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Tales From the City- Hallo Pops! We won’t forget the fallen and those in harm’s way.

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It’s November, and the little red poppies are colouring winter lapels. It’s a bit of bright red cheer in the gloom of approaching winter. I came across Pops just by chance on a walk about. Pops was made by a … Continue reading

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Tales from the City- Having a good old laff with the Pearly King

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It’s hard to imagine that sewing buttons on a suit could change the lives of so many, but this simple act has done just this.  What a wonderful history the Pearly Kings and Queens have.  It all started with hard … Continue reading

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Doors- Dover Castle

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Dover Castle had so many interesting doors,  but it was this one that caught my eye for the colour. The Blue against the moss-covered stone was utterly charming and that’s saying a lot for a castle!

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Tales from the City- Stepping on Time- Greenwich part three

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After having seeing Greenwich in one day, I am now convinced that it can’t be done properly. Just the art in the Painted Halls can if viewed with no sense of urgency take hours. There there is the Cutty Sark, … Continue reading

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Tales from the City- Stepping on Time- Greenwich -part two

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Some cups of tea make you want to linger over them, and others you slam down and get on with things. That was the case with this last cup, it was time to move on and walk along the river … Continue reading

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Tales from the city- Stepping on Time- Greenwich Mean Time that is- part one

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Where else in the world can you step on time other than in Greenwich? You can stand on time on the meridian line, a brass inlay, which is loads easier than trying to stand or catch the Time Ball. The … Continue reading

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Doors- A secret door

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A wander along a trail, a sudden turn, a large tree blocks the sunlight,  a locked door in the small hill, an entrance to another garden and another world.

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Doors- Greenwich

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Walking down from the train station towards the centre of Greenwich, this door grabbed my attention. I loved how the red just bolted out from the yellow bricks. The windows gave me pause..the new double glazed windows just lack the … Continue reading

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Tales from the City- Dover Castle

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It was one of those Sundays, when you don’t want to stay indoors regardless of the weather so we headed out to Dover Castle which sits grandly on top of The White Cliff’s of Dover. The snowy white cliffs are … Continue reading

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Write on- Do I want an experience or a good old fashioned read?

I really fought letting go of the old typewriter to embrace the computer. I fought the idea of reading books on e readers, and it’s no longer just an idea that you can have music, or multi media in a … Continue reading

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