Just before she turned into a pumpkin

Lake District, England: December 2009

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December 21st 2009
The drive up to the Lake District was initially very lovely, with fine weather and clear roads. However we ended up driving into worse and worse conditions the closer we got to Keswick, this culminated in driving through a heavy snow storm at about 10 mph! When we got to within a few miles of town we finally drove out of the snow and arrived in the newly white town of Keswick just after dark. We s ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more