About susan sheldon nolen
It’s rare to catch me without coffee, a form of camera, or my beloved wire fox terriers. I love the history, the art, and it’s a massive part of my life, as I either paint, write, or get interrupted by my dogs, reminding me of the real world. I hope you enjoy your time here. It’s such a privilege to have readers.
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Ted’s had a grumble. I write about March Hares, musty old books, why not him? I can’t come up with a decent argument, so here it is Ted, your formal introduction. Ted is a Wire Fox Terrier, called by many … Continue reading →
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Tagged American Kennel Club, Dog, English Kennel Club, Fox Terrier, Jerome K Jerome, Nick and Nora Charles, Pets, Ted's Day Out, Terrier Group, The Thin Man, Tintin, Wire Fox Terrier, Wire Fox Terrier Association
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The other day there was a flood of sunshine. How it warmed the body but anxiously stirred the mind! Restless energy filled the air. Ted felt it too. He sat outside in the sun refusing to come inside. He was … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alice in Wonderland, Anglo Saxons, April Showers, bulbs, England, God of War, Havelock Ellis, History, Lewis Carroll, March, March Hare, Photography, Springtime, Tales From The City, Ted's Day Out, tulips
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Good Morning Alki! It’s cold this morning. The seals are barking from their rest stations on the buoys in the harbour. Seagulls look for a hopeful handout as I walk by. Coffee in hand, the wind is blowing at Alki … Continue reading →
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The Shame of the Samosa Queen… or do you love anyone enough to give them your last Rolo? Every Tuesday morning my neighbour starts cooking and I try to think of reasons to stay home. The smell drifts over the … Continue reading →
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Tagged England, History, India, Indian cuisine, Photography, ROLO"S, Rowntrees, Samosa, San Francisco, Tales From The City, travel
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Waiting for the bus There is a bus stop just outside my front door. Normally I walk to the train station, which is maybe on a bad day– a ten-minute walk. Certainly not worth the £1.00 the bus costs to … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arthur Liberty, Bus, Bus stop, Cashmere wool, Champage Tea, Cornish Clotted Cream, Cos, England, Great Marlborough Street, HMS Hindustan, HMS Impregnable, Liberty's Of London, Public Transportation, Regent Street, Sweater, Tearoom, travel, Tudour Revial Period, wool jumpers
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PUTNEY BRIDGE -RIDING THE TUBE I had just spent a lovely afternoon in Fulham, and it was time to get back home. I had spent some time in the Fulham Palace Gardens, not too far from my tube stop. The … Continue reading →
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Tagged boating pond, British Army, Bromley By Bow, District Line, Dogs, Drinking, Earl's Court, Eastenders, Edgware Road, England, Fulham, Fulham Palace, Grapes, History, London Dogs, London Underground, Newfoundland, Phil Mitchell, Public Park, Putney Bridge, Queen Elizabeth 1, Tales From The City, Tinto Coffee, travel, Tube, War Veteran
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Just a glimpse of an early morning in Seattle as the ferry glides into port. Coffee warms the hands. Seagulls head for their posts at the fish and chip restaurants on the pier, eager for their sunday morning feast– french … Continue reading →
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Tagged Coffee, ferry, Pacific Northwest, Photography, Port Of Seattle, Puget Sound, Seafood, Seattle, Seattle Photography, Seattle Washington, Space Needle, travel, Travel photography, Washington
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My life has always been ruled by time and rarely my own. Growing up I had to get up at six to get ready for school. Breakfast was a bowl of porridge on good days, and on bad days, an … Continue reading →
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Tagged childhood, college, Dog, Dogs, French clocks, motherhood, mothers, mum, Old Clocks, parenthood, Pets, porridge, tennisball, Terrier, Time waits for no man, Wire Fox Terrier
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The first thing I ever did with my new box of Smarties was tip it out and count out how many red ones I had! The red ones were precious gems. All you needed to do, was to slightly wet … Continue reading →
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Tagged Animal Hospital, animals, British Childhood, childhood, Cocker Spaniel, Confectionery, Enlgand, grandmother, London, oldmoney, PDSA, Pear Drop, pence, Robin Hood, Rowntrees, Smarties, sweets, sweetshop
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If anyone needs any proof that I am an incurable romantic, they needn’t look any further than my Dutch City Bike, Omafiets, which just means Grandma bike. So naturally I named mine Oma. Oma is just that, a bike that … Continue reading →
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Tagged Amsterdam, Angela Lansbury, Avengers, bicycles, Bikes, canals, Cycling, Dutch City Bike, Emma Peel, England, History, Holland, Hunter Boots, Jessica Fletcher, Murder She Wrote, Omafiets, Pashley, Pashley Princess Sovereign, Photography, Starbucks, travel, TV
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