Monthly Archives: August 2012

Discoveries

Posted on August 20, 2012 by sarahcondie

Keith and I spent two days in the Derbyshire Record office. There were twelve packets we had chosen ahead of time, and we were permitted to look at them one at a time. It was a bit like Christmas time … Continue reading →

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“Dirty”

Posted on August 19, 2012 by sarahcondie

We dashed into the Wirksworth Heritage Centre seconds before the heavens opened. The shrunken elderly woman eyed us and said “dirty weather”. Wirksworth is where the Gell family went to church. We had explored St Mary’s earlier to find Gell … Continue reading →

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“Settled”

Posted on August 14, 2012 by sarahcondie

We asked our hosts of our wonderful accommodation if they had heard a weather forecast for the day. Her response was “settled”. To us it looked overcast and likely to rain so we packed our raincoats. We are staying in … Continue reading →

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The corn has grown and it’s time to go

Posted on August 11, 2012 by sarahcondie

A perfect summer day for our last day here. I would happily stay another three weeks, but Derbyshire beckons. I have been doing my walk/slow morning jog amongst this corn and it now towers over me. Harvest time must be … Continue reading →

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A house of books

Posted on August 10, 2012 by sarahcondie

Living in this house has been a bookworms delight as there are many bookshelves filled with books. Some are old friends while others are begging to be picked up and read. So much choice. My aunt made it easy and … Continue reading →

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Old churches in little villages

Posted on August 8, 2012 by sarahcondie

We spent a day with an ex-College student and his family who have been working at a three church parish based in a small village just north of London. They have been there for five years and it was good … Continue reading →

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A little bit of stitching

Posted on August 5, 2012 by sarahcondie

I have to confess, we are watching the Olympic games with no commercials and enjoying it. The coverage is biased towards Team GB and we often have to look at SMH online to find out how the Aussies are going. … Continue reading →

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Pink houses of Suffolk

Posted on August 5, 2012 by sarahcondie

Bury St Edmunds is in Suffolk. It is characterised by tiny villages filled with little pink houses with gardens filled with hollyhocks. We recently visited two such villages – Lavenham and Long Melford. Some of the houses are old and … Continue reading →

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Cambridge colleges

Posted on August 1, 2012 by sarahcondie

Our friends Ed and Joc are former students from Moore College and we also know them from when they came to Barneys as uni students. Joc and I used to run Barniccles together – our program for 3-5 year olds. … Continue reading →

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Little Shelford

Posted on August 1, 2012 by sarahcondie

There is Great Shelford and then there is little Shelford. In Little Shelford you will find a library, an allotment, a church, a school and 800 people. We visited some friends who live there last weekend, went to church there … Continue reading →

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