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Tales From the City- Oxford University Parks

Posted on May 13, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen
Photograph taken by Susan Sheldon Nolen (C)2013

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I was back in Oxford on a Bank Holiday. I always vow to never travel on Bank Holidays and yet here I was thrashing my way through the crowds. The line at the Thornton’s Ice Cream window was a mile … Continue reading →

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Doors- A very small alleyway door

Posted on May 13, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen
photograph of a Boston Alleyway door by susan sheldon nolen

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I do like poking my nose into all sorts of things. I had to go up this alleyway and see what the back of those fabulous Boston Brownstones were all about. I found this door and many others as the … Continue reading →

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Tales from the City- A lucky bath and a very disappointed lad.

Posted on May 6, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

Strange things happen in the city, I’m lucky that I have been spared quite a few of them. When the family lived in Primrose Hill, in London, the war was on. My father was only a young boy when he … Continue reading →

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Doors- Rochester Kent

Posted on May 6, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

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Rochester has some amazing doors, and funny enough, loads of very crooked doors. This door once led to an amazing Sunday Roast, with potatoes crisped to perfection in goose fat, and rare roast beef on offer. If one could manage … Continue reading →

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Good Morning London!

Posted on May 3, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

Finally the jet lag is just a memory. This flight was incredibly noisy. The galley crew sounded as if they were hammering pots and pans instead of serving up microwaved aeroplane food! My flight partner was a chap on his … Continue reading →

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Tales from the City- A day in heaven- The English Garden- Chartwell Kent.

Posted on April 28, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen
A perfect spot to ponder the world

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Last week was  National Gardening Week in the UK. I love gardening, rather I should say I love other people’s gardens. When it comes to digging in the muck, weeding, well….you’ll find me sipping a cup of tea, just out … Continue reading →

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Doors- A Dickens of a Door

Posted on April 28, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

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 ” Uncle Pumblechook: a large hard-breathing middle-aged slow man, with a mouth like a fish, dull staring eyes, and sandy hair standing upright on his head, so that he looked as if he had just been all but choked, and … Continue reading →

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Tales From the City- Sorry- Oh the things we say.

Posted on April 22, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

Why do the Brits say sorry all the time? Are we really a nation so terribly polite? We say sorry when we bump into someone.  That’s just being polite.  We really don’t want to crash about into other people. So … Continue reading →

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Doors- A bendy Door

Posted on April 15, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

This door in the alley that leads up to the Cathedral in Rochester Kent is really curved with time. I would dread trying to draft proof it, or replace it with a modern door. Above it, the door frame bears … Continue reading →

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Tales from the City- Great Expectations!

Posted on April 15, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

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Rochester, Kent, has a special place in my heart. I first discovered Rochester as a young girl. We were in Sheerness Kent and set out for a wonderful summer’s day with promises to be home by tea time. With change … Continue reading →

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