RWzwq16u20ddDLWQrTo9SybzGuIS1js-Z2Llb8YCb1EuV9vb0JGQQRp0tMQ/s3164/IMG_20230401_170139_474.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1892" data-original-width="3164" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCNPjwy3E-BVvqWASN60YtBWnlwG3QulBxjOHfIX7tNBLub75K-8uqZhtsfwz8lUw30Yhw1EcWzHryL0ZkZ981aHQL7b9HUblyqnsmBQrKLU6MjKk5gvdc_dGn5l1RST6RWzwq16u20ddDLWQrTo9SybzGuIS1js-Z2Llb8YCb1EuV9vb0JGQQRp0tMQ/w640-h382/IMG_20230401_170139_474.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Victorian gothic!</span></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/AVvXsEg3C0fEtt-3QCbQLM8goscGOw_op2O92LyxHspw2jkoDU-PFX8kwcDcSn9uvCMCdrQqnMdUbryAjuMXBGXtKlARb6SMw_qnsmydjrnRHoPfKbb-2ozqMLSojqO2HIy0TIyA1UaeeFLvQjOrJjp0hWwrJW-nS0t5g_ei3aw7rO9bNQADHUk2dzGRu88n9w/s2345/original_d40a0593-5957-40d5-860f-ecca66ca41ec_IMG_20230402_164418_530.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2345" data-original-width="1316" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3C0fEtt-3QCbQLM8goscGOw_op2O92LyxHspw2jkoDU-PFX8kwcDcSn9uvCMCdrQqnMdUbryAjuMXBGXtKlARb6SMw_qnsmydjrnRHoPfKbb-2ozqMLSojqO2HIy0TIyA1UaeeFLvQjOrJjp0hWwrJW-nS0t5g_ei3aw7rO9bNQADHUk2dzGRu88n9w/w360-h640/original_d40a0593-5957-40d5-860f-ecca66ca41ec_IMG_20230402_164418_530.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On the ferry to Belfast I spotted this woman wearing a wonderful Frida Kahlo print dress.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We had a great time in Ireland. There were a couple of days where it was warm(ish) and there was sunshine; quite a few where it rained all day and one day when we woke up to frost covered grass outside the caravan! We visited relatives; visited Co. Derry and walked the city walls. It's good to have a change of routine and for OH it's a break from a pretty demanding job; we spent afternoons and evenings reading and I listened to quite a few Irish pod casts. There was no TV for us at all as our TV man who tunes the TV in for us had disappeared. His shop in the village was closed and he didn't answer his phone; very mysterious. We stayed over night with my cousin Liam and his wife , Martina in Mullaghmore, Co. Sligo. I didn't manage a sea swim at all but we went to Coral beach (our local beach) and walked to the lighthouse:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEimlu1FvJNpg1hoXT3us2OB4fLJy8YW-EBktZRdvq-e62FVtNIICmfHHt_76Ht9Rtx4a-R7PJlBsy_j2jnHGoWoduEtXCvWxeR5SOK9iG9DbHG6qE4GXohlky_qXkc15DJr1h_bocn-SLE1SGs3PmcuEV15-XeZMjNjvJxE3866BqUMjLYev-7Sl-VS9w/s3264/IMG_20230408_123741_653.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlu1FvJNpg1hoXT3us2OB4fLJy8YW-EBktZRdvq-e62FVtNIICmfHHt_76Ht9Rtx4a-R7PJlBsy_j2jnHGoWoduEtXCvWxeR5SOK9iG9DbHG6qE4GXohlky_qXkc15DJr1h_bocn-SLE1SGs3PmcuEV15-XeZMjNjvJxE3866BqUMjLYev-7Sl-VS9w/w640-h480/IMG_20230408_123741_653.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">We went to Portnoo/Narin strand:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEhn31fauIASBdiWZC8TDN41ZYqiy6GeY9_0JVGSzCDRaxKttElzVvD9AoOJ3YLUremKQmCha6zj_Xfb1s8bUIUSTKRW9vNYNAO_VGX47xTwSwMTdh1v4Ps16nq4gZLHfUQjrmaQRSmxTRcwQt5qlLAdLvYONwziORbmC3dVBu-MbtTW1HITL1_-hSl6ag/s3264/IMG_20230408_132722_830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn31fauIASBdiWZC8TDN41ZYqiy6GeY9_0JVGSzCDRaxKttElzVvD9AoOJ3YLUremKQmCha6zj_Xfb1s8bUIUSTKRW9vNYNAO_VGX47xTwSwMTdh1v4Ps16nq4gZLHfUQjrmaQRSmxTRcwQt5qlLAdLvYONwziORbmC3dVBu-MbtTW1HITL1_-hSl6ag/w480-h640/IMG_20230408_132722_830.jpg" width="480" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5LKeHohjAA6HUO0yKm-D0KSGP8lmPsZ69yhov7GP8XzKXFAp9Qp_vj-4qpxuDL_4Duc3T6X0i4OwLzn9y8gaMrrFhVpXscIiOrQIBWXSG7gMHK2GT6g_OtfnCzEe3dhm0rNpy2xD43J_Fbg9ajO9JRg28TlqUeyq4sO3l0afz89RM2BdhlFgEUuI1WA/s3264/IMG_20230408_132617_078.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Usually there are golfers around but on this day there weren't so we walked along side the golf course until we couldn't go any further; where OH is standing on the rocks above. The golf course is at the very end of the piece of land (below) jutting out into the Atlantic ocean - next stop America!</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgxtq8FQajHv-Xmwug1FzBg6BQShbAboMao7IXsuzbZZaneBHY3SOZOovJz0PVQRN9UvSlH23MHTed1jX48COssSlgV0gUR7xckKJ6_72XzxxPOzW3fyHYCBQsvGDYzl-f8xFxNtzmRq9UHXa26_dXMuxa5UvCJzzPi96xATm2hYfnRyrwOEjsOeCFgZw/s3264/original_d55dddc5-e106-45b8-b39e-fee2d0172089_IMG_20230413_141442_091.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="3264" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtq8FQajHv-Xmwug1FzBg6BQShbAboMao7IXsuzbZZaneBHY3SOZOovJz0PVQRN9UvSlH23MHTed1jX48COssSlgV0gUR7xckKJ6_72XzxxPOzW3fyHYCBQsvGDYzl-f8xFxNtzmRq9UHXa26_dXMuxa5UvCJzzPi96xATm2hYfnRyrwOEjsOeCFgZw/w640-h176/original_d55dddc5-e106-45b8-b39e-fee2d0172089_IMG_20230413_141442_091.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>On our way back we found this poor little porpoise/dolphin skeleton on the beach:</span></div><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/AVvXsEiwjOfZgPn3BTdoAAe5ud8Un-uazX-9pAYSIIDcMlwYtdJtxf2OhYh6QqvXIVwqDfvhLSYx_akoePmVxtyt3S0_k-e8OKFLlYD6ZFosmE6-bao7G_EvQV-qkD3-Rropwh1ruRGsS6Gc3YUb5Sj76sCzBVH6ty3kdsjFc6BeMpzVWyePfaj-LxY5xcNhhQ/s2046/original_5b8e2679-afcf-47da-b75d-bce8b5319a96_IMG_20230413_142343_407-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2046" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjOfZgPn3BTdoAAe5ud8Un-uazX-9pAYSIIDcMlwYtdJtxf2OhYh6QqvXIVwqDfvhLSYx_akoePmVxtyt3S0_k-e8OKFLlYD6ZFosmE6-bao7G_EvQV-qkD3-Rropwh1ruRGsS6Gc3YUb5Sj76sCzBVH6ty3kdsjFc6BeMpzVWyePfaj-LxY5xcNhhQ/w640-h640/original_5b8e2679-afcf-47da-b75d-bce8b5319a96_IMG_20230413_142343_407-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0o45iwWv8XxE3IYcig8jVrxm2ZD0Ana3q2M2RwLrr9W52kAP5EyMP73x8q4PHJ1aVmHLK-o6ZHumpuWp5z6bLNSASUP5nLltywDxowkK8qNOMtfux3LmpzzAn_uteAIhlRxukqt7nda-zLs7msHBRSpx2ObvQYtBWOjtH8p07mTu6g-RyIr0NSYP2uw/s3257/original_c2165422-8682-480c-a076-5d55023e7ca0_IMG_20230413_221258_937.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1530" data-original-width="3257" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0o45iwWv8XxE3IYcig8jVrxm2ZD0Ana3q2M2RwLrr9W52kAP5EyMP73x8q4PHJ1aVmHLK-o6ZHumpuWp5z6bLNSASUP5nLltywDxowkK8qNOMtfux3LmpzzAn_uteAIhlRxukqt7nda-zLs7msHBRSpx2ObvQYtBWOjtH8p07mTu6g-RyIr0NSYP2uw/w640-h300/original_c2165422-8682-480c-a076-5d55023e7ca0_IMG_20230413_221258_937.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After years of beach walks and beach combing; I keep a display of finds on the mobile home mantelpiece. I'm usually on the look out for sea glass but it's hard to find...the fish and paper weights were charity shop finds not bounty from the sea!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgGsiAx6BvWethNBsjtGK1enYSfKUzApx6-O_cfHc9i-BR8CyY2tPdI4a5PeMlrSODo_A9qhFeGmCvId_F_b13FSj7e7G1j0sTdkPOdC4gH24ycf2E1KrZMv0TIRZdsuVZzcYDbZihCRigy1514QJPvcgXK2P2DqB_FtsN4ue6lS7R3Bm6DCQcggYtAMQ/s3264/IMG_20230404_144057_306.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsiAx6BvWethNBsjtGK1enYSfKUzApx6-O_cfHc9i-BR8CyY2tPdI4a5PeMlrSODo_A9qhFeGmCvId_F_b13FSj7e7G1j0sTdkPOdC4gH24ycf2E1KrZMv0TIRZdsuVZzcYDbZihCRigy1514QJPvcgXK2P2DqB_FtsN4ue6lS7R3Bm6DCQcggYtAMQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230404_144057_306.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKC0lOxoxf8G9zkO8eM7UVkhsnE5XfTE0q0tyAtvK0XIJKHvA_iCKhQ49t_4wFJG6eIGhaQcd7Os-B0sX2vmBbyPFc0D1X8hlrMd6ryH2V90xA6MQeihJsbgq3QFJPTmrEZBcpvq-DkwkPGYg8dH51XZJQ6Rv0cofYP_X3nwN_X4gQ0frRgtK-G2wJGg/s3264/IMG_20230404_161550_228.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKC0lOxoxf8G9zkO8eM7UVkhsnE5XfTE0q0tyAtvK0XIJKHvA_iCKhQ49t_4wFJG6eIGhaQcd7Os-B0sX2vmBbyPFc0D1X8hlrMd6ryH2V90xA6MQeihJsbgq3QFJPTmrEZBcpvq-DkwkPGYg8dH51XZJQ6Rv0cofYP_X3nwN_X4gQ0frRgtK-G2wJGg/w640-h480/IMG_20230404_161550_228.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We visited Sligo town where they have some lovely old shop fronts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We went for a cliff walk at Bundoran, Co. Donegal where we tried to spot some sea birds but having left the binoculars in the mobile home and both of us needing glasses we didn't identify many!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjDYfoELiyjEkRvq7CTBqfq_P_p-IDNpuaYmHokMN9r7FT-conRdfaUG1cNNxqWJQEg7qDet-Nn2K0X3mkKnuE9iq1-U8BCueiqZYe6yopU-RhzMOswyjRqWY6KfdPETG7n66UBqWKSUuMGvp9XJ8wIh4Way5y-v0u-4VUK-pkl_-1d4zsfTUOsd7_U6A/s3264/IMG_20230405_121224_116.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDYfoELiyjEkRvq7CTBqfq_P_p-IDNpuaYmHokMN9r7FT-conRdfaUG1cNNxqWJQEg7qDet-Nn2K0X3mkKnuE9iq1-U8BCueiqZYe6yopU-RhzMOswyjRqWY6KfdPETG7n66UBqWKSUuMGvp9XJ8wIh4Way5y-v0u-4VUK-pkl_-1d4zsfTUOsd7_U6A/w640-h480/IMG_20230405_121224_116.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; 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font-size: medium;">Some things that caught my eye in Belfast.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">All in all I did very well on my Irish rummages buying a jacket; a coat; 2 dresses; 2 tank tops; a felt skirt; a bag; quite a few books and some jewellery. I also managed to read 7 books whilst we were in Ireland and OH managed 2.5!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">After the eight hour ferry crossing we were very pleased to see Liverpool and some sun!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEi4VD5851yDcjWCxAAoqbbZjBGiyIZjkYkQD9BDGbMyNALli5Cu9VmnbCTYODht1OZEvK0vNG1WxXHQ42nU__UHV-yQOU81PPkhSAqq5QEsM1DxXvEXC1bs0_bZRtiMEi02ViE17CI4gj7JJily8Gbl9HBjb6VJPTNS6_OY7Jt7mW-Zxv9cRzKu42-Q4A/s3264/IMG_20230415_181428_122.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VD5851yDcjWCxAAoqbbZjBGiyIZjkYkQD9BDGbMyNALli5Cu9VmnbCTYODht1OZEvK0vNG1WxXHQ42nU__UHV-yQOU81PPkhSAqq5QEsM1DxXvEXC1bs0_bZRtiMEi02ViE17CI4gj7JJily8Gbl9HBjb6VJPTNS6_OY7Jt7mW-Zxv9cRzKu42-Q4A/w640-h480/IMG_20230415_181428_122.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Unfortunately, whilst we were away my Aunty Joan (my dad's sister) who lived in Burton-on Trent, and who you may remember came to visit us last October with my cousin Andrew, passed away. She had terminal cancer so we knew she wouldn't be around for much longer and luckily it was a quick, painless and peaceful end. RIP Aunty Joan. In less than a month 3 of my aunts have died; one in her 90s; one in 80s and one in her 70s.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The rest of the weekend was spent unpacking; washing; doing the housework; food shopping and cooking Sunday dinner. We were very pleased to have brought back two sacks of turf to burn in the stove. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">C</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">ousin Liam still cuts his own turf and donated some to us. Although</span> the weather in the UK seemed to have warmed up since we left, the evenings are still a bit chilly. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgf0iOFJ4anFwnBOqyqNBm6t_oBKIDUVVhfRe4zgXSUkhnFw7ZKmB8PxDtA9_CIugRyYEfSzx-4F9CFfTsUoMzFRUZiRp64QcYrMbMoNa9xL26jHIXXASZIk2zv3qYSazcQsiQqLQKbF1JzRvoDp5wSfAdDeynE2hmnRZRI9mvVqhXqZSMFqkkd99F3dw/s3201/IMG_20230417_090719_206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3201" data-original-width="1318" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0iOFJ4anFwnBOqyqNBm6t_oBKIDUVVhfRe4zgXSUkhnFw7ZKmB8PxDtA9_CIugRyYEfSzx-4F9CFfTsUoMzFRUZiRp64QcYrMbMoNa9xL26jHIXXASZIk2zv3qYSazcQsiQqLQKbF1JzRvoDp5wSfAdDeynE2hmnRZRI9mvVqhXqZSMFqkkd99F3dw/w264-h640/IMG_20230417_090719_206.jpg" width="264" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEg8IkDulJuYhgIgLswWgixNsnCG4G2cZFklYfyMEiVE-0dgY8LGZLvwvpqQl8EXExnLjwrHdO3SWLOXbeZZqdxJzXoWSYLY08JYh420BQ39CNsiFaldhNprWb-DMXECCVhFW4KpKxa9E3ZtnqKHwSBKJzCbOlACRV-XVgOaR12ITWqJRhZzqGGozS0Q/s3264/IMG_20230417_090643_829.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1615" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEg8IkDulJuYhgIgLswWgixNsnCG4G2cZFklYfyMEiVE-0dgY8LGZLvwvpqQl8EXExnLjwrHdO3SWLOXbeZZqdxJzXoWSYLY08JYh420BQ39CNsiFaldhNprWb-DMXECCVhFW4KpKxa9E3ZtnqKHwSBKJzCbOlACRV-XVgOaR12ITWqJRhZzqGGozS0Q/w316-h640/IMG_20230417_090643_829.jpg" width="316" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Pinafore dress bought in Scope, Birkenhead. Top underneath by M&S; pre-loved leggings; retail and boots from Emmaus. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEjC-OSwjD3CtNhWn_a4kmnMDcpZceapCZmkr6sFe16EUgQIVR2dTasQiSiVGezBpRSe9YikxiDYPKdPgUZjKcuO4QwsSezxQ7vj6t9Uc5Km7RmRuWvvG6GDOQskM3eXt4smdirO7t_DfCcLvO71pQk_Bc4V9p67qPVjc90ahOPEaop5qIDu5lw4F1U5Jg/s3075/IMG_20230417_090744_907.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3075" data-original-width="1512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC-OSwjD3CtNhWn_a4kmnMDcpZceapCZmkr6sFe16EUgQIVR2dTasQiSiVGezBpRSe9YikxiDYPKdPgUZjKcuO4QwsSezxQ7vj6t9Uc5Km7RmRuWvvG6GDOQskM3eXt4smdirO7t_DfCcLvO71pQk_Bc4V9p67qPVjc90ahOPEaop5qIDu5lw4F1U5Jg/w314-h640/IMG_20230417_090744_907.jpg" width="314" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwAXJODY1P6N_1VuzLr1YEBl00ASUmOb6kPLQPhwNyQlHIPTFuUbIw32Q7qSHLKW9l1MYw0zRWsxZc7wDpSmXcL8HWeyBA9zparDzzubNUseRMt8fLxEYoW2SWEXW0ahdXI4NR2zO-Q70e8MlAMchAz3oixTswjAnSgs9hoC_ITUibkFCO4QeNXOzjg/s3264/IMG_20230417_090832_831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfwAXJODY1P6N_1VuzLr1YEBl00ASUmOb6kPLQPhwNyQlHIPTFuUbIw32Q7qSHLKW9l1MYw0zRWsxZc7wDpSmXcL8HWeyBA9zparDzzubNUseRMt8fLxEYoW2SWEXW0ahdXI4NR2zO-Q70e8MlAMchAz3oixTswjAnSgs9hoC_ITUibkFCO4QeNXOzjg/w480-h640/IMG_20230417_090832_831.jpg" width="480" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I can push these pointy bits in where they magically turn into pockets...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore this to Barnardo's on Monday where it was very busy all morning. There were mountains of donations to go through and only me and the manager there...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_Eg_Cstte9fFzH36_aqoyWbWNKq3IQJhonx6Z5oek74fM1oPQfnNu8FYJ2L4qdt7MLCmGC9AvK3YI_7Q38pJjCZ8fZdC3s_W-P-2pCTp7nMBW8olIV4kK-Qrdy5BLdjaPLVRqXZ7w5N3CZsicOhHhBSmCnfoCLzMkbkpwgHGO8KImoG64TJaAQUZPQ/s3264/IMG_20230417_171554_575.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_Eg_Cstte9fFzH36_aqoyWbWNKq3IQJhonx6Z5oek74fM1oPQfnNu8FYJ2L4qdt7MLCmGC9AvK3YI_7Q38pJjCZ8fZdC3s_W-P-2pCTp7nMBW8olIV4kK-Qrdy5BLdjaPLVRqXZ7w5N3CZsicOhHhBSmCnfoCLzMkbkpwgHGO8KImoG64TJaAQUZPQ/w480-h640/IMG_20230417_171554_575.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The garden had sprung into life. We had blooming tulips; wall flowers; pansies and geraniums. The euphorbia is showing small yellow buds and there are green shoots everywhere including in the pot where I planted the fritillary bulbs. I'm crossing my fingers...I bought some new fuchsias when I was shopping in Lidl on Sunday and OH planted them up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgctqEfKOWgIHclbX82f7_s0FiulWYo2Q8cqwPj7NXhYiSJ4T9xPinIhhavdh4fTk3_WUKWBbk3oVHZTHuUDe85PGp71iV1K8VMwDPzthAFlYmQZ5XN0imP32rr6On1q6q0yJzioaNF32jVaN1utOAOGSCvwRbwrhNr1DiNUCNuLdTUxm3LIxCKKAq_qg/s2632/IMG_20230417_171610_183.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2632" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgctqEfKOWgIHclbX82f7_s0FiulWYo2Q8cqwPj7NXhYiSJ4T9xPinIhhavdh4fTk3_WUKWBbk3oVHZTHuUDe85PGp71iV1K8VMwDPzthAFlYmQZ5XN0imP32rr6On1q6q0yJzioaNF32jVaN1utOAOGSCvwRbwrhNr1DiNUCNuLdTUxm3LIxCKKAq_qg/w596-h640/IMG_20230417_171610_183.jpg" width="596" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGMi5M-TKxnViUOV4cRdznGhxTNlL_8riVS5RjZuVPeyg6oez7lTNLVbqUz83Yurr0MkspVerfp_j6omG8ybtDKJmctVntaqNJuI4rIZIZph7JqPQDuI0FE_o5HsJ9g100S-1fGwQdzsNWnqa36RbYYeAQT6vDoWUm7BGlkafxKXmSczdeILdxaoHLQ/s2733/IMG_20230417_171629_653.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2733" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGMi5M-TKxnViUOV4cRdznGhxTNlL_8riVS5RjZuVPeyg6oez7lTNLVbqUz83Yurr0MkspVerfp_j6omG8ybtDKJmctVntaqNJuI4rIZIZph7JqPQDuI0FE_o5HsJ9g100S-1fGwQdzsNWnqa36RbYYeAQT6vDoWUm7BGlkafxKXmSczdeILdxaoHLQ/w574-h640/IMG_20230417_171629_653.jpg" width="574" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Back to the food bank on Tuesday. We were fully staffed with volunteers and I made up crates of toiletries and cleaning products for 3 of our distribution centres; made up kettle packs and put donated toiletries and cleaning products away. The sun came out mid morning which was very welcome indeed. I stopped at Aldi on the way home to do the weekly Aldi shop and spent the rest of the afternoon preparing and cooking dinner early as I had poll clerk online training at 5 pm. We have local elections on 4th May and I'm acting as a poll clerk which is paid and not voluntary. The venue is just across the road from where I live so OH will make me dinner and deliver it on the day! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was Tuesday's OOTD.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEh6RkqPU8JRJpZ3H1w_CYjENyype09e7RybX9Z6LV1Mlzer9v6QGU2WozjLJ4jPjgKMywT0uA7CQdk_xry6fj9lUXy4rLvI0pRof5CLa9aycc4oF8UvJcJIXgGe4c8mkbQt_l2rWEpqIeERcYETS0SImzmhwJp5Tr0rUkjh6iPGDm_-bGfKEZIFaFPLJg/s2853/IMG_20230418_091611_426.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2853" data-original-width="1240" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6RkqPU8JRJpZ3H1w_CYjENyype09e7RybX9Z6LV1Mlzer9v6QGU2WozjLJ4jPjgKMywT0uA7CQdk_xry6fj9lUXy4rLvI0pRof5CLa9aycc4oF8UvJcJIXgGe4c8mkbQt_l2rWEpqIeERcYETS0SImzmhwJp5Tr0rUkjh6iPGDm_-bGfKEZIFaFPLJg/w278-h640/IMG_20230418_091611_426.jpg" width="278" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cIiU0GGCDrXmTwVBHE0qVQrHHndtDp0DnoMxv-0uFY-QRGuHuqQaB7jPch2xuvUQTRpXs05duynwkd9Yt7wVGu9Q0dMXrP5BTUCEEDLPJpKEGQ1Pxd5Ub1-cOgKseMKbUgZDstVOJWZdF4DZgHXnFK8hflekIsXmsa8zvIK5mytzL2tkUyOLuy6aRw/s2709/IMG_20230418_091524_849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2709" data-original-width="1198" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5cIiU0GGCDrXmTwVBHE0qVQrHHndtDp0DnoMxv-0uFY-QRGuHuqQaB7jPch2xuvUQTRpXs05duynwkd9Yt7wVGu9Q0dMXrP5BTUCEEDLPJpKEGQ1Pxd5Ub1-cOgKseMKbUgZDstVOJWZdF4DZgHXnFK8hflekIsXmsa8zvIK5mytzL2tkUyOLuy6aRw/w284-h640/IMG_20230418_091524_849.jpg" width="284" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This new to me dress was bought in the 3:16 charity shop before we left for Ireland. It's a little snug across the chest and actually looked better without the belt; I also think I wore the wrong type of top underneath and should have worn a camisole top - but as I've said many times before it's cold in the warehouse! Boots as before and all jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PbWze6hX9BTdCCMbKluOfsfz4yvufcxDMW_mhVv00vwrfMTlAca1np6f2n2dBqSVT5DQ7G_rVawDYDCg9ALzNjbVNNGHXROQz3PaI9IleZ6F7r5cC1RNDKV--nBjdkTPDFVMvAQF1GvXF6hq_VKZPyRUZujaZc-34jnuLK-u_KlkaGBk3jjD7gihjg/s1423/IMG_20230418_091644_241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1423" data-original-width="673" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PbWze6hX9BTdCCMbKluOfsfz4yvufcxDMW_mhVv00vwrfMTlAca1np6f2n2dBqSVT5DQ7G_rVawDYDCg9ALzNjbVNNGHXROQz3PaI9IleZ6F7r5cC1RNDKV--nBjdkTPDFVMvAQF1GvXF6hq_VKZPyRUZujaZc-34jnuLK-u_KlkaGBk3jjD7gihjg/w302-h640/IMG_20230418_091644_241.jpg" width="302" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">I've an action packed week ahead; walking on Wednesday with the large walking group; swimming and shopping etc on Thursday; the unofficial bus walk on Friday; on Saturday it's the 40th annual 'Unlock Walk' of London's churches; this time in Thamesmead (more on that in my next post) and on Sunday I'll be swimming and cooking Sunday dinner for the whole family.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">See you in a fortnight...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p></div></div>Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-13478351405822180542023-03-28T16:54:00.000+01:002023-03-28T16:54:14.456+01:00Ramblings from Luton to London <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Here we are again!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuvtQ0UQ5olpfAA3paYlubOKYedDkFzI7rAJ_xJunUwIR_0p3ceD9tLVIhdfYpRK4e_6Y1GXjcMxLc1SuXXsQcqTfNBvbvEFCh_RnRUC_as7t9iCr8rGItsErXr2FUvP_7FEkuWJee68jqau5dnrwHci8EGhI4YDxJPLL8K9w4THZQGYp9MHwQnsrHQ/s3264/IMG_20230315_110312_794.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuvtQ0UQ5olpfAA3paYlubOKYedDkFzI7rAJ_xJunUwIR_0p3ceD9tLVIhdfYpRK4e_6Y1GXjcMxLc1SuXXsQcqTfNBvbvEFCh_RnRUC_as7t9iCr8rGItsErXr2FUvP_7FEkuWJee68jqau5dnrwHci8EGhI4YDxJPLL8K9w4THZQGYp9MHwQnsrHQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230315_110312_794.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;">Blackthorn blossom taken on my Wednesday morning walk...</div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had a great catch up with Ann on Tuesday evening 14th March. We met at a local pub for a meal. There was a pub quiz the same evening and although we didn't join in officially; we had fun guessing some of the answers. We've agreed the next time we'll meet at the same venue and enter the pub quiz. Just have to think up a name for our team of 2. The Golden Girls? The Besties? Suggestions welcome please!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEVXxfMMyMO5Ng514dSVIMfP52u3sdT8WxntmzVRe2_taaOHJvRz4p49gywnXSormvk_StvS8nkrwKS3FYJi17HaJUhQrNbA0KIitlu5Iez8xwBCPz45CquaxLh0TmPLV1oOlIU96vjkfmyzJ-2u-Nlf-Ut_zBNrfYSLcOaUtlXRTFTkHlBm_ltG0Tw/s2606/IMG_20230315_115403_660.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2606" data-original-width="1204" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEVXxfMMyMO5Ng514dSVIMfP52u3sdT8WxntmzVRe2_taaOHJvRz4p49gywnXSormvk_StvS8nkrwKS3FYJi17HaJUhQrNbA0KIitlu5Iez8xwBCPz45CquaxLh0TmPLV1oOlIU96vjkfmyzJ-2u-Nlf-Ut_zBNrfYSLcOaUtlXRTFTkHlBm_ltG0Tw/w296-h640/IMG_20230315_115403_660.jpg" width="296" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjNwHrSJPgXHFHKbngQGckhjzurabIcgfo7hp-SS9vJJU05tD8hVDXtarSsjGWK6hg7qeBiIszDyAbGxGNFwSk5neVp4c5h3MFAZP6l5XrwNcVIlusWTKymQBa4qHoAX0gxdPdWzsmtxGAVZkHG_PVEKHUxbcS_9CCs_lTxnnfiyayxMqw6B3wSaDtw/s1600/IMG_20230315_115237_644.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsjNwHrSJPgXHFHKbngQGckhjzurabIcgfo7hp-SS9vJJU05tD8hVDXtarSsjGWK6hg7qeBiIszDyAbGxGNFwSk5neVp4c5h3MFAZP6l5XrwNcVIlusWTKymQBa4qHoAX0gxdPdWzsmtxGAVZkHG_PVEKHUxbcS_9CCs_lTxnnfiyayxMqw6B3wSaDtw/w288-h640/IMG_20230315_115237_644.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEiHnMfnGCkxIu5Ol7B7RtH_39ZOxSX0DNfmjYYssBNtBFyz8t4moM1uWGYI43iKOZA_wTvROjZMMfkcYtj2DQgkjXSAinUsrCaq2VPM2ocTTKUFgvo-OnrCe0WKzXeLoD_oy05_PG2tE9RYq15uG9sCi5ci-wU7pSsR8_rkBFHXECx6ycfkY4kt3wcaPQ/s2164/IMG_20230315_115312_896.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2164" data-original-width="943" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHnMfnGCkxIu5Ol7B7RtH_39ZOxSX0DNfmjYYssBNtBFyz8t4moM1uWGYI43iKOZA_wTvROjZMMfkcYtj2DQgkjXSAinUsrCaq2VPM2ocTTKUFgvo-OnrCe0WKzXeLoD_oy05_PG2tE9RYq15uG9sCi5ci-wU7pSsR8_rkBFHXECx6ycfkY4kt3wcaPQ/w278-h640/IMG_20230315_115312_896.jpg" width="278" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhkwNfDd_H3OkwFdnSRJXLHFLTNsnpLkULxP64uqb3gmecnA3P1MAX1vyWoTnls1IPrXGAMWjvDvWSdzSAs0zYO5d45Iu4SlIjS6G5NUCDV31X3zi7clegBXkJfsmJjEK4Q1gR-ubYz5r0mjO1gPHMVSun3aZspMn4o8LKUR9UL05PGQToU9oYbojHA/s2649/IMG_20230315_115440_296.