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Monthly Archives: February 2014
Red Bull Harbour Reach Lyme Regis
It was pure coincidence that I happened to be in Lyme Regis on Saturday 21 July 2012, I recall I wanted to enjoy that oh so Victorian jolly pastime of ‘taking the sea air’ and in their usual Saturday sloth-like manner, … Continue reading
Posted in Special events
Tagged harbour, harbour reach, Lyme Regis, red bull, Red Bull Aerobatic Display, sea, surf, surf board, surfer
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Monmouth Beach – the siege is over…for now
The siege over, people start to venture from their homes, Still a little nervous and some battle weary But all pleased to be out, away from the closed confines of sealed doors and sandbags. We had heard news of a new … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged Dorset, fossil, Lyme Regis, Monmouth beach, sea, search, siege, storm
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The Lighthouse Poole, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, the Heroes & Super Heroes…let the music play!
Have you been to a live music performance? Whether it’s Glastonbury or The Proms, Lady GaGa or Prince, there is something extra special in seeing it first hand, in the flesh, without ‘ducking’ or sound studio engineering (although I suspect some … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment
Tagged Bournemoth Symphony Orchestra, Bournemouth, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, BSO, classic, Classic FM, composer, concert, conductor, Dorset, Glastonbury, hero, Holiday Inn, lighthouse poole, music, music performance, percussion, Pete Harrison, super hero, theatre, violin, wind
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Pot holes…a poem dedicated to the victims of the punctured tyre
I wonder if I’ll even get there The rain is beating down filling the pot holes That my already injured tyres drop into. Actually, not so much drop as clunk, thrunk, scrape, thud, bodoom. I grimace and prepare for the … Continue reading
Charmouth beach and when nature bites back
Charmouth beach is probably one of my most favourite spots along the Jurassic coast; since benefiting from the natural tidal migration of the imported sand the council deposited on Lyme Regis beach, Charmouth now has the perfect mix of large sandy areas that are … Continue reading
Do you keep a diary or journal? What if someone read it?
If you keep a diary or journal recording your thoughts and feelings; what goes on in your life or maybe what you wish went on, then you are in good company. You join the ranks of the great adventurers, royalty … Continue reading
Posted in Life's Like That
Tagged anne frank, diary, journal, keepsake, mementoes, memories, queen victoria, samuel pepys, Victoria
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