A Little while ago I took a trip out to Hull on the east coast. Things had begun the long return to normal and I needed to visit a place I either hadn’t been to before or hadn’t been to for a long time. After a bit of head scratching and no I didn’t get any splinters in my fingers, I decided on a revisit to Hull.
Well September has arrived and with it a burst of sunshine and warmth. Hopefully the long days will be going out in a golden haze and not a grey, damp mist. I’m taking a break from jam and chutney making, yes my rock and roll lifestyle, with a few hours on the Fylde Coast at Lytham. The town is one of my favourite get away spots,even on a busy day […]
It’s Saturday morning, I have places to go, people to meet, cake to eat and coffee to drink. Plenty of “stuff”to do. Part one of the day involves crossing Manchester, it’s warm now, going to be HOT later….. https://www.visitmanchester.com/ https://tfgm.com/ other links. https://www.shutterstock.com/g/Lachlan1/sets https://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B00TKGBNYM https://lachlan-main.pixels.com/ https://www.artflakes.com/en/shop/lachlan-main
Earlier I had breakfast, now I’m having lunch. I’m sat in Cafe Ambio in Astley Park, Chorley. Together with the town and park it’s one of my selection of Sunday ” go to ” places, where I can have a wander around and have a think about ongoing projects and future ones. The Hall is always worth a visit, it’s open at the weekend, though at the moment it’s undergoing […]
An evening stroll along the Tyne took me past the tilting bridge on the Tyne. It’s unusual design means it opens a bit like an eye winking to allow shipping to pass underneath. In the background the Baltic Gallery can be seen. A former Rank Hovis flour mill from the early 2000’s has been an exhibition space for contemporary art. This stretch of the Newcastle quayside is quite the place […]
Down by the Pier Head on Mann Island sits the headquarters of RIBA North, The Royal Institute of British Architects. The building is a brooding mass of black glass and angularity, a Bond villain lair by the Mersey.
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