tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76437912024-03-17T09:52:58.161+01:00FLOBBERLOBA kind of diary, a log, a ramble, nothing to do with the Flowerpot Men. My life as an artist, a collagist, a rubber stamper, a networker, a dad , a letter writer and a postcard maker. Observations about this and that in no particular order.Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.comBlogger1748125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643791.post-76638835997931512702024-03-17T09:52:00.003+01:002024-03-17T09:52:22.925+01:00Marsden Again<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1P25UFlCHxktRVGk2kP2sEKVkKGe_3u5Ls2QdZC0knz91U_jDCgr3JYCCGiHOQe_kyqThRFlLB5NMnLEtPaBnXLn6EfV60yryBfWKhpf7wsX0nDhVH7NYQ6fYm9D5iUzbeSMtPaLKTeuEmTmvy4QZ8Ht38G3tGSKj6zetKDoxr7z7dWX74YG/s2592/daves.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz1P25UFlCHxktRVGk2kP2sEKVkKGe_3u5Ls2QdZC0knz91U_jDCgr3JYCCGiHOQe_kyqThRFlLB5NMnLEtPaBnXLn6EfV60yryBfWKhpf7wsX0nDhVH7NYQ6fYm9D5iUzbeSMtPaLKTeuEmTmvy4QZ8Ht38G3tGSKj6zetKDoxr7z7dWX74YG/s400/daves.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fSGedlI9L7ptWPVD_L4RAprs6S6RQPlXE052ZBA7sAVPl_5_l05zYbGYupOdmYHirzu40auR8-mfbs9V01naYDurK2lnvK91WLff6MCThxfGy4cg29de_G7ZNH3bsABdbqlw_1t1YGhw53zTRXATjOavgb3oL1E7C9NZm3ZKiAdUWToxb3G1/s2592/daves%20march%2024.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0fSGedlI9L7ptWPVD_L4RAprs6S6RQPlXE052ZBA7sAVPl_5_l05zYbGYupOdmYHirzu40auR8-mfbs9V01naYDurK2lnvK91WLff6MCThxfGy4cg29de_G7ZNH3bsABdbqlw_1t1YGhw53zTRXATjOavgb3oL1E7C9NZm3ZKiAdUWToxb3G1/s400/daves%20march%2024.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1Gm7IhGv9zWQn4eXBJ_BGBYIzPGuOiv8EPVf5GJRXx7_87VpDQjZDbAuK1Bi-p3xo7eameTf2s6artftQja9ehe3_DLYrCWVLubrKC7Np-MW3HCbcvaM7BAD9iGjp5XnxVIBBMerlrH5VpADDY0qXMdv7nNHD9FKeZ2rEHF2J9IUniP_8FJ2/s2592/mem%20cleaning.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1Gm7IhGv9zWQn4eXBJ_BGBYIzPGuOiv8EPVf5GJRXx7_87VpDQjZDbAuK1Bi-p3xo7eameTf2s6artftQja9ehe3_DLYrCWVLubrKC7Np-MW3HCbcvaM7BAD9iGjp5XnxVIBBMerlrH5VpADDY0qXMdv7nNHD9FKeZ2rEHF2J9IUniP_8FJ2/s400/mem%20cleaning.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHHTnRmrToZJEcnknPZlAA16FG2EsUOAvo72CP-N8CC4xYPBLM2ZQlfdxFI8GJo03cHdJOtPBhByN24gLoZeH7kwvAa2XpSMR0w7xrNhh461W-UrBb6DYGxxVlwFNUXX6MrLrc1-eQUc_2SLpL6-nNvLSNmLNZ6eNk85voDfLFqOXwILz8O-e/s2592/mem%20detail.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHHTnRmrToZJEcnknPZlAA16FG2EsUOAvo72CP-N8CC4xYPBLM2ZQlfdxFI8GJo03cHdJOtPBhByN24gLoZeH7kwvAa2XpSMR0w7xrNhh461W-UrBb6DYGxxVlwFNUXX6MrLrc1-eQUc_2SLpL6-nNvLSNmLNZ6eNk85voDfLFqOXwILz8O-e/s400/mem%20detail.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9k2y-B1eaW8WYEroeiuh5slkqtFM1TxpKlRfSUhUfCH3wx_1ySqOJzGOBzKtOQfEAdChOMWRRtL3BiLqvJBEbc2m9kec_CK7HciwtAAiaB4lM-QbROiwcp1AJlfjPc4ACI2Af5m1fL6FYkVHEFn_3EuRQKMmPvPATiyCz0hGu_vkcK4jsNa7v/s2592/arch%20haz%20marsden.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9k2y-B1eaW8WYEroeiuh5slkqtFM1TxpKlRfSUhUfCH3wx_1ySqOJzGOBzKtOQfEAdChOMWRRtL3BiLqvJBEbc2m9kec_CK7HciwtAAiaB4lM-QbROiwcp1AJlfjPc4ACI2Af5m1fL6FYkVHEFn_3EuRQKMmPvPATiyCz0hGu_vkcK4jsNa7v/s400/arch%20haz%20marsden.JPG"/></a></div>A few snaps from our day in Marsden. Had a list of jobs to do. Went really early - up at 6am. Hazel and Archie measuring te outside of Dave's for some reason. Got the old war memorial plaque from the shed for a clean - being picked up by cemetary officials in Manchester to be included in collection of memorials. Some men who died in WW1 are also intered there. More mags humped downstairs to be picked up by MMU fashion course for library. VHS tapes sorted and piled up for disposal. etc. etc. Nice sunny start to day though very annoying for Hazel having to drive into bright sunshine. Better going home in the drizzle and gloom! Felt pleased we got so much done. Aching all over!Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643791.post-11283631383536430632024-03-06T16:03:00.002+01:002024-03-06T16:03:14.733+01:00Marbury<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Ug6vt7bPOgkwUyhsjTs2-M8Ffkc_m-mlnHcCkG_uV3knZdx8jlPYwOQzHHrnha4fpHKLaM7KMncQ3SGlxyA2_iR8iizIK9FLg79yp5E4hCTFEVFe7F5XhnJztPzyibmEp2SNCzR73F6YaR0dKGfv3RQ3-Xw2qmr5H9P4fx1A93neSixX33Wy/s1318/bumble.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="1318" data-original-width="1052" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9Ug6vt7bPOgkwUyhsjTs2-M8Ffkc_m-mlnHcCkG_uV3knZdx8jlPYwOQzHHrnha4fpHKLaM7KMncQ3SGlxyA2_iR8iizIK9FLg79yp5E4hCTFEVFe7F5XhnJztPzyibmEp2SNCzR73F6YaR0dKGfv3RQ3-Xw2qmr5H9P4fx1A93neSixX33Wy/s400/bumble.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRX_jhMkYFIxjJSaXBK7hUB13A1X1PJdoP0lwJ6bUBMCHVYhlDGZFScl1_rSc-ynuvoVTbr99d_N39fiMozk5XiTsPgr2zixdxcSeP43DFJolucCxct_TG_hVCs0swjcRAiZM18heFJkVpJ0HgdPjxO0tRRbTl1kdVTdd7e6aoDWs2FIjN6y2/s2592/haz%20marbury.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPRX_jhMkYFIxjJSaXBK7hUB13A1X1PJdoP0lwJ6bUBMCHVYhlDGZFScl1_rSc-ynuvoVTbr99d_N39fiMozk5XiTsPgr2zixdxcSeP43DFJolucCxct_TG_hVCs0swjcRAiZM18heFJkVpJ0HgdPjxO0tRRbTl1kdVTdd7e6aoDWs2FIjN6y2/s400/haz%20marbury.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iavgnNB7N_2VgK4RnwquDAMxCcBs1rAwZb7uRbYeO6OIeQDWSRzKIWgHV5Nr0lx7kmiFbuw81ZxhEXpO3ZsOgDHwZ6QBwqXzZvlRgiy7nq9pFcVB9jCdmURgSIdu4CqQQ7JSU32q5VwP8ov9d_-ygklK_J1jHPbshNPc5nOEH-U2tklRc0nU/s2423/marbury.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1478" data-original-width="2423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7iavgnNB7N_2VgK4RnwquDAMxCcBs1rAwZb7uRbYeO6OIeQDWSRzKIWgHV5Nr0lx7kmiFbuw81ZxhEXpO3ZsOgDHwZ6QBwqXzZvlRgiy7nq9pFcVB9jCdmURgSIdu4CqQQ7JSU32q5VwP8ov9d_-ygklK_J1jHPbshNPc5nOEH-U2tklRc0nU/s400/marbury.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8zrclLPsCJ-WRKTn_YpeMFNs3ca23uwFProX5Oc3zhM0HU4JDMkD8I_11thwnaPwq3JFIwiFwNV72pyl4CgfFi2uHRr8GPC6Y-jfnc4dQ4kZw0npvzCeK87S11v3-VKNBdhu8g2Gnejtsy_HclOIjdNf9SAMpLmMhW846Dm752uvAcUHbZaj/s2592/sumer%20hoos.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8zrclLPsCJ-WRKTn_YpeMFNs3ca23uwFProX5Oc3zhM0HU4JDMkD8I_11thwnaPwq3JFIwiFwNV72pyl4CgfFi2uHRr8GPC6Y-jfnc4dQ4kZw0npvzCeK87S11v3-VKNBdhu8g2Gnejtsy_HclOIjdNf9SAMpLmMhW846Dm752uvAcUHbZaj/s400/sumer%20hoos.JPG"/></a></div>Pleasant morning in the sunshine with old chums Tone and Pene in Marbury having a walk in the woods and a picnic. Went round the garden centre to get some plants for Mother's Day. Back to ours for tea and cake. Yum!Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643791.post-7565068408152746042024-03-04T20:06:00.002+01:002024-03-04T20:06:31.515+01:00Knutsford<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAr2LZ9KZJU51kbbHXYuTFlZkXTrxEB-XORCkQAiFX6g_P_sAU78KFvNlchayIb-QIdolzamfu3NOwZlw83MJ-zZENltP1IY2X_iQYtTljz86v0B2NPHAYQRDUYJPv-W3gqWd1AsiSDFhubXeORfVwu5Mr7KMbHGpcw3ZnHBcURjEmuESB8ue/s2592/chruch%20knuts.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAr2LZ9KZJU51kbbHXYuTFlZkXTrxEB-XORCkQAiFX6g_P_sAU78KFvNlchayIb-QIdolzamfu3NOwZlw83MJ-zZENltP1IY2X_iQYtTljz86v0B2NPHAYQRDUYJPv-W3gqWd1AsiSDFhubXeORfVwu5Mr7KMbHGpcw3ZnHBcURjEmuESB8ue/s400/chruch%20knuts.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW58dhF7Ca5B1RvFFMgV91r1offsU5x4b4Cf1EdnORk1Zepcfli8LHIOnBcoG7rMy0iAmehUqkaWaMdGtGtkqL5tfYR47i0OZwudzqxaDzItYQ1KXUXWrdt69kvdU8JibptI0yQP_KO0JTc122IJECh8v2aA_eIaLhQlggJVtsg97u09vgKA5c/s2592/church%20haz%20knuts.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW58dhF7Ca5B1RvFFMgV91r1offsU5x4b4Cf1EdnORk1Zepcfli8LHIOnBcoG7rMy0iAmehUqkaWaMdGtGtkqL5tfYR47i0OZwudzqxaDzItYQ1KXUXWrdt69kvdU8JibptI0yQP_KO0JTc122IJECh8v2aA_eIaLhQlggJVtsg97u09vgKA5c/s400/church%20haz%20knuts.