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Everyday Objects: Post Boxes
One of the photography projects on my 101 List is an everyday objects series. The idea was to pick something that I would see around the neighbourhood (or when travelling)…
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Wales Day 5: Llyn Peninsula
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Tuesday May 6th 2025 Today we were exploring the Llyn Peninsula which juts out on the west side of North Wales. Our first stop was a hike that promised awesome…
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Wales Day 4: Lon Las Ogwen Railtrail, LLanddwyn Island, Holyhead, Menai Bridge
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Monday May 5th 2025 We started our day with a long run along the Lon Las Ogwen Railtrail. The railway was originally built to transport slate from Penhryn Quarry to…
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Wales Day 3: Penrhyn Quarry, Caernarfon
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Sunday May 4th 2025 In my previous post I mentioned the Richard Pennant (Lord Penrhyn) who made his money through slave plantations in Jamaica. He and his descendants then made…
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Wales Day 2: Penrhyn Parkrun, Bryn Celli Ddu, Beaumaris Castle
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Saturday May 3rd 2025 This morning we started our day at Penrhyn Castle for the Parkrun. The castle was constructed in Neo-Norman style in the 19th century. The money for…
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Recent Fails
I think I mentioned that G dumped me in it last month by letting it be known that I could play keys. I did music performance (Electronic Organ) for a…
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Wales Day 1: Yr Wyddfa (Mount Snowdon)
I’m picking up the daily recaps from our trip to the UK. Friday May 2nd 2025 Hiking Mount Snowdon was a must do for us while we were in Wales,…
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Books: June 2025
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Happiness Falls – Angie Kim From Storygraph: Mia, the irreverent, hyperanalytical twenty-year-old daughter, has an explanation for everything—which is why she isn’t initially concerned when her father and younger brother…
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Melbourne to Queensland Roadtrip 2025
We are on the road again, heading up to Noosa for an extended stay, but first we had to drive up. The drive is two days worth (about 2000 km).…
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Books: April and May 2025
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Just catching up on posting my reads for the year. The Reckoning (The Welsh Princes) by Sharon Penman From Storygraph: His father’s words haunt Llewelyn ap Gruffydd, Prince of Wales,…
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