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Quirky Travel Poem: ‘Consolation’ by Billy Collins

September 20, 2020 by Zoe Dawes No Comments
In this time of lockdown, quarantine, restricted travel and isolatoin from people and places, many of us are exploring what’s on our doorstep. We’re also resorting to armchair travel to escape to our dream destinations. I’m rereading some of my favourite travel writers and searching out travel poetry that takes...
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Literature, Mind Body Spirit

Quirky Travel Poem: ‘Jabberwocky’ by Lewis Carroll

June 14, 2019 by Zoe Dawes 3 Comments
‘Twas brillig and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe’ has got to be one of the quirkiest openings to any piece of literature in the history of writing … Jabberwocky, penned by Lewis Carroll, first saw the light of day in 1871 when Through the Looking...
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Literature, Writing

Top 20 heart-warming Winter Quotes to brighten up your day

January 9, 2018 by Zoe Dawes 11 Comments
It’s the heart of winter here and January has its got its gnarled fingers well and truly into our souls. Some days its cold and wet, others it’s mild and windy, others icy and sunny, and a few snowy and beautiful. At this time of year, many of us want...
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Literature, QT Review

Quirky Travel Poem: ‘The Owl and the Pussy Cat’ by Edward Lear

January 14, 2017 by Zoe Dawes 4 Comments
Oh, to go to sea in a beautiful pea-green boat … The classic children’s poem, The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear, has been a family favourite for many years; I used to read it to my son, Alex, at bedtime. It weaves its quirky magic in every line, taking us...
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Literature, UK, Walking

Stratford-upon-Avon and Shakespeare on a summer’s day

August 13, 2016 by Zoe Dawes 3 Comments
Boating on the River Avon Stratford-upon-Avon On a sunny summer’s day Stratford-upon-Avon is the epitome of Englishness. Families picnic on the grass. couples canoodle under trees, canal boats moor up beside a pub, ice-creams are scoffed, dogs are walked and swans are a-swimming.  Children splash beneath an elegant sculpture of...
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Culture, Literature, Writing

The many faces of Beatrix Potter

August 1, 2016 by Zoe Dawes 7 Comments
Say the name ‘Beatrix Potter’ and no doubt images of cute bunnies, dim-witted ducks, sailing frogs, frisky squirrels, naughty kittens, mischievous mice and perky pigs come to mind. Her little books have had a place of many children’s hearts for over a hundred years. At my son’s birth he got two copies...
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The Jumblies by Edward Lear illustrated-by-ian-beck
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Quirky Travel Poem: ‘The Jumblies’ by Edward Lear

April 20, 2016 by Zoe Dawes 5 Comments
‘The Jumblies’ illustrated by Ian Beck When my son was young, like many parents, I used to read to him at bedtime. Such a special point in the day, when we could snuggle up together, him all warm and cosy after a bath. He loved stories but also poems and...
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Out on another little trip into the Lakes, this ti Out on another little trip into the Lakes, this time up into the Langdale Valley with a quick stop-off beside Windermere at the head of the lake at Ambleside. So lucky to live near this stunning beauty. The #LakeDistrict is slowly reopening to visitors, so I’m make the most of the quiet before the madding crowd arrives! 😉 

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🐣Happy Easter🐣 Enjoy your day whether you’ 🐣Happy Easter🐣
Enjoy your day whether you’re celebrating or not, wherever you are in the world 🌍🐣🌍
⏰ DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ⏰ Morning all 🤗 If y ⏰ DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ⏰ Morning all 🤗 If you’re in UK and stuck for something to do today, you can go round the house finding all those quaint, old-fashioned devices that have clocks that need manual help to put hour ahead! ⏰➡️🌷
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Ah the joy of a really good local produce! Visited Ah the joy of a really good local produce! Visited @bowlandfoodhall at @holmesmill_ in Clitheroe recently and indulged in their cornucopia of #Lancashire goodies including cheeses, pies and some yummy chocolates 🧀 🍫🥧 Also revelled in their international delicatessen, bringing a much-missed taste of foreign travel! 🍋🥦🌶 
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💝Happy Mother’s Day💝 Sending love to Mums 💝Happy Mother’s Day💝 
Sending love to Mums and to all who are missing their children or their Mum, whether in this world or another ... 💖💖💖
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Took this photo on a walk near my house out toward Took this photo on a walk near my house out towards Morecambe Bay past Warton Stock Car Track. There are many birds to be seen beside the River Keer and the Bay including sandpipers, curlews and oyster catchers 👍

#lancashire #dailyexercise #lockdownlife #wildbirds #birdwatching
Magical afternoon walking from Dallam Tower throug Magical afternoon walking from Dallam Tower through the deer park, beside River Bela, through woods, across fields and out to the shore near Sandside. Great views across the the #LakeDistrict mountains covered in snow. Love this part of south Cumbria 🥾🤗🥾

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This magnificent Yew Tree has been growing in the This magnificent Yew Tree has been growing in the woods on Warton Crag in north #Lancashire for hundreds of years. It’s surrounded by bright green moss-covered stones that look like sleeping gnomes ... Walked up here this week along muddy paths above flooded fields on the one sunny afternoon we’ve had recently. I love the feeling of ageless calm that permeates our ancient woodlands ...

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