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgkZfhcdpUA9as7cmm3t9o0ywlwLgp1gNFIZLpDASNfhNxmk9bPrtb_jzTFu2BuLQGX0hwmLXpZ9R9iuNX0q9vt2rsboda5HpT5SBtSLx4KK8FpoMUe_Ugg8-G7jTb7753TgrcbTmiqrK9BDCBS8TJHIQYUM2NWMNJrSYH1f1UwqyLyfJtSH9/s2524/church%20hazel.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1643" data-original-width="2524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgkZfhcdpUA9as7cmm3t9o0ywlwLgp1gNFIZLpDASNfhNxmk9bPrtb_jzTFu2BuLQGX0hwmLXpZ9R9iuNX0q9vt2rsboda5HpT5SBtSLx4KK8FpoMUe_Ugg8-G7jTb7753TgrcbTmiqrK9BDCBS8TJHIQYUM2NWMNJrSYH1f1UwqyLyfJtSH9/s400/church%20hazel.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLVKZJOWiXaqP6_uWc0zC3wdt0HrSyI2qZhAyyaSK-NY24H3c0lPo6MtXt67IUJjOo2bJY5kiJSwmiHOZpX5skKkD5uL8XRcTCG8k6rrhvSYN_Tl9G9ey58msmmBOb_4AYH3f1l9v6f-YUapbB3urMVrBdwAcF4BZuIVEjJBBaU_1qZ48T5lA/s2592/church%20shad.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnLVKZJOWiXaqP6_uWc0zC3wdt0HrSyI2qZhAyyaSK-NY24H3c0lPo6MtXt67IUJjOo2bJY5kiJSwmiHOZpX5skKkD5uL8XRcTCG8k6rrhvSYN_Tl9G9ey58msmmBOb_4AYH3f1l9v6f-YUapbB3urMVrBdwAcF4BZuIVEjJBBaU_1qZ48T5lA/s400/church%20shad.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXmEjIu5cK0dJyb86itUdzIpf27MPMnKKtjxL2s2BlClTQ-tSy6wBH1sSHGETXHk6LkN_RPGBuOF_Rxs9E-_18sqrKK-_t9jVASIcziI8Ene7v64iBMtseFkqQnk8J6uUQuPJFCOj_ceAO946_JAz16uWhT8256fUmbfL8_IFC5X6NODPAL6A/s1749/church%20plane2.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="964" data-original-width="1749" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXmEjIu5cK0dJyb86itUdzIpf27MPMnKKtjxL2s2BlClTQ-tSy6wBH1sSHGETXHk6LkN_RPGBuOF_Rxs9E-_18sqrKK-_t9jVASIcziI8Ene7v64iBMtseFkqQnk8J6uUQuPJFCOj_ceAO946_JAz16uWhT8256fUmbfL8_IFC5X6NODPAL6A/s400/church%20plane2.JPG"/></a></div>A few snaps from our morning in sleepy Knutsford. the sun was shining and the crocus's were in bloom in the churchyard - planes bound for Manchester airport flew low overhead. Got a few bargains in the charity shops. Books about quilts and Miriam Margoyles were Hazel's choice. I found a game and a useful address book as my other of 25 years is falling to bits. Other bargains included a plastic measure, some glass tumblers, a garlic grater ( we thought it was a fancy soap dish!) CD or Jimi hendix at BBC, etc etc. Came home via Lostok to deliver some cat food and chat with Hazel's sister and Mom. 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Nice sunny morning. A bit nippy The miniature train track seems to be growing ever onward through the woods. Blocking off all the paths which is a little annoying. Soon we won't be able to wander around in there. Part has been fenced off too which is even more annoying! O well - all good things come to an end. Its not a favourite walk but makes a change from the the others and there's the added interest of the antiques and junk to look at afterwards. Hazel bought a mutant pearl necklace for her sister for £2. I didn't see anything i wanted.
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Path blocked by a swan so we didn't venture further in case he/she hissed at us! A lone fisherman and very wet dog nearby having a nice quiet time until we came along. Home passed some daisies and other signs of Spring.Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643791.post-67772686587823978092024-02-18T11:43:00.007+01:002024-02-18T11:43:50.131+01:00Sunday Morning Walk<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmoMH3GBDfk1N6FoPFF4RHfD2cPHmYnEmicXAvvg2lhS8HiajSLuKNNQaYBaR91KWdgaX6c3Znk5qSI3-A0_wVRj2UO3_OIw5Xymbd9GxvPMxkNd-9kpSHeAZB92G2XulQKpx23GsYo6HcfjrnfFyWcArO9j9lLvm9s5DFZ5w3lwQR4T6ykzt/s1637/blossomy.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1589" data-original-width="1637" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmoMH3GBDfk1N6FoPFF4RHfD2cPHmYnEmicXAvvg2lhS8HiajSLuKNNQaYBaR91KWdgaX6c3Znk5qSI3-A0_wVRj2UO3_OIw5Xymbd9GxvPMxkNd-9kpSHeAZB92G2XulQKpx23GsYo6HcfjrnfFyWcArO9j9lLvm9s5DFZ5w3lwQR4T6ykzt/s400/blossomy.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFuJoMbXILGJy66gZDUJiKGltFBp_-Z4RE7_ZZ-6q_PrDSfpHe3qziY4EczRkKVX8xGFcOJdqmfsijeB-MeNU81aTX_A0-pPZE_GqjFsjbJR-UdDUs3goBOTcXbkL_JCcd1czYn8ObqDNHKh1DTmLRWaNpR-GO1AdHkNEXCnXvxzIpj7ct3gft/s2592/dive.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFuJoMbXILGJy66gZDUJiKGltFBp_-Z4RE7_ZZ-6q_PrDSfpHe3qziY4EczRkKVX8xGFcOJdqmfsijeB-MeNU81aTX_A0-pPZE_GqjFsjbJR-UdDUs3goBOTcXbkL_JCcd1czYn8ObqDNHKh1DTmLRWaNpR-GO1AdHkNEXCnXvxzIpj7ct3gft/s400/dive.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_81_ElxfJyuWucMs47U-QEQS_xlYp7zMLq5-vDkh9ela-xSPhNs1mNeDS-32q0DXngfS0CtUIAwfAkcEjbhhh7zI5G1TejWOROWOnB9g85QdBlUgoXGfgxqM5qyESaPJMMMfpR-_b_VeOclBK0tjJ5MKMXhQf1c-1sXoK-UFHWFt5pUxCsIq/s2048/diver.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY_81_ElxfJyuWucMs47U-QEQS_xlYp7zMLq5-vDkh9ela-xSPhNs1mNeDS-32q0DXngfS0CtUIAwfAkcEjbhhh7zI5G1TejWOROWOnB9g85QdBlUgoXGfgxqM5qyESaPJMMMfpR-_b_VeOclBK0tjJ5MKMXhQf1c-1sXoK-UFHWFt5pUxCsIq/s400/diver.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nfiWFS3qwHUgaQPQNysxcmOtphkUeKmPfU875hJB-ruh-VsW0zAEhRpevvIt3oMeowfGNdfrH7OtG_TSq3Nvj0yVsPgL1JfVmhyzktMKsQu_cc4H-T-JA3DK52AEe0JCSzmSOfzfEWAFDiHbW0NlP_pe3TwZc8W2cjUPgOV9qe8x6ZgucAaB/s2592/which%20way.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nfiWFS3qwHUgaQPQNysxcmOtphkUeKmPfU875hJB-ruh-VsW0zAEhRpevvIt3oMeowfGNdfrH7OtG_TSq3Nvj0yVsPgL1JfVmhyzktMKsQu_cc4H-T-JA3DK52AEe0JCSzmSOfzfEWAFDiHbW0NlP_pe3TwZc8W2cjUPgOV9qe8x6ZgucAaB/s400/which%20way.JPG"/></a></div>Puddly walk around the local park this morning. Sloshing through the quagmire - squelching through the mudules. Lots of white blossom about. Hazel full of the joys of Spring! tra-lah!Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643791.post-67478597153938013052024-02-16T10:18:00.000+01:002024-02-16T10:18:04.407+01:00Alsager<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuc17B_JHebsE3i1Qi3wk3CbSUG3XHckpM5W_R0EsMNlMEQueJzTBAUQ0CkHoXwg7S89Lihrbpq8_iQsq-e_B2sdweqFH543pyRNf_eqrZpYxLYTtHCBIRnglC4ks9IrCM9G3h300sFjfSC2p7gHgyOj2BBvJyDQQIqB0utAIOe3NUZVf4Yoq/s995/woods.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="995" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZuc17B_JHebsE3i1Qi3wk3CbSUG3XHckpM5W_R0EsMNlMEQueJzTBAUQ0CkHoXwg7S89Lihrbpq8_iQsq-e_B2sdweqFH543pyRNf_eqrZpYxLYTtHCBIRnglC4ks9IrCM9G3h300sFjfSC2p7gHgyOj2BBvJyDQQIqB0utAIOe3NUZVf4Yoq/s400/woods.jpg"/></a></div>Nice day out in Alsager and Sandbach yesterday. Invited for lunch with old friends Tone and Pene. Went to the market in Sandbach first and got some pikelets and oatcakes. Also the charity shops for some books. I got a great one about Seriously Bad Album Covers that Hazel spotted for 99p. Hazel got a Bill Bryson book about The Body. Traffic was bad and the road we nornally use was closed so a bit of a detur to get to Alsager. Walked to the pub/bar called BOD which was in a converted bank. Delicious eggs, feta and chariso and crusty bread. Hazel had a toasted advocado and squeaky cheese sandwich. Pleasant walk in the sunshine afterwards to T&P's place via the park. Looked round more charity shops. Hazel got a dress pattern to try . Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643791.post-83349061019814724322024-02-12T15:24:00.001+01:002024-02-12T15:24:15.034+01:00Walk To Old Warrington Road<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkypFpbo4hwYhWyDkKs-yXCmLSwqX6bop4LEjcayCJD6sLxOzNopZJF7hfX0yhRdEM_9Mk10DH_vc5oSyJFyUQu7QImfKfNtKTqumLtgl8EGc7I9SsUe6S0ELAW6SGRkBmyXS191D7szH_zaRNbFnC8UGV8-QYcif4l7Di3C51RxA4Tr5fr8US/s2592/bridge%20bird.