Day 8, May 16, England: Fun day today! My writing morning flew by, and this afternoon I had tea and scones at a museum coffee house with another writer friend, Sarah Lister. We met at The Folly, a café within the museum. I’m attending her school presentation tomorrow at the local church graveyard. Those kids […]
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Day 7, May 15, England
I did more writing than walking today. However, even on short walks, there are things to see! (Delicate purple flowers growing out of the drystone wall) Yum! If I were home, I’d make a little pie. White lilac (more a tree than a bush), but […]
Day 6, May 14, England
Today, I’m going to show you the little “British touches” in my cottage that I love and will miss back in Texas: the architecture (crooked beams above the windows and slabs of stone above the fireplace and door), the skeleton key lock and letter box (the “plop” of the village magazine landing on the mat […]
Day 5, May 13, England
I walked to the train station this afternoon. It was 65 and sunny, and I never saw so many people walking around with ice cream cones. A steam train was scheduled to pass through (but not stop) about 4:00. Here are the train station, the stationmaster’s house, the old water tower and coal house (for […]
England: Day 1, May 9, 2023
I’m back at my writer’s retreat in the Yorkshire Dales. I plan to spend my days writing, reading, sleeping, and walking (a lot). I plan to show daily some highlights of my stay in the Yorkshire Dales. A few photos, a few notes…from a small village filled with lovely people. Confession: I also bought ten […]
ENGLAND RESEARCH TRIP: Oct. 22
England, Oct. 22: Was 43 degrees today with a wind chill of -70 (just kidding, but it felt like it!) Luckily, for my outdoor research trip today, I had my long johns, heavy boots, sweaters, mittens and parka. I took the train to the Ribblehead Viaduct about five miles away to study where the navvies […]
ENGLAND RESEARCH TRIP: Oct. 21
England, Oct. 21: My last week in Settle already! It has gone so very fast! Learned so much about the railroad today from the man running the shop in the station.(And bought more books to mail home.) Photos include the train station, the station master’s house beside it, the old coal house, and the old […]
ENGLAND RESEARCH TRIP: Oct. 15-17
England, Oct. 15-17: Very little rain, down to 39 degrees last night, but sunny. Perfect for hiking, riding, running…very active village! So many social events available…there’s a 59-page booklet of activities just for October! They have clubs and groups for every possible interest. The Victorian Hall, a music hall from 1853 that has never been […]
ENGLAND RESEARCH TRIP: October 13-14
England, Oct. 13-14: Two more beautiful days in the Dales! Lots of writing, lots of hiking, lots of neat little discoveries: another telephone booth turned into a gallery (this time a listening gallery of recorded poems by local poets that you can “dial up”). I hiked some steep hills–I’m getting stronger–with great views for miles […]
ENGLAND RESEARCH TRIP: October 11-12
England, Oct. 11-12 Images from the local church yard research, lots of walks, fields of new streams from all the rain, fall color, cows and sheep who ignore you as you travel public foot paths right beside them, and more. I watched part of a 10-mile foot race, people of all ages RUNNING up and […]