tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16202971809798638632024-02-06T20:18:28.769-08:00Malcolm's World Tour 2009Gerryberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374414365383757599noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-48264092982787571432010-08-27T20:07:00.000-07:002010-08-27T20:57:24.921-07:00Malcolm and Percy at the Knitting Factory<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhb3sUmKKvCFYUx9nhtoq5hcfQDxRENzvWhzgIsY8eJ3vTBN2es13PAEOTIwX03DLZxBZyZJE2VMQgzj217ANJGgJHIliGZLz-ZWfMYq84o3xEiQ6m6-xRr2p0wlpcXItuzWBCdMW2oT3/s1600/IMG_20100827_131617.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510303894835759986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhb3sUmKKvCFYUx9nhtoq5hcfQDxRENzvWhzgIsY8eJ3vTBN2es13PAEOTIwX03DLZxBZyZJE2VMQgzj217ANJGgJHIliGZLz-ZWfMYq84o3xEiQ6m6-xRr2p0wlpcXItuzWBCdMW2oT3/s320/IMG_20100827_131617.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihXVx014d-kKyfCX2qqTrTKthbo-Mr0a_tlZNo59hmMwSVgLuUKbGl3164PaBfV77Q5aPsT9sQoBo-zuqaF_-iMF6490PRv4EIWzZ_Q6Gp2XplhyNpRB6lFjwTSO80DlR6sAbzczp9h4vN/s1600/IMG_20100827_131655.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510303877192193602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnU_Hk7f1AAlyCosioGikbOAcgbEr4PFvoY1J72j0WetJWvnJrDBAAXSQvOZhW9DM7wJKKMGJ_0VqGKv1cb-lLqWe1eSChDUB2DN00MFlVmTO-vdp9ApyaJ7DfMLupK1EuOPpWAmjdFTCS/s320/IMG_20100827_125358.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1Gkh8qL5g0tmzKT02co6usljcrwqe3ekwqS4HOwqFMHswF2zv3CVuO0AHOPsZREW9MhKZ3C0ZKWthyGp5A-IGZ_0ytV8BHLO8faZM80abMcE_RKw3Ob40M1E03UXghZ8b-I2qpbRdIob/s1600/IMG_20100819_144122.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510300239900443842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1Gkh8qL5g0tmzKT02co6usljcrwqe3ekwqS4HOwqFMHswF2zv3CVuO0AHOPsZREW9MhKZ3C0ZKWthyGp5A-IGZ_0ytV8BHLO8faZM80abMcE_RKw3Ob40M1E03UXghZ8b-I2qpbRdIob/s320/IMG_20100819_144122.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9zctoekK99GIVtCGDTVaH_8JYReTXYKDZLFLsO97QFyI2LmmqzfBlUjEK51A7j6lixWzv9fcT6YWf5dWMOvFQZVGXz_5BmzLUAevtXWN3jCQZKO2L7Jaz8McN6uZYEnQpKJDOhGgTjy0/s1600/IMG_20100813_152753.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 306px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 221px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510295560790157666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9zctoekK99GIVtCGDTVaH_8JYReTXYKDZLFLsO97QFyI2LmmqzfBlUjEK51A7j6lixWzv9fcT6YWf5dWMOvFQZVGXz_5BmzLUAevtXWN3jCQZKO2L7Jaz8McN6uZYEnQpKJDOhGgTjy0/s320/IMG_20100813_152753.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMgP4PEoUZPel6vbfyDaSmdAd56G_iy4pC6VxmM4QDqHQuVjgNnLVIDCz3LzplYb-GpuSim9E6WhjUQLHYZH4WRt9tH5JwB8LThUtvh8zbiIX9AQlDEuRPTguQWYiToWracn3cuZ9RzB8/s1600/2010-07-28+15.06.33.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 239px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510292955907219538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMgP4PEoUZPel6vbfyDaSmdAd56G_iy4pC6VxmM4QDqHQuVjgNnLVIDCz3LzplYb-GpuSim9E6WhjUQLHYZH4WRt9tH5JwB8LThUtvh8zbiIX9AQlDEuRPTguQWYiToWracn3cuZ9RzB8/s320/2010-07-28+15.06.33.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div>They sure were happy to stretch their legs after arriving.<br /><br /><div>First stop was a trip to Beautiful Lake Mendocino in California. We had a family reunion to attend and Malcolm and Percy went along for the ride. On the way home they visited the "Donner Trail Memorial". The Donner Party were a group of pioneers in search of gold in California in 1846 but got stopped by the heavy snows of the Sierra Nevadas and resorted to cannibalism to survive the worst winter in over 100 years.<br /></div><div>Next stop was a refreshing splash in the Truckee River with a little friend that wouldn't let him go.</div><div></div><br /><div>As they traveled into the city they discovered the Knitting Factory. You would think that this had something to do with Knitting, but NOPE! But you can see Willie Nelson and Smashing Pumpkins if you come to the Knitting Factory in Reno. It was a beautiful summer day and they had a blast! Now they are off to St. Louis! Bye fellas, have a good trip!</div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>izzybellarinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03168158783390540135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-81756740421435274782010-03-13T04:21:00.000-08:002010-03-13T07:07:23.051-08:00A visit to snowy Norway<div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgUxTJ5M7lo68zrqNu4TEMndHnBMP6Wol63E3XNIi95QKmeOXamZlSBQNef21faR1JdgSqzoemFavhp6ex-T4TjbTuiNABPz89DoaYXwYUPdl9-80LALfmme_oUREwbhEELAU0ixvwmBW/s1600-h/desember+09+055.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448095892671679314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDgUxTJ5M7lo68zrqNu4TEMndHnBMP6Wol63E3XNIi95QKmeOXamZlSBQNef21faR1JdgSqzoemFavhp6ex-T4TjbTuiNABPz89DoaYXwYUPdl9-80LALfmme_oUREwbhEELAU0ixvwmBW/s320/desember+09+055.jpg" border="0" /></a> Malcom and Percy came to Norway, more precisely my home in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestnes">Vestnes</a>, in February.<br /><br /><div><p>This was the coldest February in more than sixty years here on the North-West Coast of Norway.<br /><br />Unfortunately both me and my husband had a heavy work load when the boys arrived, so the first week of their visit they stayed at home, and didn't get to see so much of the winter wonderland.<br /></p><p>They inspected my great-grand mother's spinning wheel, and relaxed for a few days.</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448095153824970898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pBCizKNHSYrrShNEc5pWn26zWNVhqmbL4bpy86r9_i3IUBobt6FjdaKAMlNmT-9takdapy36G6emwpOOKk2hIAEgNTWbrkarHOlpfDi8HtJmkOjU8Ki-BgkhjIMhiGtTgo8OyN-D_8RV/s400/malcom+035.jpg" border="0" /> </div><br /><div>Vestnes is situated between the towns <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%85lesund">Ålesund</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%85ndalsnes">Åndalsnes</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molde">Molde</a>. The "village" is rather rural, but the main industy here is ship yards.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8RDbDGOEcCoiDLM3Q9wXxJ7d8TYJN6-uhMvEbBbkY-RerSimSC_KyNiA29FU8rEMTEIpiA1TTSEmh7ZUE4meIsXrJMNxOwK8DqgxVi1MTPlIN3DPRkGWcudMRF9NOhM7z8yAXStovWSh/s1600-h/%25C3%2585lesundPanorama_01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448098970207128082" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 110px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP8RDbDGOEcCoiDLM3Q9wXxJ7d8TYJN6-uhMvEbBbkY-RerSimSC_KyNiA29FU8rEMTEIpiA1TTSEmh7ZUE4meIsXrJMNxOwK8DqgxVi1MTPlIN3DPRkGWcudMRF9NOhM7z8yAXStovWSh/s320/%25C3%2585lesundPanorama_01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>After a few days at home here, </div><br /><div>we took a trip to Ålesund. </div><br /><br /><br /><div>The town is one of the most visited towns in Norway, and it is famous for it's architecture in Jugend, or Art Noveau, style . Almost the entire town was destroyed in a fire in January 1904, and the town was rebuilt in this style.<br /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448098550092620770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhunyzNbQ8hNaw-NhT-p8hOCkp7eBFv2gNIHVcvY3bRFCgQIq8-v_5AEJR2bZTdMNdp0jcddJBqWLswHV1Z4jzF6VmS7MRrWLmTd6Fzh3Dwj0WECtYAL-U3Zt44vKTidsGpA88OmQXKYygE/s320/malcom+003.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div> Malcom outside the Jugend centre.</div><br /><br />Ålesund is situated on a few small islands on the North-West Coast of Norway, and the main source of income has through history been the sea and fishing. The men went to - the "South-West"sea very young, and the women stayed at home, and did the processing of the fish. This lady is sorting the herring before salting it.