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkypFpbo4hwYhWyDkKs-yXCmLSwqX6bop4LEjcayCJD6sLxOzNopZJF7hfX0yhRdEM_9Mk10DH_vc5oSyJFyUQu7QImfKfNtKTqumLtgl8EGc7I9SsUe6S0ELAW6SGRkBmyXS191D7szH_zaRNbFnC8UGV8-QYcif4l7Di3C51RxA4Tr5fr8US/s400/bridge%20bird.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhD08VjIxlU7t8l81mGKDJ7WeuSRJHwrgnFAFy4YoeFhOCvl1h18yZz7EGRK38wctAUP7UjVmpn5_AbBkGwEg9nZnN7h8HhsB0HnUpIVOGtsGsBGp8oge3JkvFDJArS5Aae_o-8VaBZbtbGpNEurfkQFCtc1FOjdq6trhL9OAgW1VrIiffdxJY/s2592/war%20stump.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhD08VjIxlU7t8l81mGKDJ7WeuSRJHwrgnFAFy4YoeFhOCvl1h18yZz7EGRK38wctAUP7UjVmpn5_AbBkGwEg9nZnN7h8HhsB0HnUpIVOGtsGsBGp8oge3JkvFDJArS5Aae_o-8VaBZbtbGpNEurfkQFCtc1FOjdq6trhL9OAgW1VrIiffdxJY/s400/war%20stump.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnid8mp21gMFhy0GH0G7yXWdhM6zHmI6JRWmJ7yR5izNohyphenhyphenabq33htvkQ_Q8rJpalIzLuHmWj0BZmCAL8RP16oX3btTUG2WvHR6Kht5huEY1R2-hTfT8FVIAV0Ns1rDAdiV6riSgT0LqK9FeyZuSXViKRnG3jYmhX5HlDXOVnIqwUSjDF87fG/s2518/old%20war%20tree.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1720" data-original-width="2518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnid8mp21gMFhy0GH0G7yXWdhM6zHmI6JRWmJ7yR5izNohyphenhyphenabq33htvkQ_Q8rJpalIzLuHmWj0BZmCAL8RP16oX3btTUG2WvHR6Kht5huEY1R2-hTfT8FVIAV0Ns1rDAdiV6riSgT0LqK9FeyZuSXViKRnG3jYmhX5HlDXOVnIqwUSjDF87fG/s400/old%20war%20tree.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02agumGAS606aWAEgODhZg79_gYbacMugxlBZdGlPubVizohqyqgPCrtdkiPmsySKD1Fs7ORTDzh-TytVoeMRlfFeZWEHkPnEd0FpyudA1kRw3CMs_grR4gALF8x4JAPKCrM-bkovAfFFO3AFfUp1Lyl5aoIiuVTM3MiAN43tNnUJgZvmE3s6/s2592/old%20war%20tip.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg02agumGAS606aWAEgODhZg79_gYbacMugxlBZdGlPubVizohqyqgPCrtdkiPmsySKD1Fs7ORTDzh-TytVoeMRlfFeZWEHkPnEd0FpyudA1kRw3CMs_grR4gALF8x4JAPKCrM-bkovAfFFO3AFfUp1Lyl5aoIiuVTM3MiAN43tNnUJgZvmE3s6/s400/old%20war%20tip.JPG"/></a></div>Nice wander round the back of the local tip ( as we like to call it!) The Old Warrington Road is blocked to regular traffic - lots of walkers and dogs etc. A bit muddy so we stayed on the roadway and marveled at the green moss that looked very bright despite the grey and misty weather. Good to stretch our legs (Boinnng!) and breathe some fresh air. Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643791.post-39994285145741339052024-02-04T14:35:00.000+01:002024-02-04T14:35:00.985+01:00Vickersway Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzA8446ULS89FWUXNm0vDWugJf0YaQbBt1hliVUKhr-kCtpb6d9ve-ZqHjsWPQ_apYOcUnDwB4cLDP2iIy8J1VcOQ20CrYF1QD92OBBDL6um6cH9KxGgbq4RFCw18qbvhqO0Hpsv4QPpnjhfz677rUo7mzVDhGlOb_-HyOk3aQCG6bVGLAnGh/s2592/allotment.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrzA8446ULS89FWUXNm0vDWugJf0YaQbBt1hliVUKhr-kCtpb6d9ve-ZqHjsWPQ_apYOcUnDwB4cLDP2iIy8J1VcOQ20CrYF1QD92OBBDL6um6cH9KxGgbq4RFCw18qbvhqO0Hpsv4QPpnjhfz677rUo7mzVDhGlOb_-HyOk3aQCG6bVGLAnGh/s400/allotment.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQXMM44vnG-XOeODOyxQB-WQufnkgR-lMiwoF9K6FhXAT606YWtRtft1YPttNWppQc7idNmVNoMZ1YrBD7E1Cnx55q9iRskXZVpL5XGsH255PTGx0rvmR0A_C3yGd8rfr2surdvOkRWTZwLZS5sVUi-4xo3i2_GtI2dxy-OkxFN0iaroLwPPE/s1915/budge%20watcher.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="1915" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQXMM44vnG-XOeODOyxQB-WQufnkgR-lMiwoF9K6FhXAT606YWtRtft1YPttNWppQc7idNmVNoMZ1YrBD7E1Cnx55q9iRskXZVpL5XGsH255PTGx0rvmR0A_C3yGd8rfr2surdvOkRWTZwLZS5sVUi-4xo3i2_GtI2dxy-OkxFN0iaroLwPPE/s400/budge%20watcher.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6Ck6TUMiWQmaaBKMos7b6gDZNMAI9eswFTZEI4h8Q3rd8qFsvcazXbcwWn1YL7HGaHSy_zGwUkYW-BRKsPMfeeilML1d__aU234bmjDa-mJaesS_rCxc3NTMQpgsx8yl9qBmHQ11KlmAsnVNXvpl2zZP1MonA7tFWF18VaWtYnf0jvwc08cQ/s2358/crazy%20golg.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1619" data-original-width="2358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6Ck6TUMiWQmaaBKMos7b6gDZNMAI9eswFTZEI4h8Q3rd8qFsvcazXbcwWn1YL7HGaHSy_zGwUkYW-BRKsPMfeeilML1d__aU234bmjDa-mJaesS_rCxc3NTMQpgsx8yl9qBmHQ11KlmAsnVNXvpl2zZP1MonA7tFWF18VaWtYnf0jvwc08cQ/s400/crazy%20golg.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXBRD_QJiGbMwBgE_EYiQ1P8VO1AK3FltdwL_io0dLJRtcjJFJ6z6Bdd-82rZ_2hleUbn64vT429X3QGVXR1IOQXwUiMK3eO6y33IutD2b7VsTOpNBVeHRZHZ_RCdcGmjLeY0vWgujlk6VdjCOQy04WdcysC76l7DSbyYwj2anWLGLEWUZCcR/s2592/exercise.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXBRD_QJiGbMwBgE_EYiQ1P8VO1AK3FltdwL_io0dLJRtcjJFJ6z6Bdd-82rZ_2hleUbn64vT429X3QGVXR1IOQXwUiMK3eO6y33IutD2b7VsTOpNBVeHRZHZ_RCdcGmjLeY0vWgujlk6VdjCOQy04WdcysC76l7DSbyYwj2anWLGLEWUZCcR/s400/exercise.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFL9_eG_8XFT-cRCOkjYLUkmRXplbWpbKAWItH3rOCWOCxN8vSDCF_BMS84WJHMqa14d0rPUuGKJpgBCBJIOTyxZ5fvRmpW_zmFzhINOoCgaSI6X3e3rSFksyaPkVzdvXYUDntwGJihYpvpMbimWkYOxDUvNgB9Hik3HMiQ1CK00fzARHHK1A/s2592/monkley.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFL9_eG_8XFT-cRCOkjYLUkmRXplbWpbKAWItH3rOCWOCxN8vSDCF_BMS84WJHMqa14d0rPUuGKJpgBCBJIOTyxZ5fvRmpW_zmFzhINOoCgaSI6X3e3rSFksyaPkVzdvXYUDntwGJihYpvpMbimWkYOxDUvNgB9Hik3HMiQ1CK00fzARHHK1A/s400/monkley.JPG"/></a></div>This mornings walk to Vickersway Park near town. Hada walk quite a way through the grim housing estate and over the railway bridge to another grim housing estate. It made a nice change from the usual walk to the local park or the community orchard and fishy ponds which we always seem to go to. Nice to see the budgies again in their aviary. Also the exercise machines which are quite fun. Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643791.post-3482157305620461602024-02-01T14:24:00.006+01:002024-02-01T14:24:50.688+01:00Nantwich<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLC6GcHkGM5nlUmpp5ZTTyiKi69OazI8gSDs79fagBYZvwFL8BVkEuI0yawDQrRDpidb7HvdtVllBw1W-UBvFOQ4RPu9-apkWfjhfA955PwUJPeq94RKjg62Y7QhH3dMB2XIYSVdXAjxHRPZdIw5eEhgyj33FMFEyTJKY4HlltbLlOkquHffP/s2441/nant.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLC6GcHkGM5nlUmpp5ZTTyiKi69OazI8gSDs79fagBYZvwFL8BVkEuI0yawDQrRDpidb7HvdtVllBw1W-UBvFOQ4RPu9-apkWfjhfA955PwUJPeq94RKjg62Y7QhH3dMB2XIYSVdXAjxHRPZdIw5eEhgyj33FMFEyTJKY4HlltbLlOkquHffP/s400/nant.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-uKSIqLbt5XDZsQXgdtHO6-Rw0xOcFSyqbGQ2tx_LN8V6-aVCfYlwIwOSehghzBB9lNZ5hE69yXuoH40A4xs9hnD__bR6yIRlLQTDZ1PxLc1IWHdILEpJUPE6urtNb8FrpMFa-QuQpdW_8F0MLAmf6qMFil4LBjrwvb1oWKYOCTnHbM0EGz3/s2583/nantwich.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1643" data-original-width="2583" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS-uKSIqLbt5XDZsQXgdtHO6-Rw0xOcFSyqbGQ2tx_LN8V6-aVCfYlwIwOSehghzBB9lNZ5hE69yXuoH40A4xs9hnD__bR6yIRlLQTDZ1PxLc1IWHdILEpJUPE6urtNb8FrpMFa-QuQpdW_8F0MLAmf6qMFil4LBjrwvb1oWKYOCTnHbM0EGz3/s400/nantwich.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8_-RCJSeE79WErmjlQcs6HXSzqnJ2pHnlmVQOw-q6dyrNFdI7gaylozSf3PTKygaKw8Dtc96C6Pziexaes_Vexm4YnGW_bFnEEOx4ty6bV-nRTpP9NL2NzTjLXon2sYPkt4sz9lvMJV9RkjOBmWv36hBWeZ17oP85FCEu13GUCwcSA8wgDQ6/s2251/music%20box.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ8_-RCJSeE79WErmjlQcs6HXSzqnJ2pHnlmVQOw-q6dyrNFdI7gaylozSf3PTKygaKw8Dtc96C6Pziexaes_Vexm4YnGW_bFnEEOx4ty6bV-nRTpP9NL2NzTjLXon2sYPkt4sz9lvMJV9RkjOBmWv36hBWeZ17oP85FCEu13GUCwcSA8wgDQ6/s400/music%20box.JPG"/></a></div>Nice wander around the quaint town of Nantwich this morning. Bought some quirky items from various shops and the table top sale in the thingy hall. Some mad drivers on the road - hair raising trip home! Got back unscathed thankfully.Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643791.post-3465080892645642972024-01-14T18:39:00.003+01:002024-01-14T18:39:34.443+01:00Hartford Bridge Walk<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTRgEytNe7CvzIa2ZGStE90Y_wtRoWMhSaMLHHcz1_v5AWlj2mZ0iSueayfJH83WTiINNU7tbWb1zaotuvoHFBZmOmoIwm7pskbNfp-PXeSQ9oY85ejXg5b-hwzgOzFm1oiTf2CYumoGR_BhJX35YwoU0aNC2_Vb1atKmeojcxOQq9LdnZO71/s2592/dive%20dive.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjTRgEytNe7CvzIa2ZGStE90Y_wtRoWMhSaMLHHcz1_v5AWlj2mZ0iSueayfJH83WTiINNU7tbWb1zaotuvoHFBZmOmoIwm7pskbNfp-PXeSQ9oY85ejXg5b-hwzgOzFm1oiTf2CYumoGR_BhJX35YwoU0aNC2_Vb1atKmeojcxOQq9LdnZO71/s400/dive%20dive.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixHCZGkvnLorrYiWhv6dYbtnva1oP-0FKYMT7B78prkbWHLREUwFXARHfYn0OWGYdx5NfwnTFBW_A17q3P3aUxkocOxPRJy3AopYsZLraK8hEdZMIESVVStmqqSjkGeHqz9qPFFtkC2W7JPPeEwb6fAsAGqcEwEhoDxh7z-f68QJS1enhtATt/s2592/bridge%20hart.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixHCZGkvnLorrYiWhv6dYbtnva1oP-0FKYMT7B78prkbWHLREUwFXARHfYn0OWGYdx5NfwnTFBW_A17q3P3aUxkocOxPRJy3AopYsZLraK8hEdZMIESVVStmqqSjkGeHqz9qPFFtkC2W7JPPeEwb6fAsAGqcEwEhoDxh7z-f68QJS1enhtATt/s400/bridge%20hart.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GTaiATaPHymskS0oWke9bcr-b8ojYwkcolQKMTD7PBqIUSWkRSpcafx_YUofEEvOQL54p8xrHMO8PRk6qV7dpkvtr-rJS0OEV35qFA-E7Zet70NpLJ-kXz2oDsOaJdHeOlDH5cMXfDDsmX-6kW8lUXX-kF6A44mqCVNoNQanx_ChCrFGsB1l/s2592/fun%20guys.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GTaiATaPHymskS0oWke9bcr-b8ojYwkcolQKMTD7PBqIUSWkRSpcafx_YUofEEvOQL54p8xrHMO8PRk6qV7dpkvtr-rJS0OEV35qFA-E7Zet70NpLJ-kXz2oDsOaJdHeOlDH5cMXfDDsmX-6kW8lUXX-kF6A44mqCVNoNQanx_ChCrFGsB1l/s400/fun%20guys.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxK9ZU952T83BdF86QXleuStlxId3NPSQPwb7AVzY-7hyphenhyphendYD6i6j472zXTzeT_UrUurnujlpABW412ymYNozuz7Nqf07jPfehKjWP5_ui0uuEuzvWQOG7BpEigbcz24m-3oc6Y2Efh_jHf6-JEriQfJfaYPbWF-8Uzz4-GvDbN0OgkGB7Wp7ru/s2592/foamy%20waters.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxK9ZU952T83BdF86QXleuStlxId3NPSQPwb7AVzY-7hyphenhyphendYD6i6j472zXTzeT_UrUurnujlpABW412ymYNozuz7Nqf07jPfehKjWP5_ui0uuEuzvWQOG7BpEigbcz24m-3oc6Y2Efh_jHf6-JEriQfJfaYPbWF-8Uzz4-GvDbN0OgkGB7Wp7ru/s400/foamy%20waters.JPG"/></a></div>This mornings walk to the River Weaver via the Hartford Bridge on the by-pass. Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643791.post-45164853075931515352024-01-11T21:15:00.002+01:002024-01-11T21:15:46.867+01:00Crewe<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAqjf3jjrWyXlEMoIM1mcHaYI3zjhpMc_O73sanTiDDq_2kQgUf5B9MBJYEk9U54e6aKBxyWLjFpY1YIbfkjC-KtQlhxbH6yyg98Z_0RDiE06hrhlkAp6neN6UH4-AoZRWkDPlL70SO_G-1iHvvZZUSaFPYnsPt-bB2vzIMEJXPAjXhIhMHnJ/s2902/birds.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="2370" data-original-width="2902" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAqjf3jjrWyXlEMoIM1mcHaYI3zjhpMc_O73sanTiDDq_2kQgUf5B9MBJYEk9U54e6aKBxyWLjFpY1YIbfkjC-KtQlhxbH6yyg98Z_0RDiE06hrhlkAp6neN6UH4-AoZRWkDPlL70SO_G-1iHvvZZUSaFPYnsPt-bB2vzIMEJXPAjXhIhMHnJ/s400/birds.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTP_jCDTSCe3IQlaEYU-etIYCl6dUhW6lr1ANMGFH8rYJRXIr3U0H5kWyoDpkWzVgBrdmPtCmQfoa4TcwZDRb7lD17AJ8kmHT9tMJ0N2pXOTkV8-WpyRpIckLalb25iDeXvfEMOkIvni7mqB6wh-yglqIVlTu2pYlZ9_E9JbE-Iu3qqVX8LqgA/s3293/chaff.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="2204" data-original-width="3293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTP_jCDTSCe3IQlaEYU-etIYCl6dUhW6lr1ANMGFH8rYJRXIr3U0H5kWyoDpkWzVgBrdmPtCmQfoa4TcwZDRb7lD17AJ8kmHT9tMJ0N2pXOTkV8-WpyRpIckLalb25iDeXvfEMOkIvni7mqB6wh-yglqIVlTu2pYlZ9_E9JbE-Iu3qqVX8LqgA/s400/chaff.JPG"/></a></div>Sadly Crewe is a bit grim so no photos were taken. So here's a few birdies at the bottom of the back garden instead. Crewe was quite a lively place back in the noughties with a thriving junk market and lots of interesting shops but most seem to have closed and the whole place has the air of a community thats given up. Very sad. We certainly won't be going again in a hurry. We were actually going to Nantwich which is a nice lively town but the road was closed and the diversion took you miles out of your way. Maybe next week.Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643791.post-22549856657179629052024-01-04T15:56:00.005+01:002024-01-04T15:56:44.516+01:00Frodsham<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjra_xXGK2aPwuuRoVctsH_-1UMis0CiDBMkPJ2QRF0kBqX79xiTB-N5kubKyP_AO2GBeQCjtZeTx9S4_bevK9FF5wgJUpMWI5M0xo4Iq0QhhSv87WaWd1LUUubCA3xjBz7JD7G0tF1W06bdJOQFpZLh7ayllXF55Sg6crMnF8X1jMZNkK1myyK/s2592/castle%20park%20frodsham.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjra_xXGK2aPwuuRoVctsH_-1UMis0CiDBMkPJ2QRF0kBqX79xiTB-N5kubKyP_AO2GBeQCjtZeTx9S4_bevK9FF5wgJUpMWI5M0xo4Iq0QhhSv87WaWd1LUUubCA3xjBz7JD7G0tF1W06bdJOQFpZLh7ayllXF55Sg6crMnF8X1jMZNkK1myyK/s400/castle%20park%20frodsham.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5WPk5t1wsqbrKz2Uc4cXtIKOpUhsfD4qugvr22-AgfGfvMXb1yMqJa7-GDsn1B4e2tR3RGLTOUtcSv26gfiHD52DeSyZ7zNRnMSwuj1MOkEVUQ6lSzn7v4mCd3wvHe4j52ha0Hwx_m-ZX__3rDug57l-EIKyTSvfC4s5k_jNnFKxclb3t19G/s2098/fountain.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1459" data-original-width="2098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5WPk5t1wsqbrKz2Uc4cXtIKOpUhsfD4qugvr22-AgfGfvMXb1yMqJa7-GDsn1B4e2tR3RGLTOUtcSv26gfiHD52DeSyZ7zNRnMSwuj1MOkEVUQ6lSzn7v4mCd3wvHe4j52ha0Hwx_m-ZX__3rDug57l-EIKyTSvfC4s5k_jNnFKxclb3t19G/s400/fountain.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Z4zbFv0fk30BMQoHP_UDx2UPf_W2WVHjQq3-N8qfxvPbmE8574q46jybTXn-qwxPMd2hOO35ErAGJ8qoSDupkEksrkW1hArM1FK0T0bjYQXpH4dD5PGdXiQJT2N3UyP9d1h_e-rSeerHHrneHaN12nMjKqfm4UOIP96EqYy3xA6vfdacAAHJ/s2592/levers%20frossham.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Z4zbFv0fk30BMQoHP_UDx2UPf_W2WVHjQq3-N8qfxvPbmE8574q46jybTXn-qwxPMd2hOO35ErAGJ8qoSDupkEksrkW1hArM1FK0T0bjYQXpH4dD5PGdXiQJT2N3UyP9d1h_e-rSeerHHrneHaN12nMjKqfm4UOIP96EqYy3xA6vfdacAAHJ/s400/levers%20frossham.JPG"/></a></div>This mornings wanderings around Frodsham Castle Park and then Lady Heyes antique emporiums. Didnt find much - just two DVD's in the Oxfam shop. Nice sunny day - good to get out after all that rain!Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643791.post-15866001023040009152024-01-01T14:47:00.002+01:002024-01-01T14:47:20.148+01:00New Years Day 2024.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKLlSNihyT3FYBYQbWlD5zaJs1LdAypvNhfIGE4GxpYJ7HfRpdONUGns1x5XWMBvQ3l-3gKnwYa7RTo0nI3wEwxT8RVrOYsy57FCETz56Rv-5_2XIYQEvSeWjkw5nQVGQZ3CK5YFMLrRN0klwueKrU6Ayrfac2QaieGXcitHSPYUmuRlqZW8g/s2592/new%20years%20day%2024.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKLlSNihyT3FYBYQbWlD5zaJs1LdAypvNhfIGE4GxpYJ7HfRpdONUGns1x5XWMBvQ3l-3gKnwYa7RTo0nI3wEwxT8RVrOYsy57FCETz56Rv-5_2XIYQEvSeWjkw5nQVGQZ3CK5YFMLrRN0klwueKrU6Ayrfac2QaieGXcitHSPYUmuRlqZW8g/s400/new%20years%20day%2024.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg486PivHo8Ml4Xa0NW7GBPnKsmTPKtnKAosW1LZKCuZZF-3pLXSH2tA4873YUzlqdUfvlS80TSJR9Jcb3uXPT6yFiByPPlRzczITn0Smw3rQhrGAjMiBRJZLRFuugJPj9LgOwbi94qlt_zHEt5Se3I7YECtogtaDjCdijFezNzx2ikjfxDYXrL/s2592/sunny%20walk.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg486PivHo8Ml4Xa0NW7GBPnKsmTPKtnKAosW1LZKCuZZF-3pLXSH2tA4873YUzlqdUfvlS80TSJR9Jcb3uXPT6yFiByPPlRzczITn0Smw3rQhrGAjMiBRJZLRFuugJPj9LgOwbi94qlt_zHEt5Se3I7YECtogtaDjCdijFezNzx2ikjfxDYXrL/s400/sunny%20walk.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLtn0uueYKl4ncip2U-X0cfERx2uWdxXdIPCYMEA4g_P4d_aqLsiRD_GQr-8w1og_r3sRjZ1AO9NTkEWcFlQIPqj1aJIKz2ml7uVxKT9IaEhntUImrIUm7kLhyphenhyphenl3l7baJrlaaaij-LntK2NY7f6N_z2Q7S40eEieTJr65e_LqTrF6k2GROZrz/s2592/sun%20walk%2024.