During the Summer season (which begins on Bermuda's National Day: 24 May),a ferry runs from St. George's to the old Royal Naval Dockyard(now home to the Cruise Ship Terminal). The journey takes about 35 minutes and covers around twelve miles of open water. I forgot to take a photo of the actual ferry.It originally came from Rhode … Continue reading Out On The Water | Bermuda
On Saturday, we headed up to Hyde Park to see the new art installation outside the Serpentine Gallery. This year's piece has been designed by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels and is entitled 'Unzipped Wall.' Despite the weather being on the miserable side, it was still attracting a lot of attention. Naturally, I would have … Continue reading Snap #17 | Summer Installation at the Serpentine Pavilion 2016
Oh Bermuda, you didn't disappoint.You were everything I hoped you'd be... and more. St. George's was Bermuda's first settlement and founded in 1612,although the islands were discovered by survivors of a shipwreck in 1609. In 2000, the town became a UNESCO World Heritage Site,putting it on a par with India's Taj Mahal and Liverpool's iconic Waterfront. St. … Continue reading St. George’s | Bermuda
Monday has rolled around again, and that means it's time tojoin in with the lovely Sian and share something that I've learnt over the weekend.***The world doesn't end if, in preference to the ironing,I decide to go for a manicure. You can see what Sian discovered over the weekend here.
Continuing my new series for Fridays: the contents of that Smythson notebook,one page at a time."A room without booksis a body without a soul."~ Cicerco{I had this quotation on a bookmark. The Brainy One borrowed it and promptly left it on a Cathay Pacific flight to Hong Kong.}
For some reason, he wasn't very reassuredwhen we promised that we'd be back to collect him before flying home.
Helena has a new photographic theme for 2016: Snap, a visually linked group of 2 to 4 images.***Just before half-term at the end of May, The Boy Child's year group held its Sports Day.There were several differences to how Sports Day had been run at his previous school. This year, for the first time, he competed in some new events.Shot … Continue reading Snap #16 | Sports Day
Him: "Do you remember when Giggs scored that goal against Arsenal in April '99?"Me: "Um, no."Him: "Yeah, you do. He took his shirt off and was all hairy."
So, after much deliberation,we thought, "Hang the expense" and booked a week in Bermuda. And oh my, it was worth every penny. View from our hotel. On the ferry from St.George's to Dockyard.We're like two peas in a pod. Self-explanatory.Bermuda is beautiful and there's no denying it, I fell in love.Sure, it's a long way … Continue reading Bermudaful Bermuda
Continuing my new series for Fridays: the contents of that Smythson notebook,one page at a time."If I left it", he said,"I realised I would never havethe courage to do it.But you only have to start,the rest follows by itself."~ from Pilgrim's Road by Bettina Selby
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