Misty Eyed Rabbit

Rabbito iPhone

Rabbito iPhone Case

Kenilworth Fireworks

Kenilworth Round Table's 24th Bonfire & Fireworks Gala

October Randoms

Dublin

Belvoir Fireworks

Closing display by MLE Pyrotechnics

Osterley Park & House

Silverstone Practice

Hollowell Steam & Heavy Horse Show

We had a great day out at Hollowell Steam rally. It was our first time but the event is now in its 25th year and has raised over £1m for charity to date. The engines and horses are definitely the main attractions but there were plenty of stalls and other exhibits to browse around.

72 pencils

I'm liking this! George Hart makes some wonderful geometric sculptures, but 72 pencils is my favourite

Cotswolds Picnic

Suffolk

High End, New inn is a mediaeval manor hall acquired by the Landmark Trust in the early 1970s. One of more than twenty listed buildings in the village of Peasenhall, the property is now divided into three separate self catering apartments with shared access to the central hall.

We felt ourselves drawn back to the relaxed pace of life since our earlier trip to nearby Yoxford in 2009. Perhaps the biggest appeal is the sense of calm isolation that comes when you remove all phones, televisions and accompaniments to a modern lifestyle. Not least the invasive ones like Tesco, police sirens and Twitter.

April 2011

Coventry

Wolston

March 2011

Spring Flowers

January 2011

"Staying Cool" in the Snow

Have just spent a couple of nights away in Birmingham to celebrate our anniversary. Accommodation was tall and round in the shape of the Rotunda where we stayed on the top floor. Staying Cool offer various self catering apartments for rent and the location could not have been more perfect for our needs.

Spent Friday wandering around the Jewellery Quarter and doing some Christmas Shopping around the Bull Ring and Christmas Market. In the evening we went to see Chris Addison do stand up at the 'Alex'andra Theatre: very funny, satirical whimsy, but surprisingly cold in the stalls. Seeing the audience hunched in hats and coats prompted his idea of carol singers gathering for mince pies before heading out on the town. Perhaps they should have sold hot chocolate in the interval rather than ice cream!

Pumpkins & Fireworks