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448103244921730514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cp-jS5ntYK7QM4WtMJ8BB6WEt4emrpH_wzrO5-xrv3CNQPdXIFD0yXrXjtKlF0rC5qHf_E6XeMELCbhli_hBm5QRtPERdWv0H-XA-fcpe7pAAd746_zLkwVAONUB-2_uIZ2p4da6zZbp/s320/malcom+001.jpg" border="0" /> I'm not sure what she makes of Malcom.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Ålesund is also known for producing baccalao, or dried cod. Here is Malcom with an example of the "species". The boy's hat - "the South-West" - is practically part of the "national costume" of this region. (The national costume of course being water proofs).</div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448100003918736194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpnwkx5sNdAJbiK4ZLNtkzE9v5zG_WJJ7qe1uDLFe_LIiwtWAGSlGvOIwQogjCapX-Z1gHMHt2ZwMxxmZFid8d1n4ct5ICK-lSwyKF2c8KTFOkUMjweO7V3VPiGwdcTubxNUE6fIi1ZJyp/s320/malcom+007.jpg" border="0" /></div></div></div><br /><div><br /><div>A few days later we went to Kristiansund. On our way there we had to go by Molde. </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448101378204676594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 153px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-OCthqbvtbS-_R766GQt0cbjw_6CZZbvJB9DUFj5ydxhjwSEFUtgMh5hCa1ZxWXP_MadwEV3xLq5LOFKUxzmSvh5PKknJLq1rHC8LxTih-tQXRPF4d_lFbOkwixA2DqvEDwL-WtgA79Ex/s320/Molde_panorama.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448101383567824626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhslTVOX5qsYbX6ueFCkDyUPmjAQ0XmGIbrsk33j8yUTqca7M1mqYBXagwCX9QhohOc8U3vu7BYrHG2TO_cSlry5w3yPH3wGC0QpkHU7sCrxEYlHr1f7tHROoM2hC2_xtM4H5nyF6gQxEFn/s320/malcom+010.jpg" border="0" /></div></div><br /><br /><br /><p>Molde is known for it panorama view towards the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romsdalsalpene">pinnacles </a>of Romsdal, which is an Eldorado for mountainers, climbers, base jumpers and paragliders.<br />On the picture above you can see Malcom and my children, Ida and Ola, coming in to Molde by the ferry from Vestnes. In the background you can see the hotel Seilet (the Sail) and the football arena.<br /></p><br /><br /><br /><p>Molde is also known as "The Town of the Roses" in Norway, and on the town square you can see "The Rose girl". In the summer her tray is filled with roses. Malcom wanted to see what "life as a dance on roses" would feel like.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448106056270300674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglLO4TAwGKbNz237UidnCahcWSmdTtubLxQ9rj4r2Gpfsd8Zv_DH30JG5ba01GyidjoUGNkb075lqhY_YhoSGRe6A3AFT4m26t_XbD0qW0ToGOIMVV1TcS1ogKo5xTuv5eDBnqBeJt2HK2/s320/malcom+015.jpg" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448106061265329650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZUgrp5ZnJg_4cyB6jwZqyb3OK1P5NV4df4PR6WIISgKiP8fF0LNjd-gMafIFMtudx8qid58temRKqohjjHrpluYTuM1HLW2z-PU2WMoj9gVCo8BGDZGYDWNRzpTHTGjsphkkxhnb-6XF/s320/malcom+011.jpg" border="0" /></p></div></div><br /><p>In July Molde hosts the Annual International <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldejazz">Jazzfestival</a>. This Jazz musician stays in town all year though.</p><br /><p>As we were in Molde we took the opportunity to visit the LYS, Aandahl. The ladies there didn't want their picture taken, but they were very charmed by Malcom. And so was Mousie, the store's own knitted pet.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448107558065400162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTXXJwfp8Yp46VKqEcs9STAtIer4lsIrnJSpraCiwDlgBv0Uwex2oDQzHaz5LfXBJT3Mq0uCnWGiuhtOc8SNQA3jrClkhKhSgtDfhBjopKmQU1bAjXgHMBBFwK-bHbm0jXgHXjKH0fQEg/s320/malcom+017.jpg" border="0" /></p></div><br /><div>From Molde it is an hour's drive to Kristiansund. </div><div>Going from Molde to Kristiansund one can take the spectacular <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanterhavsveien">Atlanterhavsveien.</a></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448108595814817394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimyVE3bOenc7_FSuaUUrQLEiIDSC-FUxtBYAq26AMA95ypz-zwOsqCpMXmLb431I_HUiejM1Ig6XWMTbnRakWD-T-yUhw2QR4blRmIjN2qxS4Bp0XmN9N1f1n5K1d8oOXJcXAaSyNunF5R/s320/Atlanterhavsveien-1.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ89uZjY_AD6quGiZTgeAWFSGidXj5r8DnvFyyLOg23t4TkuLYFGdhbsfkfNBH5bt0UBNWq5KJpS3LvLMEphrrdhczFBOCPuouPYD7GLRdGZD2mYl0XQlg-yCcctTFBd0U0JmYr8Fw2yOk/s1600-h/malcom+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448109745174427074" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ89uZjY_AD6quGiZTgeAWFSGidXj5r8DnvFyyLOg23t4TkuLYFGdhbsfkfNBH5bt0UBNWq5KJpS3LvLMEphrrdhczFBOCPuouPYD7GLRdGZD2mYl0XQlg-yCcctTFBd0U0JmYr8Fw2yOk/s320/malcom+018.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div>As Ålesund, Kristiansund is situated on three </div><div>small islands, and the town has the oldest </div><div>continuously going means of transport in the world, Sundbåten. This is a small passengerboat </div><div>shutteling between the islands. </div><br /><div>This was one of the coldest days in Kristiansund </div><div>this winter, and we weren't able to stay outdoors </div><div>for more than a few minutes at the time.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Q5sACU5C6JXLugJ2DiDymvcdjsxqxl7z-ItXWBuCv2NAHC6-F-k2UFFS2tj-t4Ux8DdDKR_v9DRHaFyJnoq6KraSGnpnDEhR_oJ9EY72ym2aCyc_dNTY7Ea2XcaOrB72LSaAGjyPDtHa/s1600-h/malcom+024.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448110647379925314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Q5sACU5C6JXLugJ2DiDymvcdjsxqxl7z-ItXWBuCv2NAHC6-F-k2UFFS2tj-t4Ux8DdDKR_v9DRHaFyJnoq6KraSGnpnDEhR_oJ9EY72ym2aCyc_dNTY7Ea2XcaOrB72LSaAGjyPDtHa/s320/malcom+024.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Kristiansund too is know for producing klippfisk, or baccalao.</div><br /><br /><br /><div>Here are Malcom and my daughter with one of the ladies who worked at the "fish rock-face". Turning the fish over, to make sure it dried properly, they also had to stack the fish every evening and when it started to rain, and spread it out on the rock-face again the next morning.</div><br /><br /><div>In order to get warm again we went to a small fish restaurant and had a wonderful meal of </div><br /><div>different baccalao courses.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-d2C0FSbnvDPRYgAsm1Jy8dJpSVmKPiD8YUJbmEFZifBKpUA62eb_e9B3gf1OI9x19zTQiOXnb7SuvEuXv756_IoToWgP0jENfom8UIUIuY2dYD8BhnMiuM-5KU3URDYiAxVoO9Cnu_ip/s1600-h/malcom+027.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448113840299872098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-d2C0FSbnvDPRYgAsm1Jy8dJpSVmKPiD8YUJbmEFZifBKpUA62eb_e9B3gf1OI9x19zTQiOXnb7SuvEuXv756_IoToWgP0jENfom8UIUIuY2dYD8BhnMiuM-5KU3URDYiAxVoO9Cnu_ip/s320/malcom+027.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXb2DScEPbE5Y0Wz6S7La-exQryeVX84zHGzgtAQdhVzubhFjHR330TQsERr8r-1Ah9qhzDvZJ7IoIRV4A8rCo18zg7cTd_15hrsFa5rrWybUlp41ITVosa0Bu-VgZhhh_wcou20_iqjp-/s1600-h/malcom+025.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448113836380635106" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXb2DScEPbE5Y0Wz6S7La-exQryeVX84zHGzgtAQdhVzubhFjHR330TQsERr8r-1Ah9qhzDvZJ7IoIRV4A8rCo18zg7cTd_15hrsFa5rrWybUlp41ITVosa0Bu-VgZhhh_wcou20_iqjp-/s320/malcom+025.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>Back home in Vestnes we spent a few day with winter activities. Malcom went ice skating with my children, and he also took part as my son, Ola, and my father in law were preparing for next winter, working on the fire wood supply.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyc5Tkz3HzeJPNGCkJGILzCC8RNSvkc85q-jA6y-4_EszF2PPdkWO-ce-iQUlTSwPzf1Fb7teVZ8q3I21sRx0B-4DUMXh5xXVK9gyNAAEMTJ4bV9T76hEbB68lwKBNE372PWhlvjx_d0F/s1600-h/malcom+029.