R's rue

  Today, unbroken sunshine was promised from dawn to dusk. It was time for another country walk. I chose the flatlands north of Doncaster and parked Clint near Hatfield and Staniforth  railway station. Above, a pizza business, a barber's and a fish and chip shop on Broadway in Dunscroft. Below, Lock House Farm north of Barnby Dun. You can see the farm through the trees. Below is the track to Botany Bay. In the late eighteenth century and throughout the nineteenth century a fashion arose in rural England for naming properties after exotic far away places. It was not a widespread habit but nonetheless it remains noticeable. I have walked by farms called California, New York, Gibraltar, North America and Crimea and I am sure that if I turned my mind to it I could identify many more such lonesome properties with names that similarly look beyond the reality of the here and now... Now I have arrived at Kirk Bramwith. Its lovely little limestone church with its unmistakable...

Carrie is dating again  Just like in the old days She looked lovely Even when she puked But I was a bit shocked at the Miranda’s  “ finger me “ moment  The series is back on form from Going Gently https://ift.tt/33i3FnA

  I spent the morning measuring the living room, stairs, landing and bedrooms.  I’ve picked the carpet which will replace the existing one and the ancient bare floorboards in my bedroom will, at last be covered too , silencing the occasional middle-of-night tap dancing by the dogs.  I know I will get a few lectures about how carpets are not very practical with dogs and a cat in the house, but I don’t really care.  I like carpets. I ordered a new washing machine on line then I’ve photographed the field as only today, I’ve finally decided not to renew the yearly lease and I want to prove to the land agents that it’s been left in good order. End of an era I guess. This afternoon, I finally tackled the living room cupboards and removed an old mismatched dinner service bought as a job lot at an auction many years ago.  I’ve never really liked it and only kept it out of apathy It’s of no quality and is well out of style so in a fit of devilment I spent a the...

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