Author Archives: Barbara

About Barbara

Born in Dublin, living in London with Peter, and our dogs Woody and Lilly

Grannymar’s Sunday One Liners

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Barbara

“You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger” Buddha One of my favourites for Grannymar’s Sunday One Liners

Posted in Photography | Tagged Anger, Buddha, Quotes, Sunday One Liners | 10 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge; Beginning

Posted on January 3, 2014 by Barbara

This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is Beginning. Here is my favourite one 🙂 The beginning of our married life together 🙂

Posted in Photography, Surrey Hills, Weddings | Tagged Beginning, Postaday, Postaweek, St Martha on The Hill, Wedding Day, Weekly Photo Challenge | 18 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge; Joy

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Barbara

Today was sunny so we decided to go to the sea! More water for Wilson 🙂 Joy!

Posted in Cocker Spaniels, Hayling Island, Photography, Walking, Water, Wilson, Winter | Tagged Joy, Postaday, Postaweek, Weekly Photo Challenge | 15 Comments

I was taking some pictures of the receding flood waters on the river Wey and I like this one particularly. The houses in the foreground are new, but the church in the background was built in 1848. The weather has … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Water, Weybridge, Winter | Tagged #mbpotw_wk18, MBPOTW, Postaday, Postaweek, The River Wey, The Wey Bridge, Weekly Photo Challenge | 11 Comments

Weekly Pet Challenge

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Barbara

Very heavy rains are not good news if you live too close to a river, but if you are a Wilson, they spell heaven!

Posted in Animals, Cocker Spaniels, Pets, Photography, Water, Weybridge, Wilson, Winter | Tagged Brooklands, Postaday, Postaweek, River Wey, Weekly Pet Challenge | 22 Comments

Flood Alert & Wilson’s Christmas Swim

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Barbara

Yesterday Wilson didn’t get to come swimming with us in Hampton Open Air Pool as they don’t allow dogs, even Water Spaniels. Today, despite grey foreboding clouds we decided to take Wilson for a long walk to try and work … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Water, Wilson | Tagged Boxing Day, Christmas Swim, Flood Walton, Flood Weybridge, Postaday, Postaweek, Walton Bridge, Walton Marina, Walton-On-Thames, Water Spaniel | 6 Comments

Happy Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Barbara

Our family after our traditional Christmas morning swim in Hampton Open air Pool 🙂 The best way to start Christmas! I hope everyone has had a lovely Christmas Day xxx

Posted in Children, Families, London, Photography, Swimming, Teenagers, Water, Winter | Tagged Christmas, Christmas Swim, Hampton Open Air Pool, Heated Pool, Outdoor Swimming | 7 Comments

Grannymar’s Sunday One-Liners

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Barbara

“We can not solve our problems with the same thinking that created them” Albert Einstein

Posted in Jokes | Tagged Albert Einstein, Grannymar, One-Liners, Postaday, Postaweek, Problems, Quotes, Wisdon | 6 Comments

Grannymar’s Sunday One-Liners

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Barbara

I found this contribution to Grannymar’s Sunday One Liners in a book at work & had to buy it! Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all it’s pupils Hector Berlioz