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448117162960699202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdyc5Tkz3HzeJPNGCkJGILzCC8RNSvkc85q-jA6y-4_EszF2PPdkWO-ce-iQUlTSwPzf1Fb7teVZ8q3I21sRx0B-4DUMXh5xXVK9gyNAAEMTJ4bV9T76hEbB68lwKBNE372PWhlvjx_d0F/s320/malcom+029.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnLHV4HJtM4oLakU_o8p1MC6cb7aZO-5glFXyp2qwoPQQLHSXFpQD290zIopnPmfn45d3EKtVlIz8pX7U3VwL-P0HqyI9y8Y4mAS0LKSDNLhrl_nInZ8IU9LMOWm9Rf50ZbSvwxDdNRxQ/s1600-h/malcom+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448120450791950706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnLHV4HJtM4oLakU_o8p1MC6cb7aZO-5glFXyp2qwoPQQLHSXFpQD290zIopnPmfn45d3EKtVlIz8pX7U3VwL-P0HqyI9y8Y4mAS0LKSDNLhrl_nInZ8IU9LMOWm9Rf50ZbSvwxDdNRxQ/s320/malcom+034.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>We had a good time having both Malcom and Percy here, and would have loved to show them even more of the local sights. But unfortunately we weren't able to travel more at this time.</div><div>Now Malcom is on his way to Australia, and I think, a completely different climate! </div></div></div></div></div></div>Irene Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08882295556215683262noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-5906443632396868992010-01-24T04:35:00.001-08:002010-01-24T04:42:25.394-08:00Last few days in Tassie<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGckBSoQrw7-PP5PA4HB5c4NS_PnyIqQsJuer7LzO96oPJ3QHKD-WCyMN-voudoErzCw9shiIVDEzeP3bCQ0AFG-nNvo2tvR5dkq8MCW2Fb7DVCnxm1fXaCmED2OQGPXIlbg3nmPXd7A/s1600-h/099.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430284730671568658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuGckBSoQrw7-PP5PA4HB5c4NS_PnyIqQsJuer7LzO96oPJ3QHKD-WCyMN-voudoErzCw9shiIVDEzeP3bCQ0AFG-nNvo2tvR5dkq8MCW2Fb7DVCnxm1fXaCmED2OQGPXIlbg3nmPXd7A/s320/099.JPG" /></a> With <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Alison</span> and Sarah, my <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">nieces</span> on top of Mount Wellington. There was a great view of Hobart from there.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEmoQcablrh6CjTORFBHwyTyMC-vc9ysA5LcS8DB2vzAwCqX_YtjqNyilkjxTr9Ul-bO-s1G-0jxINsD6oUK9O6tN7hzaqDBGvCQFyuIHHsPRCFoFgEtx2kDKcIZIOwo_NlH8gedrCPBI/s1600-h/101.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430284727498794818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEmoQcablrh6CjTORFBHwyTyMC-vc9ysA5LcS8DB2vzAwCqX_YtjqNyilkjxTr9Ul-bO-s1G-0jxINsD6oUK9O6tN7hzaqDBGvCQFyuIHHsPRCFoFgEtx2kDKcIZIOwo_NlH8gedrCPBI/s320/101.JPG" /></a> The full view of Hobart from Mount Wellington.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWsrdi3WH7whn5j0xU7fpEnzj611Ac0Do-74cfqCc7Qd2DNf6gVPa7g2D6xqJvz7OEyW0zAWljWzOtBpDaWPeH1wgDhLQwk5BPpjCEAxDeW8SybLMRwBdpKFDoxnfVz2Y_N6t9-HZ7Ag/s1600-h/095.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430284724690583810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEWsrdi3WH7whn5j0xU7fpEnzj611Ac0Do-74cfqCc7Qd2DNf6gVPa7g2D6xqJvz7OEyW0zAWljWzOtBpDaWPeH1wgDhLQwk5BPpjCEAxDeW8SybLMRwBdpKFDoxnfVz2Y_N6t9-HZ7Ag/s320/095.JPG" /></a><br />A not so good picture of myself with Sean on top of Mount Wellington. I was taken by surprise.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHpTkzhK82Mc8MkP1kV68jrxc9sjj2cWblc7w9298aQ96F6JJIDlLjRPoojz9QKPN1n12p4RogJ18dtI8naDq6lsEniWINJbmnvEihB2I-vJ17O1qXpyswzUVWMmjdEfaS5uEBJaobbA/s1600-h/091.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430284715374749874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHpTkzhK82Mc8MkP1kV68jrxc9sjj2cWblc7w9298aQ96F6JJIDlLjRPoojz9QKPN1n12p4RogJ18dtI8naDq6lsEniWINJbmnvEihB2I-vJ17O1qXpyswzUVWMmjdEfaS5uEBJaobbA/s320/091.JPG" /></a><br />With <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Aidan</span> at <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Salamanca</span> Market. We stopped shopping for another diet coke break.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPFw1im28pMWLs_EcelIINpymDvMnA3ACHVB8vilGZRLbmJRMnkZ7bW5Ub18DzhbzSRRXtAqG5dumzM1sHo8Pv0fMXRCh3H16RG94r4h-MWLubTQM5RlkQdfGunF4o3wrqfLwduhfh8A/s1600-h/089.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430284709272817666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPFw1im28pMWLs_EcelIINpymDvMnA3ACHVB8vilGZRLbmJRMnkZ7bW5Ub18DzhbzSRRXtAqG5dumzM1sHo8Pv0fMXRCh3H16RG94r4h-MWLubTQM5RlkQdfGunF4o3wrqfLwduhfh8A/s320/089.JPG" /></a><br />A lovely range of flowers for sale at the Market. You could buy anything from a pin to a flower at this market. Really enjoyed the day. So did Sean and Patrick.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Gerryberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374414365383757599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-38919093912550038802010-01-24T04:28:00.001-08:002010-01-24T04:35:25.211-08:00A day on the town in Hobart<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsC1SY72jO9q95F_VbhJricDtpATWyh9zRTv4hlI-70sWGB9UgmoSgAc_8Yiqon7wBsJPIq2IjtDphAXba_IiG28JDu_FnurB0kwu8UpOS5SVjWtwgBQHxomy4NkGaWclTIQe7aq_EW8/s1600-h/081.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430283115210046738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAsC1SY72jO9q95F_VbhJricDtpATWyh9zRTv4hlI-70sWGB9UgmoSgAc_8Yiqon7wBsJPIq2IjtDphAXba_IiG28JDu_FnurB0kwu8UpOS5SVjWtwgBQHxomy4NkGaWclTIQe7aq_EW8/s320/081.JPG" /></a> Shopping in Elizabeth Mall, Hobart. This is a statue of Thompson. He and Sean made good friends as the waited outside the shops while I went in for a browse.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOKNI75ZeGHBrgT9ek6fu6q6lAlWoZqeI89qvA_zsOb0w1bvnmrX2Vok06qVasHEQsnS-AkPzN9w4FkZ6AY8JzCnU1Izje7WsbZFUE8a7qyslLgbaDfQECR2wwU1NoV7A1s6aPznpZFM/s1600-h/078.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430283102696210418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipOKNI75ZeGHBrgT9ek6fu6q6lAlWoZqeI89qvA_zsOb0w1bvnmrX2Vok06qVasHEQsnS-AkPzN9w4FkZ6AY8JzCnU1Izje7WsbZFUE8a7qyslLgbaDfQECR2wwU1NoV7A1s6aPznpZFM/s320/078.JPG" /></a><br />One of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hobarts</span> founding members. The seagull is perched rather <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">irrelevantly</span> on his head. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOL</span>.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1md1pyu0sUYNiUbbZyhZ19EiQSyeazCuV4hRdgocm0FUKqa9a8ndVeXNMUprRq6nreG8giZvAohH6lwxrHFJWTjk3ImkPqJv35GxJF2VclX9RMLvnTfRbOkfbX-KJfhDPQqX69nC8lUE/s1600-h/077.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430283100709382338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1md1pyu0sUYNiUbbZyhZ19EiQSyeazCuV4hRdgocm0FUKqa9a8ndVeXNMUprRq6nreG8giZvAohH6lwxrHFJWTjk3ImkPqJv35GxJF2VclX9RMLvnTfRbOkfbX-KJfhDPQqX69nC8lUE/s320/077.JPG" /></a><br />The plaque which explains exactly who he was.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCKvrthyphenhyphenKiHTQJYw5htJfa76RnXr3ZChqpSKH7cFaM7kmDBPmvAhpnEOdxd1AQNyDaS4JM_fnctm3moe4HMgQdf5OI7q9gUzDncUTWJktDsCJ1VcnD-9LkwljK51NwxaGjswBoQx-rv8/s1600-h/068.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430283098227953730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCKvrthyphenhyphenKiHTQJYw5htJfa76RnXr3ZChqpSKH7cFaM7kmDBPmvAhpnEOdxd1AQNyDaS4JM_fnctm3moe4HMgQdf5OI7q9gUzDncUTWJktDsCJ1VcnD-9LkwljK51NwxaGjswBoQx-rv8/s320/068.JPG" /></a><br />We took a ferry up the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Derwent</span> River and Sean had a great time looking out the window. This was Hobart Harbour.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-frkedf_hj29NG03lRD7l7ZBRzfQD7dlPUtV2e5rNiqYM57WHEuGVZiN-OilSsxlfm8vTE8av_CYruVyztI7NZcXJsKXVg9j8KS1vrvW0xDqoEC85eEHjwth-cc64PHoDAMgYWRvhNE/s1600-h/072.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430283090006860082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-frkedf_hj29NG03lRD7l7ZBRzfQD7dlPUtV2e5rNiqYM57WHEuGVZiN-OilSsxlfm8vTE8av_CYruVyztI7NZcXJsKXVg9j8KS1vrvW0xDqoEC85eEHjwth-cc64PHoDAMgYWRvhNE/s320/072.JPG" /></a> A well deserved coke break and some lunch, after a long but lovely day.