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2649" data-original-width="1147" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhkwNfDd_H3OkwFdnSRJXLHFLTNsnpLkULxP64uqb3gmecnA3P1MAX1vyWoTnls1IPrXGAMWjvDvWSdzSAs0zYO5d45Iu4SlIjS6G5NUCDV31X3zi7clegBXkJfsmJjEK4Q1gR-ubYz5r0mjO1gPHMVSun3aZspMn4o8LKUR9UL05PGQToU9oYbojHA/w278-h640/IMG_20230315_115440_296.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I started Wednesday with a 5 mile walk. I walked to Clapham; then across the Bedford and County Golf Course; along the perimeter of Clapham Park Woods; across the fields then along a (very muddy) footpath between Brickhill allotments and where the food bank is; then home. Walking across the fields I met a small group of mixed Ivel Valley and North Beds walkers. During lock down when the rule of 6 was introduced; it seems lots of people from the two main walking groups formed their own small groups and walked regularly. That's certainly how my 'unofficial Friday bus walk' group began but I only joined them last year. The group I met on Wednesday's walk advised me the footpath ahead was very muddy but I braved it anyway. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I changed into this outfit when I got home; everything pre-loved. Skirt by New Look; polo neck by Uniqlo; top by Mandolin; boots as before. I went to do the errands I needed to do in the afternoon; topping up bird food supplies at Home Bargains; Aldi shopping and I stopped at the Daycare Hospice shop near my hairdressers for a quick look. I found an animal print short sleeved top in the 1.00 sale and a wicker cutlery tray; which I repurposed for my make up and hair stuff storage in the bathroom. Home then to catch up with blog land and blogging; sort out the fire and make dinner. It was eldest grandson's birthday on Wednesday; he's 28 and has just had a promotion at work. I saw him being born...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgm0q-8YNDhAyjc0zEj32eisFa4b_V8z1DjmWo4FYdGK5BYR4hKUiJ13RlWMzFbI5hCNXqBgYgiF5WCh9H3Zzu4v_v0m70ROfoVHo2nvAkmNTuGmOujD4qPCp-qDj64hTicDZDR7K6fGVOFFuJsYloS-sTvhgAnkraboMuqrY8sRmp77OBVNUHEa90RyQ/s3264/IMG_20230322_113329_214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0q-8YNDhAyjc0zEj32eisFa4b_V8z1DjmWo4FYdGK5BYR4hKUiJ13RlWMzFbI5hCNXqBgYgiF5WCh9H3Zzu4v_v0m70ROfoVHo2nvAkmNTuGmOujD4qPCp-qDj64hTicDZDR7K6fGVOFFuJsYloS-sTvhgAnkraboMuqrY8sRmp77OBVNUHEa90RyQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230322_113329_214.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEjqDH0vNjEpIw_PyUy7RvDfFaZfiT6cnlWXbyAmq-14iDpLzTT7E6KCB1YpyHZuycHcMt1i806lsVtIh8CbzAu1I7OMZDsySJGYjWrnH0frhjCp8l2xLY2Sm6e9j46nkxY_daVupbNW7SDHiadvsW2O6OrR7tKzhSggeH7REdEwlPdW6oi6zGCi3kWmhg/s2976/IMG_20230316_121940_605.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1350" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDH0vNjEpIw_PyUy7RvDfFaZfiT6cnlWXbyAmq-14iDpLzTT7E6KCB1YpyHZuycHcMt1i806lsVtIh8CbzAu1I7OMZDsySJGYjWrnH0frhjCp8l2xLY2Sm6e9j46nkxY_daVupbNW7SDHiadvsW2O6OrR7tKzhSggeH7REdEwlPdW6oi6zGCi3kWmhg/w290-h640/IMG_20230316_121940_605.jpg" width="290" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6R61DK0cF2ukCJAu5wC98FKdhXB4Yhr51JCPIU50TYDmhxutYrScL5KsO4IZTpK-KHM3MUHPzn7XhiQ2nuWhKONMn73IsslPXmniMKDCsTgIS3y1OtC9CeYjmmLdgMSZ_odvm2DWBla_gMbUDMo1KufABF94RYRXiExom6tY7oeGcuLnHq6fqlK8GQg/s3219/IMG_20230316_122015_478.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3219" data-original-width="1492" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6R61DK0cF2ukCJAu5wC98FKdhXB4Yhr51JCPIU50TYDmhxutYrScL5KsO4IZTpK-KHM3MUHPzn7XhiQ2nuWhKONMn73IsslPXmniMKDCsTgIS3y1OtC9CeYjmmLdgMSZ_odvm2DWBla_gMbUDMo1KufABF94RYRXiExom6tY7oeGcuLnHq6fqlK8GQg/w296-h640/IMG_20230316_122015_478.jpg" width="296" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXf5DX1y_CKjcDD0AtOL5MTCACrmSMhIYrliwCuEi8o2s3VPiu7oTSeFeKLQmKKfGXaUypkTVAO5d6pLzZHZ_gbFXuKOVTY7T_b3G_G-NP6ETW1ByTVDgPDAHvTcDTYekJfETjZlY05vCGpKSvyx4V1L0LiLPKdeOiAX5D9bsp-PxmtupY-Ft8CfYTHA/s1600/IMG_20230316_121833_929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXf5DX1y_CKjcDD0AtOL5MTCACrmSMhIYrliwCuEi8o2s3VPiu7oTSeFeKLQmKKfGXaUypkTVAO5d6pLzZHZ_gbFXuKOVTY7T_b3G_G-NP6ETW1ByTVDgPDAHvTcDTYekJfETjZlY05vCGpKSvyx4V1L0LiLPKdeOiAX5D9bsp-PxmtupY-Ft8CfYTHA/w288-h640/IMG_20230316_121833_929.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thursday was as manic as always. I went for a swim and was very pleased to see they had restarted the Sunday morning lane swimming session but at the earlier time of 8.30 am. I booked for this Sunday and this will become the replacement for my Tuesday afternoon swimming slot. I used to swim on Sunday and Thursday mornings until they stopped the Sunday morning slot some months ago. As you know I volunteer at the food bank on Tuesday and when I finish there I come home and clean off my make up ready to swim at 2 pm. It will be great to have Tuesday afternoon's free again! After my swim where I managed 45 lengths; I came home for breakfast; got ready and went to do the Lidl weekly shop and to the farm shop for kindling and logs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEhCT8UGvr-U4m3ghFpSieHD1nri5i4SpiL7uKP3Qaed0dZSHzJf-Q0t5YkpZIiB1UQFVBqIutN0cuG2BKbRc2_6dj_Z3B9ayxh1v7xu06AlEjCf8weWh6IunNCwJ6Dv67ws602YorYCnFFOFxArxmmRZgnvT8qpnnDAcYArwNK7tAz4Z1Z666D4Ao4puw/s2976/IMG_20230316_121940_605.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2976" data-original-width="1350" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCT8UGvr-U4m3ghFpSieHD1nri5i4SpiL7uKP3Qaed0dZSHzJf-Q0t5YkpZIiB1UQFVBqIutN0cuG2BKbRc2_6dj_Z3B9ayxh1v7xu06AlEjCf8weWh6IunNCwJ6Dv67ws602YorYCnFFOFxArxmmRZgnvT8qpnnDAcYArwNK7tAz4Z1Z666D4Ao4puw/w290-h640/IMG_20230316_121940_605.jpg" width="290" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJt9oa5nrbm_qFrdY00q_9pTfcFmAfA8PTJqxycqypy5kiCtcXvlsaS2mg2AF7SEgysugXofL-uycc5pCZzJPDSSwQ97m8yzhHwbuIs29NW0qtIXomFw-3d7K1NSVf8g-9oReL8tt5g9pqZQnWR06CRegKPS6GUY_t9mdZq-6dntKxOVFDWpNqKxVdg/s3219/IMG_20230316_122015_478.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3219" data-original-width="1492" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJt9oa5nrbm_qFrdY00q_9pTfcFmAfA8PTJqxycqypy5kiCtcXvlsaS2mg2AF7SEgysugXofL-uycc5pCZzJPDSSwQ97m8yzhHwbuIs29NW0qtIXomFw-3d7K1NSVf8g-9oReL8tt5g9pqZQnWR06CRegKPS6GUY_t9mdZq-6dntKxOVFDWpNqKxVdg/w296-h640/IMG_20230316_122015_478.jpg" width="296" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I rescued this tunic from the ragbag at Barnardo's for a donation (no tag and no care label); trousers by Laura Ashley; polo neck and boots as before. Everything pre-loved including the jewellery.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANmTWxuKjvAixwaKK9JnVo-Ukl5x3XlEzw58LBiHSoy_7g4FXHezFOl1esqdepUafcmtUnaK_rdMvVTZ39nsKzqwIEX958l8B3lqMCPLbLaXfhGBjho7U6H_gkqg_3Vfk70pjqjLCFAoXYLzVbYLJzvCjVIotxmRJ7Vzdmu8oSM_0pxzM91gxA0Qptg/s1600/IMG_20230316_121833_929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhANmTWxuKjvAixwaKK9JnVo-Ukl5x3XlEzw58LBiHSoy_7g4FXHezFOl1esqdepUafcmtUnaK_rdMvVTZ39nsKzqwIEX958l8B3lqMCPLbLaXfhGBjho7U6H_gkqg_3Vfk70pjqjLCFAoXYLzVbYLJzvCjVIotxmRJ7Vzdmu8oSM_0pxzM91gxA0Qptg/w288-h640/IMG_20230316_121833_929.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Youngest grandson wasn't at school because of the teacher's strike so I collected him from his house to have dinner with us along with the middle grandson. I nearly always make the same dinner every Thursday by popular request and once we've eaten it's off to basket ball practice. Only then do I collapse onto the sofa and chill out; there just isn't any time during the day. We continued watching 'Blood Pact' and very gripping it's proving to be.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjKlpIcD2uKXprVfc1KN5qBn-WWxkcwmVMrkS65fP_ns2esh2rl6rGaZa5200-ILHoLLmBqLD2Q0YbY5GFS7zR_iDiPQEWRVrwq6FQ0wUrc4tNfYjfTogVaXkgn2Vy0zN_wvDKp1bpHOcbD2HKuVVsJSdF_1dXWt2U_uav0boFlC-YqRi0RW4V6zmozhg/s1600/IMG_20230317_181410_699.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlpIcD2uKXprVfc1KN5qBn-WWxkcwmVMrkS65fP_ns2esh2rl6rGaZa5200-ILHoLLmBqLD2Q0YbY5GFS7zR_iDiPQEWRVrwq6FQ0wUrc4tNfYjfTogVaXkgn2Vy0zN_wvDKp1bpHOcbD2HKuVVsJSdF_1dXWt2U_uav0boFlC-YqRi0RW4V6zmozhg/w288-h640/IMG_20230317_181410_699.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPZUEufgRL9PRPrw0w_xJGORi3_iyJM7_NPjzFwn45BZUBuyz14c6YYIohyUAluOaI9Djn0eu_eHBhDFFNxUs0GyZzow8vwAwv6bunV4Ei7RiwNlIS9XUkgO6tqbQQWFjCTlEd74HRDari_a7gRAlHQ7VaE_A3IrbVF8DMTKUQUT52fBz8hi_5xKMYw/s2046/IMG_20230317_181235_709-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdPZUEufgRL9PRPrw0w_xJGORi3_iyJM7_NPjzFwn45BZUBuyz14c6YYIohyUAluOaI9Djn0eu_eHBhDFFNxUs0GyZzow8vwAwv6bunV4Ei7RiwNlIS9XUkgO6tqbQQWFjCTlEd74HRDari_a7gRAlHQ7VaE_A3IrbVF8DMTKUQUT52fBz8hi_5xKMYw/w640-h480/IMG_20230317_181235_709-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I forgot to take an outfit photo on Friday but I wore this striped knitted dress by Apricot (it has pockets - yay!) over a navy H&M polo neck and Next jeans (all pre-loved) and these 'new to me' shoe boot type things picked up at Emmaus a couple of weeks ago. The truest colour of the boots can be seen on the left along with my bright blue walking socks! I wore my orthotics in the boots and they were very comfortable for walking.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I took the photos when I got home from Friday's adventure; which wasn't a trip to Canons Ashby in Northamptonshire with my brother Tony as planned. Tony wasn't feeling well and cancelled, so I went on the 'unofficial Friday bus walk' with a small group of 4; and this time we did catch a bus - to Luton! The weather was pants; it rained for most of the walk and we all got thoroughly wet. Luckily, I wore my Seasalt coat which was shower proof and had a hood. The walk was only 5 miles in total around Luton but we visited New Town; a Bailey Hill Water Tower; the Mossman Carriage Collection at Stockwood Country Park and Luton General cemetery.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Spotted at the start of the walk:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjsiicJX7ReOLzoISagLWWSFgnFG56MaC4dZPjXe4V2WMsbreaecXfHa5Cw7Ez1OyOrNoapfYyaMY6WKNwOep0uAnGj9M0Nb51JWCvK5vU5kqz4arIlWZyGizMm6EKX8J7ki2s3_8Z8nzG2-cl2qqfypkSLeOjT_l7tcyT4jLCYyKvO45p6TX7jhg3nNQ/s3264/IMG_20230317_104007_293.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsiicJX7ReOLzoISagLWWSFgnFG56MaC4dZPjXe4V2WMsbreaecXfHa5Cw7Ez1OyOrNoapfYyaMY6WKNwOep0uAnGj9M0Nb51JWCvK5vU5kqz4arIlWZyGizMm6EKX8J7ki2s3_8Z8nzG2-cl2qqfypkSLeOjT_l7tcyT4jLCYyKvO45p6TX7jhg3nNQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230317_104007_293.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Camels in Luton!</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN32IS4rLDk6OrEjKK_7T70IfTnG3iEzHhaKx_mmfDy7mG-uPUQzMgpHdQr7haaZg7kvX89OMHwPUowQm-6jEIqwEeC7qfl5DCDQBHWuQMYke7kTjUh3NP_msqqmA8qroWHf3qdssMxxgvWBrSMZgZbkEbNfyBq66wzZuhc-zF9C4ykR8960L9uoqWaQ/s2046/IMG_20230317_105328_954-COLLAGE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2046" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN32IS4rLDk6OrEjKK_7T70IfTnG3iEzHhaKx_mmfDy7mG-uPUQzMgpHdQr7haaZg7kvX89OMHwPUowQm-6jEIqwEeC7qfl5DCDQBHWuQMYke7kTjUh3NP_msqqmA8qroWHf3qdssMxxgvWBrSMZgZbkEbNfyBq66wzZuhc-zF9C4ykR8960L9uoqWaQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230317_105328_954-COLLAGE.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Beautifully decorated building; possibly Arts and Crafts. The date of the building was given as 1912 but the business it housed originally was established in 1878; as can be seen on the left hand side at the very top.</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhYGnbWFKIvfqza5RWDL4G4m8S4G7n1My2u3edu6vnoLUl7UUrRg9p2Xo5P6axHHDOVlon5-BREf-7jj4uIIC1whbni8HPtCA4kS_b6E14AJmdAXDB_FYf_Kr-o6e3QQd1yWjQwP72tRsluRnuN0FJXK8zTZEiY5f5qVRxBXIWcaqp2TdY4bGR6Bkiomw/s2598/IMG_20230317_113450_622.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2598" data-original-width="1931" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYGnbWFKIvfqza5RWDL4G4m8S4G7n1My2u3edu6vnoLUl7UUrRg9p2Xo5P6axHHDOVlon5-BREf-7jj4uIIC1whbni8HPtCA4kS_b6E14AJmdAXDB_FYf_Kr-o6e3QQd1yWjQwP72tRsluRnuN0FJXK8zTZEiY5f5qVRxBXIWcaqp2TdY4bGR6Bkiomw/w476-h640/IMG_20230317_113450_622.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Bailey Hill Water Tower - now a private dwelling. Built in 1901 to supply water to Stopsley (an area of Luton) after the drought of 1898. Built in the Arts and Crafts style with Luton grey brick with stone dressings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Mossman Carriage collection is one of the largest collections of horse drawn vehicles before the invention of the motor car. Having said that; this is what greeted you as you entered the building:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiid9Q3XveoZcIlNESsCoaAh7qcVxhJb1Wr_cH1xVeMcBcXUHIP9jaB-SvqOYx7M5mtoRf12PI53RAE13JzIYMEOy8KJYauFhZl-6x6ZFE6XzlZ-Q5pIs3FXpGd9axsbeEwCh114acrxN10sFwgeeNUod3HcIh2_D6vQ1r7O7Fiftz_g9MxEbWqc9zhjA/s3264/IMG_20230317_124445_732.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiid9Q3XveoZcIlNESsCoaAh7qcVxhJb1Wr_cH1xVeMcBcXUHIP9jaB-SvqOYx7M5mtoRf12PI53RAE13JzIYMEOy8KJYauFhZl-6x6ZFE6XzlZ-Q5pIs3FXpGd9axsbeEwCh114acrxN10sFwgeeNUod3HcIh2_D6vQ1r7O7Fiftz_g9MxEbWqc9zhjA/w640-h480/IMG_20230317_124445_732.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A 1948 Vauxhall Wyvern. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Luton is the home of Vauxhall car manufacturers. I'm not a petrol head but I would love, love, love to have this car! The Vauxhall badge on the front of the car was rather beautiful too, and I took a photo of it. I don't know what happened but I ended up with a photo of my neck instead...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixg43dlfnxBCrbMtklrfvbULan9ltWKoQJXV8Pt92rdKhuDbJeZrUWZLeEVChy5I0gisQsTXY39tONgI8dTclkPBBB8ylTzkc2zW36XzLMKCjerOlf8E2yuP8vJt_99CDj5DkcI4buNOmSptjtbECT65AKM3d1WGIIVZhUTNJoQZsYAKYZz5KOcPILzQ/s3264/IMG_20230317_124518_446.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixg43dlfnxBCrbMtklrfvbULan9ltWKoQJXV8Pt92rdKhuDbJeZrUWZLeEVChy5I0gisQsTXY39tONgI8dTclkPBBB8ylTzkc2zW36XzLMKCjerOlf8E2yuP8vJt_99CDj5DkcI4buNOmSptjtbECT65AKM3d1WGIIVZhUTNJoQZsYAKYZz5KOcPILzQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230317_124518_446.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A Brougham</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0ykxurHfmg-QetFHy3U4wihHXEaoS1E1B91BwD6XvacUk1e18cu_l-Jto98jnMJhEbJOwAVnOodxBNp3XEAwd3a2kU0VoGLa-MYI7UTDz-pSBhj1p7gwMlRfjfdVv1E8QA3IjfUCjluXwz1yxC0UvpZssOmhfVGehRB2o1AIWYmM5w8omwkxCGG9Mg/s3264/IMG_20230317_124549_549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo0ykxurHfmg-QetFHy3U4wihHXEaoS1E1B91BwD6XvacUk1e18cu_l-Jto98jnMJhEbJOwAVnOodxBNp3XEAwd3a2kU0VoGLa-MYI7UTDz-pSBhj1p7gwMlRfjfdVv1E8QA3IjfUCjluXwz1yxC0UvpZssOmhfVGehRB2o1AIWYmM5w8omwkxCGG9Mg/w640-h480/IMG_20230317_124549_549.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A Landau</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15QlMNY8ceelKSFpWHLqnBWQeBLanp_I1rNSaMap6gNV7L8pov8d1lyyNotCcffb2c8QWBguiZr8AAIH5WVT78gQ0nYsYatlUgxd6jJ7cGl8v6CHA0JJy4mRj5wY9TOyfsWw6hhJFkFdQWG8_EC_Gl-YEz_7T7ZgnIw3_-Fmet_yGJWG9XvJdSlAUFA/s3264/IMG_20230317_124628_872.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15QlMNY8ceelKSFpWHLqnBWQeBLanp_I1rNSaMap6gNV7L8pov8d1lyyNotCcffb2c8QWBguiZr8AAIH5WVT78gQ0nYsYatlUgxd6jJ7cGl8v6CHA0JJy4mRj5wY9TOyfsWw6hhJFkFdQWG8_EC_Gl-YEz_7T7ZgnIw3_-Fmet_yGJWG9XvJdSlAUFA/w640-h480/IMG_20230317_124628_872.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Not sure what this one was called. Google lens called it a landau but I understood a landeau to have a covered box...</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ95CTcu91kQBlgr1nU9vGo7YKQLFYLfcqiZwAzNsflS6eFG1cCrPQRMTL92Np3itrqRbAx1_ViC8SUymF9Kc8HPweYtTZLAOPpxu8_gcxj6jOfazkbtP32Xu9ytbIsQjlwYpwFGYHtDkVd8h4t65nM-UZ7bfExA973tyrsA7Z1cLwtfdvNtEhZznz8A/s3264/IMG_20230317_124654_212.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ95CTcu91kQBlgr1nU9vGo7YKQLFYLfcqiZwAzNsflS6eFG1cCrPQRMTL92Np3itrqRbAx1_ViC8SUymF9Kc8HPweYtTZLAOPpxu8_gcxj6jOfazkbtP32Xu9ytbIsQjlwYpwFGYHtDkVd8h4t65nM-UZ7bfExA973tyrsA7Z1cLwtfdvNtEhZznz8A/w640-h480/IMG_20230317_124654_212.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrX1wI_fTFCCPHsk5-8Bp5ijmBnR-g6rmzZoEPRRPGa6813Jzi3ApeJdG8HgU9s_LfkN3XVL4w-nfjKz_-zfpDECu-qTlWp9QT4cY_pdzToO1V9kkW2Cwq_mbzXPZZ9oySO7XQWDWDEedFGhSeL6-rG2izEOJvuvMwgrhOqGmzeb0i-rhbeDlKOINwyA/s3264/IMG_20230317_124747_628.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrX1wI_fTFCCPHsk5-8Bp5ijmBnR-g6rmzZoEPRRPGa6813Jzi3ApeJdG8HgU9s_LfkN3XVL4w-nfjKz_-zfpDECu-qTlWp9QT4cY_pdzToO1V9kkW2Cwq_mbzXPZZ9oySO7XQWDWDEedFGhSeL6-rG2izEOJvuvMwgrhOqGmzeb0i-rhbeDlKOINwyA/w640-h480/IMG_20230317_124747_628.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxhyrZbforTXFUdcm1J9U_Iu75uH870ZgF_6VU7LbQM3ZaBkaGdUq4SL4IcQH8dEgjSJ54hfbKCOUYHo-W4_zSD5c_dJu0GwC0RDXCyU8_snrCE8YZ94HlBnMIOWWg7CjuiF8pK641Tcp0NLODeWfSX9QsxF91kW8d7TBFxC_MaONr1kri_HQEoZjOA/s3264/IMG_20230317_124901_127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxhyrZbforTXFUdcm1J9U_Iu75uH870ZgF_6VU7LbQM3ZaBkaGdUq4SL4IcQH8dEgjSJ54hfbKCOUYHo-W4_zSD5c_dJu0GwC0RDXCyU8_snrCE8YZ94HlBnMIOWWg7CjuiF8pK641Tcp0NLODeWfSX9QsxF91kW8d7TBFxC_MaONr1kri_HQEoZjOA/w640-h480/IMG_20230317_124901_127.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hearses. One grand and one not so grand.</span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEdAcXs-pnEKq5S00Atf2Ou6EMw5v24vzFa_Waujiw9M1M71k5dHHEmNJBmblYl3lYS1Uvg-Jde6LjTmd3egrRJyEeenkBc4mAhVs1R3I9SdPvzy5BaijK1jNhwQID4HX_YS8ZNvQMy5StipqdXWyj9kLFAxkNzvwQNXbPg4PAShx1XQuJ6FtPas28w/s3264/IMG_20230317_125020_281.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEdAcXs-pnEKq5S00Atf2Ou6EMw5v24vzFa_Waujiw9M1M71k5dHHEmNJBmblYl3lYS1Uvg-Jde6LjTmd3egrRJyEeenkBc4mAhVs1R3I9SdPvzy5BaijK1jNhwQID4HX_YS8ZNvQMy5StipqdXWyj9kLFAxkNzvwQNXbPg4PAShx1XQuJ6FtPas28w/w640-h480/IMG_20230317_125020_281.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A Post Chaise.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtRfBkLz-330_Ir6-ylVs4npuK9Cxlq436y0ywkv5IK6ckj4yMmuK_JkQ5MijRDrL5n2jOfxtNZjguWSURo4sduEQW5APsqLkPoGgCMrGiRN2-tFuxheSdEwHEoOgitbMSoMQ9q-ExCNAufBG5Cdi3nHIdlrfKPbQqY4PwvbZmeCUSXR6qizf1kIAlA/s2535/IMG_20230317_125121_737.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2292" data-original-width="2535" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtRfBkLz-330_Ir6-ylVs4npuK9Cxlq436y0ywkv5IK6ckj4yMmuK_JkQ5MijRDrL5n2jOfxtNZjguWSURo4sduEQW5APsqLkPoGgCMrGiRN2-tFuxheSdEwHEoOgitbMSoMQ9q-ExCNAufBG5Cdi3nHIdlrfKPbQqY4PwvbZmeCUSXR6qizf1kIAlA/w640-h578/IMG_20230317_125121_737.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">An early type of omnibus</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHNm6SG2liJS6UP9byJFIidwInjj_Im7tTsJ885Er6gMesXK-logoccsXULIIA8sotWu-ub7fcaj5wLPXSsK3xXczVNYmBHpyDQZFVq5Z8R73ZRJEj2YkMZy4GGUPJsjWHUet_C0nvYeZgly_YyYwWuI5lm6ksGmpgVZN4a5z2j1ZGSM0EJFFgB2r1g/s2433/IMG_20230317_125203_177.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2433" data-original-width="2245" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIHNm6SG2liJS6UP9byJFIidwInjj_Im7tTsJ885Er6gMesXK-logoccsXULIIA8sotWu-ub7fcaj5wLPXSsK3xXczVNYmBHpyDQZFVq5Z8R73ZRJEj2YkMZy4GGUPJsjWHUet_C0nvYeZgly_YyYwWuI5lm6ksGmpgVZN4a5z2j1ZGSM0EJFFgB2r1g/w590-h640/IMG_20230317_125203_177.jpg" width="590" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFNMA4pQWEGBJnl9QeAl9yAaopG6GZ9DolIxT7M8OZ6AR9pJ9k1vX2MYbBSUgK8YCZmIK6jgh73gv1RP-Xdw8RbJruLm53fME8r7ma14seF2WI2gNHu36BF-CBRLSTjzg8UNyqXuODYvbNlkE3GUvsLagcxXEJX9yleodXQZPzYejbLfOAJfGd2iVOYw/w640-h480/IMG_20230317_125456_169.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A Mail Coach.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was an interesting walk and we enjoyed tea with walnut and coffee cake at the cafe in Stockwood Park Discovery Centre where the Mossman collection was housed. The cemetery was a typical Victorian cemetery with lots of interesting grave stones; however it was raining heavily and the trees were dripping so it was both wet and gloomy and not good for photos...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEjLlJ2GORX_dvo1lME5wOu845bUkaH0J3uicib1HNL5QICAH0mzUzW-Gp9hpgdfJ8X057NMP940wIbqwc0OwoYbOdD1QZJcIBUpIWXjjMIZWC4rCVRv9J_mTzyaWACSDNGvRk3Oz4-oSq_T6aygy9w6qg4kWlZMzZUOlPOizShD4TlzU-y0IpLsVUUfCQ/s2912/IMG_20230318_105003_267.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2912" data-original-width="1015" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlJ2GORX_dvo1lME5wOu845bUkaH0J3uicib1HNL5QICAH0mzUzW-Gp9hpgdfJ8X057NMP940wIbqwc0OwoYbOdD1QZJcIBUpIWXjjMIZWC4rCVRv9J_mTzyaWACSDNGvRk3Oz4-oSq_T6aygy9w6qg4kWlZMzZUOlPOizShD4TlzU-y0IpLsVUUfCQ/w224-h640/IMG_20230318_105003_267.jpg" width="224" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80JLjA8Sl-sugqqiw1i-nznsg6LckR3FOJ5bdl_Ju6nmjNkS7wlet7EoF8Ut93PwVuV4lOcNjPYAerMzNp67c6okdp6iP2sWL3i-jerhi-FxwchREesFmrBoXl0uALpjogcsX2vBqizA1E_b5ZdJgQyoUo77p73IX1plylhtMhNfzahbEgrtA5QOZMQ/s2529/IMG_20230318_105052_937.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2529" data-original-width="1144" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi80JLjA8Sl-sugqqiw1i-nznsg6LckR3FOJ5bdl_Ju6nmjNkS7wlet7EoF8Ut93PwVuV4lOcNjPYAerMzNp67c6okdp6iP2sWL3i-jerhi-FxwchREesFmrBoXl0uALpjogcsX2vBqizA1E_b5ZdJgQyoUo77p73IX1plylhtMhNfzahbEgrtA5QOZMQ/w290-h640/IMG_20230318_105052_937.jpg" width="290" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Saturday was wet and miserable although the sun came out after 4 pm for a while. The days are getting longer; it didn't get dark until after 6. My daughter, middle grandson and I went to see my son; it's about an hour and a half drive each way. We left at 11 and were home soon after 6. Everything pre-loved; polo neck as before; skirt by New Look; top bought recently reduced to 1.00; boots as before; jacket by New Look.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQ2upDvn7PeYzm-L6PyqybmgY3OJ1JXU7_khDdxMPgjWOa8kuT2cjJK09y3RolmV47UwSnxSsSK-y4dHiL_b39DnxU4JNwgDEiY_woxpFmBdMu1reQauGeLBJo3E38kTPSN2S6XWRwCR_izLbpOGCiY-mSeQIeyoP7GOWGVi2BSYec_gtwUv8W1VI0A/s1392/IMG_20230318_104930_995.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQ2upDvn7PeYzm-L6PyqybmgY3OJ1JXU7_khDdxMPgjWOa8kuT2cjJK09y3RolmV47UwSnxSsSK-y4dHiL_b39DnxU4JNwgDEiY_woxpFmBdMu1reQauGeLBJo3E38kTPSN2S6XWRwCR_izLbpOGCiY-mSeQIeyoP7GOWGVi2BSYec_gtwUv8W1VI0A/w332-h640/IMG_20230318_104930_995.jpg" width="332" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Earrings bought in Sainsbury's years ago; all other jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I went for swim on Sunday morning doing 45 laps. I came home and made breakfast and then felt so inextricably tired I went and laid down in the spare room and slept for 3 hours! I was absolutely fine when I got up and did the usual weekly house cleaning with OH. Then around the time we normally sit down to eat dinner on a Sunday; my daughter took me to the Swan Hotel for Mother's Day Afternoon Tea.