Wednesday, 7 October 2015

The journey starts in Langcliffe

So, I'm settling back into normal rhythm and routine after an incredible month spent in Canada with my family... and remember I told you my mum and her friend were making a trip to Yorkshire in September... well here's the story of their journey. And this is all new territory for me because I've never visited this part of the country.

In total they covered 1,000 miles over the course of 8 days and even took the train to Carlisle on the border with Scotland. They were based in Langcliffe near Settle and travelled to Wensleydale, Haworth, York, Windermere, Kendal, Lancaster, Molden and Skipton.

I admit to being a teeny bit jealous due to my literary interests; the Parsonage at Haworth, West Yorkshire, was the lifelong home of the Brontë family, and Lake Windermere and Kendal were favourite haunts of Nella Last and are mentioned frequently in her diaries. I like to visit where my literary idols resided. Being inside Shakespeare's house in Stratford-upon-Avon was a magical moment when I was just 16 and, of course, you know how I feel about living in Jane Austen country. Along with Austen's Classics, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë and Jane Eyre by her sister, Charlotte, are two stories I could devour over and over. 
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The Yorkshire Dales / Road to Molden
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View from the Cottage, Langcliffe Green
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The Cottage
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Inside the Cottage

Sunday, 4 October 2015

Blogger blog design template

Finally... I've decided on a simpler and cleaner template for this Blogger blog and I'm loving it!

I'm using a stripped down aptly named "Simple" template and it feels so much fresher and easier to navigate. It also sits nicely alongside the new design of my website.

Monday, 21 September 2015

Salmon swimming upstream Part 2

This was the best I got of the salmon in Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens...

Salmon swimming upstream

When your photo stream wipes out your media space mid Salmon jump... Frustrating!!

Lunchtime wander

Enjoying my last couple of days in Canada, we took a walk at lunchtime in the Oshawa Valley Botanical Gardens and, amongst the amazing flower displays, caught glimpses of salmon jumping up stream. A real treat!
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Sunday, 20 September 2015

Trains on the tracks


Just a wee bit longer than ours...!

Chasing the Monarch

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After a scrummy family breakfast at The Sunset Grill (I kicked my day off with coffee and Eggs Florentine) and we watched a very very very long train go past, we headed to Lakeview Park on the shore of Lake Ontario to hang out. I couldn't help chasing the giant Monarch butterfly in the sunshine, but failed to get that really really great shot. He was teasing me! And despite being a Sunday, a big ship from the Netherlands was unloading its cargo in the harbour.