Exploring with my camera
‘..The spacious terminus of the South Eastern, London and Brighton, Greenwich, North Kent, and Croydon Railways, that all converge at this point, is seen at the end of a broad turning that leads from the main road up to the respective stations.’.
Zoe Clark creates textile art work with hand and machine embroidery on mixed media. Her work will be on sale at the Cratfield Christmas Fayre, 13 December, 2.00pm-5.00pm, at St Mary’s Church, Cratfield. Commissions are welcomed.
A wonderful time in Galicia was over all too quickly. We crossed the bridge into Portugal and headed for Porto Airport, and London.
The clouds lifted and after walking around Ribadavia we visited the Monastery of San Clodio before returning to Tui. Some date the monastery to the 6C, others the 10C. Some say it was the Benedictine monks who established the monastery as a … Continued
Handcrafted textile & fabric Gifts & Crafted Items Bags of Elegance Bella Button Craft French Purses & Scarves Forget-me-not Gifts including handcrafted cushions Zoe Clarke Textile Art Second Stitches And gifts by Tracey Sleat, Karen Hart, Julia Burden Fragrant & indulgent soaps … Continued
Cratfield Christmas Fayre at St Mary’s Church Cratfield on Saturday 13 December from 2.00pm for splendid Christmas presents! Cafe with teas, homemade cakes, mulled wine & mince tarts, and a children’s creche Charity Stalls in support of Banyan Tree, East Anglia … Continued
A misty start to the second-last day in Spain as we headed for Ribadavia, an old town on the Avia and Minho Rivers with its roots in Celtic and Roman times.
As with many religious building, the Cathedral in Tui was built on a site used for Christian worship since 5C. The current building was begun in 12C after waves of invasions by Normans and Saracens in previous centuries, and consecrated in 1225 … Continued
Tui was originally a Roman settlement called Tude, perched on top of a hill beside the Minho River and looking to Portugal on the far bank. And it has all the characteristics you would expect to find in an old town – narrow … Continued
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