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Gerryberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374414365383757599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-37311746793552329722010-01-24T04:21:00.001-08:002010-01-24T04:28:03.136-08:00More from Tasmania<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJX7A436Rr303C4j3ynROqwzgwtulcl4WWG0e4nkYNg2yYCHasK1oo7CG3MVfesG6JkIr_LxAIxG-18ZkViovA785mALf3JzzV6FojtaTvfLPEPVKZhddEOXlqCZ52QhGeaIHKCH42XVE/s1600-h/062.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430281060788453554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJX7A436Rr303C4j3ynROqwzgwtulcl4WWG0e4nkYNg2yYCHasK1oo7CG3MVfesG6JkIr_LxAIxG-18ZkViovA785mALf3JzzV6FojtaTvfLPEPVKZhddEOXlqCZ52QhGeaIHKCH42XVE/s320/062.JPG" /></a> It was a real eye opener traveling with a stuffed toy. Most people just laughed when they saw me, and some really bought into the idea. A few just thought I was nuts like the girl in this photo taken when I went on a ferry up the Derwent River.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ61lLcRwHufOAxV1nCWwfnVk9QIzi356KyKhYqKWpXLxTnRSSGAnbxVCVm9Z0LEe0w_qyQ5dDK9sGhDjROcvcF8FSQcTY7IcrdmYRywcMkGhocn74PeJnpyJw3OcxmZLvLSjBZlKwXbo/s1600-h/061.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430281051485530386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ61lLcRwHufOAxV1nCWwfnVk9QIzi356KyKhYqKWpXLxTnRSSGAnbxVCVm9Z0LEe0w_qyQ5dDK9sGhDjROcvcF8FSQcTY7IcrdmYRywcMkGhocn74PeJnpyJw3OcxmZLvLSjBZlKwXbo/s320/061.JPG" /></a> Sean shows us how he tranvelled in my back pack. He had the best view from there.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz62C-1LSAs5NpfwcdWFIHa2BgnwLfVprQKCrcn5swh9Qchrr9w-M4INs7-CAUZZ_MM-BeIUZycsySHC9Bue0sEMlI6JVW_qnzuLypKtJICNuQEbUtcABOvN7qoGjgIUsNA7BRfW8Bfgw/s1600-h/059.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430281048772547362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz62C-1LSAs5NpfwcdWFIHa2BgnwLfVprQKCrcn5swh9Qchrr9w-M4INs7-CAUZZ_MM-BeIUZycsySHC9Bue0sEMlI6JVW_qnzuLypKtJICNuQEbUtcABOvN7qoGjgIUsNA7BRfW8Bfgw/s320/059.JPG" /></a><br /><br />A pictures of the jet boat that we took to Bruney Island where we saw, dolphines, seals and lots of bird wildlife. We also had some wine and cheese testing. It was a lovely day.</div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHYCbf4duljD5hbopeCwfzCgRP6Ki-4I1eJ__QIyDWhdQLyWtbZU3KsS9N68aNSCY1-NACVW4MPxpBOoZsWILM6fvyiqI0J4_e1OC4BJrSI8NG6W8NhVEiQtEFk-CweJ2vo8xg6IhwhU/s1600-h/056.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430281044749204690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihHYCbf4duljD5hbopeCwfzCgRP6Ki-4I1eJ__QIyDWhdQLyWtbZU3KsS9N68aNSCY1-NACVW4MPxpBOoZsWILM6fvyiqI0J4_e1OC4BJrSI8NG6W8NhVEiQtEFk-CweJ2vo8xg6IhwhU/s320/056.JPG" /></a> Sean admires the jet boat. I kept him in the backpack justy in case he got wet.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerhs7bpC19RQ999xN_QbbmjOHtGA_FdWlrvsVt-_1wtWSngvEI26gU_FcE9PRlAnutrIRHsMraL0HCFYMOPH-kmm3Vw22RYK7r7oPro6gSQWQUCo_StnfUTOG0IgOIZWM59ZIlZookOA/s1600-h/055.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430281034983335922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerhs7bpC19RQ999xN_QbbmjOHtGA_FdWlrvsVt-_1wtWSngvEI26gU_FcE9PRlAnutrIRHsMraL0HCFYMOPH-kmm3Vw22RYK7r7oPro6gSQWQUCo_StnfUTOG0IgOIZWM59ZIlZookOA/s320/055.JPG" /></a><br /><br />I lovely tall ship that visited Hobart harbour.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Gerryberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374414365383757599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-43925850568714798652010-01-24T04:14:00.000-08:002010-01-24T04:21:28.731-08:00Ramdon pictures of the visit to Tasmania<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUojFfY6H4enU2KjmH4iGkfNN9EBiuTeXnLSITvXJ1FRQi872pgUWXHrbcYUM8Nc3rqGRI6NUL31HMG2F4HoBTbbkiVrVuh1k7r-Bt-gv2z5nZzadZ4JlkM3YNCJZATP8bHdp73kcWJac/s1600-h/054.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430279468670173250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUojFfY6H4enU2KjmH4iGkfNN9EBiuTeXnLSITvXJ1FRQi872pgUWXHrbcYUM8Nc3rqGRI6NUL31HMG2F4HoBTbbkiVrVuh1k7r-Bt-gv2z5nZzadZ4JlkM3YNCJZATP8bHdp73kcWJac/s320/054.JPG" /></a><br />Sean helps me find my way around Hobart over a lovely cup of coffee. He's a really good map reader.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8I9JFX51EoL7IeKj62a1fCkS6GiCCBEE7_MDRo4ABLKuTjXmJCX6-fVZ7ZRn412bOsdKftQat9O1pLwecQqvdHny9p0JMDnN8GT3faItb9zqHBmp9TBZ42yquVWt5TA1Of6wq-2KvW-k/s1600-h/050.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430279461178383842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8I9JFX51EoL7IeKj62a1fCkS6GiCCBEE7_MDRo4ABLKuTjXmJCX6-fVZ7ZRn412bOsdKftQat9O1pLwecQqvdHny9p0JMDnN8GT3faItb9zqHBmp9TBZ42yquVWt5TA1Of6wq-2KvW-k/s320/050.JPG" /></a> </p><p>Sean with my nice Ella, on the right, and her friend also taken over a lovely cup of coffee.</p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPj8u8r-60zapubSD2VTBMolSymcU38W87Ybk1t6876h-AO53U1-oypfn8aAimEdXDAEtBZx5eei9tMOdEoowJxtMk0ITFcBEuGBekiZAdvQiX_XWtLbOd65YD5Hwt1wA_nSPZb9YKrQY/s1600-h/047.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430279458271052418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPj8u8r-60zapubSD2VTBMolSymcU38W87Ybk1t6876h-AO53U1-oypfn8aAimEdXDAEtBZx5eei9tMOdEoowJxtMk0ITFcBEuGBekiZAdvQiX_XWtLbOd65YD5Hwt1wA_nSPZb9YKrQY/s320/047.JPG" /></a> Sean and Patrick with Aiden my nephew and TJ the dog, and friends, They loved Sean and Patrick and gave them a great welcome.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUNVKk7ZarO_l5s_VDLuksE2Z29nOhuDI52BcLCnzX0UxxxSO2PqTvAiZXKyRUo2Z6aYwFpExGvkNR3GD16yeyWEyTEbcDeK9SNkGTM5tcbcGbOWLJutoLftdkvvIuX_OdqUGf8zdt8MU/s1600-h/044.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430279452905812722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUNVKk7ZarO_l5s_VDLuksE2Z29nOhuDI52BcLCnzX0UxxxSO2PqTvAiZXKyRUo2Z6aYwFpExGvkNR3GD16yeyWEyTEbcDeK9SNkGTM5tcbcGbOWLJutoLftdkvvIuX_OdqUGf8zdt8MU/s320/044.JPG" /></a> Sean and Patrick with presents in my sisters home.</p><p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDiVP-wB_yrGtpxAe5pfpzlcbDQeAFyawIAqYhZQwTVh4mWflpsUOp9yca99dnmAa0DET8Trfg5MLZ2g7bmD3TDQVbLBkjNJhfscyQj8bo4bymifhy5rF-xNDYOt8wYUQwHmRWaI8T9s/s1600-h/046.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430279446428616610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUDiVP-wB_yrGtpxAe5pfpzlcbDQeAFyawIAqYhZQwTVh4mWflpsUOp9yca99dnmAa0DET8Trfg5MLZ2g7bmD3TDQVbLBkjNJhfscyQj8bo4bymifhy5rF-xNDYOt8wYUQwHmRWaI8T9s/s320/046.JPG" /></a> Sean and Patrick with Aidan taken in my sisters home.</p>Gerryberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374414365383757599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-79925401992230507682010-01-24T04:09:00.000-08:002010-01-24T04:14:52.310-08:00Derwent River<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsSunPRcZUhkS6qnfRWqKsZG5RLtHogx5PqUFm1vsHc3Ua4ceBDimdL0tO31n67c-e3rpXbbXKTJdHw5cEFM0NyL82HhajOJ-QBYsQxyaN98SnnItZJniBn4Bb4Ffg5yTgNW_TN5K-c0/s1600-h/051.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430278159819932866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlsSunPRcZUhkS6qnfRWqKsZG5RLtHogx5PqUFm1vsHc3Ua4ceBDimdL0tO31n67c-e3rpXbbXKTJdHw5cEFM0NyL82HhajOJ-QBYsQxyaN98SnnItZJniBn4Bb4Ffg5yTgNW_TN5K-c0/s320/051.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Hi this is Sean in this picture we have just boarded a ferry to go up the Derwent river and Sean is giving me the low down.Gerryberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374414365383757599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-63451480142446967832010-01-17T12:44:00.000-08:002010-01-17T12:46:20.366-08:00Sean and Patrick in TassieSean and Patrick had a great time with myself and my sister in Tassie. I still have to organise all the photoes I took but keep watching this space should be news in the next few days.