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More Beatrix Potter

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April 6th 2010
Geo: 54.3568, -3.03676Steven and the kids headed off on foot from the cottage this morning, to explore the roman fort down near the Waterside (about 10 minutes away). Apparently, there is not a lot left, but plenty of imagination and room to run and make noise made it a wonderful place, even with the rain!Well, it wouldn't be the Lake District without Beatrix Potter, would it? So we head ... 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