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhyghk_0zPvUafAV9zWTnVDUngUysArCBzhiWG4sAx-nz5b5KCVWyAZgE2v88nN_v2HhMWD6WUAcUTZK_Onr020riGCYZEBN6o_Y6T0qmrElgqCGgArgeeeFHxZabq23pnBo3aAXu9p9dtZI1fBfhlOrzYpoE-s6R7y_vclDjcyI-be-1rFUQBudnbahw/s3264/IMG_20230319_172905_099.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyghk_0zPvUafAV9zWTnVDUngUysArCBzhiWG4sAx-nz5b5KCVWyAZgE2v88nN_v2HhMWD6WUAcUTZK_Onr020riGCYZEBN6o_Y6T0qmrElgqCGgArgeeeFHxZabq23pnBo3aAXu9p9dtZI1fBfhlOrzYpoE-s6R7y_vclDjcyI-be-1rFUQBudnbahw/w480-h640/IMG_20230319_172905_099.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was delicious and I tried Masala Chai tea for the first time which was lovely. I shall be looking to see if any the supermarkets I use sell it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TEYwv407tiK_kUPG-lYXMmJUcrodSVjUtDyv0dLWTwJFEkBzHrHbs2txSpDhfprdiqTgt5X_u-uwK_LjmceQN6nyyDtOqMOBm_MOXGZOblfzfSucxjKBxxliQv8sldzhK09SGNpjHDKCL_0w2Li-O1FGri4DjOk2aExUBEHC-1fkEOy4wt598dtifQ/s3264/IMG_20230319_172929_847.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-TEYwv407tiK_kUPG-lYXMmJUcrodSVjUtDyv0dLWTwJFEkBzHrHbs2txSpDhfprdiqTgt5X_u-uwK_LjmceQN6nyyDtOqMOBm_MOXGZOblfzfSucxjKBxxliQv8sldzhK09SGNpjHDKCL_0w2Li-O1FGri4DjOk2aExUBEHC-1fkEOy4wt598dtifQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230319_172929_847.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEqs93g-4wDn4_3JyXrMh49R6GninBzC69232OHFeezTJtHzJYp38oYXNL9AL-AXuntIUxLbADQJm2_pf8BhhRMkOkCOkRhrq3qmUG8K0pREqxXztDll72XX8bFuTvvMj-zk8w7_vd-YzwBX9WaWJkQ7GYdjSeun4AZtyeb08ia4Q7AG19IaSndLKsw/s2784/IMG_20230319_190505_872.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2784" data-original-width="2384" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwEqs93g-4wDn4_3JyXrMh49R6GninBzC69232OHFeezTJtHzJYp38oYXNL9AL-AXuntIUxLbADQJm2_pf8BhhRMkOkCOkRhrq3qmUG8K0pREqxXztDll72XX8bFuTvvMj-zk8w7_vd-YzwBX9WaWJkQ7GYdjSeun4AZtyeb08ia4Q7AG19IaSndLKsw/w548-h640/IMG_20230319_190505_872.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Flowers and home made flapjacks for Mother's Day presents and two beautiful cards from my son and daughter. That's my Victorian jug (1878) which I bought at the Keech charity shop for 1.25 about four years ago.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEi17JJkKkvIIh6HI1t2kLQPTNdYz_RkFZwbRW0QfQdRdvdRdNfkNOp7tE_GrcLf3btWdBUbAcwKXLfZJOGZ1UIF6_S2WgnpcSYmLdUQ0e1Hl0JIbsej1bY8rr6QyxtpVTwC8EkUjYaYZS78DBlMV2zA9QZYdvfq13PQsFnPQl80RSC_ahp1WjoM3VPbWg/s2828/IMG_20230319_164237_905.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2828" data-original-width="1324" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi17JJkKkvIIh6HI1t2kLQPTNdYz_RkFZwbRW0QfQdRdvdRdNfkNOp7tE_GrcLf3btWdBUbAcwKXLfZJOGZ1UIF6_S2WgnpcSYmLdUQ0e1Hl0JIbsej1bY8rr6QyxtpVTwC8EkUjYaYZS78DBlMV2zA9QZYdvfq13PQsFnPQl80RSC_ahp1WjoM3VPbWg/w300-h640/IMG_20230319_164237_905.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGnDrZLGfkf4bmokSAdQPeJ-P4qsn023vnN5BBFFrnBL2ijIGkcHIO1DWEpmnzxfzKI249v-cWfSyk_SMNa1YPwsypw-8_0AJOcJKT7l7KwF9xlnxobmEJW29XuwaCDQF-udQrA2H3ra1NODEDbR6H_KkFTCWDIzVf8KIlf7nvmoVMdjDxhKzMGvgPw/s2781/IMG_20230319_164324_458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2781" data-original-width="1261" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGnDrZLGfkf4bmokSAdQPeJ-P4qsn023vnN5BBFFrnBL2ijIGkcHIO1DWEpmnzxfzKI249v-cWfSyk_SMNa1YPwsypw-8_0AJOcJKT7l7KwF9xlnxobmEJW29XuwaCDQF-udQrA2H3ra1NODEDbR6H_KkFTCWDIzVf8KIlf7nvmoVMdjDxhKzMGvgPw/w290-h640/IMG_20230319_164324_458.jpg" width="290" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved. Trousers by M&S; top by Wallis; jacket by Betty Jackson bought at the MS Centre Everything 1.00 sale. Boots as before; all jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0E4kL0hqld6efFP-s4x2dbeo2oxYkqhjVLP4wzxobEoGmndopxot2KUhVX2ryBv3IeJEOfaRNx7wYBzjTGB00HuyL57MUEXrvgjsJBiHVw5G2IAkd2ulTainAn-nQjI5oCCBlMnBcH4qKejdCB3Q0kgp7Zi2BFPIPVtd4tWIJYlphwnW1h-MzFIquJA/s1600/IMG_20230319_164000_590.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0E4kL0hqld6efFP-s4x2dbeo2oxYkqhjVLP4wzxobEoGmndopxot2KUhVX2ryBv3IeJEOfaRNx7wYBzjTGB00HuyL57MUEXrvgjsJBiHVw5G2IAkd2ulTainAn-nQjI5oCCBlMnBcH4qKejdCB3Q0kgp7Zi2BFPIPVtd4tWIJYlphwnW1h-MzFIquJA/w288-h640/IMG_20230319_164000_590.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Despite my 3 hour siesta I still managed to sleep as usual on Sunday evening and woke up to a dry day on Monday morning. I worked with the manager at Barnardo's on Monday; starting the shift by going to Bromham post office and doing the banking. I then processed donations and decoded the children's section. The big inspection at our shop was on Tuesday and everything was spick and span in readiness! I found a summer skirt and a summer pair of trousers; both of which were put away when I got in. Hopefully it wouldn't be too long before I got to wear them...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEjTS0B_8HAAzynYIM_Ry_mi2ZtKKsHgAU220RsI4-9VFvdnl5J9Uqd_d5-PO9D8XJely6jNkXivZ9opratyJ9FxGPmHAEvaS89mwl4axwefe-_IIp313YghAwxpPW7QmPMmTtAWgCv7WMgMnf5eppxpM1yHb8pHx8whKPNud2rb3GU83HGQTsGrTQDiag/s2632/IMG_20230320_085557_161.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2632" data-original-width="1091" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTS0B_8HAAzynYIM_Ry_mi2ZtKKsHgAU220RsI4-9VFvdnl5J9Uqd_d5-PO9D8XJely6jNkXivZ9opratyJ9FxGPmHAEvaS89mwl4axwefe-_IIp313YghAwxpPW7QmPMmTtAWgCv7WMgMnf5eppxpM1yHb8pHx8whKPNud2rb3GU83HGQTsGrTQDiag/w266-h640/IMG_20230320_085557_161.jpg" width="266" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jlCA7poiAqqK6d7T5ruKuGrz73q8UYmAMHBhwhv4g-H5AeyQw9Ec6Ch5yt-FjaNVYW3UFK8UO6lh5v9OnoRFAqof-Lrn2rlauZJzETaXqTJ7I9RCvnCWumHUyuYsd7eGU26_YdG7C1YAt1vlbl-h7xbVrpNzWksvJnwY_TKMmX9HYYXV-ZFGgZvvCg/s2721/IMG_20230320_085517_588.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2721" data-original-width="1292" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jlCA7poiAqqK6d7T5ruKuGrz73q8UYmAMHBhwhv4g-H5AeyQw9Ec6Ch5yt-FjaNVYW3UFK8UO6lh5v9OnoRFAqof-Lrn2rlauZJzETaXqTJ7I9RCvnCWumHUyuYsd7eGU26_YdG7C1YAt1vlbl-h7xbVrpNzWksvJnwY_TKMmX9HYYXV-ZFGgZvvCg/w304-h640/IMG_20230320_085517_588.jpg" width="304" /></a></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved. Skirt by Evie, vintage blouse has a German label; top by Amaranto; boots as before. All jewellery pre-loved.</span><br /><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/AVvXsEjm1xeL8alivjCWrJA8f5DJuGx4gmlim2k20AI5Tx0MROASoPZXLx_VvzMOQ9OpyB2xr2VDl_LC39qw4pw84NIcOIoc3pyBYL0WKPjE3s9MqdoVF24ZIBjIWLzNZZMzckvSvEnPs215X8mPmOM82ZCQ_wG7PE9PIxXLdreooDxkU3jOMUACOJWs3AFbzw/s1600/IMG_20230320_085438_719.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1xeL8alivjCWrJA8f5DJuGx4gmlim2k20AI5Tx0MROASoPZXLx_VvzMOQ9OpyB2xr2VDl_LC39qw4pw84NIcOIoc3pyBYL0WKPjE3s9MqdoVF24ZIBjIWLzNZZMzckvSvEnPs215X8mPmOM82ZCQ_wG7PE9PIxXLdreooDxkU3jOMUACOJWs3AFbzw/w288-h640/IMG_20230320_085438_719.jpg" width="288" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Asu7U_nWmS5t8ZGhyclqWljhjW7SQRec6DNuclfv-9v1oAnw4dBA6bLsjf4w4qe5itFeh-2ErIweuZHCrTxF5NaKo21snqzbbGjiQDcQjSqhVFyJlq4DDriwkPq6C0phA9YNV26XsywHEDC1-XfGa7kvDxzo02pgSWxgM_bRZ-xFtKIO7ApdLs7VKQ/s2645/IMG_20230320_085541_749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2645" data-original-width="1009" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Asu7U_nWmS5t8ZGhyclqWljhjW7SQRec6DNuclfv-9v1oAnw4dBA6bLsjf4w4qe5itFeh-2ErIweuZHCrTxF5NaKo21snqzbbGjiQDcQjSqhVFyJlq4DDriwkPq6C0phA9YNV26XsywHEDC1-XfGa7kvDxzo02pgSWxgM_bRZ-xFtKIO7ApdLs7VKQ/w244-h640/IMG_20230320_085541_749.jpg" width="244" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After Barnardo's I stopped at Sainsbury's on the way home to pick up some bits and pieces. I forgot to see if they had Masala Chai teabags. Once home I put a wash on and then walked into town to pick my reservation from the library of number 4 in the series by Elly Griffiths. Once home again I caught up with blogging and blog land before cleaning out the fire; lighting it and cooking dinner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjd4Vib3OpDabI42WN7qTzMvMsmwjqqH0ZCRLaS3YxpApTyPH8gejs1Avhul3fif_nYsJnLbNtp_0lpvL5mtHhahHuNvlBhQK9sf6E8OwJFbwgdlSXOYguENWp0L-Z93-0y92a208uR53o_gjLZkw0GA5EGW17kKRcxWHDsgr7HW0LNkOJ6-wDvJTsgkQ/s2574/IMG_20230321_090020_691.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2574" data-original-width="965" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4Vib3OpDabI42WN7qTzMvMsmwjqqH0ZCRLaS3YxpApTyPH8gejs1Avhul3fif_nYsJnLbNtp_0lpvL5mtHhahHuNvlBhQK9sf6E8OwJFbwgdlSXOYguENWp0L-Z93-0y92a208uR53o_gjLZkw0GA5EGW17kKRcxWHDsgr7HW0LNkOJ6-wDvJTsgkQ/w240-h640/IMG_20230321_090020_691.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynrJx-LKKbz3AH9Z-G87dBlhIbmhJUG36Rgb9hjWzAQcMu0rA9zZfhATIqxNDBwvmtCTf_AAwRyoensyGZ6y0RlqZqnas1CDzdI7ILq3RBnuVoY4xO3v1gMd9AXkdjrV_-dwRgZbTAlFp-NjVKqplI3LwfOPJ57ZJr9tOpjYtMTRPwhacneKgu6FxrA/s2626/IMG_20230321_090051_958.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2626" data-original-width="1134" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynrJx-LKKbz3AH9Z-G87dBlhIbmhJUG36Rgb9hjWzAQcMu0rA9zZfhATIqxNDBwvmtCTf_AAwRyoensyGZ6y0RlqZqnas1CDzdI7ILq3RBnuVoY4xO3v1gMd9AXkdjrV_-dwRgZbTAlFp-NjVKqplI3LwfOPJ57ZJr9tOpjYtMTRPwhacneKgu6FxrA/w276-h640/IMG_20230321_090051_958.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When I add photos to my blog I always have them side by where I can but I notice they don't end up that way in the published version; making the blog seem very long. How annoying...</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbN33HUiahocUWN_xY6rhb5CdJtqc8orCBOYxfl1W5ROjqQqO2oGn6DC3zKzH4OuZ-PCiTxmUqP6enRCcSTrrCRM6wL-Elyrv67uUi5BELpZ7PPEouTLlqvvubpE4Y7_JAkRJLjjEHuAucVRIWOd1vCpOmlRqXg-pVTceuO8Qnch-KixCdP3ekM63_4w/s1600/IMG_20230321_085926_643.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbN33HUiahocUWN_xY6rhb5CdJtqc8orCBOYxfl1W5ROjqQqO2oGn6DC3zKzH4OuZ-PCiTxmUqP6enRCcSTrrCRM6wL-Elyrv67uUi5BELpZ7PPEouTLlqvvubpE4Y7_JAkRJLjjEHuAucVRIWOd1vCpOmlRqXg-pVTceuO8Qnch-KixCdP3ekM63_4w/w288-h640/IMG_20230321_085926_643.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore this outfit to the food bank on Tuesday. All pre-loved except the boots by New Look retail. Pinafore dress also by New Look; Top by Next; all jewellery pre-loved except earrings bought in a Donegal gift shop and made by a local artisan. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We were one volunteer short this week and had to work very hard to pack the increasing number of food parcels required. For the first time in a long time I didn't have to go swimming on Tuesday afternoon and had a free afternoon. I continued to catch up with blogs and finished my reserved library book. I reserved the 5th in the Elly Griffiths series and hoped to read it this week, too. I walked into town to the cash machine just so I got some fresh air then came home and made dinner. We were still watching the first series of 'The Blood Pact' in the evenings. The plan for the rest of the week was to walk with the group on Wednesday in Biggleswade; a meal and quiz night thank you event on Friday evening for the food bank volunteers; and on Saturday there was a London walk from Thamesmead to Kent with the North Beds Ramblers group. I have never been bored once since I retired 9 years ago; there's always something to do or something that needs doing...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEiAUvlwGoi-Q1dr8xkUR6ABtoD8xxiKlRYElbvF1K-Bv6oqFSj0Qd-xKIK3n8n1N2qqDefMNJiJWuxt-QRgsFNQSU5yLebuo8c839mmvbdmoXWr5FoPUsDiDscSQn-pPvPweZ7vKjXDk-miGmrtV7X5t4hXWzWUEFFxw25i8CIZAZKB4EOkcBGySRblqQ/s3264/IMG_20230322_125053_772.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1257" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAUvlwGoi-Q1dr8xkUR6ABtoD8xxiKlRYElbvF1K-Bv6oqFSj0Qd-xKIK3n8n1N2qqDefMNJiJWuxt-QRgsFNQSU5yLebuo8c839mmvbdmoXWr5FoPUsDiDscSQn-pPvPweZ7vKjXDk-miGmrtV7X5t4hXWzWUEFFxw25i8CIZAZKB4EOkcBGySRblqQ/w246-h640/IMG_20230322_125053_772.jpg" width="246" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQIwv4ppSf4cq_CAhCT__GpEmFCsnXPAqIedXg6HWLD3mOvkvTMVYYwrwH_TeGEzrkz4fWRo8X0YKPSyJtU58mneTTkrFjqMGQj4r5qJHnrSMmAQgdzpzVTnWCnu1jbNCwK-8Fm5TDvYvsj3PrIAuwD0GiJhpAda4va9DWGgDAy2D0O7RfEJpjWviZQ/s2972/IMG_20230322_125736_939.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2972" data-original-width="1474" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQIwv4ppSf4cq_CAhCT__GpEmFCsnXPAqIedXg6HWLD3mOvkvTMVYYwrwH_TeGEzrkz4fWRo8X0YKPSyJtU58mneTTkrFjqMGQj4r5qJHnrSMmAQgdzpzVTnWCnu1jbNCwK-8Fm5TDvYvsj3PrIAuwD0GiJhpAda4va9DWGgDAy2D0O7RfEJpjWviZQ/w318-h640/IMG_20230322_125736_939.jpg" width="318" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Wednesday's outfit - all pre-loved. Suede jacket by F&F bought in a Castle Rd junk shop for 3.00. Jeans by M&S; polo neck by F&F; tunic by Anthology. No label on the green boots and I can't remember where I got them from. All jewellery also pe-loved except the earrings which were an old Sainsbury's buy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEg_2ghiRUVpCoG2wsW7aU-KM-0x9Kp1Ba45jTLtPSObVP74sGDKVDhl49MYN_gzSN8us7W7xFGZDwpqELu49QM1UD9yNi9LvouJtX-y5GDSUKc9_O94d0TKSa8EnMmRd5FIbxpENFTA2kqGEm95RJa_kYKpP32AU2Vgfx86RU3nVAarbG_GmGvZRsdydg/s3264/IMG_20230322_125017_357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1642" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_2ghiRUVpCoG2wsW7aU-KM-0x9Kp1Ba45jTLtPSObVP74sGDKVDhl49MYN_gzSN8us7W7xFGZDwpqELu49QM1UD9yNi9LvouJtX-y5GDSUKc9_O94d0TKSa8EnMmRd5FIbxpENFTA2kqGEm95RJa_kYKpP32AU2Vgfx86RU3nVAarbG_GmGvZRsdydg/w322-h640/IMG_20230322_125017_357.jpg" width="322" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxBg4EpavVoVFO_H50YC2_XzkpDUj_hbNTiBDSEgzuQqBViFi3_E0Vbq5i-T81e1-02Vk5RB-9Al8fC-pRYmkFEcu-dyKa2bGp0HJ5XYXnBArefsMRbC0gOVyfUK5Pq6FZYERC5p04y7e7B0oPfvafL0zayk4ZdbOE1KchalqzpoS5hJwUldHClFPYw/s1600/IMG_20230322_124838_888.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjxBg4EpavVoVFO_H50YC2_XzkpDUj_hbNTiBDSEgzuQqBViFi3_E0Vbq5i-T81e1-02Vk5RB-9Al8fC-pRYmkFEcu-dyKa2bGp0HJ5XYXnBArefsMRbC0gOVyfUK5Pq6FZYERC5p04y7e7B0oPfvafL0zayk4ZdbOE1KchalqzpoS5hJwUldHClFPYw/w288-h640/IMG_20230322_124838_888.jpg" width="288" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I woke up too late to go on the group walk; well, I could have made it if I rushed but I hate rushing and refuse to do it anymore. The weather was beautiful; both warm and sunny. I opened all the windows and the back door to let the warmth and sunshine in. If I could have been bothered anymore it was the sort of the day to do spring cleaning! I used to spring clean religiously for years. I'd wash windows and paint work; take down curtains and wash them and clean the blinds. The only thing I did on Wednesday was take the cushion covers off the sofas in the living room; wash them and hang them out in the sun. I did venture into the garden and planted some cyclamen and fritillary bulbs. I think the cyclamens will be fine as they seem very hardy plants; not sure about the fritillaries as it's a bit late in the year but nothing ventured, nothing gained...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I decided to go to Rushden for a rummage as it'd been a while since I was last there. Once again even more shops had closed down; this seemed to be the situation on every high street in every town I'd visited in the last year. I'm guessing it's because of on line shopping; plus the increased costs of renting or leasing commercials premises has driven more businesses out to retail parks. Rushden had 5 charity shops but now has 4. I was looking for Elly Griffiths books as usual; found one but I already had it. I bought a few other books; an Etam blouse (almost vintage!) and a necklace. The weather became overcast and quite blustery whilst I was out but it was 15 degrees outside. I stopped at Aldi for the weekly shop; then it was home to hang out more washing and pray it wouldn't rain. It didn't I'm glad to say at least not until much later than evening when the washing had been taken in. There was no cooking to be done; I'd made a casserole for OH on Tuesday and made enough for it last for 2 days. I had fish and chips from the chippy round the corner. We finally finished watching the last of series 1 of 'The Blood Pact' and look forward to watching series 2 next.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEiLoiT6Rfqz1OwpoS86Y2ayIxRuAYkx5pxvVtZkLgz29RyaZr6-e1nE-P96AZ_MMwKBN7cvdHVOrWCzAxjbeCXXGhICclfVLBy-9T9sr36eJ4A3y98WbRg2Qvbq_PFmTX3wv9L4ErzM6N3hqkbl1yO4gMKcPQscdpKiC-me2GJUUasNeUPyn3mk1vijfg/s2739/IMG_20230323_121425_075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2739" data-original-width="1210" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLoiT6Rfqz1OwpoS86Y2ayIxRuAYkx5pxvVtZkLgz29RyaZr6-e1nE-P96AZ_MMwKBN7cvdHVOrWCzAxjbeCXXGhICclfVLBy-9T9sr36eJ4A3y98WbRg2Qvbq_PFmTX3wv9L4ErzM6N3hqkbl1yO4gMKcPQscdpKiC-me2GJUUasNeUPyn3mk1vijfg/w282-h640/IMG_20230323_121425_075.jpg" width="282" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnzrpU6OSnI8NIFnBeE-zx12bHLgDoPIBEezGw-Z26NhwXQAeR2GJ0FixlQ35ATBaWcLz4GFcp1qSoFRgqppIAsIBnuuWf9JHunwg4HkUxoMbV9b9Fqu3rWYUv-ZOpG05wcbzy4knQUVdAYmnpFBxFYZ3p0tC4EEsMXTp1u6wep0V9PTvMKWof_CgQg/s2847/IMG_20230323_121324_357.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2847" data-original-width="1248" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnzrpU6OSnI8NIFnBeE-zx12bHLgDoPIBEezGw-Z26NhwXQAeR2GJ0FixlQ35ATBaWcLz4GFcp1qSoFRgqppIAsIBnuuWf9JHunwg4HkUxoMbV9b9Fqu3rWYUv-ZOpG05wcbzy4knQUVdAYmnpFBxFYZ3p0tC4EEsMXTp1u6wep0V9PTvMKWof_CgQg/w280-h640/IMG_20230323_121324_357.jpg" width="280" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thursday came round again... I went swimming and swam 45 laps. After eating breakfast and getting ready it was off to the farm shop for logs and kindling; onto Lidl for the weekly shop. Once home and the shopping was unpacked and put away; I just had time to nip into to town and pick up a library book reservation for my daughter before I was off again to pick youngest grandson up from school. It was 16 degrees according to the car temperature gauge. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Once home again washing was hung up; fire sorted and dinner cooked. Dropped grandson to basket ball practice and then caught up with blogging.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjALn2osqHotuI7BaD_o3xlDxTYLsVh3vHOu6i4Vl1xqUUaUkrq6Bq3AHOqFismtUThsE-Glj50ONkhbulUhVFbImV8xde8_b0Wtd1vIhafdJu0YcX3B7fpfbned8D7RQvZLe2s6TbBe2zuu_b3bBg4bTuFs_O1iWpGpzL6bIQnTTl7bTrFAXpmvkQQ/s1600/IMG_20230323_121222_153.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdjALn2osqHotuI7BaD_o3xlDxTYLsVh3vHOu6i4Vl1xqUUaUkrq6Bq3AHOqFismtUThsE-Glj50ONkhbulUhVFbImV8xde8_b0Wtd1vIhafdJu0YcX3B7fpfbned8D7RQvZLe2s6TbBe2zuu_b3bBg4bTuFs_O1iWpGpzL6bIQnTTl7bTrFAXpmvkQQ/w288-h640/IMG_20230323_121222_153.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thursday's outfit was all pre-loved. Skirt by M&S (Per Una); top by F&F; jacket by Betty Jackson; boots as before. All jewellery also pre-loved. I should have gone to the hairdressers today but put it back to next week as we'll be off to Ireland very shortly and at least my hair will look okay whilst I'm there! I also need to find time next week to get my eyebrows done...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR47WSco7qKcu9i0e2beHNNI5qpf1QBC7JXQKmTfVsMuUiQnDGvYC1OJt0nu2MAx7Ecc2hUvPU9wfC159_PzmRWw3ce1aSLjQbUoqDS0nm3nFOc2hghelSDqYVoeQudzVCTck5pbqA_XUyDoXNL0rhE3VEi0kzWh0qRHnBb93pyUKDtHBD2vucSIp9-Q/s3264/IMG_20230324_141059_534.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1749" data-original-width="3264" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR47WSco7qKcu9i0e2beHNNI5qpf1QBC7JXQKmTfVsMuUiQnDGvYC1OJt0nu2MAx7Ecc2hUvPU9wfC159_PzmRWw3ce1aSLjQbUoqDS0nm3nFOc2hghelSDqYVoeQudzVCTck5pbqA_XUyDoXNL0rhE3VEi0kzWh0qRHnBb93pyUKDtHBD2vucSIp9-Q/w640-h342/IMG_20230324_141059_534.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I didn't intend to walk on Friday as I was doing a long walk in London on Saturday but the sunshine and warmth enticed me on the unofficial bus walk on Friday. We started at Ampthill and walked to Maulden and back. It was a lovely bright day but quite windy at times. We walked 6.5 miles which included me having a quick look at the charity shops. I bought a couple of things from the 1.00 rail in the RSPCA (a summer jacket and pink top - I don't have much pink in my wardrobe) and in the Willen Hospice shop I found a short pleated skirt from Next BNWT reduced to 2.00.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We passed lots of thatched cottages on the walk; the row above was in Ampthill.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEhe7hAL_Rg2x4vcLKufyzvFSS_VWrzX04P4gZulv36G4riUuuX9zefPwIGQE3s27DseMcH1LDrOfhNKaocEBs4N0670TfXlZLDk2ai7hgj2otMX5pxXfjqD_buvOkESIYEG41PXhRgep3BiE4arHEeG9PwHOOhs71VxgvQN0eHXux3iKevHLktncYbtfA/s3264/IMG_20230324_110317_311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7hAL_Rg2x4vcLKufyzvFSS_VWrzX04P4gZulv36G4riUuuX9zefPwIGQE3s27DseMcH1LDrOfhNKaocEBs4N0670TfXlZLDk2ai7hgj2otMX5pxXfjqD_buvOkESIYEG41PXhRgep3BiE4arHEeG9PwHOOhs71VxgvQN0eHXux3iKevHLktncYbtfA/w480-h640/IMG_20230324_110317_311.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">These were more than likely in Maulden. Did you spot the Thatcher's signature on the roof? A duck and two ducklings...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhDG0SnlTjUMIXStlvjbZ54ijphFFEOXxJ-OydsONvyNWpENyjc1jt3ea6rwiIVS5TzDGzaveA25Lqa5De4zkXJ7wlVSyt_hbPJd25RwglK5ghVndyrOGa0yCInt7Fmv6sxM62T-hh2RWHZxuqq4y3WVV_PX8S97mo3uD5SmaVgB244wEDnPszgKgkA/s3264/IMG_20230324_111840_386.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhDG0SnlTjUMIXStlvjbZ54ijphFFEOXxJ-OydsONvyNWpENyjc1jt3ea6rwiIVS5TzDGzaveA25Lqa5De4zkXJ7wlVSyt_hbPJd25RwglK5ghVndyrOGa0yCInt7Fmv6sxM62T-hh2RWHZxuqq4y3WVV_PX8S97mo3uD5SmaVgB244wEDnPszgKgkA/w480-h640/IMG_20230324_111840_386.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2s6kWnM6V-Bx8kBM6qloS4lEfKpoejKv8ADO4fTkprZ9MfmeTo6sA1vJ_P9XwLr_L9Arw4ERfo5rv1PKgLzCTyJE4Wc0BqojPfzLUVyWsnR3TL9tQULtF671eCKYRipuc90lCmUp8g8LwNkF43rqHSrNpECstLFzMkIAP44ZhYlo3IefpuSXx6K2uw/s3264/IMG_20230324_121730_660.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs2s6kWnM6V-Bx8kBM6qloS4lEfKpoejKv8ADO4fTkprZ9MfmeTo6sA1vJ_P9XwLr_L9Arw4ERfo5rv1PKgLzCTyJE4Wc0BqojPfzLUVyWsnR3TL9tQULtF671eCKYRipuc90lCmUp8g8LwNkF43rqHSrNpECstLFzMkIAP44ZhYlo3IefpuSXx6K2uw/w640-h480/IMG_20230324_121730_660.