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Kingston upon Thames
Things that caught my eye on a short, filling-in-time walk along the river at Kingston upon Thames.
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Snow (with modifications)
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Snow is where I’ll go
How wonderful to have snow! These pictures were taken in Nonsuch Park.
This one was taken out the window.
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Snow!
First snow!
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Battersea Power Station
Battersea Power Station
A brief visit to the newly opened Battersea Power Station, now a huge shopping mall.
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Bad luck in Matlock!
Bad luck in Matlock!
A 2-day stay in Matlock in Derbyshire to see family and friends showed considerable promise when I spotted the Oxfam bookshop directly opposite our Airbnb! And just a few shops down there was another second hand bookshop, too!
Picked up from the station, we had a light lunch at the home of our relations for the first reunion. But it was downhill from there onwards as a violent sickness bug took hold at the end of the day. Earlier in the week little Iris had been unwell and it looks as if I had picked up her bug. The next fifteen hours were the worst of the worst and we were unsure whether I would be able to travel home the following morning. Fortunately I was.
St Pancras looked magnificent – the photo below was taken on the way up.
However I never got to see much of Matlock or get to visit the bookshops or participate in the main, family reunion. Next time….
The magnificent St Pancras Station
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Sutton 1 Rochdale 0
Sutton 1 Rochdale 0
A fortunate goal scored direct from a corner was the difference between two poor teams. Pressure from Rochdale in the second half might have given them at least a draw, but it wasn’t to be. Without the goal it would have been a dire game, but instead it was just poor.
Still, it was good to be at a game again.
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Solent Way (part 7) Portsmouth to Hilsea
The 7th of the 8 sections of the Solent Way walk was, on a lovely, sunny and warm November day, uninteresting and tiring . Starting at Portsmouth and ending at Hilsea, the almost 10 miles was mainly along the seafront.
Nothing of interest once I had left Portsmouth other than a Hovercraft service to the Isle of Wight – I didn’t realise hovercrafts were still ferrying passengers. Sadly I missed out on taking a picture.
I’ll be glad when this walk, the Solent Way, is finished – only one section to go!
Picnic on the Southsea beach The 60 miles of the Solent Way
- Walk 1: Milford on Sea ⇒ Lymington (9 miles) (✓ 4th July 2019)
- Walk 2: Lymington ⇒ Beaulieu (10 miles) (✓ 4th May 2022)
- Walk 3: Beaulieu ⇒ Hythe (6 miles) (✓ 10th May 2022)
- Walk 4: Hythe ⇒ Hamble (10 miles) (✓ 27th May 2022)
- Walk 5: Hamble/Warsash ⇒ Lee On Solent (7 miles) (✓ 7th July 2022)
- Walk 6: Lee on Solent ⇒ Portsmouth (7 miles) (✓ 15th July 2022)
- Walk 7: Portsmouth ⇒ Hilsea (10 miles) (✓ 12th November 2022)
- Walk 8: Hilsea ⇒ Emsworth (8 miles)
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Chartwell
Last year we visited Chartwell, Churchill’s home, on a day when it was entry-free to everyone not just National Trust members. It was packed, the car park was full and we and others were driving around looking for a space to park. We gave up! Today was completely different and it was almost empty despite the glorious, late Spring day. Churchill was a keen, self-taught painter and his studio is well worth a look. We had a lovely day.
I always try to include a b & w image 
A Winston Churchill landscape -
Polesden Lacey
Polesden Lacey on a miserable morning.
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