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 […]
Spidey the spider crab. It’s Friday, so that means it’s market day in Earlestown. It’s a traditional open market and a varied and lively one too. As much a social as a shopping occasion. Among the stalls is a grocery one, it also sells fish hence the appearance of Mr. Spidey. Don’t know if that is his name, he wasn’t really in a talkative mood, in his she’ll you might […]
Today on my trip to the North East I made my way out to the Newcastle suburb of Jesmond. I’ve been visiting the city and area off and on for years but for some reason I’ve never made it to this particular corner. My destination was meant to be the beauty spot of Jesmond Dene but on the way I spotted this rather engaging eating place, Cafe 1901. I couldn’t […]
There’s always an air of expectation at a railway station, especially early in the morning. Will the train turn up on time? Will the day turn out as planned, or even better? All the answers hanging in the air like the misty rain that cloaks platform one at Newton this morning. SOME LINKS. https://www.artflakes.com/en/shop/lachlan-main https://www.shutterstock.com/g/Lachlan1/sets https://www.amazon.co.uk/-/e/B00TKGBNYM https://lachlan-main.pixels.com/
It’s the middle of the week and it’s been one of those weeks where a lot of “stuff”has been sorted out but none of them were things I had set out to do. Hey how, must be a parallel universe/ timey-wimey thing. Anyway, I felt I needed coffee, so here I am at Brewed Boy (Oli) with a latte and a home baked ( bludee luvlee ) chocolate brownie. https://www.instagram.com/brewedboycoffeeco/ […]
Ever so slowly the brakes are coming off and life is starting the long haul back to normal. To take advantage of this opening window a took a short train ride to the Cheshire market town of Frodsham.
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