Blogs from Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe - page 4

This is all about the weather. COLD, and wind blowing through to the bones and SNOW on the cars from overnight. The Hotel is the best B&B we have experienced in England and would love to come back in the summer. Remember the Kildare Hotel - no doctor available.... read more

An ordinary woman. An extraordinary woman. Miss Hilda Craven was born in 1892 and lived to the age of 102. She was ruled over by seven different British monarchs, and lived through two world wars. She saw the first step into space, the development of electricity, atomic power and the digital age. While the world was turningon it's head and changing beyond recognition Hilda stayed the same. She left school at the age of 13 with one qualification – needlework – but began working immediately as a 'day girl' for the local butcher. She worked six and a half days out of seven, helping in the house and looking after the children, and was paid 1/6d a week. Her Sunday half-day was taken up with going to chapel. She worked for families in Yorkshire, Derbyshire and ... read more

Hi All, What emotions meeting our granddaughter for the first time. So beautiful and so small. We had a small gathering at my mum's house,a sort of wet the babies head. with friends and family. Great to see old friends and long lost friends and catch up. I can't believe how good the weather was either. A really sunny and hot day. Enjoy the photos. Jah Bless... read more

Didn’t even switch on my computer the whole time in Tetford. I was totally devoid of any internet signal and wifi at the house, so I’ve been totally disconnected and didn’t feel the need to turn the computer on at all. On the trip from Wales we decided to go through Bristol so Dad and Luki could check out where I’d be. We conveniently found that the car we hired had a GPS which got us everywhere through windy country roads and confusing motorways. We named the woman Penelope and thanked her when she constantly pointed out that Dad was over the speed limit. The trip to Bristol wasn’t very long, but once we got there we got quite lost amongst the busy city streets filled with cafes and small pubs. Seeing the city I absolutely ... read more

We often get quite complacent about ordinary places. Having grown up in the seaside town of Cleethorpes, I never really think about blogging wherever I go to see my family there. This time, with a new camera in hand, I thought I would give it a bit of praise. One thing which was certainly not praiseworthy was the weather! It was freezing cold and we frequently cowered away from the rain. Early may should be sunny and warm, but we had leaden skies, four degrees, threats of frost and driving horizontal rain! Not nice!! Even so, we try to get a bit of exercise as often as we can. We have our usual routes for a stroll. One of those is the seafront where we brace ourselves against the Easterly coastal breeze (or gale depending on ... read more