Happy Christmas Everyone
- Rob Houghton
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Re: Happy Christmas Everyone
Happy Christmas one and all!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Re: Happy Christmas Everyone
Happy Christmas everyone. Hope you are having (or have had by the time you read this) a lovely day.
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- Chrissie777
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Re: Happy Christmas Everyone
We indeed had a lovely afternoon at church yesterday and still have more ahead of us today visiting my son-in-law & family .
Chrissie
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"For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake."
Alfred Hitchcock
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"For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake."
Alfred Hitchcock
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Re: Happy Christmas Everyone
Happy Christmas folks!
With the 'rent's here and attacked the Turkey and Christmas Pudding!
With the 'rent's here and attacked the Turkey and Christmas Pudding!
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Merry Christmas, Joanne, and Viv.
Joanne, I hope the Turkey and pudding, didn't suffer any injuries.
Joanne, I hope the Turkey and pudding, didn't suffer any injuries.
- Lucky Star
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Re: Happy Christmas Everyone
Nice quiet family day for us. Hope everyone is able to relax for the evening now.
"What a lot of trouble one avoids if one refuses to have anything to do with the common herd. To have no job, to devote ones life to literature, is the most wonderful thing in the world. - Cicero
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Re: Happy Christmas Everyone
Hope everyone has had a wonderful Christmas!
I was just reading the news online this morning and came across something lovely — beautiful photos of the National Trust's selection of their best festive walks: The 12 Walks of Christmas
Couldn't help noticing that Corfe Castle is among them — with the inevitable remark that it's "thought to have been the inspiration" for Enid Blyton's Kirrin Castle! But hey, any positive mention of Enid's name is good to see.
Here are further details of the walks on the National Trust's website for anyone who's interested. I'd love to go on some of them, but most of them aren't within easy reach of where I live. But I could always earmark them for future trips...
I was just reading the news online this morning and came across something lovely — beautiful photos of the National Trust's selection of their best festive walks: The 12 Walks of Christmas
Couldn't help noticing that Corfe Castle is among them — with the inevitable remark that it's "thought to have been the inspiration" for Enid Blyton's Kirrin Castle! But hey, any positive mention of Enid's name is good to see.
Here are further details of the walks on the National Trust's website for anyone who's interested. I'd love to go on some of them, but most of them aren't within easy reach of where I live. But I could always earmark them for future trips...
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
- Chrissie777
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Great walks, Courtenay. Thank you for the link!Courtenay wrote:Here are further details of the walks on the National Trust's website for anyone who's interested. I'd love to go on some of them, but most of them aren't within easy reach of where I live. But I could always earmark them for future trips...
Chrissie
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"For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake."
Alfred Hitchcock
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"For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake."
Alfred Hitchcock
- John Pickup
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Re: Happy Christmas Everyone
I've walked around Lyme Park, Derwentwater, Mam Tor and Corfe Castle but my favourite of these is Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden near Ripon. The view from the water garden with the Abbey in the background is stunning, particularly in Autumn when the leaves on the trees turn gold, red and brown and are reflected in the water.
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- Wayne Pyer
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Happy Christmas everyone. Sorry it's late. PC playing up.
Wayne, living in an Enid Blyton world.
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Oh yes! A great description of Fountains Abbey, John! It is definitely a stunning place. I've only been once, but it left a lasting impression on me.John Pickup wrote:I've walked around Lyme Park, Derwentwater, Mam Tor and Corfe Castle but my favourite of these is Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden near Ripon. The view from the water garden with the Abbey in the background is stunning, particularly in Autumn when the leaves on the trees turn gold, red and brown and are reflected in the water.
Interestingly, the ruined Abbey appears extensively in 'OMD's Maid of Orleans (Joan of Arc)' music video!