Category Archives: Travel

National Trust Visit

Posted on Sep 6, 2022 by caroleparkes

After almost two years of staying home, we are finally venturing out. This lovely summer was too strong a temptation to resist despite many people still contracting covid. Well, we reasoned, National Trust gardens are outdoor spaces. We should be … Continue reading →

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An Unusual Holiday Souvenir

Posted on Aug 10, 2019 by caroleparkes

    Many years ago, when my children were small, I bought a chunk of land. It is land of great historical importance as it’s the land where William the Conqueror’s army first set foot on English soil. I say … Continue reading →

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A Question of Perception

Posted on Sep 29, 2017 by caroleparkes

      What Do You Think About Caravans? It has always fascinated me how people from different nations and cultures view caravans, or rather mobile homes as they are more commonly known here now. This difference seems more noticeable … Continue reading →

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Original Acrylic Painting

Posted on Nov 17, 2014 by caroleparkes

  This is another photo of one of my paintings where the flash from my camera has reflected on the glass. Again, it’s in an appropriate place where a lot of these castles do have floodlights on their roofs. I should … Continue reading →

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Original Acrylic Painting, Fishing in the Gambia

Posted on Oct 19, 2014 by caroleparkes

I’ve tried several times to take a picture of this painting. I framed it under glass so it always reflected a light or shadows. This time I took it out of the frame before taking the photo, but it still … Continue reading →

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Original Painting From “My Art” (2)

Posted on Jun 9, 2014 by caroleparkes

  Another of my acrylic castles but I cannot remember where this one is. Promoting Authors and Artists http://sturdyblog.wordpress.com http://annashinoda.wordpress.com carolec55.wordpress.com http://wefalllaughing.wordpress.com http://retconpoet.wordpress.com http://marlenegutschmidt.wordpress.com

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Yesterday’s News Raises Concerns About Care Homes

Posted on Jun 7, 2014 by caroleparkes

My post yesterday–about the 89-year-old-man who went missing from his  care home to attend the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day-Landings–raises concerns about how some care homes give care. I must add that this particular care home in Hove, Sussex, (England) has denied reports that … Continue reading →

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89 Year Old Man Missing

Posted on Jun 6, 2014 by caroleparkes

I just loved the news item today which told the story of an 89-year-old man whose Nursing Home managers told him he couldn’t go to Normandy to take part in the 70th Anniversary of the D Day Landings. He was … Continue reading →

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The Beautiful English Countryside

Posted on May 7, 2014 by caroleparkes

I I’ve just had a week away in the beautiful English countryside and saw some delightful heart-warming moments. There was a sweet pheasant chick trying to bury itself head first in its mother’s back feathers. It was obviously frightened by the … Continue reading →

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Going Away? Make Sure Your Home Is Safe

Posted on Apr 22, 2014 by caroleparkes

  WHO DO YOU TELL?   Burglaries are so common now that nearly everyone knows someone who’s been a victim of a burglary. Our homes and cars have expensive alarms, our doors have extra locks, yet despite these preventative precautions, are … Continue reading →

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Summer At Last

Posted on Jul 26, 2013 by caroleparkes

I apologise for neglecting my blog recently but England’s long-awaited sunshine has tempted me away from my computer. Like most people I’ve been kept indoors for most of this year by our miserable weather; more recently I’ve been out and … Continue reading →

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