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Doors – Oxford England

Posted on September 10, 2012 by susan sheldon nolen

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This door in Oxford with its iron entry gate gave me the impression, one better had business here to even dare to enter! I love the symmetry of the two windows by the front door, two guardians of light.

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Doors- Chartwell Kent

Posted on September 3, 2012 by susan sheldon nolen

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The Magic of a secret garden, an outdoor room with a door opening to another garden, such is the sheer beauty of this garden door. I could have easily lived in this garden if it weren’t for those pesty night … Continue reading →

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Tales from the City- The Bank Holiday

Posted on August 27, 2012 by susan sheldon nolen

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I used to love Bank Holidays, but now I just wish them over. I get too grumpy. The train is fuller, ( well more crowded than normal), the shops are extra crammed, and anywhere where there is a threat of … Continue reading →

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Doors- Battersea London

Posted on August 27, 2012 by susan sheldon nolen

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What struck me about these two doors is how identical the two properties were and the strong desire for individuality. In this case personal taste was expressed by the colour choice of the doors, and the state and type of … Continue reading →

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Tales from the City- A lost art deco table at Eltham Palace

Posted on August 20, 2012 by susan sheldon nolen

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I love art deco. It was just my luck that I was able to go to Eltham Palace the very day the Art Deco Fair was on. Eltham Palace is a modernist’s heaven mixed with ancient History. Hidden away in … Continue reading →

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Tale from the City- The High Class Butcher of Oxford

Posted on August 6, 2012 by susan sheldon nolen

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I love going to market. As a child I remember the weekly trip with excitement and awe. Each week our local market magically became brand new. A land yet undiscovered! Baby chicks one week, hens the next. Men threw fish … Continue reading →

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Tales from the City- Don’t get minty with me!

Posted on July 30, 2012 by susan sheldon nolen

It’s confession time. I eavesdrop. I do it quite well. I go out, sip a glass of wine and appear to be fully engaged at my table, all the while, my left ear has stretched three inches and is listening … Continue reading →

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Lord Love a Duck or what am I going on about?

Posted on July 23, 2012 by susan sheldon nolen

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There are expressions you grow up with and have no idea where they came from, or what they really mean, you just use them.  Such is the case of Lord, love a duck!  I quite often come into the kitchen to … Continue reading →

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Tales from the City- The Black Dog of Death, or a day out at Leeds.

Posted on July 16, 2012 by susan sheldon nolen
Leeds Castle (c)shs 2012

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Leeds Castle is the stuff of fairy tales. It is a castle of breathtaking beauty and surprises. But, I have to say up front, I would rather take a picnic basket and enjoy the grounds rather than the interior of … Continue reading →

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Ease my Heart- A cheerful chap’s tale

Posted on July 2, 2012 by susan sheldon nolen

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William Shakespeare “There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance: pray you, love, remember. And there is pansies, that’s for thoughts.” Hamlet, Act IV. The pansies and the sweet peas are really doing their own thing this year in the city garden. Sometimes … Continue reading →

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