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The Fab Four – Elf style
Who was brave enough to be part of the Elf gang? See below – this is Susan, Charles, Kelly and Shakira bringing you some Christmas Cheer. Enjoy!
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BBC Archive
I’ve recently come across a searchable archive of introduction graphics to BBC Programs. Here’s a few you may remember – depending on your age of course. Here’s a 1952 version of The Flower Pot Men on the left with a Bill and Ben intro from 2002 on the right – 50 years of advancement? I’d…
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Long Eaton Lights Up!
The Christmas Illuminations have been switched on in Long Eaton – without the usual ceremony but they’re here all the same. We’ve had lots of lovely times at the lights switch-on. We’ve been lucky to be able to take our grandchildren, Charlie and Ruby, from when they were very young. There were always plenty of…
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Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday to Susan – not a lot of scope for celebrating at the moment but it’s a time for celebration none the less. Always a sense of adventure – this time in a desert in China on a camel that’s trained to stop for a photo opportunity. There’s a few more random photos below…
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Ingoldmells
A very quiet Ingoldmells Beach It’s a different picture to the busy times in the Summer. Here’s a picture taken by Nigel during a walk out on the seafront at Ingoldmells. Aren’t we all a little bit jealous?
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Here we go again!
Perhaps it was inevitable given the way things were going – we’re in Lockdown again. We were given a few days notice of the intention and we took advantage of that with a couple of outings — all within the rules and guidance of course. Our ticket to the National Tramway Museum at Crich gives…
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Pumpkins!
We’re not usually into Halloween as such but Pumpkins are good. Here’s a few photos of our efforts and one from Keir who clearly has more imagination and talent than us. We also now have some from the Baxter family in Skegness – along with a baked treat they’ve prepared. *** Culinary update *** make…
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Autumn Colours
No need to visit New England for the Autumn Colours – you can enjoy the season here in “old” England. Ready for the window cill – these Chinese Lantern Seed Pods bring Autumn colour into the house. A recent visit to Down House, the home of Darwin, revealed the Autumn colour on this climbing plant.
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More Holiday Adventures
Following on from The Atacama Desert and Mount Everest – here’s Lake Atitlan. A bit different story but memorable all the same. Lake Atitlan in Guatemala – with modern-day Mayan villages around it. See the Holiday Highlights Menu or click HERE to go straight there. And then there was Xian – towards the end of…
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Holiday Highlights
Trying to usefully use the extra time we have at home has been difficult. Hopefully someone might agree that searching out some holiday highlights brings a little sparkle into today’s rather serious environment. The first two are published – see below. Our group at Everest base Camp in Tibet at an altitude of 16,900 feet…
