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I had the chance a few weeks ago to go to Temple Newsam Walled Garden with Lilly and what a beautiful place. Some really beautiful flowers especially in the greenhouse. Those that know me, know I am not horticultural, but the variety and colours of these beautiful plants blew me away. Here are some photos …

Today, 25th May I had the pleasure to travel down to London, to Camden Town to be exact, to watch the UV Girls (Lilly Jae and Fleur Chelten) play at Cyberdog. For those that don't know Cyberdog is a superstore for Rave clothing and Festival Fashions who just happen to have live DJ's play in …

Lanyon Quoit, is a dolmen, a portal tomb, which is located close to the village of Madron, near Penzance. This particular dolmen has 3 supporting legs which hold up a 5.5 metre long cap stone which is reputed to weight 12 tonnes. There are also many other neolithic stones on the site which surround Lanyon …

Close to Penzance, by the sea There's a beautiful island, just off the beach By a place called Marazion Sits an island paradise Atop which sits a Castle It does look really nice Across a causeway, access you will get And if the causeway is flooded, Catch or boat or get real wet But when …

Lilly Jae and I have just been to the National Slate Museum Llanberis, beside Lake Pandarn in Llanberis at the foot of Snowdon. This is a free museum and describes the history of slate mining in the Welsh valleys, the people, the area and how slate mining has influenced the world. The museum is made …

Its quite a while since I've been to Manchester as I have been working away a lot and also not partaking in the falling down water as much this year. After this mornings work i've been for a walk around Manchester city center and here are some of the photographs i've taken on my little …

Images and views of and from Mow Cop Village and Castle. Enjoy!

What a great event the 2023 Tatton Park Classic Car Show was. Probably the best car show I've been to this year. Massive variety of vehicles from the old, being a 92-year-old Austin 12 heavy all the way to modern supercars. There were many club stands and I was on the GCCG club stand with …

I haven't posted in a while because I've been away on holiday and one of the places I visited was Carlisle Castle. Carlisle Castle is almost in the heart of the city and if you're driving through Carlisle you cant help but drive past or see the castle. I'm not going to go into the …

Last night’s vigil in Sackville gardens was awesome. I arrived at 6:30 and there were about 300 people crowded near the monuments but people just kept coming in. In total I would say there was easily over 2000 people there, maybe close to to 2500. My friend turned up at 7:20 and she said the …

Day three of Mikki's highlands of Scotland Adventure was to John o'Groats and Dunnet head. I also went to a few other places while up here and I might write something about those on another blog. For those that don't know John o'Groats and Dunnet head are the most northerly places in Great Britain. John …

Urquhart Castle is in the Highlands of Scotland near Drumnadrochit close to Inverness and is a ruined castle that sits beside and overlooks Loch Ness. As I drove from Fort William towards Inverness I stopped to have a look around at this old castle. This medieval castle dates from the 13th to 15th century but …

Today I had the pleasure of a quick walk round the Northern quarter and the gay village in my home city of Manchester. The photos below are some of the shots I took of the street art and beautiful buildings in these area of the city. The Halloween hats are outside #Via on Canal Street

For the past 6 months i've been involved in a massive capital project for one of my clients and this has meant that since the start of 2022 I have sent over 3 months in Rhyl, living and working on site. I've had my dog with me and have to walk her twice a day. …