Friday 31 December 2010

LAST DAY OF THE YEAR!


A huge THANK YOU to everyone who viewed my photo blog during this past year.....especially those who left comments.....!!

I have started another photo blog for 2011......if you would like to follow it the address is :-

http://sarahvinall2.blogspot.com

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU!!

Thursday 30 December 2010

Happy 18th Milly

Have a very happy 18th Birthday today Milly!!
Enjoy your evening too.

Monday 27 December 2010

14 Mince pies......

...hand made by Indigo...spelling out "Merry Christmas"
....of course, I had to have the one with the "S" on it..for Sarah
and very tasty it was too!

Monday 20 December 2010

Journey......

...to work this morning - halfway down a very slippery hill!

Sunday 19 December 2010

The lights on the wall

...I love these...every year I insist they go up!

Saturday 18 December 2010

Door Wreath

...now up!

The snowflakes got much larger today.  We had about 5 inches (13 cm) of snow l in 25 minutes, and then another two hour snowfall...tonight will be -4 (estimate) and very icy!

Friday 17 December 2010

Frost

.......hope you like this?
It is taken from the drivers seat of my car towards the sunrise today...frost on the windscreen really does sparkle!

Thursday 16 December 2010

The Music Department

and the Lord Mayor. 

The School Carol Concert tonight was brilliant....the church was packed upstairs and down, the kids sang and played really well and the audience loved it.

No more stress for you all - now chill and enjoy the run up to Christmas!!

Wednesday 15 December 2010

The Walk

Friday 10 December 2010

Awards Evening


.....a great evening at the Tilbury Band Hall for the Annual Awards Evening 
and short concert with the Tilbury Acadamy Band.....
Well done to all who received an award!

Thursday 9 December 2010

Sequins


....just had to buy this sequined butterfly 
for the Christmas tree.....so so pretty!

Tuesday 7 December 2010

Organic Lunch


...we stopped for a bite to eat whilst Christmas shopping with mum and sister today.
Delicious granary bagette filled with rocket, brie and grape
 home made chunky chips and chutney on the side....mmmm tasty

Monday 6 December 2010

New bag ..........new job!!

...the girls at work bought me this amazing handbag
as a goodbye present!
I start my new job next week.
Thanks everyone!

Sunday 5 December 2010

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUM!

...nice to see you today!
Happy Birthday!

Saturday 4 December 2010

Icicles

Enormous icicles from the gutter to the ground......
We subsequently found that the gutter was blocked with fallen leaves.
....hence the amount and size of these.

Friday 3 December 2010

Iced Leaves

We have some enormous icicles today, the water has dripped from the roof to the ground via this pretty bush and the whole thing looks like an "ice tree"....see next photo. 
I loved the colours in this one.

Thursday 2 December 2010

How much snow?!

8 1/2 inches of snow today - so far....it's still snowing and only lunch time!


Icicles on the berries

Wednesday 1 December 2010

Snow balls

..on the dog's leg...and another three the same but what fun he had in the snow!
Exhausted now and time for a nap!

Monday 29 November 2010

Snow

..the first snowfall of the day - taken from the edge of the woods in the next village.

Sunday 28 November 2010

The paint mixer

....it's a rather clever machine....you take a colour swab.....
the machine analyses it and produces a paint in similar.  
This was ours in the pre-shaken stage!.  

Guess the final colour?

Saturday 27 November 2010

On a cold and frosty morning....


.....in the local woods....really cold but very pretty!

Thursday 25 November 2010

....He's bored!

Had his walk, had his dinner, had LOADS of attention......and still bored!!

Wednesday 24 November 2010

JAZZ




Taking a well deserved break after playing for hours at Fenwick's Christmas discount shopping evening Canterbury

Tuesday 23 November 2010

Frost

.....another chilly morning, crunchy grass underfoot.
Wrap up warm...it's great for dog walking!

Monday 22 November 2010

A cold day


....so cold, Milly needed her coat with the fur hood!

Sunday 21 November 2010

The Birdwatchers Hideout

Rye Harbour  Kent UK

Saturday 20 November 2010

The Oast

This photo does'nt show how high the ceilings were in this bedroom which was in one of the old roundels of the Oast house we stayed in at the weekend.  Hugely spacious and designed with such finess, quality furniture and fittings made our stay a luxurious one!

Great fun was had by all!

Friday 19 November 2010

Fishermans hut


We all came across this fishermans hut on one of our weekend walks with the dogs by the beach.

Thursday 18 November 2010

Gone for a walk.......

...or just stopped to admire the view?

Wednesday 17 November 2010

The Boutique




...a chic and shabby shop in Whitstable...selling the most amazing clothes and accessories!




Tuesday 16 November 2010

Frosty Morning


Really chilly this morning but the garden looked pretty! 

Monday 15 November 2010

The Fern

Great Autumn colours in the woods at the mo!

Sunday 14 November 2010

Remembrance Sunday

The Last Post

Saturday 13 November 2010

Dew

.....on the rose hip in the woods

Friday 12 November 2010

Reflection


Reflection of the Acer in the bird bath water... leaves are dropping rapidly.

Thursday 11 November 2010

Wire in the wood

...barbed wire holding the rotting wood together on a fence in the woods.

Wednesday 10 November 2010

Tide's out !

......on a cold November day in Whitstable!

Monday 8 November 2010

The Castle

at Chilham Kent UK

Sunday 7 November 2010

CHILHAM


Tiny pretty village just outside Canterbury Kent UK
Very expensive to live here  but it does have it's own castle!
(see photo for tomorrow)

Saturday 6 November 2010

The weather changed!


One minute it was sunny, the next...interesting clouds and heavy rain!

Friday 5 November 2010

The Wharf

One wall left of an old church and new appartments opposite!

Thursday 4 November 2010

Through the window

...of the Garrick Club.....very grand!

The Garrick Club, founded in 1831, is a private members’ Club situated in the heart of London’s West End and Theatreland.

The Club provides excellent dining facilities, accommodation, exclusive member events, an important theatrical library that includes many manuscripts and documents and the most comprehensive collection of theatrical paintings and drawings in existence. The Garrick Club also has reciprocal arrangements with several other private members’ clubs around the world, which members can visit.

Wednesday 3 November 2010

Autumn colours

Amazing colours at the field today... strong winds caused the leaves to carpet the floor!

Tuesday 2 November 2010

Westfield

The new road in the village where the farm once stood

Monday 1 November 2010

Millenium Bridge - London

Modern and old architecture...and expensive Thames facing appartments!

Sunday 31 October 2010

St Paul's Cathedral London

We were so lucky, the sky darkened just as we were walking towards the building!
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