Category Archives: Winter

The River Thames flooding in Weybridge, January 9th 2024 update

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Barbara

Every so often I get a notification from WordPress that my stats are booming. I used to blog on a daily basis for a few years as I was suffering with my chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia, and struggled to do … Continue reading →

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Weekly Pet Challenge

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Barbara

We went for a big long cycle yesterday along the coast, wonderful views, but a bit of a shock to our lazy legs!

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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!  

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My Best Photo of the Week

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Barbara

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 →

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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!

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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

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Travel Theme; Winter

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Barbara

To see other entries to this weeks Travel Theme, hop over to ‘Where’s My Backpack?

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Happy Easter!

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Barbara

My sister-in-law posted this photo on her Facebook today & I just had to share it on!

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Weekly Photo Challenge; My 2012 in Pictures

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Barbara

This week’s weekly photo challenge is to pick the best pictures from  2012 and have those pictures tell everyone about your year.  I have so many… to narrow it down to a few to produce a gallery was really really … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge; Surprise

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Barbara

Normally in the UK whatever the weather, it nearly always causes problems with rail transport.  In summer when it gets too hot the points stick, in autumn heavy rain floods the line.  Later in autumn leaves cause problems, and then … Continue reading →

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