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Fresh Air 2013 and Jigsaw holidays.
FRESH AIR 2013, one of the UK’s leading outdoor sculpture shows, takes place at Quenington Old Rectory, Cirencester, Gloucestershire, from Sunday 16th June to Sunday 7th July 2013. The exquisite...
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Happy Birthday Quilt.
Today is my son’s girlfriends birthday. Happy Birthday Rosie. Rosie already has two quilts made by me, a Christmas one and a 21st birthday one. Today she is the owner of a spring chicken quilt. I...
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Do something funny for money
A certain someone has gone off to work on the train to do something funny for money. The theme this time is ‘We are off to Ascot’, this certain person will be spending all day extracting money from...
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I am very partial to Wonky
I have always liked pottery and the more wonky the bowls and plates are the better I like it. I have had Sophie Conran for Portmerion for a while now, my son’s have bought me quite a lot of it and I...
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Well done Mr B
Mr B raised £963.31 for Red nose day with his two collecting chums from work. Well done Mr B and a big thank you to those that donated. The post Well done Mr B appeared first on Karen Barclay.
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The haunting voice of Beck Goldsmith.
I have seen this trailer numerous times on BBC1 for the new programme starting on Easter Sunday called ‘The Village’. click here to view the trailer It was the voice singing ‘I vow to thee my country’...
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Beck Goldsmiths full version of ‘I vow to thee my country’.
I thought after my previous blog you would be interested to hear the full version of Beck Golsmiths version of ‘I vow to thee my country’ I love it. Click here to listen to the full version The post...
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Easter so far
A very happy Easter to you all, we have had a broken car, a trip to Wiltshire, two trips to the beach, a quick shop in Winchester, dippy eggs, chocolate eggs, chocolate everything, an amazing pig cake,...
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Two Easter cakes.
Real carrot cake This carrot cake featured in the previous blog is one I made from the Cereal magazine, it was incredibly easy to make and delicious, plus the carrots really are the bit that makes it...
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Alresford and Long Barn
On a freezing cold Easter monday what can you do? Eat chocolate maybe, be a couch potato and watch films, or go out and about for fresh (all be it cold) air. Definitely fresh air, possibly followed by...
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Back to Petersham Nurseries
I have two friends that wanted to visit Petersham Nurseries in Richmond London, we left it until April thinking it would be warmer. It was sooooooo not warmer, but just as stunning all the same. I...
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Morrisons
This week included amongst other things my first ever trip to Morrisons the supermarket. I was with my eldest son Sam who recommended we go as he knew I would be impressed by the vegetable isles. I...
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Sculpture by the lakes
Now that it has warmed up slightly we thought it would be a good time to catch up on visiting some sculpture parks that we didn’t get to last year. Sculpture By The Lakes is in Pallington near...
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Cuckfield West Sussex.
My two son’s now aged 27 and 25 were born in Cuckfield West Sussex. The hospital they were born in no longer exists, it was a listed building and has now been turned into luxury apartments and sold for...
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Michelham Priory East Sussex
It was 28 years ago when I first visited Michelham Priory in Upper Dicker East Sussex, it is a stunningly beautiful and peaceful place. When I visited it a few days ago if anything, I would say it has...
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The Watermill at Michelam Priory
There has been a Watermill at Michelam Priory since at least 1434, it, like most watermill’s is in a lovely setting. We were fortunate enough to arrive just in time to see milling taking place. I love...
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Lindfield West Sussex.
Linfield in West Sussex is always a nice place for a stroll around. The ancient High Street, lined with lime trees, has over forty medieval and post medieval timber-framed houses. The name Lindfield...
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The Lime tree, or is it?
In my Cuckfield blog a few days ago I mentioned a tree in the churchyard that had been grown into a fantastic umbrella type shape. I thought it was a Lime tree but wasn’t sure, so I got in contact...
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The Naked Garden
The Naked Garden or Abbey house gardens is a beautiful tranquil garden set in Malmesbury, the only thing you should take into account before visiting is that some days clothes are optional! Click here...
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You must listen to this.
I had a very productive bank holiday weekend. We had just had a weeks holiday, so decided (even though it was nice weather), we would spend this weekend sanding and painting doors, or should I say...
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