BeenThere-DoneThat Blog

A blog about life and travel in Great Britain

Browsing Posts published in July, 2008

Time and Space

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Yesterday we went to St. Peter's Chapel at Bradwell-on-Sea again. The chapel has been there a long time – about 1300 years (give or take a few days either way.  ) and it's so peaceful out there. I say 'out there' as one has to drive about 2 miles out of Bradwell village on a [...]

Mud and Lavender

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Last Sunday was the annual open day of the Lightship ‘Trinity’ at Tollesbury and it was also sunny. We went last year and quite enjoyed it so we thought we’d do it again. ‘Trinity’ is anchored at the edge of a channel through the salt marshes so that when the tide is out it is [...]

… but I’m still trying. The Blog software has been updated and with it comes a new look although the content is still rubbish of course. I rather like the new look and especially the picture of Stonehenge – which I’m sorry to say isn’t one of mine. Hopefully everything will run smoothly. Do let [...]

Can the world survive this?

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I have just bought a new pair of walking trousers which were delivered today. ‘So what?’ I hear you say. These are double zip-off trousers where detaching the bottom section gives a leg length which reaches down about half-way between ankle and knee but detaching the next section converts them to shorts. What on earth [...]

Big Sky – Small Fry

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Another lovely day yesterday saw us arrive at the free car park in Dedham where we intended to walk around the area where John Constable used to paint. A short walk from the car park brought us here. Just above the cattle you may see a horizontal line in the grass – that is the [...]

Yellow Spikes and Purple Haze

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It was such a lovely morning with a clear blue sky we thought we’d push the old legs into motion and give them a whirl. We followed a public footpath across some fields and through a wood with the sunlight streaming through the trees. Out through the other side, through a farm and, just as [...]