<br /><br />Malcolm and Percy are now on the way to Finland. Looking forward to seeing their pictures soon.<br /><br />GeraldineGerryberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374414365383757599noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-61337844592808316202009-11-10T12:20:00.001-08:002009-11-10T12:22:43.202-08:00Malcolm & Percy meet the Simply Knitting team!Here are Malcolm & Percy with three of the Simply Knitting team!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhce6L5mD394leMrw9oRdf4RH4-FTuXdCD8gm5IqPtQ_mp30JDoOKtqmvag1DDDP4XLe79rDTms70u87Sh9IGbtsxfekDmlDrDkWLZ9LctWnXQXOF9rF-pPTZMgXLFjkEuL8hsG1Qscebw/s1600-h/DSCF4213.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhce6L5mD394leMrw9oRdf4RH4-FTuXdCD8gm5IqPtQ_mp30JDoOKtqmvag1DDDP4XLe79rDTms70u87Sh9IGbtsxfekDmlDrDkWLZ9LctWnXQXOF9rF-pPTZMgXLFjkEuL8hsG1Qscebw/s320/DSCF4213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402572651192424850" border="0" /></a>On the left is Elizabeth, in the middle Deb, and on the right is Mim! They were very excited to meet Malcolm & Percy!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-23028874024475383532009-11-10T12:09:00.001-08:002009-11-10T12:19:48.466-08:00Malcolm takes in a walk along the Bath canalHere is Malcolm with the Weir in Bath.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1wvU_rvnWyubcbH4cZj2rnVUyStyDs9OC-z5OsIUkPN7nbptJCcNxmqBAY1ULI1n81U36Gah2mHa1w4S5f5ZXeIKaVpvnz06ZK9FOi3w1pyhGDXGEKgIIrh_FNahZKpqwkWCZtftdck/s1600-h/DSCF4207.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1wvU_rvnWyubcbH4cZj2rnVUyStyDs9OC-z5OsIUkPN7nbptJCcNxmqBAY1ULI1n81U36Gah2mHa1w4S5f5ZXeIKaVpvnz06ZK9FOi3w1pyhGDXGEKgIIrh_FNahZKpqwkWCZtftdck/s320/DSCF4207.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402571535258642530" border="0" /></a><br />And with Pulteney Bridge!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7vPtJmeNWl3MePs_Sb1bEzP6q6iTVu4TZJ2bVGB6pvgn_yuVuuo6qQSlLpQilHamLXBLEqyCoeXrswT82X61kRtXOlTMxk2l5Pyy4tg1C3Ws5Y-n6WVZY11Z-YjqVhEJ19MtNmPfj6g/s1600-h/DSCF4206.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7vPtJmeNWl3MePs_Sb1bEzP6q6iTVu4TZJ2bVGB6pvgn_yuVuuo6qQSlLpQilHamLXBLEqyCoeXrswT82X61kRtXOlTMxk2l5Pyy4tg1C3Ws5Y-n6WVZY11Z-YjqVhEJ19MtNmPfj6g/s320/DSCF4206.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402571189834389538" border="0" /></a><br />On the oldest post box in the UK (according to the bus tours!).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_K2fFqsN5B64y3IN4puDOfi_BhAe0YOa5wGIkZk6GP_umFPYRuTHJGjqC-dEgAtkzlWfWg1btmRXvAg9TEbVDXzK2_OY8l8mm2WpmE5V71RlkV1CKLx6p_TM699QCF1Xjl7296tIyCnY/s1600-h/DSCF4205.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_K2fFqsN5B64y3IN4puDOfi_BhAe0YOa5wGIkZk6GP_umFPYRuTHJGjqC-dEgAtkzlWfWg1btmRXvAg9TEbVDXzK2_OY8l8mm2WpmE5V71RlkV1CKLx6p_TM699QCF1Xjl7296tIyCnY/s320/DSCF4205.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402571187329205922" border="0" /></a><br />Great Pulteney Street! YAY!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ymushtWdV0jmoylztjPL9LO3ug_zjKxWVWEyiC3suj_4cavYk3F1nDmzlL3ig1KVCaCn9KE2cEJGGJhgkpFtQ0i7-qFSBEz4zPKBxGI28-WXfEpY66LpwDjlNpJP3DrEqMqoNpChYx8/s1600-h/DSCF4204.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ymushtWdV0jmoylztjPL9LO3ug_zjKxWVWEyiC3suj_4cavYk3F1nDmzlL3ig1KVCaCn9KE2cEJGGJhgkpFtQ0i7-qFSBEz4zPKBxGI28-WXfEpY66LpwDjlNpJP3DrEqMqoNpChYx8/s320/DSCF4204.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402571183321849250" border="0" /></a><br />In case Malcolm fell into the canal :P<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIRQB_DLoV60K5ywWDVbKS1738V7CyQeqbX52v_7HlBr9cQBpjAcZoNG5LnsTYIK4Dode9y-sSs5vh9ltyQcdNzIxD4X7z5_oocwRgz0MxlAmJ2QbhlpFjI1ExMXamXBLpBBlRXkCzx0/s1600-h/DSCF4203.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLIRQB_DLoV60K5ywWDVbKS1738V7CyQeqbX52v_7HlBr9cQBpjAcZoNG5LnsTYIK4Dode9y-sSs5vh9ltyQcdNzIxD4X7z5_oocwRgz0MxlAmJ2QbhlpFjI1ExMXamXBLpBBlRXkCzx0/s320/DSCF4203.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402571175137627362" border="0" /></a><br />Look! A narrow boat going through the lock!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0Kh8U19Whl1rUl61Jz6iAAm9UqKX3rjLHaV2HjxhoZEPDyeXpS0hJXdC4reOGrOOrJtFwCPgIePBhLo5c2AV6H57NNM9fX4gngnztEV3TlzBtTy7rS3cQV2SCcYM6TheGBWuJCeR1Xg/s1600-h/DSCF4202.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0Kh8U19Whl1rUl61Jz6iAAm9UqKX3rjLHaV2HjxhoZEPDyeXpS0hJXdC4reOGrOOrJtFwCPgIePBhLo5c2AV6H57NNM9fX4gngnztEV3TlzBtTy7rS3cQV2SCcYM6TheGBWuJCeR1Xg/s320/DSCF4202.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402571170990678370" border="0" /></a><br />Bath Locks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPwKUqr8E0idWvXaUfkC4DolygCzyceuqoXab5kTAgpnOKPBKrA98YmLPWbYfksMj-kULXXthtwaXd-MA63PgIX_23DEUnkHLgXgqpob6AC-CGV3b1qndPvlw2uZWC67mR1WxV34LQfI/s1600-h/DSCF4201.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZPwKUqr8E0idWvXaUfkC4DolygCzyceuqoXab5kTAgpnOKPBKrA98YmLPWbYfksMj-kULXXthtwaXd-MA63PgIX_23DEUnkHLgXgqpob6AC-CGV3b1qndPvlw2uZWC67mR1WxV34LQfI/s320/DSCF4201.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402570417901961890" border="0" /></a><br />A view of Bath Abbey from the canal.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8BQVyskYlU95Gd4yRf3-pTnf-h-IGe4xGHWozEE6SP7z1eXa1TxcStLRdsIRxjemlTOiRW0WRRPZO8UUm1E2BMio97nLXxmj-fVH1gFQr6NirTVc5jPpAfDyCIyy0VWBJpHb_M2CQPY/s1600-h/DSCF4200.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8BQVyskYlU95Gd4yRf3-pTnf-h-IGe4xGHWozEE6SP7z1eXa1TxcStLRdsIRxjemlTOiRW0WRRPZO8UUm1E2BMio97nLXxmj-fVH1gFQr6NirTVc5jPpAfDyCIyy0VWBJpHb_M2CQPY/s320/DSCF4200.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402570414358838450" border="0" /></a><br />Another lock, but no narrow boat this time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVdkH27rCFbs9TvJjWtVPYcyBpsgW02vP-6NKK6DAoNuFie5c2vmvptN8b_GahaOD887cq8BFEuFeZLV75NctQY-Htl38t-cgbje5X1G8y9oRi8v9K0poTKu4OWkXWhhIn1wmKR_PcR4/s1600-h/DSCF4198.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgVdkH27rCFbs9TvJjWtVPYcyBpsgW02vP-6NKK6DAoNuFie5c2vmvptN8b_GahaOD887cq8BFEuFeZLV75NctQY-Htl38t-cgbje5X1G8y9oRi8v9K0poTKu4OWkXWhhIn1wmKR_PcR4/s320/DSCF4198.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402570407220429058" border="0" /></a><br />Narrow boats!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnHEHQ_tT5h7yOKF8V_vbTjnhXsegK7W9X69DjcHtPe4pPueyh61zt55XT_YwVStNdTT2JoWQe5Kv0E2xAANE4CDfFFNpi9ozgNcc5aGoM7N7sWvqtym8k9Hf_6S-xL2NMDH1oX4fI7ns/s1600-h/DSCF4197.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnHEHQ_tT5h7yOKF8V_vbTjnhXsegK7W9X69DjcHtPe4pPueyh61zt55XT_YwVStNdTT2JoWQe5Kv0E2xAANE4CDfFFNpi9ozgNcc5aGoM7N7sWvqtym8k9Hf_6S-xL2NMDH1oX4fI7ns/s320/DSCF4197.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402570404068183954" border="0" /></a><br />Another lock!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNYQpH7pO8k2dvVL2KtyNJZxW21ihwDMtmsPOVpH5EwdtpcEsSZSulLLMXIceNyePXeDEDY3EP3e7zfpTxkDjzixVnaKe1oQ1l19Iqma3yH1PpfUjuXXQIA3lMABcdoyySnPsyFKDV2U/s1600-h/DSCF4196.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNYQpH7pO8k2dvVL2KtyNJZxW21ihwDMtmsPOVpH5EwdtpcEsSZSulLLMXIceNyePXeDEDY3EP3e7zfpTxkDjzixVnaKe1oQ1l19Iqma3yH1PpfUjuXXQIA3lMABcdoyySnPsyFKDV2U/s320/DSCF4196.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402570394723640594" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-77766382792466365992009-11-10T12:01:00.001-08:002009-11-10T12:09:14.064-08:00Malcolm visits LacockMalcolm took a visit to Lacock, where such wonderful things as the BBC version of Pride and Prejudice and Harry Potter have been filmed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4R1pBZGJYAd5ttmrfhKp7xmVAUS886QDOdBT8-s51OpHk_Cq9aUqwrHdYxKx4L2y3MVc37gBOunANxgmsHmK7khuFEybazIay85Zw5MuusF6bbF4uwuv6yQGiC0uDTRlyB25vuWr1vk/s1600-h/DSCF4184.