The Eden project near St Austell is an educational charity that explores how people can work together and with nature to change things for the better. A global garden was created in an old china clay pit. The 35 acre site now showcases people’s relationship with plants. The two Biomes under the big bubble domes are Rainforest and Mediterranean. The outdoor biome contains plants from the English environment. It was certainly fascinating and a bit weird to be perspiring in the humidity of a rainforest in the middle of Cornwall! The bubbles are almost surreal!
The Eden Project…
08 Mar 2013 1 Comment
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Upstairs Downstairs….
08 Mar 2013 2 Comments
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Explored some more of this part of Cornwall driving via Lostwithiel and its ancient bridge over the River Fowey and onto the National trust House and garden of Lanhydrock. I was amazed at the completeness of this Victorian country house where everything has been left by the Agar-Robartes family who lived there. The elegant family rooms were fascinating but equally as interesting were the working areas of the house and servants rooms.
Auction Day….
25 Feb 2013 Leave a comment
Attended the Staceys Auction in Essex which was selling all sorts of English antiques and collectibles. Very successful day! Antique fob chain and bracelet at an unbelievable price
Sunday in Greenwich with the Strong family…
24 Feb 2013 2 Comments
A freezing day, but climbed the hill to the Royal Observatory the home of the Greenwich Prime Meridian which is 0 degrees longitude. This line divides the world into the eastern and western hemispheres.Greenwich Mean Time or GMT is measured from here. Roast beef lunch at the Spanish Galleon Pub.
Back in London…
20 Feb 2013 Leave a comment
Visited the Victoria and Albert museum with its vast and diverse collections…a little overwhelming and now my feet are aching. I really liked the Tapestry Room..pretty special. The vase and sideboard might look nice at home??
More of Bath…
19 Feb 2013 1 Comment
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My walking tour highlights included The Circus
The very Georgian Royal Crescent
The Jane Austen Centre where I had ‘Tea with Mr Darcy”
Walked down Great Pulteney Street
and saw some first signs of spring with bulbs pushing up through the ground.
Kensington Palace, London…
13 Feb 2013 Leave a comment
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Natural History Museum…
13 Feb 2013 2 Comments
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A day at the museum, a drink at Floyd’s local “The Bridge”(the cutest bottles of tonic to go with the Gin!) followed by a curry!
Hello world!
22 Nov 2012 1 Comment
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Welcome to the thoughts, ideas, images and expressions I have of the world around me!
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