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="2592" data-original-width="1944" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLtn0uueYKl4ncip2U-X0cfERx2uWdxXdIPCYMEA4g_P4d_aqLsiRD_GQr-8w1og_r3sRjZ1AO9NTkEWcFlQIPqj1aJIKz2ml7uVxKT9IaEhntUImrIUm7kLhyphenhyphenl3l7baJrlaaaij-LntK2NY7f6N_z2Q7S40eEieTJr65e_LqTrF6k2GROZrz/s400/sun%20walk%2024.JPG"/></a></div>This mornings New Years Day walk in Lostock - from the station to the by-pass and round the village to Granma and Audrey's to wish them a HNY and empty their bins. O yes, we popped into the Coop on the way to get salad stuff and other bits we were lacking.Happy New Year to all my reader!Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643791.post-70592032703153932542023-12-24T10:39:00.003+01:002023-12-24T10:39:19.318+01:00Xmas Fun<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlulwdwdhHXhr29ETut1nnLx1u3Lrg711upKBJYqi4VmBj01f6RN7oSEOptyO_eI8SlpNwtCsjkUnqdKVGlJ1nWaHKjLoeCYvDQWrLI5nIZFmUWwPK0Lyib3SGyTDdL_UKgen4ccdnLq1qTImqHt6Quf-9v6d5NYZMECJFglB05EZN0fsKpZrs/s1984/ARCHJi.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="1488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlulwdwdhHXhr29ETut1nnLx1u3Lrg711upKBJYqi4VmBj01f6RN7oSEOptyO_eI8SlpNwtCsjkUnqdKVGlJ1nWaHKjLoeCYvDQWrLI5nIZFmUWwPK0Lyib3SGyTDdL_UKgen4ccdnLq1qTImqHt6Quf-9v6d5NYZMECJFglB05EZN0fsKpZrs/s400/ARCHJi.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcmU8ApoXETv-JdFkOi2TEjRKH05Za05MJ767YT3ouNAOz4_5luL6hB83nPLypS2aYN1WVXdBqy4p9FA0JFOSp3Y1Oo0mypDmX70QyDUCXX_WD32zr-oJV9J8GWah-rhcfhXJ1OOx2koR9Rf6w38H1kRgWj0uiwaivQTLWmvYnEUMNUdNhqF5/s1984/duo%20cart.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="1984" data-original-width="1488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRcmU8ApoXETv-JdFkOi2TEjRKH05Za05MJ767YT3ouNAOz4_5luL6hB83nPLypS2aYN1WVXdBqy4p9FA0JFOSp3Y1Oo0mypDmX70QyDUCXX_WD32zr-oJV9J8GWah-rhcfhXJ1OOx2koR9Rf6w38H1kRgWj0uiwaivQTLWmvYnEUMNUdNhqF5/s400/duo%20cart.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwwam365RDTKUZ6Y9Apupdjci8yEqY0qYvVI1WsZY1G3cO0WZ_6ecGDa2pNXzXmWv3tmnQd_53aaXjBqVLb4V_ca4XlYo4Uk2UEgQTgXPlIk8aONY688VHQaWOHObe80KTEQXSvQ1iXJ_bJyJZx1j-Sbsv17UAngfnH5bWOTnOU2XhdnwqrGB/s2592/xmas%20tree%2023.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfwwam365RDTKUZ6Y9Apupdjci8yEqY0qYvVI1WsZY1G3cO0WZ_6ecGDa2pNXzXmWv3tmnQd_53aaXjBqVLb4V_ca4XlYo4Uk2UEgQTgXPlIk8aONY688VHQaWOHObe80KTEQXSvQ1iXJ_bJyJZx1j-Sbsv17UAngfnH5bWOTnOU2XhdnwqrGB/s400/xmas%20tree%2023.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXY0mbep7Pi-s8LKI7rBWJpHgf5OEmjYaIeYUJvZZqIka8TkaS1J5vl2Xn6K2p0AfaTiWjCyK3xb7px11rovHWJau6sQJjtJ6sRIvpwHY99FFDBxFWX2WN0Mm5_IcVGgk1IL-c6-OFecUYkmmOOUBBzu3w0H-RkB9yBKv9CmyoX1ZClMAmI89/s1984/arh%20tree%20cartoon.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="1984" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXY0mbep7Pi-s8LKI7rBWJpHgf5OEmjYaIeYUJvZZqIka8TkaS1J5vl2Xn6K2p0AfaTiWjCyK3xb7px11rovHWJau6sQJjtJ6sRIvpwHY99FFDBxFWX2WN0Mm5_IcVGgk1IL-c6-OFecUYkmmOOUBBzu3w0H-RkB9yBKv9CmyoX1ZClMAmI89/s400/arh%20tree%20cartoon.JPG"/></a></div>Putting up the decorations and lifting the tree from the garden to the house is always fun. Archie and Hazel enjoy it anyway. I was official photographer and used a special app that made everything look like it was from the 80's.Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643791.post-55961361239503588042023-12-22T14:43:00.004+01:002023-12-22T14:43:36.598+01:00Granma's 90th Birthday<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6tF2IeMkq0XbLAIzw7RNovWh1_bDrd6nEL43iLC4Dbaq1Gm7y0uK45_BkujeKt7sm2hhvRqpaxye7Ln7czuwLmnlQn2H1SY1blUHguTAjInLcws5-KCv-XGF8JRwdTuPYiiW3PtpeAUdQ-CnVm8iqg2o2629rtK5iuCgu0c8WGQ8nfQy7kdlu/s2016/granma.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6tF2IeMkq0XbLAIzw7RNovWh1_bDrd6nEL43iLC4Dbaq1Gm7y0uK45_BkujeKt7sm2hhvRqpaxye7Ln7czuwLmnlQn2H1SY1blUHguTAjInLcws5-KCv-XGF8JRwdTuPYiiW3PtpeAUdQ-CnVm8iqg2o2629rtK5iuCgu0c8WGQ8nfQy7kdlu/s400/granma.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydgq0QUOZPhdhKdCcuif88lB_EZUJwygbLA3UsnCsmFOjSm-4zihAjBvQKZOqVaYo6FPAEWSs-DLuSD3wI7AqqrB453fCs6u8lA0WvTZMq_Ea0GkMMeJtd-P4gekLUzXkTqT2ZWM5tMnVFn3grurQ-Cl5w0whwoIzEth5mGsWxqBUGLkYcr4w/s2559/gran%20birth%2090.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1743" data-original-width="2559" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhydgq0QUOZPhdhKdCcuif88lB_EZUJwygbLA3UsnCsmFOjSm-4zihAjBvQKZOqVaYo6FPAEWSs-DLuSD3wI7AqqrB453fCs6u8lA0WvTZMq_Ea0GkMMeJtd-P4gekLUzXkTqT2ZWM5tMnVFn3grurQ-Cl5w0whwoIzEth5mGsWxqBUGLkYcr4w/s400/gran%20birth%2090.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9R_fSavoTzCbOX1etA8M6huH4XzBe3hM9udAuORJ-jWg2seuAlgpLDwAVxWjzgV0ZIO21dTtg8qm7ngaKanUDhu2aR-FvJXjqMKw0utKF7JQUJll6f-nR-6uNhjxGzheJcaCHogBsSwr4jeH5qudW7KUdjP8cil2ryOWJaL0XuklMqiz-h_d/s2592/gran%20candles.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9R_fSavoTzCbOX1etA8M6huH4XzBe3hM9udAuORJ-jWg2seuAlgpLDwAVxWjzgV0ZIO21dTtg8qm7ngaKanUDhu2aR-FvJXjqMKw0utKF7JQUJll6f-nR-6uNhjxGzheJcaCHogBsSwr4jeH5qudW7KUdjP8cil2ryOWJaL0XuklMqiz-h_d/s400/gran%20candles.JPG"/></a></div>It was Hazel's Mom's 90th birthday yesterday so she baked a cake and we all went over to celebrate, take some cards and presents and sing happy birthday! She is very deaf and doesn't see that well either but otherwise in good spirits and has all her marbles. She enjoys a crossword or two and watches the TV quite a lot. She feels the cold even when the central heating is full on and she is wrapped in several layers of shawls, blankets and throws. She got some scarves and throws for her birthday so was pleased about those. The big slice of sponge cake that Hazel made soon vanished so she enjoyed that too. here she is with all her cards displayed on the piano. Archie took the photo.Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643791.post-63389343978374957192023-12-15T15:57:00.007+01:002023-12-15T15:59:07.962+01:00Chester<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohpbOX8npl2oEnQrFLIg8D5RlUgpcsT2GOjcJt4rlRA9GcFL6J1vc_TqNaUEx0PaMps7-jes9cmh2ALu1cSeoy-jA3qR_p7ecvkOA2sA_9L5jeQpCyXkpSES6q9_SfQqTU_GjJ3-RLzhDFaaZs1nDpeybqNVVnTqkH_Yc_T7R9evadGwK3jNf/s2048/baubles%20vchester.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhohpbOX8npl2oEnQrFLIg8D5RlUgpcsT2GOjcJt4rlRA9GcFL6J1vc_TqNaUEx0PaMps7-jes9cmh2ALu1cSeoy-jA3qR_p7ecvkOA2sA_9L5jeQpCyXkpSES6q9_SfQqTU_GjJ3-RLzhDFaaZs1nDpeybqNVVnTqkH_Yc_T7R9evadGwK3jNf/s400/baubles%20vchester.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftJuSI4OnqTrtEnm1j8XqJ9eAg_wKWffVMK2D5CDzgqG-51RFAaLNvFLboa-oqdE_AsWiSeKbcH9bRED-QYO2hWscr9kSkddy7ftgov3c6_Tc8p2buBBfaNEe4oUSLPfyDf-aCBs5tp-pKoLCiTGI152Agn4UvGpiRe7YAkSaV4XP3qaQ9gnL/s2048/chester.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftJuSI4OnqTrtEnm1j8XqJ9eAg_wKWffVMK2D5CDzgqG-51RFAaLNvFLboa-oqdE_AsWiSeKbcH9bRED-QYO2hWscr9kSkddy7ftgov3c6_Tc8p2buBBfaNEe4oUSLPfyDf-aCBs5tp-pKoLCiTGI152Agn4UvGpiRe7YAkSaV4XP3qaQ9gnL/s400/chester.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1CpfNGgEnFzUdz0tvyn1UOOKBuqpfh-lRoLUlIzEvEBJFWCAIlkAgJaJHzM_j23eHqJ7Gy3HIp2S2b8GwOBduIErFE4FByZyOG1oJjZy2HWvG_XppAGNl8Y4D5JVzh3yxNAnoTPJ-TNALjhyphenhyphen6-nlmLWzXvbtOijFXGatdVNusi8Uat8UMJrm/s1895/chester%20street.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1345" data-original-width="1895" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV1CpfNGgEnFzUdz0tvyn1UOOKBuqpfh-lRoLUlIzEvEBJFWCAIlkAgJaJHzM_j23eHqJ7Gy3HIp2S2b8GwOBduIErFE4FByZyOG1oJjZy2HWvG_XppAGNl8Y4D5JVzh3yxNAnoTPJ-TNALjhyphenhyphen6-nlmLWzXvbtOijFXGatdVNusi8Uat8UMJrm/s400/chester%20street.