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4R1pBZGJYAd5ttmrfhKp7xmVAUS886QDOdBT8-s51OpHk_Cq9aUqwrHdYxKx4L2y3MVc37gBOunANxgmsHmK7khuFEybazIay85Zw5MuusF6bbF4uwuv6yQGiC0uDTRlyB25vuWr1vk/s320/DSCF4184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402568880519830850" border="0" /></a><br />At a pretty stream in the grounds of Lacock Abbey.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEo2xNSu76qnKDXAul66YZf92S_W9G1sqOFBCXeOzqUOMRRMl2EKNog6F1YSaEWYOhy8r90vhfI7Bgj-XKnvO-1NoB4RVCKjwpQImyJ5JYqhLUvtOqCnrnXihBDkOoaSYnHAPNznUbYCY/s1600-h/DSCF4173.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEo2xNSu76qnKDXAul66YZf92S_W9G1sqOFBCXeOzqUOMRRMl2EKNog6F1YSaEWYOhy8r90vhfI7Bgj-XKnvO-1NoB4RVCKjwpQImyJ5JYqhLUvtOqCnrnXihBDkOoaSYnHAPNznUbYCY/s320/DSCF4173.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402568872732573714" border="0" /></a><br />A rather large cauldron in Lacock Abbey Clositers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXeUTW99C-Bvf4vXMQxioiZZUkHJ0J4FNm3bui__Q3llm_OHn5m2Jn7MjfCdSv2G5nX4UW_4xTPgY0q8TMLnyBADgwjet0GkcWXIK6N2Q3Nb_EIZju6TPR1i1JXeZfnAXzDr1DcatCg8/s1600-h/DSCF4171.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrXeUTW99C-Bvf4vXMQxioiZZUkHJ0J4FNm3bui__Q3llm_OHn5m2Jn7MjfCdSv2G5nX4UW_4xTPgY0q8TMLnyBADgwjet0GkcWXIK6N2Q3Nb_EIZju6TPR1i1JXeZfnAXzDr1DcatCg8/s320/DSCF4171.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402568870157464578" border="0" /></a><br />Harry Potter 1 and 2 were filmed here in Lacock Abbey's Clositers!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwjPCIKyZaBz74-My6q0ysneQ0Tn70m9YrOde34XlyfOuArWb8qzCLkM0v_hvki5gI4JGjS74uF55qs-Dkm88DgnEPETZ3YGBab4t6fa9_7v_vS03qsrgBbUvuxvdJfWM9b34RYJWDQo/s1600-h/DSCF4168.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvwjPCIKyZaBz74-My6q0ysneQ0Tn70m9YrOde34XlyfOuArWb8qzCLkM0v_hvki5gI4JGjS74uF55qs-Dkm88DgnEPETZ3YGBab4t6fa9_7v_vS03qsrgBbUvuxvdJfWM9b34RYJWDQo/s320/DSCF4168.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402568306484797970" border="0" /></a><br />Lacock Abbey Clositers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3ql8enmLmeJJ9aJbTzphiuyCF0pfWmjq15vYhx7CHYgD0jEeNtgUzbWnq27yBfAmHHUX8IvXP2UrTU8ig7XEuYU1dCFNNo59rT2lNlFIHI5yxhFSU7tbSi1O2NsKcaoUshofDq9_C04/s1600-h/DSCF4167.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3ql8enmLmeJJ9aJbTzphiuyCF0pfWmjq15vYhx7CHYgD0jEeNtgUzbWnq27yBfAmHHUX8IvXP2UrTU8ig7XEuYU1dCFNNo59rT2lNlFIHI5yxhFSU7tbSi1O2NsKcaoUshofDq9_C04/s320/DSCF4167.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402568303077895986" border="0" /></a><br />Lacock Abbey.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEsMlTnnMCYYnu2DfQgjR4AIVdZ_3Qu6lHTxDp8AZSPuaBpKza2gshvAYAT98A7CLuCiv95wuwXAXHqfecXYPCqjgIXGEDdOoDxzxnJQNWLrjjXJY0nOfht4c3ykaV3obx9k_hTcynU0/s1600-h/DSCF4165.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCEsMlTnnMCYYnu2DfQgjR4AIVdZ_3Qu6lHTxDp8AZSPuaBpKza2gshvAYAT98A7CLuCiv95wuwXAXHqfecXYPCqjgIXGEDdOoDxzxnJQNWLrjjXJY0nOfht4c3ykaV3obx9k_hTcynU0/s320/DSCF4165.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402568301272724914" border="0" /></a><br />Map of Lacock.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzsYAM7c7o1bw4zFBOL2WzGwxRwinWYklOYCQHGhONOC8gz04euiByV4Pvexfey3KuptGQtTI0pwXqdXmNUrE__aDkh6UoMSiRo3zTiPulbcpE7I0Knhy3TXdui-5AsTKBmIB-QSjX6g/s1600-h/DSCF4163.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzsYAM7c7o1bw4zFBOL2WzGwxRwinWYklOYCQHGhONOC8gz04euiByV4Pvexfey3KuptGQtTI0pwXqdXmNUrE__aDkh6UoMSiRo3zTiPulbcpE7I0Knhy3TXdui-5AsTKBmIB-QSjX6g/s320/DSCF4163.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402568290856503426" border="0" /></a><br />The general stores for Lacock.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADm5F6AWThcJYlcQpkQO_BRL-u-Uw7OTnImtaqyVCzEQhT7-3nlpyCbo4qjF1AGKtXkzi8-1zhITEMWUde3N1DH28BDJUoY7y5dys8hwezvz99PXVZ5S_Uh7-W44jHSvOK8gLOjqZ-MQ/s1600-h/DSCF4162.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjADm5F6AWThcJYlcQpkQO_BRL-u-Uw7OTnImtaqyVCzEQhT7-3nlpyCbo4qjF1AGKtXkzi8-1zhITEMWUde3N1DH28BDJUoY7y5dys8hwezvz99PXVZ5S_Uh7-W44jHSvOK8gLOjqZ-MQ/s320/DSCF4162.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402568285484186770" border="0" /></a>Post Office!!!!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-58977127002995597972009-11-04T08:42:00.000-08:002009-11-04T08:51:51.376-08:00More from LondonSean and Patrick enjoying the many sights of London<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2nnXRlmSq15H48UJ9iPUk2oe_cgnMorgG57_L_RsTHRdhm3MWeFsk2f3-MBC97atM3Iy1hlFH5hMi-_4JtlsGHlE0oFw4mpAbaLJx4MF_SRze9BCvuEJJK21J7qTNYUdWf6P0z_nToh8/s1600-h/England+2009+100.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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<br />The view from Valerie's son apartment in the heart of London. You can see a red bus and tower bridge in the background
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<br />At the British National Museum.
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<br />Gerryberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374414365383757599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-77161806543819217312009-09-24T13:07:00.000-07:002009-09-24T13:10:57.223-07:00New Arrivals in Bath<div>Malcolm & Percy have arrived in Bath!</div><br /><div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAhiK1KVsMWYQ1I29ldzAjgvY52pFsdRCFJVXYfmKox4ECgArwdVlg31R8e682FXbWzwfI7-LB0KgHhW6JBB8vThNUuZr3jvd9e183i2Z7pxcU2d8hswdXjQsWrD_YxEZ54hJjCaALfo/s1600-h/3950948142_2f27aeca72%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385128802712459794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAhiK1KVsMWYQ1I29ldzAjgvY52pFsdRCFJVXYfmKox4ECgArwdVlg31R8e682FXbWzwfI7-LB0KgHhW6JBB8vThNUuZr3jvd9e183i2Z7pxcU2d8hswdXjQsWrD_YxEZ54hJjCaALfo/s320/3950948142_2f27aeca72%5B1%5D.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><br />They quite like my flat, with the cool view, and we’re going to go for a walk tomorrow before I go to work :)Gerryberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374414365383757599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-4460954318248113122009-09-17T10:47:00.000-07:002009-09-17T10:57:03.066-07:00Malclm In ItalyBerny has received Malcolm and Percy and has posted details about their lovely trip to Italy on her own blog. Just follow the link below. There is a translator there just hit the UK flag and read all about their travels in Italy.<br /><br /><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Gerryberry</span><br /><span style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffff00"></span><br /><a href="http://sognidilana-berny.blogspot.com/">http://sognidilana-berny.blogspot.com/</a>Gerryberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374414365383757599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-87930588544073149572009-08-17T11:10:00.001-07:002009-08-17T11:10:54.106-07:00Look at what Valerie made<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13721096@N07/3791643981/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3494/3791643981_902aa3621e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13721096@N07/3791643981/">finger puppets2 018</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/13721096@N07/">tiedyequeen2000</a></span></div>I just had to include these in the blog. Valerie made this lovely finger puppets. I think they are fab.