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After the walk we stopped at a cafe in Ampthill where I had tea and the most delicious slice of chocolate cake. I got home and got ready as in the early evening we were off to the Food Bank Quiz Night and dinner. We had great fun and our table came 6th out of 10 in the quiz. I wore this outfit but the camera did something weird so forgive the peculiar colouring.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0g-krrmupOXO_MCPn6fCg7sv-kD--lHdoVIxPzGeSJUQFuGEtIDulqqEYRvear34Jr1gtGWfTIi87u75nULtYz6aq-RgATZ4QvOB-2_tUMF-QKnGTIGV0MNJtdXPAt-pWlkUwuMiZMCM_xtEcLQkcY-JOC23nx7RK5L3E4DOzaCSt4heJ1OAfoP-1A/s1600/IMG_20230324_182001_657.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0g-krrmupOXO_MCPn6fCg7sv-kD--lHdoVIxPzGeSJUQFuGEtIDulqqEYRvear34Jr1gtGWfTIi87u75nULtYz6aq-RgATZ4QvOB-2_tUMF-QKnGTIGV0MNJtdXPAt-pWlkUwuMiZMCM_xtEcLQkcY-JOC23nx7RK5L3E4DOzaCSt4heJ1OAfoP-1A/w288-h640/IMG_20230324_182001_657.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Z357ZFYcqSFNX3Y9XJaPGTDzYXQIcqXML7ReL3aKgbgB8bUAhfNBCX7mFXiAV1ktt5XMs7EZeC1i4FMwkz5UnpBPQ8PAppFgDFfP5s5H20CBQIU-j43-TXSXg54HS-R8YPFF-Xa8R4yRo6lFYNV5P0hDPHMWb7KaVGI5C957QMsGHVC8muCYteB_QA/s2949/IMG_20230324_182117_636.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2949" data-original-width="1349" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Z357ZFYcqSFNX3Y9XJaPGTDzYXQIcqXML7ReL3aKgbgB8bUAhfNBCX7mFXiAV1ktt5XMs7EZeC1i4FMwkz5UnpBPQ8PAppFgDFfP5s5H20CBQIU-j43-TXSXg54HS-R8YPFF-Xa8R4yRo6lFYNV5P0hDPHMWb7KaVGI5C957QMsGHVC8muCYteB_QA/w292-h640/IMG_20230324_182117_636.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything pre-loved and seen before on the blog. Jacket by Zara; blouse by F&F and skirt bought at a charity shop price but at QD.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxmfKAVHU3wR9plF-YlZD1E3-LcPb48_6Ns4SA1u2LXChyG9_z5Dg5LUmMYu_5fUOZOinDUwSWh00gtq921wSBraGEqqTm2LRd8Ocb68vld69AB0vxzver6UOgCi-Mi4O6EL0rIE1d3VgpFjpQmUYQOF662BopoXB_GlZq02O1tKh_hTo5RoPcwfRolw/s2614/IMG_20230324_182209_493.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2614" data-original-width="1171" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxmfKAVHU3wR9plF-YlZD1E3-LcPb48_6Ns4SA1u2LXChyG9_z5Dg5LUmMYu_5fUOZOinDUwSWh00gtq921wSBraGEqqTm2LRd8Ocb68vld69AB0vxzver6UOgCi-Mi4O6EL0rIE1d3VgpFjpQmUYQOF662BopoXB_GlZq02O1tKh_hTo5RoPcwfRolw/w286-h640/IMG_20230324_182209_493.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I was up very early on Saturday morning for more walking adventures. I met 8 of the North Beds Ramblers group at Bedford station where we made our way to Farringdon and met John the walk leader; onto the Elizabeth line to Abbey Wood (South-east London) then a bus to Thamesmead; where we began a 9 mile walk along the River Thames. This group had walked most of the Thames path and this walk was their final one. It's taken them about 2 years to do and they are about to start at the beginning again, so I hope to be joining them. I have walked some of the Thames paths routes but not in any particular order.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhJIKvQMICEvCMdpH8hBngA9m2PVjiV9FLeJ-BC1KJuKhk44CHynoXBg5nX2Zcx0pncc3Us_7KiF9jbnRGu6tIrRupUjzDmXvlVIxMBdQwOa1t7yJ-wYSZJ4SH14XHwBq_6TC02LJ5lz8Ow6KsFEdRg6aeUhpjNluiPd000jM2Bg0iACUxLJD3v3be1NA/s720/FB_IMG_1679841681582.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJIKvQMICEvCMdpH8hBngA9m2PVjiV9FLeJ-BC1KJuKhk44CHynoXBg5nX2Zcx0pncc3Us_7KiF9jbnRGu6tIrRupUjzDmXvlVIxMBdQwOa1t7yJ-wYSZJ4SH14XHwBq_6TC02LJ5lz8Ow6KsFEdRg6aeUhpjNluiPd000jM2Bg0iACUxLJD3v3be1NA/w640-h480/FB_IMG_1679841681582.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">From left to right; Margaret; Joy; John; Sandra; me; Stephanie and behind us; Janet and Rose. Rose is the friend I met in Ireland in Co. Offaly when we were there last October - such a lovely surprise! Janet's husband Bob took the photo. This photo was taken at the end of the walk when we were waiting for the train back to London Bridge.</span></div></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/AVvXsEgpqJpYTDW9nGw1bAN2MNknTZ_UhvFdPBXqUJTgs0K0YSVS3rJl0plCqBpUEBxwX9UhD4AIt64IeOZbgtl8BgcjKH660YIk9fx8lixOKH82hp0aeAVz6oT_Euwjv3DOhWLxkzOUXBbBlsTPgMZTvJLuwyzMOfoPOjheVts2b_6r5fP3wDRG3OBfiVaU2Q/s3264/IMG_20230325_103332_897.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqJpYTDW9nGw1bAN2MNknTZ_UhvFdPBXqUJTgs0K0YSVS3rJl0plCqBpUEBxwX9UhD4AIt64IeOZbgtl8BgcjKH660YIk9fx8lixOKH82hp0aeAVz6oT_Euwjv3DOhWLxkzOUXBbBlsTPgMZTvJLuwyzMOfoPOjheVts2b_6r5fP3wDRG3OBfiVaU2Q/w640-h480/IMG_20230325_103332_897.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thamesmead. We stopped at a cafe here for coffee before starting our 9 mile trek. The part of the Thames we walked was from Thamesmead to Erith (Kent). It was not a pretty walk; mostly industrial landscapes and a lot of derelict riverside structures but it was fascinating. I was sorry I hadn't brought my binoculars as there was a lot of wild fowl on the river.</span></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/AVvXsEjH8E7wxPsK65Cmi6P7Iin4WA5KrN3d0tp4GH1apI5ud0V5Xg2U5DpSUhjC73OvNAhTps1E6TXTCXe2nN7XiFAQVFB1CStXIRmn9rNfaaKZIRJvPzO1it0P4fVlEGR7DMWrKQFYua340BCaEcA1TtexcifV-d8mnpTY2qeGAroCwZ72qiarbv-AGAs3WA/s3264/IMG_20230325_112258_076.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8E7wxPsK65Cmi6P7Iin4WA5KrN3d0tp4GH1apI5ud0V5Xg2U5DpSUhjC73OvNAhTps1E6TXTCXe2nN7XiFAQVFB1CStXIRmn9rNfaaKZIRJvPzO1it0P4fVlEGR7DMWrKQFYua340BCaEcA1TtexcifV-d8mnpTY2qeGAroCwZ72qiarbv-AGAs3WA/w640-h480/IMG_20230325_112258_076.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thames Estuary.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is the river Darent which flows in the Thames. In the distance is QEII bridge which has two bored tunnels at either end and is known as the Dartford Crossing; it's the busiest estuarial crossing in the UK; crossing from Dartford, Kent to Thurrock in Essex.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEhuhmuF3nCz0dK6SNn_vagGx0z96Fqzf99Fq6qpA-VYnHUlXpJ1jlHH9NGX2zh1-YnVlM3ObclhNkN_jdK78qaPIy9xCyN19_FFj3c9UfsD8kFB-8pZjJtFbUz1m39hlJ00g3qVXXfjVm838wzJ3K1u2Q0dNuAa1Ja9cCzdxdnbyfxqJ0HR5LtRDZ8Otg/s720/FB_IMG_1679841408749.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="720" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuhmuF3nCz0dK6SNn_vagGx0z96Fqzf99Fq6qpA-VYnHUlXpJ1jlHH9NGX2zh1-YnVlM3ObclhNkN_jdK78qaPIy9xCyN19_FFj3c9UfsD8kFB-8pZjJtFbUz1m39hlJ00g3qVXXfjVm838wzJ3K1u2Q0dNuAa1Ja9cCzdxdnbyfxqJ0HR5LtRDZ8Otg/w640-h524/FB_IMG_1679841408749.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Crossness Pumping Station which pumped water from London sewers; processed it and pumped it back into the Thames from 1865 (the Great Stink of 1858 triggered its construction; see here for more info <a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/archive/collections/photographs/the-great-stink/#:~:text=For%20centuries%20the%20River%20Thames,as%20'The%20Great%20Stink'." target="_blank">HERE</a>) until the 1950s.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYcwyNVXDmmXTWuzbPlTp2oPU1Pl_XBKn6AR-zZxu2vsAUXh1Xr6ZCkt8YcGxZG4IIN-ewBOZF7c93epqJwK3Q8jen4GRGJVIKiT0eptZC0NVMBX-RRFupBvcZwHWe-LoQRMB0IDUVRFlDqalbgTsPmGOWOf4FxNw-juUe8KpZU9pIfhzcAiSg-6M2Q/s706/FB_IMG_1679841390301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="706" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivYcwyNVXDmmXTWuzbPlTp2oPU1Pl_XBKn6AR-zZxu2vsAUXh1Xr6ZCkt8YcGxZG4IIN-ewBOZF7c93epqJwK3Q8jen4GRGJVIKiT0eptZC0NVMBX-RRFupBvcZwHWe-LoQRMB0IDUVRFlDqalbgTsPmGOWOf4FxNw-juUe8KpZU9pIfhzcAiSg-6M2Q/w640-h424/FB_IMG_1679841390301.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;">Egyptian geese. We also saw Dunlin and a huge variety of gulls; as well as 3 magpies mobbing a crow...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">16th century Tithe barn near Erith.</span></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/AVvXsEgWpc9zqjsOYo1dx7R7fVOHxM7_flChgvyMqjuo2DX9xW-Mz2vdg62sc9zJuNo3jY7JGwKduJWAr1-KajCODAaGWRQc2etpVJnHg-UCiDORFiwBEOnwhTomQQ4lYht12gdkbbEeX1AsMYDv7bD5cdP8YKAXD3XgGWOJzFbdiJPJMniRTqd3XrrwfJzslA/s720/FB_IMG_1679841567356.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWpc9zqjsOYo1dx7R7fVOHxM7_flChgvyMqjuo2DX9xW-Mz2vdg62sc9zJuNo3jY7JGwKduJWAr1-KajCODAaGWRQc2etpVJnHg-UCiDORFiwBEOnwhTomQQ4lYht12gdkbbEeX1AsMYDv7bD5cdP8YKAXD3XgGWOJzFbdiJPJMniRTqd3XrrwfJzslA/w640-h480/FB_IMG_1679841567356.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This moated property once housed a manor house which belonged to Bishop Odo; William the Conqueror's half brother...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7D2HrErIjYYIhbrluNY_q05U-FU5cDZpqohGUWHfj3-p0NwDIPEWV6ZWCsrCl-Ik19ALIjssvwe9f6X8NK2MK9OhyE1M1JP5uXSVdTxoNLSML7pb5Sw65lRo7AZk2js93Qa33jK9dgoTMNNlVJQy2HUZRhFZRN8b4MgLiZypjpkmYe8pHY1YlSVXjiQ/s720/FB_IMG_1679841542576.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7D2HrErIjYYIhbrluNY_q05U-FU5cDZpqohGUWHfj3-p0NwDIPEWV6ZWCsrCl-Ik19ALIjssvwe9f6X8NK2MK9OhyE1M1JP5uXSVdTxoNLSML7pb5Sw65lRo7AZk2js93Qa33jK9dgoTMNNlVJQy2HUZRhFZRN8b4MgLiZypjpkmYe8pHY1YlSVXjiQ/w640-h480/FB_IMG_1679841542576.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">At London Bridge station the rest of the group headed for Bedford but I headed for Harlesden via the underground where OH picked me up and we went to his mum's house and congratulated her on her 99th birthday!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEgcvEGUmxp3jte9-oXGM0_ixCAwdEZyG4mbl_83PM9KJ9h2Yv51JtQGMCGHTGcB2dAdlMvwK8x7mvcepbNYM-9nx7RrNNRGIlXS2DPFtWIr8_vPxjq7dnF4rL4X_hVYJOxubK6f2BNQmcacQp6Bon1uu1bEb2rMq6fLzqRTW6BbWstKbblxr1pq9sNXTQ/s1600/IMG-20230326-WA0003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvEGUmxp3jte9-oXGM0_ixCAwdEZyG4mbl_83PM9KJ9h2Yv51JtQGMCGHTGcB2dAdlMvwK8x7mvcepbNYM-9nx7RrNNRGIlXS2DPFtWIr8_vPxjq7dnF4rL4X_hVYJOxubK6f2BNQmcacQp6Bon1uu1bEb2rMq6fLzqRTW6BbWstKbblxr1pq9sNXTQ/w480-h640/IMG-20230326-WA0003.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Happy birthday, Mum!<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I was still tired from Saturday's walk and didn't bother with swimming on Sunday. I booked for Tuesday afternoon instead. I spent the day doing the house cleaning with OH and cooking dinner for the grandsons. We continued watching 'The Blood Pact' series 2 in the evening and will catch up with the new BBC series of Dicken's 'Great Expectations' on Monday evening. Monday itself was a different one for me. I didn't volunteer at Barnardo's charity shop as usual, but sat for over 2 hours in our local walk-in clinic waiting to see a doctor about a week long stomach ache. Excess acid was the verdict and and by the time I'd picked up the anti-acid medication prescribed it was too late to do anything except return home and chill out. I did two washes and sorted out the fire before making a sausage casserole for dinner. I caught up with blog land and my own blog. I also began packing some stuff for Ireland. We're off to Liverpool on Saturday and sail for Belfast on Sunday morning; I can't wait!</span></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pFruXajCWbqfah2KpJ9PQAyrWZgaYaNd6mCWOBsSK0TSN_CR8aMNKhwobTabYJTf33XJ9enXBpGC_WksBp_gQIsaF9a3oC-EZ8XIuWlJ09VzueM6KL5tVqrb8575IUjrYaGS2lroqTqREwWyjIF5BPrQfbQzISoE-gUa7hoY2lJ2UQp4itRPUO63KA/s1763/great%20expectations(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1763" data-original-width="1175" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pFruXajCWbqfah2KpJ9PQAyrWZgaYaNd6mCWOBsSK0TSN_CR8aMNKhwobTabYJTf33XJ9enXBpGC_WksBp_gQIsaF9a3oC-EZ8XIuWlJ09VzueM6KL5tVqrb8575IUjrYaGS2lroqTqREwWyjIF5BPrQfbQzISoE-gUa7hoY2lJ2UQp4itRPUO63KA/w426-h640/great%20expectations(1).jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEgY8V8GFkbq62qQqnHZm8GOyl8uFbbhMePZksfNvKykRUd8JlWvweCeCUv-141gSyv1tb3yKxO3yDtwFzJPzrAFouJ1c1m1jZa0FrTQkOQBwVPAA9byuUJOzi6x2X14hN7-krJ7CTzFt5c3U7FndriZQEn86vXXT4PIh08Sp_ReopyOKw4EBNfB6ueqqQ/s2532/IMG_20230327_093612_121.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1065" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY8V8GFkbq62qQqnHZm8GOyl8uFbbhMePZksfNvKykRUd8JlWvweCeCUv-141gSyv1tb3yKxO3yDtwFzJPzrAFouJ1c1m1jZa0FrTQkOQBwVPAA9byuUJOzi6x2X14hN7-krJ7CTzFt5c3U7FndriZQEn86vXXT4PIh08Sp_ReopyOKw4EBNfB6ueqqQ/w270-h640/IMG_20230327_093612_121.jpg" width="270" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQSFBCs-neNG0yMshym9d_czDUDV5BAaYFA4NkKjtSprAaeDi7U3-N3Yg_qPv6JOhdtebqjCIZ7WB-z3MmbA25IRAgeCBQ26BDkT2K88odDc4vMw8E0Ptxmr-o5MjDcmLpZO-vZ0_IyrkZU6Q1_-eZoI9pQPBkQNuSdQbEzyAKDClcnT5QIdonbLVFA/s2949/IMG_20230327_093327_055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2949" data-original-width="1421" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEQSFBCs-neNG0yMshym9d_czDUDV5BAaYFA4NkKjtSprAaeDi7U3-N3Yg_qPv6JOhdtebqjCIZ7WB-z3MmbA25IRAgeCBQ26BDkT2K88odDc4vMw8E0Ptxmr-o5MjDcmLpZO-vZ0_IyrkZU6Q1_-eZoI9pQPBkQNuSdQbEzyAKDClcnT5QIdonbLVFA/w308-h640/IMG_20230327_093327_055.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I dressed in the expectation of volunteering. Everything except the boots pre-loved/thrifted. Skirt by Next; picked up in Ampthill on Friday; polo neck by Oasis; jacket by Liz Claiborne. </span></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGezQDGP6wMDSko1k9295Oo-0LRYA_SRhfxHKZQdg_yB-1L2efxIOqQOaVTCdwbCjq-MzdFy-jTJBOxFVrK1uFFfbLcD2Fv-ACnJYpRwskdPzMvZtkhNAsE6Y0hDVzcLWvs10bqJLWLmE_RefWSA96r-Ua4_SPWe6ITmXe7bkuhY9Bn3pFvXG6u1VYA/s1600/IMG_20230327_093204_162.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWGezQDGP6wMDSko1k9295Oo-0LRYA_SRhfxHKZQdg_yB-1L2efxIOqQOaVTCdwbCjq-MzdFy-jTJBOxFVrK1uFFfbLcD2Fv-ACnJYpRwskdPzMvZtkhNAsE6Y0hDVzcLWvs10bqJLWLmE_RefWSA96r-Ua4_SPWe6ITmXe7bkuhY9Bn3pFvXG6u1VYA/w288-h640/IMG_20230327_093204_162.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The weather had changed on Sunday turning colder at 7 degrees on both Sunday and Monday; it also rained for most of the day on Sunday with the sun making an appearance after 4 pm. We had moved to British Summer Time so I was somewhat confused when I went to collect grandson from his house to take him to yet more basket ball practice; as I thought I was an hour too early! For some reason, despite my car having several fancy doodahs; the time still has to be adjusted manually...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgd1jW-j3UvBSWQ9J8wih9hA8YVH-gWuBQp6g-uQaSP-RZYHDnOX4rpWEH6bMUkvsQgVMplAN0mPjuTO9eBDo-bBwlVqFqwEBmMmN2MVzUMIafa_eNi81nNvref_cXryhvy8_p1xPAbMrDtyCrPda6mCTFa1j5U-m2KirV9QDmbCJ_zft_O6FBQSl6Kmg/s2611/IMG_20230328_091146_941.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2611" data-original-width="1121" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1jW-j3UvBSWQ9J8wih9hA8YVH-gWuBQp6g-uQaSP-RZYHDnOX4rpWEH6bMUkvsQgVMplAN0mPjuTO9eBDo-bBwlVqFqwEBmMmN2MVzUMIafa_eNi81nNvref_cXryhvy8_p1xPAbMrDtyCrPda6mCTFa1j5U-m2KirV9QDmbCJ_zft_O6FBQSl6Kmg/w274-h640/IMG_20230328_091146_941.jpg" width="274" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcA6LUOYdStd-Hk1eqof34h-PEZ8kHDcgFlfTYcl7xbYkHLQ_F58rRXfFSD4YUJdBAxy7kowpMU1Qjy8bDY-YV99uBREXwl-ljGVesavPTVf0qi2lxahgrEXDu0Jxt8GF8t57iMU3F8TuKHqsgaDAVvy5CIhPw7zJeKnOTVLIutcJ55xkOa-ZRY_v9w/s2693/IMG_20230328_091118_454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2693" data-original-width="1204" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcA6LUOYdStd-Hk1eqof34h-PEZ8kHDcgFlfTYcl7xbYkHLQ_F58rRXfFSD4YUJdBAxy7kowpMU1Qjy8bDY-YV99uBREXwl-ljGVesavPTVf0qi2lxahgrEXDu0Jxt8GF8t57iMU3F8TuKHqsgaDAVvy5CIhPw7zJeKnOTVLIutcJ55xkOa-ZRY_v9w/w286-h640/IMG_20230328_091118_454.jpg" width="286" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The rain and cold continued on Tuesday. I went to the food bank and spent the morning unpacking deliveries and sorting out the toiletries and cleaning products. My boots and tank top were bought online; the tank top with the some of my birthday money. I bought some M&S knickers with the remainder of the money. They last for years. When I was student nurse between 1972 and 1976; most of the people I trained with were from Malaysia or Mauritius with a few coming from the Caribbean and West Africa. Everyone who went back home on holiday bought M&S underwear to take back to their families and large blocks of Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate. Anyway, I digress. The shirt was from Etam and picked up in the Sally Army in Rushden last week, The skirt was from Barnardo's. All jewellery charity shopped.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6O9W5Kw03PCI9UnIqUIu1xNSjxUXTDt2kmEEivFme-y1lKXHccd5jTvRScUiTIoSG-OavZh6mg22PcJiFGfgOHd8c8Dg9GkaQIjpYOT-7ApdHfAdVi6mX4K7tCqgDi_Mij0qg_1xWaSBU3pt0Mm0jPb4VwG1Cktd2yN8GdyfJ8XjhCUUaFuxXet8kIA/s1600/IMG_20230328_091013_236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6O9W5Kw03PCI9UnIqUIu1xNSjxUXTDt2kmEEivFme-y1lKXHccd5jTvRScUiTIoSG-OavZh6mg22PcJiFGfgOHd8c8Dg9GkaQIjpYOT-7ApdHfAdVi6mX4K7tCqgDi_Mij0qg_1xWaSBU3pt0Mm0jPb4VwG1Cktd2yN8GdyfJ8XjhCUUaFuxXet8kIA/w288-h640/IMG_20230328_091013_236.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As I'd be in Ireland on Sunday I went swimming in the afternoon and swam 45 laps. I also learned something new; hoop earrings don't come off in the water or at least mine didn't!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">That's all for now folks. We don't have WiFi at the mobile home in Ireland so I'll be missing in action for a fortnight but hope to post as usual on 18th April. I probably won't get to read and comment on your blogs for that fortnight, but will catch up when I get back. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Grandson is house sitting and feeding the birds and watering the plants 'but all shall be well and all shall be well and all manner of things will be well'.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">See you on the other side!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;">.............</span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-49786603640019570522023-03-14T13:05:00.000+00:002023-03-14T13:05:25.991+00:00Lost earrings, birthday and some sad news.<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Hello! </span></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/AVvXsEjKMwXsweHapziCsfvlkOM307AkqhIfW58_-gaGBcfXGq9nLsAyscvKy5iY94UUETec65MyaBDvMwhPdNAqmoKKXKBYq015Q_1BOHUtp9ZE4CKs66ba_h2TorKN5T4acsAu65Gs4Q5S7rF-GvmMXFpmCJLlFVYCnZosBjNvpq8kTEH_XBBYdMPfgHEQBQ/s1452/IMG_20230301_092032_190.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1452" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKMwXsweHapziCsfvlkOM307AkqhIfW58_-gaGBcfXGq9nLsAyscvKy5iY94UUETec65MyaBDvMwhPdNAqmoKKXKBYq015Q_1BOHUtp9ZE4CKs66ba_h2TorKN5T4acsAu65Gs4Q5S7rF-GvmMXFpmCJLlFVYCnZosBjNvpq8kTEH_XBBYdMPfgHEQBQ/w318-h640/IMG_20230301_092032_190.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was me in my walking outfit on Wednesday; plus waterproof coat, scarf and gloves. It was both a wet and cold day. I'd put my walking boots on when I got to the start point - well, at least that was the plan for Wednesday 1st March. The start point for the group walk was the village of Silsoe. I set off in good time but as I travelled along the A6 the rain came down quite heavily which was very off putting. Then, in the village of Clophill; the village before Silsoe, there was a long tail back of traffic. That was unusual for the time of the day but ten minutes later I discovered why; roadworks and temporary traffic lights. The ten minute delay meant that when I got the Silsoe turn off it was already ten o clock and as I've said before the Ramblers are nothing if not punctual; starting off at ten on the dot. I wasn't too bothered as I had planned to go to Luton after the walk to pick something up for my son - and have a rummage. I did it in the morning instead!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknkAT3fFEFnvnsXYPOnZj813ap104Kc-qRvsM-sdkRi1d9ajHUq5vMU7An338-shUsNfM1a7G9l8OhnIpqNWVrm_bN0O82aTUMtZnok746s-lRhHrKi0oOEHoZWSCSw1UgxnUGcsZM3gtcvX30N5BRc5a0JU7LbJoJiQ3t2UndCXVLFW5llvLvvtkMw/s1268/IMG_20230301_092225_059.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="646" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhknkAT3fFEFnvnsXYPOnZj813ap104Kc-qRvsM-sdkRi1d9ajHUq5vMU7An338-shUsNfM1a7G9l8OhnIpqNWVrm_bN0O82aTUMtZnok746s-lRhHrKi0oOEHoZWSCSw1UgxnUGcsZM3gtcvX30N5BRc5a0JU7LbJoJiQ3t2UndCXVLFW5llvLvvtkMw/w326-h640/IMG_20230301_092225_059.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I was saddened to see how very run down the town centre in Luton looked. When I was based at the university there; I was forever popping out in my lunch break to have a rummage in the charity shops. There are now only four left; three national charities and one independent shop. I found a book and a knitted dress in the Sally Army which was marked down in the sale items. After collecting my son's item; I stopped at Aldi in Luton on the way back and picked up Earl Grey teabags and some night cream; neither of which I'd been able to get in my local Aldi. A successful trip I'd say. Once home I had to go out into to town to pick up a parcel for OH at the sorting office; I'd left the card to claim the parcel at home in my handbag and only took my rucksack with me in the morning...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEjwPtUqleSQdnGqEnXw5xZwToJfsO079KDSgASEOgdhmXGOWHWz1VkwZD6ohbi37iglXVKRz1Ry5s8rZpstUsDGp_MPHbMhL8w2l_rQvC-EvAmg4HaEM_lhFgsg_R1sD_yYWzI88wojJLx3bBM-uZ1yoaYaJUuVP_upffcwHclv9753tGbSmxR4Rpq6pA/s1600/IMG_20230302_122109_372.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPtUqleSQdnGqEnXw5xZwToJfsO079KDSgASEOgdhmXGOWHWz1VkwZD6ohbi37iglXVKRz1Ry5s8rZpstUsDGp_MPHbMhL8w2l_rQvC-EvAmg4HaEM_lhFgsg_R1sD_yYWzI88wojJLx3bBM-uZ1yoaYaJUuVP_upffcwHclv9753tGbSmxR4Rpq6pA/w288-h640/IMG_20230302_122109_372.jpg" width="288" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIz78y-Rl_n5YPZ3IKmTkqUq2vls095sDhimx924NyNupKmZ9QaiXxGuLJDmeuXzYvZpYk1LzzT4R7LnB2TL3FT5EELFB9Chta-FhutwiE7vRS7XVkqZHfGVls95QfCsoJMsUdOIrGj7ePYxGHelGiZ5ThwESrUGmkwOlHEdqywZErpnd5ZZYCYVK4UA/s1303/IMG_20230302_122240_980.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1303" data-original-width="544" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIz78y-Rl_n5YPZ3IKmTkqUq2vls095sDhimx924NyNupKmZ9QaiXxGuLJDmeuXzYvZpYk1LzzT4R7LnB2TL3FT5EELFB9Chta-FhutwiE7vRS7XVkqZHfGVls95QfCsoJMsUdOIrGj7ePYxGHelGiZ5ThwESrUGmkwOlHEdqywZErpnd5ZZYCYVK4UA/w268-h640/IMG_20230302_122240_980.jpg" width="268" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The dress hangs very nicely but the photos don't show it very well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Swimming on Thursday was very busy in contrast to Tuesday. I did have the pool to myself for the last 10 minutes and in total manged to swim 48 laps - 1 mile. I used to strive to swim 48 laps every time, but I was often absolutely knackered when I got out, now I just swim what I can in the 60 minute slot. It usually works out at about 45 to 46 laps. I changed into this outfit when I got home and had something to eat before embarking on a trip to the farm shop and to Lidl. Everything pre-loved except the boots. The dress which had the label removed was the one I picked up on Wednesday's trip to Luton. Polo neck underneath by M&S; tights made of bamboo were so warm and bought in Brixton charity shop; jacket by Moto and all jewellery pre-loved, too. The polo neck is off to the donations bag; the neck is floppy. I like a polo neck to fit me snugly around the neck and this one doesn't.