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwAraSl7nD8MnBv8lId5mGmAFh9xa2RFhY3xd4sa2CIOzt6xNtVkR3PM9JTJNxE935XAola2Ogx-gixyVxS5aEwrYCQUr7-JetE7WV128LoZj7UvlIbuGmpifLZJsv48WajOz_W5lp2M_86yf2umpxPwp-TviPqRhyphenhyphenDjmzZw3Sflo3gv2PTGu/s2048/naughty%20badger.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwAraSl7nD8MnBv8lId5mGmAFh9xa2RFhY3xd4sa2CIOzt6xNtVkR3PM9JTJNxE935XAola2Ogx-gixyVxS5aEwrYCQUr7-JetE7WV128LoZj7UvlIbuGmpifLZJsv48WajOz_W5lp2M_86yf2umpxPwp-TviPqRhyphenhyphenDjmzZw3Sflo3gv2PTGu/s400/naughty%20badger.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9vOFMSyyMH9CaU5QUnblyGPSSr3oNgkSh9Op_Tk3Vcep19ssMAjR2De-Iva2KSykUfSFuRrDuO6oyGIe-X5ISBGhzmLY7Ff6fDgomQfVJmUBcHVW38Yv1e9NQ_UcvmcjeqhyXnfLAYcyfEcCfo5cxXx3BlIJ0dlJhhbR8LX2okNv5hSc09oq1/s1127/man%20up%20cath.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="1127" data-original-width="654" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9vOFMSyyMH9CaU5QUnblyGPSSr3oNgkSh9Op_Tk3Vcep19ssMAjR2De-Iva2KSykUfSFuRrDuO6oyGIe-X5ISBGhzmLY7Ff6fDgomQfVJmUBcHVW38Yv1e9NQ_UcvmcjeqhyXnfLAYcyfEcCfo5cxXx3BlIJ0dlJhhbR8LX2okNv5hSc09oq1/s400/man%20up%20cath.JPG"/></a></div>We usually go to Chester in December every year to see the festive decorations and do some Xmas shopping. Not many bargains this year alas. It was a bit drizzly to start with but soon brightened up thankfully. Nice busking from a young man who had a lovely voice - light opera etc. Apparently he sings with the John Boys Choir from Wales who won second place in a recent Britains Got Talent. Other buskers included a rastafarian bongo player and a man absailing down the cathedral walls after scraping moss from an ancient gargoyle! We sat mesmerised as we ate our al fresco vege sausage roll nearby. Most of the charity shops seemed to have closed which was a shame and the new market is a bit too pricey. We preferred the down at heel old market with its book and records stalls. Popped into the Grosvenor Museum but nothing really worth seeing at the momemnt - an exhibition of Roman wigs and headgear!Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643791.post-31242725812975533462023-12-03T11:08:00.005+01:002023-12-03T11:08:30.953+01:00Brrrrr! It's Snowing! 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The birdies need feeding. Hazel put out more seeds. The sun is shining on our glass danglers and made lots of rainbows!Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643791.post-57745311837399470542023-11-27T17:58:00.002+01:002023-11-27T17:58:16.104+01:00West Yorkshire Again<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Tgsumdf5IBqtwTFqk-OyCg4Ws_qY_p5qukOGBv-VCqtU5j5b4PEgcAvPikrv-PuET_CWvrIkZSHOCAWIhd36uVQEra1qkJ0F3OR5ehSoy_0Avpz60hSojC41njyAFNT9VWfNNRnc2DhNWN6iUvKHEVkBUr3oUT8Tuxf2nBV9sG381_lNSMAx/s2592/SAM_1668.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Tgsumdf5IBqtwTFqk-OyCg4Ws_qY_p5qukOGBv-VCqtU5j5b4PEgcAvPikrv-PuET_CWvrIkZSHOCAWIhd36uVQEra1qkJ0F3OR5ehSoy_0Avpz60hSojC41njyAFNT9VWfNNRnc2DhNWN6iUvKHEVkBUr3oUT8Tuxf2nBV9sG381_lNSMAx/s400/SAM_1668.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaP6YipqvWr3-jNGQJzqf3NTBQdSkJiUPj4CCtPW8LQJFVH5_2iFizE1hvf6EHRadqRFC0NlZSegdXCYsGy1QBkhPhzCtozt-uWGG5h-Vy57mCO-y_pINdR6zWBAf2hyphenhyphen6iZ_V61majRigZHT_ye4Vf0x4KajfEeM0AWYn_wJHV5cIQpBQaX-UH/s2592/SAM_1667.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaP6YipqvWr3-jNGQJzqf3NTBQdSkJiUPj4CCtPW8LQJFVH5_2iFizE1hvf6EHRadqRFC0NlZSegdXCYsGy1QBkhPhzCtozt-uWGG5h-Vy57mCO-y_pINdR6zWBAf2hyphenhyphen6iZ_V61majRigZHT_ye4Vf0x4KajfEeM0AWYn_wJHV5cIQpBQaX-UH/s400/SAM_1667.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXY7nEFaaZR2poSbPowOpX782z9dB4JmQdQckHf79FvGSMp3hQ1IBtLuJ8SJCvqFDIqhcHBmc_r8MEI4ZH1D1VnfgrxtSoA-TDbJFLX6gnXhJO1b54Smf3X7rPeTiDBMtPq-QH9D2nJCKLuKxZa9LJqvIumtvMPxTCcBWvZJR5xClTvuo99u7A/s2592/SAM_1666.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXY7nEFaaZR2poSbPowOpX782z9dB4JmQdQckHf79FvGSMp3hQ1IBtLuJ8SJCvqFDIqhcHBmc_r8MEI4ZH1D1VnfgrxtSoA-TDbJFLX6gnXhJO1b54Smf3X7rPeTiDBMtPq-QH9D2nJCKLuKxZa9LJqvIumtvMPxTCcBWvZJR5xClTvuo99u7A/s400/SAM_1666.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqo6aHeGd9lSfIDkJbtewP4g68b0zXMIN0CvcwEVK1-w3G1WuIDPr5O0gcX6B0O-RrHAuuG6xkKSeGk9mWBzL_1Ln9HHBZVOc8UPw9n-nBFGyuDWWkG9SaiDTOzJjXacBKtsV7SghTAlzXrygba8MOgZEDUnkUt7cTh0ZnYFt7U2IjtbsGqmJz/s2048/DSC07563.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqo6aHeGd9lSfIDkJbtewP4g68b0zXMIN0CvcwEVK1-w3G1WuIDPr5O0gcX6B0O-RrHAuuG6xkKSeGk9mWBzL_1Ln9HHBZVOc8UPw9n-nBFGyuDWWkG9SaiDTOzJjXacBKtsV7SghTAlzXrygba8MOgZEDUnkUt7cTh0ZnYFt7U2IjtbsGqmJz/s400/DSC07563.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr70e_WMk2vQfJ7uedTn2mMMGF-Oe3t77p47o05jqhhEqOn-7BSo66c1dxL2G6tn_jH73TGQRAzWFuPPlykk0eloPNxYX0tGqOviMSc3yR2lqr8huXFlQoRB55HBw_WpMs6M60LkzGf3MaMULDZ1Mh063kGNgI7xgvABgX78N57K0Dy42c-GqU/s2048/DSC07556.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr70e_WMk2vQfJ7uedTn2mMMGF-Oe3t77p47o05jqhhEqOn-7BSo66c1dxL2G6tn_jH73TGQRAzWFuPPlykk0eloPNxYX0tGqOviMSc3yR2lqr8huXFlQoRB55HBw_WpMs6M60LkzGf3MaMULDZ1Mh063kGNgI7xgvABgX78N57K0Dy42c-GqU/s400/DSC07556.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-mybfD1f7Yj5Vut2RQzkq9ZzIIIwerYX3S3GJVjhmVgYJmbHxOT5ljdgVh8m7qNWaaJDiQdahGnTMiNQVPZC15cF0BiDoVVrN0VFdY11z1DNVzqBzztYWPQHt3UUD4BnxZHWP7Zan2WM444dVS3DTB-N_S9wT58STR-jh8aFpLVJIZOPZ98w/s2048/DSC07557.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-mybfD1f7Yj5Vut2RQzkq9ZzIIIwerYX3S3GJVjhmVgYJmbHxOT5ljdgVh8m7qNWaaJDiQdahGnTMiNQVPZC15cF0BiDoVVrN0VFdY11z1DNVzqBzztYWPQHt3UUD4BnxZHWP7Zan2WM444dVS3DTB-N_S9wT58STR-jh8aFpLVJIZOPZ98w/s400/DSC07557.JPG"/></a></div>A bit nippy in West Yorkshire. Lovely to meet up with Archie and Meriel who came to help. Frosty morning. Lots to sort out as usual. Trying to make the walls more viewable for a survey. Piling books up - taking down shelves - etc. Filling bags of rubbish. Filled four wheelie bins. That must be over 24 so far. Piles for charity shops and the tip. Nice steamed buns in the local pub - a bit rowdy but good fun. Also excellent chinese takeaway the following evening. Nice to be home again though.Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643791.post-79609963855802832662023-11-20T11:53:00.006+01:002023-11-20T11:54:47.895+01:00Alsager Lunch<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9Dh3DCloFLXfytwOzD72hnfInJnzv0qlXIO6KfG0l62W75rcRgld3CzNyBkPXt9Yv1K5QTozRqEirdPMQ7oRDZe6zpLSvdZZuYaaPncpPlV6Q45WU0oUBFLj8DcbcYaBx-SdAJ60aCyWsvmLdhsFNDiJz75cwgzjRGM6Xj4WDzvETEv_8Clw/s2048/roman%20game.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO9Dh3DCloFLXfytwOzD72hnfInJnzv0qlXIO6KfG0l62W75rcRgld3CzNyBkPXt9Yv1K5QTozRqEirdPMQ7oRDZe6zpLSvdZZuYaaPncpPlV6Q45WU0oUBFLj8DcbcYaBx-SdAJ60aCyWsvmLdhsFNDiJz75cwgzjRGM6Xj4WDzvETEv_8Clw/s400/roman%20game.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnffBu-tJo7wMkfH3wzaTHZ7DnkhcHf9RlGgVysNLpLjeXj2eHFHwY4ckH6JrD6JNdiEN61DDckay_4gjelvY_n-ZCbE85DfM5ewoYDaH-XkX8g6zErebThWysKZVV2jgnGUScrlti58k0-OYCrSGIWQasBhSt-U5m2VN1Wc1ysb6ZHjqyChy8/s2048/stones.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnffBu-tJo7wMkfH3wzaTHZ7DnkhcHf9RlGgVysNLpLjeXj2eHFHwY4ckH6JrD6JNdiEN61DDckay_4gjelvY_n-ZCbE85DfM5ewoYDaH-XkX8g6zErebThWysKZVV2jgnGUScrlti58k0-OYCrSGIWQasBhSt-U5m2VN1Wc1ysb6ZHjqyChy8/s400/stones.JPG"/></a></div>Braved the elements to drive over to Alsager on Sunday for lunch with old friends Tone and Pene. Torrential rain and spray from other vehicles - massive puddles - plenty of Sunday drivers doing stupid things. Got there unscathed. Delicious lunch and chats. Too wet for a walk so we played a silly board game called The Roman Game - a cross between Ludo and Lacrosse? We even had some crackers to pull and party poppers to shoot over the strings that were left over from last Xmas. What fun!Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643791.post-46209161604130216392023-11-16T14:02:00.009+01:002023-11-16T14:03:48.388+01:00Nantwich<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzLthHWac9B9ZpONGCaN21u7VkD_gumQL4UsZ7709m8B3CwkELNqV0gWkloHCdWvCI0fWp48B4SIWHlZriE2vm2EtuJXXzS_fDdykFx5h41o-5VgpVo9OVU0gzXMfRydPMlsoHtuW5MLiCoi9IM5SgalNg7oP4vugTnFVQWOx7ru3gXimO5uM/s2048/DSC01231.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzLthHWac9B9ZpONGCaN21u7VkD_gumQL4UsZ7709m8B3CwkELNqV0gWkloHCdWvCI0fWp48B4SIWHlZriE2vm2EtuJXXzS_fDdykFx5h41o-5VgpVo9OVU0gzXMfRydPMlsoHtuW5MLiCoi9IM5SgalNg7oP4vugTnFVQWOx7ru3gXimO5uM/s400/DSC01231.JPG"/></a></div>Going to Nantwich is always fun and sometimes we find bargains in the many charity shops , antique fairs and the market. Today was no exception - a nice old postcard of Southend Pier (which I probably have already) for a quid in the antique fair ( £1.50 to get in) . Hazel bought a few things - most of which are secret. We parted company to do our seperate wanderings around the shops. I found a DVD of "Klute" with Donald Sutherland which I remember vaguely being good back in the day. Only £1.99 from the Oxfam shop. They do seem to have better quality films and books than most of the other charity shops. Hoping the framing man in the market would have some tin toys but most of the nice ones he was keeping for himself! This has become a bit of a running joke now - every time we go we pick something out and he says "Er, no I'm keeping that one!" He makes most of his money from framing which is just as well! Popped into the Works for some blank cards and envelopes which will be transformed miraculously into this years Xmas cards. Home via the hospice shop near Winsford. Nothing for me but Hazel bought a book to cut up for collages.Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643791.post-85951083171589805462023-11-11T14:26:00.005+01:002023-11-11T14:26:35.570+01:00Sunny Walk To Feed Swans<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXuc28dh58h5K1s-ltoyh2eO1HNnxTdPK994B5kGMqCUj2eK_zj0nLodrlkEeQ-dZwBHvMFi1flz8CJ1AkEEHLnI9INdugi3CUd4EyJ0SIL2ZKfWF-K71WnD8HSQGXbH6BAo-7hSOXfztibHU6UT8dJnfziqVR_7_kSeZxwcP6Oquc36j3qDUZ/s4320/appy.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXuc28dh58h5K1s-ltoyh2eO1HNnxTdPK994B5kGMqCUj2eK_zj0nLodrlkEeQ-dZwBHvMFi1flz8CJ1AkEEHLnI9INdugi3CUd4EyJ0SIL2ZKfWF-K71WnD8HSQGXbH6BAo-7hSOXfztibHU6UT8dJnfziqVR_7_kSeZxwcP6Oquc36j3qDUZ/s400/appy.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUb78aeouqXq0r09iewwdffYvtZxaDxJRlcyK2wPn8XPzOUc3esBE4lE5WONNgrEzAMvOj6MxqCUBco1QlRFWbEDVW-wrLtIH3erYLOMFEw5aaGpIhRFqGUZ_ucNzK3DeTPOqWrewS_rv8UIcerWjDRH2UpQV5n2oU83PU7SJqpWwbO9nTRzJZ/s1984/gsate%20app.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="1984" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUb78aeouqXq0r09iewwdffYvtZxaDxJRlcyK2wPn8XPzOUc3esBE4lE5WONNgrEzAMvOj6MxqCUBco1QlRFWbEDVW-wrLtIH3erYLOMFEw5aaGpIhRFqGUZ_ucNzK3DeTPOqWrewS_rv8UIcerWjDRH2UpQV5n2oU83PU7SJqpWwbO9nTRzJZ/s400/gsate%20app.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqQ8DvYOFXsfsASRaYEyAZoZ15c6s_zK65ePImcIasouMGvSZMp7eudWowmSMYF2pfafzCNLmZqSKsdf_RvuHVNj9c20ViTB1b8HcHBA4RLgq9TXMDuYw9RwzH98gznyy4bV80ERV6V8dLQTikT1Q7VoKj7JHoQ1zhTuV4n4QFeceYAs_1eab/s1984/walk%20to%20corn.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="1984" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqQ8DvYOFXsfsASRaYEyAZoZ15c6s_zK65ePImcIasouMGvSZMp7eudWowmSMYF2pfafzCNLmZqSKsdf_RvuHVNj9c20ViTB1b8HcHBA4RLgq9TXMDuYw9RwzH98gznyy4bV80ERV6V8dLQTikT1Q7VoKj7JHoQ1zhTuV4n4QFeceYAs_1eab/s400/walk%20to%20corn.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAZ248olG7_FmXQqv2r8HIuTFr97nqqM8d2rfzF9QhekJmCZJSmtwDNCv4SWanQp73ePt-VrLvN3Z7eZ2h9cteWGR4-FHxRW_5gB3nbnkK-cq0mEZ5HvomDF3B_DUaKWMuALR9saoAfNdjiJoL-YWjtSQaJRKD9L7ykJxmUEnGXAHHH-axZXI/s2592/swan%20feed.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1944" data-original-width="2592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNAZ248olG7_FmXQqv2r8HIuTFr97nqqM8d2rfzF9QhekJmCZJSmtwDNCv4SWanQp73ePt-VrLvN3Z7eZ2h9cteWGR4-FHxRW_5gB3nbnkK-cq0mEZ5HvomDF3B_DUaKWMuALR9saoAfNdjiJoL-YWjtSQaJRKD9L7ykJxmUEnGXAHHH-axZXI/s400/swan%20feed.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Wmvqz01e2AMcPX6Fcci65Gw75YbQqjghCSrIgn67RAtFrsV2uB5VV0CAK7HFYukQw_0uY2VXIUO2ZMeNF4MZtdZpLQSfKClleUidRJHB9PsZvz1frwkn9XdN0Vg5vZwSHKnrLK_uThtgYFHn3EtRQLnUHC4wlPDa0Tn2MxofOMNneL22B_9-/s1958/swan%20pano.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="1958" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Wmvqz01e2AMcPX6Fcci65Gw75YbQqjghCSrIgn67RAtFrsV2uB5VV0CAK7HFYukQw_0uY2VXIUO2ZMeNF4MZtdZpLQSfKClleUidRJHB9PsZvz1frwkn9XdN0Vg5vZwSHKnrLK_uThtgYFHn3EtRQLnUHC4wlPDa0Tn2MxofOMNneL22B_9-/s400/swan%20pano.JPG"/></a></div>Sunny morning walk to the community orchard and the fishy ponds near the River Dane. An old chap with a dog was sitting in the orchard on the bench. He said he likes to come and enjoy the quiet and fresh air. We do too we said. He said his dogs name was Digger but mostly called Swampdog as he liked to jump in the river after ducks. Lots of geese flying over - heading South. Swans looked healthy and enjoyed the bread we took along . Tried out some apps on this new Samsung phone.Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643791.post-50901372014435805822023-11-10T19:03:00.005+01:002023-11-10T19:03:33.897+01:00Rod's Secret Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcoJ5Qv3hZn7Bn9O1gulIUA-BpPWsYuYeIMGnxxK5tm3HriHtJ5lV28FmSLIeDHVsnNKXqWQQ36_mtQueUiSUsOeAtOhKseyYOkox4O9OuJ2E1bggprkV_I5fowPkXu9Lw6iiEEDJyNPQA0mwaBmLUFuQCCxWdhvN651uefjXZjOuVXDu38Q7/s2048/gin.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikcoJ5Qv3hZn7Bn9O1gulIUA-BpPWsYuYeIMGnxxK5tm3HriHtJ5lV28FmSLIeDHVsnNKXqWQQ36_mtQueUiSUsOeAtOhKseyYOkox4O9OuJ2E1bggprkV_I5fowPkXu9Lw6iiEEDJyNPQA0mwaBmLUFuQCCxWdhvN651uefjXZjOuVXDu38Q7/s400/gin.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElEQiqmhl75UIBpPp6IptGgpKjXih5qLZPqaDf2ujbK5rXlx1Oy0Zwb9fKDy7_084ekXLcxdElPOs18GNGHqQX7YBVJvizlSUUJjC6okeb4MqIdkgRXbI2IjeFrHhpLuQ-twXI18P60lRb2ByWNYcLrbKZXHYEFLUi9nyzNBYLFNu7isRBo3Q/s2048/mikes%20wine.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElEQiqmhl75UIBpPp6IptGgpKjXih5qLZPqaDf2ujbK5rXlx1Oy0Zwb9fKDy7_084ekXLcxdElPOs18GNGHqQX7YBVJvizlSUUJjC6okeb4MqIdkgRXbI2IjeFrHhpLuQ-twXI18P60lRb2ByWNYcLrbKZXHYEFLUi9nyzNBYLFNu7isRBo3Q/s400/mikes%20wine.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbps7cuIlVN7PBCfGc_sqMSMu1AuQKbOTWZ_v-4sq5f-diT7KnfYNAUJ0h4EXMmrwKbsJ1ncpIiew_MOrYGZIwWxvEiqn-lmnF8zJtqpIjA5GogzPHah6XsGi_d3CVBIZvLkvtn0QJy67tJF5igMT-a33qwXUKr7XrBRTG9FtgNtva9C69PFR/s2048/rons%20farden.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbps7cuIlVN7PBCfGc_sqMSMu1AuQKbOTWZ_v-4sq5f-diT7KnfYNAUJ0h4EXMmrwKbsJ1ncpIiew_MOrYGZIwWxvEiqn-lmnF8zJtqpIjA5GogzPHah6XsGi_d3CVBIZvLkvtn0QJy67tJF5igMT-a33qwXUKr7XrBRTG9FtgNtva9C69PFR/s400/rons%20farden.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQgXfQQpvATTU6ZizuTiTG_eS2ILSuK7tHWDtwbX5PnQEC_eV8VOFb6w4sV3VsKTv9_lUk8v4Y6yXQgB6SXRqZ1HDShMP3wegMQvbHoZ2eUhTnVj7dLEJOxQ0dSSHJEscLXLkYsbaNfSORhXOdKAyX012RFHW6aw12yNM_ycHnPJ2UpgjgkCS/s2048/rons%20mirror.