After bypassing the town for 50 years, I had time for a short wander....
Monday night I had a much needed catch up with friends in Alsager who had recently quietly got married in Gretna ....
It was good not to go the whole way from South Wales to Ayrshire in Scotland in one go, especially with the hot dry weather. The plants that I brought home definitely needed watering!
Today is catching up at home day! Washing, dealing with post , cleaning and sorting cupboards and larder... shopping list to be made..
It was heartening to see how many seeds had germinated while I was away.
The tatties had sprouted as well, so they have had their first earthing up.
I've been working from day to day for over two years...now I have to coordinate the year planner, the birthday book and the calendar on my phone!
I thought that I had the next three months sorted with trips and gallery work.
Now I have a birthday party in Canterbury in July to add, and a life celebration of a Cornish photographer who settled in Cardiff in the 70s in the second half of June...sad to see old friends go...but as a coeliac and diabetic for 50 years he had managed well until bowel cancer arrived.
The get together in Chapter Arts Centre in Cardiff should be good.
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Great Shropshire Tudor style buildings. I love all the West country all the way down from Cheshire through Shropshire and Herefordshire...
That's a pretty town. Attractive old buildings, well maintained by the look of it.
You are certainly filling your days. No tine to allow boredom to creep up on you!
...built before cars!
Shropshire looks like a very picturesque place, lots of history there, I bet. All I can think of is Housman's "A Shropshire Lad."
There is everything from gently rolling green countryside to steep hills and rocky outcrops...look at the Stiperstones and the area around Church Stretton...and being in the Marches of Wales....the border having been quite fluid at times, evidenced by Welsh place names far into what is now called England....much battling has been there
Love Shropshire. My mother's family is from Oswestry.
It looks like a charming spot. And boy -- you have a schedule!
The city streets and buildings date back to another era. Everything looks nicely maintained. Your photos show no trees on city streets. Is there a green space/park?
You've had a good time traveling and meeting with friends and family.
I love the little villages. No matter what the country they’re always so sweet. Everyone living in one big happy community. Except when your not so sweet with someone. Then I guess it would be very uncomfortable
Goodbyes are always sad
Yes, plenty of green space further out..but this was the centre of an old small town
I didn't think that I'd be needing to coordinate a year planner and a phone !!
Another beautiful eest country town I seem to have missed. We tried to round up a few in 2023 knowing the remaining time in UK was limited. I shall visit them by photo.
I'll keep on taking photos as I travel!!
I would enjoy a wander like that! Charming buildings.
Beautiful old buildings!
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