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9B1A06jazwskFPIDpQtb4LFBa4BM-VEtuo7zKfy3tLMdJb8ngIh1Z6w_G0T78cpdTQQzp-xGsQXM1x34yWNSLHugfpQpX_4DW2Nm7wbSCDEduYBqQWEf462H_9bgKfK754sjY3ACUmvyOFTxqPiwZQfgYJuqGEhtXPrs_f4sbpTJPaCzTt8UkoEjbA/s1280/IMG_20230302_122139_555.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="483" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9B1A06jazwskFPIDpQtb4LFBa4BM-VEtuo7zKfy3tLMdJb8ngIh1Z6w_G0T78cpdTQQzp-xGsQXM1x34yWNSLHugfpQpX_4DW2Nm7wbSCDEduYBqQWEf462H_9bgKfK754sjY3ACUmvyOFTxqPiwZQfgYJuqGEhtXPrs_f4sbpTJPaCzTt8UkoEjbA/w242-h640/IMG_20230302_122139_555.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I was horrified to see at the farm shop in Sharnbrook the coal had increased yet again by 1.00 per bag; making the three bags (60kg) I buy on a monthly basis now 39.00; instead of the 30.00 it was when I first started buying it. Hopefully, once the warmer weather arrives we will no longer need to light the fire every evening and therefore save some money. I worked out that between buying fuel (coal; logs; kindling) for the stove and paying the gas and electric for the month; OH and I spent 390.00 in total for February 2022. Once upon a time that would have equated to a quarter's bill i.e. 3 months. I'm just lucky we can afford it but I can't bear to think of the amount of people who can't and go cold as a result. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I collected youngest grandson from school made dinner and then dropped same grandson off to basket ball practice. In the evening we finished watching the last in the series of 'Unforgotten' which was excellent.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Friday 8 of us met at Langford garden centre and walked 6 miles from Langford to Henlow to Clifton and back. We stopped for tea and cake at the garden centre. The weather was chilly; a bit drizzly and very cloudy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQx6lX-cThB3MJ0w4Y2yUgoOYYcdckR5sIAXj0sOBd3s1pUi4J9FO-94iTGIzVm7uvHN57wmrVyp0f3gWGNXdZ4orjYEgzkYD18c5U26_gJcsUVFT3vdH58KN2z_oDvNeOFE4xr0d4hVgAoynFtjR3bTqWcjWsBBBG9o-1rm9AozqXNyPMwPLz8snRtg/s3264/IMG_20230303_103029_192.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1834" data-original-width="3264" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQx6lX-cThB3MJ0w4Y2yUgoOYYcdckR5sIAXj0sOBd3s1pUi4J9FO-94iTGIzVm7uvHN57wmrVyp0f3gWGNXdZ4orjYEgzkYD18c5U26_gJcsUVFT3vdH58KN2z_oDvNeOFE4xr0d4hVgAoynFtjR3bTqWcjWsBBBG9o-1rm9AozqXNyPMwPLz8snRtg/w640-h360/IMG_20230303_103029_192.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Henlow Grange. Now a luxury spa resort and wedding venue; you can read about the original inhabitants (Edwards, Raynsfords and Addingtons) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henlow_Grange">HERE</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QgoQuNAiLBOSqTksOOq7Pn0BzOiEtOKBsjPM-ZkotKLvq_jRZ9fgF6P-CV2lFHKM_hgmtkn-YKPbOEd7IW7CQzGWGkygbRJPZg0URhehCE75l3-bgIGNOk0SNyL7WHVgT9YXyvNFoaEP_zeuiXyUNIOvkiKoh5_jofLPz-cWAgLg5bcC4BPIjWyFZg/s3264/IMG_20230303_103131_067.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QgoQuNAiLBOSqTksOOq7Pn0BzOiEtOKBsjPM-ZkotKLvq_jRZ9fgF6P-CV2lFHKM_hgmtkn-YKPbOEd7IW7CQzGWGkygbRJPZg0URhehCE75l3-bgIGNOk0SNyL7WHVgT9YXyvNFoaEP_zeuiXyUNIOvkiKoh5_jofLPz-cWAgLg5bcC4BPIjWyFZg/w640-h480/IMG_20230303_103131_067.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTN7cmr4aYAQ5z6NVnNvEXAr91wvtHH4EaVVlv48H1SCv7l-HBki_stzyBdhiAMsbO_e-ZHgv8z40PMCAXbeD3cRak1KVi3t__gWgoAEmjpOaJtr6tgYG2auRYQr1MCJGE_yiDIE2KJiPRog2IBYhNqXr5qVvxLzgK1oQgn0veimDY5Sg_ZZHaMuzsw/s3264/IMG_20230303_104552_190.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsTN7cmr4aYAQ5z6NVnNvEXAr91wvtHH4EaVVlv48H1SCv7l-HBki_stzyBdhiAMsbO_e-ZHgv8z40PMCAXbeD3cRak1KVi3t__gWgoAEmjpOaJtr6tgYG2auRYQr1MCJGE_yiDIE2KJiPRog2IBYhNqXr5qVvxLzgK1oQgn0veimDY5Sg_ZZHaMuzsw/w640-h480/IMG_20230303_104552_190.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Talk about a carpet of snow drops!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When I arrived home the postman had delivered 2 books I'd ordered online and I spent the rest of the day reading the second book in the Dr. Ruth Galloway series by Elly Griffiths. Now to hunt down the third in the series...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEia83CunmbbtrtsG5jh3cnBEM963j0shV0qIBqEs6zvp-Zcq0t0FvNVcPM7Hnf3OIvNpSVHYtVmm8KFNhb4kuH0Iz57vXo-wnniGBdmop-MPUg0NLNawAC0MyklHr4wnOdLDex0s8FpKb35uK13ZN-BA7F7BIEWAU7doRr5BGD_KhQzbhskQcr8Bdvq4w/s2374/IMG_20230304_123324_780.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2374" data-original-width="951" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia83CunmbbtrtsG5jh3cnBEM963j0shV0qIBqEs6zvp-Zcq0t0FvNVcPM7Hnf3OIvNpSVHYtVmm8KFNhb4kuH0Iz57vXo-wnniGBdmop-MPUg0NLNawAC0MyklHr4wnOdLDex0s8FpKb35uK13ZN-BA7F7BIEWAU7doRr5BGD_KhQzbhskQcr8Bdvq4w/w256-h640/IMG_20230304_123324_780.jpg" width="256" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46qTfKbkawN_3qwy3lBgr5F1UiPPq_bVrYfZ0JqtQWTbpaU_iS61BY5HGwTzEZIOYVFav05mWMTBCjPOwma-iXVE6tKR8JGOx5XU1BpG0i43vru3DRo5ZRxKrWcDnvHTf-AwxOvnzD8_Qexmb7GDSA_Vr5-1c_BzDVb0hvEji1GJ8gQLZ7WlsYCtqpA/s2563/IMG_20230304_123341_306.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2563" data-original-width="1105" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh46qTfKbkawN_3qwy3lBgr5F1UiPPq_bVrYfZ0JqtQWTbpaU_iS61BY5HGwTzEZIOYVFav05mWMTBCjPOwma-iXVE6tKR8JGOx5XU1BpG0i43vru3DRo5ZRxKrWcDnvHTf-AwxOvnzD8_Qexmb7GDSA_Vr5-1c_BzDVb0hvEji1GJ8gQLZ7WlsYCtqpA/w276-h640/IMG_20230304_123341_306.jpg" width="276" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was Saturday's outfit. OH and I went to Emmaeus to drop off a bag of donations and then onto Olney to have a quick rummage in their 3 charity shops. I bought nothing except a brooch and a ring but OH found 2 pairs of work jeans. Dress by Kaleidoscope; jacket by New Look and all jewellery pre-loved. Boots as before; present from my daughter. It was another chilly grey day. Our temperatures stayed at between 6 and 8 degrees this week but were set to drop next week; just in time for my birthday!</span><br /><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/AVvXsEg7liRHehGUu9G9q-G94SO0D8jT-VxBJAvMGpN7TDumZWLguHc1P8VSDfQmLwrBsUZsRnJL078BwSnlWaz9W8pcdOTlvX73-wkkeXemRa-n_tZdR27pPn1uS7FpjfeUOADuMYVxJWeUUtVmUcNY1H6SLOnaE4e5GUfQQ4lwR_9jLdXPSr9EpCWdW2DwjA/s2287/IMG_20230304_123210_374.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2287" data-original-width="859" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7liRHehGUu9G9q-G94SO0D8jT-VxBJAvMGpN7TDumZWLguHc1P8VSDfQmLwrBsUZsRnJL078BwSnlWaz9W8pcdOTlvX73-wkkeXemRa-n_tZdR27pPn1uS7FpjfeUOADuMYVxJWeUUtVmUcNY1H6SLOnaE4e5GUfQQ4lwR_9jLdXPSr9EpCWdW2DwjA/w240-h640/IMG_20230304_123210_374.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0U8XAxiWnxFuBKZ0VPg_IDR4UoHW5SZVKYZQydMv_eqeqoU1fku72u0OYORNiMrcR-3Lt0LLsYXeEs64FS6vOIjdM9-8rY5XK1XY9Dv1fDFrFVzWOvgiA_sfpmWlh8MqATzXK9vB0WNlUdERhZirhOA3oI1ekVDYXV0ehkcJ292RO3CQdIsQljTRZcw/s1600/IMG_20230304_122646_164.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0U8XAxiWnxFuBKZ0VPg_IDR4UoHW5SZVKYZQydMv_eqeqoU1fku72u0OYORNiMrcR-3Lt0LLsYXeEs64FS6vOIjdM9-8rY5XK1XY9Dv1fDFrFVzWOvgiA_sfpmWlh8MqATzXK9vB0WNlUdERhZirhOA3oI1ekVDYXV0ehkcJ292RO3CQdIsQljTRZcw/w288-h640/IMG_20230304_122646_164.jpg" width="288" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Olney is a quaint little town with lots of beautiful old houses; these are the front windows of one of the houses: I just had to stop and have a nose and take a photo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpwylELsOwDZHpCP0C094YilpdZ01zBfNEWtt7gm5y60m2F51CEGW1ru17P2wayI07go6l2jeJNVgrsQLsfvjTtlZtbRnm-q5pZuhjJBTJK7vI9YRWtypWKquTTa6bnB2DZL6WMON2SYKzOoTTsj8FGWKCMajmHfPtzfbHEAMotWKzOCe-5eLCldw2w/s3264/IMG_20230304_140953_433.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXpwylELsOwDZHpCP0C094YilpdZ01zBfNEWtt7gm5y60m2F51CEGW1ru17P2wayI07go6l2jeJNVgrsQLsfvjTtlZtbRnm-q5pZuhjJBTJK7vI9YRWtypWKquTTa6bnB2DZL6WMON2SYKzOoTTsj8FGWKCMajmHfPtzfbHEAMotWKzOCe-5eLCldw2w/w640-h480/IMG_20230304_140953_433.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh921EEq-BzmYnpgsesClq6p_FyVdVLBlpGNrgBTSCZ0l6GooQi4J41UaAfCUPtZTmHNDAnwbsqfE8cZ4F57gm04j_zjC5GnZ37IETIgtl_RD9llNT_SNLiLydaQr18eyGTNuMM3lb4XZjPEMTf3DJ4GrEQXTqD2CPv3rSZb1ysSFohcJKKCC178zNL_A/s3264/IMG_20230304_141027_732.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh921EEq-BzmYnpgsesClq6p_FyVdVLBlpGNrgBTSCZ0l6GooQi4J41UaAfCUPtZTmHNDAnwbsqfE8cZ4F57gm04j_zjC5GnZ37IETIgtl_RD9llNT_SNLiLydaQr18eyGTNuMM3lb4XZjPEMTf3DJ4GrEQXTqD2CPv3rSZb1ysSFohcJKKCC178zNL_A/w640-h480/IMG_20230304_141027_732.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Once home I chilled out for the rest of the day. OH cooked and we started watching another 'Walter Presents' series called 'The Wall; Cover Your Tracks'; set in French speaking part of Canada.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSRX8iwnxBZz39XsuNYCgzxZIgfQXXfuYb2dXd_9rYlrH_2B0qs0H1FG12iJMYFt63a3ui-oIke1i5nIEhg_5bgO_ON34QeFkGzTf-u0L2IDAnV2nRNErMpcQOHhgYnmQWn5ECrt496z9fi0LRXH0Opu2tc0MHtjL5ewsvoVIuz_gxVGopLtww5xRWQ/s1160/53b2aac5-087a-4913-b877-ecddb6b5d128.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="653" data-original-width="1160" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSRX8iwnxBZz39XsuNYCgzxZIgfQXXfuYb2dXd_9rYlrH_2B0qs0H1FG12iJMYFt63a3ui-oIke1i5nIEhg_5bgO_ON34QeFkGzTf-u0L2IDAnV2nRNErMpcQOHhgYnmQWn5ECrt496z9fi0LRXH0Opu2tc0MHtjL5ewsvoVIuz_gxVGopLtww5xRWQ/w640-h360/53b2aac5-087a-4913-b877-ecddb6b5d128.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was still chilly on Sunday at 4 degrees but bright. I went for a 4.3 mile urban walk then back home to do the weekly house cleaning and cooked roast lamb for us all. Everything I wore was pre-loved; skirt by M&S; jumper by Gap and shirt underneath by Next; boots as before. Jewellery also pre-loved; I didn't bother with beads for a change.</span></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/AVvXsEj_efXuXL5HXxFoXv8MYPAHqfTW5nw18FIkXQIMVZtmHlJv_2Rfyfj6YivzsbOQ7utZlqxJIUTwleiOw-DUF6GNZSEk3zug3VgR5gCETKBRzathxQ2j4QkoMCRiBPnezYL_MQcM9J4w4KpdkDsMbqeHWRgciTaAxMWnRk9fGgGPeBcRbNZbcE7IYzrfPQ/s3264/IMG_20230305_103551_026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1349" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_efXuXL5HXxFoXv8MYPAHqfTW5nw18FIkXQIMVZtmHlJv_2Rfyfj6YivzsbOQ7utZlqxJIUTwleiOw-DUF6GNZSEk3zug3VgR5gCETKBRzathxQ2j4QkoMCRiBPnezYL_MQcM9J4w4KpdkDsMbqeHWRgciTaAxMWnRk9fGgGPeBcRbNZbcE7IYzrfPQ/w264-h640/IMG_20230305_103551_026.jpg" width="264" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPcbfOBzofb023NMph_O4Jb3p7tcWGbiGY58LMjJBbalsv8O7hDdrL8s5nwZzy_q4l5aSZtt33A6bS5IUZdKkTEXr0FVLv7miS4G2B_SGBvWpLjS7kVSr0EWt5a7WspO2MHobEBa-rYhboQY2y6UHKgpRBRHrbqPrTIeuZ_vG7SZs5ehIh8AB9ZVuYog/s2804/IMG_20230305_103426_607.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2804" data-original-width="1161" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPcbfOBzofb023NMph_O4Jb3p7tcWGbiGY58LMjJBbalsv8O7hDdrL8s5nwZzy_q4l5aSZtt33A6bS5IUZdKkTEXr0FVLv7miS4G2B_SGBvWpLjS7kVSr0EWt5a7WspO2MHobEBa-rYhboQY2y6UHKgpRBRHrbqPrTIeuZ_vG7SZs5ehIh8AB9ZVuYog/w264-h640/IMG_20230305_103426_607.jpg" width="264" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JOQPM53hilQWfDIFSApm-hJ4KUyyTBWeD0J69-ucfBIKURC-Bd2vnido5f3Wuvtz2q1rpYRSNqRFp2pESJhhQEx6oFjD8Cs2DAxTQXDuEMRFPLZ2xdkASPkUS51BtBK6wXADh4VXCpls9EtsFVEZe7AkRcALK6IkYsKOVfopkJ4JE7_JLgyC2W6F1A/s1600/IMG_20230305_103350_913.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JOQPM53hilQWfDIFSApm-hJ4KUyyTBWeD0J69-ucfBIKURC-Bd2vnido5f3Wuvtz2q1rpYRSNqRFp2pESJhhQEx6oFjD8Cs2DAxTQXDuEMRFPLZ2xdkASPkUS51BtBK6wXADh4VXCpls9EtsFVEZe7AkRcALK6IkYsKOVfopkJ4JE7_JLgyC2W6F1A/w288-h640/IMG_20230305_103350_913.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had a busy week ahead of me. On the day of my birthday I had a dental hygienist appointment; brilliant planning there Veronica - not! In the evening everyone would come around for birthday cake. On Friday, I was at long last taking sister-in-law out for the day to the West End and hopefully to eat at grandson's restaurant. Priscilla flies back to the USA the week after, so Friday was best day to go and it's the only day of week where I am free from commitments. On Sunday we'd be going out for my birthday dinner with my three brothers...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLq_i5SoeFlcbN4daxO7CBKVm0X62dex3KK8O1G4aX99Lz_m7PHws4Jh8gF8uPD0e---WkBnulcrbpOCrr9Cjrj1RRhUoGdQM75DLeS3YEXR32IesjavDW9euxGR4Ee9UdEMtnlX6TgMnc7SB9Oy3h5hnlpS96I_3cwIbqxmMC-cZTS4kfJjCKo9Rp0w/s1600/IMG_20230306_090838_413.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLq_i5SoeFlcbN4daxO7CBKVm0X62dex3KK8O1G4aX99Lz_m7PHws4Jh8gF8uPD0e---WkBnulcrbpOCrr9Cjrj1RRhUoGdQM75DLeS3YEXR32IesjavDW9euxGR4Ee9UdEMtnlX6TgMnc7SB9Oy3h5hnlpS96I_3cwIbqxmMC-cZTS4kfJjCKo9Rp0w/w288-h640/IMG_20230306_090838_413.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I took out my black broiderie anglaise maxi dress (pre-loved) to wear on Monday with this Tu (retail) polo neck underneath and this jacket (also pre-loved). I wore the dress belted and my New Look burgundy boots but I didn't really like the outfit; unfortunately I had no time to change so I wore it to Barnardo's on Monday. I'd worn the dress with a belt which was a mistake. It's the sort of dress that looks best on its own with out anything else. I decided to hang onto it and wear it when the weather gets warmer. I'd worn it before when I went out for a Mother's Day afternoon tea with my daughter a year or so ago. At Barnardo's we weren't very busy and I processed donations all morning. It seemed our paid member of staff who works two days a week had left; having found herself a full time job. I'll miss her; she was very young and lots of fun. It'll be months before she's replaced. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When I got home I changed into jeans as I had to go to the building society and the bank. It was a grey miserable day but the temperature was 9 degrees so it was warmer than it had been for days.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEg-tZUPuJuvbPqlcF9X5sDeoYtl-XfuklX-LtjmVAjKM-c4sp280TlNMD3RZONaTt5HPuuVtq46bYM96nQnsT90SXfrpdTPxKIEFiOA-j7ZkHjkMQbofoU3jVsNETKptcMt6aEDJ6jZJorWOqHc-EVeb6CSrvfddg5Jvn754IBv6oH7PVZnJtIDVpubkg/s2559/IMG_20230307_091427_232.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2559" data-original-width="1043" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-tZUPuJuvbPqlcF9X5sDeoYtl-XfuklX-LtjmVAjKM-c4sp280TlNMD3RZONaTt5HPuuVtq46bYM96nQnsT90SXfrpdTPxKIEFiOA-j7ZkHjkMQbofoU3jVsNETKptcMt6aEDJ6jZJorWOqHc-EVeb6CSrvfddg5Jvn754IBv6oH7PVZnJtIDVpubkg/w260-h640/IMG_20230307_091427_232.jpg" width="260" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDh-GS4Iq45EMHqtp6HOfTnDmqRJ0E_YrBf6QhLhW26ZcMCKK_KW6FVoVp6n19j_YY07Rjl4EFx4E6ji-3JCdSrV3CI9kP4v4bo9M9zX_IaTLuur87A_4tyFoMDeO73lkifos26mfmDgTczluhmqkmO8HKbmoaTF3KNSuKHglWQY8PMcIfe92FV7dyg/s2657/IMG_20230307_091410_315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2657" data-original-width="1145" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDh-GS4Iq45EMHqtp6HOfTnDmqRJ0E_YrBf6QhLhW26ZcMCKK_KW6FVoVp6n19j_YY07Rjl4EFx4E6ji-3JCdSrV3CI9kP4v4bo9M9zX_IaTLuur87A_4tyFoMDeO73lkifos26mfmDgTczluhmqkmO8HKbmoaTF3KNSuKHglWQY8PMcIfe92FV7dyg/w276-h640/IMG_20230307_091410_315.jpg" width="276" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When I set out for the food bank on Tuesday morning it was 3 degrees but no frost or ice to be seen. Apparently it had snowed in Oxfordshire and Suffolk overnight but we had escaped it. I wore Next jeans worn yesterday after Barnardo's; H&M polo neck underneath an H&M tunic; all pre-loved and boots from Tu; a Christmas present in 2021 from my daughter. All jewellery pre-loved. I'm wearing tiny diamond studs for earrings; I don't wear stud earrings that often. On the way back from the food bank I stopped at Sainsbury's as we needed bread and milk and I needed to get some cash out. I prefer to use cash to do my weekly food and fuel shopping.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifjtOxW1FH1LXWmR4gdZ71WXHGKbZirDfSBfeUUr_X9eyg1mUkUYQjzNaGSYnvxAumSWpS8k3BxQIasiiYO7LW7BYeSF5NTTdoE0KjQpJl8DPu8l9tL_CFrxvEUhZTktW59ACxKZs1pouMYVFUoFJKhMFFxIWtoF-S9O9bp9SaPoaEyaUcux7bjSn4jA/s1383/IMG_20230307_091323_830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1383" data-original-width="707" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifjtOxW1FH1LXWmR4gdZ71WXHGKbZirDfSBfeUUr_X9eyg1mUkUYQjzNaGSYnvxAumSWpS8k3BxQIasiiYO7LW7BYeSF5NTTdoE0KjQpJl8DPu8l9tL_CFrxvEUhZTktW59ACxKZs1pouMYVFUoFJKhMFFxIWtoF-S9O9bp9SaPoaEyaUcux7bjSn4jA/w328-h640/IMG_20230307_091323_830.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I went for the usual Tuesday afternoon swim; managing to lose my stud earrings at the pool; I think they fell out of my swimming goggles case when I put them back in after my swim. I then came home and cooked dinner. The daily routine of cleaning out the fire continued and of course the inevitable washing. I have hardly used the heated clothes airer since Christmas but it may yet come into its own; if nothing else it will get used as an airer </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">in the summer months when the washing line is full. The afternoon was cold at 5 degrees but sunny. Now the trees here are blossoming and on Friday's walk we saw lots of blackthorn in bloom; frothy white blossom and later there will be sloes...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The snow got to us eventually. I woke up to snow falling on Wednesday morning. Light but persistent. The ground was wet so it wouldn't settle but that scuttled my group walk plan. Instead I decided to have a lazy day. A lazy day is one where I don't have to be somewhere by a certain time and I love a lazy day! After having breakfast and getting ready I went into town to return a library book. Someone else had reserved it and the library had sent me a reminder to return it on time. I then had a quick mooch around picking up some essential items; then home again to do the weekly Aldi shop. From Aldi I had planned to go to a different farm shop as we had run out of coal and the Sharnbrook farm shop didn't open on Wednesdays. Would you believe the road to Pell's Farm Shop and Nursery was closed for road repairs (bloody potholes everywhere) however, so I asked OH to pick up a small bag on his way home from work. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">By the time OH got in from work the snow had settled on roof tops, walls and trees.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEiYLYjYp-g8djBkpgZjOKZFMz8wUR5TvZhKRH2mAAjeb5t0795sQO61OPKlPGQhmI4QwgZAl6Is_gIJYjOB17ySBLTwitGM4vEYyBESPNghBJJqNAPIl9nd4WhskrzHaNvVefRyeoi6y7S9P1BW1R_Zddo05Y4NVggSGBEYZ9QiOi2XQwBesISHX63HXw/s2613/IMG_20230308_115702_508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2613" data-original-width="1210" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLYjYp-g8djBkpgZjOKZFMz8wUR5TvZhKRH2mAAjeb5t0795sQO61OPKlPGQhmI4QwgZAl6Is_gIJYjOB17ySBLTwitGM4vEYyBESPNghBJJqNAPIl9nd4WhskrzHaNvVefRyeoi6y7S9P1BW1R_Zddo05Y4NVggSGBEYZ9QiOi2XQwBesISHX63HXw/w296-h640/IMG_20230308_115702_508.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><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/AVvXsEi6UqZzTiOdbQUbBOzfyL5SVVk1G4tyBGNBKxephI-OtnahAu9CSCmvUdKL0SAtrh8DeUlMJuPsrEZzLBBDiNGe9yChVAG-aFgmFFkO1UKnaioOx0BpVP4QBTiMiyPpumfl_dO8e8uLkO36fZ3H0fuq51jLO9dr_wnvq-wHHteWjIsTsi17Vrbi828u-w/s1600/IMG_20230308_115505_535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UqZzTiOdbQUbBOzfyL5SVVk1G4tyBGNBKxephI-OtnahAu9CSCmvUdKL0SAtrh8DeUlMJuPsrEZzLBBDiNGe9yChVAG-aFgmFFkO1UKnaioOx0BpVP4QBTiMiyPpumfl_dO8e8uLkO36fZ3H0fuq51jLO9dr_wnvq-wHHteWjIsTsi17Vrbi828u-w/w288-h640/IMG_20230308_115505_535.jpg" width="288" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzEF05Xo6I4dUgwMBknjl0WmoScBqHrZKmitJw9bqEQeRiZfocl8dgFuoVNZ9wKbrqWbSkgeF9wOb0cD-TpiabUC3vHhPM7WCZqWXBg3dWhCi_heHPxEJyIceFr15Fa2aCs97mL_Y9yUHZ5qIrSyt-82YzBnsmn39rJamUI1N7EGdttvMtcAPXpoI7w/s2445/IMG_20230308_115728_568.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2445" data-original-width="1198" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKzEF05Xo6I4dUgwMBknjl0WmoScBqHrZKmitJw9bqEQeRiZfocl8dgFuoVNZ9wKbrqWbSkgeF9wOb0cD-TpiabUC3vHhPM7WCZqWXBg3dWhCi_heHPxEJyIceFr15Fa2aCs97mL_Y9yUHZ5qIrSyt-82YzBnsmn39rJamUI1N7EGdttvMtcAPXpoI7w/w314-h640/IMG_20230308_115728_568.jpg" width="314" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore M&S wool trousers; H&M polo neck and M&S kimono with red boots as before; all pre-loved as was all jewellery. The series we had been watching (The Wall: Cover Your Tracks) had stopped at episode 5 and would resume on Friday. It was very frustrating to find this out but I'd look forward to seeing what happened next on Friday evening...there were 8 episodes in total to watch so it maybe another 3 weeks before we get to find out whodunnit!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgnr1A7N9xsQBlvYTEdoLeZGs6_WtcvgIt4Haz2FJlpqq-8X3Xc2xlU7MFxrM9OcGevAd_lQ0oD5bHozNIaB__PWQsm-rh9r9aWUGD17A3zWmVdARPco7xvHnYK5PRxr-hjfDdEoCKb67oCVpCbotSfYJJihbElNXjtoSOhE_krh606bxq-7zb-FVQEwg/s1198/IMG_20230309_130158_364.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="586" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnr1A7N9xsQBlvYTEdoLeZGs6_WtcvgIt4Haz2FJlpqq-8X3Xc2xlU7MFxrM9OcGevAd_lQ0oD5bHozNIaB__PWQsm-rh9r9aWUGD17A3zWmVdARPco7xvHnYK5PRxr-hjfDdEoCKb67oCVpCbotSfYJJihbElNXjtoSOhE_krh606bxq-7zb-FVQEwg/w314-h640/IMG_20230309_130158_364.jpg" width="314" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDMV2DJLbA9ntwM7EkhXWUbaJ-vLU7-CJNxlwpzPSosmgfZRwf8ATdkUC-iS0YHzTnze2hXmnSUdKBCZAaAYjdzpPF9P61Rtahqnm3ox4zDS8gfF3akerz0zN2mPxvB-FdcgQNTIkM2XYT1yDRL_6R61Owb3qx3XT5_BowQaWtFB3iY7M77VjNJidvw/s1363/IMG_20230309_130140_299.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="546" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDMV2DJLbA9ntwM7EkhXWUbaJ-vLU7-CJNxlwpzPSosmgfZRwf8ATdkUC-iS0YHzTnze2hXmnSUdKBCZAaAYjdzpPF9P61Rtahqnm3ox4zDS8gfF3akerz0zN2mPxvB-FdcgQNTIkM2XYT1yDRL_6R61Owb3qx3XT5_BowQaWtFB3iY7M77VjNJidvw/w256-h640/IMG_20230309_130140_299.jpg" width="256" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I woke up to heavy snow on my birthday and temperatures of 1 degree. In 1954 the year I was born in London; the temperature was 10 degrees with wind and rain...