Posted in Away Days, Devon, Education, History, Photography, Summer, Thoughts, Travel, Villages, dyslexia on August 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
This plaque on the door of Sherford parish church, Sherford, Devon caught my eye
Maybe they didn’t think electricity was here to stay, or perhaps it was just for reasons of economy.
That they inserted the electric light bulb into the original oil lamps. Or just possibly it might have been, that having lived through [...]
Posted in Away Days, Devon, Education, History, Photography, Summer, Thoughts, Travel on August 18, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The Cookworthy Museum in Kingsbridge, Devon like most small market town museums is some what eclectic, that is not intended as a criticism, it’s just they always feel like a bit of a root around in your grannies attic, you are never sure what you will find next.
My first surprise was the building its [...]
Posted in Away Days, Education, Environment, Flora and Fauna, Insects, Landscape, Nature, Photography, Summer, Thoughts, Travel, Weather, Wildlife, World on August 14, 2009 | 14 Comments »
I’ve mentioned before, how I wanted to visit the Eden Project; well at last, I made it.
I loved it, it’s stunning; if you are not aware of the Eden Project it is an educational trust, that in a nut shell is all about, people, plants and the planet
it’s theatrical
fun
Vivid
visionary.
Green
Creative
Growing
All in a disused china clay pit, [...]
Posted in Away Days, Derbyshire, Devon, Education, Environment, Field studies, Insects, Nature, Photography, Thoughts, Travel on August 11, 2009 | 19 Comments »
I’ve met some interesting people on this holiday, from the gentleman giving away lettuce, by the yard; to the fastidious Technicolor workman, so I was intrigued to see a man just outside the door of our holiday let who appeared to be making a detailed drawing of a road cone, curious I had to take [...]
Posted in Crack a Smile, Education, Family, Food, Garden, History, Humour, Thoughts on March 5, 2009 | 5 Comments »
My friend is growing lots of different seed potatoes, she grows all sorts of organic vegetables and she keeps bees (I’m hoping one day to pluck up courage and go and photograph them, truth be told I am rather nervous of bees and wasps, I don’t have a very good reaction to insect stings.)
Seeing [...]
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