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPQgXfQQpvATTU6ZizuTiTG_eS2ILSuK7tHWDtwbX5PnQEC_eV8VOFb6w4sV3VsKTv9_lUk8v4Y6yXQgB6SXRqZ1HDShMP3wegMQvbHoZ2eUhTnVj7dLEJOxQ0dSSHJEscLXLkYsbaNfSORhXOdKAyX012RFHW6aw12yNM_ycHnPJ2UpgjgkCS/s400/rons%20mirror.JPG"/></a></div>After dropping off some donations to the hospice and cancer charity shops we popped over to Rod's Secret Garden to see Mike syphon the wine and gin mix we made a month ago into small bottles to distribute to those who took part. Had a few sips of the fermented brew which was very tasty and those who tried it seemed very pleased and a little tipsy! Hazel had a tiny sip as she was driving. Wine tends to go straight to her head so very wise move! Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643791.post-78161875383367477052023-11-10T09:44:00.002+01:002023-11-10T09:44:24.553+01:00Abbeywood Gardens<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZD8B0tr09q9u6A9TipyuJJn19AcnkHzdQ1fSjjFe0OZxZ8qzNMsUJ0FgLGcI_7Mjf9a6HboMKLcxUH4iVeFwxofej0Al7oaPMIRNsVSy3r066KJ-dJtAbiZC2hbqCcX3TRzKGJaa1x2QyPBV4KV9iof1UkJtGN8dVSuNL3-VW84NGOOUBaTQo/s2048/grassy.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZD8B0tr09q9u6A9TipyuJJn19AcnkHzdQ1fSjjFe0OZxZ8qzNMsUJ0FgLGcI_7Mjf9a6HboMKLcxUH4iVeFwxofej0Al7oaPMIRNsVSy3r066KJ-dJtAbiZC2hbqCcX3TRzKGJaa1x2QyPBV4KV9iof1UkJtGN8dVSuNL3-VW84NGOOUBaTQo/s400/grassy.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0e1FZw2mfz4LclIlL5sWUGkmOMqq8LBCt4BoCkzxxqsGC30ogDFSnriLZ3oQUcvb1fI-uM7CDxNlyQxtS3uQtJklqqRRfE7Ro2XfgaQ-lbgkVwJ63BpvK4Bt3TlsAE_XombWwT7hBekhdy4L1EBxAAO0qbdWmggI2enYhYv4sq0BXjPQB8qY/s2048/wabbits.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0e1FZw2mfz4LclIlL5sWUGkmOMqq8LBCt4BoCkzxxqsGC30ogDFSnriLZ3oQUcvb1fI-uM7CDxNlyQxtS3uQtJklqqRRfE7Ro2XfgaQ-lbgkVwJ63BpvK4Bt3TlsAE_XombWwT7hBekhdy4L1EBxAAO0qbdWmggI2enYhYv4sq0BXjPQB8qY/s400/wabbits.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Kltc56m7etGzucsnXsO510FHdv1vwQr0UP17K50lCEGsOEtarTZEf5V9S6hd3sy7FcPclpaIojZn4i7WdiNDy96bI8_qiO14oTXgnBvuC01DbmfEFib24DWIfhWRN5KsLHsDO5SUHzIjZYbiO_GI1xt4Iq4AbO1JEjjKrhHHTXkB7aljSPE1/s2048/grassy%20arse.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Kltc56m7etGzucsnXsO510FHdv1vwQr0UP17K50lCEGsOEtarTZEf5V9S6hd3sy7FcPclpaIojZn4i7WdiNDy96bI8_qiO14oTXgnBvuC01DbmfEFib24DWIfhWRN5KsLHsDO5SUHzIjZYbiO_GI1xt4Iq4AbO1JEjjKrhHHTXkB7aljSPE1/s400/grassy%20arse.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZvbhS3XQ6jMw6kZWk7qdJ6X3dK6a9tadW3tinOTuY3VSOWh0sTaetqIQf79f70jIdJoElm5A2duVPjsGfl9AV58Ypu0gRI3V9wy8aI3MafwqnhRKMPV4eSBvCeXBaH-V-zKWDxIJfvxkPBdQpaZk3OTKETq43FGvB5Q4fB3OL5qJ_xpMg21c/s2048/green%20gardens.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZvbhS3XQ6jMw6kZWk7qdJ6X3dK6a9tadW3tinOTuY3VSOWh0sTaetqIQf79f70jIdJoElm5A2duVPjsGfl9AV58Ypu0gRI3V9wy8aI3MafwqnhRKMPV4eSBvCeXBaH-V-zKWDxIJfvxkPBdQpaZk3OTKETq43FGvB5Q4fB3OL5qJ_xpMg21c/s400/green%20gardens.JPG"/></a></div>Pleasant wander around the Abbeywood Gardens which are free to get in at the moment just for November and December. Not really much to see but tons of geese flying over and some sheep, chickens and ducks to talk to. Nice de-caff coffee in the friendly cafe when the weather took a turn for the worst. sat by a roaring log fire on a very comfy leather sofa. Afterwards a quick look round the antique emporiums at Blakemere. No bargains to be had. Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7643791.post-32082916538868977582023-11-07T14:43:00.003+01:002023-11-07T14:43:42.167+01:0040th Anniversary Trip To Marsden<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip88chDbPih3-d0wnvU9A0_KMY-q0mfHWqYV1nGLOOZqDqzugSS3nZqx5lRvkMI2-V6hikFzRuIn6uassT4NMHLg6KFEyy_oM3XdNLQBpeyX9rih9vxLwn-KTTFhCavRvxfu7eOX1-8LFsUelOhJiEZq84wb572tYNkStVxiFKmqGdxK6d9Sko/s1782/40tha%20nni.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="1782" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip88chDbPih3-d0wnvU9A0_KMY-q0mfHWqYV1nGLOOZqDqzugSS3nZqx5lRvkMI2-V6hikFzRuIn6uassT4NMHLg6KFEyy_oM3XdNLQBpeyX9rih9vxLwn-KTTFhCavRvxfu7eOX1-8LFsUelOhJiEZq84wb572tYNkStVxiFKmqGdxK6d9Sko/s400/40tha%20nni.jpg"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FZQcv_rl04i1-RnVToT2hVtNLH1XbjFyUTjodHQnw5gCZNS418XxsteL8Z3lu1bkDRtAKo2JZfu8crc5ys5As1-YuLrVrpUG38ntQsbGMV92QPFsQ1PeLhVapvWOr2IbMQQWA5-iD39MfT18RBtSh1GUbhbk-WIiBJfvpzL5tbL4N73ss42K/s1446/fly%20boy.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="1446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FZQcv_rl04i1-RnVToT2hVtNLH1XbjFyUTjodHQnw5gCZNS418XxsteL8Z3lu1bkDRtAKo2JZfu8crc5ys5As1-YuLrVrpUG38ntQsbGMV92QPFsQ1PeLhVapvWOr2IbMQQWA5-iD39MfT18RBtSh1GUbhbk-WIiBJfvpzL5tbL4N73ss42K/s400/fly%20boy.jpg"/></a></div>Gosh - time flies when you are having fun! 40 years ago was our first date at a bonfire party in Alsager where Hazel wasa student doing her degree at MMU. Here we are all these years later. Here are the collaged cards we made each other. You can see we are well matched - both nutty as fruitcakes! Shame it rained most of the time. We did find time to go for a nice meal at resturant in Marsden. More sorting to do at Dave and Mo's. Will it ever end? Still tons of magazines and books to find homes for. Found two old digital cameras to play with. Test shots -<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj36xJ7Q5ZdgljRh0ivFcFa92fVNh13ai93zmL8OCQr-GyCWJORRbHljO_KNS32oNT_ol-rZhOBFImw3KG7OxXm9eYL3d2vk0__ZLFLn7Akyw2IfL-9-1Nd_BU9AL-oSotq1zSqSKfMBmOF0X8lEKwBvx8Gkf-dL3JwsWt-SNmDRO96ujETBr_j/s2048/clock.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" height="400" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj36xJ7Q5ZdgljRh0ivFcFa92fVNh13ai93zmL8OCQr-GyCWJORRbHljO_KNS32oNT_ol-rZhOBFImw3KG7OxXm9eYL3d2vk0__ZLFLn7Akyw2IfL-9-1Nd_BU9AL-oSotq1zSqSKfMBmOF0X8lEKwBvx8Gkf-dL3JwsWt-SNmDRO96ujETBr_j/s400/clock.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0aon6RzTDp8ao_M3n47sFhWc7lowhnA1l2qTwkkQMkvgu4GzzO6s-56Zt6r7UBq3BWZO-HO2aAwhoWOOMBom08LRlotKQAsbiA4H5F8d0gDR7_YC8BIgYZYkKE8wdgTdvf9ZahC9jUxD1fMxkkjNw2RpaIWd-tdNCSYz5LJQN2EY2UUMdVNpQ/s4320/indoors.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="3240" data-original-width="4320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0aon6RzTDp8ao_M3n47sFhWc7lowhnA1l2qTwkkQMkvgu4GzzO6s-56Zt6r7UBq3BWZO-HO2aAwhoWOOMBom08LRlotKQAsbiA4H5F8d0gDR7_YC8BIgYZYkKE8wdgTdvf9ZahC9jUxD1fMxkkjNw2RpaIWd-tdNCSYz5LJQN2EY2UUMdVNpQ/s400/indoors.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHNZvTJm6Expe9dymsgdcp5cmCgZj42R4aj095WY_dFHWXFKB1kYk8HZ_8_o8ZNxr6ILm2OQZ9YvT7VvnCIxz4RTVyvEp2Yhowki9fpa-zgS7QugJTwC64oXOxkvw-mGyE1v8J12O2kbuZpGZjv345c6cY9IA3l9C8FUtn-snDX57GGt8sMlFM/s1578/sprinkler.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="1578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHNZvTJm6Expe9dymsgdcp5cmCgZj42R4aj095WY_dFHWXFKB1kYk8HZ_8_o8ZNxr6ILm2OQZ9YvT7VvnCIxz4RTVyvEp2Yhowki9fpa-zgS7QugJTwC64oXOxkvw-mGyE1v8J12O2kbuZpGZjv345c6cY9IA3l9C8FUtn-snDX57GGt8sMlFM/s400/sprinkler.JPG"/></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgHDBflaGy3ddMi9okfiKB1TC7gjyb52SWK6Ec-jWJOQIHbXB07O2ihdkIISTwIasFUOgDP9VAlG_A-RPcV0GVGmIwSbdANx2-TLcJntOnqCJMXG3femYsgnaDcmufy1Yso4wRcmpN1UD2KqfOJEN_SFerPYkapBZwFoG8iHnVfUM5LVEYHzn/s2048/toys.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="400" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgHDBflaGy3ddMi9okfiKB1TC7gjyb52SWK6Ec-jWJOQIHbXB07O2ihdkIISTwIasFUOgDP9VAlG_A-RPcV0GVGmIwSbdANx2-TLcJntOnqCJMXG3femYsgnaDcmufy1Yso4wRcmpN1UD2KqfOJEN_SFerPYkapBZwFoG8iHnVfUM5LVEYHzn/s400/toys.JPG"/></a></div>Wastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.com0