A Portrait A Day: September 30, 2009
Yesterday was their 58th wedding anniversary, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England. Visit a-portrait-a-day.com
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A Portrait A Day: September 29, 2009
My mistress of sausage and chips, Exmouth, Devon, England. Visit a-portrait-a-day.com
read more »Exeter’s (Boring) Underground Passages.
It’s the only underground tour in the whole of England, our guide says. And I was excited. My imagination rolled with so many things to be seen underneath the city of Exeter. There are 2000 year-old Roman walls scattered about the city, so underneath must be even more exciting. There would be rats and [...]
read more »The Tide, a Train, some Sheep, and a Sunken Boat
In the afternoon, when I should be at home, sitting in front of my laptop, madly typing away, or patiently editing photographs, I sometimes go for a walk, usually down the coast, toward Exmouth. Both Lympstone and Exmouth are on the Exe estuary. So my walk follows the edge of the coast. An estuary is [...]
read more »A Portrait A Day: September 26, 2009
A Young Knight at Lympstone Churches’ 600th anniversary fete, Devon, England. Visit a-portrait-a-day.com
read more »A Portrait A Day: September 25, 2009
At the farmhouse door in the lanes above Lympstone. Devon, England. Visit a-portrait-a-day.com
read more »My New Favorite Bookstore
[RNLI = Royal National Lifeboat Institution]
read more »A Portrait A Day: September 24, 2009
Ralph Rochester, dressed in medivial regalia, moments after reading his poem celebrating the 600th anniversary of the Lympstone church tower. Lympstone, Devon, England. Visit a-portrait-a-day.com
read more »A Portrait A Day: September 23, 2009
My Grandmother in The Dolphin coffee shop on the high street Budleigh Salterton, Devon, England. Visit a-portrait-a-day.com
read more »A Portrait A Day: September 23, 2009
Maria and Andrea, my mistresses of hair cutting, at Andrea’s Hairdressing, Lympstone, Devon, England. Visit a-portrait-a-day.com
read more »The Rumors of the Death of British Pubs…
…has been greatly exaggerated. Before leaving California, I noticed a few newspaper articles announcing that 1 in 4 pubs had closed last year. I also read a couple articles that inferred it was the death of the pub. And just before I left Michaeleen said I should do an article about pubs before they die [...]
read more »Two Cemeteries, Dissenters, and a Rose.
In the center of Lympstone (population 1700), is the parish church. On September 24, 2009 it will celebrate its 600th anniversary. It is a beautiful small country church, loved by all. My mother said that during the recent drive to raise money for its upkeep, many of those who never attend church gave money, because [...]
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