Jennifer Jones

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Jennifer Jones

A 70 something who feels that the world is her lobster, that life is worth living and that you only get one shot at it . A whole new world opened up since we bought Suzy. A different view out of the window every day and the chance to see life in all its glory. And then there is Sion our travelling companion. A knowledgeable sheep who with his Sheep Book of Facts keeps us on our toes. He and his bestest, bestest friend Woolly Mammoth search the world for latrines, roofs and manhole covers. What more could you want out of life?




Europe » United Kingdom » England » Kent March 11th 2024

"Beside the noble art of getting things done , there is a noble art of leaving things undone." Lin Yutang The plan had been to visit a different town with different shops and places to see . Ticked the box. Visit a museum - done . See a castle and a cathedral . Both visited . Take in a dockyard and ships and a mighty river . Been there done it worn the T shirt. So what was left - a garden . Not just any old garden but one of the finest in England . That was the order of the day today . Tomorrow would be a stately home . More a stately house owned and lived in by one of the greatest prime ministers of the 20th century. Well that was the plan ... read more
The tower looking from the garden
the tower
The Elizabethan ranges of Sissinghurst

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Kent » Chatham March 9th 2024

Chat Ham /Chath Am - we pondered on the pronounciation of the town on the Medway. Of course it is Chat Ham we said . But being Welsh the th could be pronounced slightly differently . Did a Man of Kent say it one way and a Kentish man the other ? That was the chat over a large meal in the restaurant attached to the Premier Inn. A meal of fish and chips and a steak and ale pie for me. Sadly no brocolli and I was looking forward to that . A pudding rounded it off . A large glass , scoop of ice cream , Cadburys buttons , lots of cream and a dousing of chocolate sauce . We slept well . For a Premier Inn it was quiet , the bed hard ... read more
a room full of models - all as intricate as this one
Museums full of ships artifacts - memory of sail
Figureheads saved from destruction

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Kent » Rochester March 8th 2024

So when is a city not a city? An old definition of a city was a place with a cathedral . The more modern definition is a place with a sizeable population . Not historical but more around the way our country is growing in population . What were once towns can now be designated a city if the monarch allows it . Our own town Wrexham was moved to city status last year . The largest town in North Wales it more than deserved the honour but it was not well liked by many in the town . Many harked back to the market status of the town . The markets had gone years ago . They harked on about the Wrexham of the past with the shops full . Again long gone. The cry ... read more
The bread oven/embers bin
The Old Bridge
The council chamber

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Kent » Rochester March 6th 2024

200 steps and not a mention of health and safety . 200 steps in total darkness. 200 steps rising from the depths of the donjon to the open roof . I think I prefer the French word rather than our word - a keep. 200 very narrow steps cantilevered and well worn . A small rope for a handrail . We were still annoyed with the volunteer in the cathedral who complained to Glenn about standing on two steps and just glared at me for the climbing the lot for a view in the Quire . No I had not seen the sign . Perhaps it was there to stop the likes of you and me - those who had not paid for a guided tour from seeing the quire . It rankled . It annoyed ... read more
Inside the donjon
Romanesque everywhere
The walls and the Medway

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Kent » Rochester March 4th 2024

The alarm pinged off at just before 6. We were off to Kent for a few days. A much needed break away from the usual day to day routine . In the darkness I tore off the calendar thought for the day. I had been stuck with a run of repeats thoughts from previous years but today gave me a much needed boost . " Today is your own" " Tomorrow perchance may never come" A bit morbid for a thought but extremely true . We have kept putting off trips since selling Gabby but today was one the first we forced ourselves to organise . Organising had not been easy . We had to choose days that fitted in between football matches . Places to visit had to be open. Car parking had to be ... read more
One of the doorways
an early medieval manuscript
a 12th century tomb - one of the first Norman bishops

Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Wrexham March 1st 2024

" Do you decide to observe ?" "Or do you merely observe ?" I hate philosophy . Always struggled with the moral arguement of free will and determination . Always had a problem who to throw out of the boat when there were too many passengers . But somehow this morning I found myself thinking more deeply than usual on the thought for the day which was clearly a debate two philosophers would dearly love to have . Because of this quotation on observation - who decides to observe , why we do it and how we explain it brought me to the underground depths of a city centre car park . I had passed it by many times . It was never one of those car parks I ever used . In fact I probably ... read more
how easy it is to brighten up a dark corner
Deadpool
The dark car park with no cars

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Shropshire » Clun February 15th 2024

"If you miss the present moment you miss your appointment with life " Thich Nhat Hanh . That was the thought for this morning . The sun was shining . It was a lovely Spring Day . Very unlike a February day . Global warming was causing a mini heatwave in some parts of the world . Our little part of the world was having temperatures up in the 18's . Unheard of this time of year . The spring flowers are being fooled by the warmer weather . It was though a good day to be out and about . The sort of day you think let's go out and do something . The biggest problem as always was where to go. The plan - a trip out in the car with no name to ... read more
The tiny bridge over the River Clun
The town hall /museum
There is a castle up there

Europe » United Kingdom » England » Cheshire » Ellesmere Port February 3rd 2024

When you live in the same place for a while it is hard sometimes to think of places to visit . You find you have done them all. Sometimes more than once . The choice of places to look at diminishes over time or the distance between each becomes too great for a day trip out. There is something to be said for moving home on a regular basis . Perusing the local maps doesn't always give you new ideas. Trawling through the internet draws blanks . Sometimes I find somewhere we have not been to but it is either too far to drive to or the weather puts us off . February is an inclement month . We can expect frosty nights or exceptionally mild ones . We may get high winds or torrential rain. ... read more
Old barges in the wharf
Yes that is Liverpool in the distance
on the slipway

Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Isle of Anglesey » Beaumaris January 29th 2024

If you are going to go anywhere you might as well try to build in a few things to the trip to make it worthwhile . We drove back down the narrow toll road arriving back at the parking near to the toll booth. The rather large young lad was out again. In between catching motorists and charging them to drive the toll road he was talking to what must have been locals . I did not envy his job sitting on a cold day in a shed . It could be miserable, wet and lonely . He would need to see three cars an hour to make up his hourly wage . I doubted he would see many through the day in the middle of winter . We parked up and headed for the medieval ... read more
Loosely you could call these steps
Pigeon nesting holes
Penmon Church

Europe » United Kingdom » Wales » Isle of Anglesey » Beaumaris January 26th 2024

The car with no name needed a trip out . We had tried earlier in the week to get over to Anglesey. Ynys Mon - a smallish island about one hour and forty five minutes drive from home. The home known as the mother of Wales and home to the Druids pushed back over the years. But that was thousands of years ago. The A55 North Wales Expressway runs from near where we live and we can join just south of Chester and travel right along the coast with the Irish Sea to one side and pretty welsh villages and towns to the other . There is always a lot of traffic on the Expressway as it runs from east to west taking traffic from and to the port of Holyhead and then on to or ... read more
Trinity House cottages
How true
Beaumaris




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