<br /><br />Gerryberry<br clear="all" />Gerryberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374414365383757599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-57904634500958534742009-08-17T11:09:00.001-07:002009-08-17T11:09:12.005-07:00Waiting for the Mail Boat<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13721096@N07/3829994198/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2539/3829994198_5f953cd33c_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13721096@N07/3829994198/">Sandy Island week six 2009 081</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/13721096@N07/">tiedyequeen2000</a></span></div>The boys wait for US Mail Boat Sophie C to deliver the mail for Sandy Island in the middle of Lake Winnipesaukkee<br clear="all" />Gerryberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374414365383757599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-44183231546982612692009-08-17T11:08:00.001-07:002009-08-17T11:08:00.218-07:00Patrick Meets the Captain<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13721096@N07/3829195799/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2522/3829195799_6868c74fb3_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13721096@N07/3829195799/">Sandy Island week six 2009 133</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/13721096@N07/">tiedyequeen2000</a></span></div>Patrick has his photo taken with the Captain<br clear="all" />Gerryberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374414365383757599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-30814206519434309672009-08-17T11:07:00.001-07:002009-08-17T11:07:14.040-07:00Sandy Island 2009 part II<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13721096@N07/3829195737/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2584/3829195737_2ba494f69e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13721096@N07/3829195737/">Sandy Island week six 2009 121</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/13721096@N07/">tiedyequeen2000</a></span></div>Sean takes his turn<br clear="all" />Gerryberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374414365383757599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-37177620653980910392009-08-17T11:06:00.001-07:002009-08-17T11:06:18.660-07:00Sophie C<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13721096@N07/3829195679/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3419/3829195679_bcaf8cc1ac_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13721096@N07/3829195679/">Sandy Island week six 2009 114</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/13721096@N07/">tiedyequeen2000</a></span></div>Aboard the US Mail Boat Sophie C on Lake Winnipesaukkee, New Hampshsire. The Sophie C is one of the few mail boats now operating in the United Staes<br clear="all" />Gerryberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374414365383757599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-83575759230616358652009-08-17T11:04:00.001-07:002009-08-17T11:04:24.109-07:00Sandy Island week six 2009 017<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13721096@N07/3829993972/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3455/3829993972_269745f3eb_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13721096@N07/3829993972/">Sandy Island week six 2009 017</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/13721096@N07/">tiedyequeen2000</a></span></div>Sean and Patrick meet 'Mop Top Mary' on their second visit to Sandy Island. Mary is looking forward to hosting Malcolm and Percy later this year.<br clear="all" />Gerryberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374414365383757599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-35575986941970296862009-08-16T09:05:00.000-07:002009-08-16T09:41:10.355-07:00Malcolm and Percy do Scotland (and a bit of London)Sorry for the delay in posting this - seems the project is a bit jinxed when it comes to technology. Aaaaaanyway! Without further ado, here's a wee rundown of Malcolm and Percy's (second) trip to Scotland.<br /><br />Malcolm and Percy arrived just in time for us to hit the road to our little holiday cottage on the Crinan Canal in Argyle. Unfortunately, there'd been an accident on the main road there so we ended up having to take a more elaborate route via the Gourock-Dunoon ferry - along with everyone else that needed to circumnavigate the blocked road! So we had to watch two ferries go off without us while we were queueing.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unblinkered/3823918019/" title="Watching the ferry leave without us... by unblinkered, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3476/3823918019_d44ef8bc46.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Watching the ferry leave without us..." /></a><br /><br />But at least we had company in the car! I had Merlin the dog at my feet, Malcolm on my lap and a very put out cat not able to sit in her usual spot (on me!). Plus, we had two bikes in the boot! <br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unblinkered/3823930523/" title="Getting a bit tight for space! by unblinkered, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3471/3823930523_ff0fdd65e1.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Getting a bit tight for space!" /></a><br /><br />But everything was fine once we got to the other end. The next day, we went to the Tarbert Seafood Festival, where we saw some sea creatures:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unblinkered/3824723862/" title="Investigating the local seafood by unblinkered, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3560/3824723862_1e1ebb1a22.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Investigating the local seafood" /></a><br /><br />And an amazing bike display:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unblinkered/3824504368/" title="Watching the bike demo by unblinkered, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2639/3824504368_bb51cc0a4d.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Watching the bike demo" /></a><br /><br />And Malcolm met the bike team, including YouTube celebrity DannyMacAskill:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unblinkered/3823717361/" title="Meeting some celebrities by unblinkered, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2430/3823717361_d6689078ce.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Meeting some celebrities" /></a><br /><br />(Who were a really lovely bunch and didn't run away from the weird lady waving a hedgehog at them. Bless!)<br /><br />Malcolm was getting a bit tired by then, so he caught a ride in my backpack:<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unblinkered/3823953873/" title="Catching a ride by unblinkered, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3461/3823953873_484d886dcc.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Catching a ride" /></a><br /><br />The next day, we headed off to look at wooden boats at the Crinan Classic:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unblinkered/3824531384/" title="At the Crinan Classic by unblinkered, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3545/3824531384_17e0ff5262.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="At the Crinan Classic" /></a><br /><br />And watched the world go by:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unblinkered/3824534814/" title="Watching the boats come in after a race by unblinkered, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3469/3824534814_a45c328ff2.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Watching the boats come in after a race" /></a><br /><br />Followed by a bit more chilling at the cottage, watching the boats go by on the canal:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unblinkered/3823756721/" title="Chilling on the porch by unblinkered, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3557/3823756721_dce604c75a.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Chilling on the porch" /></a><br /><br />Of course, I had to show Malcolm the canal itself and teach him how the locks work.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unblinkered/3823744955/" title="Investigating the locks by unblinkered, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2497/3823744955_a17bf35ab0.