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">By the time I'd walked to the swimming pool my umbrella was caked in snow. Once I'd had my swim and left the pool to walk home the rain came down and before too long it was if it had never snowed. I had a dental hygienist appointment at 12 and came home to have something to eat first before walking to the dentist. Then it was off again to the farm shop and to do the weekly Lidl shopping. Whilst I was in Lidl; my cousin Susan rang to say that my Aunty Rosie had passed away at 12 noon. It was quite a shock as I knew she hadn't been well for a while but she was still in the nursing home where she lived with my other aunt and not in hospital. Susan was with her when she died holding her hand. In a way she's the last of my mother's family as my other aunt has dementia and doesn't know us anymore. It's all very sad and I'll miss her. She had a mischievous sense of humour. RIP Auntie Rosie. The funeral </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">would be held on Saturday. I tried to find flights but they were very expensive plus I would have needed to hire a car and find accommodation so I made the decision not to go to the funeral. I would be able to watch the funeral mass online on Saturday and when we go to Ireland in April we'd be able to visit her grave.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNuU9BZQZBgKStdo9C4cnCT2_PcMGhkCpnlzRTeark_xkbPI-63otKHuZTLI1PToy1jOqstjX4PAOE-f3rY46k6uz7CIf6skfSTuqdKNtMxfDrWrrdtf30hqypQL8_5trs_2eV2xZWsrgpS75_ai12aB4Wg0VBBrcWp-rUzHQOb-ajw3K4ZZAI5YL3g/s1600/IMG_20230309_130030_081.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihNuU9BZQZBgKStdo9C4cnCT2_PcMGhkCpnlzRTeark_xkbPI-63otKHuZTLI1PToy1jOqstjX4PAOE-f3rY46k6uz7CIf6skfSTuqdKNtMxfDrWrrdtf30hqypQL8_5trs_2eV2xZWsrgpS75_ai12aB4Wg0VBBrcWp-rUzHQOb-ajw3K4ZZAI5YL3g/w288-h640/IMG_20230309_130030_081.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore this outfit on Thursday. Kilt skirt by M&S; top by Tu; boots as before and everything including the jewellery was pre-loved. I lost one of my earrings on the way to the dentist and this pair were the replacement.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEjikrssrAuDk2Jp_MVaKI4TJqr-uuuIBPgTAOk4B4QuYGqd4OYaxTMMYYJjlMWNmKfzn5hVxN6j0QBZDJsS0f65B1L3B4SCNhD7NDfO7G5baHvLvvHXZ46IndBEGYLUydRXY7YnMY7cof9odEkJ61awI44OG9hd_ifzuX0SnUs4W47fdDxyaDzPpgcUvw/s3264/IMG_20230309_190916_307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjikrssrAuDk2Jp_MVaKI4TJqr-uuuIBPgTAOk4B4QuYGqd4OYaxTMMYYJjlMWNmKfzn5hVxN6j0QBZDJsS0f65B1L3B4SCNhD7NDfO7G5baHvLvvHXZ46IndBEGYLUydRXY7YnMY7cof9odEkJ61awI44OG9hd_ifzuX0SnUs4W47fdDxyaDzPpgcUvw/w480-h640/IMG_20230309_190916_307.jpg" width="480" /></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/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtR2nk7O4qGtKn4el4EttwGqSvxbHS9yFqVrJnp1GIG2T8WR4NV4S41z5FjwHnUl0B0CpYBAyuwhCmrvKCbt2wavEL_KdJ7NLDrXMWLnRqO21f68nkrgUxxHJxkHvp26LLTtRBuaHhWGjOcmnM-QvdP2UAiguZKFeWLvBQYu0QB4PsZfFh5go10Zy6Q/s3264/IMG_20230310_162355_315.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghtR2nk7O4qGtKn4el4EttwGqSvxbHS9yFqVrJnp1GIG2T8WR4NV4S41z5FjwHnUl0B0CpYBAyuwhCmrvKCbt2wavEL_KdJ7NLDrXMWLnRqO21f68nkrgUxxHJxkHvp26LLTtRBuaHhWGjOcmnM-QvdP2UAiguZKFeWLvBQYu0QB4PsZfFh5go10Zy6Q/w480-h640/IMG_20230310_162355_315.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> My beautiful birthday cake. I was thoroughly spoiled with lots of lovely presents and cards. OH bought me new summer walking boots; perfume; a bottle of Canadian Club (my favourite tipple) and some African print earrings. My son bought me a gift card for a world wide retail outlet; my daughter bought me some perfume; some chocolates and a scented candle. My middle grandson bought me an Oodie (a very warm indoors hooded top - it will be perfect for the caravan); his little brother bought me a Stegosauras pot (!) containing a succulent and my daughter in law bought me some tulips and a bar of Ferrero Rocher chocolate which at the time of writing had been scoffed. OH started on it on Thursday night...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEidxm0mw1o8W7bhDdHCd62HrjCiI1qRK2bBF3U1m8vdGXml_7QomSRfQMMquSscY55u6mceZvki73K5qoZ195a4d6Ff9DEi8db_X6Sf9CQdDSSL7i1geWUQlmNrA7j5VlbZHcFIIOLLduUrchfQovWQk_spJEg8TZH7UHtzMZhSSEag9aQGD1bynvqVVA/s2302/IMG_20230310_121453_967.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2302" data-original-width="880" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidxm0mw1o8W7bhDdHCd62HrjCiI1qRK2bBF3U1m8vdGXml_7QomSRfQMMquSscY55u6mceZvki73K5qoZ195a4d6Ff9DEi8db_X6Sf9CQdDSSL7i1geWUQlmNrA7j5VlbZHcFIIOLLduUrchfQovWQk_spJEg8TZH7UHtzMZhSSEag9aQGD1bynvqVVA/w244-h640/IMG_20230310_121453_967.jpg" width="244" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CXr3hbU8zVHV_Ce_uQwyf2Bx6h4mqiL4n3FYNNcAE1BbO7JV1Q0xcsqFjGX03GQKGdBP-oTiOVgEH_8Uwqk_tTwsiY-nj2P7z1WiP2hdJsXSn-ESUYHFS3CyBlxpWEc4Cy3LtSmn9eN6a1utle_idVOn6MBdM_Cm7FR8IblgWisaLNgOeN1bmVjGmA/s2062/IMG_20230310_121425_036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2062" data-original-width="939" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1CXr3hbU8zVHV_Ce_uQwyf2Bx6h4mqiL4n3FYNNcAE1BbO7JV1Q0xcsqFjGX03GQKGdBP-oTiOVgEH_8Uwqk_tTwsiY-nj2P7z1WiP2hdJsXSn-ESUYHFS3CyBlxpWEc4Cy3LtSmn9eN6a1utle_idVOn6MBdM_Cm7FR8IblgWisaLNgOeN1bmVjGmA/w292-h640/IMG_20230310_121425_036.jpg" width="292" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">No snow on Friday but it started out very windy and chilly. My sister-in-law had cancelled our trip to the West End as she had to wait in on Friday for a special delivery letter to do with her state pension. She flies back to the USA on Thursday. So I had a free day ahead of me - two in one week! Skirt by M&S; polo neck by Uniqlo; tank top by Mandolin; boots from Sainsbury's children's range; everything pre-loved and all jewellery also pre-loved.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfrA95xr9z9suL3efW-7r_UXd6-UGKvg17Imtv31bV9nrmLhpuuzVpPvv5tBm-yFwKIE2HPqsJURMiDaI9TTatgNMaEoy5U6pAq7oMn44YRxwgqqN5hFnrW5ZPX_hmGuOGDqsYeANFf17jcESDcRQJIXPjpDyPSpfo3ivr_yuI-TbsdBDdZ9-4oqQ4Q/s1504/IMG_20230310_121330_644.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1504" data-original-width="632" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjfrA95xr9z9suL3efW-7r_UXd6-UGKvg17Imtv31bV9nrmLhpuuzVpPvv5tBm-yFwKIE2HPqsJURMiDaI9TTatgNMaEoy5U6pAq7oMn44YRxwgqqN5hFnrW5ZPX_hmGuOGDqsYeANFf17jcESDcRQJIXPjpDyPSpfo3ivr_yuI-TbsdBDdZ9-4oqQ4Q/w268-h640/IMG_20230310_121330_644.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After a morning of pottering about at home; I went for a rummage in the afternoon once I'd posted off a parcel to my son. I went to the Castle Road charity shops and the Cat's Protection League in Kempston. I was on a hunt for Elly Griffith's books and tank tops. I found a tank top and a ring but no Elly Griffith's books, unfortunately. The sun came out in the afternoon and it was lovely to have some brightness after 2 grey days. The temperature peaked at 5 degrees. Middle grandson stayed over night and after sorting him out some dinner I spent the rest of the evening reading.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEg2knxn3AlCwwuMbGY9GvSfGsShIwofTbDaBDODzEk24wLWei5egcjr5AN2Z7q7UhiCyZHtmLzBL-AcbW4vPuqSrpFRj5wZlXeTSLhn3WQtLWX09VHz2CWnkjggX3fciHDChVJPl5ARpPEC68eM_OkGo5CHaeaceZ0Mf45610voACq4he6S0B5yYEAukA/s2643/IMG_20230311_140950_229.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2643" data-original-width="1249" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2knxn3AlCwwuMbGY9GvSfGsShIwofTbDaBDODzEk24wLWei5egcjr5AN2Z7q7UhiCyZHtmLzBL-AcbW4vPuqSrpFRj5wZlXeTSLhn3WQtLWX09VHz2CWnkjggX3fciHDChVJPl5ARpPEC68eM_OkGo5CHaeaceZ0Mf45610voACq4he6S0B5yYEAukA/w302-h640/IMG_20230311_140950_229.jpg" width="302" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRdMhMt3cZWjtsBmfLB8RWrUlFQg8Fknvb0QMbjRHLJkod3nW0vuC2Sk6PQoeMymizGUcH-FdWsaAcuxmXCllW08BhH7gbyjY_JE0NvibMRb8jt3LwBPT0xC5M-dV5XUVL3SQXGXUaUUOI6QAk5f60NVt5PwarmLHUS0ZDQKtA2Q8PBZe0wJxIDconQ/s2771/IMG_20230311_140923_338.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2771" data-original-width="1056" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixRdMhMt3cZWjtsBmfLB8RWrUlFQg8Fknvb0QMbjRHLJkod3nW0vuC2Sk6PQoeMymizGUcH-FdWsaAcuxmXCllW08BhH7gbyjY_JE0NvibMRb8jt3LwBPT0xC5M-dV5XUVL3SQXGXUaUUOI6QAk5f60NVt5PwarmLHUS0ZDQKtA2Q8PBZe0wJxIDconQ/w244-h640/IMG_20230311_140923_338.jpg" width="244" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The bright but cold weather continued on Saturday. I seem to have had a short skirt/tank top phase going on. Skirt by Laura Ashley; polo neck by Zara; tank top by Amaranto (picked up on Friday at the Cat's Protection League), boots as before. Everything and all jewellery pre-loved. First airing of this copper toned necklace.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggfMgOaSfLLJ-R8e2QoWR_cHrfg4MS3nCFnhGjsV54rIhGI--Hf6us8RyIf9Q47EAoLVwU86LavqWHAMGcgs7kZHQhm6riHqEpulHsS3-KaUHGhQ43UXQxDoiJjByrZFFHeCo0pEPfUqNAVcQ4QHS4oWNu5GDtKx4cIOnQdo2WeM7Bltj5OlPtbLD4Ow/s1600/IMG_20230311_140736_432.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggfMgOaSfLLJ-R8e2QoWR_cHrfg4MS3nCFnhGjsV54rIhGI--Hf6us8RyIf9Q47EAoLVwU86LavqWHAMGcgs7kZHQhm6riHqEpulHsS3-KaUHGhQ43UXQxDoiJjByrZFFHeCo0pEPfUqNAVcQ4QHS4oWNu5GDtKx4cIOnQdo2WeM7Bltj5OlPtbLD4Ow/w288-h640/IMG_20230311_140736_432.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My auntie Rosie's funeral mass was being live streamed from Ireland at 12 noon and OH and I sat down to watch it. It was a lovely service and a lot of people attended. After that I walked into town to collect a couple of reservations from the library and then walked along the river from the library to Great Denham and Biddenham to home; 5 miles in total. I chilled out for the rest of the day finishing my R.F. Delderfield book and starting the third in the Dr. Ruth Galloway series. In the evening we caught up with Episode 6 of 'The Wall'; we'd tried to watch it live on Friday evening but couldn't get it to start at the beginning as we tuned in half way through.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I went for another walk on Sunday morning in bright sunshine and it was actually warm at about 13 degrees. I was sweating when I got back home after walking 4 miles. OH and I did the usual house cleaning when I got back and then I had a leisurely day with no cooking required; we went out for my birthday meal at a Nepalese restaurant with my 3 brothers. My daughter wasn't very well so didn't come with us. The food was delicious and we all wanted to go back for a return visit soon.</span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBp_YzkMrAMWKVI0Mf4bGHQa_-4q-UkRxCcb5eiaKDSvFGmHQTOeXwoJa2aCXuOlVoHYHeNwrI7J_v0ag4IyBS5sKO175e5EY500Z3MZvbmnY5e8VgUoim-wiy4iyuhuK4q_xKXVu1T2vFQ-NfqigZBE-Ok7We5JI3NlkRdXBqJq81rO9IdUedGuKkw/s3264/IMG_20230314_120606_079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBp_YzkMrAMWKVI0Mf4bGHQa_-4q-UkRxCcb5eiaKDSvFGmHQTOeXwoJa2aCXuOlVoHYHeNwrI7J_v0ag4IyBS5sKO175e5EY500Z3MZvbmnY5e8VgUoim-wiy4iyuhuK4q_xKXVu1T2vFQ-NfqigZBE-Ok7We5JI3NlkRdXBqJq81rO9IdUedGuKkw/w480-h640/IMG_20230314_120606_079.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Started reading this on Monday evening and until we can carry on watching 'The Wall' we started watching this Dutch crime drama:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimG9H3er4PJuGWQxCkijpGqLKj66WJArcxLAbVepn2Q08iV99enArBYsBacLD61CD9qwdRMY1Sc3---2izqfpNiLUEnf6yIVyDGTELyjm3uKVTy6e_xH9SQhueIyccb_bgcbavkpyex-IGHlAN6gj1Jb1E7Ag3fy1Bww0t4Ppn-2H_jmkxNtZt3uysqA/s1440/blood%20pact.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimG9H3er4PJuGWQxCkijpGqLKj66WJArcxLAbVepn2Q08iV99enArBYsBacLD61CD9qwdRMY1Sc3---2izqfpNiLUEnf6yIVyDGTELyjm3uKVTy6e_xH9SQhueIyccb_bgcbavkpyex-IGHlAN6gj1Jb1E7Ag3fy1Bww0t4Ppn-2H_jmkxNtZt3uysqA/w426-h640/blood%20pact.jpeg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">With 3 series and 10 episodes per series it should keep us going for a while!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Before that though it was off to Barnardo's as usual. We have an inspection soon and so that everything was as it should be; me and another volunteer went through different sections ensuring all the labels were in date and had the correct size cube and price on the label. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I also did the shop banking in the nearby village of Bromham. It looks as if Great Denham has lost its post office along with many other places across the UK. My local post office at home was closed down about 7 years ago and to avoid the very crowded town centre one; I often drive to near where my daughter lives and use the post office there. In fact with all the retail outlets closing down; it's forcing people into their cars more and more as the retail parks are rarely in town centres anymore. The bus services aren't always very regular and sometimes you have heavy stuff to carry...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In the afternoon I should have run some errands but one of the Ivel Valley group came round to interview me for our forthcoming Summer walks programme. It's a new item in the programme and I was the third person to be interviewed in the new series of interviews. I decided to run the errands on Wednesday instead when I go to Aldi. I didn't take any outfit photos as I completely forgot as we did at my birthday meal, too.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgvz1QKPkcpkP_qV93PHs-nJi6pKtvKC93ubom5VXCkEmN5A_J4i0Ni2PzUrX7efqYeTbvonRz5q3GmzBNPw9bQRVkmbOnzjTw97ij2b9kisNi3aJrGsziWRrbXAMBnl1BhxiEam93S10HLkp33EZ6FWmK1tG91Kv8d-b9icd34Wv3Tv_jGDEvFWkw7Lw/s3071/IMG_20230314_091149_894.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3071" data-original-width="1542" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvz1QKPkcpkP_qV93PHs-nJi6pKtvKC93ubom5VXCkEmN5A_J4i0Ni2PzUrX7efqYeTbvonRz5q3GmzBNPw9bQRVkmbOnzjTw97ij2b9kisNi3aJrGsziWRrbXAMBnl1BhxiEam93S10HLkp33EZ6FWmK1tG91Kv8d-b9icd34Wv3Tv_jGDEvFWkw7Lw/w322-h640/IMG_20230314_091149_894.jpg" width="322" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAq-dxaP9gtQqPPe4km3MOmoR5LEYV8nGJmLNXTXGJBF8s3aOED2VQICa51lhjMCsWIz0GflpikaqoTb_MJKbNy31GXPBdcoPKFRhai_GUnvIic1XBhkZyCEyedEtGAMylKC4SFsV2QaDd9VPTKJ7zsEgwI0PEp9zwXv-yOhUi9G0LReH-508YZ2Afw/s3004/IMG_20230314_091121_047.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3004" data-original-width="1459" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAq-dxaP9gtQqPPe4km3MOmoR5LEYV8nGJmLNXTXGJBF8s3aOED2VQICa51lhjMCsWIz0GflpikaqoTb_MJKbNy31GXPBdcoPKFRhai_GUnvIic1XBhkZyCEyedEtGAMylKC4SFsV2QaDd9VPTKJ7zsEgwI0PEp9zwXv-yOhUi9G0LReH-508YZ2Afw/w310-h640/IMG_20230314_091121_047.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Tuesday, I wore this pre-loved Next dress with a striped polo neck underneath picked up from the 1.00 basket at Barnardo's a few weeks ago. Boots had no label but were pre-loved as was all the jewellery. It was once again surprisingly warm and sunny.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghI8s_WISicFPaKP2Y5oOfY7L01ZGCBGojlXtGlbiMGThA5vHz-DvfHuDk9bSRLJAYRaA932k156SAJcAWw2Qysbf35Wa2JndvuuSr-Agw2R6azpF88ozLQZ1UG_hXq1XTFjkBhfwJACSNmrhozE592iH2Hj6NIqbfbgVVqKttQ1-0GbRDPlMp-f7t6g/s1600/IMG_20230314_090918_362.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghI8s_WISicFPaKP2Y5oOfY7L01ZGCBGojlXtGlbiMGThA5vHz-DvfHuDk9bSRLJAYRaA932k156SAJcAWw2Qysbf35Wa2JndvuuSr-Agw2R6azpF88ozLQZ1UG_hXq1XTFjkBhfwJACSNmrhozE592iH2Hj6NIqbfbgVVqKttQ1-0GbRDPlMp-f7t6g/w288-h640/IMG_20230314_090918_362.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We were busy at the food bank. I put away accumulated toiletries and cleaning products; then made up crates of toiletries for two of the distribution centres. After that I helped with the food parcels; weighing them out, labelling them and stacking them up. It's like a work out at the gym - not that I've ever been to the gym. I took advantage of the weather when I got home and hung the bed linen on the line; on Sunday I'd managed to get towels dry outside; that's not been possible for ages. It's another sign that Spring is upon us and thank goodness for that. I'm off for a swim now and later on I'm meeting up with my other best friend Ann, for a meal out and a long overdue catch up! I'll see you in a fortnight.<br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8265205501987535034.post-80240508480846020502023-02-28T20:09:00.002+00:002023-02-28T20:09:46.939+00:00A visit to Devon and other things<p style="text-align: center;"></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;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Back again! How time flies; it seems but a day or so since I last posted but it was a fortnight ago. It's been the usual fortnight of volunteering, swimming, walking; charity shopping, visiting family and I also went on a trip to Devon; more of which later.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6tNJCHcJp3ovwIyacfsiVgvzJUxzPsyGb_sxIHzxM6xCTtXl8IR1MCu5NQTHy8yPvTCGlTLqKJKQLf8Y_fSjBkFuWdOYS-qS_9mnwM1oi0AlieZIqwQOYf3qAElAwjSiT07uQljHDu0RV41ntWgRYrYguac0UJxqumjt-wiXp8zvzwaLRO__cHUHRg/s3597/20220226_164756%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3597" data-original-width="1337" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn6tNJCHcJp3ovwIyacfsiVgvzJUxzPsyGb_sxIHzxM6xCTtXl8IR1MCu5NQTHy8yPvTCGlTLqKJKQLf8Y_fSjBkFuWdOYS-qS_9mnwM1oi0AlieZIqwQOYf3qAElAwjSiT07uQljHDu0RV41ntWgRYrYguac0UJxqumjt-wiXp8zvzwaLRO__cHUHRg/w238-h640/20220226_164756%20(1).jpg" width="238" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Tale of a lost earring...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7t3pNF9R8-79z6dBVBt0BZUlJkpU6n84Gv46RRSdzDBkg039CoWDXy14ZNyIrzI4Km_zDhDL1sYofJJ55LbyMjiX1giRPKgCli3H9x2s8z2wIi5UY2FOXVIwLAcQ-2KP3LdFDRAHvCUvrliiK1UyRfsVI5TecqUkwUpYYJ9-Awas7BQpq05Z9E1nxTg/s2613/IMG_20230214_091509_248.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2613" data-original-width="1087" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7t3pNF9R8-79z6dBVBt0BZUlJkpU6n84Gv46RRSdzDBkg039CoWDXy14ZNyIrzI4Km_zDhDL1sYofJJ55LbyMjiX1giRPKgCli3H9x2s8z2wIi5UY2FOXVIwLAcQ-2KP3LdFDRAHvCUvrliiK1UyRfsVI5TecqUkwUpYYJ9-Awas7BQpq05Z9E1nxTg/w266-h640/IMG_20230214_091509_248.jpg" width="266" /></a></div></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/AVvXsEjcfG9bBsAbif4wBlNqrYlyvXjvaUSAjVVCse_zC7aI-kbf0U5fnH-U-UXonQuhttT6qz6PqTij7aAqixRad9-4O7qhTjzCp6MD-vRABStvNx4LSKANvixFgPMjPfFwmCphOn19nfuaE46EkXPExrWeKy2uJmncnjgZ-sqAZPSCRb_soE6vJzDCsXLyhw/s2735/IMG_20230214_091443_785.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2735" data-original-width="1112" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfG9bBsAbif4wBlNqrYlyvXjvaUSAjVVCse_zC7aI-kbf0U5fnH-U-UXonQuhttT6qz6PqTij7aAqixRad9-4O7qhTjzCp6MD-vRABStvNx4LSKANvixFgPMjPfFwmCphOn19nfuaE46EkXPExrWeKy2uJmncnjgZ-sqAZPSCRb_soE6vJzDCsXLyhw/w260-h640/IMG_20230214_091443_785.jpg" width="260" /></a></div></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was Tuesday's outfit. I went swimming at an earlier time because of half term so I wore minimal make up. Everything pre-loved; velvet skirt by Mistral via Barnardo's; shirt by Linea; jumper has no label; boots by Sainsbury's. All jewellery charity shopped except earrings from eBay.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkeiTMzzTfN8bfRTXjQFPeo372QkowP6oVYy6_ADm_yIevpRJJ4FxpqNJv0aq-mLeL1b2II3RYvc_1lEJbc8CdgELcdh4BIlHROBMeOZ4O8KJd9Zk7BdjDdbzwMB4krMTPHuq-4tn0gcPtoBGE7MOnpxVaxBzioQhkh5JMlFxL107GLjdcUM9HIkQ_w/s1600/IMG_20230214_091349_355.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkeiTMzzTfN8bfRTXjQFPeo372QkowP6oVYy6_ADm_yIevpRJJ4FxpqNJv0aq-mLeL1b2II3RYvc_1lEJbc8CdgELcdh4BIlHROBMeOZ4O8KJd9Zk7BdjDdbzwMB4krMTPHuq-4tn0gcPtoBGE7MOnpxVaxBzioQhkh5JMlFxL107GLjdcUM9HIkQ_w/w288-h640/IMG_20230214_091349_355.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> After my swim I went into town to run some errands and then on to Aldi to save me a trip on Wednesday. I like their Earl Grey teabags and this was the third week they hadn't any in stock; nor their Caviar night cream. That happens frequently with the night cream but I've never known the teabags to be out of stock for so long - I'm blaming BREXIT! Tuesday was Valentine's Day and I received this:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyRnDkioo_RH_KM9cH53RbG0urX8CaeDMk5MPM9yyxmQOb2VhM0Fn9y627Q_mHgeau_IMMLRvUfLxnOUxgu_im_L7RCJ7JWoejknFf0imweTaPbrxdQjTR5eznoC-WOBdimTi8y-b1SMmyIbyonre1-aveudAH5zIaaGygiJwMvyZtidpi1RXS-yygw/s2859/IMG_20230215_155448_284.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2859" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMyRnDkioo_RH_KM9cH53RbG0urX8CaeDMk5MPM9yyxmQOb2VhM0Fn9y627Q_mHgeau_IMMLRvUfLxnOUxgu_im_L7RCJ7JWoejknFf0imweTaPbrxdQjTR5eznoC-WOBdimTi8y-b1SMmyIbyonre1-aveudAH5zIaaGygiJwMvyZtidpi1RXS-yygw/w548-h640/IMG_20230215_155448_284.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And a big box of chocolates! Thank you, OH, you are my Valentine for sure! The chocolates only lasted 2 days; both of us love chocolate...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'd been praying for decent weather on Wednesday as I was leading a walk from Milton Ernest/Clapham/Thurleigh/Milton Ernest. My prayers were answered; the sun shone; it was dry and what's more the awful muddy bridle ways and footpaths across the fields had dried up - mostly. There were 25 of us in total and we walked 7.5 miles. This was when we stopped for a break half way through:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqab3b0WqLmwG2CPW530AmwmiPI99rnr45UyWSjUPQcrVkR-h84937FheNXFnPhoGiJeRCUvuRXFna9_5wwCtSkwbtBOG-INLgsUKd0aULWzNIQx1FtyHJSbezUmiiO3nQyu360HhW4wRPNdAghiH5K_Ahm52OMG4r-VK1TAUPUd0MLxsHCTd94lhDA/s3264/IMG_20230215_113636_142.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqab3b0WqLmwG2CPW530AmwmiPI99rnr45UyWSjUPQcrVkR-h84937FheNXFnPhoGiJeRCUvuRXFna9_5wwCtSkwbtBOG-INLgsUKd0aULWzNIQx1FtyHJSbezUmiiO3nQyu360HhW4wRPNdAghiH5K_Ahm52OMG4r-VK1TAUPUd0MLxsHCTd94lhDA/w640-h480/IMG_20230215_113636_142.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">If you look carefully you can see some horses in the field. On the very last leg of the journey we walked between two fields with a horse in each one. I don't know much about horses but they may have been Clydesdale's. What a pair of show-offs! As soon as they saw us coming they got very excited and then began trotting and even galloping around their respective fields; round and round they went and looked as if they expected applause. They were wonderful and I wished I'd videoed them but I was trying to be a responsible walk leader...