Tag Archives: England

The Morning Rant…She said what? Are you spying on me?

Posted on June 24, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

It’s been in the news everywhere, and on both sides of the pond,  you really can’t escape it… Big Brother is spying on us. He’s reading our Facebook posts, our tweets, our comments on blogs, he’s checking every website one … Continue reading →

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Doors- Leeds Castle

Posted on June 24, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

I loved the silhouette the frame-work of the door made against the bright sunshine outside. I can’t imagine how many man hours it took to carve the frame and then also to carve the door. Did they carve the door … Continue reading →

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The Morning Moan- The Oxford Market- a sad sign of demise.

Posted on May 20, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

It’s time for the morning moan- an opinion rant session. It’s scary how fast things change. I was only at the Oxford Market last year and wrote about how wonderful it was. This trip though, I have to say, my … Continue reading →

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Door- An Old New Door

Posted on May 20, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

I love how crooked things are every where in England, but what I loved about this door was the fact the house was built in 1693 and rebuilt in 1778! To top it all off, they even state that fact … Continue reading →

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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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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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Goodnight Seattle- Good Morning London

Posted on April 28, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

It’s that time again to switch lives and lifestyles. Gone is the car and out comes the tube pass and train tickets. One of the benefits of living with a foot on both sides of the pond is the weather … 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 locked door at Chislehurst Caves

Posted on April 8, 2013 by susan sheldon nolen

This door really had me puzzled. The entrance way was wide and flanked with two stone columns. That massive, but fading  headpiece, made me believe that there was an amazing door hidden behind these two wood panels with a sturdy pad … Continue reading →

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