Category Archives: Travel

York

Posted on June 25, 2019 by

The York trip was one of those brilliant ideas Ma and I have sometimes. She was driving to Scotland for a holiday and said that she was thinking of breaking the journey and from there a plan evolved. I’d come … Continue reading →

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Notes from a Holiday

Posted on September 18, 2018 by

So far we have walked on the beach, bought books (although I traded in some books so I didn’t technically buy books) and generally taken life slowly with some napping on the sofa. Today we are headed into Newcastle and … Continue reading →

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Things you find when you use your camera for the first time in a year

Posted on April 11, 2017 by

I took the little camera down to the allotment a couple of weekends ago, I downloaded the photos and found a bunch of photos from Paris last year. And it made me all nostalgic for Miss T and her stroppy … Continue reading →

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Life Happened: Holiday

Posted on May 2, 2016 by

I started Monday still on holiday, which is the best way to start the week! Ma and I got up and took a walk around the harbour before breakfast, it was a grey and windy morning.The plan was Alnwick for … Continue reading →

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We are headed North…

Posted on April 23, 2016 by

I’m going to spend most of the day in the car, going to Amble. This makes me more happy than a happy thing.

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Holiday Plans

Posted on April 20, 2016 by

On Saturday, Ma and I are heading up to Amble for the week. I love Amble and last year when we didn’t go felt like a loss. For someone who until 6 or so years ago did not do holidays, … Continue reading →

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Life Happened – Strasbourg and Pretend Parenting

Posted on January 19, 2015 by

So this week was all about Strasbourg, Despite that I spent Monday and work and Monday evening stressing about packing. I really suck at packing.. — Nicola Dempsey (@nicdempsey) January 12, 2015 On Tuesday I had a slight problem before … Continue reading →

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Daniel Buren at The Baltic

Posted on October 29, 2014 by

More holiday photos. Everytime I go to Newcastle, I end up at the Baltic. There’s always something interesting on and it’s just the right size, big enough to have something I want to see and small enough that I don’t … Continue reading →

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Me, the sea and a boat

Posted on October 28, 2014 by

More pictures from Northumberland… Everytime we go up, Ma and I say we should go on the boat tour of Coquet Island. Last year we almost went but this year we managed it! We didn’t see many birds, as most … Continue reading →

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Warkwork Castle

Posted on October 21, 2014 by

I know it’s been over a month since I was in Northumberland, but I’ve just started to work through the photos! Warkworth is one of my favourite castles and a 40 ish minute walk from where we stay in Amble. It’s … Continue reading →

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