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">From the walk I drove to the farm shop trying to save myself time on Thursday; the food bank had asked if I could go in on Thursday afternoon to help make up food parcels. The farm shop is in the next village from Milton Ernest and as soon as I approached the roundabout to the farm shop I remembered they don't open on Wednesdays! I went home; caught up with blog land; hung the washing up; sorted out the fire then made dinner. Middle grandson came round to borrow a suitcase; he's off to Barcelona on Friday with two friends for a long weekend. They'll watch Barcelona play Cadiz at the stadium in Barcelona and hopefully get to see the wonderful Gaudi cathedral, too. It's his first trip abroad without his parents or grandparents and what better way to celebrate being 18 years old?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEjUx7tiKEuoPANH20RwKYN4fSnU45nKcTw4as4hWYJACLL0Z82YderF5PEkteAXIPXPtn_QZXM2EmkNn2NF7i9-b2JDKBxvHjlZyECgkw316lCO3jbJTij-7vDDDDsx77GSsrgREfb_q1qJnQU0Rtrd0wuzdJ-psXqdu5-lm1pHy0tjS_z1qksvYuXp5Q/s2706/IMG_20230216_115612_177.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2706" data-original-width="1149" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUx7tiKEuoPANH20RwKYN4fSnU45nKcTw4as4hWYJACLL0Z82YderF5PEkteAXIPXPtn_QZXM2EmkNn2NF7i9-b2JDKBxvHjlZyECgkw316lCO3jbJTij-7vDDDDsx77GSsrgREfb_q1qJnQU0Rtrd0wuzdJ-psXqdu5-lm1pHy0tjS_z1qksvYuXp5Q/w272-h640/IMG_20230216_115612_177.jpg" width="272" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylH8H8Kp6GQ3oUNZGcWKGQ5S8l34xEcbwFFuuvuL-lTy_f4YNmRGRnDRM4rShcCNbaxhUElj_rGF3cTzfjOPEG7M7HRczdCo592MNKpGC1pe0mf6iV5z3xrG08BsKEjBQWs4KMDAvcc7gIjT7fcnQVejC3N4VOu1w9LVxlSdaxB1MxRE2T2XYa9JQHA/s2529/IMG_20230216_115515_275.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2529" data-original-width="1214" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgylH8H8Kp6GQ3oUNZGcWKGQ5S8l34xEcbwFFuuvuL-lTy_f4YNmRGRnDRM4rShcCNbaxhUElj_rGF3cTzfjOPEG7M7HRczdCo592MNKpGC1pe0mf6iV5z3xrG08BsKEjBQWs4KMDAvcc7gIjT7fcnQVejC3N4VOu1w9LVxlSdaxB1MxRE2T2XYa9JQHA/w308-h640/IMG_20230216_115515_275.jpg" width="308" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had the usual manic Thursday. Swimming followed by a trip to the farm shop for coal and kindling (again!) Then it was off to the food bank where I made up 16 food parcels for small families; there were no other volunteers in, surprisingly. From the food bank I went to Lidl to do the weekly food shop and into Aldi to see if the tea bags were back in stock - they weren't. Home to sort out the fire, put the shopping away and cook dinner. I finally sat down around 6 pm. We had started watching a new 'Walter Presents' international crime drama set in Geneva called 'Sacha' and were enjoying it. I know if OH is enjoying something he doesn't fall asleep!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBORVhP2NcGvsNY3FYKor1wzioVzDO-8QLwWpO-HjmaS3D-2VV_aKWGWdPFA4V3_zd9RMVEYx5VJRvpDxBI3elvkpEq97nx9mb7LM7OAZGFBf6H7ghi_sEVYZfgyiU3qsWua7ojqqtWceO8hKA1dZfGVxlNzd6Yapb5iyH9N6dJw2L21nI-5jbMFyV5g/s600/Sacha.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBORVhP2NcGvsNY3FYKor1wzioVzDO-8QLwWpO-HjmaS3D-2VV_aKWGWdPFA4V3_zd9RMVEYx5VJRvpDxBI3elvkpEq97nx9mb7LM7OAZGFBf6H7ghi_sEVYZfgyiU3qsWua7ojqqtWceO8hKA1dZfGVxlNzd6Yapb5iyH9N6dJw2L21nI-5jbMFyV5g/w640-h360/Sacha.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Jeans on Thursday; I'd forgotten I had these cropped flared jeans by Next which I found on a fairly recent rummage. The tunic is by Indulgence and was found in a Co. Galway charity shop about 4 or 5 years ago. Boots as before and I only wore earrings and beads both of which were pre-loved.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqKo4Lk2-bpfaKEhk78m4c6F0zlnLQ9L8n9vBUeYFlWBPJup5lknS5cUXJY4JsYf8pBYs52st2WxpVAdOm6j9Ja5-7z3mjykqQ6TxBz7bmwaxbxm4sVBbFRsKslHjlcBu65Xcnp_-x4_5DTTlNHqFqDOh-MBm_qXL50fYaQ3SML82iurjhD--2VnRcQ/s2560/IMG_20230216_115414_663.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqKo4Lk2-bpfaKEhk78m4c6F0zlnLQ9L8n9vBUeYFlWBPJup5lknS5cUXJY4JsYf8pBYs52st2WxpVAdOm6j9Ja5-7z3mjykqQ6TxBz7bmwaxbxm4sVBbFRsKslHjlcBu65Xcnp_-x4_5DTTlNHqFqDOh-MBm_qXL50fYaQ3SML82iurjhD--2VnRcQ/w480-h640/IMG_20230216_115414_663.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had planned to go to London on Friday to take my sister-in-law for a trip around the West End (her choice I hasten to add; not mine) and then out for a meal, but she cancelled on Thursday as she wasn't feeling very well. Instead I went on the unofficial bus walk. We started at Colmworth Golf Course. Colmworth is a village about 5.5 miles outside of Bedford. It was a pleasant but very windy walk; the remnants of Storm Otto making itself felt. We stopped at the golf course clubhouse for tea and cake at the end of the walk. My coffee and walnut cake was delicious. It was interesting to see they had a 'refill business' as part of the clubhouse. In an endeavour to cut plastic waste and the ensuing pollution; you take your bottles of washing up liquid; liquid detergent; fabric softener; hand wash etc and refill them with ecologically sound replacements. It was the last thing I expected to see in a golf clubhouse!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEiynbnE2ufy0SyWWydqQYLcCmcDKBXFtq9H0Jm8cnhsjTLgGNM-ior1BofIJX6L0c-nwucCUshnKbvqJqZldlaRXZ7c1EjIB85Z9TjXSmOMmN4IaPA-NoUKtRA21DbnCGptTa3mfcef9EJnR6QWdLoGrez2JEuBjrHcPDZ0EfcIdyUw6sMeusNITagTcQ/s2747/IMG_20230217_092307_380.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2747" data-original-width="1268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiynbnE2ufy0SyWWydqQYLcCmcDKBXFtq9H0Jm8cnhsjTLgGNM-ior1BofIJX6L0c-nwucCUshnKbvqJqZldlaRXZ7c1EjIB85Z9TjXSmOMmN4IaPA-NoUKtRA21DbnCGptTa3mfcef9EJnR6QWdLoGrez2JEuBjrHcPDZ0EfcIdyUw6sMeusNITagTcQ/w296-h640/IMG_20230217_092307_380.jpg" width="296" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6ZIgVfX7qiZWS07baPm33uOLTiA5Vs16CjnWmRN5CzqrmYodfCbgvuTk9gb6VMsOlbLxHtujymtfgxYUIFg1p4UgQpojvd3NWogwfxc0xLl2rrTZZaclcDiKnfDveDXNxo01pSHyzYcuQ2BI2ypzLPHHND23lcjya4j2pQVzA5whtR_bJy0FxTv-eA/s2643/IMG_20230217_092343_549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2643" data-original-width="1120" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6ZIgVfX7qiZWS07baPm33uOLTiA5Vs16CjnWmRN5CzqrmYodfCbgvuTk9gb6VMsOlbLxHtujymtfgxYUIFg1p4UgQpojvd3NWogwfxc0xLl2rrTZZaclcDiKnfDveDXNxo01pSHyzYcuQ2BI2ypzLPHHND23lcjya4j2pQVzA5whtR_bJy0FxTv-eA/w272-h640/IMG_20230217_092343_549.jpg" width="272" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wore the same jeans again with a different tunic; boots as before. Jewellery all pre-loved. I added walking boots and socks for the walk and my red Moto corduroy jacket. When the wind wasn't blowing it was quite warm at 14 degrees.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQCdIlOAJbu6mpRamSvaBBg1wFPd1ryWuS7Mv6zYnrVZLxLyThTOoNgpw3e1bb-ymEDuJBRTyW5SFeAQzjeN6wJnxFE6_NICBbkjNYh24-TEfPsP99_p8y8OYfsZ5g_xY7N7QxaIorXhrvK_n16NGX-ogSbrrIg_NS-CA4bUm49RKeO_i3nI4F5z00g/s1600/IMG_20230217_092224_074.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQCdIlOAJbu6mpRamSvaBBg1wFPd1ryWuS7Mv6zYnrVZLxLyThTOoNgpw3e1bb-ymEDuJBRTyW5SFeAQzjeN6wJnxFE6_NICBbkjNYh24-TEfPsP99_p8y8OYfsZ5g_xY7N7QxaIorXhrvK_n16NGX-ogSbrrIg_NS-CA4bUm49RKeO_i3nI4F5z00g/w288-h640/IMG_20230217_092224_074.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We passed this sweet cottage on the walk; note the Thatcher's signature on the roof; a pheasant I think or a peacock?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidd5BV05zXkbUjvbbrLtUwnPnBp4vWOpDbzwNQ0JgwVQKx7ARdvMxjI17hmYWZkRyf0FO8bw_FIfpPFwnGSswLXAwu79U6OHjDQY89xZ6rnqobvkwxKiU5-vS91_aQ9iBcl_DLETNV2RQ2VjJmWMaVbWX064pNYlTFHLUIFCIaSd4s4Ky2R2dF5tbWCw/s3264/IMG_20230217_110313_754.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidd5BV05zXkbUjvbbrLtUwnPnBp4vWOpDbzwNQ0JgwVQKx7ARdvMxjI17hmYWZkRyf0FO8bw_FIfpPFwnGSswLXAwu79U6OHjDQY89xZ6rnqobvkwxKiU5-vS91_aQ9iBcl_DLETNV2RQ2VjJmWMaVbWX064pNYlTFHLUIFCIaSd4s4Ky2R2dF5tbWCw/w480-h640/IMG_20230217_110313_754.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We visited St. Deny's Church in Colmworth which dates from around 1430. Such a plain and simple church; with the exception of a couple of beautiful stained glass windows. The walls were made of exposed brick in places; there were no elaborate carvings to be seen anywhere except the marble one to the left of the altar. It seemed really out of place compared to the rest of the church.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZd7N601tI8NHh-rj7my94WoYMRZ8SSPGoPZCDuDhad1oUN5kofEcMlhWcoK2JWzpTgNxSCb-Nsq--BMcbhjMhN3vZb3Mdup44niSb6fqHSjiQsSAVGdM8OjTwpuNjWo4U6RpHzlS0Nh2720lAO5RODG4IdQINYKKltCLLq4SBpSkptDkppNw3p-ZCkg/s3264/IMG_20230217_120757_436.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZd7N601tI8NHh-rj7my94WoYMRZ8SSPGoPZCDuDhad1oUN5kofEcMlhWcoK2JWzpTgNxSCb-Nsq--BMcbhjMhN3vZb3Mdup44niSb6fqHSjiQsSAVGdM8OjTwpuNjWo4U6RpHzlS0Nh2720lAO5RODG4IdQINYKKltCLLq4SBpSkptDkppNw3p-ZCkg/w480-h640/IMG_20230217_120757_436.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKxRDiuv9PH139lJ2XNJuZxxOh-wUWzjcrBvlnPn9WsEQPHHvhgeUSzOkvGY0RDPivytdh9P-yOlNGud4bBJj1XqtCurNAKaQNDzHKkhUodjJKXqGEcDtqIS5V33CcliZbuWaZl_dngemqGUGtnCs42rAsUC8_dnhha66fgjnBjzg-IO6-vxhjz1Pdg/s3264/IMG_20230217_120827_026.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlKxRDiuv9PH139lJ2XNJuZxxOh-wUWzjcrBvlnPn9WsEQPHHvhgeUSzOkvGY0RDPivytdh9P-yOlNGud4bBJj1XqtCurNAKaQNDzHKkhUodjJKXqGEcDtqIS5V33CcliZbuWaZl_dngemqGUGtnCs42rAsUC8_dnhha66fgjnBjzg-IO6-vxhjz1Pdg/w480-h640/IMG_20230217_120827_026.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There was a lunch about to take place in the church but they kindly let us have a look around before the lunch began. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15FDlqyurv4PCQTmAtrZ-LV5JDx46kD9DYoNmLFExe0Quflt3xpfNgnuDbhHec-a6k4dHRYyHYkJee8H5x2mvp_6ky8JwLvmJAm6nxS5LtLrrgIqrR4pErc1r7NSiaMUxJ7y9md-tTw77gGACoerBBFXVg7lH0SHi6gx9Xve1k4rDmtC8xs-C3dZZqw/s3264/IMG_20230217_120905_932.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh15FDlqyurv4PCQTmAtrZ-LV5JDx46kD9DYoNmLFExe0Quflt3xpfNgnuDbhHec-a6k4dHRYyHYkJee8H5x2mvp_6ky8JwLvmJAm6nxS5LtLrrgIqrR4pErc1r7NSiaMUxJ7y9md-tTw77gGACoerBBFXVg7lH0SHi6gx9Xve1k4rDmtC8xs-C3dZZqw/w480-h640/IMG_20230217_120905_932.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Plain and simple.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0jHmKwexxY1Vimu_SGGMpyduqcFOr2Ld48eNYqNPih-oViHxROCZ-uzJlxY1rl6DkIr8rv3gyCzU-uZpN00jPNM9L5OcszTAoUblnUf-SEhdgwVXQfI1qKZC3dyveNPRslIoPMOFrrGstqGkYzHw_aACwbrnv2lJvUXDYJg52QTMUDOPQ79BXMwgCQ/s3264/IMG_20230217_134756_429.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb0jHmKwexxY1Vimu_SGGMpyduqcFOr2Ld48eNYqNPih-oViHxROCZ-uzJlxY1rl6DkIr8rv3gyCzU-uZpN00jPNM9L5OcszTAoUblnUf-SEhdgwVXQfI1qKZC3dyveNPRslIoPMOFrrGstqGkYzHw_aACwbrnv2lJvUXDYJg52QTMUDOPQ79BXMwgCQ/w640-h480/IMG_20230217_134756_429.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> I spotted this magnificent horse sculpture in the grounds of the golf course. Apparently the golf course has a wedding venue and this is a popular spot for the wedding photographs. That's the river Great Ouse in the background. There were nine of us on the walk and we walked 6.7 miles. I'd miss next week's walk as I'd be off to see Hilary down in Devon next weekend. Yippee!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXMBeZp8vbo4MS9wNNHOZDwHj-gLhbUIYJfo3Fhme0uLYdaGWtdpiwOV6LJ9uQd55fK_rHb-eNv51ThCkhAmiZUV_SosnuEEPytpqPySL4dWQup_WBCf68Ep7sICPxPWmGGkAWwB5akVuhtQiwgoTdVwdmDkaQkv8_oKRXpOLfhsDpq-8A0vmCi7Yrw/s1395/IMG_20230218_110511_350.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1395" data-original-width="583" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXMBeZp8vbo4MS9wNNHOZDwHj-gLhbUIYJfo3Fhme0uLYdaGWtdpiwOV6LJ9uQd55fK_rHb-eNv51ThCkhAmiZUV_SosnuEEPytpqPySL4dWQup_WBCf68Ep7sICPxPWmGGkAWwB5akVuhtQiwgoTdVwdmDkaQkv8_oKRXpOLfhsDpq-8A0vmCi7Yrw/w268-h640/IMG_20230218_110511_350.jpg" width="268" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2GZW8EUqhYetoR7SOCfstEi929Vc_ZwNK-vh3focgwjwl0zbWxXE0VpOr21YmUAanllflzq5AOHKjMCfAMpfAJnJsjaMKEMWse8Wo27-83IDE9Ti4Dg8yhmqXwy3QXrLx0GoTk5_x4Cs46dSmcA3BRXmW_h_jxprEdnKj-8AFmScZATT4maM3ef6zg/s1600/IMG_20230218_110237_036.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz2GZW8EUqhYetoR7SOCfstEi929Vc_ZwNK-vh3focgwjwl0zbWxXE0VpOr21YmUAanllflzq5AOHKjMCfAMpfAJnJsjaMKEMWse8Wo27-83IDE9Ti4Dg8yhmqXwy3QXrLx0GoTk5_x4Cs46dSmcA3BRXmW_h_jxprEdnKj-8AFmScZATT4maM3ef6zg/w288-h640/IMG_20230218_110237_036.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><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/AVvXsEgqFVb09laAy6zZ7QXFNDYI8oU1Qg0c6CQGjQ5fn8C0StU9w-ZsyVDPq7hLONKZ4hFNHd8xFxxwrQGozthx7PWVBCD6CqsDTBZK7Cqx-DvelvceAE50xTZ2EqoNpWWw0vMhUFlVAJ7UX3W2WB_NDlY_wzK_BjWwn9h1nnPilVzsfHmHvP4HER0jUv2lXQ/s1241/IMG_20230218_110726_672.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1241" data-original-width="583" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqFVb09laAy6zZ7QXFNDYI8oU1Qg0c6CQGjQ5fn8C0StU9w-ZsyVDPq7hLONKZ4hFNHd8xFxxwrQGozthx7PWVBCD6CqsDTBZK7Cqx-DvelvceAE50xTZ2EqoNpWWw0vMhUFlVAJ7UX3W2WB_NDlY_wzK_BjWwn9h1nnPilVzsfHmHvP4HER0jUv2lXQ/w300-h640/IMG_20230218_110726_672.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbb-7QDLpeZWgbfdbqX4QtCxZXzfWHSs7YjUYSqTTnMwsitDLROesRC0RUgVfiAcBtJfYzLit1Bd72p59HHN5VGUmjHyH2gyyVswyi_LAxRBYJmjj0jjiBF8GWK2QwBxGJErKQ56zBovq_sHCAdcxg-eiLub64inRqbepWCJ9K_RUnDoBx1I5BzD5sYw/s1470/IMG_20230218_110402_129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1470" data-original-width="568" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbb-7QDLpeZWgbfdbqX4QtCxZXzfWHSs7YjUYSqTTnMwsitDLROesRC0RUgVfiAcBtJfYzLit1Bd72p59HHN5VGUmjHyH2gyyVswyi_LAxRBYJmjj0jjiBF8GWK2QwBxGJErKQ56zBovq_sHCAdcxg-eiLub64inRqbepWCJ9K_RUnDoBx1I5BzD5sYw/w248-h640/IMG_20230218_110402_129.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Saturday was a miserable grey day with lots of rain. Not allowing the weather to put us off we went to Kettering for a rummage; to see my brothers and go out for a meal together. Before we did that I walked into town to the library to pick up two reserved books. I didn't find much in Kettering except some accessories; 2 necklaces; a belt and a pair of earrings. I also found 2 more Elly Griffiths books so now have a collection of 5. I wore this Next dress picked up on Tuesday when I popped into town for some errands. The 3:16 charity shop were having a sale; I also bought something else but cannot remember what it was other than it was summer wear and I put it away for the summer. I wore OTK boots which hadn't been worn this year. The coat, also pre-loved, was a Facebook Marketplace find and by Dept 19. You can't see it in the photo but the coat is navy with a light coloured stripe. Gloves, scarf, and bag all pre-loved. OH and I spent the what was left of the evening watching a BBC 4 drama set in Galway on the west coast of Ireland:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiffivL6q7RRFR-lIhRvb2rb__vKqfvEStTqxS_s_9R_Oenwvcbz_Fb1gGUpreuShcpNNKadFrt5pJXZFu8vWL-qZmqN6aa-B92R9tzXiN9sLJ5Ve1L12az5za4PGSrkS8Tk4XxGAoXmSXABAJvwknjRzQoakWvlIQk1EswExyOQKzQGPJZaak72ynOUQ/s1280/north%20sea%20connectiont.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffivL6q7RRFR-lIhRvb2rb__vKqfvEStTqxS_s_9R_Oenwvcbz_Fb1gGUpreuShcpNNKadFrt5pJXZFu8vWL-qZmqN6aa-B92R9tzXiN9sLJ5Ve1L12az5za4PGSrkS8Tk4XxGAoXmSXABAJvwknjRzQoakWvlIQk1EswExyOQKzQGPJZaak72ynOUQ/w640-h360/north%20sea%20connectiont.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sunday was a lovely day. Bright sunshine throughout the day. I can cope with the cold if the sun shines but the last few days the weather had been surprisingly mild; reaching 14 degrees at times. Apart from walking to the big Sainsbury's I didn't go out at all. OH and I did the usual house cleaning and I made dinner. Only youngest grandson came for dinner and I dropped him home afterwards. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEiIx2ZEc_wQ8otdskNBq2RCWysqo79u6zC8lJy7b2fJhTMyO6CRRp9gX1cdcORjzVnuxNXe1gHk0Xg8ZBQcIbeDACyq4i32VGboavolwRf4lpSWKsO23SqKcOpw19AJ3fkAa1ZkqQi7hiCvuWwvRh-FI6pTrrxnx0F9BsZhlhWKqGQY8AaoCEvMnHLZtQ/s2521/IMG_20230219_123627_558.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PmJIYfD12mmcvBouF9muwl6p782j5POzKWA5xESkfNREtkw8FFcdRjAuUmISWe6o9ZYbSqRLVEgy2TqW9oDYdhD2hHeSPB06s5uCq0alOzAeugAHd3CaIfoorNukVkWA988FcZOUrxuYK-OUqBFXoXLpNTCRJe-ZEfaorkHcBQ30iyBGepagM3jY4A/s2775/IMG_20230219_123706_230.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="1035" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7PmJIYfD12mmcvBouF9muwl6p782j5POzKWA5xESkfNREtkw8FFcdRjAuUmISWe6o9ZYbSqRLVEgy2TqW9oDYdhD2hHeSPB06s5uCq0alOzAeugAHd3CaIfoorNukVkWA988FcZOUrxuYK-OUqBFXoXLpNTCRJe-ZEfaorkHcBQ30iyBGepagM3jY4A/w238-h640/IMG_20230219_123706_230.jpg" width="238" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="2521" data-original-width="1310" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIx2ZEc_wQ8otdskNBq2RCWysqo79u6zC8lJy7b2fJhTMyO6CRRp9gX1cdcORjzVnuxNXe1gHk0Xg8ZBQcIbeDACyq4i32VGboavolwRf4lpSWKsO23SqKcOpw19AJ3fkAa1ZkqQi7hiCvuWwvRh-FI6pTrrxnx0F9BsZhlhWKqGQY8AaoCEvMnHLZtQ/w332-h640/IMG_20230219_123627_558.jpg" width="332" /></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I wanted to give this dress one last chance but off to the donations bag it goes. I bought it from Vinted during the first lock down but it's difficult to style as the neckline is too low and has to have something underneath. I wore this retail buy TU polo neck as it has some splashes of purple in it. I do love the colour of the dress but t</span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">he sleeves, although nice, are not fitted enough at the wrist. More negatives than positives, so goodbye purple dress! Boots pre-loved and striped tights were a gift. All jewellery pre-loved; including the square earrings bought on yesterday's trip to Kettering.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAIlzpd38Hk-mzKcAb5EmEP546pYNLnegnzmbvkgNbYaVPE1LQvlxtVowga1vPSwFVKY2aIXRO2R3ZVD0l_i79piLp8GjMFX7Cm24OVaEwFg3AsDzqlhbgXyXVL7C8qkNYfTnT3LiYicCkmR_8x6zEXlXCTbPyexabj6TOm7y7pdH4H2ohXUZWRy3Qw/s1600/IMG_20230219_123529_177.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZAIlzpd38Hk-mzKcAb5EmEP546pYNLnegnzmbvkgNbYaVPE1LQvlxtVowga1vPSwFVKY2aIXRO2R3ZVD0l_i79piLp8GjMFX7Cm24OVaEwFg3AsDzqlhbgXyXVL7C8qkNYfTnT3LiYicCkmR_8x6zEXlXCTbPyexabj6TOm7y7pdH4H2ohXUZWRy3Qw/w288-h640/IMG_20230219_123529_177.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As we had missed last Sunday's episode of the Pottery Throwdown we caught up with it and watched Sunday evening's episode as well. I also finished one of my reserved library books; staying awake until the wee small hours to finish it. It was the first book I'd read that was set during the pandemic in 2020; in this case in the USA; and what memories it brought back of those incredibly strange times. I have read everything by Elizabeth Strout and love her pared back and elegant prose - and her acute observations and wisdom about humankind.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiHMuGIa3aLfiYoQ0XwEUqMa8nV4ZHN7sY-FiNSO16UQBcl3xPWmAklZPYOKqqxhhjrgYQVOfOyqAlw2_o037N7D0WHBBswhqJLRIpskDD_qsj6Dt-W0AZx9I3CMKm1doK98KMzJpjWax5atdLmWRU9BFDTbNaTz1bUBrHdQyWeU-PI9hUureXkVpb6YA/s2510/IMG_20230220_180908_345.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2510" data-original-width="2013" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHMuGIa3aLfiYoQ0XwEUqMa8nV4ZHN7sY-FiNSO16UQBcl3xPWmAklZPYOKqqxhhjrgYQVOfOyqAlw2_o037N7D0WHBBswhqJLRIpskDD_qsj6Dt-W0AZx9I3CMKm1doK98KMzJpjWax5atdLmWRU9BFDTbNaTz1bUBrHdQyWeU-PI9hUureXkVpb6YA/w514-h640/IMG_20230220_180908_345.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><br /></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/AVvXsEiCgAQq-EBGX83eoc1rf7rCMl2SrYF3ekns3nuCK6O789tt2XsRdzv5opuxYJFoG5-jKz3uoVqYxGVQqbuP7HRI5tQJDqtkRKPmqieBxymNrwO00QQakXkpHyYEneYOq7Z8LeegRhTgleo6gcHApsEE7C3QrpAbZEZQz-V0pGncgL5cMZZSeIyJR9YHQA/s2188/IMG_20230220_085715_767.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2188" data-original-width="1068" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgAQq-EBGX83eoc1rf7rCMl2SrYF3ekns3nuCK6O789tt2XsRdzv5opuxYJFoG5-jKz3uoVqYxGVQqbuP7HRI5tQJDqtkRKPmqieBxymNrwO00QQakXkpHyYEneYOq7Z8LeegRhTgleo6gcHApsEE7C3QrpAbZEZQz-V0pGncgL5cMZZSeIyJR9YHQA/w312-h640/IMG_20230220_085715_767.jpg" width="312" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2qfchKEYwJ_Um5ThTpM4Ds2wAJYqDScXwGumuthMZ0-SODBpv0UdnXvrUExc-ht3SzJDpEy5SClbIsiyKuglboUspRYWQALdmz9g8a1oBCtWZstnE5-gVkjqoexmODCilXzINp25t33c5gbPFGrkzm6fTDemw7qAase91lfdgWWD4Iy5UIVIHV88FQ/s2085/IMG_20230220_085758_273.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2085" data-original-width="998" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2qfchKEYwJ_Um5ThTpM4Ds2wAJYqDScXwGumuthMZ0-SODBpv0UdnXvrUExc-ht3SzJDpEy5SClbIsiyKuglboUspRYWQALdmz9g8a1oBCtWZstnE5-gVkjqoexmODCilXzINp25t33c5gbPFGrkzm6fTDemw7qAase91lfdgWWD4Iy5UIVIHV88FQ/w306-h640/IMG_20230220_085758_273.jpg" width="306" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I volunteered at the Kempston branch of Barnardo's on Monday. There seemed to be a lot of people away or on holiday and I was asked if would go to Kempston. I spent the morning cleaning the bric a brac shelves; of which there were loads and re-organising them. When I'd finished my shift I went to the Multiple Sclerosis centre where they were having an everything 1.00 sale. I bought a suede Damart coat with fur lining (I'll be well prepared for the next big chill!) a short denim waistcoat; a smart Betty Jackson jacket and a very warm nightgown, to take to the caravan with me. I also picked up a couple of books for Hilary.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEh4kEQD8AaBHmCYKhCJMjWXOEaXyi1DvxHwN-M_SOD-jgRh94tWsSF2a0xqIonnfKDNPxRvprukc3dlT8qQEzE_syITkyGa3eHtSac75VqNUtLWD62FNKiI7SOqN1rnY3NyhrgNvub00rfHsqJrth2tj4zCzOPdA_nteUng1Ff-IksnRDxXebQp0VeiJQ/s1219/IMG_20230220_090115_961.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1219" data-original-width="563" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kEQD8AaBHmCYKhCJMjWXOEaXyi1DvxHwN-M_SOD-jgRh94tWsSF2a0xqIonnfKDNPxRvprukc3dlT8qQEzE_syITkyGa3eHtSac75VqNUtLWD62FNKiI7SOqN1rnY3NyhrgNvub00rfHsqJrth2tj4zCzOPdA_nteUng1Ff-IksnRDxXebQp0VeiJQ/w296-h640/IMG_20230220_090115_961.jpg" width="296" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GHQ8s5C8aP3qEFQT2OMKwATyb4OkpQ5ZWvbHVB7NQoM02mERiysdF6IA8pIgLalF-55rpBLPwnODjCJJPRj9wLI2tz2X6nBPIKG4lxtc7SvkZCuvxMO3uyjbPnDYLPiImoka3-ytnNPKSasvYvbndUsXBjIWk9lMz7-eHc_cIJCSIv3zQTb69T2ltg/s1600/IMG_20230220_085558_616.