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Investigating the locks" /></a><br /><br />We had a double-whammy of culture back on Glasgow! Percy came along to a classical concert at the Royal Concert Hall:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unblinkered/3823941967/" title="Waiting for the concert to begin by unblinkered, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2643/3823941967_b19edfed80.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Waiting for the concert to begin" /></a><br /><br />And Malcolm braved the Scottish weather to risk some outdoor theatre:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unblinkered/3823957115/" title="Malcolm at the theatre by unblinkered, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2622/3823957115_e332180487.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Malcolm at the theatre" /></a><br /><br />Both of them had a fab time at my knitting group, too!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unblinkered/3824562080/" title="With my knitting group! by unblinkered, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2546/3824562080_12de624ab4.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="With my knitting group!" /></a><br /><br />And then we went off to London for a weekend. Malcolm had a wee glass of wine and watched the planes:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unblinkered/3824565342/" title="Malcolm at the airport by unblinkered, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/3824565342_1e01494b04.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Malcolm at the airport" /></a><br /><br />And made some friends once we got to London:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unblinkered/3824619208/" title="Making friends by unblinkered, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2468/3824619208_8ce4f330d0.jpg" width="333" height="500" alt="Making friends" /></a><br /><br />I think he quite enjoyed the main event, even though he didn't get to go on the plinth himself! But you can see him get a wave from Michael <a href="http://www.oneandother.co.uk/participants/michaelm">here</a>. And there was much photographing!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unblinkered/3824652028/" title="Having his picture taken by unblinkered, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2601/3824652028_740f5e7129.jpg" width="500" height="331" alt="Having his picture taken" /></a><br /><br />(In case anyone's worried: we didn't lose the wee postcard, but removed it for safe keeping while we were in the Big Smoke!)<br /><br />Most importantly, we did the proper touristy things....such as Westminster:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unblinkered/3823876563/" title="Westminster + Malcolm by unblinkered, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2424/3823876563_de45e50168.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Westminster + Malcolm" /></a><br /><br />And, errrr.....iKnit:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/unblinkered/3824660824/" title="iKnit by unblinkered, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2575/3824660824_0882a8b81d.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="iKnit" /></a><br /><br />And after that exhausting trip, Malcolm and Percy caught the post to Italy, where I hope they're having a drier time than we had over here! I've just realised I seem to be missing some photos, too. I'll have a dig around for them and pop them up once I've tracked them down! It was a pleasure hosting the two of them and there are more photos on my Flickr page that you can look at by clicking through any of the photos above. I hope!<br /><br />Blinkunblinkeredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15814556303759381280noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-47952019743851798842009-07-26T03:30:00.000-07:002009-07-26T03:35:30.260-07:00Malcolm and Percy's ScheduleHi this is Malcolm and P's schedule.<br /><br />unblinkered, Glasgow send to berny in Italy<br />berny please send to misselle in Bath<br />misselle please send to IBamyB in Melbourne<br />IBamyB send on to Izzybellairna<br />Izzybellairna send on to bugsytheknitter in St Louis<br />bugsytheknitter send on to MopTopMary<br />MopTopMary please send on to back to stinkymum in New York.Gerryberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374414365383757599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-48817757931717636512009-07-23T03:13:00.000-07:002009-07-23T03:22:45.705-07:00Malcolm and Percy In Simply Knitting<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Malcolm</span> and Percy are famous. Valerie has written to Simply Knitting Magazine about their adventures and guess what Simply Knitting have published her letter.<br /><br />Here it is for anyone who does not have access to the magazine.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLVPRCJ07CdBcL78Q9IjzUCmp9eQ0DFWSiD1solnjPPxRyWznTT51An0cAqZ0mM-XCwVIwOkm6znp1vgomCbdyn8iz1gSVX764nYyVRgfuFGPpY5YcmS-TEzgeOEOZKszO9fZjObiY1E/s1600-h/3747684764_241ea2aeef_o%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361598900106437682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYLVPRCJ07CdBcL78Q9IjzUCmp9eQ0DFWSiD1solnjPPxRyWznTT51An0cAqZ0mM-XCwVIwOkm6znp1vgomCbdyn8iz1gSVX764nYyVRgfuFGPpY5YcmS-TEzgeOEOZKszO9fZjObiY1E/s320/3747684764_241ea2aeef_o%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIi-sO-yCEABjHIBY0nbRF3fCLVmNUoQU1wdgJ2GZFRw14d58oVQVIGHhrgiOz3vlNXh5B2wWNJhtkf-CVgxE0vZZo0dQ1Z5kv4QKlNfQiS5SVFDmWmaprFhipYO-1mTKS24iTMMANdrs/s1600-h/3746895451_f1e77c029c_b%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361597897868093298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 167px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIi-sO-yCEABjHIBY0nbRF3fCLVmNUoQU1wdgJ2GZFRw14d58oVQVIGHhrgiOz3vlNXh5B2wWNJhtkf-CVgxE0vZZo0dQ1Z5kv4QKlNfQiS5SVFDmWmaprFhipYO-1mTKS24iTMMANdrs/s320/3746895451_f1e77c029c_b%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a>Gerryberryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17374414365383757599noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1620297180979863863.post-23780949945336159802009-07-22T03:22:00.000-07:002009-07-22T03:52:14.444-07:00Sean and Patrick on Vacation<div>Sean and Patrick were really jealous when they saw the pictures of the boys at the Army Base. They nagged, begged and pleaded for Valerie to take them on a trip so in the end she gave in and took them to Sandy Island in New Hampshire.</div>
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<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1i1VB2O7akubKBuuMDrE5xABNjBhtpaqYo0iiaIyRZgDXjqEQkEfFuFynAnzLBx3i-tuMElji2qhmBsw9MOfgJKkdLo2f-TUmjoscR6wapqmiz3R4CmSKjWmVH2zYtgMBSrXm6vyNAI/s1600-h/3715186430_c0b5e6608d%5B1%5D.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361231626445196450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq1i1VB2O7akubKBuuMDrE5xABNjBhtpaqYo0iiaIyRZgDXjqEQkEfFuFynAnzLBx3i-tuMElji2qhmBsw9MOfgJKkdLo2f-TUmjoscR6wapqmiz3R4CmSKjWmVH2zYtgMBSrXm6vyNAI/s320/3715186430_c0b5e6608d%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a> Waiting to board the car ferry at Orient Point, Long Island, at the start of their New Hampshire vacation.
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<br />Hanging out with the loons in a "Blacks" a Wolfeboro souvenir store. The loons were quite impressed!
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<br />With a statue of boy and ice cream in Cate Park, Wolfeboro New Hampshire. Valerie promised them a real ice cream for later.
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<br />As they couldn't go out on the lake they decided to chill out in the hammock
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<br />Finally able to go boating in my kayak, but stayed protected in my waterproof Union Jack tote bag!
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