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Happy New Year Everyone…
First of all, I would like to wish all my readers and fellow bloggers a Happy New Year. I do hope you enjoyed your festivities. Let’s hope better times are ahead and 2023 isn’t as harsh as some predict. Well, I eventually got over the flu… over 5 weeks… of lack of energy and feeling…
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See you all in the New Year.
Sorry for my abrupt absence, but I went down suddenly with the flu… Even though I’ve rested, taken the paracetamol etc, I still can’t shake it off fully. So I’ve decided that I will rest up, and hope it’s gone, fully, by Christmas. May I take this opportunity to wish you all a very merry…
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Thrifty…
Now I don’t know about you, but the cost of living is taking its toll in this house a bit. Heating is now on a lower setting… and takeaways are now a luxury. Everyone is being thrifty with their disposable income nowadays. Here in the UK, you can spend anything between £15-20 for a large…
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Pebble Beach Shop – USA
Back in 2015, we took a holiday on the West Coast of the USA. At the end of our holiday before heading home we checked-in to Monterey Hotel on the beach for 3 nights As we headed out of Monterey, we drove down by the coast towards Pebble Beach via 17-mile Drive which takes you…
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Rest in Peace Ma’am
As a mark of respect for HM Queen Elizabeth II there will be no blog posts until next week. Our Five at Five post due tomorrow, will be posted on Monday and there will be no Floral Friday this week. God Save the King.
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The Changing Seasons, June 2022
Summer is here, the weather has been glorious, with a bit of rain now and again… but nothing to moan about. We do need the rain for the gardens, and it has mainly rained overnight or early evening. What a month June has been! It started with me turning another year older and us re-joining…
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Old Fashioned Gadgets = Ship Builder’s Office
Camera: Canon EOS 600DLens: Canon EF-S18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS F/Number: f/3.5ISO: 100 Focal Distance: 18 mmShutter Speed: 1/30 secSoftware: Adobe Lightroom Classic Photographer: Ash Ryan From the lighting to the quill pen… the old-fashioned gadgets in the above photograph, are full of history of days gone by. Posted as Part Of: Weekly Prompts Wednesday Challenge -Gadgets RDP…
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Thursday Doors – Chalet Doors – Friendly Friday
Camera: Canon EOS 70DLens: Canon EF-S18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 ISF/Number: f/7.1ISO: 100 Focal Distance: 18 mmShutter Speed: 1/125 secSoftware: Adobe Lightroom Classic and PhotoshopPhotographer: Ash Ryan Posted as Part of Dan’s Thursday Doors Photography Challenge and Sarah’s Friendly Friday Photography Challenge – Leading Lines.
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Photo for the Week – 66 – Spectacle/Spectacles
I hope everyone is OK and keeping safe in these worrying times. Thank you for your submissions for the last challenge called – Glass. WOW, such beautiful images depicting the colour green. Thank you all. This week the topic is called Spectacle/Spectacles. 1. spectacle a. Something that can be seen or viewed, especially something…
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Photo for the Week – 65 – Glass
I hope everyone is OK and keeping safe in these worrying times. Thank you for your submissions for the last challenge called – Creative. WOW, such beautiful images depicting the colour green. Thank you all. This week the topic is called Glass. There are so many glass things around us.. windows, jars, trinket boxes,…
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Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2020-Week 17
Posted as Part of XingfuMama’s Pull up a Seat Photo Challenge 2020-Week 17.