Monthly Archives: December 2008

Church of St James, Louth – Boxing Night 2008

Tried several of these and this is the one I settled for eventually. Focus very difficult but I like the colour and the constellation showed up quite nicely. I think it’s Orion’s Belt. Comments and corrections gratefully received.

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The Mitfords – Letters between Six Sisters (edited by Charlotte Mosley)

Across the front of the Harper Collins paperback edition of these letters is a quote by J.K. Rowling “The story of the extraordinary Mitford sisters has never been told as well as they tell it themselves”. Does the book live up to this endorsement? Yes it does, as much by what is omitted as [...]

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Louth Christmas Market 2008

Last Sunday 7th December saw one of the best Louth Christmas Markets for years. The weather was fine, sunny but very cold and our stall run for the Louth Navigation Trust made a lot of money selling mulled wine and mince-pies as well as the usual souvenirs of the canal. There were crowds of people [...]

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