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Ready for off... from thehomelyyear ^Pro 40 days old

on the Churnet Valley Railway. The three little ones we took really enjoyed this train journey - but probably not quite as much as us slightly older ...

Making friends from thehomelyyear ^Pro 57 days old

Sam was very pleased to see next door's cat and cat seemed to like all the attention. I can only agree with Sam's observation, 'Ah, cute!'

A change in the season from thehomelyyear ^Pro 76 days old

Very reluctantly, we're making preparations for cooler evenings. These logs should help. The fire's lit and they're burning well.

Mmm...chocolate from thehomelyyear ^Pro 95 days old

For everyone who loves chocolate, (and who doesn't!) just feast your eyes on these beauties. I spent quite a lot of time gazing in rapture at this ...

Happy times from thehomelyyear ^Pro 97 days old

We'd a great view of the market one night while we were away. Why do French markets seem so much more interesting than our own? (Although I do love ...

Au revoir from thehomelyyear ^Pro 116 days old

We're off on holiday tomorrow, to sunny France and so looking forward to it. The garden will have to fend for itself for a bit, but Steve and Paul ...

An impressive display from thehomelyyear ^Pro 121 days old

Like our vegetables? Not bad eh? Oh ok, you guessed, not ours, but a most wonderful display at the RHS show at Tatton Park in Cheshire. Aren't they ...

Passing on the craft from thehomelyyear ^Pro 180 days old

It's the well dressing season again; today we saw those in Monyash, a small Peak District village. It must take wonderful community spirit, not to ...

The sunny side of the street from thehomelyyear ^Pro 214 days old

One of our local towns held a Continental market this weekend it seems to be an annual event. There's always a bit of a buzz about the place when this ...

How many now? from thehomelyyear ^Pro 222 days old

Well, we're all chocolated out! Some little ones had a great time looking for eggs that appeared all around the garden. Hope you had a Happy Easter! ...