... Taken in a lot of new environments since I last posted on this blog. My year starts from the 22nd December now. It started with travelling to spend the festive period up the North West of England with our daughter. We both enjoyed the change.
It was a lot to cope with, what with the train connections, the underground travelling through the city of London. Then it was dealing with all the newness of exploring further afield from their cosy home, when I arrived at my destination, with the most beautifully chosen real tree, donated by the father of one of the housemates. It was an incredibly pretty one.
We travelled locally and further afield to see the Mersey to blow out the cobwebs of my stresses, doing, seeing, and so much more with the innuendos, humour that our missing loved one was known for ... And taking in ....
- Llamas
- Sheep
- Cattle
- Fields
- Canals
- Locks
- Barges
- Boats
- Ships
- Quays
- Docks
- Villages
- Towns
- Cities
- County crossing as near borders just like this town
- Soil colours quite vibrant in places
- Where the boyfriend came from
- His knowledge of the area
- Industrial areas
- Bottle kilns
- Maritime museum
- An Irish breakfast in a Irish pub with a Guiness for medical purposes
- Another pub this time a soft drink
- Did not get to play Pool or the Cinema as time issues with daughter studies deadlines and lesson plans for next batch of placements ...
- Uneven pavements ... A bit of a nightmare for more sight problems of boyfriend as would my late Dad have found
- Litter ... I am lucky to live near the little hut of our local pavement sweeper
- Dereliction
- Architure
- The six towns that split from one outdoing each other in their town halls
- Indoor markets
- Christmas Day spent with the foster family by a roaring fire and in a cosy kitchen
- Meeting locals
- Hey up Duck and other phrases
- Enjoyed the friendliness accents and local food in cafes and about
- Lots of seasonal hot chocolate coffees and herbal teas at home and in coffee shops
- We did not indulge in rich seasonal food ... It was simple and just right
- Knitting
- Cooking tips
- Home Crafts
- Photos
- Care history
- Art portfolio
- Meeting friends and family locally here
- Social contact and interaction
- Various Christmas tree designs in individual towns
- Festive decor ... Beautiful lights up there
- Hyper stores environments
- Shops of the individual kind to chain stores that is a familiar site across the country
- Second hand shops of the old fashioned kind
- Lakes
- Ski slopes
- BMX track
- Parks
- Wooded ways
- Refuse bottle and compost collections
- So many churches in Kidsgrove ... More than both here and maybe my Kernow town
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