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Morecambe Bay ~ just amazing!

Catherine Lee

Huge, vast, ginormous in fact – there’s no other description, absolutely endless miles and miles of sands and water, stretching way beyond the horizon.  Unfortunately the sands are famous for being as dangerous as they are beautiful, but viewed from the safety of the road, well, yesterday they were spectacular! So near, and yet so far!  From the Howgill Fells above Sedbergh, Morecambe Bay glitters in the distance every time the sun comes out and the clouds lift, but it’s always one of the those places we pass by, and never go to. Enough is enough, and yesterday was the … Continue reading Morecambe Bay ~ just amazing!

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The Howgill Fells ~ in all their glory!

Catherine Lee

Yesterday was the best weather of the whole year ~ one solitary day of warm sunshine and little wind sandwiched between days of mild but wet and windy weather on either side – for one day, it was just wonderful! Frosty early in the morning, the first frost of the autumn – but then the sun came out, and yippee, time to go out! So what better than a few hours on the top of the Howgill Fells, up above Sedbergh… beautiful! It was Wainwright who described them as looking like a whole herd of sleeping elephants, and yep, that … Continue reading The Howgill Fells ~ in all their glory!

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BBC News – Nicholas Winton honoured by Czechs for saving children from Nazis

Catherine Lee

Amazing man, amazing story – the article includes the video of the 1988 That’s Life programme when Nicholas Winton was reunited with many of the children he saved.  One of those featured in the programme was Vera Gissing – our good friend and former neighbour from 40 years ago….. BBC News – Nicholas Winton honoured by Czechs for saving children from Nazis. Continue reading BBC News – Nicholas Winton honoured by Czechs for saving children from Nazis

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CMS York ~ Osaka / Taiwan ~ and yep, more bubbles!

Catherine Lee

Big trip to York yesterday, with my mother along too ~ yippee, I just LOVE York! Sedbergh to York is almost 100 miles each way over the A66 via Scotch Corner which means driving high up over the Pennines directly east into the rising sun, and back in the dark with gale-force winds ha ha! What a fun day ~ first to check out York University campus and its beautiful lake…. Then off to a church on the east side of York for the autumn meeting of the CMS York Association – very delicious home-made soup and rolls and puddings and … Continue reading CMS York ~ Osaka / Taiwan ~ and yep, more bubbles!