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GHQ8s5C8aP3qEFQT2OMKwATyb4OkpQ5ZWvbHVB7NQoM02mERiysdF6IA8pIgLalF-55rpBLPwnODjCJJPRj9wLI2tz2X6nBPIKG4lxtc7SvkZCuvxMO3uyjbPnDYLPiImoka3-ytnNPKSasvYvbndUsXBjIWk9lMz7-eHc_cIJCSIv3zQTb69T2ltg/w288-h640/IMG_20230220_085558_616.jpg" width="288" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was what I wore. Everything pre-loved except the boots from New Look. Skirt by Betty Jackson; top by Monki. All jewellery pre-loved. It was a warm day with the car temperature gauge saying 15 degrees. Once I was home I hung up the wash I'd left on in the morning; sorted out the fire and made chicken soup for dinner with yesterday's left over chicken. After that I caught up with blogging and chilled out. I'd go out again later that evening to collect middle grandson and his friends from Luton </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Airport. Updated to stay I collected him and a friend and was home after 11 pm. They had a great time in Barcelona and seemed to have packed a lot in the short time they had.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgKCaE6xt8p9jMlcqbl5c21o4SYJctkirFVmyiSecAQ9Ik3rGIemq9brtZ0FXP-kGiSGDF2wwnbB-jR-mjFrgzUIyyN76L_YGEzAiYoo7OQmeIlqhtydTCYoxVnyniw_ZTWhdlhgnyFL-Ub1HzCT4UOLaeltO8ttafNktuyI_e6Wt28YE0VVauuj8I1mQ/s2152/IMG_20230221_105118_559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2152" data-original-width="1009" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCaE6xt8p9jMlcqbl5c21o4SYJctkirFVmyiSecAQ9Ik3rGIemq9brtZ0FXP-kGiSGDF2wwnbB-jR-mjFrgzUIyyN76L_YGEzAiYoo7OQmeIlqhtydTCYoxVnyniw_ZTWhdlhgnyFL-Ub1HzCT4UOLaeltO8ttafNktuyI_e6Wt28YE0VVauuj8I1mQ/w300-h640/IMG_20230221_105118_559.jpg" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RV29BG3SZd-3022DCK8lSUwYOGN2h3mUMSd3SOyzpnQHoDRx0dK5btEIRvHHs3UfFCBhpdXOkjoDZEwt9CjNVh-nRFYPru93LbBX1X1dUbAmVhnkxLDbpaoy0cdQ0i1gTQDBxx7s74c8GuVoHUoCO9qCYvx9rl052kyHXWnceWHpVdKj2mLZ9uB0EA/s1929/IMG_20230221_105335_686.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1929" data-original-width="901" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2RV29BG3SZd-3022DCK8lSUwYOGN2h3mUMSd3SOyzpnQHoDRx0dK5btEIRvHHs3UfFCBhpdXOkjoDZEwt9CjNVh-nRFYPru93LbBX1X1dUbAmVhnkxLDbpaoy0cdQ0i1gTQDBxx7s74c8GuVoHUoCO9qCYvx9rl052kyHXWnceWHpVdKj2mLZ9uB0EA/w298-h640/IMG_20230221_105335_686.jpg" width="298" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Tuesday was not such a good day. First of all it was cold and grey. When I went to bed on Monday night and got up in the wee small hours to go to the loo (which I do at least twice in the night; another of the joys of getting old) I had vertigo. I suffer from BPPV (Benign Paroxymal Postural Vertigo) from time to time. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It feels as if inside of your head is spinning and sometime when you open your eyes the external world is spinning as well. You can also feel nauseous and the dizziness affects your balance. It's not a life threatening or serious condition and is caused by the displacement of calcium carbonate crystals in the inner ear; which in turn is triggered by specific changes in the movements of your head. It's more common in the over 60s. I almost always have a bout of it when in the caravan in Donegal and I think that's because compared to our bed at home, the bed in the caravan is low. Anyhow, that was a long winded way of saying I wasn't feeling myself on Tuesday and consequently didn't go to the food bank or go swimming.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHCUzrV8nmpLIfXexrPBqmFmvxf7VJXecjzyyvkrXm-k89plp-SVwIDd7X2PgFQFKe7vhtbSpnU1lu6reE94RYkGxd4xtNx9TuTF92zperCChVGv6v1ex45qHHFTzn_ocAzPb3BJAavLg3TY_Qkyr9YzV2u2rvO6vx5zUeEGx3etfUpFHVRfeAJDcmA/s1600/IMG_20230221_105021_687.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHCUzrV8nmpLIfXexrPBqmFmvxf7VJXecjzyyvkrXm-k89plp-SVwIDd7X2PgFQFKe7vhtbSpnU1lu6reE94RYkGxd4xtNx9TuTF92zperCChVGv6v1ex45qHHFTzn_ocAzPb3BJAavLg3TY_Qkyr9YzV2u2rvO6vx5zUeEGx3etfUpFHVRfeAJDcmA/w288-h640/IMG_20230221_105021_687.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I did get dressed and made up with minimal make up expecting to go swimming as usual in the afternoon; but decided it was better not to as the dizzy spells and nausea hadn't worn off. By dinner time they had. I wore this knitted Max Studio dress with pre-loved leggings underneath both from my Barnardo's. The pre-loved boots were Sainsbury's children's boots and the scarf is an infinity one I've had for ages; also pre-loved as were the earrings.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><br />I had a lazy sort of day spent mostly reading. I did do a towels wash and dry it; sorted out the fire but no cooking. We had fish and chips for dinner. By Wednesday I was fully recovered and that was just as well as I was off to spend the day with my son who had moved to Norfolk some months ago. As a practising Muslim he won't allow any photos to be taken. We had a lovely day together but the weather was grey and miserable. I wore my knitted Zara dress again for warmth.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEgmbyc7S6XROFPBIUCIwY3DTDH775jFICP09SCAIcwZ7F1Y7dvfhDjJZa6EO6LRZNKlWdoZhEqQJ0b65-Egs2eDb8q4ii-Y-JYfgP717ltxW8SG5wzzJrNQL5LBdAuawvn5LnIViA64Eud1C5l6ECqjvNFx13LIYX7cy-FOdlZGI-Yk52hRUpkavOSE3g/s1234/IMG_20230222_102656_253.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1234" data-original-width="571" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbyc7S6XROFPBIUCIwY3DTDH775jFICP09SCAIcwZ7F1Y7dvfhDjJZa6EO6LRZNKlWdoZhEqQJ0b65-Egs2eDb8q4ii-Y-JYfgP717ltxW8SG5wzzJrNQL5LBdAuawvn5LnIViA64Eud1C5l6ECqjvNFx13LIYX7cy-FOdlZGI-Yk52hRUpkavOSE3g/w296-h640/IMG_20230222_102656_253.jpg" width="296" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JryR7PIi5sETCI9LkRJrTs3EdGuxGe_SJ2gSpxJxuh09yoZy9-_4nea7igOE6m7wJbJ6wyDWk15cACUJvdcieyqZzAIX-WUK8NgNWeNhm2wj01RUhiSqQbQ5agiQycj07MtILeztbWTwkK6sHdR7dQ5PaeiSjnl5gax9cJldqLsHKCWx3FDem_-OYw/s1252/IMG_20230222_102625_993.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1252" data-original-width="563" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JryR7PIi5sETCI9LkRJrTs3EdGuxGe_SJ2gSpxJxuh09yoZy9-_4nea7igOE6m7wJbJ6wyDWk15cACUJvdcieyqZzAIX-WUK8NgNWeNhm2wj01RUhiSqQbQ5agiQycj07MtILeztbWTwkK6sHdR7dQ5PaeiSjnl5gax9cJldqLsHKCWx3FDem_-OYw/w288-h640/IMG_20230222_102625_993.jpg" width="288" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The photos weren't very good as the light was poor. Dress from my Barnardo's; tights and boots both gifts from my daughter. All jewellery pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLr8iLCVMB5zvdoGIC3lj47Z93ublE0TH8dikS3Wy_6TqZYkPqVARN4so5QnFl9YMxLERrmn-dGhw1me65Ids-RANXTUQ7fFNeHVSbec2DpCay7cktjh-Sn1C3tBLqSYrfFsCcEQkPrsz_5FLEnOBnRMumUMfU5vWMXK59TmqxZgA0fcorrF7_T8wKQ/s2466/IMG_20230222_102311_287.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2466" data-original-width="1900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLr8iLCVMB5zvdoGIC3lj47Z93ublE0TH8dikS3Wy_6TqZYkPqVARN4so5QnFl9YMxLERrmn-dGhw1me65Ids-RANXTUQ7fFNeHVSbec2DpCay7cktjh-Sn1C3tBLqSYrfFsCcEQkPrsz_5FLEnOBnRMumUMfU5vWMXK59TmqxZgA0fcorrF7_T8wKQ/s320/IMG_20230222_102311_287.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Don't know why I'm looking so serious!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Thursday was frantically busy as usual. I went for a swim in the morning managing 46 laps which surprised me as I hadn't been for almost week. After a shower and washing my hair I went straight to the hairdresser's for my monthly appointment. Then it was home to have something to eat and to finish getting ready. Off to the farm shop and Lidl; by the time I finished that it was time to pick up youngest grandson from school. Home again; dinner cooked and off to basket ball practice. After recuperating on the sofa for a while I sorted out what I was taking to Hilary's on Friday whilst OH took my car to the garage to sort out tyre pressure; oil; water etc. I always ask him to do this when I go to Devon. It's a good 3.5 to 4 hour drive depending on the traffic.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEi7Pt5c9oceNlJZy3FHaN8A3p4tuw77Cs2LJYDxPTkXWl0a0WlWlc5wuwa5AcYVSc66fIGXrVs16bxIxJlrFEFhKUh6XzsH2SghsVYWAO2fnebl6sasPpg6dYP1ewZ9e_qtYLJk98yQf4_tpoPEcPgjW623cvQzpyaCfNXZFLXLPfivqYRH-iT5Xt6nSA/s2078/IMG_20230223_130559_779.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2078" data-original-width="875" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Pt5c9oceNlJZy3FHaN8A3p4tuw77Cs2LJYDxPTkXWl0a0WlWlc5wuwa5AcYVSc66fIGXrVs16bxIxJlrFEFhKUh6XzsH2SghsVYWAO2fnebl6sasPpg6dYP1ewZ9e_qtYLJk98yQf4_tpoPEcPgjW623cvQzpyaCfNXZFLXLPfivqYRH-iT5Xt6nSA/w270-h640/IMG_20230223_130559_779.jpg" width="270" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-R0CM8TC3ztIJNAAd77Es5tRG61mLETx4Kl0HqyGJKZ7zR6eS1CnT0OPC948FMPeABMrxee3yyXk-hCzWmQADe3wjzz_ZxiLKny0wlb35H3AnDHXWYabH11zcAM_GR1MgpZwotxQ481OUE86CBysklnCDdr2dNn_vcMyws9gmsunu7ws5uz8mFI07AQ/s2224/IMG_20230223_130615_502.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2224" data-original-width="988" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-R0CM8TC3ztIJNAAd77Es5tRG61mLETx4Kl0HqyGJKZ7zR6eS1CnT0OPC948FMPeABMrxee3yyXk-hCzWmQADe3wjzz_ZxiLKny0wlb35H3AnDHXWYabH11zcAM_GR1MgpZwotxQ481OUE86CBysklnCDdr2dNn_vcMyws9gmsunu7ws5uz8mFI07AQ/w284-h640/IMG_20230223_130615_502.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything I wore on Thursday was pre-loved except the boots which were an online buy. Jacket by Peacocks; polo neck by H&M; cropped wide leg trousers by Phase Eight and all jewellery also pre-loved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicr3jDogIEkJaLhExZc3UcKppJ0ZPSBY3Xoi_7mH7a-VewSy8vTIy_dw-Y36BSod9lnPDMGhnXywHHZoMog89r5pQUO81Etjg-FCit16Tr1laOvet5w2gScqtBNUWPsSe4od6typBUNhuW-eMDrTkUCPPw3wNI1xZSTwua2iQna4kVZpLHR-NmH3xK0Q/s1600/IMG_20230223_130529_667.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicr3jDogIEkJaLhExZc3UcKppJ0ZPSBY3Xoi_7mH7a-VewSy8vTIy_dw-Y36BSod9lnPDMGhnXywHHZoMog89r5pQUO81Etjg-FCit16Tr1laOvet5w2gScqtBNUWPsSe4od6typBUNhuW-eMDrTkUCPPw3wNI1xZSTwua2iQna4kVZpLHR-NmH3xK0Q/w288-h640/IMG_20230223_130529_667.jpg" width="288" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnIntVWcm_UDAQ9Ge3cFyVRCFg3sjLztiLwdejTPkXzBzuPqk0e9yU3ORMwdR6CPaIVxLV7Iv00eUVKhnBxrckYER5j-7Iat9-V-KoXN1mptZt5tQqZF4EQwPEUTtuDb6jG9B75qBPbweU3uz9hL1baFl0Nd2jxJ7rRz1QdakHP7IVBwrqC7nBB2GtQ/s2170/IMG_20230223_130631_993.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2170" data-original-width="874" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnIntVWcm_UDAQ9Ge3cFyVRCFg3sjLztiLwdejTPkXzBzuPqk0e9yU3ORMwdR6CPaIVxLV7Iv00eUVKhnBxrckYER5j-7Iat9-V-KoXN1mptZt5tQqZF4EQwPEUTtuDb6jG9B75qBPbweU3uz9hL1baFl0Nd2jxJ7rRz1QdakHP7IVBwrqC7nBB2GtQ/w258-h640/IMG_20230223_130631_993.jpg" width="258" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The journey to Devon was mostly uneventful on Friday morning. There was an accident on the M4 motorway and we were at a standstill for 40 minutes but once we moved it was fine. It was so good to see Hilary again and we went out for a 5 mile walk to Knightshayes and then out for a curry in the evening.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiBpRobzFJJZz7yDR9GxKRppNP_5Vsx407bUxOg3AMYZGaYh7UoyREnz_5oWrDgYgwUjO1SLE1dk4lzlp1l1J1kXQQD2RxdgodQctEUumsYgRpWWTd93VfgezVadufTbTaKeXKVJscgqAbquKBZ6I-vqRzf1uS89z1OpMQVjt5jif4c53fVsugoSa0stg/s2108/IMG_20230225_180438_619.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2108" data-original-width="812" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBpRobzFJJZz7yDR9GxKRppNP_5Vsx407bUxOg3AMYZGaYh7UoyREnz_5oWrDgYgwUjO1SLE1dk4lzlp1l1J1kXQQD2RxdgodQctEUumsYgRpWWTd93VfgezVadufTbTaKeXKVJscgqAbquKBZ6I-vqRzf1uS89z1OpMQVjt5jif4c53fVsugoSa0stg/w246-h640/IMG_20230225_180438_619.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This poor photo shows what I wore on Saturday. Jeans by M&Co; top by Masai; polo neck all pre-loved. All jewellery pre-loved. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We set off for a day of rummaging starting in Brixham and then in Totnes. I found a vintage striped top; several books and 3 pairs of earrings. </span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And talking of earrings; the last time I visited Devon, you may remember, I lost my beautiful Art Deco Butler and Wilson earrings which were a birthday present. I'm wearing them in the first photo at the top of the post. I lost one of my earrings this time also; an enamelled triangular pair that I'd had for about 25 years. Luckily, I found it in my coat pocket as I set out for home!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEiV0T_5pHkNzsKSvl2vmTRYHaux6OBI2Nds1HtALqQI4BCmqcejMHcz22P8Vb5cSLbWi7jInFKgfC_xfY0qD3Pg9HvbpcUdOvsl-QPi7LBLkmRs3DgdbAz3uI9gXqFuS4ceLOSkid2dRWe82Y6aQo8LpkGxAoeJJzmXbyPx_MwFEZlfMtBVKJBott069g/s3264/IMG_20230225_112856_664.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0T_5pHkNzsKSvl2vmTRYHaux6OBI2Nds1HtALqQI4BCmqcejMHcz22P8Vb5cSLbWi7jInFKgfC_xfY0qD3Pg9HvbpcUdOvsl-QPi7LBLkmRs3DgdbAz3uI9gXqFuS4ceLOSkid2dRWe82Y6aQo8LpkGxAoeJJzmXbyPx_MwFEZlfMtBVKJBott069g/w480-h640/IMG_20230225_112856_664.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Spotted in Brixham.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnjNJVpUkVnSCB-3zHTE-NBaA66DOTi4r2TMuKBzBj2cjxEE7UkRkPuC52mQzUfhPFR-vqv8v2mqYwF1bvKXibzZvVLleY2tjwcFH2wAw2leSY3MNLBJUOrz6gVoJ9JNgrmj2mb8SkqKoZLR_spzrxqQp4yGqPfJ3uiaobxCzdL30wOGouk2YRQKH9A/s2527/IMG_20230225_112910_944.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2527" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLnjNJVpUkVnSCB-3zHTE-NBaA66DOTi4r2TMuKBzBj2cjxEE7UkRkPuC52mQzUfhPFR-vqv8v2mqYwF1bvKXibzZvVLleY2tjwcFH2wAw2leSY3MNLBJUOrz6gVoJ9JNgrmj2mb8SkqKoZLR_spzrxqQp4yGqPfJ3uiaobxCzdL30wOGouk2YRQKH9A/w620-h640/IMG_20230225_112910_944.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A view of Brixham from street level.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtD3MPdkDIlIKA0mLq5ZB5sCLfjHOsAGz4tKMsSu9vQrvUBStGeVWAI7MNmlzgBe0n0hfyDUd9pMZ2VOu1nsAx1EL0qIeP1HU25TlKvo4UzT0jjNo-_UVwLwHqszzcIcm_JJ18CzydeIFKgmGM6hSX4D1mta0vH5gm3Aaum7q8Z3A4ZNXdIJOuvZRnHw/s3264/IMG_20230225_113102_640.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtD3MPdkDIlIKA0mLq5ZB5sCLfjHOsAGz4tKMsSu9vQrvUBStGeVWAI7MNmlzgBe0n0hfyDUd9pMZ2VOu1nsAx1EL0qIeP1HU25TlKvo4UzT0jjNo-_UVwLwHqszzcIcm_JJ18CzydeIFKgmGM6hSX4D1mta0vH5gm3Aaum7q8Z3A4ZNXdIJOuvZRnHw/w480-h640/IMG_20230225_113102_640.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Some lovely pavement tiles from Brixham High Street.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWo1MNTOWSbL1Ww0EPMOnkdftQ8vUZ6v1O4gsMH2noHJw_LtoxgAyggNhgsAI_WaC22Pj_hs1Ome-Wbk6Xc2EzabWy-k5rXmQ1kviO3cC26em_Tmu-rHX1CE58ZegZmdy-PPacYDGVrZQRF_R8BHiZfQtgY1JGUaXkBbMhckKL_S4oslsX14Rbpwt3KA/s3264/IMG_20230225_121956_701.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWo1MNTOWSbL1Ww0EPMOnkdftQ8vUZ6v1O4gsMH2noHJw_LtoxgAyggNhgsAI_WaC22Pj_hs1Ome-Wbk6Xc2EzabWy-k5rXmQ1kviO3cC26em_Tmu-rHX1CE58ZegZmdy-PPacYDGVrZQRF_R8BHiZfQtgY1JGUaXkBbMhckKL_S4oslsX14Rbpwt3KA/w480-h640/IMG_20230225_121956_701.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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OH made dinner and we began a new series of Walter Presents 'Helsinki Files' but watched the 'Pottery Throwdown' first which had now reached the quarter final stage...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEj388W1WO9B0SWIp3-R2l_dRy-pQn5CkYC3CVIODwwULq7b1LC3tDRgUNkg9gLCGYaKhm8s3G2mEMB0HHA7CC5sO_9pY4y1KrQdFizE8sBOTCl9sfIhCd5ay_DSKcRp3clz2vfENxe0csJa1gSkeIGqUsGfX_KOvZ1mYrs91wnZZ52qe-Zs3hhxSow2Bg/s1911/IMG_20230227_091109_501.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1911" data-original-width="865" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj388W1WO9B0SWIp3-R2l_dRy-pQn5CkYC3CVIODwwULq7b1LC3tDRgUNkg9gLCGYaKhm8s3G2mEMB0HHA7CC5sO_9pY4y1KrQdFizE8sBOTCl9sfIhCd5ay_DSKcRp3clz2vfENxe0csJa1gSkeIGqUsGfX_KOvZ1mYrs91wnZZ52qe-Zs3hhxSow2Bg/w290-h640/IMG_20230227_091109_501.jpg" width="290" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-_xyE16ZzdvY8AWROq749mcBSUSDkFRkl9TZmCyd0A0Mx9pprTx2ioi8rdL77A1jWU2xDYDneqLmlmNg9g5GDcPzRqyZUn0rMYR10Tt4vXmSg9mtaVQZV2cRd_XYOw2GWEo3Da9EUZlOCCXWQlqZl1Ve4MvPyHzLBrMf8C-sVc-UVuhkRbGZ4B8Spg/s1922/IMG_20230227_091038_176.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1922" data-original-width="938" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-_xyE16ZzdvY8AWROq749mcBSUSDkFRkl9TZmCyd0A0Mx9pprTx2ioi8rdL77A1jWU2xDYDneqLmlmNg9g5GDcPzRqyZUn0rMYR10Tt4vXmSg9mtaVQZV2cRd_XYOw2GWEo3Da9EUZlOCCXWQlqZl1Ve4MvPyHzLBrMf8C-sVc-UVuhkRbGZ4B8Spg/w312-h640/IMG_20230227_091038_176.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Back to Barnardo's on Monday where I spent most of my time decoding. We take off the rails clothing that has been there too long and either reduce it or send it off to other shops. It's a good way to have a detailed look of what is on the rails. I found a dress for me for the summer and a full slip that is shorter than my current vintage ones. Slips are always useful under shorter length dresses. The weather was chilly so I dressed for warmth; everything except the boots pre-loved. The hand knitted tabard was a rag bag rescue a couple of weeks ago from Barnardo's. Green plaid top by F&F also from Barnardo's; green trousers by Next 1.00 rail somewhere. All jewellery also pre-loved</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BqMV7mHv1YS-97UrOTjpUFbD7QIqXWwgk_JKeWrh6t1-G7jaCk0_0ZdBGeEq69bYcewZHttuQ25PEtQsIva1cvz93OLBf8NqEtBoGVX7xKhS6zQgFPtYV25scJB_dg1uK7MK_0sUp3nf0VLIk4HXDRcMmrGcBCorgKUgu7iFSW88xZMVceFPxEJeFw/s1398/IMG_20230227_091007_623.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1398" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6BqMV7mHv1YS-97UrOTjpUFbD7QIqXWwgk_JKeWrh6t1-G7jaCk0_0ZdBGeEq69bYcewZHttuQ25PEtQsIva1cvz93OLBf8NqEtBoGVX7xKhS6zQgFPtYV25scJB_dg1uK7MK_0sUp3nf0VLIk4HXDRcMmrGcBCorgKUgu7iFSW88xZMVceFPxEJeFw/w330-h640/IMG_20230227_091007_623.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In the afternoon I had several errands to run in town including picking up a library reservation; picking up a prescription and buying some toiletries. Home to clean out the fire; sweep and wash the kitchen floor and make OH a casserole for dinner. My library reservation was this book which is the first in a long series...lots more to look forward to.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><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/AVvXsEgW4iePUJlC8XgNjvWqJvRuhI4FRtFpXk4fvGRnsvtJVjn4IWecBVTPRMI0OUhwqTn-OF1doeE2admCQtq29gO4lZnmftwnvu9RoOeV8Nmabn3E8WpPclDk0jIUP8M_8H_RIaAThFDAKqmBedvosHZOhIS-DncgPRx4oB_VukfDjJwSkCJsY3s_BzP8kw/s3264/IMG_20230227_164322_968.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW4iePUJlC8XgNjvWqJvRuhI4FRtFpXk4fvGRnsvtJVjn4IWecBVTPRMI0OUhwqTn-OF1doeE2admCQtq29gO4lZnmftwnvu9RoOeV8Nmabn3E8WpPclDk0jIUP8M_8H_RIaAThFDAKqmBedvosHZOhIS-DncgPRx4oB_VukfDjJwSkCJsY3s_BzP8kw/w559-h640/IMG_20230227_164322_968.jpg" width="559" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On Monday evening we started watching the new series of 'Unforgotten'; the first without the wonderful Nicola Walker. It was quite gripping and then we discovered the remaining episodes were being streamed on the ITVX channel. Guess what we'll watching for the rest of the week? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Did any of you get to see the Aurora Borealis? I kept looking out all Monday evening but no sign of them in Bedfordshire. Apparently on Sunday evening and again on Monday evening they were visible from various parts of the UK. Cousin Martina in Ireland put up amazing photos of the Aurora Borealis seen over Co. Sligo and Donegal. One day I'll get to see them...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><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/AVvXsEj1KYbPV-XL8Qu3KeyDEw5VRPd9cgxTzlNfyW_Liav35YIOQXYkrs3oPJYPdWjGRdKTL39lQaV_c0wSx519p5rwXUXAWCtB1GlUhczyrI-sW8duDn8X8C9CdwuYU6LiBZxpotyxsWBSNRMJwdhuvaliO1oLJzt5nBV_SFsmjGGhb_QT997ABMH2VYBtbA/s1299/IMG_20230228_091713_994.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1299" data-original-width="475" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1KYbPV-XL8Qu3KeyDEw5VRPd9cgxTzlNfyW_Liav35YIOQXYkrs3oPJYPdWjGRdKTL39lQaV_c0wSx519p5rwXUXAWCtB1GlUhczyrI-sW8duDn8X8C9CdwuYU6LiBZxpotyxsWBSNRMJwdhuvaliO1oLJzt5nBV_SFsmjGGhb_QT997ABMH2VYBtbA/w234-h640/IMG_20230228_091713_994.jpg" width="234" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1Nh7KCQ3aZLVf5qlLCcIvtsmoYbBGueq5lIxKcIYWRCzjP-hEtKuWWrtNzZjY2byUeY8v3KORjClyog2jm_7JF4gB6-xP8HnEvpn4XpgyYkRX5BaeATSasRVv6ATE4u47xtWw1ICGQDZdZT26tzQZSmfdRgvWhvIAClYsZgOOeqCU0F53pW9awwtbA/s1273/IMG_20230228_091657_151.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1273" data-original-width="512" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG1Nh7KCQ3aZLVf5qlLCcIvtsmoYbBGueq5lIxKcIYWRCzjP-hEtKuWWrtNzZjY2byUeY8v3KORjClyog2jm_7JF4gB6-xP8HnEvpn4XpgyYkRX5BaeATSasRVv6ATE4u47xtWw1ICGQDZdZT26tzQZSmfdRgvWhvIAClYsZgOOeqCU0F53pW9awwtbA/w258-h640/IMG_20230228_091657_151.jpg" width="258" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sorry, the photos are not very good; the light I think. I tried them in 'Portrait' and they were just as poor...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Minimal make up Tuesday and the food bank. We are back up to the full complement of volunteers - there was even a new volunteer! I was back to making up crates of toiletries for 3 of our distribution centres and I put away a 6 crate stack of toiletries that had not been processed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><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/AVvXsEi9HBfcu9jrhvfo7ldykTIjRfnQgFZ1b1bkBGsmoUcGqfUnqbUMdifGk64b8YjsyeyJCw4rrkA7T1E1ib-3tGMaejkI-HbwBimXyeYTb-SRWZeBcF1YsHIxCBMij3433tr3Lfr4qI3arOj69pUKx4tEWs-XDM5e263AdmcHwQDbyJba34KzyjsMm90LbQ/s1600/IMG_20230228_091628_847.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HBfcu9jrhvfo7ldykTIjRfnQgFZ1b1bkBGsmoUcGqfUnqbUMdifGk64b8YjsyeyJCw4rrkA7T1E1ib-3tGMaejkI-HbwBimXyeYTb-SRWZeBcF1YsHIxCBMij3433tr3Lfr4qI3arOj69pUKx4tEWs-XDM5e263AdmcHwQDbyJba34KzyjsMm90LbQ/w288-h640/IMG_20230228_091628_847.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Everything has been seen on the blog before and all; including the jewellery was pre-loved. The earrings I found at Barnardo's yesterday. I thought it was going to be a much colder day than it was and wore my 1.00 Damart faux suede and faux fur lined hooded coat that I found at the Multiple Sclerosis centre last week. I swapped it for one of the food bank fleeces when I got in as the coat was too bulky to work in. In the afternoon I went swimming and swam 46 laps; there weren't many people in the pool which is always great but I worry, if there are fewer people swimming, whether the local council will close down the pool - energy costs etc. I sincerely hope not but I've read that several councils have talked about closing down their leisure facilities if their energy costs increase even further. On that somewhat depressing thought I'll leave you and hope to see you again in a fortnight...<br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><p></p></div>Vronni's Style Meanderingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17122302881528071270noreply@blogger.com21