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Sculptures

Posted on 12/11/2013 by Martin

It looks as if the building work in Portishead will be coming to an end in a year or so. In the final stages, two massive cranes have been erected, overshadowing Michael Dan Archer’s sculpture “Full Fathom Five”. Read about … Continue reading →

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Avon Gorge

Posted on 07/11/2013 by Martin
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Brunel’s Buttery

Posted on 04/11/2013 by Martin

If you want a traditional breakfast in Bristol, go to Brunel’s Buttery on the south side of the docks. Wait long enough and most of Bristol will pass by.

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Rainy afternoon at Clevedon

Posted on 02/11/2013 by Martin
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More about mushrooms

Posted on 30/10/2013 by Martin

Another morning with those nice Avon Wildlife people, this time looking at mushrooms. After the ceps in France recently, I have a new-found enthusiasm. Whilst I struggle to remember the names of wild flowers and butterflies I think I may … Continue reading →

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Bagnoles de l’Orne, Basse-Normandie, France

Posted on 23/10/2013 by Martin

We’ve been to Bagnoles for a couple of weeks. We’ve visited the town a few times, either to stay or en route to somewhere else. It’s a genteel but relaxed and comfortable place, with some good restaurants, interesting  Belle Époque architecture, a … Continue reading →

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Three Cliffs bay

Posted on 26/09/2013 by Martin

We gave Freda probably her last outing for a while. The weather wasn’t good but we’d already decided on Three Cliffs Bay, on The Gower Penninsular, west of Swansea. Hadn’t been there for a year or two. We stopped in … Continue reading →

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Glastonbury

Posted on 10/09/2013 by Martin

A visit to the Somerset town of Glastonbury’s always a bit of a laugh. It’s where hippies live. It’s “mystic”, man. The shops are unusual and interesting. Apart from food and clothes (I’ve found a good shop for shirts made … Continue reading →

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The Isle of Purbeck

Posted on 05/09/2013 by Martin

Possibly the last really hot few days of the Summer, so we had a couple of days near Swanage, on the inaccurately-named Isle of Purbeck. Fantastic area, haven’t been there for years. We walked from Woodyhyde Farm to The Square and … Continue reading →

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Old Bristol

Posted on 03/09/2013 by Martin

I met some old (in both senses) friends in a pub called The Volunteer Tavern, between Old Market and Cabot Circus in central Bristol. I seem to have missed this pub, over the many years that I have been visiting … Continue reading →

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