Hello, everyone! I am waving here to you from a photo from Eastbourne in England! Of course, it is from years ago...2015, to be exact. We are not able to visit the UK at this time, sad to say. So, I hope you don't mind me sharing a few photos with you.
See? Same flower!
St. Paul's Cathedral.
Wish I could be walking on this beach. I can just smell the salty air and hear the cry of the gulls...
Sometimes when we are in England, we even get to see London! Richard snapped this photo from the taxi. I hope you recognize it! It is now called "Elizabeth Tower" and even though I know it is really the bells that are "Big Ben", I still think of it by that name, don't you? I adore the Houses of Parliament. When I first saw them in 1981, they just took my breath away, just stunning. (And they were very dirty then, they are golden and sparkling now.) "My London Lights", I hope to see them again soon!
Wish I could be walking on this beach. I can just smell the salty air and hear the cry of the gulls...
A song for you? You know I will always have one! Take care, my friends, both in America and the UK and to my blogging friends around the whole world!
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ReplyDeleteThank you for the pronunciation. It took me a long time to figure out Leicester Square, but thanks to my good friend Google, now I can look up what confuses me. Your purple raincoat is lovely and so are you. I enjoyed your photos.
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Janie
Hey, thank you! Yes, you can look anything up on the computer now, including how things are pronounced. We had a book at church telling us how to pronounce names from the Bible, very helpful with Bible readings! I am remembering that an English woman would read and she said "Isaiah" differently. When I pointed this out to Richard, he said that they are taught to make it rhyme with "eyes higher". I smile every time I think of that.
DeleteWhat wonderful pictures, Kay! Love your purple coat. I cannot tell you how long I keep clothes and how long I actually wear them- it is too embarrassing. lol. I only buy what I love anymore and when I do I keep it forever. I have been getting rid of things as I have shrunk my way to a lower size-slowly but surely over the last several months. Feels good.
ReplyDeleteHappy Happy week- xo Diana
Do tell how you have lost weight! Make sure you are getting enough calcium these days! And I also keep clothes forever, I go for classic looks. Trendy stuff only lasts 1 or 2 years, might come back but my closet isn't big enough!
DeleteI enjoyed seeing your photos! The first time I saw Big Ben (and the Houses of Parliament), I came up from the Underground's Westminster Station, walked out onto the street, and there was Big Ben right in front of me! Wow! I had no idea it would be there, although the name "Westminster Station" should have given me a clue, I suppose. D'oh!
ReplyDeleteAnd didn't it just take your breath away? The buildings themselves , right beside the Thames, are simply a marvel.
DeleteYour love of England shows in the pictures.
ReplyDeleteI do love it, I am very grateful for time I've spent there.
DeleteLike you, I long for my next trip to England - Yorkshire of course being my main goal, but my sister and I plan to stop in London for a few days on our way up North next year (hopefully). We have not been to London since my sister turned 40, and that was 14 years ago!
ReplyDeletePS: By the way, I also call the clock tower "Big Ben" even though I know full well that it is actually the name of one of the bells.
DeleteOh my, it was only with your 2nd comment that I realized this was you, my friend! I was looking at this on my little phone, after all. Roll on, to the time that you and your sis can visit again!!
DeleteThe pictures are a great way to keep your memory fresh. I love looking through old pictures and living those times all over again. Hope you will soon be able to see the shores of England again. Take care and have a great new week ahead.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much! Hope you have great week too!'Keep looking on the bright side!
DeleteIt is really nice to see your photos of England - how I wish I too could go back for a visit. I have been to Lewes, and remember an attractive town. We went to the Opera at Glyndebourne and also to Virginia Woolf's house. Those Mexican daisies make my heart sing - but I have never seen them here, unfortunately. Take care.
ReplyDeleteYou know, one year...it might have been 2012, you and I were in London at the same time! We might have walked right past each other or admired a painting at the National Gallery side by side! I find England fascinating and I know you do too!
DeleteHey there, Kay...great memories for you to have and ponder over...
ReplyDeleteI hope all is well with you and yours...take good care. :)
Hi Lee, all is a bit crazy just now but hopefully my life will calm down a bit soon. Hope so! Take care.
DeleteI miss it so much as well! Can't wait to go back and see the sights and sounds and explore new places.
ReplyDeleteHow lucky we are to have visited as much as we have! It would be great if you could visit with us, son! Maybe one day soon, hopefully.
DeleteSo nice to see these old photographs.
ReplyDeleteLet's hope that you will be able to visit again soon.
All the best Jan
Hi Jan! Thanks and hope you are doing well these days. Take care!
DeleteThanks for sharing the song by Great Big Sea. I had never hear it before but I like it. It made me think of the city where I went to school - Hull - which once had the biggest cod fishing fleet in the world.
ReplyDeleteHello there! Thanks very much for your comment. Glad you liked the song. Now, I must tell you one of the many things I miss about England is the fish, and that means the cod! It's so good.
DeleteNice to see pictures of England, especially since it is in the news so often these days. Happy 4th of July, Kay! Aloha from Hawaii.
ReplyDeleteAloha! I've not been all over the world like you, my friend but I am grateful for all the time I've visited England. Happy 4th!!
DeleteI think that 1981 was the year I climbed the stairs in the Elizabeth Tower, all the way up to the belfry, more than 300 of them - and we call the tower Big Ben too, although we know that's only the bell. I went to the Houses of Parliament with the Ranger Guides and we were shown around by our MP before climbing the tower. I am scared of heights so I hated it, but I was determined to do it. I hope you'll be able to travel soon. Take care. x
ReplyDeleteOh, I am sure I told you but I first saw London in May of 1981! I also am a bit scared of heights so my husband and son were both surprised when I insisted on us going on the London Eye in 2006. It was wonderful, one looks out rather than straight down. I do anyway, LOL! Thanks so much for your comment and you take great care of yourself also!!xx
DeleteLike the sun shadows photo on the beach. I've heard of Lewes as they have a famous bonfire night there every year that dates back centuries. English villages are very good at holding onto that kind of tradition,
ReplyDeleteOh yes, they had lots of leaflets there telling us about the very popular bonfire. There's a brewery there too and the town itself is quite nice to walk around in. Quite hilly but I guess you might laugh at me, after some of hills and mountains I have seen on your blog from Scotland!😊
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ReplyDeleteSince we can't travel now, it sure is lovely to see your photos. Thank you for sharing them, and the song too.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! I know I must have better photos but glad you liked these that I shared. x
DeleteIt's hard not to be traveling, Kay. You long for England, and I long for Iceland and Italy. I loved the video. Beautiful, beautiful song with such a feeling of home in it ~ from the Newfie side ~ LOL! Of course, I love Newfoundland ~ a magical place and the wind does cut like a knife! Have a lovely weekend!
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